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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
7
May 6 Chicago market notes show produce firm with receipts 231 cases of mixed goods, butter market strong with high butter tub specials and several grade percentages. Grain table reports May through July futures with slight gains in corn and corn futures near 1.34. Rice and potato figures included alongside mixed yellow and white corn percentages.
The Department of Agriculture develops a streamlined watermelon concept for modern iceboxes. Some suggest a radium melon that could glow in the dark would be more practical, reflecting lighthearted political humor about work and efficiency.
Chicago markets show hogs 13 000 head including 4 000 direct mostly steady with top weights 200 to 300 lbs at 10.15 to 10.85 and sows 9.50 to 9.75. Cattle and calves steady with beef steers 13.50 to 16.00 and calves 7.00 to 10.00. Sheep 6 000 steady to strong with lambs 11.25 to 12.25 and yearlings 9.50 to 10.50. Estimated receipts tomorrow: cattle 1 500 hogs 9 000 sheep 12 000.
The article lists September to December price quotes for oats rye and soybeans with monthly high and low values. It also includes a line about Haiti meaning “high land,” noting the island’s name origin and its native language reference.
The Mohawk Trail served as a trading route used by Indigenous peoples linking their settlements to the Atlantic coast prior to the American Revolution.
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