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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1932
Page
2
Cattle and hogs mostly steady with calves and feeders varied. Hogs top 4.25 with bulk 3.65 to 4.20, packing cows 3.15 to 3.65. cattle steady, beef steers 7.00 to 8.50, heifers 3.90 to 6.50, cows 2.76 to 4.25. sheep 9,000 head steady, lambs 6.00 to 6.75, yearlings 4.50 to 5.50, ewes 1.50 to 4.00.
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M totaled 24 200, down from 32 800 last week and 29 300 a year ago. Trading was uneven mostly steady with moderate volume and prices largely holding.
Knotek Bros sell at Raymond Benell's sale on Monday February 29 offering five spring gifts bred for early March farrow. Double treated.
February weather favors travel as roads stay good and sales draw many buyers. The Lester Fry sale near Fairfield attracts locals and distant buyers, with noted breeders and neighbors in attendance. Clerks like W. C. Brawner earn praise for their systems while other sales nearby draw additional interest.
The quotations cover weights from 200 to 350 pounds with price ranges for different classes. Heavy weights 250 to 350 pounds show 3.10 to 3.60, while lighter sows 275 to 350 pounds fetch 2.96 to 3.20. Notes mention bulk basis and exclusions for shipping point weights and excessive shrinkage.
Raw figures show Chicago produce trade with tubs butter eggs and cheese categories. Listings include tub counts 10 453 creamery extras 21 percent firsts 20 21 percent and packing stock 3. Live poultry and potatoes with regional shipments and identifications for varieties and grades.
Good running order portable desk adding machine dustproof and ready for immediate removal. Original cost 45 dollars, price cut to 20 dollars. See it at V. V. Crull's Insurance Office in the Temple building.
A compact record shows March through September bids for Wheat Corn and Oats with shorthand figures. Prices and percentages listed include HTM HRS AT May July Sept values, plus odd characters and misprints indicating mixed market data.
Chicago seed market notes price ranges for red clover Alsike and Timothy seeds. Red clover fair to good quality quoted at 12.50 to 15.90 per unit, Timothy seeds around 3.35 to 3.75, with Alsike 9.50 to 13.00 and other variations across grades.
Wheat 438 cars, corn 293 cars, and oats 34 cars recorded in the table. This item lists totals for three grain categories without further context or details.
In colonial times Pennsylvania hosted a diverse mix of settlers and faiths. It included Dutch, Swedes, English, Germans, Welsh and Irish migrants along with Quakers, Presbyterians, Catholics, Lutherans, Mennonites and Moravians.
March sales listings show R F Smylie & Sons of Columbus Junction offering a horse sale on March 2 alongside household goods from Mrs Minnie Spragine in Crawfordsville. Mrs Whitlock and Geo Parks estate administration sale near Washington are scheduled with goods and property to be auctioned.
A baby whale about a ton tangled with six seals near Hermosa Beach as it tried to reach safety with its mother. Seals attacked the whale repeatedly, scattering the crowd and prompting reports that reinforcements may have driven the whale away.
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