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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1928
Page
2
Hogs receipts 65,000 with prices generally 10 to 15 cents lower. Bulk hogs 170 to 600 pounds 8.20 to 8.35. Pigs and light weights mixed with narrow demand. Sow and heaveweight hogs quoted 5.06 to 8.30. Cattle receipts 9,000 with slow demand and plain killing quality. heifers and stock sheep steady to strong. bulls 10 to 15 cents lower.
The Moon of Israel presented at the New Graham Theatre impressed audiences yesterday. The biblical drama depicts the Israelites bondage and escape from Egypt with an expansive cast, scenes filmed in Egypt, and an interwoven historical background with a love story.
Weavers show strength pushing prices up to 26c above. stocker and feeder demand remains firm. Best fed steers bring 18.50 with top up to 17.00. steer market quieter than Monday but supported by scarce supply. cows trade 6.60 to 5.73 and bulls to 8.50 with veal 12.69 to 14.00.
J C Jones visits town amid hospital news as Bill Brown improves. Davey of Winfold visits with his wife at the hospital. J H Baird to hold dairy cattle sale next Saturday January 21 featuring 85 head of young cows tuberculin tested. Robert Paul from near Haskins reports feeling unwell and may call a doctor. Milton White of Crawfordville and wife shop in town.
The note mentions Ode Ferguson as a leading source on cats and hints at a local prize fight between neighbor Sam Richardson and his Rhode Island Red rooster, with humorous mishaps like a missing moccasin. The piece also references birthday suppers, Ceril’s age, and Solomons wives, finishing with a quip about small town manners.
The report lists cattle and calf prices by weight and quality. Prices range for yearling steers and heifers from good to choice, cows from common to good, and vealery, with bid ranges across all weights. Feeder and stock cattle for steers trade from seven to twelve dollars, reflecting market softness and demand.
Amanda McClure born 1849 in Marysville Tennessee moved to Iowa at age seven. She married R. Co. Holmes in 1809 and lived on a Crawfordsville farm for forty years before moving to town. Survived by husband eight children seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Active United Presbyterian member with a sunny disposition.
Chicago market notes include bid ranges for wheat and corn with multiple color coded classes and weights. Prices shown cover red, yellow, mixed, white wheats, oats, rye, barley, timothy and clover, with various grades and futures-like figures.
Open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn and Oats traded in Chicago on January 17 with Mar and May futures. Price levels around 1.26 to 1.30 for Wheat, near 0.89 to 0.95 for Corn, and 0.55 to 0.56 for Oats are listed with several percent changes and bid asks.
Mr and Mrs Fred Klopfenstein and Philip were dinner guests at the Arthur Krause home on Sunday.
Toledo seed market lists Clover cash 18.60 Feb 18.75 Mar 18.7 and cash inputs 16.00 Jan imp 16.45 Feb 16.50 Mar 16.50. Timothy cash 2.05 Mar 2.15. Alsike cash 16.30 Jan 16.30 Feb 16.45 Mar 16.60.
Livestock estimates for tomorrow show cattle at 8,000 head, hogs 24,000, and sheep 15,000 in Chicago markets. The figures were reported from Livestock Price current notes.
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