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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1934
Page
2
Hogs 23 000 with 9 060 directs, market slow to 10 cents lower. Top 3.80, year ago 56.25. Cattle 6 000 calves 32 600. Slaughter cattle and weaners: steers 550 to 900 pounds 6.00 to 8.00, 1100 to 21960 pounds 6.75 to 9.25, cows 4.25 to 4.26. Sheep 6 000 with spring lambs 9.25 to 10.75, 90 to 98 pounds 7.75 to 8.25.
Chicago markets show a weak tone as early trading opens with limited buying interest. Prices for vegetables and fruits drift lower while traders monitor demand and supply conditions.
Receipts total 21 651 with butter showing a weak market and 11 746 tubs sold in specials from 23 to 25 percent. Poultry remains steady with 20 trucks and 1 car of receipts and varied counts for fowls springers broilers leghorns ducks geese turkeys and roosters. Potatoes stay on track with shipments of 796 and market steady as rivals 108 move through.
Chicago market notes May corn prices with No 2 yellow and No 2 white contracts showing varied quotes 51 51 percent and 5 yellow 49 plus 2 white 564. Receipts list 69 cars.
May 17 notes from Ainsworth describe an extraordinary oriole nest at Dougherty Bros and a horse sale on Matt Redlinger's farm. The letter recounts town visitors, wind damage, and local news from Brighton and Crawfordsville, with subscriptions and family notes sprinkled throughout.
D F Macon reports brief regional items from nearby communities. Short notes cover local happenings, appointments, and community updates reflecting the period’s neighborhood scene.
Yesterday's results and today's open games cover the American League and National League. Teams like New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Detroit and Boston are noted with standings and matchups including Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Detroit among others.
R. E. Wheelan brother of George Wheelan of this city has recently retired from active railroad service in the west. He left here in 1899 for the west and will be remembered by many in this community.
An Idaho newspaper highlights R. E. Wheelan, formerly a long-time railroad engineer, and notes his career in the industry. The item suggests he has taken up railroad work, a topic of interest to his friends.
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