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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1944

Page

15

Chicago Market Summary Hogs Cattle and Sheep Report

Hogs 10,000 head. slow trade 50 to 10 cents lower. Heavier weights and sows steady. bulk 190 to 270 pounds 14.40 to 14.50, top 14.50. Cattle 9,000 with calves 1,000. good to choice steers active, highers expected. vealers 15.00 down. Sheep 3,000. early sales steady with scattered good and choice lambs 14.00 to 14.25. some declines noted for native slaughter ewes. Estimated totals: hogs 10,000, cattle 4,500, sheep 4,000.

Chicago U.P

Chicago Produce Market Steady as Poultry Receipts Rise

Chicago November 8. Poultry receipts total two cars and three trucks as the market remains steady and unchanged according to UP dispatch.

Grain table shows grain futures prices in Chicago

Open high low close data for wheat corn oats and rye futures recorded in Chicago on November 8. Wheat December at 164% and May 159% with July 148% shows steady gains, corn December 110% and May 108% with July 107% and oats December 65% May 60% to 61% and rye December 112% May 109% with September at 102% to 108%.

Chicago

Order of the Purple Heart Defined for Wounded Soldiers

The Order of the Purple Heart, established by Washington in 1782, honors rank and file troops wounded in action under conditions for a wound chevron or those with a Meritorious Citation from the AEF commander in chief.

Order of the Purple Heart George Washington AEF

Eye Size At Birth Reaches Two Thirds Of Adult

A newborn's eye is about two thirds the size of an adult eye, making the eye comparatively large versus the rest of the body. The insight explains infant anatomy and development.

Storage affects dehydrated foods at high temperatures

High storage temperatures cause rapid deterioration of most dehydrated foods regardless of packaging. Foods least affected include hominy beets apple nuggets and tomato flakes. Those most sensitive above 80 degrees Fahrenheit are cabbage onions Irish potatoes tomato juice cocktail and carrots.

Dehydrated Foods Preserve Quality in Low Oxygen Seals

Dehydrated foods keep their quality and vitamins for six months to over a year when hermetically sealed in tin cans. They must be stored in an oxygen-poor atmosphere and kept below 80 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent spoilage.

Weekend and midweek auction schedule for Iowa sales

The column lists community sales every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and weekly livestock sales at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa. It notes a November 11 saddle horse sale at Fairfield Sale Barn 4 miles east on highway 34 with Horace Chaney auctioneer and a November 14 shorthorn cattle sale at Evergreen Farm six miles southwest of Columbus Junction starting at 1:60.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Sale Barn Fairfield Horace Chaney Evergreen Farm Good Rock Road

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