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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1943
Page
7
Hogs run around 17 000 head with steady bidding across weights and sows. Cattle totals near 14 000 with choice fed steers and yearlings steady to strong and bulk prices 11 50 to 15 50. Sheep around 8 000 with slow development and lambs mostly steady at 14 00 to 14 50.
Chicago cash grain report shows corn at 5 yellow 111 and oats at 1 mixed heavy 85 percent, dated December 15. The brief item lists grain classes and price indications in a concise market note.
In Chicago on December 15 the IUP market report shows eggs receipts at 6 962 cases with a weak market and price levels for extra firsts 44 4 and firsts 42 9. Current receipts total 438 with dirties 31 and checks 301. Poultry brings in 2 cars and 12 trucks with a firm market. ducks 24 young geese 241 old geese 24ig and small hens 24 heavy hens 24.
Grain prices in Chicago for wheat rye and oats were listed with open high low and close figures for December and May futures. The text also notes a funeral in Fairfield for Olive Balderson age 78 and announces the marriage of Lt Dean Smitter to Barbara Lewis in Albany New York with best wishes for Christmas and New Year.
Fred Graham longtime Richland resident dies at about 60 after a lingering illness. Funeral held at the Friends church. Charles Palmer dies in Washington. Mrs Homer Nordyke improves after Iowa City hospital visit. Mrs Logan Sellers and Mrs Verle Bennett visit Dr A C Peterson home. C A Neville plans Christmas stay in Onslow with Dr Smith home. Clarence Brinning and Alice Gonder visit I M Gonder in Washington. Mrs Raymond Crene and (text ends)
Grain experts advise that buckwheat shatters less when the binder is run on dew-wet crops. Operating the binder during damp mornings reduces shock to kernels and minimizes losses, though caution is needed to avoid excessive moisture in storage.
Aviation Cadet John L. Yousling of Washington nears flight training completion at Lubbock Army Air Field after Pearl Harbor enlistment. He is son of Ray and (deceased) family. his wife Leona Houston accompanied him, with brother Richard serving Navy.
A Yankton college training plane landed on a farm two and a half miles northeast of Odebolt after the pilot parachuted 20 miles southeast Monday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff J. W. Cafferty of Sac City reported the incident. The pilot was Donald Elliott Loveness of Saint Paul Minnesota attached to the na
A val air training detachment member jumped from a plane about 3000 feet up when the cockpit caught fire. He deployed a parachute and landed safely on the bank of the Missouri River while the pilot also made a safe landing.
Feeding records indicate corn alone cannot meet protein needs for both young and old pigs. Pigs grown in a dry lot should receive a protein supplement to complete the ration.
Frigid weather aside, Whittaker Sale Co schedules Friday auction with 152 cattle sold last week. Readily available are home grown cattle including 10 choice black native calves, yearlings, cows, calves and bulls. Bulls in demand. hogs priced cautiously. Real calves wanted. New windows doors tarpaulins plus furniture of all kinds. Sheep and lambs also listed.
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