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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1943
Page
7
Hogs 9000 head very slow and steady to weaker. top 2006 to 270 pounds 13.75 with other weights down. Cattle 2000 with calves 800. feeders slow, odd steers 16.00, bulk 11.50 to 14.75, heifers 10.50 to 13.50, best 14.75. Sheep 5000 with lambs uneven, bulk lambs 14.00 to 14.60, yearlings 12.50 to 13.00, slaughter 6.00 to 7.00. Tomorrow's estimates hogs 500, cattle 600, sheep 1,000.
Mixed lots of oats traded in Chicago cash market with varied moisture and grade notes. Listings include 2 mixed at 81, 3 mixed at 78 percent, 1 white at 82, 2 white at 81, 3 white at 0 percent, and 1 red special heavy at 82 percent.
Chicago reports firm egg prices with extra firsts at 43.5 and firsts 42.4, current receipts 42.4. Poultry receipts include one car and 24 trucks with unsettled market. ducks at 2246, young geese 23 percent, old geese 2315.
The grain table from Chicago on December 3 reports wheat and oats activity with open high low and close marks. Wheat contracts Sep Dec and May show values around 158 to 166 ranging across the session. Oats figures appear incomplete but indicate similar market movements.
Crawfordsville churches schedule Sunday school at 10 00 A M and morning worship at 11 00 A M United Presbyterian and Salem Presbyterian share services with various superintendents and pastors including Mrs Ida Wooley and H N Poston A Welsh sing drew 300 attendees with Dr Marcus Bach of Iowa City in charge
Tax data show farm real estate taxes per acre held steady from 1934 to 1943 with yearly changes under 3 percent. By the end of 1943 the average per acre tax was essentially unchanged from the 1934 level.
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