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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
2
Chicago cattle and hog trading concludes with active demand and mixed moves. Beef steers hold 8.75 to 10.00 while stockers run 6.50 to 7.50. fat lambs gain to 13.50 for midweights. hogs trade 11.50 to 11.60 with highs near 21.60 for top grades as buyers push for quality.
The report notes higher activity with a few loads of medium good hogs in the 150 to 200 pound range priced 11.40 to 11.45 per cwt. Bulk packing sows sell around 19.30 to 10.65 and medium slaughter pigs at 11.25 to 11.50 per cwt.
Estimated arrivals for tomorrow include 1500 cattle and 2500 hogs at Chicago livestock yards. Figures reflect market sentiment ahead of trading and price setting.
Market brief from Chicago shows wheat with December and May quotes, corn, oats, rye, and fats with January rib prices. Data lists open high low and close figures for several contracts, indicating grains trading activity and price ranges on December 30.
The American oil industry loses about 200 million dollars annually through evaporation, a waste totaling over six percent of total oil production.
A lengthy Christmas notes piece recounts family dinner with 21 relatives including Mrs Lydia C Kluga Mrs Lola A Fishburn Mr Harold Putman and Jacob Belrondo. It mentions gift exchanges a duck incident a joke about Santa and a mule braying home-sickness. It also covers an Odd Fellows lodge family night plan and a large turnout for supper plus a humorous hunting license letter from Takoma Park Maryland with personal details.
Toledo Ohio December market update lists Clover seed cash domestic 22.85 cash imported 20.50 Dec 17.85 Feb 17.95 Timothy seed cash old 2.66 Dec S85 Feb 3.00 Alsike cash 20.85 March 21.00 Hay 25.00 Read the Classified Ads.
BrigGen Loran Freland, commander of the Marines guarding U S mails, announced that the force protecting U S mails across the country will be withdrawn within three months, most likely within the next 30 days, in a move affecting the OMAILA Neb area and the material service.
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