Open High Low Close Report Notes on New Contracts
The record lists July and Sept values at 1.48 percent and December at 1.48 to New Contracts. It also shows November at 158 and March at 1.58 percent with unclear context.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
7
The record lists July and Sept values at 1.48 percent and December at 1.48 to New Contracts. It also shows November at 158 and March at 1.58 percent with unclear context.
New York May 29 Fortune magazine released a public opinion survey showing Truman’s popularity down 30 percent since January. The poll, before the emergency labor bill proposal, also notes a close potential election race against Harold Stassen or Thomas Dewey with rough 40 percent support for Truman and his rivals.
Town of Columbus Junction announces a June 1 public sale of estate property at 1015 East Second Street by administrators Roy and Homer Kephart starting at 2.00. Nearby, a closing out sale of household goods at 702 North Avenue B begins at 2.30 led by Mrs. L. R. Tripp. Weekly livestock and community sales are noted at Whittaker sale barn and Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction.
Livestock prices show 5 500 hogs with ceiling 14.85 for food and choice barrows and gilts and 14.10 for sows. Cattle numbers 8 000 calves 50 60 with fed steers and yearlings up to 15 cents, top steer 18.00 and long yearlings 17.90, cows bulls vealers scarce. Sheep 1 590 very active with lambs steady and woolskins higher, mixed loads of Nebraska wooled lambs 17.25 and native spring lambs 17.0 18.0.
Market report shows unsettled prices for produce and freight receipts with wholesale figures from the mercantile exchange. A lawn care tip advises applying 50 pounds of 4-7-5 fertilizer per 1,000 square feet while grass is dormant, then watering. Also cites political polling with Truman 18.7 percent and Stassen 37.4 percent, undecided 27.9 percent.
The Holstein cattle show and judging contest drew 90 animals from 19 exhibitors at the Wellman sale barn. Judge Tom Elder of Alton NH presided. Otis Taylor won grand champion male and Hilda Taylor took junior champion female. The Tri County Holstein association paid 356 in prizes to 14 winners in judging contests.
Chicago cash grain markets show varied quotes for wheat corn and oats with small changes in barley and rye while cash provisions list no clear price moves May 29. Entry notes barley at 1.34 to 1.52 percent and teed at 1.23 to 1.5514 with cryptic figures in the snippet.
Experimental investigations indicate that from 90 to 95 gallons of liquid motor fuel can be produced from a ton of cottonseed hulls or corn cobs, with about half present as ethyl alcohol.
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