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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1926
Page
2
Hog receipts about 2 000 with steady to firm tone for most grades. top hogs at 13.60 and cattle firm with higher prices for yearlings and better grades. fat cattle and vealers show modest gains. sheep and lambs vary with native lambs and fat yearlings showing strength. overall weekly figures noted for supply and price shifts.
Chicago grain prices show Sept and May contracts with small gains and losses. Corn futures rise and fall with July August activity, indicating modest market movement amid steady demand and supply signals from the Chicago exchange.
The list shows grade prices for oats rye and barley with varied Sept and Dec figures. It includes percentages and unit prices for several months and references flour and related grains with numerical values.
The Toledo seed market in Ohio reports bids for cash seed futures with entries for August and October dates. The record shows cash prices for Clevel seed at 17.75 for October, 19.95 for October, 15.75 for December, 16.05 for February, and 14.50 for September. Timothy seed cash bids include 3.25 for September, 2.15 for September, and 3.05 for October.
Unofficial Monday estimates list 38 000 hogs 20 000 cattle and 20 000 sheep in Chicago with week totals projected at 126 000 head across hogs cattle and sheep.
Unofficial estimates claim about 1 000 Chinese die daily from cholera amid an extreme heat wave. The city records its hottest day in years with temperatures at 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Foreign residents are afflicted and Canton reports army illness from the outbreak.
Market prices listed include cream per pound 88, fresh laid eggs per dozen 73, hen prices per pound 19, 15, spring prices 24 and 20 cents, old roosters and ducks not clearly priced, geese large breeds and swan priced per pound, beef hides per pound, horse hides 83.00 each, and note no market for defective poultry.
Radio Digest lists station lineups with concerts dinners and orchestras across KOA KPRC WHRZ WMC WTAM KHJ KYW WEBH WGN WGY WHAS WIP WLS WMAQ WOC WQ2 WRC WEAF SDKA KFNF KMA WDAF WEAF WTIC WHO J J Baldwin hour and other notes.
Radio Digest lists Sunday evening programs across many stations. Highlights include WIAN and KFAH musical services, KHJ Orte featured, and WRAF KDKA vesper services. The schedule spans WGN WLS WMC WJAR WEA F across cities with various concerts, choirs, and film music segments.
A terse line notes the ongoing rivalry and mutual avoidance in a world split by factions, reflecting tension and evasive strategies amid public discourse.
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