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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
2
Board reports further rains in the harvest region southwest and Liverpool price moves lifting wheat values while corn falls on improved weather and expected larger receipts. Oats and provisions weaken as markets open steady to up and then shift.
Chicago livestock receipts total 6 000 with market gains of 10 to 20 cents. Cattle receipts 300 with fed steers up 50 to 75 cents and yearlings up 25 to 50 cents. fat stock and grassers also higher. Sheep receipts 2 000 with fat lambs and natives posting gains while feeders hold steady. top fat lambs reach 17.25 and ewes around 7.00 as week totals show varied but overall higher prices.
Wheat and corn prices listed for No. 1 northern spring No. 1 mixed and No. 3 yellow with varied quotes. No. 2 yellow and No. 2 white show modest gains, oats mixed across grades, all reflecting a stable but fluctuating market.
Chicago reports mixed dairy demand with butter steady and eggs lower while poultry markets stay firm for alive fowls and broilers. New York notes easy butter with creamery higher prices and steady egg receipts, alongside varied regional potato pricing and quality grades.
New York on June 30 reports U S bonds closing with Liberty 3s at 100.2, Liberty First 4 5 at 101.22, Liberty Third 4s at 100.1, Liberty Fourth 4s at 102.1, and Terasurys around 41.8 and 114.0.
Daily high and low temperatures from Creston government thermometer. Monday 69 and 50, Tuesday 71 and none, Wednesday 73 and 52, Thursday 7 62 50, Friday 73 58 trace, Saturday 58. Precipitation column noted as none or trace.
Hogs receipts 1500 with prices 15 to 20 cents higher, top 10.65, cattle and calves receipts 650 with mixed changes, yearlings and light weight steers 25 to 50 cents higher, grass cattle steady to weak, veal top 13.50, sheep receipts 2600 with steady trade, lambs 15.50 to 16.35, fed Texas yearlings 11.50 to 12.50, fat ewes 5.50 to 6.50.
East St. Louis market notes hog receipts 1 500 with higher spot prices and top at 11.05 for heavy hogs. Cattle and calves receipts 250 and 50 respectively with mixed changes across classes. Sheep receipts 250 with fat lambs down 75 cents to 1 dollar for the week and top near 15.00.
Trading in the bond market was light with little price change. U S government bonds gained slight strength while industrials and rails moved modestly. Frisco 42s and Southern Railways eased. Local social items mention Eli Wilt of Lenox as Creston caller, Salvation Army work led by Capt. and Mrs Slous, a three week auto trip to Moose Jaw by Mr Slous’s brother, and visits by Nina Royce and Catherine Elizabeth Jones with relatives in Council Bluffs and Grundy Center respectively.
Wall Street opened with mixed moves as industrials rose while rails weakened. Motors led gains with General Motors Chrysler and Mack Trucks advancing amid merger news. rails and radios saw selling pressure.
Bartlett and Winter reach the Wakonda Club links in Des Moines for the trans Miss golf championship final matches. Bartlett, Iowa champion, led with a 71 in the semi final after a dramatic comeback, while Winter defeated Rudy Juran of Minneapolis to advance, with Juran mounting a late rally before Winter clinched the match with a birdie.
The feature lists numerous stores offering cut prices on dresses, yard goods, shoes, hats, and menswear. It notes anniversaries and promotions from Athearn & Coyle, Strauss Dry Goods, Adam Begg, Town Millinery, and several grocers plus service stations. Other ads include coal, ice, gasoline, electrical ranges, and farm equipment specials.
Locals list of visitors and trips including Mrs J E Holloway from Afton Orrie DeBord and family to Clearfield Phillip Kelley of Afton Cres ton caller Mrs Moffet Howell from Council Bluffs Mrs Charles Bowerbank Prescot shopping Mr and Mrs P A Olson of Afton visiting and shopping J C Sullivan to Portland Me Junior Coen visiting Dr Roe home and M D Coen home Violet Shaffer and son Harold to Ottumwa Rex Mitchell of Iowa City to visit over weekend Mrs Sam Struwe and daughters Toa and Martha shopping here Al Bryan leaving for Galesburg Ill Harold Young family visiting Chariot Earl Roush visiting Frank Dougherty and J K Donovan homes Lena Baldwin returning from Burlington R M Boyce Degnan Reynolds Jack Casey to enter golf tournament Des Moines visit W E Farrell and son Albert to spend day with relatives locally.
A Munich Meggendorfer Blaetter note records a theater scene where a patron objects to a couple's audible conversation and the husband responds that others should not interfere with his talk to his wife.
A humorous tidbit from Tit-Bits by Mr. Henpeck notes a giraffe makes an ideal wife for its long tongue and lack of voice. The quip plays on absurd contrasts and Victorian humor.
A fragmentary caption-like snippet presents a courtroom moment with a judge asking for a verdict as observers comment on a person described as a wow. The tone mimics a tabloid style while preserving minimal readable details.
Delegates listed by precinct for the Republican and Democratic county conventions include Afton Creston and Dodge selections led by T. S. Spencer and W. E. Harpin with ward attendances. Creston wards specify numerous residents. Democratic selections cover Afton Creston Dodge Highland New Hope Platte Pleasant Sand Creek Spaulding Talmage Thayer and Union with named delegates.
Harry Jandrey drove to Corning last evening. Mrs G A Dunkle and children Eleanor Francis and Lillian returned to Galesburg Illinois after visiting here and Prescott. Mr and Mrs Henry Gass Jr with daughter Dorothy and at J P Martin home returned to Columbus Missouri. Albert Hayes of Chicago spent Friday evening with his sister Mrs W E Farrell at 400 North Maple Street and joined brother George Hayes on train No 12 to Chicago after business in Council Bluffs for the Burlington Railroad.
Classified list of vehicles for sale at Creston Auto Co and various private listings. Includes 1-27 Chrysler Coach 2-27 Doge De Luxe Sedans 2-25 Dodge Sedans 1-26 Dodge Coupes 1-23 Buick Coach and Ford touring and trucks with small down payments and balance on terms. Also numerous household goods vehicles and farm items with contact details.
Numerous residents and guests from Lenox Barne y Kent Greenfield Orient Bridgewater La Salle and other towns were noted visiting and shopping in Creston yesterday and today. Travelers include Mr. and Mrs. M. O. McDonald heading to Minnesota and Dwight Osmond visiting with H. G. Osmond after arriving from Chicago. Capt. J. W. Stratton returns from Knights Templar encampment at Spirit Lake.
Consumers Gro promotes apricots for canning as top quality with urging immediacy. The message stresses urgency with a now or never call to action.
A compact collection of rental notices for offices rooms modern apartments and houses plus various wanted ads including cattle white Rock cockerels trucking hauling drivers piano sewing milk customers and sales positions. Contact details and phone numbers accompany each item.
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