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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1941
Page
7
Tobe Pontrager of Washington county marketed 20 yearling heifers from Kalona farm at Chicago Stock Yards selling for 11.00 per cwt with an average 760 pounds. Hog trade surged to four year June peaks with a 20 cent gain and top at 11.00 dollars on selected loads. the session averaged 10.65.
Chicago hogs top at 11.00 with loads 180 to 270 lb. mostly 10.75 to 11.00. cattle calves 400 lb. plus mostly 9.75 to 10.35. sheep near steady with lambs around 12.00. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: hogs 300, cattle 200, sheep 200.
UP reported cash grain details for corn oats and soybeans with various color grades and sample quality notes. corn includes multiple yellow and white samples with grade ranges mainly 64 to 86 percent. oats list mixed and white varieties with percentages. soybeans show two yellow samples at 1.54.
Chicago grain notebook shows mixed closes with Wheat July at 1.05 to 1.06, Sep 1.06 to 1.08, Dec around 1.08 to 1.09. Corn July 0.74 to 0.77, Sept 0.76 to 0.77, Dec near 0.78. Oats July around 0.86 to 0.88, Sept 0.87 to 0.94. Soybeans July 1.50 to 1.56, Oct 1.45 to 1.49, Dec 1.46 to 1.50. Market moves reflect slight pullbacks and gains across contracts.
Market firm tallies show egg receipts at 24 476 cases with 2734 extra firsts and 27144 firsts, current receipts at 26 percent with 2614 dirties and 21 percent checks. Poultry tallies include 1 car and 42 trucks with 17 leghorn hens and 17 broilers.
Dozen eggs priced at 24 cents and straight run heavy breed hens at 16 cents per pound Leghorn hens listed with a sweet cream price of 39 cents per pound The ad presents poultry products and dairy items with unit prices.
Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, born in Malta New York, rose from a poor tailor family to lead the Fire Zouaves as colonel of the Eleventh New York. He tore down a Confederate flag in Alexandria Virginia on May 24 1861 and was killed by a shot from J W Jackson. Lincoln sent his body to the East Room and later burial in Mechanicsville New York. Lincoln wrote a condolence letter to Ellsworths family praising their companionship and loyalty.
Instruction states that adding one teaspoon of salt per quart of cloudy olive oil will clarify it within 24 hours.
A naval board of inquiry heard that an explosion in the after compartment of the U-9 possibly caused the submarine to plunge to the sea bottom, costing 33 lives, a week earlier.
New York City's new airline terminal opened at a cost of five million dollars. The project linked to major aviation expansion aims to ease traffic and expand capacity at the city's airport complex.
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