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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1928
Page
2
Market notes from Chicago report brisk hog receipts at 24 000 with strength in heavy butchers and several weight classes trading near top. Hog prices span 6 75 to 8 40 for light to heavy, with sows 6 75 to 7 50 and slaughter pigs 6 50 to 7 75. Cattle receipts reach 9 000 with better demand noted.
Feeders on a sluggish run with prospects easing up to 25 cents lower for value cattle. Slaughter cattle show wide ranges from 11 to 18.75 for steers and 8.25 to 16 for yearlings. Cows and calves hold steady to weak, feeders and stock cattle range 7.75 to 12.26 for common to choice.
Tomorrow's estimates list cattle at 80000 head hogs at 538000 and sheep at 15000 in Chicago market coverage. The report provides a snapshot of expected livestock numbers for the upcoming trading day.
Chicago cash grain prices list for January 18 shows wheat varieties around 1.30% to 1.87 percent ranges, corn colors Yellow and White fractions quoted with multiple price points, oats with several percent bands, rye No 2 at 1.07, barley 85 to .95, Timothy 3.10 to 3.85, and Clover 22.25 to 24.75 per unit.
Toledo Seed Market lists prices for Clover and Timothy with cash and import figures. Clover cash 18.60 Feb 18.75 March 18.70. cash import 1690 Jan 16.45 Feb 16.59 March 16.50. Timothy cash 2.05 March 2.15. Alsike cash 16.30 Jan 16.20 Feb 16.45 March 16.60.
The January 18 sale of Lee Forster’s farm assets drew a large regional crowd from Lexington Riverside Haskins Titus Crawfordsville Wayland and Keota. Ed Flanders bought 75 fall pigs and W J Dea acquired the pony as bidding concluded. The event recalled past local auctions and highlighted moving conditions in a close neighbor town.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church meets with Mrs. C. J. Roberts at 2:30 Friday for officer elections. The P. S. E. club gathers Wednesday evening with Mrs. Leslie Dunlap at 909 No. Marion Ave. The Flyer-de-Lis club meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Geo. Reed at 285'3.
Notices praise sales led by Ainsworth and Marsh with Sam Stephens as clerk. Mentions Herman Meyers moving away, Fulton sale near Keota, and a West Chester closing-out sale selling laying hens. Jokes about arm chairs and comments on fashion plus Mary’s lamb rumor end with a cheeky quip about skirts and a calf.
Newly elected officers of the Litts State Bank are E. H. Dodder president Jesse Sterns vice president E. S. Rabe secretary Clyman cashier Nelle Shellabarger assistant cashier with directors Dodder Sterns Hendrix Wilson Eland Lieberknecht and Rabe. Also reports Winfield High at Columbus gym in a Southeast Iowa league game and community events including Mother Daughter banquet plans and Par ent Teacher Association meetings with local visits and appointments across Columbus Junction and nearby towns.
Merle Statler drove 74 head of hogs to Titus on Saturday for shipment, averaging 253 pounds. A. R. Strum and Marion Smith assisted, with Mrs. and Mrs. Marion Smith hosting relatives and visits in New Haven.
A sequence of public sale notices runs January through February in Iowa and nearby towns. Entries cite dairy cows and livestock, with locations such as Washington, West Chester, Havre, Brighton, Columbus City, and sale venues like the Busby sale pavilion. notable sellers include J H Baird Duffy and Booth and Oscar U W Davis.
A regional poultry bulletin states there is no market for sick, thin, or crippled birds. It urges flock managers to cull such stock to protect overall supply quality and prevent price declines.
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