Market Report on Hog and Cattle Prices and Receipts
Market news notes 16 000 hog receipts with mixed demand and mostly steady bids. Prices range for medium to strongweight butcher hogs 11 65 to 11 70 with top 11 70 and early bulk better grades 170 to 270 pounds 11 45 to 11 60. Packing sows 10 25 to 16 60, slaughter pigs 10 75 to 11 38, heavies 11 25 to 11 70, mediums 11 25 to 11 65, lights 11 16 to 11 60, light lights 11 00 to 11 55. Cattle receipts 8 000 with fed steers and yearlings 25 cents higher and spots more on kinds for…
Livestock Market Report Shows Higher Steer Prices and Strong Lambs
Shipping demand lifts steer prices by about 15 cents with heavy weight bulls at 11.00 per cwt and yearlings around 13.75. Fat cattle mostly 8.74 to 10.25, feeders 11.00 to 12.00, outsiders 12.50+. Sheep receipts reach 11,000 with fat lambs steady to strong, outsiders 12.25, bulk wool lambs 12.00 to 12.75, ewes 5.90 to 6.25.. feeders 11.60 to 11.75.
Livestock Estimates Released For Tomorrow
Chicago daily figures show hogs 25000 cattle 9000 sheep 16000 as official estimates for tomorrow.
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Chicago
Grain and meat futures prices from a historical market page
The excerpt lists daily open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies with May July and January contracts. Prices show small percentage changes and standard commodity notation typical of futures boards.
Toledo Seed Prices Reported for Clover and Timothy
Toledo market notes Clover seed cash 20.40 domestic 22.75 December 17.75 February and March 17.90 bid. Timothy seed cash 2.65 December 2.85 March 3.05.
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Toledo
Ohio
Clover Seed
Timothy Seed Cash
Walton Sets Season Shucking Pace in Local Corn
The Earlham Iowa article notes James C. Walton, son-in-law of Jarvis the blacksmith, as a newcomer who cribbed 2803 bushels in 27 days for H. C. McKibben, averaging about 104 bushels per day. It credits his intense work ethic and compares him to Stanek in potential output.
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Earlham
Iowa
West Chester
Chester
James C. Walton
Jarvis
H. C. McKibben
Stanek
Amusements: Conklin Dives in Janitor Costume for Fox Feature
Amusement note highlights Charles Conklin as the sole deep sea diver who appears in a janitor outfit for the Fox film More Pay Less Work. The San Francisco Bay dives occur without helmet or suit as Chester the janitor in Peter B Kyne's Cappy Ricks tale shown tonight with an all star cast led by Albert Ray and including Albert Gran J Ratcliffe Mary Brian Buddy Rogers and Otto Hoffman.
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Charles Conklin
Conklin
San Francisco Bay
Chester
Fox
Peter B. Kyne
Cappy Ricks
San Francisco
Fox Tonight
Albert Ray
Allstar
Albert Gran
J. Ratcliffe
Mary Brian
Charles “Buddy” Rogers
Otto Hoffman
Closing out sales listed at various locations
Closing out sale notices appear with dates and names including Everette Teets Wes Reiner W D Martin Knotek Bros and Weigman. Locations span miles north of Washington and southeast of nearby towns with sale dates from December 34 to January 17.
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Everette Teets
Wes Reiner
Washington
W. D. Martin
W. Weigman
Knotek
Railroad Ride Recounts and Carrick Sale Echoes
A Burlington Depot morning tale notes Emil Anderson and Swan Johnson sharing a meal with Conductor Grier and Bob McCall amid election chatter. The Crawfordsville sale of U P Ladies draws a large crowd with livestock and commodities selling well, totaling about 5462 dollars.
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Burlington Depot
Emil Anderson
Inllinois
Swan Johnson
Grier
Bob McCall
Milt Andrews
Bob
Milt
Brookhart
Macon
Conductor
Crawfordsville
Elmer Gault
Crawfordsvile
Wyman
S. W. Carrick
U. P
Carrick
Washington County Farm Bureau Notes and Notices
Washington County Farm Bureau notes announce the Junior Short Course at Ames next week with about 1800 girls and 600 boys from townships. Winners from the Club Show will have expenses paid by local business men and attend December 28 to 31. Also covered are Wellman Institute activities, dairy feeding talks, corn borers, poultry shows, and a Des Moines convention January 11 to 13. A December 21 meeting will choose voting delegates, and December 29 to 30 hosts a vaccination school with Dr Craft handling lectures and hog vaccination exams.
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Robert Hanna
Crawfordsville
Dwight Booth
Washington
Ames
Towa
Wellman
Successfal Institute
Cork
Burt Oderkirk
Dairy Extension Service
Henrietta
M. A. Hauser
Indiana
Iinois
J. Rood
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Carl C. Taylor
North Carolina State Colege
Macy Campbell
Iowa State Teachers College
Washington County
Craft
Christmas programs by Wayland churches scheduled
Wayland churches announce Christmas program night on Thursday December 23. The Junior High will present a class play titled When a Feller Needs a Friend. Attendance and location details follow in the church notices.
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Wayland
Local notes capture visits and community life
Miss McElhinney, Glenn Showalter, Nic Roth and families visit relatives during holidays. The Ladies Aid served a banquet for the Commercial club. New baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conrad. Mrs. D J Messenger helping at Josie Conrad home. An array of visits, illnesses, funerals, and school holidays mark a close knit town week. The Hi school glee club sang for the sick.
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Rend
Opera House
Miss McElhinney
Mildred
Glenn Showalter
Cornell
Peter Showalter
Nic Roth
Washington
Ben Roth
Ladies Aid of the
Methodist Churea
Commercial Club
D. J. Messenger
Josie Conrad
D. O. Davison
J. L. Davison
Loyd
Dale
Max
George
Ezra Wittmers
Joe Conrad
Ezra Wenger
Chicago
L. S. Brookfast
Ed Kauffman
Clyde Clark
Edd Roth
Dorothy Davison
New York
Angelina
France
Jst
Abe Blossers
Eac
Wilbur Eicher
Rosemary
Ross Levert
Rex
Hi School
Babbling Silence as Folly Says Rosjamin Franklin
An odd proverb attributed to Rosjamin Franklin notes that silence is not always wisdom yet continuous babbling remains folly. The wry quip blends wordplay with a humor about discretion and talkativeness.
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Rosjamin Franklin
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Heart of
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H. W. Kussel
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Kansas
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McComb
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Ainsworth
Columbus Junction
Winfield
Novle
Washington CO
Farm Bureau Notes
Burl Foster
Carl Anderson
John Cray
Ezra Wittmer
Evening Journal
Poland
China
Inquire Journal
Red
J. W. Shafer
Satmon
D. F. Bush
Minneapolis, Minn
George Schneider
B. F. Sayre
Frits
Red Rock Roosters
Thompson's
Ringlets
Tom Deal
W. M. Darbyshire
C. H. Wolfe
S. R. Ranshaw
Paul-Helen Building
Iowa City
Boyd Berdo
Eli Jackson
Boyd Dill
Hite
American Legion
George C. Stewart
Mahone
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