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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
7
Chicago markets report higher bidding for hogs cattle and sheep. Hog receipts 13 000 with weights above 270 pounds up to 10 cents higher and lighter loads up 15 to 20 cents. Cattle 7 500 including calves 1 090 with fed stock 25 to 40 cents higher and top yearlings at 18.00. Sheep 4 000 with slaughter lambs slow and some good ewes and weather lambs around 14.00.
A historical list chronicles weekly and special livestock auctions across Iowa towns including Whittaker Columbus Junction Washington Crawfordsville and Kalona. Entries name sale dates auctioneers and locations with start times and routes through December and January.
Chicago prices show a firm market with receipts totaling 8 183 cases. Extra firsts 46 to 49 8 cents, firsts 40 to 44 cents, current receipts 40 to 41 cents with dirties 33 to 33 4 cents. Checks 30 to 33 cents. Poultry arrivals 26 trucks and market remains firm.
Open high and low wheat oats rye figures listed for December and May contracts. May July Sep values appear with percentage changes and closing figures, indicating mixed activity across grains in Chicago futures trading.
Local brief reports Lt John Bigelow arrived in New York from England and is being treated in a U S hospital for wounds suffered in Germany on September 23. Other items note family moves and a golden wedding anniversary in Kalona.
Major General Paul W Baade’s 35th division pushed three miles into Saareguemines near the German border. Lt Gen Alexander M Patch’s seventh army seized Selestat after an 80 hour house to house fight and pressed to within seven miles of Colmar at Ribeauville. In Italy, British and Polish troops of the Sth army crossed the Lamone south of Faenza establishing a bridgehead toward the town as Indian forces advance toward the Faenza Bologna route after Ravenna’s fall.
Mrs. Eugene Way returned home last Wednesday from Los Angeles where she visited her husband Sgt. Eugene Way who is stationed at Camp Cooke.
troops cleared the six mile canal linking the city to the harbor and moved to clear the harbor itself as part of ongoing operations in the area.
Growers harvest corn in the cool of early morning to offset high daytime temperatures. The practice aims to preserve sweetness and quality, with some farmers choosing morning hours especially during hot spells.
Readers are told that applying a new cover or partial cover to a home chair extends use and enhances beauty. The note emphasizes durability and visual appeal from updated upholstery.
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