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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1926
Page
2
Markets report from Chicago on February sales showing hog receipts around 61 000 with varied weights and prices from 12 10 to 13 75 for butchers and top weights, cattle receipts near 18 000 with best steer and yearling prices and steady to higher trends, and sheep receipts about 20 000 with fat lambs slow and deck prices around 14 25 to 14 50 for desirables and 13 25 for good lambs.
Official livestock estimates list 30 000 for the House 11 000 cattle and 17 000 sheep in the Chicago district.
Clover seed cash 20.00 and domestic 15.70 asked. February 15.70, March 15.75, October 16.00. Timothy seed cash and February 3.57, March 3.60.
Mrs. Robert Morgan traveled from Brighton to visit Mr. and Mrs. C. Bh. Morgan in Ru bio. Vincent Pohren rode to Ollie. Mrs Idella Conry of Kingsley Indiana arrived for a visit with her sisters the Misses Dot and Frances Meacham. She stopped in Grinnell to see her cousin Miss Martha Meacham who is critically ill in a hospital there. A large attendance was recorded at the event.
A list of upcoming sales and closing out auctions near Washington and surrounding towns. Entries include Whittaker and Ayers at City Feed Yard Washington on Feb 9 and numerous estate and public sales through Feb 18 at locations such as Keota Columbus City Sherman West Chester Crawfordsville Haskins Wellston and Wayland with buyers like Clarence Grosscup Ira Rathmel Aura Jones Lee Chambers and Jarrard and Bigham.
A report from Clay notes that A. J. Morgan and Nelson Woodford were passengers on an event dated February 5. The item records their presence as part of a local transportation or travel note.
The Luithiy Dearing Public Sale was held Thursday with other local items. Butter markets in Chicago showed firmness early in the week then declined with nervous, unsettled sentiment and expectations of lower prices toward week end.
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