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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1940
Page
7
Estimated receipts show hogs 17 000 cattle 8 000 sheep 9 000 with hogs 2000 at 5 45 top and 4 50 light weights. Cattle 6500 calves 1200 with best steers 16 75 and most 8 00 to 9 75. fat lambs 9 75 to 9 90 and ewes 5 00 to 5 40. Buyers report slow demand for heavier steers and dairy cows. calves and weighty feeders show narrower demand.
Chicago grain table lists open high low and close prices for May July and Sept contracts across wheat corn oats and rye. Notable values include wheat May 1.02 open 1.03 high 1.02 close, corn May 56 56 56 56, rye May 67% 68% 86 with July and September figures, reflecting varied futures activity.
Grain quotes list Chicago cash corn and oats with mixed and yellow samples and percentages. Soybeans show three yellow samples around 111 percent. oats and mixed grades include 3844 sample, 381 grade, and 40 percent targets.
Market unsettled as receipts reach 23 400 cases with fresh graded firsts 18 percent extra firsts 19 current receipts 16 dirties 15 percent.
William K. German returned from Ft. Dodge after installing traffic signals. Mrs KE Stutsman and daughter Virginia visited Rockford and Dr. and Mrs. Ives. John Lemmon returns from Davenport after optometrist meeting and a clinic. Moore's Bootery advertises 50 pairs for 1.00. Mrs. McCreedy and Lois head to Denison Texas after visiting HJ McCreedy. Mrs. May Jay and others attend Ft Madison Shrine event. Sherman and Means attend ceremony with Means as Worthy High Priestess. Glicks move to 1105 Hast Second St. Germaine Schmitt returns from Omaha. Poultry market steady to firm with 32 truck receipts.
Six planets appear in the western sky after dark in a rare alignment. Venus leads with the brightest light at 99 million miles distance, followed by Jupiter and Mars, Saturn, Uranus unseen, and Mercury at 82 million miles. The order forms a celestial necklace around the sun.
Handcraft department section 3 met at the home of Mrs. Ed Squire with 22 members and 3 guests including Mrs. Walter Brown Fern Crozier and Mrs. Kenneth Smith. Agnes Wheelan led a brief meeting and welcomed two new members. A home exchange sale raised funds for charity with Charles Brown as auctioneer.
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