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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1931

Page

2

Livestock Market Mixed Activity With Broad Class Flows

Receipts total 50 000 hogs including 22 000 direct with market active and steady to higher since Saturday. Hog prices range 4.20 to 4.40 for 170 to 240 pounds, and 3.50 to 5.00 for pigs. Cattle receipts 7 000 with meager fed steer demand and narrow local demand. best weights around 9.75 for some fat cattle, cows and calves show varied values. Sheep receipts 18 000 with market strong to 25 cents higher. fat lambs 4.00 to 5.40, ewes 1.50 to 2.25, slaughter lambs and feeding assortments listed.

Baertswur

Iowa Hog Prices and Christmas Notes From Washington

Combined hog receipts for 48 hours end at 8:00 AM across 22 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota show 69,100 head, market steady to higher amid light receipts due to muddy roads. Quotations cover weights from 100 to 550 pounds with varied ranges for packing sows, boars, and hogs. Christmas scenes and a bright display near Washington are noted in a separate brief, plus miscellaneous dairy and produce prices and a winter outlook.

Des Moines Iowa Minnesota

Eggs firm receipts exceed prior totals in brief report

A brief item notes eggs firm with receipts totaling 2,911 cases, plus extra firsts at 26 to 27 and firsts at 24 to 25, indicating a current receiptal. The wording reflects a market summary of egg shipments and inventory categories.

Wisconsin Idaho Minnesota North Dakota Red River

News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities

Notes from nearby towns compiled by the Journal's abscription representative. Updates cover local events, happenings, and brief community items across the region.

Local residents mingle in town for weekend shopping

A long list of visitors and locals fill town Saturday with shoppers from Crawfordsville Ainsworth Wellman and West Chester plus New Year plans. The column notes road conditions and social calls while mentioning gifts purchases at the Evening Journal and a stock sale at B R Senft and J H McNeil on December 28.

Glenn Anderson John Clegg I. K. Beal Ainsworth Jake Beese Dite Hesseltine Washington R. 2 Paul Harvey Ed Libe John L. Johnson Dy, Rinner Donald Noble James K. Helmick Johnny Columbus Junction Ira Huber William Ganon Wellman Melo Havel Riverside Wade Gardner Lexington Robert Ferguson Dorothy West Chester N. C. Crawford M. A. Howsare Crawfordsville M. A B. R. Senft J. H. McNeil Evening Journal

Grain Receipts Reported for Wheat Corn and Oats

Grain receipts listing 1 car of wheat 14 cars of corn and 34 cars of oats appears in the station ledger. The terse entry records grain movements with no additional context.

Grain and disease reports from Chicago and Des Moines

Chicago markets show mixed wheat corn and oats prices with Dec and Mar futures across contracts. Des Moines reports week ending Dec 17 94 smallpox cases 28 in Poweshiek 11 in Pocahontas plus multiple chickenpox scarlet fever diphtheria and whooping cough case totals.

Chicago Des Moines Iowa D. C. Steelsmith Pottawattamie Pocahontas County Black Hawk Woodbury

Stock Sale In West Chester For Mrs Moorhead

Household goods to be sold December 29 in West Chester by B RR Least upon notice from Mrs Rose Moorhead of Crawfordsville. Items include a variety of household effects and furniture. sale held as per local notice with terms to be announced.

B. RR West Chester Rose Moorhead Crawfordsville

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Chicago Livestock Taivreernacyr the Journal L. W. Marie South Iowa Ave Peterson Produce R. L. Gibson N. Marion Ave Electric Shoe Shop E. Washington St W. S. Reister & Sons Washington Iowa Livestock Market Bill Kendrick Brighton Road Conklin Bros. Commission Company Union Stock Yards Wayne A. Simerman Bill Don Darbyshire Bobby The Little Jim Casey Casey's Willie Little Jim Jim Frances Casey Uncle Jim Fred Klopfenstein Wayland Haskins Milford McCreedy Parker Cotter Bethel Eben Davis Gay Berkshire Wyman Charles Rothlisberger Washington R. 1 Santa Claus Charley Santa Yarro Sojka Will Davis C. W. Spikup James Boyd W. M. Darbyshire R. 2 Leland Maxwell Clyde Maxwell Wilbert Rose E. L. Bartholow & Son E. M. Bridges & Co Timothy Day 8& Shotes J. HW. Baird Ed Miller R. A. Warner C. A. Ruebsam Washington Cafe Railroad Inn Quality Feed and Seed Lemmon's Pharmacy Hamburger Inn Washington Dairy Rex Smith South Second Avenue Back Af State Theatre Ed Gallagher Yaro Sojka Porter Hartman Tony Ruggles Fairfield Earle Libe Triploil Refining Co Brown's Reais Blanche Zelma Beauty Nook General Electric A. J. Franzen S. 249Ttead Karmel Korn Shop Joe Wolfe McLellan’s West Side Tom Stirling Sehmoeller Bros Remington C. V. Crull Lowa D. F. Macon Shropshire B. R J. H. McNiel Walter Boyer C. G. Schmoeller Inquire Journal Breitenbach & Dayston Preitenbach & Dayton Geo J. Breitenbach Johnson's Grocery Evreen Samson Ford Simpton Finance Co New York Tom Whittaker Stewart Auto Shop M. &. Church Frank L. Wilson Want Dear Journal Tise Journal W. S. Hill Mrs. Hill
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