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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1932
Page
2
Hog prices slid 10 cents with 35 000 head receipts and top pigs at 4.45. Cattle were steady for good and choice beef and calves slow to sell at previous prices. Sheep receipts 17 000 with lambs 6.50 to 7.59 and yearlings 5.00 to 6.75 in Chicago on April 11.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 48 hours ended at 8:00 A.M. show 54,900 head, up from 43,700 a week ago. Prices vary by weight, with light to heavy weights quoted from 2.60 to 3.90 per cwt and sows 2.60 to 3.50, reflecting slow trading and light activity.
Chicago April 11 IRS market report lists butter goods including 9516 tubs and 1815 extras with 18 percent standards and 18 percent extras. Eggs show 30036 cases with various grade levels and dirties 10 percent. Cheeses include young Americas Longhorn brick daisies and other items with percentages. Live poultry details cover turkeys hens and toms with price and weight notes.
The article quotes Russell Frink and Jack Reid discussing their education at Iowa State and reasons for entering engineering and veterinary work. Frink recalls starting in 1912 and finishing 1918 while living in Hampton Iowa. Reid notes he completed higher education at Iowa State Agricultural College in 1925 influenced by family and prior animal work. Also contains agricultural product listings including poultry and potato prices and freight numbers.
Wheat 21 cars, Corn 64 cars, Oats 48 cars. The tally notes shipment receipts by grain type.
Chicago grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with May July and Sept contracts. Prices show open highs lows closes for Wheat at 56% May, 59% July, and 61% Sept with firm nearbys. Corn ranges around 34 to 38 and 37 to 41. Oats hover mid 20s to mid 24s. Rye reports 45 to 49 percent across contracts.
Chicago cash grain closes with mixed Wheat quotes from 57% to 57 1/2 percent and Corn ranges around 33 to 34 percent. Oats show white grades at 24 percent, Barley traded 55 to 61, with Rye unavailable.
Joseph Do man Wardle chief engineer for the Iowa railway and light corporation died after a brief illness at Cedar Rapids. He was past president of the Cedar Rapids society of engineers and architects and served as a director in Iowa engineering.
Local brief from the Journal's subscription rep D F Macon highlights happenings in nearby towns. Short items cover community events, notable residents, and assorted civic updates from the region.
The narrator details a farmer’s day visiting Homer Jarrard farm near Washington and a drive through Wayland Brighton Coppock and Rubio. They note livestock, families, anniversaries, farm work, and local shops while mentioning illness at Rubio bank and a large sheep flock.
Local figure and former Iowa section president of the American Society of Civil Engineers has died. He served six years on the school board, four as president, and was active in civic enterprises. Survived by his wife.
An air view shows nine convicts injured as a fire at the South Carolina Penitentiary near Columbia causes about 200000 dollars in damage. The blaze began in the furniture factory and spread after a gasoline tank exploded, with prisoners not aiding the effort confined in cell blocks visible in the image.
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