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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1936
Page
7
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For sale seven year old hornness steers all red and purebred. Call R30 13.
Summer sale at McBay's Music Service invites buyers to come early for a wide selection of used musical instruments. Corner shop offers first pick on available items and friendly service.
D. F. Macon signs the Journal subscription notes in this brief column. Readers are reminded of renewal options and the latest subscription rates and benefits.
Chicago market report shows hogs 15 000 head with direct 6 000 and prices 9.75 to 10.10 for 140 to 160 pounds and 9.75 to 10.05 for 250 to 300 pounds. Cattle receipts 6 000 with steady tones. beef steer values 8.00 to 9.25, cows 5.00 to 6.75, calves 6.50 to 10.00. Sheep 6 000 with lambs 11.00 to 12.25. stocker segments and poultry and potatoes also noted.
W J Norton of Stockport praises the Evening Journal. Readers from Washington Iowa join farm life scenes with corn fields, strawberries, gardens, and local scenes. Notable mentions include Earl Atwood’s barber shop, two weekly picture shows, Miss Grace and Hazel in education, and Rev John Simpson’s Buffalo NY visit.
Chicago cash grain prices list various corn qualities with bid ranges for No 2 mixed No 6 mixed No 1 yellow No 2 yellow No 4 yellow No 5 yellow No 1 white No 2 white No 4 white and a note on Fatimnated carrots with a price of 166.
Commodity quotes from Chicago and Des Moines show No 3 yellow at 84 and No 4 yellow at 79 with Des Moines at 68, indicating varied grain values across markets.
Uncle Eben quips that a clear conscience may make a decent citizen, but a man with a good voice can be more popular. The remark contrasts moral standing with public appeal in a lively, colloquial tone.
An upcoming community sale promises livestock including milk cows stock calves and dry cows along with pigs and hogs. The event lists posts wagons plows and used furniture for sale and invites buyers from local farms to compete at the market run by Whittaker & Son with Macon and Ferguson as auctioneers.
Chicago market survey shows receipts at 20,459 cases with extra firsts and firsts at 20 percent, current receipts down 18 percent and dirties 174. Butter market steady with no major shifts indicated.
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