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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1927
Page
2
Receipts show cattle with choice steers strong at 15.75 and 14.00 to 15.00 for feeders. Slaughter cattle ranges: steers 14.00 to 17.75, heifers up to 14.50, cows 5.65 to 10.00. Hogs quoted 7.75 to 10.25 for sows and various weights, packing weights 7.25 to 8.25, heavyweights 9.50 to 10.25. Sheep and lambs active with fat lambs around 12.75 to 14.50, ewes 3.75 to 6.75.
Chicago grain prices show fractional changes across wheat corn and oats with contracts for December March and May. Lard and ribs futures move around 11.9 to 12.0 cents and 12.0 dollars respectively as Rye contracts display slight bumps and steady levels through October.
Chicago cash grain quotes list wheat at 1.2514 for a hard grade and 1.23% for three hard, corn ranges from 81% to 84 for yellow grades and 73 to 79 for mixed and white varieties, oats from 46% to 50, barley 74% to 78% and Timothy and Clover priced at 3.40 to 4.15 and 20.50 to 27.75 respectively.
Clover cash imported prices 15.25 for Oct 19.75? Dec 11.50 and Oct 17.75 and Dec 17.75 and March 17.75. Timothy cash 1.90 Des 1.95 March 2.10. Alsike cash 15.40 Dec 15.50 Jan 15.70 Feb 15.90.
Mrs Ira Miksch and Rev W Klein visited in Wellston. Mrs Clara Engel stayed with sister Mrs Kila Hanley who is ill. Jess Harvey visited son Chas Verle Porter and Mr Reichard near Brighton hull clover. Walnut logs shipped. Elmer Kolesick sent two carloads of cattle to Chicago. Roy Fread and Mrs Crawfordsville welcomed a son Kenneth Lee. Beulah Miksch traveled to Ottumwa. Wilbur McClelland visited sister Wentworth in Ottumwa. Grace Hill social attended by several families. Large crowd at the au...
October 27 28 report notes strong turnout for the Mrs Louis Hessel sale with prices for corn hay and livestock rising. Neighbors aided the event while local figures including Merle Eckels W A Anderson G C Humston and Grover Booth are mentioned alongside box supper scenes in New Haven and lively town chatter about cars, farms and community effort.
The Wellston auction last Friday drew many old neighbors including Henry Sears Will Moore Clem Griffith George Hotle Jess Harvey Jake Hotle Leo Barnes Homer Mayer and others. O T Furst baled hay on the Greendyke place rented to Acel Roberson for next year. Frank Klein from Keota delivered stock cattle shipped to Wellston Wednesday. Ira Miksech hauled tile from Milt Godfrey farm to W H Brinning place. The Wellston club held a party at Ernest Hummer's home Wednesday evening. LL KE Gardners of Wellman were visitors Sunday afternoon.
A concise aphorism reflecting on virtue, noting the strength of forgiveness over vengeance as the ultimate moral achievement. The quotation attributed to E. H. Chapin emphasizes inner power in choosing mercy.
A Milwaukee Journal note marks the accordion as one hundred years old and still in use midstream in popular music and performance. The device endures as a portable, versatile instrument across styles and generations.
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