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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1945
Page
5
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A series of small ads request a furnished room for a married couple, home upholstery estimates, and replies via REGIS TER. Charles Pearl lists a Case Slicer Baler hay baler and a note from Andrew Shell seeking to join Fareway, with contact through REGISTER.
Soldier's wife and a seven year old boy seek a three room furnished apartment. They can provide good references. Call 439 before noon.
Waterloo hog market shows steady prices with top at 14.43 and loads at 360 to 170 pounds at 14.00. VOS 14.45 for 170 to 205 pounds. sows around 270 to 600 pounds at 13.70. Cedar Rapids market similar with top 14.45 and weights 160 to 270 at 14.00, 270 to 400 at 14.45, and 600 pound pigs at 13.70. Chicago report notes weak demand with all classes steady week. barrows and gilts 14.75 ceiling, sows 14.00, receipts about 24,000 for four days, cattle and calves heavy but mixed, steers to 17.90, yearlings to 17.75, heifers to 17.65, with broader declines across groups.
Beef and veal prices showed light week activity with beef coins at 15.00 early dropping to 14.25 late. Heavy beef bulls traded to 15.50. vealers firm at 16.50. Sheep saw 100 head with 34.00 for mixed yearlings and wethers to killers, while a short aged ewe sale reached 38.00 early and 7.73 late. Receipts were light for the year, with odd spring lambs at 16.00 down.
Grain prices showed a stronger tone on the Chicago Board of Trade with late declines from highs. Wheat drew mill demand, rye rose on prospect of sales, and Canadian export tax news buoyed futures. Corn hit deferred highs, then mixed moves as short covering and shipments influenced values.
Eastern buyers led the rally as Rye futures reached season highs in deferred contracts before profit taking trimmed gains. Winnipeg rye edged lower while other U.S. grain markets stayed firm, reflecting overall strength in grains amid mixed regional moves.
Arrivals across California and Illinois indicate steady supply of No 1 and No 2 eggs plus heavy fowl including Leghorn stock and roosters. Markets report ceiling prices and strong turnout for Street sales and retailers, with notes on washed long whites and Calz whites in size A and U.S. 1 washed offerings.
Markets report a choppy session with mixed equities and cautious bonds. Traders note uneven volume as headlines weigh on sentiment while commodities like wheat show modest moves.
Daily train connections from Oelwein to Chicago Kansas City Rochester Minneapolis and Clarion through routes via McIntire and Rochester. Jefferson Line and buses link Oelwein with Cedar Rapids Minneapolis Waterloo and surrounding towns with varying daily times many services excluded Sundays. Ration calendar notes meat and processed foods book validity through June or July with code designations.
The article discusses using grasses and legumes as a crop type to restore soil, store nutrients for future crops, and improve overall farm productivity. It suggests that under intensive conservation, grass and legume mixtures yield more nitrogen, support higher corn yields, and enhance land capability.
The notice lists valid stamps and periods, including Glas s, gasoline, airstamp numbers, and fuel coupons. It reminds the public that lost or stolen War Ration Book IV Dlocks must be turned in, and urges service members to surrender ration items to the local board.
During January and February the local boards issued nearly twice as many books as in November and December, indicating a sharp rise in borrowing activity rather than theft, with total circulation surging across the period.
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