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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1938
Page
7
Chicago markets report hogs mostly 15 to 25 cents lower with top at 9.85 and various weight ranges noted. Cattle are described as steady with ranges for beef cattle, calves, and feeders. Sheep at 5,000 head show lambs 8.75 to 9.25 and yearlings 6.75 to 8.00 with other class prices listed.
Market steady to easy with receipts across categories. Produce receipts at 8248 cases showing extra firsts 21 percent and firsts around 20 to 21 percent with current receipts 18 percent and dirties 16 percent. Butter steady with 18 909 tubs and specials 25 to 26 percent plus extras and firsts in the mid twenties. Poultry market steady to firm with springers 13 to 18 percent, broilers 14 to 16 percent, ducks 10 to 12, geese 8 to 15, turkeys 12 to 16, roosters 13 to 34 percent.
A brief column highlights subscription offerings and staffing updates for the Journal’s neighboring communities. It notes increased subscriber deals, renewals, and the role of a field representative in boosting local readership.
A field diary recounts the Three Quarter Century club picnic at the country club with names of drivers and cars, mentions of individuals such as Miss Henrietta Marble and Bob Shannon, and notes about farm work, threshing, and local visits. It also touches on Missouri politics with Senator Clark and a brief subscription acknowledgment.
A compact report shows May and Sept percentages around 49 and 45 for rye, with ADM figures noted as .45 and various percentages listed as 7 and 46. The fragment references Dec values near 40 and 47 with a 4716 figure, indicating quick market readouts and price points.
Chicago August 2. The report lists yellow varieties at 56 to 57 percent across No 1 to No 4 categories and 55 to 57 in several No 5 and white lines. Sample grade ranges from 47 to 55 with estimated carrot figures around 86.
Market tidbits indicate soybeans opened higher with limited movement. prices fluctuated through the session as traders weighed supply cues. The report notes a modest close at a fractional gain with light volume and varied rotating futures positions.
Sioux City police detain Phil Howard after he attempts self harm in jail to escape visions he says are plaguing him. He inflicted a concussion by banging his head on window bars when jailed official thwarted his hanging attempt. He told officers he wanted to be locked up as he was seeing and hearing things and thinking things.
A 23 year old farm youth Lester Hibbs jumped into a blazing gasoline truck at a filling station, drove it into an open barn lot, then stood by as two large explosions reduced the vehicle to twisted steel. Flames rose over 75 feet and the 470 gallon tank was torn from its mountings.
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