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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1946

Page

5

Community Sale and Dispersal Listings at Iowa Barns

Weekly and special livestock sales listed by location and date across Whittaker Wellman Washington Pleasant Plain Winfield and Columbus Junction Iowa. Notable events include closing out sales at multiple barns with start times and consignors such as Reiner and Dawa Mrs Francilla Farrier Harold Strum Amos Girgerich and Sons Halter and Draker and Ed Horak with dates ranging January through February.

Whittaker Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa Washington Richmond Reiner Dawa Francilla Farrier Pleasant Plain Royal McNeese Swartzendruber Wellman Amos Girgerich & Sons Bred Low Sale Winfield Bar Kelloy and Sons Harold Strum Ed Horak Riverside Road Sale Haskins Halter

Market Report on Cattle and Sheep Prices

Cattle sales at 41 000 head show mixed changes with steadier or higher prices for choice to prime meat, weaker beef cows and light calves rising 50 cents to 1 dollar. Sheep demand strong with complete early clearance and lambs 15.00 to 15.10, ewes down to 7.50.

Chicago Produce Market Becomes Weak on Poultry

Chicago traders report weak small chicks and firm fowls with unsettled market. Hens, leghorn, colored springers, and rock varieties show varied prices while receipts total 26 600 bases. Potatoes arrivals and Idaho shipments noted as supplies moderate with slow demand.

Chicago Idahos

Chicago Grain Table Read from Historical Market Page

Readable fractions of grain prices show May and July futures for Corn Oats Rye and Wheat with open high and low values. The data includes dates and assorted numbers that indicate trading ranges and settlement days across May July September and December contracts.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain Prices and Herb Preparation Tips

Chicago market notes list cash grain prices for wheat rye soybeans corn oats and barley with occasional markups. The page also offers a practical herb steeping method to flavor vinegar for salad dressings, including measurements and refrigeration steps.

Heating hay reduces digestibility and milk production

Excessive heating of hay in mow or stock lowers digestibility and value for milk. A test found 61 percent of normal hay digested, 41 percent for brown hay, and 27 percent for black hay. Heating also lowered palatability, and cows fed brown and black hay lost weight.

Green on red license plates hinder visibility

The Better Vision Institute notes that green automobile plates with red letters are hard to read beyond about a dozen yards. It cites color contrast where red and green appear equally bright to the eye, reducing legibility for drivers and observers.

Better Vision Institute

Fire danger claim cites 1000 homes daily attacked by fire

The article states that about one thousand homes are attacked by fire each day, equating to a fire every 90 seconds, highlighting widespread risk and urgency for prevention.

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