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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1932
Page
2
Hog prices down 10 to 15 cents as 23 008 receipts exceed demand. top 4.25, light weights 3.90 to 4.20, and heavier classes lower. Cattle receipts 8,000 with slow, weak bids. calves down 10 cents. stockers steady. Lamb bids 25 cents lower. good quality 7.00 to 7.25. Also report of INS and IN L markets with varied ranges for hogs cattle and sheep.
Combined hog receipts across 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 13 300 for the 24 hour period ending 8:00 A M. Prices ranged from 3 20 to 3 80 per cwt depending on weight and quality with light weights 140 to 180 pounds 3 25 to 3 65 and heavy weights 250 to 350 pounds 3 00 to 3 60.
The Chicago market report lists butter production at 12 542 tubs with creamery extras and standards 1814 and 18 firsts 17 percent. Bees show 24 644 cases with fresh grad ed extra firsts 12 14 and dirties 19 percent. Cheese sections include young Americas longhorns 12 and configurations like brick fancy 13 daisies 12 double daisies 11 percent.
A fragmented catalog lists live poultry prices for turkeys and hens with weight brackets and grades, plus assorted ducks geese and roosters. It also records potato shipments and sack prices across multiple states including Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Idaho Texas and Ohio with various grain and packaging grades.
Chicago grain table shows wheat corn and oats with May July and Sept contracts. Prices jump and slip across open high low and close figures reflecting volatile trading on April 12. The report lists percentage changes and settlement ranges for each contract.
Chicago cash grain close notes mixed bids for Wheat and Corn with several color grades and samples listed. Barley range 55 to 58 with varying quality, indicating uncertain values across several grade descriptors.
Receipts report wheat at 6 cars and corn at 5 cars with oats totaling 28 cars. Prices are noted for corn at 5 dollars per car while wheat and oats prices are not specified. The summary reflects railroad delivery figures for the grain market.
The Senate Banking and Currency Committee eyed a mystery witness to reveal market manipulation as it paused its inquiry into bear raids. Senator Walcott said the bear raids would be exposed, while Senator Brookhart noted no findings yet and suggested summoning another witness. The committee adjourned until Monday to hire special counsel Samuel Untermyer as prosecutor.
The defense strategy hinges on cross examination of John Claney and Darrow’s planned surprise move. State witnesses include Edward Uili who linked Mrs Fortescue to Kahahawai’s abduction, with Yoshie Adachi expected to testify on prior instructions not to report for work.
The Ramseyer Hatcheries announced the Hatchery Chick letter contest awards for best 300 word letters on why it pays to buy baby chicks. The contest closed April 5 with hundreds of entries and awards totaling several thousand chicks.
The fallen of Little Bighorn were buried in one mass grave on the battlefield. General Custer was first interred there, but his body was later moved to the United States burial grounds at West Point.
The prosecution contends Kahahawai was placed in the Fortescue home bathtub to stop blood from staining the floor. Upon death he was stripped and his clothes into the tub, later found bundled with the body in a car.
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