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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1930
Page
2
Receipts show 25,000 cattle and 25,000 hogs with varied demand. Hog prices range from 10.25 to 11.00 per cwt for different weights, while cattle steadies to higher on strong demand for fed steers and yearlings and Western grassers. Sheep and lambs are steady to lower with lambs trading around 8.25 to 8.50 and ewes at 2.00 to 4.25.
A compact listing of Washington Produce Markets with assorted prices. Items include butterfat test cream per pound and various poultry and fowl products such as Leghorn hens springs and roosters, plus ducks and geese priced per pound or per dozen. Some entries show unit prices like 81.00 each.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and packing plants in Interlok Town southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 10 p m total 24 426 up from 21 214 a week ago. Prices show mostly steady to 10 cents lower for various hog classes with weights ranging from light to heavy and sows in demand. Futures quotes for corn and wheat listed with mixed bids and regional delivery notes. Read the Classified Ads.
Classified note lists lambs priced from 150 to 7.50 per head, offering light to medium weights and indicating market details for buyers seeking young sheep.
Vivian drives a danger filled road trip to a camp with Greg Barrows and poet Cuthbert Carruthers. The pair clash over love and art as Vivias fate hinges on a perilous wire obstacle and her decision about marriage and poetry.
D F Macon summarizes notes from nearby towns, reporting on local happenings, small events, and community updates compiled by the Journal's subscription representative. Names and places vary by item, offering a compact snapshot of regional activity.
Washington and Crawfordsville area items describe local travel and train service with remarks on eight passengers from Washington, Henry Crooks corner improvements, a building project near a filling station, and a banker transition. Farm reports highlight tomatoes marketed for Heinz and other produce, plus local social visits, church activities, and a praise for Washington Town City.
A fragmentary notice list includes various for sale items such as a Duroc male hog and young calves, plus mentions a Frigidaire giveaway at a local fest in town. The text also notes a hunter guide Joseph Hart, age 50, with an abrupt medical incident and hospital report.
Crawfordsville correspondent reports Nellie Manner and others visiting Mt Pleasant on Saturday. Robert McElhinney of Longeach California greeted old friends Friday night. Dr J A Barnes of Monmouth preached at the United Presbyterian church.
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