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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1946
Page
5
US Radiophone service becomes a commercial option in St. Louis after FCC licensing. A motorist can install a car telephone for 15 dollars monthly plus a 25 dollar setup fee, withMobile radiophone gear already in use in the city. Experimental facilities operate in 35 other cities including Minneapolis.
A weekly community sale occurs every Friday at the Whittaker sale barn. The listing also notes Wednesday livestock sales at Midway Sales Co in Columbus Junction Iowa. A May 14 closing out sale of household goods will be held at Fred Wasner home 1123 South Iowa Ave starting 2:00 p.m. led by Mrs Chas Stewart.
Cecil Wolf and Fritz Schmarji of Muscatine announce a new skating rink to open near the east end of the Iowa River bridge on Highway 92 this Friday. Rollin Lynn Jr will run the jack and dray line, with William Oakes handling mail routes between the depot post office and Columbus Junction Columbus City.
Chicago cash grain report shows no sales and mixed bid quotes for wheat rye corn and oats. Corn is listed at 144 percent with yellow varieties indicated. Soybeans quote 1221 while parley and feed categories appear with 134 1524N 123 133144N.
A brief note identifies three soil colors in Illinois black yellow and light gray, mentioning cities Neopolis Green Bay Milwaukee and Chicago.
Hogs 4500 head active and steady with ceilings at 14.85 for barrows and gilts and 14.10 for sows. Cattle 14,000 with calves 500. fed steers and yearlings largely steady with typical weights 16.00 to 17.50, top medium weight steers 17.75, best heifers about 17.25. cows bulls and vealers scarce. Sheep 5500. slaughter lambs eratic with shorn lambs steady 16.50 to 17.25 and light wool lambs about 1.00 lower than late last week. slaughter ewes scarce.
Chicago price notes show poultry receipts 62,681 cases with market easier on wholesale mercantile exchanges. Hens firm at 27.8 to 29.3, leghorn hens 25.14, fryers and bruisers 32.4 to 33.9, old turkeys 26 to 33, geese 28, heavy ducks 26.5 to 28, small ducks 25, ducklings 26.5 to 28, pigeons 1.50, young guineas 45 cents.
Chicago May 13 UP reports open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye across July September and May contracts. Data shows minor shifts in prices with July oats and rye edging higher while wheat holds near 183 for multiple futures.
The cattle sale last week was large with Hereford Hereford Shorthorn cows with calves and springers along with Angus, Hereford, and Shorthorn grass cattle. Prices remained steady across classes. New consignments include butcher stock bulls dairy cows wean calves and heavy weights. Hog numbers from the previous sale were strong with 175 head of choice feeder shoats 25 bred cows and 9 sows with litters sold. A good crowd is expected for Wednesday.
Bown Bros will buy government mares and seek a large stock at 12:30 o'clock in the Southern Type and Government mares sale. Mealey will offer light mares and geldings. Jordan Poss and other draft horse buyers will attend with high demand from many buyers.
A sale featuring gaited and pleasure horses stock horses fancy colored ponies and saddle bred colts and yearlings is planned for 7 30. The season promises very fancy classes and good individuals, with advance advertisements noting an interesting evening and a strong variety of saddle horse classes.
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