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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1928
Page
2
Market data shows grain prices with wheat corn and oats across Sept Dec Mar May contracts. Prices move in narrow ranges with mixed percentage changes and notable volume across futures. data includes open high low close figures and percentage shifts for each contract.
Chicago grain prices show mixed bids across wheat corn oats rye barley timothy and clover. Prices list No 2 hard to No 6 for multiple grades with percentages and ranges, including SG and white varieties, plus rye barley and forage prices.
Seed prices and payment terms for Clover, Timothy, and Alsike listed with cash and Dec Oct and Jrec figures. Clover shows cash 12750 Oct 18900 Dec 1800 cash imp 1425. Timothy notes cash old 270 cash new 270 Dec 295. Alsike lists cash new 1875 Oct 1875 Jrec 1990.
Chicago buyers held strong bids as hog receipts reached 26000 with top loads at 13.50 and 15 with weights 110 to 215 lb. Slaughter cattle receipts 24000 plus calves 4000 showing best steers steady at 18.50 while western grassers remain ample. Sheep receipts 32000 with slow market. fat lambs 25 to 50 lower and ewes and feeder lambs quoted in narrow ranges.
September morning finds Lee Wallace and son Ben on the street with Ben headed to a lumber yard near Iowa City. Joseph Alliman of Wayland visits, bringing cheer and a laugh that makes others want to meet him again. Rush Morris touts the Harris Hereford cattle sale on October 5 featuring 120 head, described as a premier herd.
Frank Snider of Brighton reports his arm in a sling after a comical collision with his Ford in a pretend boxing match while townsfolk discuss farming in Oklahoma and a rising crop. The narrative also mentions hound-hunting plans near Dublin, a Sunset Park picnic, and brief hospital and church notes.
Chicago September 17 estimated receipts show cattle 18 000 hogs 20 000 sheep 2 000 holdover hogs 9 009.
A historical poultry and produce price list shows per pound rates for butterfat cream eggs and various fowls including hens springs and roosters. It notes a one cent premium per pound for poultry delivered to market and mentions quality adjustments for sick or crippled poultry. The text includes miscellaneous prices for geese ducks and hides with several OCR distortions.
The Journal lists sale dates for livestock with multiple consignors. On October 10 John Wagner offers Poland China hogs, October 17 Knotek Bros. consign Duroc Jersey hogs, and October 23 W R Gamon & Sons and H K B Busby present Poland China hogs in a China’s sale event.
Mrs Frank Martin and daughter Lora now of Waterloo Iowa visited old friends in Dayton Grove last Saturday. Mrs Walter Leet and Betty were Fairfield visitors Sunday. Harry Anderson and wife visited the Tom Porter home Sunday. Riverside friends enjoyed a picnic dinner at the Lawrence Mottet home. Roy Gardner and family and other friends drove to Hedrick for a picnic. Mr and Mrs Gregory were former West Chester teachers. Mrs Ola Knotts and Miss Jennie Strum attended a missionary meeting at Howard Gardner’s Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Willard Leet attended installation services for Rev D C Fulton in Washington Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Harry Dusenberry became parents to a baby boy born Friday at the county hospital. Louise Brecht of Marengo Iowa is staying with the children. Letha Dayton Betty and Donald Bowes Bernice and Pauline Gardner and Mildred Leet attended the freshman invitation party at the high school Friday evening. The Sew and So club will meet.
Mrs Cloyce Dill will host the meeting on Friday afternoon instead of Thursday due to the Lexington harvest home dinner on Thursday. Attendees are urged to join for a good turnout and favorable attendance.
The secret of making large mirrors from blown glass cylinders silvered with tin and mercury amalgam was discovered in Murano in 1507. Venice then supplied the world with these mirrors for more than a century.
Mrs Mary Josephine Dautrement aged about 68 died at her Riverside home after a two month illness. She was born Mary Wombacher in St Louis on December 20 1851 and married James Dautremont in 1871. Surviving children include Edward George Oscar Henry Ella Richard William Rose and a sister Louise Wombacher. Twenty five grandchildren also survive. Funeral services are set for Monday at St Marys church with Rev B Jacobsmeyer officiating.
George Gilbert hauls materials for a new corn crib with his brother Greeley Gilbert visiting to assist. Orie Booth plans spring move to farm west of West Chester while making regular farm visits. Lester Caldwell returns from northern harvest work. A foundation is laid for a new house on the Win Smouse farm west of Washington. Mel Anderson and son Clover of Washington supervise carpentry on the New Graham theatre and will not start here soon. Frances Kleese stayed with Nena Wagner. Harry Kileese attended the Methodist conference at Oskaloosa Iowa.
The oldest clock in England sits at Wells cathedral with the keeper paid 10s a year in 1894. The note, translated as la clokk, highlights a historic timekeeping artifact and its modest stipend.
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