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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1930
Page
2
Chicago live stock market shows hogs at 200.30 higher in places with top around 9.75 for 200 lb, various weight ranges up to 9.75. Cattle across killing classes active with strong finishes 11.00 to 12.50 for select steers, vealers 10.00 to 12.00, cows 7.0 to 9.6, bulls 6.75 to 8.50. stockers 500 to 1050 lb mixed.
The page records varying sheep prices with selections read as mostly steady to higher across grades and weights, including native and lamb categories. It also lists Chicago grain quotes for July through December with wheat, corn, oats, and rye ranges, plus a long stream of local notes and anecdotes from farmers, tradesmen, and residents.
Chicago and Toledo grain notes show wheat at 8 cars and corn at 3 cars with oats at 24 cars in Chicago. receipts and close values cited. Wheat ranges 90 to 99 cents, corn around 2 and 3 dollars in places, oats 26 to 37 cents for various grades. rye absent, barley listed at 45 with 1056 underlined figures, Timothy and Clover prices noted in Toledo with prime choice Clover at 13.20 and futures around 13.75 for Oct. hay timothy at 12.6.
Fragmentary notes recount RinTY a trained dog learning to “speak” on film sets. It mentions trainer Lee Duncan and changes in methods as talking pictures emerged, with references to Pettigo and other personnel assisting in adapting RinTy for vocal scenes.
The document outlines bid procedures for a Washington State education project with architect payments and contract bonds. It notes a ten day acceptance window, 5 percent bid bonds, and a requirement for a certified check payable to Thompson, Secretary of the Board of Education. Meanwhile in aviation news the Kinney brothers’ fuel-tax pay rose to 160 dollars per hour as endurance flights continued, prompting joke about staying aloft.
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