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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1927
Page
2
Chicago market notes for hogs and cattle show receipts around 22 000 hogs and 3 000 cattle with varied price ranges across weights. Hogs active with many classes up 10 to 25 cents, cattle dull with best fat cows and good fat heifers weak, stocker and feeder trades down, sheep receipts 10 000 with fat lambs higher and fed lambs around 12.75 to 13.40, ewes and lambs priced across weight classes.
Estimates released in Chicago predict tomorrow's receipts of cattle around 3000 head hogs about 50000 head and sheep about 1000 head.
Chicago grain prices show May wheat at 1.42 with 1.41 percent moves, July near 1.32 and 1.33, while Sept values hover around 1.30. Corn contracts advance to the mid eighty range with May at 82 and July at 85, oats data incomplete.
A fragmented OCR text lists percentages and prices for lard ribs rye and other items, with multiple dates and decimal figures. It appears to be a market or commodity table with inconsistent notation and stray numbers. The readable parts mention van lard prices and rye trading values across several months.
Wheat futures fall to 1.43% to 1.43% with mixed price changes across corn oats barley and forage commodities. Timothy and clover show limited activity with prices from 5.00 to 5.75 for timothy and 25.00 to 33.00 for clover indicating subdued demand.
Toledo market notes January 28 report closing prices for clover and timothy hay and alfalfa. Clover cash domestic 23.50 cash imported 21.50 February 17.98 March 17.85. Timothy cash new 2.85 2.95 March 3.00. Alsike cash 22.50 March 22.75. Hay price listed at 25. February.
Poultry and egg pricing from Washington markets includes cream at 46¢ per lb and fresh eyes at price per dot. Hens six weights listed 22¢ to 17¢ per lb, springs 17¢ to 20¢, leghorn and black varieties 17¢ nonuniform, large ducks 20¢ per lb, horse hides $3.00 each. No market for thin sick or crippled poultry.
Braden notes Henry Van Dorn and family from Muscatine visited Rey Smith. John Fredrickson and Mrs Donald Smith returned from Peoria Illinois after visiting relatives. Students absent for measles include Jane Berkshire Wilma Palmer Neema Booth and Doris Booth has recovered.
A dense compilation of seed and garden supplies from Warren's Seed Store Washington La. Includes sugar cure and smoke products, Purina feeds, pig chow, salts, clover and alfalfa seeds, lime Soil tex soil tester, spring grains and oats, cow and poultry feeds, incubators and brooders. Lists buyers like Mrs Caldwell Mrs Wolf Earl Smith and others.
Mrs. Leo Farrington and Don ald Keith visited Friday afternoon. Mrs. Arrett Mathers and John Terry, and Mrs. Walter Stuart and Imogene Maxine visited Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Figgins of near Richmond visited Monday with Mrs. Figgins' parents. Whooping cough patients improving, Evlyn McGinnis also has bronchitis. Alberta Farrington ill with tonsillitis. W. A. Palmer lost a cow Tuesday. Wood sawing and butchering are current occupations, ice is being put up by a few.
Local column from West Chester Iowa dated January recounts weather, radio notes, land price forecasts, road conditions, and social visits. It mentions Mrs. McPhearson, WGN news, farm talk of land around $50 to $150 per acre improvements, and community events including funerals and visits from relatives.
In Wayland Mrs. Ezra Wittmer receives word of Mrs. Samuel Bash of Middlebury Indiana death. Mrs. P L Eicher learns of illness and death while sister in law Mrs. Al Farmer and P L Eicher travel from Washington for funeral. Friday mail brings update of pneumonia but arrives after initial death notice.
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