Market Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices From Chicago Report
Chicago markets show hogs 37 000 head with direct 15 000. prices for 180 to 220 lb at 3.60 to 3.70, 230 to 300 lb 3.35 to 3.60, lighter pigs 3.25 to 3.70, sows 2.65 to 3.10. Cattle: calves 2 000. steers 550 to 1500 lb 4.50 to 7.00, heifers 4.50 to 5.75, cows 2.40 to 3.00. Sheep 30 000. lambs 5.00 to 5.75, sheep 2.00 to 3.00. Early market standstill for lambs. prices down about 50 to 250 cents per hundredweight across categories.
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Chicago
Pew
Chicago Produce Markets Show Mixed Movements
Chicago markets report firm notes in produce butter and eggs with steady receipts. egg receipts total 113125 cases with various grade splits. Butter receipts reach 8494 tubs while poultry prices ease with multiple bird categories shown. potatoes remain on track with 250 arrivals and 970 shipments.
Grain table shows mixed futures in Chicago market
Chicago grain prices listed February 20 with wheat corn oats and rye futures. May wheat at .47%. corn May .25%. rye May 34.4. July and Sept bids shown. market volatility evident in small percentage moves.
Moon signs blamed for chick hatching and 19th century farm lore
A Homestead Farm column recounts belief in celestial timing for breeding and planting, includes a 40 year old beef curing formula, notes on Bohemian immigrant families near Richmond, 1868 emigration, and vivid reminiscences of 60 years ago bohemian dance halls, celebrating the Evening Journal anniversary and capital city Washington’s boom and bust cycles.
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Stanley Vodicka
English River Township
Stanley
Vencel Vodicka
Vodicka
Bohemia
America
Richmond
Prybles
Worels
Chapek
Chez
Spevacek's
Ritura’s
Lintz’s
Holub’s Haka’'s
Selements
Skola
Votruba's
Shotskey’s
Ribak
Czechslovak
Joe Chapek
Evening Journal
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities
D. F. Macon reports brief items from nearby towns. Short notes cover local events, civic notices, and community happenings with emphasis on upcoming meetings and small-town developments.
Local residents travel amid muddy roads on Saturday
Mr S P Beatty and daughter Gertrude of near Lexington visited Washington on Saturday returning home before roads turned muddy. Alva Sands W D Simkins and Mrs Clarence Richards came from Ainsworth. Date Thompson sent a cherished valentine and reportedly sold a flock of hogs. Lon Burris of Ainsworth R2 shopped near Bethel church. EK B Franklin returns from Des Moines to Washington D C area. Ed Bicher and family depart for Washington D C as future congressman. James H Thompson of Washington KR4 visited. I R Allison and family from Pleasant Plains called on Saturday. C A Kron of Ainsworth to move this spring. Other locals joining Washington shoppers include W R Gamon and con John Join Erlenbush Dave Turnipseed Fret Walker S W Cark and Tay Berkhires.
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Alva Sands
W. D. Simkins
Clarence Richards
Ainsworth
Date Thompson
Date
Lon Burris
Ainsworth R. 2
Bethel Church
Washington
W. R. Gamon
Con John
Erlenbush
Dave
Saturday Visitors and Sales Prominent in Washington
Community notes describe visitors from Columbus Junction Crawfordsville and Keota. Sheriff McCarty and brother Shorty share a muddy mishap, and county officials plus families spend the weekend near Mt. Rose. Upcoming sales at Kerr and Knapp and Walter Brown’s near Washington are announced along with a local musical program.
Butchering Day Ends As Sausage Is Finished
The remarks describe after a long butchering session the steps to render lard from cracklings and the grinding of sausage. Lard is water stirred for two hours to render fat without overflow or scorching. A 16 inch pulley powers a grinder to turn sausage mix, then a wash tub is filled and seasoned. By 5:30 all tasks are complete.
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Israel
Great Desert
Washington
Alfred Erickson Visits Dayton Grove On Weekend
Alfred Erickson of Burlington visited Sunday night and Monday with the Harry Anderson and Lyall Moore homes. Wm Embree and J B Moore attended the funeral of Lawrence Walton at Valley church and burial at Brighton cemetery. So and Sew club served lunch at Beatty sale and expressed gratitude for cooperation. Mrs Lawrence Mottet, previously ill, is improving. Mrs Carl Herring spent the week with her Washington-area relatives as Mr Walker recovers.
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Dayton Grove
Alfred Erickson
Burlington
Harry Anderson
Lyall Moore
Wm. Embree
J. B. Moore
Lawrence Walton
Valley Church
Brighton Cemetery
Severa
K. Po
West Chester
Wim. Embree
Keota
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N. Ta. Ave
Cotter
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Hampshires
McCormick
Emerson Gang
John Deere
Rock Island
Paul Klotz
Harry Roberts
Geo. I
Stapp
Aoll
Oliver Gang
Moline
Dunham
McCormick Deering
Klondike
Macon
Walter R. Brown
Pleasant Mill
Ladin Ved
Has. Kennedy
Rye
Homestead Farm
Alvinisty
Giant Financial
D. F. Macon
Journal
Vd Wises
Ademas
S. P. Beatty
Gertrude
Lexington
EK. B. Franklin
Des Moines
Lks
Ed. Bieher
Washington D. C
Mr. Bicher
Iowa
James H. Thompson
Washington KR
Havre
I. R. Allison
Pleasant Plains
County Daily
C. A. Kron
James Bridges
Lenard
Coumbus Junction
Clyne Maxwells
Crawfordsville
McCarty
Shorty
N. BE
Near Keota
Our
Mrs. Palmer
Miriam
Miss Barbara Sawyer
Mt. Rose
Keokuk
Harold Beenblossom
Aaron Stafford
Kerr and Knapp
Walter Brown
Walter
Margaret
Ted Duke
West
Geo. L. Duke
Brighton
Ted
Seth Parker
Geo. Bishop
J. S. Moore
Lawrence Mottett
Carl Herring
J. A. Walker
Walker
C. B. Care of Journal
Tudor Ford
McNess Co
Dept. B
Freeport, Ilinois
BAY Road Horse
Puone Haskins
Billy Brown
Sia
Charles H. Kerr
Ward McCutehbeen
City
A. B. Schmoeller
Clover Hay
Dale Darbyshire
Herman Krou Ainsworth
Sam Bowser
Young America
Hampshire
Chas. Zieglowsky
L. Stewart
Chas. Kennedy
Slourner Chassifer Ade
R. J. Patterson
Wilson Coal Co
Itf
J. E. Wright
East Ord
Theos Oriez
Jackson Motor Service
Frances McCoy
Mrs. Hill
W. J. Hill
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