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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
2
Hogs receipts 25 000 steady to 10 cents higher with mixed weights. cattle receipts 12 000, demand softening 10 to 15 cents lower. sheep receipts 14 900 with California lambs steady and prices for clipless wooled ewes mixed. Open market quotes show May wheat at 1.60 1.61. corn 70. oats 40. rye 83. lard near 15.25. ribs 16.70. bellies around 17.80.
Chicago on May 13 reports livestock estimates for tomorrow. Hogs 14000 cattle 2000 sheep 11000.
Potatoes seeing slower trading with U S shipments totaling 589 cars and one Canada on track 292. Wisconsin round whites 2.50 to 3.75, Minnesota round white 3.25 to 3.55, Idaho russets 3.75 to 3.90, Montana russets 3.25, Florida Spalding Rose No 1 barrels around 10.50, Texas Bliss Triumphs mostly 7.25. New stock about steady across markets.
A technical note explains brake linings wear unevenly, with center wear common and outer edges appearing far less worn. Mechanics are advised to inspect wear patterns rather than rely on edge condition alone to assess brake safety.
Chicago prices for wheat corn oats barley and seeds with bids by grade and quality. No. 1 hard wheat 1.68 percent No. 2 hard 1.66 to 1.66 percent No. 2 northern 1.60 percent No 4 northern 1.55 percent. Corn bids include No. 2 mixed 73 cents No. 3 mixed 69 to 67 percent. Lard 15.25 cents Bible 17.62, Bellies 18.00. Seeds listed with ranges for Timothy Clover 6.00 to 6.75 and 25.00 to 27.00.
At Toledo Ohio on May 13 wheat No 2 red traded near 1.64 to 1.65. Clover seed cash domestic 21.00 and imported 14.60. October 17.16. Alsike cash 17.00. Timothy seed cash 3.40 and September 3.55. These figures reflect the day’s cash and futures quotes for grain and seeds.
Wires used in installing car electrical accessories must be well insulated and free of loose ends that could touch metal. Loose ends can cause a short circuit and ignite a fire in the engine area.
Fragment mentions nonconcentric drums and irregular wear patterns. No clear event, date, or entities identified.
Lieutenant Governor Clem F. Kimball presents a campaign platform urging submitting a state road bond issue to a vote. He promotes governmental economy, supports the budget system, and favors taxing road use by actual users rather than adjacent landowners, noting his auto taxation legislation based on weight and value.
Mr and Mrs 8S D Carris hosted guests at the Glenn Star nd home near Brichton and at son Dale Carris in Richland. Numerous local residents attended picnics, visited Washington for seventh grade exams, and helped with house cleaning while others aided with chores such as hog hauling and dairy trades.
Mamie Reede served as caller at the John Wehr home in Keota on Sunday afternoon.
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