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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1936
Page
7
For sale good 40 acres with improvements about 244 miles from Washington near a hard surfaced road. Price 125 dollars per acre. Owner open to small city acreage as part payment. Breitenbach & Dayton exclusive agents. Call Cy Birka R19-11.
D. F. Macon, the Journal's subscription representative, reports on neighboring communities. The column highlights local civic life, business openings, and community milestones, offering readers a quick tour of nearby towns and notable events.
December 15 note: J. A. Porter and wife left to spend winter with Porters brother and family in Redlands California. Joe Amrnegs returned from Cedar Rapids and now lives on Washington Route 2 at Mocking Bird farm. F. J. Skubal of Lone Tree renews his old home daily. O. M. Cuddy spent Sunday with daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Ashmore in Waterloo.
A reader asks how long a hen should sit on eggs. The editor replies three weeks for chickens and four for ducks. The reader kept a hen on eggs for three weeks, no chicks hatched, then removed the hen and sold the eggs.
Neighbor attendance marks the Bovee Thompson sale near Rubio with thanks to W F Fleming Eli Speidel Walter Statler and others. Johnson thanks Mr Miller of Washington for the Evening Journal payment while France announces a new small car at 60 mph 60 mpg and $660. Raymond Martin will take over the Bovee farm as Thompson moves west of Washington.
Chicago markets show hogs at 9.75 to 10.00 for 190 to 186 lb weights with top at 16.05, 36 000 head ran. Cattle steady with beef steers 10.00 to 12.50, cows 4.25 to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 11.00. sheep steady with lambs 8.50 to 9.00 and yearlings 6.00 to 8.00.
Chicago market report shows steady Butter and Eggs prices with varying receipts and firsts percentages. Poultry values range from springers to turkeys with mixed gains and declines, while potatoes track on arrivals and shipments with current totals cited.
Chicago reports show mixed grain weights and quality ranges with percent classifications for several grades including no 4 mixed 101 to 104 percent and no 5 mixed 98 to 102 percent. Estimated carrot production around 193 units appears in the summary.
Trading data from December May and July shows slight gains in high low close and average values. Percent changes hover around 1.47 to 1.50 percent across periods with December figures at 1.47 1.49 1.47 1.49 and May at 1.48 1.50 1.47 1.4944 and July at 1.47 1.48 1.47 1.48.
The Stewart Moore sale is set for Wednesday December 16 featuring top livestock, plus a sale of feed and machinery. The notice mentions a strong lineup and practical farming goods available at the event.
The passage notes U S corn production and consumption, cites Joe Lukavsky, mentions Ainsworth’s Monday visit and a stop at Doughertys, and reports Mr and Mrs Glen Anderson visiting Monday with a sale planned for Monday December 21, with an ad to appear soon in the Evening Journal.
The text notes that wheat cultivation started with early American colonists and settlers. Wheat was sown in Jamestown as early as 1611 and at Plymouth, Massachusetts soon after 1621.
Prices paid for dairy eggs poultry and specialty items at the market courtesy of W. S. Keister & Sons. Listing includes sweet cream sour cream various egg sizes pullet eggs hens weighing ranges leg horn and spring chickens ducks and heavy poultry with price per pound or dozen. All No. 2 poultry priced 4c less by weight.
A series of closing out sales listed by dates and locations around Washington and surrounding towns. Entries include Dec 16 Fred L Stewart and W P Moore 4% miles west and 1 mile north of Washington and other Dec dates for G W Wiegman J W Bishops Horchstetler Kalona Ainsworth West Chester and Bueb.
Anthony Horak celebrated his 80th birthday on December 9 with a 6 oclock supper at his South Highland home. Relatives including John and Harry Horak Melo Horak Lasek and others joined for a socially active evening of cards and conversation.
Mr and Mrs Charles Brown hosted Wednesday evening gatherings with Kk Knottnerus and member Jake Reemicius at the Lewis Prymek residence on a Wednesday.
Local listing notes phone number 9 for Colored Springs and 5 pounds of Old Roostery white young ducks over 4 percent? weight. Vendors feature fresh poultry items, with emphasis on duck supply and assorted roostery products.
The December 15 market table shows grain price ranges in Chicago with bids and offers across grades. Traders note limited movement as buyers and sellers gauge demand while futures edge higher on near term harvest expectations.
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