Livestock market report Chicago March 13
Markets show mixed shifts with hogs at 14.85 ceiling for barrows and gilts and 14.10 for sows. Cattle runs total 11 000 with fed steers and yearlings steady to weak, heifers near steady, cows and vealers unchanged. top vealers at 16.50 with odd head 17. Lambs and other sheep slow with few sales and one load of western lambs around 15.15 to 15.60 for woolskins. overall demand softens in a cautious market.
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Chicago Produce Market Reports Poultry and Egg Prices
Chicago March 13 market notes show poultry activity with 3 cars and 11 trucks as firm. Leghorn and colored broilers and fryers offered. egg receipts total 24 899 cases. Market undertone unsettled with prices largely unchanged. Details include various car load quotations for No 1 2 extra standards and dirties with current receipts and checks around 31 percent.
Undefined OCR fragment with mixed season codes and percentages
Fragmentary OCR shows month abbreviations and crop percentages with garbled letters and numbers. No identifiable event, person, or organization is extractable for a coherent news item or card.
Cash Grain Prices and Provisions Report
Wheat, corn, oats, rye and cash provisions show no sales. Barley quoted at 125 to 1431 N and feed at 114 to 12415N. Market figures reflect grain values and supply status.
Holly legends tie Druids to sacred evergreen lore
Ancient Druids believed holly leaves prove the sun never deserted the evergreen and made it sacred. Legends claim the crown of thorns was holly and that holly berries turned crimson after the crucifixion.
Camel smuggling using opium loaded in stomach boxes
Historical reports describe a scheme where camels were forced to swallow opium in tin boxes that lodged in the first stomach compartment. The camels were later killed to recover the contraband, leading to later safety checks with X ray inspections in some Arabian markets.
Properly fitted children's shoes and used housing facts
Advice on children's shoe fit notes a one inch allowance for growth and snug heels with arch support. The piece on used housing states that about three quarters of annual sales are from second-hand houses and roughly half of rented dwellings are used single-family homes.
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