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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
7
Chicago markets show hogs 6000 head with steady to firm action on light weights and sows. cattle 4500 with steers and yearlings higher. calves steady to higher, heavy dairybreds weak. sheep 2000 slow but lambs strong early. Top hog 23.00 scarce. steers up to 24.50 on 1150 lb. grass cattle 14.75-17.50.
Mr and Mrs Dale Peters and their three sons will move to Kingsley Iowa to operate the local telephone exchange starting September first. They will also occupy a home and three lots with the business, making for a comfortable setup rather than a home switchboard.
Mr and Mrs Harod F. Shraugher jr. welcomed their daughter Frances Cornelia born in Atlantic Iowa during a visit to Riverside with Mrs Shraugher's grandmother Mrs Frank Safourek.
Friday livestock sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday sales at Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa. August 16 closing out sale two miles south of Libertyville starts 11:00 with Lewis McCleary Jr. August 17 personal property sale at C M Strange Crawfordsville starts 1:00. August 17 closing out sale end of North 6th Avenue Rigenhagen Orchard farm.
Receipts total 19 trucks with slow market, hens 27 and Leghorns 25 cents, ducklings 25. Eggs 8 190 cases with firmer tone. Wholesale prices on the mercantile exchange list Extras 1 and 88.6 42.5, 3 and 4 34 37.5, standards 1 and 2 33.5 85.5, 3 and 4 32 33, current receipts 31.5 33, dirties 28 29, and checks 26 28.5.
Chicago cash grain prices show wheat slipping by one cent with two red varieties around 1.98 to 2.02, corn drop 4 to 6 cents with yellow values near 1.80 to 1.88, oats steady to up one cent with various mixed lots at 76 to 78 cents, barley No 1 at about 1.78 to 1.81.
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