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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1926
Page
2
At Chicago May 10 hog receipts 37 000 with slow trading. most hogs 240 to 325 pounds 13 10 to 13 60, better weights 14 00 to 14 50. Cattle receipts 12 000 with steady to weak tone. fed steers steady and yearlings plentiful. Sheep receipts 17 000 with fat lambs uneven and spring lambs mostly 25 cents lower. clipped high weights near 16.25 to outsiders sparingly in demand.
Chicago May 10 open high low close for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies show May July Sept figures across contracts. Prices swing with May wheat at 1.61 1.62 1.60 1.61 and various hog belly and rib values noted.
Chicago May 10 livestock estimates show hogs 20000 cattle 10000 sheep 11000 for the next day.
Grain quotes from Chicago list wheat with No 2 red at 1.66 No 1 hard 1.68 and corn mixed and yellow ranges from 69 to 73 cents per bushel with several grades priced. Oats No 1 white 42 percent and barley 66 to 74 cents, lard ribs bellies and Timothy seed also cited with varied figures.
In Toledo Ohio on May 10 market quotes list Clover seed cash domestic 21.00 imported 14.40 October 16.60 Alsike cash 17.00 Timothy seed cash 3.35 September 3.50 with No. 2 red at 1.66 to 1.67.
Prices for fresh laid eggs and various poultry and game meats listed with per dozen and per pound rates. Includes hens by weight, old roosters, ducks, geese, swans, and hides. notes no market for sick or crippled poultry. Mentions a California woman noted as a successful fish taxidermist.
A dense listing of local merchants and professionals across Washington Iowa. Includes Dick’s Second Hand Store Laura Harvey auctioneers and funeral directors Jones & McElhinney T A Michels attorney morrison Morrison lawyers Brookhart Bros real estate and farms J D Dayton Westchester farms Dr Frank Boller dentist Dr T J Pease Dr W Masson George W Stewart hardware Rickey Barber Shop and The Journal advertising cue.
Atlantic City reports on 1927 International reception tests with public surveys guiding planning. The International Radio Week committee, meeting with radio trade bodies, aims to reflect public desires while withholding full survey results.
A terse market note records ice at 1.20 and 2.20 per unit with an 83.00 tag noted. The brief hints at price movement or cataloging for the period, but lacks fuller context or dates.
Railway timetable lists eastbound and westbound arrivals and departures for multiple trains with times. Local Masonic and allied lodge meetings are scheduled monthly with officers named and visitor invites extended.
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