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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1927
Page
2
Chicago market reports show receipts for cattle 8 000 and sheep 8 000. Prices list heavyweights 9.90 10.40. medium weights 10.10 10.65. lightweight 10.40 10.70. packing sows 8.75 9.35. slaughter pigs 9.50 10.69. Cattle trends mixed with steers 11.00 13.75 for large stock. calves 7.00 8.75. cows 4.50 9.00. Lambs 13.26 15.60 for medium weight. ewes 5.50 9.00. feeding lambs 12.00 13.25.
The page records Chicago open price data for Wheat Corn and Oats with May and July contracts and futures figures in percent margins. It lists high low and close values for several commodities including Lard and Ribs with scattered percentages and May nominal price.
A brief data note lists rye market percentages for May and July with values around 1.02 percent and 1.01 percent, plus September figures showing 0.96 to 0.95 percent. The fragment notes minor variations across months.
Chicago reports mixed grain futures with wheat mostly around 1.33 to 1.38 per unit and corn values from .67 to .70 while oats show fractions near .40. Timothy and clover futures range from 4.50 to 5.25 and 29.00 to 365.75 respectively.
London report reveals Chinese fired on the U S Peary and two British warships on the Yangtze Monday. The Peary came under fire from Funtung Bluff near Kiukiang as Keppel and Woolsey answered with rifle fire from the river banks. The British ships silenced the Chinese riflemen.
A peculiar German tradition sees a pig touched for luck on New Year’s Eve. At midnight on December 31, a pig is liberated on the floor at many German parties so guests begin the New Year with good fortune.
Early April 26 observations mention haystack-like tankage sacks for sale by Ed Wells and chicken market chatter from Charlie Wilson. Reports cover young broilers, oats, wood storage, farm prep by Frank and Steve Stewart, and a social drive to Iowa City for sightseeing.
Billy Edward Garstag died after an automobile struck him while walking with a companion near Davenport. The driver, T. W. Trimble of Moline, HL, was held on $2,000 bond pending a coroner's inquest.
A quotation attributed to Atterbury emphasizes selecting the most worthy objects to fulfill charitable aims. The excerpt reflects a creed that completing this task signifies accomplishing all within our power.
A Colton quote notes that bad manners spread more than good, as vices are caught easier than virtues like disease. It argues that we adopt negative traits from others more readily than positive ones and highlights social contagion.
Local market listing shows per pound prices for Leghorn broilers and hens, roosters, ducks, geese, swans, and hides. Includes fresh cream chatter fat and live pigeons with notes on market quality and a line about no market for thin sick or chipped poultry.
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