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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1950
Page
5
Livestock listings show 1,000 hogs for sale with market slow and uneven, down five to twenty five cents. Top price around 20.00 for a small load, with most hog ranges noted across weight classes. Cattle section lists 11,000 calves with high grade steers steady to firm, other grades down modestly. details cut off mid sentence.
Yearlings sold mostly 25 to 50 cents lower with some bids higher. steers steady to 25 cents lower. cows uneven and steady. bulls active and firm. Calves and wethers 1.00 lower. High choice steers 1200 to 1100 lb sold around 33.75. several loads of 1102 to 1450 lb steers brought 32.75 to 33.50. Bulk steers 29.00 to 32.50. medium to low good 25.50 to 28.75. Heifers 10382 lb high choice 31.50. bulk 28.50 to 31.00. Beef cows 19.00 to 25.00. canners 14.50 to 18.75. Medium to good feeder cattle 23.75 to 26.00. dealers mostly 27.00 to 33.00 with a few 34.00.
Open high low and close figures for corn oats and soybeans across contracts Dec Mar May and July indicate modest gains for some grain futures while others pull back. Notable shifts include soybeans trading around the mid 200s with small gains and corn hovering near 150 while oats remain near 81 with minor variations.
The guide notes cotton blouses are washable and launderable in a washing machine. It warns very fine lace may snag or tear. After drying, add a light sprinkle and let stand several hours before ironing to finish.
Dorothy Davis of Cotter a Davenport schools teacher visited Davenport residents Mr and Mrs Robert Roberts with a Cedar Rapids trip. Attendees included Everette Denison and Armstrong Iowa cousins. Prairie Flower district met with officers elected and no school held at Prairie Flower with teachers meeting in Washington.
Investment in machinery on Ohio farms today is two and a half times what it was ten years ago. Closing out sale details include location seven miles northwest of Washington and three miles northeast of West Chester on a gravel road. Starts at 11:00. Frank Tucker, estate. Carl Lehman, administrator.
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