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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1929
Page
2
Hogs number 20 000 with light hot and steady to 10c lower, butchers and sows variety up to 1940 top. Cattle trade strong with weights 1300 to 1700 and 750 to 1659 for yearlings, cows varied. overall market activity high with broad price spreads across hogs cattle and calves.
The report lists cattle prices by grade and weight ranges from common to high quality, with bulls and stocker categories. Sheep numbers show natives strong to higher, with fat ewes steady and feeder lambs at 1225 to 1350, plus cull and common ranges for ewes and lambs.
Grain prices show mixed futures across wheat corn oats and rye with Sept Dec Mar May contracts listed. Corn and wheat display small gains while oats and rye show varied shifts amid market activity from Sept to May contracts.
Wheat shows mixed bids with several grades quoted between 134 and 186 percent. Corn lists bids from 102 to 108 percent with multiple lots noted. Oats feature white and blue grades from 47 to 51 percent, highlighted by a 49 to 51 percent range. SG figures accompany each commodity as shorthand references.
Septembr 12 notes from Crawfordsville area residents describe community life and agriculture in Washing ton county. J R Kendrick and C A Strohm keep a busy town while wellington Wellston store owner Art Mayer notes seasonal weather. Corn, Jersey cows, bee work, rye and clover markets are cited with prices. Post includes trespass notice by J F Shalla and family.
The column reports on community events and local farm matters including potato yields at Zenno Times, a subscription note from Mrs. Lidia Dawson, a change of address for W. H. Buckler to Columbia MO, and a Jerseys sale planned by Chas. S. Zickefoosa. It also mentions an upcoming sale on Oct 1, a humorous exchange about a garden and dog, a class inspection joke, and Fred Edwards roughing out clover and a car mix up near the Milwaukee tracks with deputy sheriff involvement.
The Chicago livestock market reports estimated receipts for tomorrow with hogs around 16 000 head, cattle about 2 000 head, and sheep near 16 000 head. The notice notes figures for hogs and cattle and records for the livestock market data.
A sequence of closing out and cattle sales schedules from September to October across Kalona Rich mond Ainsworth Crawfords ville Columbus Junction Keota and Washington Iowa. Notable entries include God frey Sommers Mike Mushek J 10 Rabenold Chas S Zickafoose knotek Bros Durocs W A Duncan John Jenkins John Wagner Rob t G Sheetz H J Oak & Sons W R Gamon & Sons.
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