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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1938
Page
7
Market quotes show mixed wheat prices across months from May through September. May contracts hold around 82 to 85 percent levels with futures around 83 percent, while July shows 1 percent inching, and September steadies near 82 to 81 percent.
A group of Grinnell college students cornered the penny supply in a protest against the estate tax. About 38 000 copper coins were collected from banks and restaurants as leaders J T Martinson of Sterling Hl and Scott Hamilton of Sioux City deposited the funds in a Tama bank. All participants resided in Macey Hall dormitory.
Price list for Tuesday including sweet and sour cream He nery White Eyes Leghorn Stags Ducks Geese and poultry buyback terms Delivery pay and deduction for grades 2 poultry with defects and cull poultry rejected.
April visitors trailed in from Coppock and nearby rural routes including W C Fasley and W F Essley with Wayne Morgan, CC M Kauffman, and residents of Riverside Cotter and Wayland. They note unusually cold weather with some snow in their current states while praising a fine Saturday and hopeful week ahead.
A long list of residents and relatives from Crawfordsville Ainsworth Brighton Prairie Flower and others visit Washington for hospital updates family dinners and a golden wedding celebration at Pleasant Hill. The Wolf Floral Co displays new business space and nearby gatherings feature music and social time.
Fordsville and Havre were here Saturday as neighbors discuss crops and community. Dale Bain formerly of Shiloh now of Wayland visited with his family, P H Krabill expected to take Evening Journal for a year, and left a message with Miss Louise Porter. Keota R 2 and others report hog-raising and steady farm work. C W Harvey of Brighton traded with Pat Reynolds at Phillips Hebner drug store for money and magazines.
Answers clarify how performance is checked on each farm or combined as a unit. Rules cover shared farming arrangements, field renting, and what counts as soil depleting crops including hubam seed and sweet sorghum.
Chicago markets report uneven hogs down 10 to 25 cents with top hogs at 8.75 for 160 to 230 pounds. Cattle and calves also lower. beef steer top 9.00 to 10.50, cows 5.50 to 7.50, calves 5.50 to 11.00. Sheep at 19,000 head, lambs 8.75 to 9.00, overall lower. Estimated receipts for tomorrow include cattle 7,000 hogs 13,000 sheep 7,000.
The report lists price bands across livestock categories: cattle types range from 6.00 to 8.75, yearlings 7.00 to 8.00, ewes 3.50 to 6.26, and feeders 7.00 to 8.00 per head. No further context provided.
Chicago produce items show mixed market tone with eggs at 45 237 cases and firsts rising to 17 percent while extras hold at 26 percent margins. Butter market weak with receipts 13 888 dollars and specials near 27 percent, extras 26 percent and standards 25 percent. Poultry market irregular with broilers 28 ducks 12 to 22 and turkeys 18 to 31 percent, roosters 14 to 16 percent.
Chicago market report lists mixed corn at 57 for No 4 and yellow corn prices from 58 to 68 percent, with No 1 yellow at 62 and No 2 yellow 59 to 68. No 2 white ranges 60 to 61 and No 4 white 57. Estimated early lots total 177.
Market figures show soybeans opening with ranges around high 90s and mid 90s. Trading activity notes include open and close prices near 95 with highs at 96 percent and lows around 93 percent. The fragment indicates 8914 as a figure tied to the market data.
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