Hogs Prices Fall to Season Low in Chicago Market
Chicago markets May 26 report hogs at 27,000 head with prices down 5 to 10 cents to market lows since 1897. Light hogs sold around 3.35, heavy at 3.20, cows slow but steady, calves strong, stockers and feeders steady. Cattle demand steady to strong with 6,000 head receipts. beef steers 6.00 to 7.75, yearlings 5.25 to 7.40, cows 2.75 to 4.75, calves 4.00 to 6.50. Sheep totaling 18,000 with lambs 4.50 to 5.56 and yearlings 8.50 to 4.50.
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Iowa hog market reports steady to lower on week
Des Moines insiders note combined hog receipts for 24 hours ending 8:00 A M reached 24 500 at 21 yards and 7 plants across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Prices ranged from 2 30 to 3 00 per pound for various weights with lighter weights and pigs at similar levels.
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Des Moines
Iowa
INS
U. SS
Chicago Produce Prices and shipment details summarize May market
Chicago report lists butter inventories creamery extras and standards and firsts with percentages and numbers, cheese varieties and weights, live poultry including turkeys hens and roosters with size specs, ducks and geese, potatoes on track and U S shipments with state sacked whites russets and bliss varieties, with price ranges and quantities across regions. The summary reflects a busy wholesale market with multiple items and grade levels.
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Chicago
U. S
Wis
Idaho
Chicago Grain Market Report May 26
Chicago cash grain table shows Wheat trading May at 58 percent with near terms 58 and 57. July 60 percent with 60 high and 59 close. Corn May 31 percent with July around 38 percent and Sept 44 percent. Oats May 22 percent with July and Sept steady around 22 percent. Rye May 36.5 percent with July 38 and Sept 40 percent. Close for Wheat at 58 percent. overall sentiment mixed as prices hold near previous levels.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain
Attorneys Livingston and Eicher Ad Section
Attorneys LIVINGSTON and EICHER announce abstract services at 204 West Main, block east of Court House. Contact phone 147 for title checks and real estate records in the local office.
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W. D. Dwyer Bailey
T. J. Pease
Court House
Penney
Livingston & Eicher
W. Livingston
E. C. Eicher
West Main
Sherman’s Funeral Home
West Main St
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities
D F Macon reports on local happenings across nearby towns. Community events, meetings, and notable local activities are summarized with emphasis on residents and civic updates from the Journal's subscription representative.
Battles and weather across Crawfordsville and area highlights
Local notes report Mrs S P Finch improving after surgery at Iowa City hospital. Widely varied dispatches describe mud and rain from Washington to Crawfordsville, a minor wreck near Crawfordsville, social visits with Ottumwa politicians, farm updates, and school officials including Supt Kinser of Ashton.
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S. P. Finch
Iowa City Hospital
Washington
Ainsworth
Craiwfordsville
Cottage Hotel
Ottumwa
Moothart
Crawfordsville
Henry Crooks
Glenn Kinser
Ashton
Iowa
Columbia University
New York
Cedar Falls
Kinser
Doreas Hold Decoration Day At Local Baptist Church
The Doreas meet at Lavanda Gingerich Ehrenfeldt home with hostesses Mrs Sitler Mrs Stafford Mrs Ovid Grey and Mrs Ehrenfeldt. Decoration day program at Baptist church led by Rev Dewey and Vacation Church School to run June 6 to 11:30 daily with instructors Dewey Birkey Brown Whetstine Crossett and others.
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Doreas
Lavanda Gingerich Ehrenfeldt
Sitler
Stafford
Ovid Grey
Ehrenfeldt
Baptist Church
Dewey
Birkey
Bernice Brown
A. L. Braden
Washington
Wirtz
Braden
Washington County Dental Association
Fenton
Iowa City
Wirth
Carl Crossett
Harbor Light
University Theater
Town City
Erma Schwartz
Ruth McLeran
Gladys Smith
Mesdames RE. C. Jones
Keith Adams
Priscilla Morrison
Lawrence McKune
Evelyn Bowman
Arthur
Gingerich
Loyal Swartzendruber
Kalona
J. M. Swartzendruber
Ruth Wade
Doris Foreman
Riverside
Thelda Freel
Lexington
Fred Herr
Agricultural yield figures for multiple grains shown on page
The record lists crop data including 4 hard 58 and 2 northern spring 60, 1 mixed 6916, 3 yellow A9, and corn mixed 32 with various percentages. It also shows oats with white varieties 23 to 23 percent and 213 to 224 percent, plus barley 37 and rye none.
