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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1929

Page

2

Market Report Shows Hogs Cattle Sheep With Mixed Demand

Hog sales total 28 009 with 4 000 direct. most hogs 19 to 7u pounds, prices 975 top, sow ranges 800 to 875 and various weight bands noted. Cattle and calves estimate 9 000 with fed steers and yearlings steady to lower, vealers 1275 to 1550, stocker and feeder ranges 1025 to 1175, cows 675 to 1100. Sheep 13 900. natives 1250 to 1275, fat lambs 425 to 625, feeders 1225 to 1340, ewes 150 to 559.

Choice Rangers

Livestock Receipts Report For Chicago Market

Chicago market notes show estimated receipts for tomorrow with hogs at about 18 000 head cattle around 2 000 and sheep near 9 000 as buyers eye movement in livestock trade from regional holdings.

Chicago

Chicago Grain Open With Low Close

Grain notes show wheat and corn figures with small daily changes and mixed percentages. The report lists March and May wheat prices around 1.40 and corn around 81 percent with minor fluctuations.

Chicago

Fragmented Market Quote Surfaces in OCR Readout

Readable fragments show commodity figures with oats rye lard and monthly timing notes. The data include percentages and prices like 1.00 percent, 4935 .60, and 10.60 loss with dates and months scattered through the line.

Agricultural grain and forage price list

A dense summary of commodity quotes lists Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley Timothy and Clover with varied grades and percentages. Entries show numerous color coded grades such as red yellow white and mixed with price ranges from 46 cents to 1950 across grains and forage components.

Market cash and price figures by Clover Timothy Alsike

The note lists cash values for Clover with old and new figures from October to March and mentions Timothy with old and new cash amounts including December and March. Alsike shows cash values across October December and March with an emphasis on steady figures and small increases.

Timothy Alsike

Mother and Baby Die in Ranch Home Fire Near New Castle

Flames belched from a stove in a ranch home 25 miles west of New Castle Wyn Octa. Mrs. Monroe Adkins sprayed kerosene to trap the fire and died after rushing to help her 15 month old daughter. With no water, the home smoldered and the baby's body could not be recovered.

New Castle Wyn Monroe Adkins Here

Fairfield Boy Hit By Auto Killed

Bruce Leech aged 10 of Fairfield was killed yesterday when an automobile struck him as he crossed a street. The tragedy occurred in Fairfield as local authorities investigated the incident and notified the family.

Fairfield Bruce Leech

Farmers Prep Corn Harvest and Local Notes Across Towns

October notes report Arthur Wead renting west farm land for a move, Schoonover building hay, and farmers cribbing corn while plowing and hurling clover. A desk blown from a destroyed home was found near Amery. Murphy villagers protest daylight time. River side visits include hog sales at Ernest Carlson and local business at Riverside Produces Co. with C. L. Rester in charge.

Radio Schedules Sketch a Busy Local Evening

A fragment lists city stations and times for network programs including Cities Service Orchestra on WARPAC CBS at 800 CST True Story Hour on WIZ NBC at 8360 CST Philco Theater Memories and Armstrong Quakers on WEAF NIC at 900 CST vstory House.

Cities Service Orchestra Warpac CBS NBC Armstrong Quakers WEAF NIC Vstory House

Konjola relief ends six month ailment for Mrs Lagrain

Mrs Mary Lagrain of 410 Main street Sipuqne Iowa reports six months of severe stomach trouble headaches and nervousness ending after two doses of Konjola The remedy allegedly quieted nerves and improved both her and her husband My Konjola is sold by O L McDaniel Druggist Washington and by druggists in the region.

Mary Lagrain Main Street Sipuqne Iowa Washington O. L. McDaniel

Riverside visitors and local notes in Lead er column

A glimpse of small town life with Mr Re ste and customers at his business. C J Karel runs a Riverside lumberyard and a weekend visit is shared. The Leader paper is praised for a novel feature. References to Mela Shalla and Esther Macon family stories and a Bedford Shenandoah football trip.

Leader Mr. Miller Mela Shalla Riverside Lester Macon Robert Bedford Town Harry Macon Shenandoah

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Chicago Livestock Tooman Sitter George Iowa Livestock Commission Company Union Stock Yards John A. Babcock W.S. Reister & Sons Reister Creamery Chicago Cash Grain Toledo X, i D.F. Macon Arthur Wead Mr. Schoonover Mr. Wead Ben Fogarty Amery Wis Murphy N. C Sweeden Milt Sojka Ernest Carlsons God Durocs Earnests Riverside Produces Co C. L. Re’ster Schole Claud IDA Producers & Satisfic Corporation Sunshine Qil Co., Inc J.L. Yegge Carage Re’ste C. J. Karel Miller The Eader Sweden Tom Ford Lester Macons Marilyn Evening Journal Ramseyer Hatcheries Duroc John A. Stewart Journal Office Poland China Spring Boats W. R. Gamon Rhode Island Red Roosters Roy Fread Crawfords,the Dan Edwards Haskins Irank H. Gray Sale—C Call A. W. Woodford and Son Brighton H. M. Shellabarger Mammoth C. W. Freel Wellman Iowa Hampshire J. Forest Embree Keota John Baumgartner Gene Stephens Aipsworth Joe Wolfe Ben.Brooks Congress Hotel Ohio Lincoln Park Lawn Call Ainsworth Henry Nueffler Wells & Crail J. H. McCreedy Journal Shorthern Steers Ward Fasiey Sam Munson R. Gillespir Martin Abbe Mart Gibson Tyrhorn Hetese Jeet Loz Washington Produce Markets Wm. Gerot F. EK. Skola Kalona Courage Creen Boyd Berdo Mart. Whitaker Earling Jersey C. W. Busby the Journal's J. M. Lord and Son Duroes J. M. Lord & Son Marion Johnny Witter Ernest Carlson Duroc Sale Paul G. Peterson & Son Mediapolis Durocs A. McBride & Son Herefords Columbus Junction J. F. Shalla Geo, Shalla Ed Shalla J. M. Goodwin Wilson & Roth
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