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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1928
Page
2
Early advance saw light yearlings and heifers higher while fat cows and heifers held steady. Bulls rose 60 to 75 cents, wearers down 50 cents to a dollar. Steer trade spiked in first three days. best fed steers 18.25. fat steers 13.00 to 16.00. heifers 11.75 to 18.00 for light offerings. Hogs receipts 6,000 finished.
Butchers scarce and shipper demand broad push hog prices higher across weights. Top 8.50 for loads 200 to 230 pounds, 240 to 280 pounds 8.35 to 8.45, lighter 160 to 200 pounds 8.50 to 8.90, 130 to 150 pounds 7.50 to 8.00. Estimated holdover around 1,000 with shippers taking 4,500.
Open High Low figures show March wheat at 1.30 to 1.39 percent gains while May and July follow with similar moves. Corn trends mix with March at around 87 and May near 90 to 91, oats steady, reflecting early market activity and daily price swings among the Chicago grain futures.
Chicago cash grain prices show Wheat unavailable. Corn ranges from 4 yellow 82 to 84, 5 yellow 81, 6 yellow 79.75, 8 mixed 51 to 68. Oats priced 2 white 65.5 to 66, 3 white 55 to 56, 4 white 53 to 54. Barley 91 to 96. Clover 22.25 to 29.75. Timothy 3.00 to 8.75.
The Toledo seed market lists Clover cash and futures for January February March, Timothy and Alsike prices, with specific cash and imported figures. Separate note states airmen report migratory birds using airplanes as transport, with 12 to 20 birds seen aboard single planes.
At Emanuel Mennonite church the January 2 meeting elected George Herzog deacon Peter Somers trustee S C Wittmer secretary Ruth Mitchell pianist Adeline Graber assistant H J Schrag chorister Elam Christner assistant Paul Widmer Raymond Rich ushers and an auditing committee led by O F Frey E J Frienberger J S Roth P P Wenger chairman Rev H J Schragg. The Literary at Richer school drew a good crowd Thursday. The next meeting will be January 18. Services Friday evening will close the ministerial association series with Rev Elmer Basinger Rev Pritchard and Rev Polk of Wayland.
William Ledman 57 of Kalona died after an influenza illness and complications. He is survived by wife two sons Clarence of Clinton Walter of Kalona a son Ernest preceded in death overseas a brother Charles of Kalona and sister Savilla of Burlington. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church and burial at Sharon Hill cemetery. Local relatives attended from Marengo Burlington Iowa City and Goshen Indiana.
Mrs. Lafe Bud confessed to selling her radio set as the community reflects on unrest and nerves about the era. ABE MARTIN notes the episode hints that even idealistic young men may be unreliable, highlighting local mood.
The notice lists prices for hens of large breeds, leghorns, and black varieties by pound with cents per pound, roosters, ducks, geese, hide types, cream and butter fat content per pound, and fresh eggs per dozen. It adds a premium of one cent per pound for poultry delivered and bans sale of sick or crippled poultry.
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