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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1949
Page
7
Hogs sold steady to 50 cents higher with top $23.25 daily, led by butchers under 140 lbs and sows over 400 lbs. Cattle prices were irregular as slaughter steers and heifers held steady to 50 cents lower, bulls up 50 cents to $1, vealers steady, stock cattle strong. Sheep closed weak after early gains, with spring lambs down to $24.50 $25.00 and old crop lambs down a dollar.
Weekly sale schedule across Iowa towns lists Friday Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday Midway Sales Columbus Junction cattle auctions. Includes Thursday Kalona Sales Barn and Tuesday Ollie Exchange sales, plus August events: Spotted Poland China sow night at 7 30 p m, 414 miles north of West Liberty, furniture and consignment sales, and two household goods closings in West Chester and South Walton Ave.
Slaughter and feeder lambs show weakened activity with natives and westerns selling mostly $8.50 to $8.65 per pound and heavy natives $6.00 to $7.00. Good to choice lambs reach $25.25 for I bred yearlings and early top $22.00, closing around $21.00. Feeder lambs absent.
Open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn and Soybeans across contracts Sept Dec Mar May for Wheat 205 205 204 205 Sept 127 127 125 126 Dec 116 117 115 116 Mar 118 119 118 119 May 120 121 119 121 Soybeans Nov 237 238 235 237 Dec 236 236 235 236 Mar 232 234 232 234 May 230 231 230 231
The article estimates Lithuania's population within 1939 boundaries at 2.7 million, noting 200,000 Soviet imported Russian settlers and Red Army, MVD, and MGB units. Most Russians reside in cities, especially Vilnius and Klaipeda regions.
Crawfordsville program features Esther Jamison soprano and Joyce Gault pianist, both senior Iowa State Teachers College students. Selections include Loewe, Beethoven, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Britten, Cadman and Lippe, with audience invited.
The piece notes that good timber remains scarce as old clearcut practices gave way to modern forest management. It warns it will take years before many lands regain a thriving timber environment and ring with the sound of cutters.
In 1870 America had 427000 dependent commercial and industrial enterprises, about one for every 91 people. By 1947 the count reached 2280000, roughly one for every 63 residents, showing more small businesses relative to population despite large firms.
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