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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1946
Page
7
Markets show hogs at 14.85 ceiling for barrows and gilts with sow prices around 14.19. cattle and calves strong with loads of choice steers 17.50 to 17.90 and killers around 14.50 to 16.25. fat bulls 14.50. Sheep steady with good wool lambs at 15.25 and woolskins near 14.25 to 15.75. ewes around 7.50 and Colorado fed prices 7.25 to 7.50.
Poultry receipts show 2 cars and 9 trucks with market firm and unchanged, while Wens 26.6 to 2714 5 colored fryers yield small duels as noted. Keres receipts reach 18,739 cases with market firm and unchanged. Ex tras 1 and 2 (LCL) run 36 to 3644. cars $5.6, 3 and 4 (LCL) and to 3514 36 to 36. standards 1 and 2 (LCI) 34, cars 34.6, standards 3 and 4 (LCL i cars.
Friday listings show 75 head cattle last Friday with dry cows at 173 per head and other cattle. 60 hogs listed, 40 light yearlings, 2 bulls, a milking short horn, fresh cows, yearling steers and heifers. Also 800 white oak posts 7 hedge anchors a pre war bicycle and assorted furniture.
The fragment notes 32 percent feeling no cars, current receipts 3214, dirties 31, and checks 3 with unclear context. No further details or names are provided.
Chicago grain table lists February bid figures for May July September contracts across Wheat, Corn, Oats and Rye. Prices span slight gains for some months and steady values for others with closing ranges near intraday highs and lows.
In Chicago on February 27 the UP dispatch notes no sales for wheat oats rye soybeans or corn. It lists No. 5 white corn at 1221 and barley prices ranging from 124 to 1301 and feed barley at 110 to 12814N.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bruce McFarland arrive home from service with the army. Bruce served in a hospital unit near Bangor Maine while Mrs McFarland was a member of the Women Army Corps and received honorable discharges.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Butterworth were in New Sharon over the weekend. A granddaughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Porter Lowry at Mercy hospital in Oskaloosa Sunday morning. Cc. I. Richards and Will Richards return from a trip to Jonesboro Tennessee where they visited the Paul Dillow family. Mrs. Dillow is their sister.
Weekly Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. March 2 closing out dairy herd 14 miles west of Court House starts 2 00 sold by Jay Brewer. March 2 sale of household goods Ada Gray Hollingsworth 522 North Ave starts 2 00. March 2 closing out sale 3 miles SW of Washington on gravel road starts 11 00 Merle Warner. March 5 Mike Flynns annual bred sow sale east edge of Keota. March 6 closing out sale 2 miles SE of Riverside Jack Sherburne
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