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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1968
Page
6
Markets in Chicago show hogs 3,000 head steady to 25 higher with weights under 240 lb advancing. No 1-2 205-225 lb at 22.00-22.50. Cattle 3,500 with slaughter classes active, steady to 25 higher. prime steers 1260-1375 lb at 28.50-28.75 and mixed grades from 25.75-28.50. Sheep 200 head, spring slaughter lambs steady. package choice and prime 100 lb at 27.00.
Seventeen Boy Scouts from Brighton Troop 230, led by Scout Master Larry Hunter and assistant Allen Lauderdale, departed for Camp Waubeek near Central City Iowa for a week of camping. They were joined by Wendell Frazer and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Whitaker with sponsors returning Saturday.
UPI reports Chicago grain and soybean futures with mixed gains for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans across Sep Dec Mar May positions. Prices show modest uptrends in most contracts while several months post fractional changes as traders weigh demand and weather signals.
Airlines article notes PATCO adherence to FAA safety rule led ATCA to follow, causing heavy congestion and long landing delays as aircraft stack across the golden triangle area including Boston Chicago Washington and the New York metro region.
DuPont announced a $5 million plant to produce Permasep permeators for desalting brackish water using hollow nylon fibers and reverse osmosis. The Glaslow Delaware facility aims for completion in late 1969, with units handling up to 9 000 gallons daily each and a potential 1 million gallon daily plant at cost 40.60 cents per thousand gallons. The company will also begin a Plains Texas plant to produce 100 000 gallons per day, following tests in Plains and sites across the Midwest and Southwest.
A historical notice lists multiple auctions in Iowa with dates in July through August. Items include household goods, carpenter tools, antiques, and livestock. Locations include Conesville, Washington, Keota, Kalona, Wapello, Ollie, and Columbus Junction with times typically in the afternoon or evening and sellers named such as Ethel Curtin estate, August Wehmeier estate, Kay Custer, Dr. C A Larsen, Maude Simmerman, Ruth Bridges, Mamie Oliver, Robert Brophy, and Smylies Livestock Auction. Regular weekly sales occur at Smylie's Livestock Auction in Columbus Junction, Wayland, Kalona, Wapello, Ollie, and Washington Livestock Sales Co.
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