Chicago Livestock Market Report January 3
Chicago livestock prices show hogs slow with good and choice 200 to 300 pounds at 13.75, 170 to 190 pounds 12.25 to 13.00, 150 to 170 pounds 11.50 to 12.35, and 310 to 340 pounds 12.85 to 13.15. Sow weights 12.00 to 12.25. Cattle and calves totals 17,000 and 1,000 respectively with fed steers and yearlings steady, best at 14.00 and up. bulk 13.50 to 16.25. Heifers uneven, mostly steady to weak with best around 15.75 and bulk 12.75 to 14.50. Weaner prices firm at 15.00 down. Estimated 17,000 pigs unsold.
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Chicago
Iowa
Market Report: Early Lamb Sales Steady With Strong Western Demand
The report notes 9,000 sheep with 14.50 to 15.10 per hundredweight for good to choice fed lambs. We expect tomorrow’s totals of 20,000 hogs, 8,000 cattle, and 7,000 sheep, indicating steady selling conditions for lambs.
Grain table summary from Chicago market report
Open high low close figures for wheat oats rye listed by contract. Wheat shows Sep at 166% 167% 16614 167. Dec 168% 16814 167% 16774. July 167% 167% 166% 167. oats Sep 78 76% 75 14 76. May 78 36 78 354 77% 78. rye Sep 125% 126 1245 126 Dec 127% 127% 126% 127%
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Chicago
Back the Attack with War Bonds
Propaganda urging support for War Bonds emphasizes air warfare as a cost effective means to cripple Hitler's war industry. It notes Liberator bombers cost about a third of a million dollars and argues buying bonds saves American lives by enabling more planes.
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S. Treasury
Chicago Produce Market Shows Unsettled Eggs and Firm Poultry
Chicago reports on January 3 with eggs market unsettled amid receipts of 18 102 cases and assorted grades. Poultry markets appear firm with inventories including ducks, young and old geese, colored turkeys and hens, and specific percentages for turkey readiness.
Chicago Cash Grain Briefs and Home Front Tactics
Mixed oats prices show varied bids as 41 percent and 84 percent lots appear. On the home front, fatty acid based liquids and powders, using recycled fats, are reported effective against the Japanese beetle by spraying and clogging breathing tubes alongside traditional poisons.
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Chicago
Nippon
Cocoa shift to West Africa changes Americas’ cocoa role
For years the Americas led cocoa production until West Africa planted the cacao tree and became the region with the main supply. The shift reduced the Americas’ dominance in global cocoa output.
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Americas
West Africa
Bait Placement Guidance for Field Mice
The bait should be distributed on clear sunny mornings to avoid disturbing the area in the afternoon. Field mice are most active in the afternoon, so placing fresh bait then increases chances of uptake.
Own Effort Guided by Good Works of Others
Quote summarizes ethic of self effort inspired by examples set by others. It attributes guidance to Samuel Smiles and advocates personal responsibility.
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Samuel
Christmas Dinner Echoes Across Franklin Center Families
Franklin Center records a busy holiday with multiple Kleese and Hoyle family gatherings at diverse homes. The piece notes Christmas and Sunday dinners, visits among neighbors, and a school vacation at Franklin Center, ending with a note on wartime welders and artistically painted masks to boost morale.
Two Women Dress Seven Big Turkeys In Eighty Minutes
Mrs Karl Gingerich and Mrs Henry Wittmer dressed seven turkeys Tuesday in one hour and twenty minutes. The birds averaged fifteen pounds. Local notes report visits, Christmas gatherings, and service members’ furloughs and assignments across Wayland and nearby areas.
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Bara Wittmer
Wayland
Karl Gingerich
Henry Wittmer
Elizabeth Hite
Mt. Pleasant
Clara Hebel
Grace Hebel
Closing Out Sales Listed Across Iowa Districts
A newspaper column lists numerous closing out sales scheduled by various owners and estates in January 1944. Entries include W. A. Pickard & Son near Pleasant Plain, Ira Saunders near Brighton, Ike Coon, J. H W. Thompson near Keota, E. I. ReesEstate, John Shebeck northwest of Columbus Junction, Mrs. Cora Baird of Ainsworth, and others with dates from Jan 5 to Jan 23, spanning several counties and locations.
