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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1929
Page
2
A dated market report lists prices for butterfat test cream eggs and assorted poultry including hens pullets and roosters with 1928 hatch leghorn variants. It also covers duck and goose prices hide values and various cattle categories including steers heifers cows and bulls with notes on market activity and grade ranges.
Receipts show 800 to 1150 stocker and feeder steers with good to choice weights 1050 to 1150 and 00 to 105 for others. Sheep receipts around 16,0010 with bids scarce, bulk lambs 1600 to 1650, best above 1700. ewes mid to high 750 to 960, feeders 1450 to 1600 for good to choice lambs. Futures: Wheat Mar 1.20, May 1.32, Corn Mar 5 to May 99, July 102, oats Mar to May, lard 1.00 to May 12, 12.82. Market notes include hogs 48,000 and sheep 11, with mixed grain prices and cash bids listed.
The sale south of Keota drew a large crowd with 37 animals sold in just over an hour. Averages hovered around 40 dollars per lot as friends and local buyers, including CB by Deville and Joe Tops, snapped up items. A pair of tested sows brought 47 dollars each, with Col Macon assisted by Joe McGi pore, and demand remained strong even in wintry conditions.
January notes from Letts and nearby towns describe visits by Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe and others, with discussions of horses, farms, and upcoming sales. A social vibe weaves through reports of family kin, improvements, and local auctions, including the Busby Payne sale and Buckler's timber sale near West Chester.
The text outlines early history of celluloid from Alexander Parkes and the 1850s to the Hyatt brothers of Newark who patented and scaled production of the material. It notes parkesine as an early form and the modern celluloid as emerging in the United States in the late 19th century.
Grainy notice seeks a cook for a hotel or cafe. Inquiries directed to Journal sees Horn, a person named Fred Donald associated with the listing, indicating a job search in the era.
Various classifieds offer for sale items including 12 head of farm cattle weights 100 to 1600 lbs, mules, work harness, a glass showcase, a modern one room house for sale or rent with utilities, springers Jersey cattle, electric view, and Angus bulls. Listings include contact names and towns: J. S Carter Richland Iowa, Ward Store, Sharn Crawfordsville, Claude McCoy Crawfordsville, John Greiner Washington, and others.
February listings show closing out sales and public notices across multiple counties. Names include K V Miller Washington R Z Duroe Keota Mike Trier, Busby Payne Crawfordsville C Blake Dublin Amity Sheetz and Mrel Ross, with sale dates Feb 15 through Feb 27 near Washington Keota Crawfordsville Dublin and surrounding areas.
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