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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1939
Page
7
A lengthy community update thanks Roy Funston and other readers in Keota and nearby towns for continued Evening Journal subscriptions. The item recalls local visits, barn construction, travel notes, bank innovations for children, a funeral in Rubio, and letters from Anoka and Anamosa region readers praising the paper.
Journal Subscription Representative D. F. Macon presents notes on local area outreach and readership, highlighting service benefits and distribution updates across nearby communities.
Chicago grain table lists May July and Sept Wheat at around 69 70 with slight variances. Corn shows May 52 July 53 Sept 53. Oats and Rye figures appear incomplete with several anomalies and stray characters in the OCR feed.
A listings column announces several closing out sales by A. C. Beauchamp & Son and others. Entries include January 24 and 26 sales near Wyman and Crawfordville, a January 30 sale near Wellman, a January 31 dissolution sale near Washington, and a February 1 public sale at Malichky farm near Washington with times and locations noted.
Markets show hogs 14 000 head active with weights 210 pounds and down about 10 cents lower. Cattle 1 500 with calves 500. market steady to mixed with steers 9.00 to 10.50 and top yearlings 12.50. Sheep 13 000 in slow trade with fat lambs about 25 cents lower and lambs 8.75 to 8.85. Eggs and poultry firm. potatoes arrivals track and shipments listed.
Chicago dealers report a steady market for produce on January 20 with receipts totaling 835 347 gross pounds. Quotations remain unchanged as the UP dispatch notes steady demand and supplies across markets.
Chicago cash grain report lists corn prices by grade with ranges from 48% to 68% and oats and soybeans quoted in mixed lots and white varieties. The summary notes 71 cars of corn receipts in the market activity.
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