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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1930
Page
2
Market slow with hogs 16 to 25 cents lower. Top at 10.70 with bulk 180 to 300 pounds 10.25 to 10.85. smaller weights 9.00 to 10.45. Cattle receipts 6,000. steer and yearling bids steady to higher, best yearlings 12.00. Slaughter cattle 6.25 to 12.75, vealers 9.00 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 14,000. fat lambs steady to higher, lambs 7.50 to 8.65, feeding lambs 6.50 to 7.59.
Des Moines Sept 23 Combined livestock receipts at 22 yards and packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended 10 am show 6,207 head, vs 6,381 a week ago. Demand slow and offerings liberal for 250 lb and lighter weights with quoted prices per class and weight ranges.
Readers are invited to a twin party at Graham on Monday with tickets ready for distribution. Chicago grain quotes and receipts appear throughout, detailing wheat corn oats and seed prices and market activity with bids and closes for Sept to May contracts.
A compilation lists numerous upcoming dispersion sales in towns such as Washington Keota Polands and Duroes with dates including Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 9 Oct 14 Oct 17 and Oct 28. firms include Brenneman Du roes Kalona and Allen Walker & Son Poland China stock.
Brief items compiled by The Journal's subscription representative highlight happenings in nearby towns. The notes include community events, local meetings, and small developments that affect residents.
The new Minors Central Passenger train labeled The Michigan Boulevard went into service between Chicago and St Louis, offering six and a half hour runs with chair and parlor cars. It provides four hours between Chicago and Springfield and two hours Springfield to St Louis, while Crawfordsville notes nearby rail activity and local farm news.
A fragmented report from Scottdale, Pa. describes a mother opossum protected in a game preserve on Creek Hills after a brood rode her. Pueblo reports Tony Manaiten fell into water and was rescued by a group, while a sheriff notes over twenty guns stolen from Romes in recent weeks.
The article notes Japanese universities admit visitors not full students due to lack of preparatory courses. Tokyo sees a vigorous campaign for coeducation across universities and preparatory schools. It also mentions a red color change in a small California lake attributed to diatom algae, linked to similar biblical-era superstitions about the Red Sea.
Many persons wear spectacles with adequate lenses, yet lenses poke through centers. Glasses may bend after use, so occasional visits to the optician are advised.
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