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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1928
Page
2
Market news notes 20 000 hogs and 9 000 cattle with mixed trade. Hogs show top 10 20 per cwt. ranges span 8 50 to 10 20 for various weights and grades. sows and pigs also listed. Cattle trading described as generally steady with fed steers and yearlings improving. top around 18 per cwt. other classes range from about 7 50 to 14 75 with weight-based variations.
Market catalog listing per pound prices for cream butterfat 46c, eggs 28 per dozen, he ds and pullets various weights, springs, ducks, horse hides and beef hides. Note mentions higher pay per pound for poultry delivered and a brief market comment on sick or crippled poultry.
The market shows varying bids across cattle and sheep with ranges for heifers cows bulls vealers and stockers. Beef cattle high good and choice around 9 to 10.75 per unit while vealers fetch 13 to 16.50, and sheep trade steady to firm with fat lambs selling near 12.25 to 12.50 per hundredweight and feeder lambs from 13.40 to 18.50.
From Chicago expected totals for tomorrow include cattle about 10 000 head hogs around 24 000 and sheep near 22 000 according to United Press estimates.
The report lists Chicago cash grain values with numerous bids and asks. Wheat shows ranges from 148 to 149 percent for certain lots and 120 to 121 for hard varieties. Corn includes mixed grades from 95 to 102 with yellow and white varieties in the mid to high 90s and low 80s. Barley ranges 56 to 67, timothy 540 to 600, and clover 2200 to 3050, with various other grain figures and percentages scattered across categories.
Readable fragments show cash values for Clover Timothy and Alsike with dates spanning Oct 1855 Dec 1885 Jan 1990 Feb 1900 and decades of 1925 and 1950. Values labeled cash old new imp and monthly totals appear without narrative context.
The notice lists a Dutch Market on October 18 and a Halloween jewelry giveaway by six Marion township schools at Eicher and Eureka schools on Oct 24 and Oct 26 starting at 8 o'clock. It also mentions club meetings including Centennial PLTA, Friendship Club, Walnut Woman's Club, IX Club, Christian Church ladies, Fleur de Lis club pot luck, Alma Hearne Holland missionary society, with dates in October and host/guest details.
Miss Nellie Manners reports the Methodist church Ladies Aid met in Crawfordsville on a sunny October day. Thirty two ladies attended with all the lady school teachers as guests. Decorations were Halloween themed as members participated in games, broadcasting and peanuts passes, followed by pumpkin pie sandwiches and coffee. Mrs. Pearl McNeill Miss Hazel Welch and Mrs. Rex Long led the committee. Mrs. George Crockett of Unionville visited at Mary McCoy’s home.
The Heights PTA meets Thursday at 3 45 PM. Baptist Ladies hold all day quilting and sewing Thursday at the church. The missionary meeting on India at the church Friday afternoon. Baptist choir rehearsal Wednesday 8 30 PM and Friday 7 30 PM. Hard Time party for B E B class Friday October 12 at Golia Miller home. Ladies Aid meet Thursday October 11 at Mrs. John Simmering Jr. Havre social club gather Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Lee Heseltine. A miscellaneous shower for the new bride is set for Thursday evening at the Sam Warren home.
Bethel community reports a lively Sunday with a rally day program led by Mary Walker and Margery Walker. The event featured a Palestine trip contest led by Mr. Wolf and Mr. Foster and notes on visits, travels, and local activities around Bethel Iowa.
M K Reilly, writing from Milwaukee, withdraws his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for the U S Senate. He cites that Robert M La Follette, seeking re-election on the Republican ticket, is as supportive as he, of Gov Alfred E Smith's legislative program.
The Journal lists upcoming hog sales with dates and sellers including Robt. Sheetz Poland China on Oct 15, J C Cunningham closing out sale Oct 16 about 244 miles northwest of Crawfordsville, Knotek Bros Oct 17 at the farm 8 mi NE, Earnest Carlson Duroc sale Oct 20 in Washingto, and W R Gamon & Sos with H BR Busby selling Poland China hogs on Oct 23.
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