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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1926
Page
2
Chicago market update shows hog receipts around 5,000 with light weights firm to sharply higher while heavier hogs lower. Cattle receipts about 3,000 with generally steady trade on most killing classes and weak finish on shulls. Sheep receipts near 2,000 with slow but steady demand for desirable clipped lambs and limited activity on wool lambs.
Chicago on April 30 forecasts for tomorrow include Hoge 4000 head, Cattle 500, Sheep 4000. Market notes indicate varied demand across species and regional buyers eyeing the offerings.
Chicago market notes show wheat trading activity with prices moving through the day. Data indicates open high low and closing values as traders respond to supply and demand signals.
The report lists bid and ask ranges for anty and pellies with dates in May and July. Ribs show May and July figures, muay values appear for July.
Chicago cash grain quotes April 30 list wheat at No 1 hard 1 68 percent No 2 hard 1 65 No 2 mixer 1 66 corn No 2 mixed 72 No 3 mixed 70 to 70 No 4 67 No 6 60 to 63 No 2 yellow 73 to 75 No 3 yellow 71 to 72 No 4 yellow 67 to 69 No 5 64 No 6 62 to 63 No 2 white 74 No 3 white 72 to 72 No 4 white 68 sample grade 53 to 61 oats No 2 white 41 to 42 No 3 white 41 No 4 white 40 Nye not quoted barley 68 to 72 Timothy seed 6.00 to 6.75 Clover seed 28.00 to 32.00 lard 14.55 ribs 15.75 bellies 17.00
F. G. Churchill of Iowa State College says alfalfa and clover stands after a hard winter may look poor in late spring but can rebound. Do not plow fields until the stand is clearly destroyed, he advises. if insufficient, fields can be replanted to alfalfa later or switched to corn or soybeans.
Iowa poultry keepers show interest in flock accreditation and certification as 73 flock owners across the state sign up. Specialists culled poor layers and birds and banded each bird with a sealed tag to prevent interchange. Eighteen baby chick hatcheries were inspected for accreditation and fall plans call for certifying male birds to ensure buyers get high quality stock.
Chicago station WLS kicked off a concert series featuring the Chicago Madrigal club sponsored by Etude magazine. The monthly events occur on the third Tuesday at 7:15 PM Central, with J A Clippinger directing and renowned as editor and organizer.
The notice lists fresh dairy and poultry prices in Washington shows per dozen and per pound, including butterfat tests and hen weights. It notes no market for cut, sick, thin or crippled poultry among items.
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station at Ames unveiled winter feeding results to cattle feeders at Iowa State College. Dirt fed with mineral supplement boosted gains by 5.4 percent, about 18 pounds per steer in four months, while silage outperformed corn fodder for daily gain and cost per hundred pounds of gain.
The article notes Heinrich Kleist gained fame after his death at age thirty four. It states his works had little recognition in life and he died by suicide in 1811.
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