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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1929
Page
2
Market listings show cream butter and eggs with per pound and per dozen rates. Hens, springs, roosters, hides and horse or pony hides priced per pound or each with quantities and premium for delivered poultry and no market for sick or lame poultry.
The cattle market shows mixed supply with low demand for cows and vealers while some loads of other classes drag, steers and yearlings tending lower. Laugher classes and fed yearlings range from 750 to 1600 dollars, with various weights and conditions influencing prices.
The cattle market shows ranges for good and choice beef at 775 to 1300 with common and medium 550 to 700 and 909 to 1175 for higher grades. Weaners milk fed fetch 1575 to 100, feeders 1075 to 1225, cows 300 to 900. Sheep steady with native lambs 1325 to 1350 top 1374. ewes 400 to 590. feeding lambs 1275 to 1485 with other grades 750 to 1100.
Chicago grain prices for WHEAT CORN OATS RYF and LARD are listed with Sept Dec Mar and May futures. The data shows opening highs lows and closes with precise percentages and dollar amounts for each contract across the commodities.
Chicago cash grain prices show Wheat down 1.20 to 1.29 per bushel with several grade distinctions. Corn trades mixed with several lots around 1.01 to 1.02 per unit. Oats and rye edge higher, Timothy and clover futures range with modest gains and losses amid thin early-session trading.
An article notes the high operating cost of a Cambridge engineering school per Arthur C. Rhind assistant bursar Massachusetts Institute. It discusses a fall festival and parade with local donations and community support, including Dr Thompson’s generosity and a Burlington train exhibit costing about 1000 dollars.
Daily gossip and notices about visits from Colorado and Oskaloosa residents, sales and auctions including Mrs. A T Brown sale and W W Cherry sale ads, Hereford cattle breeders McBrides hosting sale October 22, and Prairie Flower church solos by Myra Reeves. Mentions of Gal esburg expansion plans and local civic chatter.
An official notes annual operating costs run about 851 dollars per student versus tuition of 400 dollars, highlighting the subsidy and funding gap faced by the institute.
The Toledo seed market reports cash and old prices for clover and timothy. Clover domestic shows cash old 11.60 cash new 11.60 October 11.75 December 12.00. Imported cash old 11.00. Timothy cash old 5.60 new 2.80 December 2.95 March 3.10. Alsike cash new 10.75 October 10.90 December 11.20.
Livestock receipts forecast for tomorrow in Chicago include hogs at 45 000 and sheep at 2 000 as part of the market summary.
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