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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1947
Page
7
Hogs 6000 head with lighter weights down 25 to 50 cents and heavy weights steady. Several hundred hogs unsold, top around 27.50, a load 27.75. Cattle 1500 with calves 300. fed steers scarce, Minnesota fed steers 34.15. Sheep 500 with slaughter lambs steady, ewes 10.00.
Chicago market notes show poultry trades with 13 trucks reported and mixed firming. Hen prices listed around 26 cents, common barn pigeons at 2.50 per dozen. Egg offerings total 10,935 cases with varied quotes for extras and standards. current receipts around 38 percent with typical price spreads across quality grades.
The Ford Motor Co. announced the start of production for a British Ford V-8 named the pilot. Priced at slightly over $3,000, the new model marks an early foray into high horsepower vehicles in Britain.
Auction notices list weekly farm events at Whittaker sale barn and Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction. August events include 80 acre Kalona area estate sale, 11 miles NW of Wellman, and dairy cow sale near Winfield with multiple heirs and farm names. September sales include closing out auctions near Washington and Kalona with administrators and organizers named.
Washington county farmers enter a large number of livestock for the 147 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines August 22 to 29. Readied entries include Chixua, Poland China, Hereford swine, Duroc hogs, Tamworths, Holstein, Shorthorn, and Hampshire breeds from Kalona Riverside West Chester Ainsworth Wellman and Wellman Penningroth. More than 100000 in cash prizes and blueblood stock are expected to compete from 20 states as early lists show.
Prizes are offered for live stock alone at the 1947 fair. Judging will be open to the public. Judging of 4 H livestock will feature the first two days August 22 and 23 and judging of the main livestock classes will start Monday August 25.
Chicago grain table lists open high low and close for wheat and corn futures across multiple months with percent figures. The report records Sept Dec May July positions for wheat and Sept Dec May for corn and notes price movements and ranges in a compact daily update.
Cash grain sales show wheat one to two cents higher for No 3 red and hard varieties, corn advancing one to six cents with multiple yellow numbers listed, oats steady to one cent higher across several No 1 mixed and white categories with extensive price ranges and notes on sample grades
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