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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
2
Market notes reveal 25,000 market receipts with shipping demand narrow. Cattle receipts total 16,000 and calves 8,000 as steers and yearlings weaken under pressure. heavy finished steers decline and stock dull. Sheep receipts reach 22,000 with opening slow and lambs steady to weak bids.
Farm Bureau News reports 4-H club members plan a county organization led by Dwight Booth and Wilbur Quinn with district leaders across Wellman Riverside Crawfordville and Washington areas. They discuss swine vaccination schools, breeding experiments, and a township meeting with 411 club work demonstrations and home project talks.
Between grades, sheep and feeders generally steady. Lambs good and choice 92 lbs down 12.85 to 14. Medium 11.50 to 12.85, cull and common 7.50 to 11.50. Ewes 150 lbs down 4.25 to 6.75, cull and common 1.75 to 5.00. Feeder lambs good and choice 13.25 to 14.24.
Chicago report shows estimated receipts for tomorrow with cattle at 2000 head, hogs 17000, and sheep 20000 as part of a market outlook.
Chicago grain bulletin shows open high low and close figures for wheat with minor variations. The report lists values 1.164 and a 1% change alongside a 1.15% figure, reflecting early market activity in Chicago.
In Toledo area trading, Clover futures show cash 18.20 and 14.25 for imported, with Oct 18.60 and Jan 16.00, Dec 18.70. Timothy reports cash 2.70 and 2.867" Dec, while Alsike lists cash new 18.75, Oct 18.75 and Dec 19.00.
Chicago market notes show wheat prices rising about 1.2 percent with No. 3 spring 1.18 to 1.21. corn mixed around 98 cents to 99 and various No. 4 and No. 5 levels. oats range 41 to 44 percent. rye No. 1 at 1.11 to 1.12. Trade indices reflect multiple grades and stations.
September 27 items report Alvan C. Hasty visiting Mrs. Dawson in hospital and being mistaken for Calvin Coolidge. Hog calling contest entries, Ed Libe’s apples, Ed’s fruit on the square, Dave Evans returning from Missouri with apple purchases, Sturgeon brothers buying Cannon herd header, and various local social visits plus barley and timothy prices and family gatherings around Letts.
Pittsburg area notes mention Orion Looney’s as top neighbors. B Reed works daily except Sundays and owns fairgrounds and surrounding land. He farms, feeds hogs, milks cows, digs cellars, hauls coal, and travels to Columbus Junction to supervise farm southwest of Fredonia. Mr and Mrs Russell Mahin of Rock Island visit James Swift’s home.
Mrs Margaret Trier of Keoto stayed with her daughter Mrs Roscoe Roberts from Tuesday to Saturday in Dublin. Clarence Randall and family visited Roy Randall in Washington Saturday. Mr and Mrs Howard Snyder moved to the Swickard place. Mrs Hazel Strum and daughter Jeane visited the Eagle home. Mr and Mrs Chas Mayer and Mrs J I Banks were Washington visitors. Albert Tinnes of near Talleyland visited Nick Tinnes. Dorothy Alur enrolled at the center school. Trier spent Friday with Walter Wolfe. Howard Snyder and wife visited Alex Moody Tuesday.
Market listing shows per pound prices for butterfat eggs hens springs ducks and geese with small increments for poultry delivered. Includes animal hide pricing and notes a market for sick thin or crippled poultry.
In October a sequence of farm sales is listed for Washington including Mrs Louis D Mast Marching out sale location 2 miles southeast of Washington on October 3. W R Stryker property sale in Washington on October 6. John Wagner Poland China sale in Washington on October 10. Robt Sheetz Poland China sale in Washington on October 15. Earnest Carlson Curoe sale in Washington on October 20. W B Gamon Sons and H E Busby Poland China hogs sale in Washington on October 23.
A trial will convince as the Journal Wam reports on a pay dispute referenced by the number 468. The piece hints at upcoming proceedings to settle the matter.
A local column promotes today and tomorrow free entertainment in Washington. The piece blends humor about a gal named Lectricity with a plug for Washington Oil Company stations offering Blue Ribbon gas and hospitable service. It also mentions Valvoline and encourages refueling before leaving town.
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