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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1927
Page
2
Hog receipts 41 000 with slow market and steady to 10 lower. Cattle receipts 17 000. killing classes steady to weak though light and yearling steers strong. Sheep receipts 14 000. fat lambs opening very slow with prices around steady. Feeders and stockers show mixed values across steers and calves. Major roles played by Chicago buyers and freight costs shaping the quote ranges.
The snippet lists mixed quotes for May May rye futures and rye spot rates with percentages and small numbers. It shows values like May 12.65 13.75 13.65 13.75 and rye at 1.02% 1.05% 1.02% 1.02% for various months with July 1.01 1.01% 1.01% 1.00% and September 96 96%96 06, indicating brief trading updates and price levels.
Chicago prices show mixed movements across grains with corn and oats posting varied futures ranges. Notable bids include corn yellow and white grades around 68 to 71, oats from 36 to 48, barley 79 to 85, rye No 2 at 1.04, and timothy 4.75 to 5.25 while clover ranges from 29.00 to 5.75 as reported.
In Columbus Junction the longtime McKee and Bliven Button Co. plant will reopen under Iowa Pearl Button Co. of Muscatine. The Columbus Improvement Co. owns the buildings and plans improvements and new machines. Louisa county fair dates at Wapello are August 16 to 19 with 130 potential sponsors seeking 10 dollars each. Deaths and births include Mrs. J. K. Brown aged 83 near Cairo and a newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Cal Gage.
Gracia Collins, once dependent on family, embraces independence in a cherished apartment filled with books and music. A chance visit from Don Hubband sparks mutual understanding and a budding romance as they discuss life, longing, and a future together.
A reflective column notes a local committee formation and April rituals. It mentions W. W. McFarland seeking inclusion, a church visit, observations on residents from Crawfordsville and Haskins, and farming life. Anecdotes cover a Davenport trip, a West Chester reader, and community scenes with ranch work in California.
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