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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1939
Page
5
Auction note lists seven spring and one yearling Ducor boars for sale. Double treated stock offered by W. D. Booth at 244MF location may appeal to breeders seeking ready-to-breed sires.
Hogs 22,000 with prices 5.25 to 5.50 for 160 to 240 lbs and 4.25 to 6.50 for heavier weights. Cattle 15,000 with fat steers unevenly steady to 5 cents lower. best medium weights 10.00 to 10.40. Heifers weak to 15 cents lower. cows 10 to 15 cents slower. bulls steady to weak. weaners 8.00+. Sheep 9,000 with fat lambs slow and bids fully 25 cents lower. good to choice wooleds 8.75 to 9.15. native slaughter 3.75 to 4.25. Estimated tomorrow cattle 8,000 hogs 20,000 sheep 9,000.
Grain bids show corn mixed with 60 to 61 percent test weights across lots, yellow corn ranges 54 to 56 percent, white corn 61 to 63 percent. Oats samples run 37 to 38 percent with white oats 40 to 41 percent. Soybeans list yellow varieties from 106 to 109 percent, with multiple lots noted.
Grain prices and trading figures from Chicago show May July and December contracts for WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE with inconsistent OCR digits. The table lists open high low and close values across months, reflecting a volatile session with rounded and misread percentages.
Chicago notes a weak market for produce with 5 948 cases received. Fresh grade firsts and extra firsts show varied current receipts and dirties. Poultry market holds steady with limited receipts including one car and 27 trucks, while ducks geese hens and turkeys show percentage ranges for prices and availability.
A historical note states Norway's greatest disaster occurred in 1219 A D when a flood killed about 36 000 people, marking a catastrophic natural event in medieval times.
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