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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
7
Local column by D. F. Macon outlines community happenings, school events, charity drives, and small-town news from nearby towns. Brief items mention town meetings, church activities, and notable residents with concise updates.
Fred Heck, neighbor on Carl ton Wilson's farm, remarks on farm work and livestock. Local poultry show displays fine birds. M. M. Gowey visits from Brighton calls himself busy. Joe Stalder reports farm sale and move. Christmas decorations abound in Washington and Crawfordsville. tractor and back relief mentioned. several local residents cited for work and improvements.
Markets show hogs up five to ten cents with 18 000 head traded including 8000 direct. Top hog price 7.60, 150 to 210 pound hogs 7.45 to 7.60, 220 to 290 pound hogs 7.36 to 7.50. Cattle yearlings and calves steady with beef steers 10.00 to 13.00, cows 5.00 to 7.25, calves 6.00 to 10.00. Sheep 9000 steady with lambs 9.00 to 9.40 and feeders 7.50 to .60. Estimated tomorrow receipts 600 cattle, 6000 hogs, 3000 sheep.
Chicago market bulletin shows butter and eggs weak with varied receipts while poultry values swing. Butter receipts 1 493 tubs with 28 percent specials and 26 percent extra firsts. Eggs receipts 4 225 cases with dirties at 20 to 21 percent. Poultry prices irregular with broilers 16 to 17 and turkeys 15 to 22.
A reader notes Ed Maxwell's passing and mentions Crawfordsville Washington and Ainsworth attendees at a church supper. Local tributes thank Mr and Mrs Bermeister and Skubal while a ride to Dunbar station is recalled. A Wellman estate sale is announced for next Wednesday December 14 with brief humor from a newspaper page.
Chicago grain table shows wheat and corn figures for May July and Dec contracts with open high low and close values. Entries include percent ranges for wheat and corn across multiple months and additional data lines with small percentage figures.
Dec 13 closing out sale join Mangold and son nine miles west of Washington. Dec 14 estate sale for late J E Harvey and son near Wellston. Dec 20 Henry Bowes five miles west one mile south of Washington. Dec 29 J Lester Macon nine miles west of Washington and near Dublin. Jan 10 J M Martins closing out one mile west and a half mile south of Crawfordsville. Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction every Wednesday. Necus livestock auction every Thursday 1 p m near Milwaukee yards. Community Sale every Friday City Feed Yard.
REISTER'S MARKETS lists prices for Sweet Cream 37 cents per pound, No. 1 Sour Cream 36 cents, No. 3 sour cream 23 cents, Wennery Prown Eggs 24 cents, Hennery White Eggs 24 cents per dozen, No. 2 Begs 19 1/2 cents per dozen, Pullet Eggs 11 1/2 cents per dozen. Delivery to plant paid. All No. 2 poultry including flawed birds bought at value. All shell poultry rejected.
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