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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1926

Page

2

Markets Close Lower on Hog Receipts as Hogs Led Down

Chicago market notes hog receipts 27,000 with desirable hogs 10 to 15 cents lower than Wednesday. Sows steady, top hogs near 13.85 for heavies, 13.50 to 13.80 bulk 210-280 pounds. Cattle receipts 12,000 with steadier to firmer buyers for fed steers yearlings. top mixed steers 12.00. Sheep receipts 16,000 with fat lambs steady, natives 14.29 to 14.50, best packers 14.75, feeders strong around 13.00 to 13.59.

Chicago

Chicago Potato Market Report October Prices and Shipments

Chicago market bulletin notes potato receipts 173 cars on track 419. U S shipments total 12.97. Wisconsin sacked round whites 2.10 to 2.50, Minnesota and North Dakota round whites 2.10 to 2.70, red river obos 2.90 to 3.00, Michigan russets 2.50 to 2.65, Idaho russets 2.75 to 3.10.

Chicago Ill U. S Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Red River Ob‘os Michigan Russets Rurals Me Jaaho Rurals

Chicago Poultry Prices Steady on Receipts of 13 Cars

Poultry in Chicago activity unchanged as 13 carloads move through market. Fowls generally 18 to 23 1 2 cents per pound, springs 19 to 21 1 2, turkeys around 30, roosters 18, ducks 25, geese 18.

Chicago

Chicago Butter and Eggs Market Report

Chicago on October 21 shows butter and eggs prices with varied grades. Butter receipts 5,115 tubs with creamery extras 46 to 45 percent and firsts 39 to 41 percent. Eggs receipts 26,? cas es with firsts 41 to 42 percent and refrigerator firsts 33 to 34 percent.

Chicago

Livestock Estimates for Tomorrow released in Chicago

Official livestock estimates from Chicago list hogs 17 000 head cattle 3 000 sheep 11 000 for tomorrow's market.

Chicago

Toledo Seed Market Prices Report

Toledo Ohio seed market reports oat Clover seed cash prices for October 21 22.75 for domestic and 19.75 for cash import. Timothy seed cash old price 2.70. Market details include October 22.75 and February 16.40 with March 1.40 for seed futures.

Toledo Ohio

Market Cash Prices Update

Cash prices rise through the year with values listed as 2.90 in October 2.90, 3.00 in December, and 3.10 in March reflecting a steady uptrend across months.

Chicago grain prices on Dec and May futures

Chicago grain markets show Dec and May futures across wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies with values around Dec and May positions. Wheat trades near 1.44 and 1.46 for Dec and May respectively. corn around 77 and 84. rye near 1.01 and 1.07. oats around 0.43 and 0.47. lard and rib numbers listed for Nov and Jan. bellies quoted at 15.00 and 13.70.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain Market Summary

Chicago prices for corn show No 2 mixed at 76 to 76 1/2 cents, No 3 mixed 74 1/2 to 75, No 4 mixed 70 to 72, No 6 mixed 68 to 70, and No 2 white 77 to 78 1/4 cents. Yellow and white varieties vary by grade with wide spreads across No 2 to No 6 and sample grades around 60 to 64 cents for old sample.

Chicago

Edison on Peace and Progress On His Forty Seventh Birthday

Edison, celebrating the forty seventh birthday of electric light, argues invention promotes peace and intelligence. He says modern thought resists oppression and kingships, predicts vast future for invention, and would again pursue electric light heat and chemical reactions if starting anew.

Associated Press West Orange N. J Thomas A. Edison Edison

Adlerika Testimony for Gas Relief and Sleep

A Mrs B Brinkley reports relief from years of gas after Adlerika. She notes good sleep, reduced bloating, and old waste matter elimination. The ad claims one spoonful removes gas and aids chronic constipation, with Sherman Bros as the druggist.

B. Brinkley Sherman Bros Druggista

John Fleig Sr sale tour notes and bank visit details

On Oct 20 observers tour the Fleig sale, dine with Mrs Hotle and Mrs Luithly, and see more than 600 attendees including candidates for office. Charley Leppert buys a subscription via a roll of bills while L B Luithly logs sale books. The Rubio bank shows banker Feltz in charge and a 23 acre farm sells for 151.00 per acre to Mr Fleming of Chicago.

John Fleig Sr L. B. Luithly Charley Leppert Richland Route 2 Macon Charley Rubio Bank Frank Feltz Mr. Fleming Chicago

Menlo Park Lamp Sparks Long Electrical Era

The text recalls the 1879 New Year’s visit by 3,000 people to Menlo Park to see Edison’s electric lamp, a landmark that helped spark a vast electrical industry. It notes the 1882 Pearl Street generating station in New York as the first central power plant.

Menlo Park Central Generating Station Pearl Street New York

West Chester Chronicle notes weather and local chatter

WEST CHESTER J D Dayton reports a Bankers Life Trip broadcast from WHO and WEAF. townsfolk remark on dry corn days, cloudy showers forecast, and a dry moon. Tony Doofran visits town. Jiggs is playfully kicked out after a skunk joke. George Sherman and Adam Weber seen on business. Route 2 road in good condition.

West Chester Bankers Life WHO WEAF New York Tony Doofran Tony Rosie George George Sherman Adam Weber Muscatine

Public notice on illness and local chautauqua a pleasant evening

Local writer laments not visiting ill J J Brookhart of Washington while praising fine weather and a successful W A C ladies chautauqua show. The piece notes shelled corn deliveries, moving pictures, Civil and World War imagery, and remarks on performers including Mrs Hough, Mrs Sverett West, Mrs Hard Scrabble, and others, with light humor about chairs and applause.

J. J. Brookhart Washington Jim Brookhart Jim S. D. Carris Floyd Banks New York Symphony Coffey Sverett West D. Carria Mary Ann McCarty Georgia

London Playhouses Draw Few Patrons Despite Intellectual Approval

London venues report about 6000 attendees for certain plays labeled as intellectual prestige. In contrast the Lyceum and other melodrama theaters draw thousands, highlighting a split in audience taste and theater economics.

London Lyceum

Marines to Arrive in Chicago Friday to Guard Mail

A 500 man Marine detachment will arrive tomorrow and be assigned to guard U.S. railway mail in the Chicago zone. The force will be dispersed across the Midwest including St. Paul Omaha St. Louis Cincinnati and other cities as part of the security plan.

Associated Press Chicago United Stated St. Paul Omaha St. Louis Cincinhat Mid

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