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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1929
Page
2
Hog offerings total 24 000 with direct trade 2 500. Prices range from 10 to 252 lower for market hogs to 1000, heavy packers 865 to 915. Cattle and calves 9 500 head with yearlings and butcher heifers up 10 to 25 cents, steers slow, fed yearlings 12375 to 1650, cows 550 to 1325, bulls 700 to 1025. Sheep 19 000 with market slow, natives 12300 to 1325, fat ewes 400 to 500, lambs 1260 to 1350 for good and choice, feeder lambs 1200 to 1824.
Chicago grain open shows gains with notable activity in corn and wheat futures. Prices move up on early trading, with corn showing strong demand signals and soybeans steady.
The report lists futures and spot values for corn oats rye and lard across several months. Prices show modest fluctuations with corn around 1.00 to 1.04 per unit, oats near 0.50 to 0.60, rye about 1.07 to 1.14, and lard ranges from 10.70 to 11.52 per hundredweight depending on month.
Grain quotations show Wheat at 129 and 122 percent for multiple lots with yellow and northern varieties. Corn ranges from 95 to 97 percent with mixed and white categories. Oats list white at 46 to 47 percent and rye at about 100 percent. Barley 55 to 64. Timothy 465 to 540. Clover from 1200 to 2000.
Carlson promotes a sale featuring 16 head of boars gilts and sows including The Find by Dynamite a top show boar prospect. Buyers may view at the Carlson farm. pigs expected to reach 300 pounds by sale day appealing to farmers and breeders.
The article praises Welsh flannel woven from local mountain sheep wool for its premier reputation. It notes the quality stems from the breed and climate, underscoring Wales as a leading source of fine flannel fabric.
Local notes describe rapid replacement of a barn on Ernie Meek’s Coffee farm. The entry mentions a dinner invitation from W D Simkins of Ainsworth, an upcoming pumpkin sale on October 18, and observations of farms near White Oak and Debbo, including thrashing yields and field conditions.
Local Rubio residents celebrate electricity from the bank and Luithly firm as utilities come online. Reports note cheaper cooking costs, new storefronts like O B Clark’s Richland opening, a closing sale by Lester Krewson, and farm updates as Dwain McCreedy milks cows. A John Witterman family move out of Washington will sell household goods next Saturday at two o’clock.
For sale purebred Hamp shire boars double treated by Forest Embree of Keota Iowa 20413. Available Saturday Tuesday Thursday.
A brief note suggests a wife’s capable housekeeping supports her husband’s progress toward success, while a local cable company named Migtedelphia Cable Peder is mentioned in connection with the scene.
A sequence of sale notices outlines auctions in Iowa towns. J A McTee hosts a dairy cow sale one mile west of Od s on October 17. J M Lord and Son hold sales near Ainsworth and Dur ecs on multiple dates in October. John J Witter man advertises household goods sale at 525 Souty Marion. Ernest Carlson and Duroe sale are noted for Washington area with dates in October. Additional auctions include Paul G Peterson & Son in Mediapolis and N Delbert Darnell near Washington. A McBride & Son list Mere fords and Columbus Junction events with October dates.
A price sheet shows butterfat tests per pound, fresh laid eggs per dozen, and multiple poultry classes with per pound rates for hens, leghorns, springs, ducks, and geese. Also listed are hides and horse hide values, with notes on no market for damaged or crippled poultry and a monthly moire payment for poultry delivery.
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