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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1930
Page
2
Hogs and cattle markets show large volumes with only slight price declines. Hogs 28 000 head with 6 000 direct. bids 10.10 top for 140 300 lb ranges, sow and pig categories noted. Cattle and calves limited. slaughter classes range from 8.75 to 16.75 for various weights, fat lambs and ewes also reported with higher bid activity and mixed quality offerings.
The report lists wheat corn oats rye and lard futures with mixed opens. Prices move across months including January March May and July contracts with varied gains and slips.
Grain price table shows wheat and corn bids with mixed figures across hard, yellow, white, and mixed grades. Oats barley timothy and clover values appear with percentages and dollar ranges, reflecting market quotes and sample grades.
Market prices show clover domestic cash 10.90 old, 11.90 new, with January 11.09, February 11.10, February choice 11.50, March 11.20 and March choice 11.60. Imported cash old 19.00. Timothy cash old 3.00, cash new 3.295, March 3.40. Alsike cash 10.75, February 10.85, March 11.00.
Jules Cowles earned the cockeyed William Tell role in the Universal all talking comedy One Hysterical Night starring Reginald Denny at the Graham Theatre. The India rubber figure contorts his features to grotesque expressions and holds them. He has performed in character parts on stage and screen for more than 13 years.
The Fox theatre screens the Vitaphone version of George M. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones. Eddie Buzzell from Broadway stars in the role, with Alice Day as heroine and Fana Murphy in supporting parts, delivering a dramatic plot amid musical hits.
On a snow filled Thursday residents traveled from afar in cars without chains while a local sale was postponed to Monday at Rubio. The note reflects on weather impacting public lectures, noting men dominate public talks and women prefer home settings.
Residents discuss stairway choices for access and advertising value. Travelers Chas Scranton Earl Smith and others arrive from various areas as roads seemed passable. A homespun note urges kindness and recalling good in others for New Year resolutions.
In a playful narrative, relatives at the Baird site boast their grandchildren as the finest, while Grandma Baird and Mary Joan dominate attention. The group travels from Iowa to Peoria and Washington, sharing photos and family anecdotes before a GOP style jab at the Journal office.
Vamp leads as Donald Reed and Robert Bdegan star opposite Wheeler Oak man Raymond Turner and other stage and screen favorites in a lively supporting cast.
The Wilbur Beenblossom sale drew one of the season’s largest crowds last Tuesday. Organizers reported strong interest and brisk trading as buyers browsed the stalls and inspected offerings.
The sale saw corn at 88 cents per bushel and milk cows averaging 80 dollars. Yearling calves averaged 96 dollars. Goods were sold to buyers from Wayland Rubio Crawfordsville Noble Titus and nearby communities. Col Paul Klotz led the sale with Mr Beenblossom pleased with the pricing and handling.
Baltimore January 10 The American housewife and farmer are expected to gain from the agricul tural marketing act said C B Denman federal board farm member He urged reforms to curb wasteful distribution methods and to give producers stable prices while delivering better products to consumers He cited a sheep sale in St Louis at top price and mutton chops bought higher on the same day to illustrate market waste
A sequence of farm and livestock closing out sales listed with dates from January 11 to February 12 near Washington Nebraska townships. Entries include Jennings Bros Allison Meas Work and Coulter Zeck and Teets Janecek Matthews Milles Dittmar Hawkins Lang Davis Babcock Hote Huber McCall Rodney Davis Ray Perry Wilson and Son Axel Anderson Dayton McNeil Crawfordsville with locations described as miles east west north or northeast of Washington and surrounding communities.
Commodity prices for dairy poultry and meat products with per unit rates at Washington markets. Includes butter 80 cents per lb eggs 86 cents per dozen pullet eggs hens and birds by weight price per pound and hides prices for beef horse pony and colt. Note sick or crippled poultry has no market.
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