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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1940

Page

7

Chicago Market Summary Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

Chicago markets opened steady but traded 5 to 10 cents lower with hogs at 6.30 top for 210 to 370 lb. cattle strong with steers and yearlings 9.00 to 11.00 for mid grades and up to 15.35 for extremes. cows 25 to 50 cents below late last week. vealers 11.00 down. stock cattle slow. sheep 7,000 with lambs at 8.00 and wooled lambs 9.35 or higher. receipts projected for tomorrow include cattle 6,000 hogs 19,000 and sheep 6,000.

Chicago Livestock Chicago U.P

Grain futures mixed on Chicago exchanges as May contracts edge up

Open high and low prices show Wheat May at 7.87 percent with modest gains for July and Dec positions. Corn May to Dec hold around 60 to 61 percent. Oats May and July trade near 35 and 32 percent, rye May and July around 48 to 49 percent with December at 43 to 44 percent.

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Chicago Produce Market Summary December 4

Chicago reports a firm produce market with receipts at 2986 cases including extra firsts at 249 and fresh graded firsts at 31. Poultry activity shows market steady with 1 car and 29 trucks received. heavy white and colored ducks at 16 and 12, small ducks 11, geese 18 to 14, hens and broilers priced with minor changes.

Chicago Cash Corn and Soybeans Prices Released

Chicago cash grain prices show mixed corn across grades with percentages from 58 to 67 in several lots. Oats prices list multiple white and mixed lots around 36 to 40 percent. Soybeans feature yellow varieties around 98 to 100 percent, with small adjustments noted.

Chicago

Funeral of Mrs Schulze at St James Church

Funeral services for Mrs Al Schulze were held yesterday at 9 am in St James church conducted by Rev H J Corcoran. Burial followed in St Stanislaus cemetery at Riverside with pallbearers George Birrer Adrian Birrer George Walsh Albert Mellecker Melo Deatsch Ronald Deatsch. Arrangements were by L A Jones.

Schulze al Schulze St. James Church H. J. Corcoran St. Stanislaus Cemetery Riverside George Adrian Birrer George Walsh Albert Mellecker Melo Ronald Deatsch L. A. Jones

Iowa Republicans Report $135052 Campaign Expenses

Des Moines authorities filed a report showing the Iowa Republican state central committees spent $135,052 for the two year period ending Nov 6 1940 leaving $134 in cash. Harry E Swan attributed high costs to a presidential campaign and Hatch Act restrictions. The report covers Milroy's era and Swan's term with $31528 in office costs as the largest disbursement and $8925 from county clubs as the top receipt.

Des Moines Republican State Central Committees Secretary of State Today Harry E. Swan Atlantic Swan National Committee J. H. Milroy Vinton

Closing Out SalesList Featured Around Washington Area

A sequence of local closing out sales listed by towns near Washington including personnel such as Mrs Ethel Nevins and Edward Kinner. Sales begin December with multiple sites on gravel roads and distances from Washington. Start times vary from 11 00 AM to 1 00 PM and run through January.

Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction City Frank Parrish East Washington Street Ethel Nevins West Chester Wayland Edward Kinner N. W. Hyde Brighton S. BE Rubio Hollinger Washington Alvin Hahn N. W Crawfordsville Joe Klopfenstein Sam Witting Havre

Mrs Chown 83 Dies at Home Near Columbus Junction

Mrs George Chown 83 longtime resident died at her farm home three miles north of Columbus Junction last evening at 6 o clock after weeks of illness Funeral services are pending with J C Ritchie likely Friday Born September 15 1855 in Muscatine county she was born Mary Myers daughter of Henry and Mary Myers married to Mr Chown on Ortsher 146 1878 Surviving include five daughters Bessie Minnie Mrs Mae Schomberg Waterloo Mrs Roy Littrel and Mrs Howard Greene Columbus Junction eleven grandchildren two brothers Lewis Myers Nichols and William Myers Audubon two sisters Mrs Lizzie Chown and Mrs Alice Chown Nichols

Columbus Junction Dee George Chown Here Muscatine County Mary Myers Henry Mr. Chown Bessie Minnie Mae Schomberg Waterloo Roy Littrel Howard Greene Lewis Myers Nichols William Myers Audubon Lizzie Chown Alice Chown

Wide anti trust indictments target petroleum chain

Federal court in New York charges twenty nine corporations and six percent individuals in a world wide conspiracy to control and monopolize the price and product of petroleum and its derivatives used in industries vital to national defense.

New York

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