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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1940
Page
5
Markets show hogs up 10 to 20 cents with top at 6.58 and weights 180 to 270 pounds. Cattle volume 14,000 with calves steady to 25 cents lower and steers and yearlings mostly in the 9.00 to 10.50 range. Sheep and lambs around steady with California springers 11.25 and heavy weight lambs 9.25.
In Chicago on May 27 soybean and corn quotes show varied bids with corn trading around 67 to 69 cents per bushel for different contracts and yellow corn bids clustered near 67 to 69 cents.
agricultural sample shows oats and soybeans with varied readings. oats include mixed 38 39 percent readings and white 384 388 values while soybeans show a yellow 87 reading. results indicate multiple nonstandard test figures and require clarification by lab staff.
Open and high low and close figures for wheat corn oats and rye across July September and December contracts. Entries show fractional percentages and scattered notation like 844% and 853%. The table reflects a historical grain market snapshot with mixed legibility in OCR text.
Chicago market notes show steady eggs with receipts of 53,028 cases, 16 percent extra firsts and fresh graded firsts, 14 percent current receipts, 13 percent dirties, and 12 percent cheek. Poultry market remains firm with receipts listing trucks and varied duck, goose, hen, cock, broiler, turkey categories and percentages across grades and ages.
Mrs. B. S. Moyle of Maquoketa remains about the same after five weeks in a Davenport hospital. Mrs. Brown, her mother, will travel to Maquoketa tomorrow to stay a few days at the B. R. Moyle home.
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