Chicago Livestock Prices and Produce Roundup
Hogs receipts 36 000 with 13 000 direct. Market slow and uneven. hogs 140 to 170 lbs mostly 3.76 to 4.05, top 4.15. sows 2.50 to 3.80. Cattle receipts 7 500 with calves 2 500. general trade slow, steers 600 to 900 lb 7.00 to 10.50, 1100 to 1300 lb 7.00 to 11.50, vealers 5.50 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 18 000. lambs 5.00 to 5.50 to packers, moults 3.50 to 4.00. Eggs unsettled, butter steady, poultry unsettled. Potatoes on track and market dull with varied prices for different varieties.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Ste. Idaho
Iowa Hog Prices Drift Lower Across Des Moines Markets
Combined hog receipts at 22 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 41 200 for the 24 hour period ending 8 A M today down from 46 800 last week Market mostly weak to one cent lower with several stations down 10 to 15 cents Good and choice hog weights ranged from 180 to 280 pounds with prices around 3 46 to 3 85 for top cars Long haul loads up to 3 75 Pigs 100 to 130 pounds priced 3 65 to 3 75 Packing sows 275 to 350 pounds priced around 3 0 75.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
biWk
Chicago Grain December price ranges and futures quotes
Grain prices in Chicago show Dec futures for Wheat at 61% and 6% highs, Corn around 88% Dec and 407% Mar, Oats near 25% Dec and 26% May, Rye about 435% Mar, and Lard futures with varied open and close figures. The report lists multiple months and percentage quotes across wheat corn oats rye and related fats.
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Chicago
Cash Grain Prices in Chicago and Toledo
Chicago and Toledo cash grain closes report mixed prices across Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and Timothy Clover futures and spot values. Wheat ranges 5 red 56 2 hard 58 3 hard 57% with oats at 26% 27% and barley 42 to 59 while Clover and hay show premiums and receipts list Wheat 5 cars Corn 57 Oats 18 cars.
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Chicago
Timothy
Toledo
Dec
Alsike
Hay Timothy
Kidnapping at Bluffs Delicatessen Robbery and Abduction
In Council Bluffs Nathan Richards owner of a delicatessen was robbed of $50 and abducted by bootleggers who forced him back to his store at 1 am. They tied him to a post ten miles from town before he escaped and reported the incident to police. He did not reveal the hidden cache of bills.
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Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Nathan Richards
Richards
Tennessee
Maas Family Dinners After Thanksgiving Delay Near Hills
Mr and Mrs Milton Maas Mr and Mrs Albert Maas Mr and Mrs Allison Maas and son Harold Mrs Alice Maas and son Ivan Mr Arenfelt Mr Bontinger and Mrs Ed Hummer were hosted at the Meredith Maas home near Hills for a thickened dinner on Wednesday. The gathering followed a postponed Thanksgiving due to incomplete corn harvest as attendees spent the afternoon hunting.
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Washington
Milton Maas
Albert Maas
Allison Maas
Harold
Alice Maas
Ivan
Arenfelt
Bontinger
Mys
Ed Hummer
Meredith Maas
Hills
Public sale notices near Washington and West Chester
On December 17 Ira L Mikseh plans a sale seven miles west and one and a half miles south of Washington. December 18 Francis Wright holds a sale southwest of Washington. December 22 Earl Galloway conducts a sale four miles northeast of Washington. December 23 B R Senst hosts a stock sale in West Chester.
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Ira L. Mikseh
Washington
Francis Wright
Earl Galloway
B. R. Senst
West Chester
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities
Short column from The Journal's Abscription Representative highlights events in nearby towns. Mentions civic meetings, local performances, school sports, and upcoming fairs affecting residents and regional commerce.
Local notes from Washington Iowa winter visitors and road talk
December notes from T. J. Easter and readers discuss warm Florida letters, rail travel, a cattle and sheep sale set for December 23 near West Chester, road work and rock crushing plans, local sales including Minsch sale near Grace Hill, and light humor about jailers and jewelers. The column mentions weather, road conditions, and community events with several names and places such as Washington Iowa, Crawfordsville, Cedar Rapids, West Chester, Wellman, Grace Hill, and the Journal.
County road crews to pave No 8 1 Wellman route
The county plans to spread crushed rock on No 8 1 Wellman to improve access to the pavement west of West Chester. Twelve crews including four county, six township and two maintainers will work next week as weather allows. The board swapped the Rumiley Oil Pull for a reconditioned caterpillar tractor and repairs start on tractors and drag line. The engineers work on next year road plans while a new primary road west of Wayland across three counties gains support, with a large delegation hopeful for the project.
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West Chester
Wellman Road
Wellman
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Sandy Hook
Tives
Highway Commission
Wayland
Dutch Creek
Family visits mark Washington weekend
Mr and Mrs Harley Myers and children Richard Helen and Arlis called at the Palkner home in Washington Sunday Richard remained in town as he attends high school there Mr and Mrs Wm Koening and family spent Sunday afternoon in Washington Mr and Mrs Nate Benson were Washington callers Monday
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Harley Myers
Richard
Helen
Arlis
Palkner
Washington
Wm. Koening
Nate Benson
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Francis Wrights
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R. E. Brown
B. N. Jessen
C. O. Dayton
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Poland
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Blanche & Zelms
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W. M. Darbyshire
Tony
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Washington Dairy
Rex Smith
South Second Avenue
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D. R
Gregates
Journal
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Sweet Motor Co
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Johnson's Grocery
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Carl Zieglowsky
Inquire Journal
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Penneys
Aes
C. G. Schmoeller
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