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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1928
Page
2
A period market notice lists prices for farm poultry and hides. Hens and pullets sell at 15 cents per pound, roosters 10 cents, ducks and geese at 11 and 1 cent per pound, hides at 18 cents, horse hides per each, with butterfat content for ceram butter stated at 44 cents. An added premium of 1 to 2 cents per pound applies for poultry delivered, and the market advertises buying sick or crippled poultry.
Day's market shows light hogs higher by 10 to 15 cents with top hogs at 10.65 paid for choice 200 to 210 lb. Butchers and cattle receipts listed with varied grades and weights. Slaughter classes show steers and heifers in mid 10s to mid 14s, cows and bulls across a broad range, vealers milk fed 10.50 to 14.50, stocker prices 8.50 to 12.75 with weights spanning light to heavy. Weekend supply steady. downturn hits lower grades hardest.
Chicago Wheat Corn and Oats futures prices listed for May July and September deliverables. May Wheat opens high at 1.60 with close around 1.63 while Corn May trades near 1.06 with July around 1.09. Oats May quotes around 0.62 to 0.64 with June and other months also shown.
Mrs Ada A Longbridge Abbey born November 26 1857 on the Loughridge farm near Washington married Orville Abbey in 1886. The family lived in Richmond and Washington Iowa and later moved back to Washington where she died April 16 after a carcinoma illness. She is survived by daughters Blanche Hinkle Eather Moore Jenness Alder and Edna Washburn.
Chicago cash grain prices show multiple wheat quotes across varieties from hard to white with ranges from 1.02 to 1.68 per bushel. Oats, barley, timothy and clover values also listed with varied figures.
The report notes cash price for Clover at 16.75 with Oct at 17.79 and cash imported at 13.75. Timothy shows cash 2.15 and May 2.15.
A Saturday sale outdoors drew a large local crowd. Attendees from far away bought items, shared grape juice, and noted the Lincoln school PTA meeting with Supt. Peet leading prayer, a play by eight girls, and Dr. Bowers’s brief remarks. Sixty-six words.
Radio station bulletins list performances by United States Navy band and international Lions Club concert plus Boston Symphony Orchestra and new York air pieces. Local color items mention Mary had a little dress comic verse and community scenes including grape juice from Iowa, a sale, and upcoming church events at the Ainsworth United Presbyterian Ladies Aid May Fete and a 6 30 dinner hosted by Mrs. Ernest Garrett.
A telegram from a spa jokes about weight loss with the reply Anoth er four weeks. Lexington hopeful Bob Amlong travels town doors for a silk lug hat while J D Dayton from West Chester Ia known as Bill Nye visits, from Oberlin where his son graduated. A neighbor town hall quip riffs on belchin hare rabbits.
In a campus encounter, a female student reported an unwanted kiss attempt. A responding officer or bystander advised the man would be followed by someone else, signaling a dismissed incident with assurance of continued attention.
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