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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1928
Page
2
Chicago livestock prices fluctuate with hogs up to 8.65 for select loads and mixed weights. Cattle receipts at 23,000 show steadier to lower prices on fed steers while fat cows and bulls ease. Sheep receipts 25,000 with fat lambs steady, light and heavy weights priced across multiple ranges amid active demand.
The notice lists lamb prices from medium to choice at 11.50 to 13.25. Wheat futures show March at around 1.30 with May and July bids near 1.31 and 1.30. Corn futures move from Mar to July between 0.875 and 0.93 with small percentage shifts. Oats futures for March May and July range about 0.54 to 0.55 with slight changes.
Chicago cash grain prices list Wheat steady around 1.29 1.30 percent with hard and 1.29 percent for various grades. Corn quoted mixed by yellow white and mixed grades with prices from 54.5 to 85. Timothy and clover prices shown from 3.00 to 3.75 and 22.25 to 29.75 respectively.
The Toledo market reports seed prices on January 9 with Clover cash at 18.75 and March 18.90, imported at 16.30 and 16.84, Timothy cash 2.05 and March 2.15, and Alsike cash 16.80 plus January 16.89 and February 16.45.
Rural Route 4 reports visits by the Linders Kep hart and Simmering families, a 814 pound baby girl Evelyn Joyce born to Ed Chalupa, travel to Ottumwa for Ray Linder, and local social visits. Weather outlook is mild with 29 degrees at 8 am and roads improving after recent graders. A Martin sale was held in Piper garage drawing buyers from Washington area. farm life anecdotes and Roger Babson versus Oakland Acorn farming quips appear.
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell star in the film version of Seventh Heaven opening at the New Graham theatre for a three day showing starting today. The pair, rising quickly in cinema, deliver two memorable performances as Diane and Chico. The film preserves Montmartre romance through lighting, photography, and direction.
Galileo drops a hundred pound cannon ball and a half pound weight from Pisa tower to show both objects fall at the same rate, challenging the world's disbelief.
The University of Iowa reports 11.5 percent of full-time students as graduate enrollments, the highest ratio among state universities. Dean Raymond Walters cites 5,345 full-time graduate students among 618 enrolled in the graduate college, based on November 1, 1927 data from 211 AAU-listed institutions.
Markets list poultry prices by breed and weight with hens leghorn and black, large breeds, springs, and old roosters. Also quoted are duck and goose rates, beef hides at per pound and horse hides at six dollars each, plus cream and butter fat prices. No market for sick or crippled poultry.
A series of public sale and closing out notices lists numerous individuals and estates with locations mainly in or near Washington, Keota, Crawfordsville, West Chester, and Havre. Dates range Jan 11 to Jan 26 with multiple 1 to 14 mile descriptors and directions.
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