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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1928
Page
2
New Orleans market notes show 65,000 head in Nowes with uneven demand. Prices around 100 lower than Friday on large lots. top 10.55 for 215 lb choice hogs. Sows 88.25 to 90.00, pigs 90 to 130 lb at 8.40 to 9.60. Cattle and calves active on better fed grades with 20,000 cattle and 4,000 calves traded.
Steers and yearlings show weakness in lower grades while heavy steers top near 14.90. Slaughter classes list good to choice steers 13.25 to 14.90 per 100 pounds, 950 to 1100 pound steers 13.15 to 14.75, and cows 7.50 to 11.75. Sheep market remains strong with fat lambs up about 25 cents, California spring lambs at 18.75 to 19.50, and feeder lambs scarce at 15.85 to 17.15 for 92 pounders.
Chicago cash grain quotes show Wheat at around 1.723 to 1.76 for 1-2 and 1.73 for 2, with Corn trading mixed in the 1.05 to 1.13 range across several lots and weights. Multiple lots show declines to 1.03 for some entries and 1.06 to 1.12 for others as activity winds down.
Classified notice from J M Kyle Willard Service Station offering hour battery service and repair for generators and starters. Gasoline Alley location with City 239 contact listed. Includes for sale and want ads reaching a broad daily audience.
In Toledo on April 30, grain prices closed with Clover cash at 16.75, October and December 17.75, cash imported 12.75, Timothy cash 2.20, May and December 2.20 and 2.70 respectively, and Alsike cash at 15.00.
Chicago on April 30 reports wheat futures for May July and September with opening highs lows and closes. Figures show varied percentage changes and price levels across contracts including May July and September maturities and nearby grain values.
April report describes a bustling scene in Washington with many shoppers and active stores. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Geo Yoder from Kalona and Mrs Hochstetler. corn prices cited at 1 to 1.07 per bushel. Wellman creamery project advances rapidly with W A Harper visiting from California.
C T Green of Crawfordsville has kept his promise to order the Journal as days lengthen. Warren Bishop of Lexington reports flu in town with Geo his brother improving and likely to be chief police. Mrs James Palmer and daughter Edna paid for a year’s Journal. Ainsworth area farm home of the late James Palmer is praised with a notable windmill to feature this summer.
In a scattered account, residents discuss car trouble and police, praise the Kallous family for support to the Jour nal, note D. O. Davidson’s chat with the Homestead writer, and recount Wm. Spathe’s rough path from Coppock to Burlington. The piece also mentions weight and family tales around the Stockman clan.
A Washoe Valley bridal couple chatted at breakfast this morning. He asked if he should skin her a potato, she declined humorously noting she already had one skin.
Douglas Fairbanks stars as The Gaucho in a Pampas set tale of treasure, combat, intrigue, and romance. He shares top billing with two leading women and performs baleodoras learned from real gauchos of Argentina. The film follows bandits crossing the Cordilleras to seize a pilgrims’ shrine city.
In Wellman a Ford from New Holland surfaces amid chatter of Penn Dennis Hesseltine Brighton Frank Mc Elroy West Chester and Herman Schultz. Clayton Bear, recently ill, appeared at a function looking improved and his wife drove home as Mayor Applegate and Officer Hanty attempted to manage traffic.
J A Kolesick of Ainsworth plans to read the Journal and other papers in the future. R H Mahin of Rock Island toured the square with his father-in-law on Saturday night. A joke about making him stay calm in the city sights. Jim Swift is expected to visit Rock Island soon.
A note from T. J. Foster of Winter Haven Florida says he will be home at Ainsworth soon and a photo shows him with a string of southern state fish. The car Bill Harper drove from California has about fifty thousand miles on the odometer and appears nearly new after many miles.
A brief notice indicates a trial will determine the sale or service interest. The exact items sought are unclear but emphasize an immediate persuasive process.
The excerpt describes a Chinese New Year custom of forgiving wrongs, mentions people like Ed Hotle planning to plant near Keota, and highlights farming at the Silas Korf farm near Olds with Cecil Korf, plus livestock and peach trees blooming alongside Dr. Tom Thompson’s nearby property.
Washington markets display hens and pullets Leghorn roosters and ducks priced per pound with eggs at a cent more for poultry delivered. Sick, thin or crippled poultry not accepted. Hides priced at 13 cents per pound and a $500 ceiling stated for certain hides.
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