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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
2
Hogs totaled 12 000 with bulk 160 to 250 lb hogs 1100 to 1130, butchers 1050 to 1136, sow values 925 to 1010. Cattle 1 500 calves steady, top steer price 1565, weights 1398 lb average. Sheep 7 000 active, natives 1490 to Hiatt 1476, lambs 1385 to 1560, ewes 550 to 675. Futures for Wheat Corn Oats and Lard shown with July to Dec options and closing figures.
The excerpt lists varied wheat and corn price quotes with multiple color codes and percentages, alongside livestock receipts estimates and reference to upcoming auctions. It references specific items like Timothy and Clover values, plus a June 28 sale with Oliver M. Gray and John Heaton auctions. It also includes reader notes, jokes, and weather observations, all from a historical page.
Senator Howry F. Ashurst of Arizona urged bankers in Des Moines to mobilize farmers voices. He forecast a national farm movement once about 40,000 to 100,000 agricultural workers are organized, framing it as the coming farm America ideal.
June 27. Representative Cas Dowell of the seventh district urged increasing federal highway aid to 100 million dollars in the next session and soon after. Dowell, chairman of the Oklahoma highway committee, said boosting appropriation from 75 million to 100 million would raise state road funds by about 700 000 annually for five years if state increases are proportionate. He expressed disappointment with the current reapportionment bill.
Los Angeles on the 27th Nessie Love, film actress, suffered a broken nose and injuries near her left eye after her car was struck by a hit and run driver. Police were tightening the investigation and it was hoped the injuries would not leave scars.
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