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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts hogs 20 000 holdovers 5 956 markets dull weak to 25 off top 15 40 most sales 14 75 15 00 beef steers and heifers quoted with varied weights margins and prices. Lambs and feeder lambs noted strong demand with prices 14 75 15 00 for wethers and 16 50 18 00 for feeder lambs.
The column lists numerous farm and livestock sales across Iowa counties with dates and locations from Feb 5 to Feb 28 including buyers such as Soukup, Shaffer, Poland China Breeders, and Hanks and Bishop. It also covers farm depreciation guidance from S H Thompson and a report on a bred Duroc Jersey sow sale at New London, noting prices, top bids, and expert commentary on breeding practices.
The market shows 147 car loads of cash grain including No 4 yellow corn at 1.43 and 145 percent. Oats trade 73 cars with No 3 western oats at 85 to 86 percent, reflecting active movement and price levels.
Frank Timmins and Clair Sargent from Smith Center Kansas, visiting relatives in Lexington. Mela Shalla and wife visited at the Joe Stransky home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson and Helen were entertained at Warren Matthess' Sunday. Albert Paul and family and Wayne McClure and family visited Walt Patterson's Sunday. Lon Fleming and family visited Dave Tipton's. Mela Shalla and wife Frank Dunshee and wife and Franklin Jr. Clifford Swick and Col Yoder spent Sunday evening at Warren Matthess.
An old time patent medicine touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle yet effective liver cleanse. The ad claims the pills act tonically and provide pleasing results and notes the price of 25 cents per bottle at drug stores.
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