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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
7
Eclipse Lumber Company advertises auto parts and home improvement items including drywall treatments and ceiling fixes. The notice promotes services by experienced mechanics and a display of new drywall options at their office with a contact phone 71. 8213. The ad mentions prices like $23 and features Sorrel Auto Parts and vehicle repairs.
Chicago markets show hogs at 10.70 to 12.15 for 150 to 190 lb and 200 to 3800 lb at 10.70 to 12.00 with top 12.15. Cattle and calves listed with ranges for beef steers 13.00 to 16.90 and calves 7.00 to 10.00. feeders 6.50 to 19.00. Sheep 15,000 head steady with lambs 10.50 to 11.58 and ewes 6.50 to 8.50. Estimated receipts tomorrow include cattle 5,000 and hogs 6,000.
Chicago markets show steady to easy conditions across produce and dairy. Eggs receipts reach 36,458 cases with extra firsts and firsts dominant, butter remains steady to firm with varied grade percentages, poultry mostly steady with poultry price ranges listed, and potatoes on track with notable arrivals and shipments.
Chicago market notes show mixed cash prices for May 2011 with several grades listed. Prices range with No 3 mixed at 124 to 136 percent, No 1 yellow at 186 percent, No 2 yellow at 134 to 136 percent, No 3 white at 134 percent, No 4 white at 133 percent, and sample grade from 120 to 126 percent. Estimated carrots 34.
A field notebook from Washington and nearby areas notes active farming on May 20. Neighbors and families like J S Crawford and Releigh Lowe are mentioned with corn planting, wheat prospects, hogs and cattle thriving, Holstein cows, and tractor work as the countryside stays busy with farm chores and farm news.
Grain table for Chicago May shows WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE figures with open high low and close values. May and July contract data appear for wheat corn oats and rye with percent changes and odd formatting indicating revised price points.
Mrs Charles Millson of Crawfordsville returns from a visit with friends in Barrington. Mrs Ethel Edgar Jones spent a week with her parents, then returned to Phoenix Arizona. Mrs J Conklin left for St Paul Minnesota after a short visit with relatives.
On May 22 John V Mayer will offer household goods for sale near 76 Center four miles northeast of Keota at 1 30 PM locality time. The listing notes items include chairs tables and dishes and invites interested residents to attend.
The Evening Journal mentions a John V Mayer sale set for Saturday May 22. The poem-like text outlines Mayer’s week from Monday to Sunday with tasks ranging from town chats to husking bees and field work, ending with a busy Sunday in the fields.
Des Moines reports Charles D. Reed of the federal crops bureau notes corn planting in Iowa is about 42 percent complete by May 20. Progress varies by subsoil drainage and moisture, with colder days delaying germination and risking seed rot, potentially requiring replanting.
The Swedish Academy, founded in 1786 by King Gustaf III, annually awards the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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