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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1924
Page
2
Chicago market notes set hog receipts at 19 000 with gains to 10 cents on desirable lightweight and steady to higher on others. Cattle receipts 4 000 show yearlings steady, steers scarce, heifers mixed, grass cattle active at 4.00 to 4.50. Sheep receipts 29 000 slow but lambs around steady, ewes 4.75 to 6.50, feeding lambs bid around 13.00 to 13.10.
Kansas City Mo September 12 cattle receipts 2000 calves 200 fed steers slow dull late to 10 decline early top handyweights 1025 grassers steady 6.00 7.25 few grass cows 3.50 4.00 canners and cutters fairly active 225 325 other classes generally steady top veals 10.00 few stockers and feeders 4.75 7.00 hogs receipts 4500 shipper market 10 to 20 cents higher top 9.90 prices 65 bulk of sales 9.20 9.80 180 305 lb averages 9.65 9.85 packing sows 8.60 stock pigs 7.25 to sheep receipts 2000 odd lots killing classes steady fed clipped lambs 12.75 12.25 feeding lambs mostly around 12.50
Chicago on September 12 reports livestock estimates with 4000 cattle 1000 sheep and 1000 other stock.
Potatoes trading generally good with a strong market on early Ohios. Receipts total 2 cars with U S shipments at 900. Minnesota sacked early Ohios 1.25 to 1.35. bulk round whites 1.40 to 1.45. Wisconsin 1.50 to 1.60. Nebraska sack ed Irish cobblers 1.60 to 1.65. sack ed early Ohios 1.45. Kansas and Michigan sacked Irish cobblers 1.30 to 1.40.
Sale dates announced for purebred livestock. Sept 25 knotek brothers river side farm eight miles northeast of Washington will offer Duroc Jersey stock. Oct 21 Wagner Welsh and W R Gamon and Sons conduct a combined sale of Poland China pigs in Washington Iowa.
Wheat and corn futures hold mixed in Chicago trading on September 12 with various No 1 to No 6 grades quoted alongside oats rye barley and seed items. Prices include wheat No 1 hard 1.831 percent corn No 2 mixed 1.22 percent and lard 13.62 cents per pound.
Notices list meetings for the Girls Scouts at the high school Monday at 4 o clock, the Noble Grand Circle meeting at Mrs. Chas Baker’s home Monday evening, and Queen Kether regular meeting at Miss Golla and Marjorie Schulty’s home with officer elections urged.
Right Reverend Thomas Shahan was re-elected president of the national conference of Catholic Charities at the closing sessions in Des Moines. The conference adopted a resolution praising Gov Kendall’s address on religious toleration as timely amid recent bigotry.
An advertisement by Edna Wallace Hopper promotes White Youth Clay as a skincare product. It claims the clay purifies the skin, reduces blemishes and wrinkles, firms the skin, and delivers a rosy glow. Hopper touts the clay as refined, easy to use, and available at drug stores with a mailing sample offer.
Sunday School at 10 09 worship at 11 00 evening service at 7 30 B Y P U for girls and a general invitation to greet every member of the community. Pastor VU J Unthank urges a busy church season and personal welcomes.
Bible School at 10:00 A M. Y P. Meeting 6:30 P M. Preaching services morning and evening. You are always welcome to worship with us. A M Malcolm Pastor.
Walter Leet leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. for all ages. Morning worship at 11 a.m. features the sermon The Three Appearings. B Y P U meets at 6:30 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. features A worldly choice and Its consequences. Mrs Hillis preaches at both services. C E Hillis is the pastor.
Sunday School at 2 PM and preaching at 3 PM. Mrs. Hillis speaks on The Necessity of Public Confession of Christ. Everyone invited.
Bethel Presbyterian schedules Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with a sermon on Ephesians 3 17 to 19 titled Panta Intercession Part IV.
Anton Danielson oversees Sunday school at 9 45 a m with worship at 8 p m A guest speaker from Jewish mission work in America may occupy the pulpit if acknowledged by the Session A message on Pauls Epistle to the Ephesians continues if the guest speaker is delayed Dr and Mrs J C Boice have just returned from Rock Springs Wyoming after visiting their son Harry Boice in brief local note and a small want ad appears.
The listing shows animal and produce rates including eggs hens and duck prices per pound, cream butter content, goose prices, and horse hide values. It notes not to purchase culls or crippled poultry and mentions a premium for poultry delivered.
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