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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1929

Page

2

Livestock Market Report shows varied hog cattle and sheep bids

Hog market weak to steady with loads around 160 to 180 weight paid. pigs 120 to 160 priced 102 packing sows 1040 to 1100. cattle receipts 8,000 calves 2,800 active, steady to strong on light yearlings, feeders weaker on medium and heavy steers. mixed yearling slaughter classes at 1200 to 1500. heifers and stockers range 900 to 1500. stocker and feeder steers 1200 to 1430. sheep 3,000 with fat lambs 1160 to 1715 and fat ewes steady. lambs 1640 to 1760 depending on size and grade.

Cattle Receipts, Wheat Futures Mixed in Chicago Market

Chicago report shows cattle receipts around 10,000 with varied demand and price. Wheat futures opened steady to higher with March and May contracts trading near 1.24 to 1.29 per bushel. oats also steady with small gains. Market activity reflects modest shifts in nearby grains and livestock demand.

Chicago Tomos Sheen

Chicago Cash Grain Wheat Market Noted Prices

Fragmentary cash grain entries show wheat, rye and timothy prices with mixed figures. Entries reference cash, March and May contracts and imply price fluctuations across sections labeled wheat and alikes.

Chicago Harley Timothy

Hatchery shows colored Easter chicks in display

Ramseyer Hatchery draws local attention with dyed pink blue and orange chicks in their window to celebrate Easter. The display features bright colors as chicks explore their surroundings. The Soresis club in Ni un Jare sponsors a Civil Service play March 19 and 20 at the Ainsworth high school.

Soresis Club Ni UN Jare Civil Service Ainsworth

Washington Produce Markets Poultry Prices and Hides Market Rates

Market rate list shows per pound prices for various poultry including hens pullets and roosters from 1928 hatchery stock, heavy breed ducks, geese, and horsehide each. Also notes credit for sick or crippled animals and a call to market for such poultry.

Theodor

Ainsworth Tales and Local News Echoes From Washington

Letters, humor and chatter mix in this column from Ainsworth and nearby towns. Mentions of Chas Palmer with mules and corn, weather frost warnings for Billy McNab, Willie Ferguson mishearings, Swift gossip about roads and hotels, and notes on residents like Mr Freeland. Also reports a wrestling scoop and local visits, plus Journal tales tucked into a reader’s garment and a postal delivery stop.

Rural Letters and Local Bits from a Winter Week

A collection of rural anecdotes and notices from a small town. Includes wedding concerns about early rising, visitors Glenn Huston and Crawfordgente in town, Mr W A Reeler's luck with ewes and newborn lambs, folk verses about animal tails, credit to Orville Wright and Lindbergh, Dr Tom Thompson’s winter illness and mustache removal, plus a note on Methodist sameness and a nudge to invite an old neighbor to church.

Methodist

Corning Citizens Back Unday Movie Levy

Citizens of Corning voted to levy for Sunday movies. The pro side carried the measure by a 145 vote majority.

Corning Maren Anday

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