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W. A. Pickard & Son
Pleasant Plain
Sale
Riverside
Albert Navy
Tara E. Saunders
Brighton
Ira Saunders
Ainsworth
Ira A. Coon
J. H W. Thompson
Keota
C. E. Wolcott
Wm. Zachs
E. I
Miller Family Dinner at Oscar Miller Home
The Amaga Miller family held a Sunday dinner at the Oscar Miller home near Olda. Melvin Miller of Fisher Illinois joined over Christmas. Attending were Raymond Schlatter and family Henry Leichtyard family Paul Miller and family Mr and Mrs Orval Miller Mr and Mrs Willis Troyer and four daughters at the Troyer home near Wellman.
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Howard Hoyle
Franklin Center
Jan
Frank Kleese
Walter Fisher
Harry Kleese
Lloyd Bauer
Isaac Kleese
Clement Griffith
Win Durst
John Durst
Donald Hayes
Lois
Gerald
Dickie
Daryl Hoyle
Janice
Merle Sheety
Bernice Sheetz
Kephart
Sigourney
Bert Booth
Sheetz
Merle Sheetz
Harry McConnell
Harold
Charles McConnell
J. M. Stone
Alva
Brighton
Emma Humston
Harold Humston
Oscar Kessel
Fairfield
J. E. Lemmon
Walter Sheets
J. W. Combs
John Combs
Camp
Harry Hutt
Charlie Mayer
Art Dawson
Clyde Dawson
Harold Dawson
Fresno
Calif
O. K
Harley Davidson
Nate Young
Dale Dunbar
Denny
Glen Durst
Newt Weaver
Kinross
Henry Rheetz
Harry Davidson
Bob Noonan
George Bartholomew
Donald
Orva Scott
Pbartholomew
Amaga Miller
Oscar Miller
Olda
Melvin Miller
Fisher
Ill
Raymond Schlatter
Henry Leichtyard
Paul Miller
Orval Miller
Willis Troyer
Troyer
Orville Troyer
Wellman
Side Dress Crops Care Guide for Gardeners
Long season crops like corn carrots celery require side dressing every three to five weeks. Apply fertilizer on both sides of the row two to three inches from stems and lightly work it into the soil. Feed before watering when planning garden care.
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Chicago Livestock
Midway Sales CO
Columbus Junction
IK Lotz
Duncan & Dunlap
Aucts
F. D. Smylie, Mgr
Hamburg
ORR Land Company
Washington
State Cafe
Iwanted
Hampshire Harvey, Ain
Tom Isworth
Reister Bros
Moses Levy
Washington and
Kalona
C. L. Jennings
New London
Guy Brothers
Rawleigh Products
C. G. Picken
John Sabaski
Hag
George J. Breitenbach
Ramseyer Hatchery
Rudy Hoover
Hampshire
Jay Brewer
Tme
Washington Concrete Company
Armour's
Brooder Houses
Eclipse Lumber Company
Carson Plumbing & Heating
Hampshire Boats
Mt. Union
E. R
Brenneman
J. J. Rahe
West Chester
Pioneer Drug Store
Timothy Day
New Hampshire
Joe Schantz
Elmer Schantz
Crawfordsville
Mits
T.e Holmes
C. K. Snyder
Relipse Lumber Company
Adolph Larson
YOUNG
Poland
China
Robert Wiley
Washington Oil Company
White Rock
Five Point Hatchery
Davenport
W. H. Dorrance
Bionerr Drug Store
Co. Brown
2Nd Ave
J. D. Dayton
North Side
Washington Co. Nat. Farm Loan Assn
Jeffrey Building
Kleese
W. Fisher
Franklin Center School
the Journal
Dic
Ramseyer
Hatchery
Washington St
Prin
C. C. Alvestad
Gene
Carol
Rochester
Ity
A. CC. Wenger
Bennie Gerig
Armours
Christas
Joe Gerig
Kauffman
Will Kauffman
Ralph Kauffman
A. R Meyer
Harold Kauffman
Max Kauffman
Eldred Berkshire
Leola Alliman
Donald Kauffman
Joe T. Wenger
Sadie Henss
Red Cross
Pfe
William McCoy
Paine Field
Everett
Wash
Fred Hixson
Qoshiloosa
Stewart Hixson
Wittmer
Duane D. Wittmer
Ezra Wittmer
Army Air
Lincoln
Nebr
Mary E. Wittmer
S 1
Portland
Ore
Hera Wittragr
Journal
Whittaker Sale Barn
Martin’s Produce & Hatchery
M. Olsen
P. L. Etter
Roth Feed
Coppock
Brighton To
Merrimac Rock Road
John Deer
John Deere
McCormick
Emerson
Joh Deere
Peter Shetler
Endente
Hudson
Lra
E. Saunders
J. W. Hendrickson
CASS
Charlie Hoover
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