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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1947
Page
7
Nineteen ninety nine? No. The Chicago market notes on January 9 record hogs at 22.00 to 22.85 for various weight ranges with top at 22.85. Cattle and calves show steady to weak trends with best yearlings up to 31.00 and steers mostly 20.00 to 26.00. Sheep totals 6,000 with slaughter lambs steady to weak and scattered good wool lambs around 23.50.
The University of Iowa will celebrate its 106th birthday February 5 with a formal opening at Iowa Union. Students will write and produce a centennial program to be broadcast over WSUI. The mutual broadcasting system will feature the university in its campus salute series February 21.
January market notes list unsettled poultry items including hens leghorn hens fryers and broilers heavy springs old roosters and ducks with many price ranges. Egg offerings show 20 528 cases unsettled with varied grade prices and current receipts around 36 to 44.
Chicago cash grain sales show Wheat steady at 23816 while Corn ranges irregularly with various yellow and white grades noted between 120 and 18744. Oats stay firm with mixed and white varieties quoted around 84 to 89, Soybeans cited at 217 to 3091 for yellow grades.
The Chicago grain table lists wheat, corn and oats futures with open, high, low and close figures across several contract months. Wheat ranges span Mar May and July with highs around 214 206 and 178 percent while corn shows readings from Jan through July near 131 to 132 percent. Oats futures for Mar May July and Sept run from about 75 to 60 percent, reflecting varied activity in the grain market.
Members of the Marion Maids H club completed sewing boxes at a Saturday gathering hosted by Mary Ann Wagner at the Clark Wagner home. Visitor Sally Bruty attended as the group heard an illustrated talk on Color in Dress led by Mrs. Clark Wagner with assistance from Jean Davison and Mary Ann. Sweat ers were displayed in various colors and after the talk the group practiced four songs before refreshments served by the hostess and Gladys Malmberg.
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