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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1930
Page
2
Chicago market summary shows hogs uneven with lighter weights down to 08.40 and 130 to 170 lb hogs around 25 to 8.40, sows down 15 on average, shippers stock and holdovers noted. Cattle trade firmer for heavy steers and yearlings, with fat cows and bulls rising 25 to 75, vealers up 50 to 100, stockers and feeders selling 26 or more.
Higher and killers took practical ly everything carrying flesh with top steers around 14.25 and most commercial cattle 9.50 to 12.50. Sheep volume 3,000 with early week no sales, lambs steady to slightly higher and feeding lambs up to 25 higher. week’s top lambs 8.85 and native and western lambs selling 3.50 to 4. The report notes few Washingtons and rising yearling prices amid overall cautious demand.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 5 packing plants in Des Moines and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 10:00 am show uneven bids from weak to strong, with most 190 to 260 lb hogs trading about 7.70 to 7.90 per cwt and top rates reaching higher. Lighter 140 to 160 lb hogs bring 7.10 to 7.75, 160 to 180 lb hogs 7.49 to 7.85, and heavier weights 7.65 to 8.00. Sows and other weights quoted 6.40 to 7.40. Prices based on truck and rail deliveries, with origin shipments over 50 miles often higher.
TOLEDO SEED Grain Avex Clover domestic prime old 14.50 wholesale prime chotee old 14.80 December 15.00 February 15.38 March 15.55 Alsike cash 13.75 December 13.75 March 14 Hay timothy 1 Chicago Cash Grain Chicago, Nov. 29 Urash grain close Wheat no sales reported. Corn mixed 72% to 78 with various yellows and whites. Oats 2 white 35. Rye none. Barley 45 to 67. Timothy 0.00 to 0.50. Clover 15.00 to 0.00.
A brief farm market note shows grain receipts including oats loaded in 17 rail cars for shipment. The item records railroad activity and ad postings related to grain transport.
PRONICA MARVIN plays Veronica a makeup artist hiding a secret love for star Robert Aswell in a era drama. She fills in for Mary Ellington during a performance and wins Aswell’s affection by acting as Ellington, revealing her deception to the cast only at the curtain call.
Friday brought a record cold morning with locals noting the chill during daily tasks. Notices include the December 19 D. C. Davison sale offering machinery and farm goods, corrected Gallagher sale name, and Thanksgiving reflections with town figures sharing updates and festive visits.
The International Livestock Exposition begins at the Chicago Stock Yards marking the start of America's premier livestock show. It draws rural and urban visitors for a week of displays of cattle, hogs, sheep, and crops, with exhibitors from the United States and Canada. Officials invite nationwide participation from farmers, breeders, journalists, and city residents, highlighting the season’s achievements and promising social fare reductions by railroads. The event runs November 30 to December 6 with a forest service note on restoration of cut-over lands as part of public policy.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 8 U KS regular meeting second Thursday month Jose M Reid W M Della Me Secretary Visiting month meeting third Tuesday at Masonic Temple Edith Pulver Hazel Maven Stutsman W M A W Yard Cyrus Chapter No 68 RAL MT regular meeting second Friday month J Way Baolin A W Yard Secretary Railway timetable lists multiple trains with depatures and arrivals including Golden State Limited Express Local and Freight services with agents GOODLANDES BAR SPRRCO ROUND J McKAY and W C BELL noted.
Daily market ration changes affect egg and poultry prices. Listings include fresh eggs per dozen and various weights for hens, springs, leghorns, old roosters, colored ducks, white ducks, and geese with differing weights and percentages. Packed as a terse market snapshot from a historic Washington market page.
A jumble of sale notices lists items from guns and pottery to dairy property and livestock. Includes Duroc pigs for sale, a Winchester 10 gauge repeater, a dress sale, and a farm with multiple outbuildings for trade or sale. Also notes about Indian pottery displayed at a department store and brief commentary on grafted seedless orange trees.
The article previews next week’s Fox Theater program with Notable stars like Wheeler and Woolsey. It highlights a playful heredity theme in one production and promises plentiful laughs with quick character changes across multiple shows Tuesday through Saturday. May mention Parle and Rio Rita showings.
A journal sale column lists multiple estate and property auctions. Geo F Rovs estate near Washington hosts a five mile northwest sale, Lloyd Gray and WL Gallagher also hold closing out sales near Washington and Noble, with dates noted in late December.
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