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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1928
Page
2
Chicago livestock market report shows hog receipts at 18 000 with steady to higher prices, top hogs 11.35. cattle receipts 7 000 with steady demand, fed steers 15 to 20 lower, slaughter and yearling prices varying by weight. sheep receipts 18 600 with fat lambs down to 15 16 per head and feeder lambs 12.85 to 18.65. Prices by weight and class listed for hogs cattle calves vealers and sheep.
The market shows July wheat at 1.234 percent and 1.31 percent with 1.228 and 1.28 percent readings. September contracts hover near 1.04 percent with prices around £386 and 1.381 percent and 1.32 percent noted.
Market notes list Wheat Corn and other grains with varied quotations and percentages. Values include yellow and white corn, mixed grains, barley, timothy, and clover with range-like figures and coded suffixes. Specific structures are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate bid/offer style pricing.
Seed price list shows Clover with cash 1800 and later cash imp. 1425 for unknown period, Timothy at 255 cash and 290 in December, Alsike with cash 1650 and October 1759 August 1750. The fragmentary data suggests commodity price entries without clear dates for all items.
Chicago livestock market notes July 14 shows tomorrow's receipts forecast with hogs around 25 000 and sheep about 12 000. Holdover hogs estimated at 16 000.
Brighton July 10 updates from Rot Helmick correspondents describe Donald Edwards turning 21 with a weekend gathering of six friends, and Robert Edwards turning 18 soon after. the article lists visitors including Ruth, Marilyn Ann Macon, and many local families visiting kin, hospital notes, travel to Kirksville and Nebraska, and a temple call in Louisville.
From a hospital bed Bob Griffith watches the nurses' home work and notes vines over the building. Win Caldwell, injured, plans help with chores while his wife picks berries. The report mentions three cultivators in Col Under wood's field and a rapidly growing corn crop. Chris Schwartz prepares buckets to water the elephant Thursday.
Margaret Jean spent Sunday at James Harris home in Richland with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jamison and Barbra Lee. House guests included Mrs. BE. W. Evans and daughters Ruby and Thelma, plus Birdie and Casper Slate of Kentucky. Monday Mrs. Henry Lamansky was taken to Ottumwa for a specialist. Gladys Peters hosted Trip's Monday evening with Ora Bristow of Fairfield present. R. H. Hampsher and son Allen of Washington stayed with Jake Rader while Mrs. Rader visited Chicago.
Ainsworth notes visitors from Brooklyn Mr and Mrs S W Stone visiting Crawfordsville area. Louise Kilgore enjoys vacation from Farmers Co operative Store duties. Mr and Mrs Frank Chihak learn of a newborn granddaughter of their son and wife William Chihak. Glen Miller on vacation visiting relatives in Trenton Missouri. Dr and Mrs C B Buckley are also mentioned in ongoing local notices.
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