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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1946
Page
7
Wheat prices nominally firm with no sales reported. Corn futures up 2 to 5 cents. Old crop bids list 3 yellow at 1187, 4 yellow at 186, 5 yellow at 184 to 4, sample grade 181 to 184. New crop bids show 3 yellow 17014 to 176, 4 yellow 16414 to 169, 5 yellow 155 to 164, sample grade yellow.
Hogs 7 500 head with early sales steady to 1.60 higher later and bulk 1.00 2.00 higher than Thursday. Sows up to .00, top 24.00, 22.50 23.50 for 170 lb plus barrows. Cattle 9 000 and calves 800 weak to uneven, yearlings 25.00 30.00, tops 32.00, beef cows 1.00+ lower, vealers 18.00 22.90. Sheep 9 500 bids lower, native lambs 24.50 down, ewes bid sharply lower.
In Chicago on October 18, up to date receipts include 2 cars and 24 trucks of poultry with hens at 59 cents and leghorn hens 25. Heavy springs range 28 to 36 cents, fryers and broilers 33 to 37. Eggs show 9,809 cases received with a weak market and wholesale prices on the mercantile exchange. various grades and current receipts listed with dirties and checks noted.
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