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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1931
Page
2
Des Moines reports 26 700 hogs received in 24 hours ending 16:00 today at 22 yards and plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Prices mostly 16 to 20 cents lower, with light 140 to 169 pound hogs at 6.00 to 6.65 and 164 to 180 pound hogs 6.40 to 6.75, reflecting slower selling from first hands and ample packer supply.
The report lists live hog quotes by weight and class with Good and Choice grades. Prices range from $4.75 to $6.75 per hundredweight across weights from 100 to 350 pounds. Delivery terms include truck and rail origin considerations and feed or water at destination.
Chicago market ledger shows HOGS receipts 21 000 with direct 7 000, best 140 210 lbs sellers at 7 00 7 25, 230 320 lbs 6 25 7 10, PIGS 6 75 7 00, SOWS 65 40 6 75. CATTLE receipts 12 000. calves 3 000. Strictly good yearling and steer values steady to down slightly as bids weaken.
Attorneys T A Michels General law practice Temple building opposite Journal office Phone 65 T L Brookhart Law Abstracts Federal Farm Loans First door west of Stats Theatre on East Washington St Phone 190 Livingston Ficher S W Livingston and ERC Eicher abstract department in of fice 204 West Main St block east of Court House Phone 147 Morrison Morrison Edmund D and George Morrison building north side square with stairs 110% West Main Phone 245
Directory style notice lists Dr Chas Brown chiropractor with office opposite the courthouse and two osteopathic physicians Preston Letter and A W Clow. Addresses include downstairs and Journal building. Office and residence phone numbers are provided.
Reports show yearlings at $9.50 and weighty steers at $9.20 with a strong supply of good grades. Slaughter cattle and vealers list steers 600-960 lb at $8.05 to 10.25, heifers 550-850 lb at $7.25 to 8.75, cows 600+ lb at $5.00 to 6.00, bulls $4.00 to 5.25, and stockers 500-1050 lb at $6.75 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 14,000 with choice fat lambs around steady, woolskins $8.85 to 9.00, lambs down slightly, and meat grades $7.00 to 8.25 for various weights.
Chicago manages mixed produce and dairy receipts with 16 633 cases of produce and 3 766 tubs of butter. Poultry shows varied counts including fowls 1814 and broilers 4 dollars, while potatoes move with arrivals 143 and shipments 925 as prices edge up or steady across regions.
Grain quotes from Chicago show May, July and Sept futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with opening highs lows and closes. Several figures appear for each contract including values like 80s and 60s and mention of Old and New prices and monthly expirations.
Chicago wheat prices show mixed bids with several grades cited, including hard red and white winters. Corn values range from 56 to 65 cents per bushel, with yellow varieties in the 55 to 64 cent area, while oats and barley also appear with modest shifts and noted figures for timothy and clover prices.
Toledo markets report grain and hay prices with Clover domestic prime old 12 75 and prime new 14.00 to 14.60 for various grades. October 14.25 and December 14.50 quoted. Alsike cash 14.00 and Timothy hay priced at 1.25 ent. LPs listed.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Chambers visit Cedar Rapids and Columbus Junction relatives while Mrs. Jennie Hall returns home from Rockland after a week with her mother Mrs. Minnie Jackson. David Thompson remains bedbound though improved. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Walker, with Mrs. Riley of Crawfordsville caring for the mother and infant. Neal Sands and Mr and Mrs John Erickson visit from Bloomfield and Viola respectively. Washington guests include Mr and Mrs John Pratt and Mrs Riley Miller at the Pratt home. The Trotter family learns of injuries to their granddaughter Miss.
Wednesday council meeting set for 7 30 at the library invites public attendance. YWCA banquet honors high school senior Girl Reserves at 6 30 Thursday in the Y community room. reservations due by Tuesday. Lincoln PTA meets Thursday at 3 45 with marionette plays by 5th grade children. Farm Bureau Achievement Day for women's project work at city hall Thursday April 30 starting 1 04 pm. Everyone welcome.
The schedule lists a Friday night Rebekah meeting with initiation, a Presbyterian Ladies Social at the church Friday afternoon at 2 90, and the Home Builders Class social at Glenn Thompson home 415 miles northeast of Washington Friday night May 1. Susan Coffey auxiliary of W F M S of West Chester meets Friday afternoon with Mrs Frank Ross. The United Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society meets in the entire parlors Friday at 2 30 p m with Mrs J C Boice as devotional leader and Mrs W J Masson in charge of the program.
Officers and members of W F C attend regular meeting at G A R hall Saturday at 2 30 Corinne Ross of Keota injured in a 10 foot embankment crash Rev Gilbert driver also hurt District 19 O E to meet Burlington Monday Governor Turner to visit Ainsworth Sunday night at the Methodist church Guests at Dr Spessard home included Spessards Batavia residents and Kenndeth Ornduff Norman Bean and others Farmers Mutual Insurance appoints George M Lord to run Oreso township spot after James M Stone passage
In Crawfordsville Louisiana on April 24 Rev S F Wenger and Rev A N Porter attended the county ministerial association meeting in Washington. Wenger then joined the Town City Presbytery meeting in the Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday. John D Goble of Clearfield Indiana visited nephews J Cunningham and R J Ferguson. The high school physics class with Supt T Smith toured Keokuk Mounds and the dam, stopping at Ft Madison but missing penitentiary visiting hours.
Mrs Jessie Walters of Broken Bow Nebraska visits her mother Almira Wilkins and sister Clem Brier in Brighton Iowa. Carrie Barkhoff of Des Moines comes for a weekend visit to relatives including R J Armstrong. Gwendolyn Kessel underwent an appendicitis operation at Washington hospital Friday morning and is recovering, with Ira Saunders mentioned.
April 29 report from Mrs Ezra Wittmer in Wayland notes gardening fruit trees in fine shape and plowing nearing completion. Keota area shares sympathy for Leacox family after a Cedar Rapids accident and death of a girl. Sale at Mike and Henry Trier in Keota draws a good crowd amid farm忙 seasons.
The community shares funeral attendance for J. E B Bidwell Wellman and Robi Bidwell. Visits between Bidwell and Brighton friends occur en route from Wellman. Local residents Mrs. Lavgebridge and Bobby Joe return from Joe Day home. Ira Schafer hospitalized in Kirksville with Scott Mearland seeking treatment. Explosion at Swankei Station damages pump but injures none. Birthday surprise for Mrs. Shidler gathers relatives at L B Shidier home. Several neighbors, including Fread Pratt and Kolesick, join celebrations. Charlie Johnson visiting daughter Orba Black in Kansas City.
Miss Nellie Sigler bought the Model Cafe in Keota around April 2. The piece mentions Alex Cil lies providing good feed, plans for future help by Werse Sigler, and curiosity about friends like Harry Macon. A bakery owner Owen Onhossen and Lester are referenced amid town scraps and family curios. Lee Henry and his twins are noted with turkeys and a rabbit remark to end.
The report notes Andy Brinning of Keota is improving after a period of hardship. He rests with his wife Mrs Brinning and discusses tending their garden. Readers glimpse a neighborly scene and mention of a pony kept by Gail.
Mrs Clarenee Fulton called on the railroad right of way in a quiet morning to apologize for waking villagers by telephone. She regrets the timing noting town folks were not up yet and suggests callers avoid before four or five o clock to ensure calls are heard.
Vir Farl Kephart reports on Pleasant Hill with a brief social update mentioning Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baker and their family.
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