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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1939
Page
5
Brown's Super Service advertises Acme First Line tires offering value by costing no more than a third tire or mail order options. Located at 29216M, the service emphasizes savings on tire purchases.
The article explains a three tier system for hides based on origin from packing houses, city slaughterhouses, or rural farms. It notes defect rates and supervision influence quality and mentions preference for loose-haired, summer-hard hides and how sparse follicles affect grain separation and leather strength.
The albatross shows the greatest wing span among birds, with wings stretching from 10 to 14 feet tip to tip as it glides above the sea.
Chicago markets show hogs 10 to 20 cents higher on good and choice weights 160 to 210 pounds with top at 7.95 and sows around 6.50 to 6.99. Cattle and calves steady to modestly lower on bulls and vealers, with best yearlings near 12.75 and fat cattle around 13.25. Sheep and lambs active with fat lambs 8.75 to 9.00 and top 9.15. western ewes around 4.60. Estimated tomorrow receipts show cattle 7,000 hogs 22,000 sheep 10,000.
Chicago market morning report notes steady Putter Market with receipts 644,879 gross Ibs and unchanged quotations. Fees: weak market with 9,679 cases, fresh graded firsts 16, extra fire to 16 percent, current receipts 15 percent, dirties 14 percent. Poultry: market firm with receipts for 1 car and 17 trucks, ducks 11 to 15, geese 15, hens 17 percent, leghorn hens 14, spring chickens 16 to 19, roosters 11 to 12 percent, broilers 16 to 17, turkeys 16 to 21. Potatoes: market fair to slow. arrivals 181, on track 355, shipments limited.
Mrs Crawford Mrs Thropp and Mrs Carr attended the Merry Mixed club meeting at Mrs Lloyd Phillips home. Lyall Moore Roy Polson of Wellman visited J B Moore at the University hospital in Town City. Embree and Rittenhouse neighbors visited Cedar Rounds. Rittenhouse moved to the Hole place and work for William Flynn. Stephens family hosted dinner with the D PD Stephens. Harold Timmins sold a car load of heifers to Henry Durian.
Chicago market report shows May wheat at 69 69 68 69 as July and Sept hold near 69 and 70. Corn May 51 52 51 51 with other contracts around 62. Oats and Rye show modest gains. Cash grain listings detail mixed wheat and corn qualities, soybeans no sales, and multiple closing out sales scheduled near Washington Wellman and Crawfordaville with local auctioneers Beauchamp Huston and others.
The Jacksonite 4-H club met at Alvin Horak’s home with ten members the leader and county chairman present. Raymond Bell president conducted the meeting. Stanley Chabal reported on the Town State short course and a discussion on feeding baby heifers followed. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Horak. The next meeting was announced.
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