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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1946
Page
7
Hogs 5000 head with gains 1.00 to 2.00. 170-330 lb 20.00-21.50 top 21.50. 140-160 lb 17.50-20.00. sows 18.00-19.50. light weights up to 20.00. Cattle 5500. calves 600. Slaughter steers and yearlings 50-150 higher. best loads 298.75. steers 18.00-24.00, heifers 16.00-21.00. cows steady to up 25 cents. Sheep 2500. native lambs 18.50-19.00. early packer bids 16.50. some shipments above 20.00.
In Chicago on August 28, market activity shows receipts of 1 car and 0.01 trucks with poultry noted as steady and firm. Hees reports 3,378 cases received with market steady and wholesale prices in the mercantile sector unchanged.
The note lists corn and barley prices with mixed quality grades and firm to steady trends. It records yellow corn at 2.00 and 1.96 for different lots, mixed farm products, and sample white grain around 75 to 76 percent, with barley ranging from 1.50 to 1.78 for malting and feed.
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