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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1928

Page

2

Cattle market report from Chicago largely steady with varied changes

Cattle receipts 200 show mixed results with fat stock and slaughter cattle mostly lower or steady, best weights up to 16.50 for heavy offerings, lighter types down to 12.00 to 15.50, vealers 11.00 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 3000 with fat lambs 25 to 35 cents lower and yearlings steady, weekly top prices noted.

Chicago Union Stock Yards Chicago Ill J. Ben Roach Walter P. Roach Woz BR. Hugill W. A. Simerman J. L. Merrion

Market Prices for Lambs Cattle Hogs and Hogs Details

Feed lambs 13.85 fat natives 13.59 fat ewes 7.25 feeding lambs 13.00 bulk prices fed western lambs 12.50 13.60 natives 12.26 13.50 fat ewes 6.50 7.25 yearling wether 10.50 11.60 feeding and slaughter lambs 12.00 12.75 Hogs receipts 5 000 market 1 higher spots up 15 cents choice hogs all weights 160 lbs up to 8.60 bulk good and choice hogs all weights 130 lbs up 8.46 8.60 bulk pack sows 7.25 7.60 pigs 6.75 7.25 selected lots 7.75 or better pigs advance larger on better grade strongweights shippers took 3 590 estimated holdover 1 000

Grain futures mixed as Wheat and Corn drift in Chicago

Chicago grain markets show mixed moves with Wheat for March around 1.29 to 1.30 dollars per bushel and Corn near 0.90 to 0.92 dollars, as May and July positions hold tight. Traders monitor slight gains in Wheat while Corn margins stay narrow amid shifting futures activity.

Ous Boty

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Shifts Across Commodities

Chicago market checks show mixed movement in grains with Wheat and Corn varying by color and grade. Oats and Rye quote ranges reported, while Barley and Timothy also listed with price spans and Clover moving within noted shifts.

Chicago

Toledo Seed Market Prices Mixed for January

Clover and timothy quotes show cash and imported rates with February and March futures. Clover cash at 18.60, imported at 16.00. Timothy cash 2.05, March 2.15. Alsike ranges from 16.23 in January to 16.60 in March. Market notes from Toledo dated January 14.

Timothy Alsike

Local notices greet homestead life and sale news

January 14 update from a rural community notes Eva Murphy’s birth January 12 and her nine pound growth, mentions Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Murphy, depreciates price to acquire a newborn, reports large turnout at the Gates sale and distant buyers, praises Leslie’s leadership, Ralph Dougherty’s settlement, John Erlenbush’s farm purchase, plans to hitch mules, Rheumatism recovery for Jacob Shrader, Ralph Tracy aiding road work, Cal Underwood moving to Winters farm, and Lee Foster sale reports of cattle and other goods.

Leslie Ralph Dougherty John Erlenbush John McGinnis Gates Cal Underwood Lee Foster

Frat Law Students and Fireside Tales From Chicago

A Boston Globe piece recalls Gates sale near Wayland with Col. Rinner and Mr. Wenger. It then humorously notes a Chicago fraternity home hosting embryo lawyers who compare travels and woes, ending with a joke about ending an argument by hiding behind a paper.

Col L. H. Rinner Mr. Wenger Wayland Boston Globe Chicago Willie

Amusements Of Mankind Freiburg Passion Play at Fox Theatre

The Freiburg Passion Play presented at the Fox theatre next week offers an artistic film depicting the life of Christ. Local Freiburg residents, not professionals, train and perform the period drama as a devotional duty and aim to perpetuate their sacred tradition for public viewing.

Freiburg Fox Theatre Europe Oberammergau

Ainsworth Masonic Officers Installed for Coming Year

The Ainsworth lodge installed officers for the year including William Richards as worshipful master and Lyle Robertson as senior warden. Other posts filled were Ed Richards junior warden I K Beal secretary S A Stephens treasurer and George McCaleb tyler. Mrs N J Kilgore and Maxford visited Iowa City relatives. Ed Aikens bought cattle in Kansas City for Oscar Freeland and it was driven to the Freelan farm. Leo Norris returned from Riverside Cedar Rapids with his father Joseph Norris. Congregational meeting and dinner saw a vote carried to proceed with a stated plan.

Ainsworth Masonic Lodge William Richards Lyle Robertson S. W Ed Richards J. W I. K. Beal S. D Earl Fry J. D S. A. Stephens Charles Stearns George McCaleb Tyler N. J. Kilgore Maxford Iowa City

Parsonage to be rebuilt beside church improvements planned

Community notes report a parsonage rebuild beside planned church upgrades. Mrs. Hilda Olds visited her 101 year old grandmother Mrs. Timmons in Lexington. she is seriously ill with pneumonia. Howard C. Keiper W R C installed new officers for the year including Rebecca Carson as president and Rose Wood as assistant guard. luncheon followed.

Hilda Olds Timmons Lexington Howard C. Keiper W. R. C Mae Jeffrey Effie Will Minta Smylie Rose Wood Clyde Keiper Pearl Marr Kate Annis Mae Spessard Lyn Vanhorn Mary Richards Mary Chekak Carrie Wheeler Geo. Goble Grace Walker Ruth Norris Mina West Ida Simpson

Market Decline Dismisses Sick Poultry Concerns

A notice states no buyer exists for sick, thin, or crippled poultry, signaling a limited market and likely disposal or condemnation for affected birds.

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