Wanted Trade Offers for Kids Shoes and Sewing Machine
Wanted trade offers for a girl's size 2 shoe skates in exchange for size 5 or 6 footwear. Also seeking a used sewing machine. Call 329-217-J or similar contact for details.
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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
7
Wanted trade offers for a girl's size 2 shoe skates in exchange for size 5 or 6 footwear. Also seeking a used sewing machine. Call 329-217-J or similar contact for details.
Market reports show hogs and sows trading unevenly with top prices around 13.40 for fat hogs in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids posting varied levels near 12.95 to 13.15 for different weight classes. Chicago notes 13.50 to 15.00 for hogs over several weight ranges with gains toward 196 to 14.15 for heavy sizes. Calves, steers, heifers, and yearlings listed with gains 25 to 40 cents. cattle volume around 7,300 head with strong demand for strictly choice yearlings and light lambs mixed with steady wholesale prices.
Storm windows preparation urged as cold winds approach. Listings advertise potatoes apples onions north of New City Well with phone 720-7. Paper table covering rolls 300 ft each for large dinners. Used coal heaters from Young Coal Co.
Classifieds advertise several items for sale including a man s overcoat and tree decorations at 3rd Ave S with two strings of lights. Additional entries promote tax books and payroll products priced at 35 cents each and an insulation estimate offer from SASTERFIL. Also listed are a Bellville Store heater circuit cabinet and a Butler Coal Co stock heater with contact references.
Market firm and unchanged for eggs and receipts listed. Idaho Russets, Colorado Red Mechs, Nebraska Triumphs, Wyoming Triumphs, and Minnesota markets show mixed prices with washed and unwashed lots, some jobbed, several quality declines noted. arrivals totals for potatoes and peppers reflect ongoing trade activity.
Grain market summary notes firm tone in December corn on lend lease rumors with May contracts showing buying interest. Other grains drifted, December corn closed firm while other grains edged lower. wheat and oats eased on light trade. Profit-taking from camps and eastern buying supported December while weather in the corn belt and limited offerings influenced prices.
Stocks ease in quiet trading while bonds drift lower and commodities show mixed moves. Chicago equities trend higher, cotton holds, wheat declines 5 to 8 cents, corn rises slightly, oats and rye slip marginally. Hog and cattle prices mostly steady with light gains in cattle.
The grand champion steer at the Chicago Fat Show sold for 4.50 a pound to Russell A. Firestone of Akron. The beast weighed 4186 pounds and was raised by Benjamin A. Grove of Payant, Louisiana. Proceeds were expected to fund bond purchases and early gains for a local club activity.
The report notes eighty eight counties with corn borer damage and mentions J. Drake of the state as a source. The snippet references widespread crop impact across multiple counties and highlights a regional agricultural concern.
An entomologist notes field corn damage with losses from 4 per cent up to 50 per cent in some belts. Canning corn losses reach 20 to 320 per cent in places, while overall infestation ranges from 10 to 300 per cent in several counties. Authorities urge control measures including cleanup plowing by May 15 and selecting adaptable varieties for early planting.
DES MOINES UP A J Loveland Iowa triple A chair man urges farmers to sell red clover and other seed quickly. Production rose under AAA funds but seed movement is slow. Seeds must reach the processing and distributing channels soon to supply home use and allied shipments for next spring planting.
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