This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
2
Hog receipts 11060 with a broadly active market. Prices mostly 10 to 15 higher than Thursday's average. top 13.20 paid for selected loads of 180 to 215 lb hogs. Butchers mixed ranges by weight from 11.50 to 13.20 across several classes. Packing sows around 10.75 to 11.65, light on pigs in mid 90s.
Receipts show 2,000 calves and 15,000 sheep with varied classes. Cattle mix includes steers and yearlings from 17.75 to 18.25 for heavier grades, 15.40 to 18.25 for midweights, and lower ranges for common, under 15 dollars for some feeders. Vealers fetch 14.25 to 18.50, stocker steers 9.35 to 14.00. Sheep and fat lambs are active. native lambs 14.56 to 15.75, ewes 4.25 to 7.24, feeder lambs 13.65 to 14.50.
Grain futures showmixed activity with Wheat trading around 1.10 for December and March while Corn markers edge higher near 0.94 to 0.95 and Oats holding near 0.40 to 0.44. Market notes indicate fractional gains on several contracts as traders assess supply demand signals.
Grain prices for Chicago markets show hard red winter wheat at 113 percent for No 1, 111 percent for No 2, 110 to 110 percent for No 3, 106 to 108 percent for No 4, and 102 percent for No 5. Northern spring wheat cited at 109 percent for No 3, with No 4 at 102 to.
The report lists multiple lots with color, variety, and moisture percentages. Corn includes 3 mixed 100 to 95, 4 mixed 08 6 mixed 95 95, and several yellow entries around 102 to 104 percent. White varieties show 3 white 192 and 5 white 97 to 99 with other ranges. Oats report white fractions from 40 to 41 percent, rye notes No 2 96 and No 4 93, barley 62 12 to 68, timothy 435 to 495, clover 2100 to 2900.
Summary of seed market notes listing Clover cash prices 1750 Oct 1815 Dec 18160 cash import 1425. Timothy cash old 235 cash new 240 Dec 260. Alsike cash new 1875 Okt 1875 Dec 1900.
Chicago on September 7 reports estimated receipts for tomorrow with cattle at 59,000, hogs 3,000, sheep 2,090 while holdover hogs total 4,000, indicating market activity expectations.
Sept 11 C W Gray Livestock. Oct 10 John Wagner Poland China s. Oct 17 Knotek Bros Duroc Jersey hogs. Oct 23 W R Gamon Sons H E Busby Poland China hogs.
Mrs C M Maxwell of Braden reports on gatherings at the state fair with numerous neighbors and relatives including Grover Booth Delbert Maxwell and Doris Smith. The piece notes Edmunds like Rex Smith Merle Smith and Carl Deitmer visiting Oskaloosa Waterloo and Chicago while others travel to Wisconsin Pierson and Washington for work and teaching assignments.
Lyle Womack filed for divorce in the Canal Zone district court at Ancon charging Ruth Elder with cruelty. He said he tried reconciliation and urged her to join him, but she preferred her career.
George Bernard Shaw visited the League of Nations assembly for thirty minutes and spoke with French foreign minister Aristide Briand in the lobby. Shaw joked about American influence in Southern France, noting the shift from French to English in Antibes responses. Briand replied with a light quip about language and local accents.
In Atlanta at the Confederate Soldier's Home a six member Al Smith for President Club has been formed the members all above 40 years old. The group meets to support the former governor and discuss campaign matters.
The Prairie Flower Mission circle gathers at the church Thursday afternoon September 13 with hostesses Mrs Harriet Meyers Mrs Christie Bear Mrs Chabal Enterta inment Martha Thrasher Mrs Beth Bush and Mrs Val Fuhr. The Indian Creek club plans a picnic dinner at Sunset Park Sunday September 9 inviting all members and former members. A cottage prayer meeting is at C W Busy 608 East Washington Street Friday at 7 30 PM with prayer for guidance and nationhood. Fall opening dance of the Jolly Fifty club at Berdo pavilion Friday September 7 with Shalla orchestra inviting all members. No meeting of the Women's Missionary Society this week. September 25 pot luck dinner at the church for all missionary societies.
A local gas and oil firm operates two up-to-date stations on East Washington and North Iowa offering reliable service and a well-regarded product line.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.