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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1932
Page
2
Chicago markets on April 14 show light hogs at 4.30 with some higher, heavy cattle steady to weaker, calves weak to lower, and stockers unchanged. Hog receipts 19,000. cattle 6,000. sheep 15,000. Good to choice lambs 7.00 to 7.50 with steady sheep.
U S D A reports 13,400 hogs sold in 24 hours at 21 concentration yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota up from 8,100 a week ago and 11,000 last year. Prices show strong to 10c higher with packing sows mostly steady and trading active. quotes list light and heavy hogs at 3.25 to 3.49 per pound for 140 to 160 lb and 3.50 to ...
Quotations list hog prices by weight classes from 180 to 550 pounds with price ranges. Notes explain bulk transaction basis, weight shrinkage in long haul shipments, and exclusions for shipping point weights. Prices reflect good and choice hogs across weight brackets.
Chicago produce prices list for butter cheese live poultry potatoes and crates. It records tub counts, grades and weights by grade for butter 8 133 tubs and various cheese categories, turkey prices and chicken broiler figures, ducks geese and leghorn figures, plus potato shipment totals and regional grain shipments with numbers for U S Wisconsin Minnesota Idaho and Texas.
Seed market report from Chicago on April 14 shows red clover with fair to good quality from 10.00 to 13.75, choice 13.50 to 13.75, fancy 14.00 to 14.50, sweet clover 4.50, Alsike 9.50 to 13.00, Timothy good 2.90, choice 3.00, fancy 38.40.
The Journal’s subscription representative reports brief items from nearby locales including civic updates, school news, and community happenings. Short notices highlight local events, meetings, and social updates affecting residents across neighboring towns.
A cheerful report chronicles a journal delivery run from Wellman to Brighton aided by Dave Kilgore. It notes kind local greetings, housing interiors, farm activity at Dickinson and Oswalt places, and updates on residents like Feltz and Brinning while contrasting weather with plans to visit rural carriers Horton and Jamison.
Friendly letters recall improving health of Mr. Gunden and thanks for care from Mrs. Gardner and Mrs. Creswell. Funeral attendance for Mrs. Wilson noted. Fire drill at Henry Durian barn followed by a near gas blaze. Car crash on Main Street injures no one. Various visits and social calls round out the community update.
Grain receipts show 1 car of wheat and 924 cars of corn recorded, with oats listed as Sa cars.
Grain table from Chicago dated April 14 lists Wheat Corn and Oats futures with May July September contracts. Values shown include approximate open high low and close prices for each month and grain type. Strong entities include Wheat May July September and Corn Oats Rye with price fractions and percentages.
Chicago April 14 cash grain close shows wheat mixed across grades with values around 59 to 61 cents. Corn ranges from 23 to 34 cents with various yellow and white grades noted. Oats quoted 23 to 24 cents and barley around 46 to 5.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Gunden of Iowa received a letter from Dr Gardners Wheey while wintering in St Petersburg Florida They express desire to be included in the column and send regards to Wellman readers The note mentions year 25 32 and a small town in Iowa and asks to be dropped a line back
The April 13 list announces the junior class chosen to succeed current Oracle staff members. Editor in chief Lois Gorham. Assistant Histor Wanda Seberg. Business Manager Dale Johnson. Assistant Business Manager Day Huston.
Regular baseball practice begins. Senior pictures at Gathers in Washington on Thursday April 21. Junior Senior Banquet set for April 29. Last Varent Teachers Association meeting of the year at the school Monday evening April 18. Social evening with entertainment debate.
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