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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1948
Page
7
Livestock market figures from Chicago show hogs 3 000 head, total 4 500 with slow and uneven demand. Hogs top at $2.50, most good and choice 200-280 lbs at $29-$29.50, heavier weights around $28-$28.75. Cattle and calves mixed with bulls carried over, cows $18.25-$21, vealers $28-$32, sheep active with spring lambs $24.50 and natives $20.50-$24. Culls to $9-$10 for slaughter ewes.
Report shows nearly 20 million tons of raw steel lost since 1946 due to major strikes. Finished products losses rival all steel shipped to the auto industry in 1946 and 1947. The figure includes over 1.6 million tons of ingots lost in spring 1948 tied to coal miners action.
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