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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1930
Page
2
The market shows uneven gains 10 to 25 cents with weights broadly up. Cattle and hogs move in ranges from 4 to 16 dollars per hundredweight. slaughter classes show active demand with steers 12.00 to 16.25 for various weights and fat lambs around 12.75 to 13.75 per hundredweight amid strong overall activity.
Futures for Wheat Corn Oats Rye and Lard show varied moves on Jan 1 and Mar contracts. Prices displayed include Jan Mar May and July positions with percentages and nominal values reflecting market fluctuations across grains and fats markets.
Chicago cash grain bids show Wheat at multiple grades from 125 to 138 in a volatile range with mix and hard classifications. Corn bids feature mixed lots around 75 to 80 with several yellow and white varieties. Oats and Barley prices appear around mid forties to sixties, while Clover bids range from 1050 to 1800.
Toledo Seed Market lists Clover domestic cash old 11.50 and cash new 11.30 with January February and March dates 11.30 11.40 11.50 and 11.80 11.90 for choices. Imported cash old 10.25. Timothy entries show cash old 3.00 cash new 3.24 with March 8.40. Alsike 10.75, Fred 10.85, March 11.00.
Chicago dated January 3 reports tomorrow's expected receipts of hogs at 10 000, cattle 800, sheep 1 000. The figures reflect early market estimates from the livestock market.
Mrs William Pitts and son Donald visit relatives in Riverside from New Hampton Iowa. Miss Anna Schnoebelen returns from Davenport after a month with Mrs Milton Turner. Miss Clotilda Walsh travels to St Louis to resume work after holidays with her parents. Mr and Mrs Art Johnson and their son of Davenport visit Jardon home. Lorraine Jardon joins them to Davenport. Everett Cummings and son Sumner of Fort Madison visit V S Cummine home. Frank Droll and family of Iowa City spend Sunday with R A Knittel. Margaret Rachnagel of Iowa City visits mother Adele Baschnagel.
Listing of farm market prices for butter fat bees pullets hens spngs springs old roosters ducks geese beef hides horse hides pony and colt hides. No market for sick or crippled poultry.
The report covers a livestock and canned fruit sale with attendees including Mr Ear Frey and Mr Wheeler. It mentions a January 18 Hawkins farm viewing, thanks to Chas Stearns and Harry Duncan, travel plans of R L Duncan and John Roberts to Cuba, a rain-deprived Long Beach contact, and Sam Donahey's successful feed store in Ainsworth.
The column notes Macon’s image was omitted recently and editors replaced it with the best available photo. Ferguson and Anderson Dougherty are referenced in the accompanying remark.
Clarence Wheelan asks for an extra Journal for his sister as he travels to Cedar Rapids. Two copies were given, one for her husband to prevent a dispute since both would want to read it simultaneously. Washington friends report Isaac McKenry is in a California hospital seriously ill and not expected to live much longer.
A Crawfordsville Iowa exchange includes thanks for a $4 payment to the Evening Journal and request to start the paper promptly. The item mentions local natives from Washington, singing at the Christian church, a visit with Clayton, a dinner at Wheelers in Ainsworth, and a sale at Haskins with hopes for better prices.
A judge questions grounds for divorce over washing a husband’s back. A Post Master Moore handles mail amid busy days. A Christmas Eve pistol incident in which Santa is linked to death is recounted. Upcoming sales are listed near Washington Rubio and Ainsworth with dates and locations. A new filling station is planned near Ainsworth at a 3 acre land corner.
A dated series of closing out and public sale notices lists sellers such as J H Simmering Wilbur Beenblossom J H Baird Allison Mals Zeck Teets and D Rodney Davis. Locations include Washington Wellman Ainsworth Crawfordsville and areas 4 to 7 miles from these towns with sale dates from January to February.
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