Chicago Seed Prices For May Market Report
Seed market report from Chicago dated May 24 lists Red clover ranges from fair to good at 9.50 to 13.50 with higher grades 12.75 to 14.50. Alsike 8.50 to 12.00, timothy priced 3.15 to 4.25 with fancy 3.50.
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Chicago
Timothy Good
Grain receipts show wheat and corn car counts
Grain receipts list 27 cars of wheat and 97 cars of corn. Oats receipts show HY cars, details incomplete.
Alumni Banquet Attendees Listed From Several Cities
Cordelle H Braden reports on the Wellman alumni banquet held Monday evening with attendees from Urbana Iowa City Washington Denver and Cedar Rapids among others. The list includes Dr Morris Leighton Mr and Mrs Durian Stella Palmer and numerous residents signaling broad local alumni turnout.
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Wellman
Morris Leighton
Urbana
Walter Schroeder
Washington
Fred Ralston
Iowa City
Gladys Pence
Denver
Dorothy Durian
Morris Miller
Virginia
Navely
Hazel Stricker
Lola Jean Coffey
Joy Zillmer-Huston
Kermiah Rhodes
Cedar Rapids
Golda Crossett-Crey
Barney
Surplus Teacher and Smart Student Exchange Wits
A brief, jokey exchange about the capital of the United States spreads across a surplus teacher and a clever student. A West Chester resident, A H Blacx, requests his journal continue publication as the item moves to print.
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S. D. Marshall
Dougherty
Brighton
The
United States
World
A. H. Blacx
West Chester
Community Notes and Church Services Highlight Weekend
Names of local residents visiting relatives and attending events are listed. Highlights include "My Church ready for Work" at the Baptist Church juniors meeting, Memorial Day services with Rev. T Kennedy, and an evening program led by Everett Schauf. A Bible school and youth activities are scheduled. refreshments and park games noted.
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Baptist Church
Dewey
Tible
Lake Ayer Nome
Jesse James
T. ©. Kennedy
Serden
Baccalaureate Services Held at High School Auditorium
A large crowd attended the baccalaureate services Sunday evening at the high school auditorium. Rev. L. M. Dewey of the Baptist church delivered the address.
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Triendo
L. M. Dewey
the Baptist Church
Pleasant Hill Social Roundup Notables and Visits
Pleasant Hill residents report Friday visits by Dr. and Mrs. Fred Reid and son Frederick to Sam Sigafoose. Roy Moothart from Suez City visiting relatives. The Scrantons of Falls Village Conn. stayed with Howard Caldwell. Local workers assisted Roy Kephart with a barn foundation. Funeral of Evert Weston attended in Washington. Families gathered for dinners and visits across the community including Caldwells, Staffords, Jones, Chalupa, Kephart, Carr, Signfoose, and Telford families in the period.
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Pleasant Hill
Fred Reid
Frederick
Sam Sigafooses
Roy Moothart
Suez City
Walter Scranton
Falls Village
Conn
Howard Caldwells
Roy Kephart
Will Miller
Evert Weston
Washington
Howard Caldwell
Harry Jones
Will Stafford
Kermit Jones
Aaron Staffords
Ed Chalupa
Silas Caldwells
Homer Kephart
A. B. Carr
Carris
Ancient coinage across ancient civilizations
The Babylonian empire issued gold and silver coins. In Rome from 268 B C onward the sestertius became the monetary unit. It started as a small silver coin and later a brass version circulated. Silver dominated Greek coinage, with gold mainly minted by Alexander the Great and successors.
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Rome
Greece
Alexander the Great
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