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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
7
Hog receipts reached 15 000 head with 5 000 direct as prices range from 9.55 to 9.70 for various weights. Cattle and calves show gains with fed steers and yearlings up, top at 14.25, while sheep volume hits 11 000 fat lambs.
The market opens slow with an undertone weak and lambs feeding about steady. Native and western offerings rise to 11.00 with early top at 11.25. Ewes bring 4.25 to 4.76.
Chicago reports for December 19 show eggs with 4 752 cases receipts and mixed firsts. butter unsettled with 6 699 tins receipts. poultry steady with 43 trucks and various fowls and turkeys. potatoes on track with 224 arrivals and 389 shipments.
The notice presents a scattered table of grain prices for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with figures for July May Dec and daily closes. It also includes a rain range and rain impact indicators alongside percentage changes and 52% style values.
Fragmentary note appears from a periodical page listing minor items. The readable words reference a journal and subscription, with unclear spelling and no clear events or names to establish a full report.
The December 19 item corrects last night’s error for Mrs J W Campbells closing out sale at 10:30 AM on Saturday December 21. The sale is one mile north of Washington and a sale bill appears in the Evening Journal.
Dr Bassler of Ainsworth praises Evening Journal magazines. Beauchamps barbershop has nine waiting. George Yeager shows meat display ahead of Christmas. Swartzendruber sale draws a large crowd with lunch and active bidding. Keota and Washington visitors visit Santa and shared Christmas cheer.
Saturday event invites residents to bring items to sell and leave with Christmas money. Listings include brood mares, storage boxes with contents to be revealed after sales, a 20 gauge shotgun as a gift, 60 white oak posts, a low iron wheel wagon, and a calf fetch for a special buyer.
Whittaker and Son alongside Mrs Macon and Ferguson face Auds and Mrs Walker issues with Babcock and clerks noted in the proceedings.
Local society notes from Wayland and nearby towns include visitors, greetings, cattle sale plans, and holiday events. Mentions James Boyd Washington visitor, Frank Scranton plea, the Shorthorn sale in Brighton, and community church activities with light local humor.
Chicago price rundown shows No 4 mixed yellow and white classes with varying bids. Prices range around 49% to 652 and 56% to 574 with a total receipt of 177 cars.
Three Greene county physicians will be honored for a combined 152 years of service at a banquet attended by Dr. Thomas Purcham and Dr. Robert Parker of the Iowa State Medical Society. Honorees are Dr. William Youne 53 years Dr. B C Hamton 52 years and Dr. John H Shipley 47 years. The first two are from Jefferson and the last from Ripney. The Greene County Medical Association organizes the event.
A list of farm and hog sale dates and locations around Washington Havre Ainsworth Crawfordsville and Brighton. Entries include Ira Shaffers sale near Brighton December 20 70 head mostly Shorthorns and Grover Walton sale near Washington December 28. Community and yard sales noted for Saturdays and Wednesdays at City Feed Yard Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction.
Courteously published market list shows prices for dairy eggs and poultry. Sweet cream sour cream and eggs are itemized with per dozen or per pound rates. poultry categories include heavy hens leghorn and staggy springs with varying weights and prices.
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