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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1926
Page
2
Chicago livestock market reports hog receipts of 34 000 with variable demand for light and weight classes. Butchers scarce with packing sows up 15 to 25 cents and light hogs trading around 14 65, while 260 280 pound butchers move 13 00 to 13 76 and packers see heavier weights higher. Cattle receipts total 35 000 with better fed steers steady to firm.
Yearlings traded near 11.59 while mixed steers and heifers rose to that mark. Best heavies at 11.25 with in-between fed steers unevenly steady to 25 cents lower. Western grassers about 10,000 head declined. fat cows and heifers dull. vealers 50 cents lower. Sheep receipts 30,000 with fat lambs steady. natives and city butchers around 14.50. bulk early 14.25. culls 5.50 to 7.00. feeding lambs steady 14.00 to 14.75. best lightweights 13.00 to 14.00.
Market notes show Wheat Sept at 1.33 with 133 percent and 1.31 and 1.32 readings. Dec at 1.39, 1.37 at 134 percent, 1.385. May at 1.41 with 1.42 and 1.40 1.19 percent. Corn Sept at 0.79 with 19 and 78 percent, May 0.84 0.91 0 percent. Oats Sept 0.37 with 27 and 37 37. Dec 0.42. May 0.47. Rye Sept 0.94 0.94 0.938, May 1.05 1.05 1.04. Lard Sept 14.72 with Oct 14.80 and 14.70. Linseed Sept 14.05 Oct 13.56. Ellies Sept 16.87, 16.25, 18.25, 16.12, 16.12.
Official livestock estimates from Chicago list hogs at 21 900 cattle 13 000 and sheep 26 000 for tomorrow.
Toledo Ohio notices list Clover seed cash prices with dates from September through March and Timothy seed cash prices showing recent and new costs. The figures include 26.00 for Clover in September and 2.85 2.90 for Timothy seeds with several later months and prices noted.
Chicago cash grain markets show corn prices across grades with No 2 mixed around 82 to 84 percent, No 5 mixed about 75 to 78 percent, No 2 yellow near 82 to 83 percent, and No 4 yellow 79 to 81 percent. White corn and sample grades appear in the 65 to 71 percent range.
About twenty youths gathered at Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Stites home in Crawfordsville to honor Edwin Chrissinger who leaves for the State University at Tuscon Arizona. Paul Witting presented a briefcase as thanks. Hazel Craig and Wyse were among out of town guests. Local bake sale raised over 21 dollars at Williams store. High school baseball practice yielded a 12 to 5 win for the students. Reverend Barr preached at union services and supported the theme The key to our inheritance.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the Christian church in Keota for Mrs Clara Eckerman who died after months of illness. She was 54 years 10 months old and is survived by her husband R J Eckerman and siblings Clarence Dayton Oskaloosa Melville Sterling NL Mrs Freda Winters Minneapolis Minn Mrs Ella Russell and H N Dayton Keota.
Mrs Eckerman longtime Keota resident and charter member of the local Christian church passed away after illness. She active in W R C and Eastern Star attended funeral with a body. Burial followed in Keota cemetery with pallbearers named N G McNuffen C A Lacey M E Reine F A Klen Henry Hagist Clyde Stoutner. Jurors listed for Lafayette county October term include Ralph Dunn Hugh Jones J M White Far Striegel Logan Schreckengast Geo Klett J H Leitsinger BE J Peiffer J G Holmes.
A new film The Great Deception screens at the Fox theatre. Based on George Gibbs The Yellow Dove it depicts a World War I secret service duel between British and German agents Ben Lyon and Basil Rathbone. Aileen Pringle portrays the American girl at the center of intrigue.
A market price sheet lists butter fat per pound at 40 cents, beets at 10 cents, various fowl priced per pound or per bird, and horse hides at 88 dollars each. It notes no market for sick, thin, or crippled poultry and mentions additional delivery terms.
September 21 Closing Out Sale announced for the estate of the late John Putman Jr near Havre. Upcoming sales include September 23 P J Welch Washington Poland Chinas, September 28 J M Lord & Sons Ainsworth Duroe Sale, September 29 Knotek Bros Riversdie Duroe Sale, October 5 Allen Walker Yarmouth Poland Chinas, and October 15 Robt G Sheetz Keota with H E Busby Washington Poland Chinas.
An advertisement urges parents with frail children to use McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets for 30 days. If no weight gain or strength occurs, the druggist will refund the money. The claim cites widespread success and offers 60 tablets for 60 cents, available at J. F. Lemmon's or any drugstore in America.
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