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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1929

Page

2

Auction Prices for Hogs Cattle and Sheep Reported

Hogs total 19 000 with 4 000 direct sold. Early steady then strong gains to 25 cents higher for heavy butchers. Pigs and sows traded in ranges from 60 to 1025 dollars for various weights. Cattle volumes 7 000 calves and 2 500 yearlings with demand centered on better fed steers and heifers. fat cattle weaker. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 875 to 1625 for various weights. yearlings 950 to 1600. bulls 654 to 1000. Sheep 27 000 with steady to weak tone. fat native lambs 1225 to 1275. feeding lambs 122 to 1300. ewes 400 to 500. cull and common 750 to 1050. feeder lambs 1175 to 1300.

Jersey Fordson Deering McCormick-Deering S

Livestock Receipts Estimate for Tomorrow

Salgado reports projected livestock receipts for tomorrow with hogs at 20 000 head cattle 6 000 and sheep 17 000 across the market this period.

Salgago

Wagner Sells Polands in Washington Saturday

One of the year's top Poland China sales is set for Busby Manufacturing in northeast Washington this Saturday October 5. John Wagner will drive in an offering sired by Prog ressor Joln from the Conrad herd, featuring heavy boars around 200 pounds. The sale proceeds regardless of weather, with easy access by rail and road.

Busby Manufacturing Company Washington John Wagner Progressor Joln Conrad

Chicago Grain Market Briefs from Oct 2

Chicago grain prices bid and held as options moved in open high low close format for WHEAT CORN OATS RYE and LARD with mixed percent shifts across Dec Mar and May contracts. Notable figures include WHEAT Dec 1.3435 and May 1.457 with various daily changes.

Chicago W.P

Chicago Grain Prices and Grades Report

Chicago cash grain prices list wheat oats rye barley timothy and clover values by grade and type. The report shows bid ranges for wheat and corn, rye at about 1.08 to 1.07, barley around 0.67 to 0.71, timothy 4.50 to 5.00, and clover 12.00 to 20.00.

Mixed North Dakota and nationwide notes from Crawford sale to Brussels

A roundup item notes shoppers in Washington and buyers at Crawford apple sale including Yarrow Sojka and A. B. Musil. It mentions towns Craw fordsville Wellston Ainsworth Riverside and Grafton with remarks on market activity and travel. Other items cover road progress cattle rustling shifts to trucks a 3 mile bridge at Charleston and a keg of 1600 silver dollars in Beach Ridge Kentucky.

Yarrow Sojka Chicago Mr. Sojka J. O. Crawford A. B. Musil Crawford Crawfordsville Wellston Ainsworth Riverside Beach Ridge Tom Ashe

Go Slow Mary and Bethel Play Casts in Philadelphia Suburb

A collage of quotes and notices from Detroit to Philadelphia includes mid century theater chatter about a play titled Go Slow Mary with a large cast list, show dates, and settings. It mentions a local charity donation, travel notes, and theater plans for a cotter church next week. A birth is announced in Chicago for Jeral Dene Bailey, daughter of Irene Pierce Bailey.

Bethel Parker Cotter Church

Toledo Market Prices Mixed for Domestic and Timothys

Raw market quotes show cash and future prices for domestic and Timothy items in Toledo. Old and new cash prices vary with dates including Oct Dec and Mar, reflecting fluctuating demand and commodity terms.

Toledo Dee Timothy Allike

Local Social Notes and Obituary Mentions

The item mentions Mabel Horning and Mr and Mrs C Km Yering with Marguerite visiting in Lilton and Hendersons home. Death of Mr John Yinger noted with neighborhood sympathy. Also references to Mr and Mrs Arthur Romine and Wilion Shuetter shopping in Washington and a hard rain Saturday night.

Iine Lilton Gregory Sranleigh Henderson John Yinger Family Arthur Romine Wilion Shuetter Washington

Washington Produce Markets Poultry and Hides Prices

Market around Washington posts poultry prices for butterfat test per pound fresh laid hens roosters ducks and white ducks with per pound rates. Hides prices listed for calf and pony or colt hides with a note that poultry delivered earns an extra cent per pound and no market for sick or crippled birds.

Fall plowing and farm losses reported in local notes

Quite a number of the farmers have been putting up their second crop of clover hay. Mr and Mrs Albert Ollinger and Leo Ollinger returned home Tuesday from Spirit Lake Iowa where they died for several days at the pace. John Ollinger here. Albert Pimms lost a valuable horse Sunday morning by lightning. Glen Yearns returned to his court Queen City Mo Saturday evening.

Albert Ollinger Leo Spirit Lake Iowa John Ollinger Albert Pimme Glen Queen City

The Kheva of the City Keys to Visiting Celebrities

The custom of presenting the kheva of the city to visiting celebrities traces to ancient walled towns and gate keys given to kings. The current practice is a sentimental survival of that feudal gesture of submission or allegiance.

Farm and Livestock Auction Listings for Iowa Towns

Washington area auction notices list sales from Oct 8 to Oct 30. Items include farm equipment at a West Chester Keota area venue, Edwards estate south of Washington, Robt G Sheetz Keota Polands, H J Oak & Sons Dur ocs Columbus Junction, W R Gamon & Sons Polands Washington, stock sale Pat robin near Washington, Ernest Carlson Duroc sale Washington, Paul G Peterson & Son Mediapolis drives, Delbert Darnell northwest of Washington and an apple sale.

Joe Wehr S. W West Chester S. E Keota Edwards Washington Rob’t G. Sheetz Polands H. J. Oak & Sons Durocs Columbus Junction W. R. Gamon & Sons Iowa Pat Robin Ernest Carlson Duroc Sale Paul G. Peterson & Son Mediapolis Delbert Darnell Apple Sale

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