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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1926
Page
2
Hog receipts 21 900 and cattle 16 000 with hogs mostly 25¢ lower on light grades and light weights. Pigs scarce with top at 12 58 and packer sows easing. cattle and vealers mixed with steady to firmer bids for best cattle and vealers around 13 50 to 14 56. sheep slow with fat lambs around 14 10 to 14 25 and feeding lambs steady.
Open high low close figures show wheat and corn futures activity in Chicago. Wheat contracts for December and May move with modest gains while corn prices show small upticks and steady margins across the session.
The record lists percentages for oats rye lard ribs and bellies across months including December May and October with figures ranging from about 0.42 to 14.20 percent and several fractional entries. Names of months commodities and price values are given with recurring decimals and year references implied by the OCR.
Chicago cash corn quotations list bids for multiple grades with ranges. Prices span No 2 mixed at 78 to 78 and No 2 white at 75, with other mixed and yellow grades ranging from 72 to 79 percent, reflecting market fluctuations on September 21.
Official live stock estimates released in Chicago list Hoge 16 000 cattle 15 000 sheep 28 000 for tomorrow.
In Toledo Ohio on September 21 cash price quotes for Clover seed show October 21.00, December 17.25, February 17.60, March 17.50. Timothy seed cash old 2.70, new 2.90 with September 2.90, October 2.90, December 2.95, March 2.10.
The Damascus Shrine No. 10 schedules its regular meeting at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening September 21 at 7 45. A social with refreshments and a short program will follow the business session and visiting sharers are invited.
Arrangements were made for a sale of Big Type Polands by John Wagner and W R Gamon and Sons with a date to be announced for October news indicates the sale will feature choice animals. The notice promises top animals and a forthcoming date announcement.
Readers travel through Ainsworth Route 2 visiting W E Pauls and Frank Dutler s homes. The diary notes cattle horses and potatoes at various farms, newspaper subscriptions, trading days at Tom Guffy s, and local thanks for the paper. Mentions Columbus Junction and Thanksgiving plans.
H. W. Chehock superintendent of Marion county schools lost his bid for reinstatement as Miss Mae Francis state superintendent sustained the Marion county independent school district ruling ousting him. The decision overruled Lulu B. Seerist Linn county superintendent.
A sequence of sale dates and consignors listed for Poland China pigs. Names include P J Welch Washington H E Busby Washington Knotek Bros River side Robt G Sheetz Keota Allen Walker Yarmouth and Wagner Gamon & Sons. Big type Poland Chinas appear in multiple entries with scheduled dates in September October.
A historical ad promises quick relief from indigestion with Dave's Mentha Pepsin. It claims ten minutes to stop gas and heart pressure and suggests lasting relief, backed by a guarantee from J. E. Lemmon or any druggist, with money back if not satisfied.
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