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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
7
Yesterday Mr and Mrs Eli Miller of Riverside welcomed a son at 12 25. Today Mrs Boyd Foster and Ralph Borman are dismissed. Prof Francis Bacon Crocker established the world s first electrical engineering course at Columbia University in 1889.
Hogs 4,000 head total 6,000 with slow uneven action. 199-270 lb hogs 30.00-31.59 top. heavier weights scarce. Cattle 1,500 with calves 200. steers 32.00-37.50. cows 15.50-25.00. bulls weak to 0.50 lower. Sheep 1,009 head. lambs 23.50-27.60. ewes scarce. yearlings unsold.
The market remains steady with no price changes as 24 trucks deliver poultry. Rees notes brown and white varieties. 9,490 cases indicate a firm market with extras around 70 to 80 percent. Current receipts 404 percent, checks 35 percent.
Chicago grain table from August 20 lists Wheat, Corn, Oats and Soybeans with Sept, Dec, May, July, Nov and Mar contracts. Values include open high low and close figures for each commodity and month, reflecting fluctuating prices across grains.
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