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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1943
Page
4
Chicago livestock markets show hogs 180 to 240 lbs largely 13.55 to 13.75 with tops to 13.80 and weights 240 to 270 lbs unsettled. sows 25 cents lower. Cattle and calves slow with fed steers and yearlings down 25 cents, early tops near 16.85, some above 17.00 with buyers cautious. Bulls weak, cutters down to 10.25, dealers cautious amid bearish eastern demand.
The report lists prices for lambs and sheep with weak demand. Fat lambs mid high teens to 19 dollars, various grades around 14 to 25 dollars per head, with sheep generally showing a 25 cent drop from Friday.
Market notes from Chicago and U S markets show poultry receipts and prices firm with No 1 eggs around 40 cents. Butter and eggs steady, various egg grades quoted. potatoes arrivals track on track and shipments. California and Arkansas markets show mixed strength with decayed carrots and varying stock conditions.
Feeds on unwashed produce items with prices 2.50 and 1.35 respectively. Mentions decay and spottiness in sacks from multiple states including Arkansas Missouri and North Carolina with scattered numeric values and quality notes.
In Chicago the grain market closes with a somber note as Chester C. Davis resigns as food administrator. Market observers describe Davis’s departure as signaling lower spirits across the sector and expectations for policy readjustments ahead.
In a tale set around a new rubber plant in Mexico, Jean Marsden shifts from fashion to factory life as she helps Steve Landis, director of the venture, pursue saboteurs while balancing concerns for her missing brother Melvin Marsden in Africa and a growing intrigue at Rancho Casolina with the Parkinsons. Jean receives a letter from Henri and reflects on love, loyalty, and danger amid police scrutiny and native townsfolk.
Wheat edged up minorly on the close while oats and rye fell. Rye retreated from 15 year highs as eastern selling appeared. September and December contracts moved with the rest. R W Bell projects 75 million bushels of rye this year with livestock use potentially reducing carry. Kansas City traders note first red wheat arrival from the 1943 crop a day earlier than last year.
Stocks lower. Bonds lower, Chicago stocks irregular. Rye and wheat futures fell as noted. hogs unevenly weaker, cattle and sheep weak in Chicago livestock trading.
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