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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1932
Page
2
Chicago today reports hogs 18 100 head and cattle 6 000 steady. Top hog price 6.00 with bulk 4.25 to 4.90 and heavy sows 8.26 to 4.35. Beef steers mainly 6.00 to 9.50, cows 2.50 to 5.00, calves 4.00 to 7.00. Sheep 14 000 steady with lambs 5.75 to 6.75 and yearlings 4.50 to 6.25. Receipts indicate mixed activity and steady to firm prices.
Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota hog markets report 21 yards and 7 plants received 25 200 hogs in the 24 hour period to 8 00 A M. compared with 13 200 a week ago and 8 600 a year ago. Prices steady to 10 cents lower for hogs under 240 pounds varier.
The report lists hog price ranges by weight from 140 to 660 pounds, noting light to heavy weights with price bands from 3.00 to 4.45 per unit. It clarifies quotations reflect bulk transactions and adds cautions on lone haul shipments and shipping point weight bases.
Chicago grain figures list SEPT shipments for WHEAT Corn Oats Rye. Open and close ranges show slight gains in some contracts while Des entries reveal varied values. Market summary notes Sept and May positions with percentages reflecting futures on Aug 23.
Seed market report from Chicago lists rye clover fair to good at 7.50 to 10.50 with choice 11.00 to 12.00 and fancy 12.50 to 12.00. Alsike ranges 7.00 to 8.50 while Timothy sits around 2.60 to 2.85 with notable bids.
Chicago producing market notes show grain close values for wheat corn oats and barley with varied grades and percent ranges. Prices include 2 red 50 to 50 and 4 hard 49 percent in wheat. corn ranges 30 to 38 percent. oats around 16 to 17 percent. barley near 39 percent.
The report notes higher butter costs with notable gains and related market adjustments. It mentions percentages and supplier notes indicating continued price pressure into the current period. The piece frames the change as a wider trend affecting groceries and household budgets.
County chairman Kas ter corrects Des Moines dispatch stating Iowa has set July for the holiday with nine states involved. Planned meetings in Crawfordsville Wellman Seventy-six Rubio announce effort to mobilize farmers for the strike by August 15 with large turnout expected. Production cost figures cover crops hogs beef and dairy with pricing details listed by the association.
White Oak community brief notes relatives visiting from Le Mars Pleasant Plain and Wellman with locals at various homes. Threshing near completion by the White Oak ring with two remaining jobs for George Augustine and Edward Engle plus other crews. Hyzer of Rublo finished work at the schoolhouse rebuilding platform blackboards and interior refinishing.
A brief column by the Journal's subscription representative surveys happenings in nearby towns. Updates touch on local meetings, civic events, and community notices with concise remarks on notable residents and upcoming activities.
Readable fragments recount local letters from Washington County Iowa about farm life, schooling, and a social column. It also covers travel notes from Crawfordsville with praise for local homes, shops, and residents, plus a lengthy July 1932 Olympic coverage including opening ceremonies, athletes, and Venice.
Edward Stone of Davenport spent time with his brothers Louis and Maurice Stone. Several local families report illnesses visits or celebrations, including Lenore Mowry Tome and Gloria Wengers visiting grandparents, births in Michigan and Mt Pleasant, surgical updates for Donald Leihety and Dennis Blosser, and dinners at the Schantz and Heckman homes.
Miss Mina McCleary returned from a week with the Kongables near Winfield. Mrs R R McKee learned yesterday forenoon of the death of her father Henderson Walker in Washington.
Judy Tunkins notes the public speaker exaggerated claims and finds the circus poster’s message straightforward and dependable, contrasting the speaker’s rhetoric with a simple, reliable image.
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