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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1928
Page
2
Chicago hog prices and receipts show traders paying 15 to 25 cents lower on average with light desirable lots fetching 8.20 for top quality 160 to 200 lb hogs. Heavier loads around 7.75 to 8.05 for 250 to 350 lb animals and slaughter pigs 6.75 to 7.65, with sows generally 6.75 to 7.35.
Receipts reach 18 000 cattle with feeders and yearlings steady to weak. Bulls strong. weaners bid 100 lower. Slaughter cattle vary by weight and grade from 9.00 to 18.25 dollars. Feeder cattle offered 8.00 to 16.50 with activity improving for higher grades.
Chicago grain report lists open high low and close for Wheat Corn and Oats across March May and July contracts. Prices show wheat around 12.28 to 12.81 cents, corn near 89 to 93 cents, oats around 54 to 61 cents per bushel.
Grain prices for Wheat Corn Oats and Barley shown in mixed fractions and percentages across classes and grades. The report lists bid ranges and performance notes for red hard white yellow and mixed grain categories with implied volatility indicators and price shifts. Notable entries include Wheat with 2 red 1.45 percent and 1 hard 1.32, Corn with multiple yellow and white class values and fractions, and Barley quoted around .86 to .996.
The snippet lists numeric ranges for two items named Timothy and Clover. Timothy ranges from 3.10 to 3.85, while Clover spans 1.25 to 29.00 in pounds. No further context or actions are provided.
Toledo seed market lists cash and March prices for clover and timothy. Clover cash 18.05, March 18.00. Timothy cash 2.05, March 2.10. Alsike cash 16.26, February 16.20, March 16.35. Imp prices: clover 15.75 February, 16.50 March. timothy 16.50 February and March.
Chicago reports tomorrow’s livestock estimates with cattle at 19 000 horses 48 000 and sheep 19 000. Griswold Iowa records a shorthorn cow calf birth history: six calves in two years with four surviving on pasture born but died from exposure. the cow also had twins last year.
James J Hon da of Washington Iowa secretary of Farmers Mutual Insurance Company was called to adjust fire loss on the Belle Whittacre farm barn and granary. Local readers note many residents visited relatives and attended a Farm Bureau club meeting with a covered dish luncheon and a large attendance.
About thirty members of the Methodist Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. James Frain for their regular monthly meeting and social hour. A committee served. Various local moves and visits included Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hoover welcoming a son, J t. Atkinson visiting Ada Oklahoma, and Mrs. Grace Vanerus returning to City hospital for treatment.
Suburban notes report subscription drops and plans for sowing turnips, with Dudley Allen visiting the Democrat and Kalona figures jockeying for a commission. Local people, sales, illnesses, and small-town chatter fill the column, including weather, travel, and upcoming sales between Washington and Ainsworth.
The Washington market lists hens leghorn and black at 18c per lb and spring leghorn at 16c, young roosters 16c, ducks large breeds 16c, eggs fresh laid at a penny per dozen, with an extra cent per pound for poultry delivered. No market for sick or crippled birds is stated.
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