Chicago livestock market reports March 31 prices and arrivals
Chicago livestock summary shows hogs 16 000 head up to 4.50 with varied weights and steady holds. cattle 4 000 head with beef steers 7.00 to 8.25 and cows 3.00 to 4.50. calves 4.50 to 7.00. stockers 3.75 to 5.75. sheep 10 000 head lambs 6.59 to 7.50 and springs 8.00 to 10.00. strong demand for feeders and calves amid mixed weights.
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Chicago
Poland
Kewanee
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
McCormick
International
Ford
Sol
Iowa Hog Receipts Steady to Higher Across Iowa Mines
Combined hog receipts at 21 interior Iowa yards and 7 packing plants totaled 22,700 for the 24 hours ending at 8:00 A M today. This compares with 31,000 a week ago and 20,200 a year earlier. Market was steady to 102 higher.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Minnesota
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities
D. F. Macon reports local happenings from nearby towns including arrivals, departures, social events, and brief notices. The column highlights community life with terse updates on residents, churches, schools, and paving projects.
Local notes and community scenes from Crawfordsville area
Ralph Livingston discing fields after bad weather. Te Bockhurst gardens near Jessie Marr's farm. Everett Palmer sowing oats and working ground. Crawfordsville hosts a large community sale with local businessmen backing it. Weather improves road conditions. various locals referenced with light humor and social remarks.
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Ralph Livingston
Mr. Te Bockhurst
Jessie Marr
Frank Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Everett Palmer
Quotations on Hog Weights and Prices From The Market
The bulletin lists hog weights from 140 to 950 pounds with per hundredweight prices ranging from 2.80 to 8.25 dollars. It notes lighter pigs 140 to 160 pounds fetching 3.35 to 3.85 per hundred, and heavier hogs 350 to 550 pounds at 2.80 to 3.15. Packing sows 275 to 350 pounds price 0 to 3.34, with 350 to 425 pounds at 3.00 to 8.25.
Market Notation on Hog Prices and Weight Variance
Bulk hog shipments show weight shrinkage and heavy hogs sold above and below quoted prices. Prices based on shipping point weights are excluded from quotations and long haul shipments reflect excessive weight variance.
Chicago Produce Prices and Shipments Reported
Chicago produces a price and shipment summary listing items from butter to potatoes. It notes quantities and classifications such as creams, eggs, cheese, live poultry, ducks, geese, and potatoes with varied percentages and truck track figures for U S shipments and regional varieties.
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U. S
Wis
Minn
N. Dakota
Red River
Idaho
Texas
Bliss
Chicago Grain Open High Low Close Table
Grain table shows Wheat Corn Oats and Rye values across March May July and September contracts with open high and low figures. Data names include Mar May July Sept and percentages for each commodity with notes on futures activity.
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Chicago
Local Visitors and Homecoming Notes From Lexington
Donald Fleming returned to Lexington from Cedar Rapids to spend four weeks vacation. Mr. and Mrs. O C Patterson were Washington visitors Monday afternoon. H L Huber and wife traveled to Washington on business Monday. Milford Anderson, Warren Mathess and Charlene visited BE Youngs on Sunday with their spouses.
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Lexington
Donald Fleming
Cedar Rapids
O. C. Patterson
Washington
H. L. Huber
Milford Anderson
Warren Matthess
Charlene
BE. B. Youngs
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Chicago Livestock
W. S. Reister & Sons
Darling’s Fertilizer
Obtjen Seed Store
Oetjen
West Side Square
D. F. Macon
Evening Journal
Davenport
Bob Shaffer
Clyde Huston
S. S. Smith
Mr. Wimmer
Evan L. Davis
Scotland
Grant Humeston
Young America
Geo. FE. Klett
Keota
Odie Ferguson
Odie
Wilbur McClellan
Wellston
Frank Schantz
Washington R. 4
Mr. Schantz
Jey Figgins
Katona
Prairie Flower Church
Chas. Brown
Farmers Savings Bank
Hal G. Figgins
Thompson
Heacock
Dan Bldg
Buffalo
N. Y
Corn Whittaker and Son
Porter Hartman
Leo Shellangoski
John Riggs
Sotfeod
W. H. Brinning
West Chester
Walter Little
Blue
Wan Ted Boomers
Ranta
Clara Warren
Oats
Chicago Cash Grain
Emerson Gang
Knotek Bros
A. Shelangoski
Washington International Co
Quality Feed & Seed Co
McCormick Deering Cream
Call
R. L. Livingston
Bos
Eldin Mauer
General Electric Motor
Call Journal
Brighton
Riverside
Milt Wollrab
Thos. J. Gerdes
West Third Street
Jaccop
W. A. Stewart
Green
Brown
Florentine
Mary Estelle Anderson
J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth
London
City Feed Yard
Sears
H. L. Whittaker
W. W. Matthess
George Canott Ainsworth
Lowa
Blue Valley Creamery Company
H. J. Williams
Frazier &Black
DELCO
J. G. Gingerich
Kalona
West Madison
Ross
Key Downs
Earnest Strum
Chas
Bear
P. H. Friesen
Albert Einstein
Frank Longwell
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