Local Train Notes for East Bound Service
East Bound No 8 Kansas City Davenport local departs at 6 14. No 26 Southwest Limited has departed. Train numbers 8 and 8 run daily except Sunday. W C Bell, Agent.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1940
Page
5
East Bound No 8 Kansas City Davenport local departs at 6 14. No 26 Southwest Limited has departed. Train numbers 8 and 8 run daily except Sunday. W C Bell, Agent.
Financial snippets show mixed percentages for oats rye and related commodities across months May July September and March. Data includes various yield percentages and trading references with unclear context and inconsistent formatting.
Estimates from the American Bureau of Metal Statistics indicate that including electrical work, about one third of last year's power consumption in the United States was by the building industry.
A 1939-41 overview details the Iowa Historical Department later named History and Archives with a seven member staff, trustees led by Gov Wilson and Chief Justice Hamilton, a curator, and divisions including State Archives Public Manuscript Collections Historical Library and Art Gallery. The Iowa Historical Society, affiliated with the University of Iowa, runs through a 18-member board of curators and focuses on preservation publication and education with collections of manuscripts newspapers and depository libraries.
For the Upper Mississippi Valley a generally fair start with temperatures slightly below normal and increasing cloudiness later. Temperatures rise slowly with likely snow around Thursday or Friday. In the Northern Great Plains expect considerable cloudiness with frequent light rain or snow, near normal temperatures, and a possible rise above normal toward the end of the week.
Chicago markets show hogs 5 to 10 cents lower with tops at 5.40 and heavy weights weaker. Cattle receipts 14,000 with calves 1,000. feeders steady to weak, best steers 12.75 to 13.00, cows and bulls steady to strong. Sheep around 25 cents lower with lambs bidding 10.00 to 10.15 and shorn yearlings at 8.00. tomorrow’s receipts projected: cattle 8,000 hogs 17,000 sheep 8,000.
Chicago market notes show mixed corn bids at 66 cents, yellows around 59 cents, oats with mixed samples near 41 to 45 cents, and soybeans quoted at about 1.16 to 1.17 dollars per bushel. Excerpt lists numerous varied grades and bid ranges for corn oats and soybeans.
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