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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1927
Page
2
Market summarizes hogs receipts around 16 000 with mixed changes from Tuesday. Heavy to light weights show varied price shifts across classes, with top hogs around 10.45 and lower bids for lighter weights. Cattle and calves show steady to firm tone with vealers and steers in the 9 to 13 dollar range, sheep and lambs softer on clip and weight.
Chicago markets report open, high, low and close figures for wheat corn oats lard ribs and rye. May contracts show fractional gains and losses while July and Sept positions shift in the grain and livestock complex.
Phytopathology notes Bayer Dust treatment raised yields in nearly disease free Dent Corn by five bushels per acre. Diplodia infected seed showed a gain of 15.8 bushels while Gibberella infected seed yielded 289 bushels more per acre.
Brief read of daily figures indicates July 1 trading with percentages around 1.0. The data shows modest variation between 0.99 and 1.08 percent across the session. Investors watch for shifts as rates hover near the 1 percent mark.
Wheat prices ranged from 1.40 to 1.87 for various grades. Corn showed mixed declines and small gains with several yellow and white varieties listed, oats followed with ranges around 46 to 59 percent, barley and timothy and clover prices also noted with varied figures.
Community notes report Lee Craig and wife visiting from south of Washington. Mrs. McBlain of Wilton Junction Iowa, speaks at Methodist church on Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. Local items include road conditions, farming activity, hospital and radio praise, farewells at John Gibson funeral, Studebaker arrival from California, and social visits around town.
The text notes that Gauls likely lacked a literary tradition since Druids forbade writing. It explains Druids housed lore and learning of ancient Celts on the European continent, suggesting information on Gaulish literature is unavailable.
Washington May 3 The greatest exposition of aircraft and airway equipment in the country opens here to honor delegates to inter American aviation meetings and the U S Chamber of Commerce annual gathering. Seventy manufacturers participate marking the first anniversary of the national airway system. President Coolidge will welcome Army fliers who completed the South American flight.
A fragmented line suggests a debate on prosperity versus adversity, mentioning phrase duel Paltings and the idea that prosperity makes fools. The readable text hints at satire or editorial commentary on economic attitudes.
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