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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1927

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Prices Report Roughly Steady Trade

Chicago receipts show hogs 26 000 cattle 13 000 with steady demand mixed by weight ranges. Hogs top 10 75 with most 160 to 200 pounds 10 40 to 10 75 and sows 8 15 to 8 75. cattle and calves feature best fed steers around 14 25 with wider ranges for mixed grades. sheep and lambs active, fat lambs up about 25 cents, range mid teens for good to choice, lighter weights weaker.

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Grain futures mixed as Chicago updates show modest changes

Chicago grain reports open high low and close figures for wheat and corn. Wheat contracts Sept Dec Mar move around 1.33 to 1.41, corn Sept near 1.05 to 1.07.

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Market commodity quotes and fluctuations summary

A fragment lists various commodity prices and percentage changes across months for oats lard ribs rye and related futures. Includes figures such as oats around 1.11 to 1.15 percent, lard near 13.7 to 13.6 dollars, and rye close to 0.94 to 1.01 percent.

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Grain and forage price ranges across wheat corn oats rye timothy and clover

Commodity prices show mixed moves among grains with wheat and corn edging up in spots while oats, barley, rye, timothy and clover display varied shifts. Notable quotes include wheat around 1.34 to 1.36 per bushel and corn from 1.00 to 1.08, with forage like timothy rising from 2.85 to 3.60 and clover up from 18.50 to 26.75.

Intermediate League bids farewell to Jesse Miller

The Methodist church group will miss Jesse Miller as Mary Pauls and Lloyd Helwick voiced appreciation for his help in league work. Howard Benn the president gave Mr and Mrs Miller two Edgar A Guest poetry volumes. Fred Nicola traveled to Des Moines for the fair.

Intermediate League of the Methodist Church Jesse Miller Mary Pauls Lloyd Helwick Howard Benn Mrs. Miller Edgar A. Guest

Local visitors and fair plans touch town life

Mrs. Mary Brown arrives from Fayettsville Arkansas joining A T Brown family visit. Guests Cockrin of Clear field Iowa plan Cedar Rapids and Des Moines state fair. Town residents joke about sore fingers with fair and work delays and recount chats about kin neighbors and trips to Iowa City Long Beach and Washington.

Mary Brown A. T. Brown Fayettsville Arkansas Will Erwin Junction Dutch Creek Chris Schwartz Harrison Dodder Iowa City Louise Shaffer Long Beach California Mary French Ella Gordon Des Moines

Scotch Musicians Open at the Graham Theatre

Walter Marler and his Scotchmen and Scotchwomen appeared at the New Graham theatre to a large audience. The Scotch-American vaudeville with singing dancing orchestra bagpipes drew fine applause after touring the middle west from Los Angeles. They will join the Orpheum circuit this winter. The photoplay Love's Greatest Mistake was shown with the attraction.

Walter Marler New Graham Theatre Newton Iowa Middle West West Los Angeles Orpheum

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