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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1927

Page

2

Chicago livestock market trends on June 23

Hogs receipts 40 000 as market slows with better hogs 10 to 15 cents lower and packing sows 15 to 25 cents off. Top hog price 9.25 with various weight ranges. Cattle receipts 9 000 with weakness noted, steers and heifers mixed, vealers down, cows lower. Sheep receipts 10 000, market slow, lambs 14.00 to 14.75 natives, Idaho feeders up to 13.75, slaughter lambs 12.10 to 15.14 for light and heavy weights.

Chicago Livestock Chicago Ium Idaho Choice

Chicago Grain Prices Reported for June Futures

Chicago grain prices show mixed moves across commodities on June 23 with July and September futures quoted for wheat corn oats rye and related fats. The report lists opening highs lows and closes for each contract period and includes prices for lard ribs and rye at multiple maturities.

Chicago

Ole Bunch Picnic At Saunders Grove In Mt Pleasant Iowa

WAYLAND The Ole Bunch picnic was held at Saunders Grove in Mt Pleasant Iowa on Sunday June 19. Present were Elmer Reschleys George Webers Jesse Dvison Ezra Wittmer Clair Bensons Arthur Wyses Homer Webers Mrs Ella Shively and children Chriss Kauffmans Harmon Webers Huch Conrads Mrs Hannah Essley Earnest Seabranchs Jim Merrick Ronald Dold Fred Dold D O Davisons Lester Neff Benn Neff Leo Neuman Clayton McKenzies Henderson Brooks Everette Webers Roy Davison Coppock Sam Marsh Scott Jarrards John McMullins Mrs W I Hills Washington Earl Frey and Mrs Ella Merchant Haskins Miss Wilma Leeper and Glen Niharts Mt Pleasant Mrs Jane Tuckers Fairfield Eva Edwards Trenton and Lucas Zihlmans Lockridge also attended Franklin E Wittmer who studied in Chicago the past year will teach at Carlinville Illinois next year Mrs Sam Rich became a mother Friday June 17 to a baby girl Catherine and Benjie Widmer of Washington visited Christ Widmer Sunday. Amos Wyse and Maynard returned from Goshen Indiana with their daughter Olive Wyse who taught at the college there last year. Esther Roth and Mary Esther Widmer and David Leichty returned from Goshen after school work.

Wayland Saunders Grove Mt. Pleasant Iowa Elmer Reschley Near Germanville George Weavers Mediapolis Ill Jesse Dvison Ezra Wittmer Clair Benson Arthur Wyses Homer Weaver Ella Shively Chriss Kauffman Harmon Weaver Huch Conrad Carlinville Sam Rich P. G. Widmer Catherine Benjie Washington Christ Widmer Amos Wyse Maynard Goston Ind Olive Wyse Esther Roth Mary Esther Widmer David Leichty Goshen

Barley and forage grain price ranges at market

Mixed commodity figures show barley at 8 to 5 and 87 cents to 89 cents, rye No 4 at 1.07, Timothy rising from 4.75 to 5.00, and clover from 20.00 to 35.00 with white grain adjustments noted in several percent bands.

Local representatives offer free pig worming help

Trained and authorized officials from O CO visit towns and provide no charge worming assistance for farms. Participants include Joe Weenike of Brighton Iowa Chas A Marek of Washington La M Marek R 1 Washington La M M Edmondson of Ainsworth Iowa Wetrich of Wellman Iowa.

O ©Co Joe Weenike Brighton Iowa Chas. A. Marek R. 1 Washington M. M. Edmondson Ainsworth Lowa BE. Wetrich Wellman

Notice to Warmers Warn Pigs to Worm Now

A farm advertising notice urges pig owners to worm their hogs immediately using OCCO Worm Expeller. It claims substantial feed savings, improved health, faster gains, and higher profits, with free worming service from Oelwein Chemical Company representatives and a mail-in application to arrange a visit.

Oelwein Chemical Company Oelwein Iowa OCCO

Community Notes From Crawford County Area

Crawford and surrounding towns share social visits and commerce with families like the Webers Wyse and Schlatter hosting guests in Wayland and Trenton. Hog sales to Clayton McNeil, sheep work by Louie Kauffman, and visitors from Washington mark a busy week with picnics and shoppers noted at multiple homes and stores.

Boy Smothered in Sandpit at Arnold's Park

George Hospers age 9 of Orange City was buried by a sandpit collapse at Arnold's Park Iowa. He died before aid arrived while two other boys Robert Dunlap and Buddy Means escaped by digging out. The incident occurred June 23.

Arnold's Park George Hospers C. G. Hospers Orange City George Robert Dunlap Buddy Means

Poultry and animal prices listed with offerings and prices

Cream and butterfat tests per pound with ranges for hens Leghorns and Springs. Ducks muscovy and other fowl priced per pound with goose and horse hide values. No market for thin crippled poultry noted.

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