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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
2
Live cattle and calf markets show steady to mixed demand with feeder steers good and choice weights around 12.00 to 12.75. Hogs and pigs fetch 7.50 to 12.50, while sheep and lambs face limited demand with prices hovering around 12.75 to 13.30 for good and choice feeders. Overall receipts remain substantial with a generally slow, steady tone.
Prices list for butterfat cream per pound and eggs per dozen, chicken roosters and hides values, grain quotes for wheat and hay, and poultry delivery charges. Includes various weights and bids such as yellow hides and white hogged items, with bid ranges and item conditions noted.
Next Wednesday October at Moediapolis Town the Peterson and Sout sale lists quality farm stock including breeding sows and gilts. Catalogs offer prices in the 40 to 80 dollar range for good cattle and hogs with open bids and specific feeds and weights noted. Detailed livestock descriptions and numbers are available from Meldman Co. or at the farm auction site.
A fragmentary Pleasant Hill item highlights a personal visit to a hospital in Iowa for August Tinnes, with his father Peter Ties visiting and hoping for recovery. The piece also recounts a Pleasant Hill supper, a Rhinoceros joke, and local happenings including a chicken feast, a furniture sale, and community members such as Mrs. Harry Bishop, Judge Wright, and the Telford clan.
Chicago reports from 001 LP yw indicate livestock estimates for Arola Seed Market. Estimated figures are unclear in the source, with brief notes suggesting market activity and price expectations.
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