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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1962

Page

4

Markets Chicago and Des Moines livestock and produce report

Chicago market notes heavy hens roasters fryers and various cheeses and eggs with steady butter and firm eggs. Des Moines area hogs cattle and sheep market shows good demand, prices mostly higher, with receipts around 50 000 today and 59 000 last week. Slaughter cattle and hogs steady to strong with selective high grade sales and lambs showing limited but steady trading.

Chicago UPI Des Moines Iowa Minnesota

Average Pay Rates Show Increases

The Labor Department reports May gains in pay and employment with record highs. Average weekly factory pay rose to 97.20 dollars, up 57 cents from December and 5.10 from last year. Non farm employment climbed 912,000 to 62,775,000, aided by rehiring and teen hires. Payrolls excluding certain groups rose to 55.1 million, about 60,000 above typical monthly gains.

Washington API Labor Department

Grain futures mixed as Chicago board shows varied closes

Wheat and corn futures posted mixed moves across July through November contracts. Wheat held near unchanged in several months while soybeans climbed, with notable gains in most May and June maturities amid a fluctuating market tone.

Labor Dept Notes Mixed Signals On Employment

The factory work week rose last month by six minutes to 40.05 hours, a gain about half of May's typical rise but still at a very high level. Seymour Wolfbein of the Labor Department calls the overall picture not bad given employment, hours, and earnings, yet warns of high unemployment among semi skilled and unskilled workers and long term joblessness.

Seymour Wolfbein Labor Department

Complete Closing Out Sale in Haskins Iowa

A sale date column lists a complete closing out sale in Haskins Iowa. It notes start time at 10 30 a m at Meek s Grocery and recurring livestock sales every Friday at Washington Livestock Sales Co. Also weekly sales at Smy lie s Livestock Market Columbus Junction and Wayland with noon start. Livestock sales for hogs veals sheep and cattle occur variously on Wednesdays Thursdays. Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Tuesdays Wapello Livestock Auction Inc on Highway 61 Wapello Iowa.

Haskins Iowa Meek’s Washington Livestock Sales Co Smylie’s Columbus Junction Wayland Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc Highway Wapello

Daily TV Schedule Listing a Mixed Afternoon Lineup

A historical TV guide segment lists programs from 5:00 to 5:40 including Your Hunch Price Is Right Concentration First Impression Consequences NBC News and a Movie Matinee followed by For You Loretta Young Dr Malone Five Daughters Room For Daddy Hollywood Cap'n Vera Sports Reel News Weather Huntley Brinkley Wagon Train and related afternoon features.

NBC News Loretta Young Dr. Malone Hollywood Huntley

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