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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1927
Page
2
Cattle receipts total 300 with mixed changes. strictly choice fed steers 25 to 40 higher, other grades 50 cents lower. Packers and feeders steady. cows steady to 50 cents lower for heifers. bulls up to 25 cents higher. Top steers around 12.65 per 1450 pounds, fat steers 8.75 to 11.25, fat cows 6.50 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 1,000 with lambs steady to 35 cents lower in top grades. yearling wethers 10.
The bulletin lists fed lambs at 12.00 to 13.00, western fed 12.25 to 13.00, natives 12.25 to 12.75, clipped lambs 11.00 to 11.50, wooled culls 9.75 to 10.10, yearling wethers 9.65 to 10.25, aged wethers 8.25 to 9.00, fat ewes 6.00 to 7.50, and fed lambs again 12.00 to 13.00. Hog receipts total 7,000 with steady trend. top bulk hogs 12.00 to 12.10. sows 11.00 to 11.95 and 10.50 to 11.40 for packing sows. Holdover 2,000. chippers 2,000. heavyweight 11.75 to 12.10. medium 11.80 to 12.10. light 11.75 to 12.10.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats and related commodities show mixed moves in Chicago on January 22. May wheat rose to about 1.39 percent, while July and September edges varied. Corn and oats also displayed small gains and declines across contracts with various percentages. Lard ribs and other grain products traded with modest shifts in price and nominal values.
The Chicago cash grain table lists corn prices for No. 2 yellow 80, No. 4 yellow 69 to 77, No. 1 yellow 47 to 69, No. 6 yellow 65 to 66, No. 5 white 68, No. 6 white 65 to 66, No. 2 mixed 67 to 68, No. 6 mixed 65 to 66. Oats No. 2 white 51, No. 3 white 44 to 45, No. 4 white 38 to 42. Barley 73 to 79. Timothy 5.00 to 5.75. Clover 25.00 to 32.50.
Toledo markets list prices for close clover domestic and imported hay grains with cash and future dates. Timothy and alsike values shown for February and March deliveries with unit costs.
Cotter January 21 The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Evan Edwards died Monday morning and was buried Tuesday afternoon Rev Williams of Salem church officiating Interment was at Cambria cemetery Howard Richards of Allerton spent Sunday with home folks Mr and Mrs R L Richards
A letter from W. RL Stryker written in London on July 1 describes a busy sightseeing schedule and a planned Aug 10 return. He mentions hearing Spurgeon and Parker, views on Dr. Cuyler, meeting the Shah of Persia, and visiting the British Museum. Cone Camp at Cone Lake in Iowa details a lively trip with campers Alberson Brindley Miller Warren and others, camping on Pike Run, generous farm favors, singing at night, and notable weight gains. Later, a normal institute and teachers meeting schedule is outlined for Friday and Saturday at local churches and academy with talks on music education, reform, Froebel, and teacher qualifications.
Mrs Leta Whinery of Bangor took the vacated high school post from Mrs Vogt on Saturday. Duane Richards spent Friday night with Gomer Owens. Mrs Fin NeHis and Chauncey of Aberdeen SD were called here by Mrs R L Duncan illness. W P Roberts and Hugh Thomas took stock to Chicago Tuesday. Mrs Stockwell and baby returned from Washington County hospital. Mrs J M Davis visited Ewan Edwards Monday. Mildred Willey visited Price Davis Monday. Mrs R le Duncan passed away Thursday afternoon. Funeral at Methodist church in Ainsworth Saturday at 2 30. Mrs Gilbert George visited Brighton Wednesday with her aunt.
H E Busby will sell 33 head of Pure Bred Poland China sows and gifts on Wednesday January 26 at the Busby factor building in northeast Washington. Sale follows farm equipment auction, starts 1 o'clock. Select brood sows mated to Busby’s Emperor and Conqueror lines. gilts and fat yearlings by The Robber Armistice Bob and Emperor. All stock cholera treated. Catalogues available.
A condensed list of upcoming closing out sales and farm equipment auctions across Iowa with dates from January 24 to February 18. Entries include bidders such as Jones and Davis, Boyd Foster, H E Busby, Luckey and Phillips, Fred Wagenknecht, J T Swift, J Lester Macon, J A Kolosick, J S Romine and Son, M E Ebner Estate, W D Booth, Roy Randle, Evans Brothers, I R Allison, Hotle and Ramge, R F Smylie and Sons, Jones Brothers, Green and Romine, and Eiler and White. Locations span Yarmouth Crawfordsville Washington Keota Haskins Ainsworth Columbus Junction Columbus City West Chester Crawfordsville and surrounding towns.
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