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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1928

Page

2

Market News Hogs and Cattle Prices Edge Lower In Chicago

Chicago market report shows hog receipts at 35 000 with general declines of 15 to 25 cents. bids mostly 25 cents above 16.00 butcher, various weight classes listed. Cattle receipts 7 000 with steer and yearling prices mixed but largely steady. feeder and cow values range across several weight brackets. Sheep receipts 19 000 with early January trade steady and lambs in moderate supply. steer and ewe ranges noted. Grain quotes and seed market figures follow with futures mixed and cash values listed.

Chicago Bio Packers

Birthday Dinner Portraits A Town Remembered

Brighton and Breighton area residents gathered for a Sunday dinner honoring Mrs. Hinson’s mother, Mrs. Worley, with relatives from Richland Des Moines Marshalltown and La Harpe attending. Several local families hosted and visited, including trips to farms and the penitentiary, while others remain in town for family time.

Brechton Rt. W. Hinson Clifford Chldtien Barbra Dorothy Ottumwa Mr. Savage Sade Savage Addie Brinton Margaret Jean Rudolph Rey Heidel la Muscatine D.C. Kilgore Washington Dauhter Wilbur Day Day Robert Laughrize Hobby Joe Keokuk Joe Goldie Bartlett Fairfield Aar Capper Tipton Roy Edwards Marjorie Vaneras Cedar Falls Marie Bidwell Williams Jorm Verne Landess Ft. Madison Cal'a Woodford Ben L. D Dea Moines Sprighton Ber Y B. VY. Garbry

Washington Produce Markets Poultry and Live Stock Rates

Market summary listing per pound prices for dairy cream eggs hens pullets springs etc. plus a note of a one cent premium paid for poultry delivered and a closing line about marketing for the sick thin or crippled animals.

Grain and feed price listings from Chicago market

A fragmented OCR page shows grain and feed prices for Wheat, Corn, Rye, Timothy, and Clover with various grades and percentages, listing figures like No 4, 106 percent, and 3 northern spring. The note also mentions a Journal Want And Pay line and a line about a trial will convites.

Chicago Harley Timothy

Knotek Brothers DUROC Sale Tops $262.60 Despite Stormy Day

Knotek Brothers offered 26 DUROC hogs on a stormy selling day. Top price reached 262.60 with John Thompson herd at Lake City buying the top gilt. Breeders from several states purchased mail bids averaging about 30 dollars each, with notable sales to J J Smith Winfield and Paul Peterson Mediapolis.

Knotek Brothers Smith Winfield P. J. Wamks John Thompson Lake City Fred Devers Perry ‘Tunnel Tradyville Iowa Dr. Patterson Meriden Towa Berry Huda Minois Ernest Carleson Dynamite Tama Jim Long Lady Walt 1 Sine Jr J. J. Smith Paul Peterson Mediapolis Broadcaster Paul G. Peterson

Local animal sales and fire scare mark Colfax visit

An Oct 18 report notes travelers from Madison recall a Colfax fire alarm as a building next door burned while guests fled. It details a large Sambor sale of Percheons with buys from eleven states and Canada, highlighting prices for mares, yearlings, and colts. J C Singmaster praised as longtime importer and seller. Community sales are listed and anticipated to exceed thirty thousand dollars.

Canada Matox J California Mr. Sin Hert Helcher Farmers Savings Bank Keota C. A. Lecey Security Bank Reota Nks

Carlson Sells Saturday at Busby Sale Pavilion

This Saturday Ernest Carlson sells a top offering of ducks from the Carlson herd at the Rus sale Pavilion. The sale features 20 males and 15 females, with rugged well grown birds, suitable for hogs and farmers seeking quality ducks. The event proceeds regardless of weather and marks the last local opportunity this season.

Perry Beemblossom East Washington Street Ernest Carlson Busby Singmaster Ernest Carlson Busby Sale

Crawford Notes on Social Visits and Family News

Marie Crawford reports social notes from Mrs. Effie Pauline Crawford attending a wedding and visits by Mr and Mrs Ludwig Johnson and daughter Mae. Ezra Roth delivered a horse to Freyenberger on Tuesday. Conrad and Albert Freyenberger returned from Canada after months abroad. Joe Stauffer began husking corn for Will Richards, with further local family mentions.

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