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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
7
Chicago hogs 8,000 head with top at 8.75. 170 to 240 lb hogs 8.50 to 8.70. cattle 4,000 head steady. veal calves 1,200 steady. beef steers 9.00 to 10.75. cows 5.75 to 7.75. calves 5.50 to 10.50. Sheep 12,000 head steady. lambs 8.00 to 8.50. feeders 7.00 to 8.00. Estimated tomorrow receipts include 10,000 hogs, 1,000 cattle, 8,000 sheep.
The notice lists Friday market prices for dairy and poultry products. Sweet cream 1 26c, sour cream 24c and 22c, eggs 15c for brown eyes and white, heavy and leghorn hens, roosters, ducks priced by weight, with delivery pay and deductions for defective poultry.
Chicago reports mixed farm market activity with produce steady to easy as receipts reach 31 596 cases with extra firsts 17 percent and firsts 16 to 17 percent. Butter markets unsettled as receipts total 11 622 pounds with specials 28 to 27 percent and extras 26 percent. Poultry shows market steady to weak with broilers 28 percent and ducks 12 to 2 percent. geese 11 to 14 percent. turkeys 18 to 26 percent. roosters 13 to 14 percent.
Open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye across May July and September contracts. Wheat May 82 84 82 84. July 80 82 80 84. Corn May 60 60 5 60. July 61 62 61 62. Sept 62 63 62 62. Oats May 28 29 28 29. July 26 27 26 27. Sept 26 27 26 27. Rye May 47 60 59 60. July 58 69 58 56. Sept 57 58 56 58.
Chicago price reading for mixed and yellow corn grades shows No 2 mixed 60 1 2 percent, No 3 mixed 56 to 58 percent, No 4 mixed 56 to 60 percent, No 2 yellow 60 to 61 percent, No 2 yellow 56 to 60 percent, No 4 yellow 55 to 57 percent, No 5 yellow 63 14 to 56 percent, No 1 white 61, No 2 white 60 4 to 61 No 3 white 58 to 59 14 percent.
The report notes No 4 white sample grading at 57 percent with a sample grade of 49 to 54 percent and an estimated 360 carlots.
English billiard terms differ sharply from American usage with guests for spectators, traveler for a heavy hit, bust-in for break shot and break or fluke for other terms. The piece notes 300 years ago fashionably dressed men carried artificial eyes of precious metal and wore girdles holding keys daggers and pens among other items.
Archery in England highlights a long tradition of skilled bowmen. The English bow runs around six feet, though length varies with a man's height. In hunting, shorter bows about four to five feet are commonly used.
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