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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1928
Page
2
Market mostly higher with hogs and cattle showing gains. Hog prices range around 10.55 to 11.00 for mid weight and choice hogs around 10.75, while weights near 250 pounds fetched about 11.10 for top lots. Sows sold 9.51 to 10.00, with medium pigs 9.50. Estimated holdovers about 2,000 head, with 1,000 moved by shippers.
Price list shows butterfat cream at 46 cents per pound, various poultry rates for eyes feathers and hens, springs, leghorn, roosters and ducks, geese at 1. the text notes an extra cent per pound for poultry delivered and a market for sick or crippled birds.
A list of sale dates and buyers for Poland China hogs and purebred stock around Washington with names such as Mrs Louis Mast W R Stryker John Warn Robt Sheetz Earnest Carlson W R Gamon H E Busby. Chicago grain prices show September 29 opening, low, close for wheat corn oats rye barley timothy and clover bids.
Week of mixed demand with better grades down 25 to 5 cents and lower, stockers and feeders showing more decline. Fat cows and heifers weak to 2H, cutters steady and feeders steady. Top fed steers around 18.60, yearlings 18.40, western grass steers to 15.50. stockers and feeders 12.25 to 13.00. Receipts 8,000 for the week with 821 doubles from feeding stations and 17,000 direct. Meats steady with few top lots up to 14.00 and bulk natives 13.50 to 13.75. Fat ewes 6.00 to 6.50. Feeding lambs slow.
John Wagner will hold an unusual sale at the Busby Sale Pavilion in Washington on October 16 featuring large Poland China males and gilts. The offering includes 20 sows and 20 gilts with bloodlines from four sizes enabling new breeding for Wagener herd buyers. Notable lines such as Nighthawk and Highland Knight are represented. The sale includes prize winners in the Washington County Pig Club draft and pigs raised by Ernest Wagener, expected to weigh around 200 pounds by sale day.
Ernest Carlson, noted Duroc breeder, announces a Duroc hog sale on Saturday October 20. The offering features superior breeding from the Index line and includes four percent of males and females to be drafted. Time and location to be announced.
Rosetta and Vivian Duncan star in a film version of Topsy and Eva. Rosetta endures extensive cork makeup and ragged costumes, while Vivian wears neat attire. Del Lord directs for United Artists. John W. Considine Jr. supervised. cast includes Gibson Gowland and Noble Johnson.
Toledo market page lists prices for ash and timber products with several dates and cash values. Glover, Timothy, and Alsike categories show varying futures and current cash prices including 18.20 18.45 18.70 for Glover and 14.25 15.00 for ash, with new and old cash quotes and a Der price of 3.00.
R. Gerdes and Mr. Will Brown and wife and J. G. Roberts returned from Minnesota. Friday afternoon off will be a treat to the school children on account of the fall festival. Families and neighbors, including Leo Baker, H. R. Baker, and T. H. Will, attended local events in Washington and West Chester. Weather brings cool days with a chance of rain spoiling the festival plans for the children.
September 29 reports of the town festival parade praised as the best on streets. Mentions of Matt Stiles from Iowa Walls and residents A J Rathmel, John Calvin, and Joan E Telford. Stryker sale rescheduled to October 6 with an upcoming Saturday 8 1-3 acre sale preview. Local editor humor and obituary misprint anecdote included.
The Journal reports household goods sales near the Catholic church and Washington area auctions including Mrs Dwyer and L D Mass selling nearby. It covers Keota area sales, local festival attendance, Paul Gorham’s crank hat adding machine handling, church events, and weathered notes on residents and animals.
The Care-Away Circle held a Thursday evening gathering at Mrs. Harold Ross home in honor of Miss Mabel Crooks a bride to be. Guests enjoyed a flower guessing contest picture drawings and refreshments. Miss Crooks received an electric toaster from the circle.
Mrs Addison Baker of West Chester and Mrs Lyn Baker of Michigan visited Mrs Marion Smith in New Haven. Bert Smith family hosted guests, Henry Cuddeback entertained Bushnell relatives. New Haven school closes hall for fall festival in Washington. Andrew Hanter and A R Strum families attend festival. Strum returns from Moline, Illinois.
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