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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1931

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Market Diary Aug 24 Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

Chicago market report shows hog receipts 35 000 including 9 000 direct with prices mainly 15 to 25c lower than Friday. Hogs 170 210 lbs quoted 6 65 6 85. 220 294 lbs 6 10 6 75. pigs 4 56 5 50. Cattle receipts 2 400 with steers and yearlings generally steady to weak. vealers 8 06 to 10 50. cows 4 00 to 6 75. Sheep receipts 2 800 mostly steady with lambs weaker at times. best natives 7 00 to 7 75.

Chicago

Livestock Market Quotes and Feedling Lamb Prices

Market listings show 100 lb lambs medium choice 7.00 to 8.25 per hundredweight and common weights 3.56 to 5.25. Ewes 90 to 150 lb medium choice 1.25 to 2.75, cull and common 0.75 to 1.75. Feeding lambs 50 to 75 lb good and choice 5.25 to 6.50 per hundredweight.

Iowa Hog Prices Drift Lower Across State Market

Combined hog receipts at 31,400 at 22 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota show a 10 to 20 cent drop from last week. Prices vary by weight from light 140 to 160 pounds at 5.00 to 6.25, to heavy 290 to 360 pounds at 4.46 to 5.45, with packing sows 3.50 to 4.40 and 3.00 to 3.65 for heavier classes.

Iowa Des Moines Minnesota

Chicago Produce Report Early U.P. eggs and butter

Chicago market notes firm eggs with 11 825 cases receipts and extra firsts 19 to 19 percent and firsts 18 led by current receipts 14 to 16 seconds 10 to 13. Butter shows weakness with 10 097 receipts.

Agricultural Prices and Markets Report

Receipts show two cars for poultry with weak demand and mixed price shifts across fowls ducks and geese. Potatoes move unevenly with Idaho russets at 1.60 to 1.75 and Wisconsin cobblers at 1.15 to 1.20 as market remains weak.

Cheese Twins Idaho Wisconsin

Chicago Grain Prices Mixed Across Wheat Corn and Oats

Chicago grain prices for cash grain show a wide spread across wheat corn and oats with multiple grade splits. Wheat ranges from 45% to 50 for various red and hard classifications while corn features mixed and yellow varieties from 37% to 41 and white at 41 to 44. Oats list mixed at 18 to 21 with white variants up to 15% and rye and barley also quoted. Timothy and clover values appear at 300 to 340 and 950 to 1600 respectively.

Chicago U.P

Grain futures wrap shows mixed signals in Chicago

Open high and low prices move across wheat contracts for Sept Dec Mar and May. Sept contracts reflect 8% 48% 46% 47% with 47 close, Dec 52% 62% 50% 51% and 34% close, Mar 56% 53% 46% 54% with 56 near, May 57% 58% 56% 66% and 56.

Gohicago U.P

Market Figures for Corn Oats Rye and Lard

The report lists commodity pricing and percent changes for corn oats rye and lard across several months and contract periods. Data shows September bids with double digit percentages, followed by May and December figures, reflecting fluctuating values and yields.

Market Prices and Commodities Reported in Toledo

Toledo notes futures prices for Clover prime and Alsike hay with August and December contracts. Timber timothy and hay timothy prices listed with percentage values. No narrative context provided beyond the quoted figures.

Grain Receipts Chronicle Report

Grain receipts listed include Wheat 229 cars Corn 100 cars and Oats 50 cars reflecting shipment volumes for the period. The figures indicate scale of agricultural movement through the region.

Bomb Explosions Hit Havana Amid Revolt Tension

In Havana on August 22, a sequence of bomb blasts unsettled the capital after a fortnight of rebellion. Officials linked the attacks to Machado regime opponents, with minor damage and no injuries reported. Police intensified civilian arms and ammunition roundups.

Havana Gerardo Machado

Busy Washington Saturday draws crowds to Dunbar sale

August 24 saw heavy traffic and crowds in Washington with many visitors from across the United States. Charley Dunbar’s auction in Brighton drew a large attendance and filled Charley’s store after the sale. W. W. Jamison, an expert clerk, officiated, while Ed McCaulley of California visited with relatives. Thanks are sent to Mrs. McCartney of Moline for her Evening Journal message.

Washington Dave Kilgore Brighton Charley Dunbar W. W. Jamison United States Ed McCaulley California

Weekend Social Notes From Council Bluffs and Nearby Towns

Betty Morris of Council Bluffs and her grandmother visited, with Betty planning to return home via Rock Island after a three week stay. Luther Williams and family shopped in Washington, and Crawfordsville residents, the Granville Love twins, were seen entertaining their mother. Father Doyle of Council Bluffs underwent an operation at Mercy hospital on August 17 and is improving. Martha Lohberger is the special nurse. Eric Ginkens of Ainsworth is seriously ill in Iowa City Hospital, with wishes for a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stansbury left for Phoenix, Arizona, to establish a new home after driving five days in rain from California. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Acheson of Ainsworth enjoyed the band concert, and they continue to read the Evening Journal. Mrs. W. J. Dea of Ainsworth has returned home from a brief Iowa City hospital stay much improved.

Betty Morris Council Bluffs Joe Lohberger Betty Rock Island Luther Williams Crawfordsville Washington Granville Love Father Doyle Mercy Hospital Martha Lohberger Eric Ginkens Ainsworth Iowa City Guy Stansbury Phoenix Arizona Calfornia W. J. Dea

Local Visitors and Notable Weddings Highlight Community Life

Fort Dodge visitors join relatives for several days while Mr and Mrs Durian and Kenny visit Mount Pleasant. Violinist Vernon Taylor aids a church program in Oskaloosa. Two mid month weddings renew ties among Wellman and Ottumwa families with Miss Freda Pokrantz and Miss Bernice Moon marrying Wayne Miller and Morton Thrig respectively. Lincoln Creswell of Long Beach dies in Williamsburg after care by his son Orlo. he had lived in Wellman for years and leaves a widow, sister, and grandchildren.

Harry Duirian Fort Dodge Roy Durian Kenny Harry Durian Mount Pleasant Vernon Taylor Oskaloosa Kennedy Taylor Methodist Church J. W. Guyer Poston Mas Washington Pokrantz Sam Statler Thrig Wellman High Iowa City Glassman Grocery Washington Apartments Methodist Lincoln Creswell Longe Beach California Orlo Williamsburg Towa Middleburg Ardella Oldaker Claude Rita Humphrey Ohio Clifford Creswell Town City David Creswell Wellman

Son of India opens at Fox Theatre with Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro stars in Son of India at the Fox Theatre Monday and Tuesday. The melodrama set around Bombay follows a Hindu jewelers son ruined then restored, featuring a tiger hunt and a buried alive sequence. Madge Evans makes her talkie debut with a strong supporting cast including Conrad Nagel and Marjorie Rhodeau.

Ramon Novarre Fox Theatre F. Marion Crawgford Mr. Isaacs Jacques Feyder Novarro South Seas Bombay India Navarro Madge Evans Montagu Love Antonio Moreno New

Bought at State Theatre opens three day engagement

Warner Bros. premieres Bought starring Constance Bennett under a new long term contract and featuring Richard Bennett Hen Lyon Dorothy Peterson Raymond Milland and others. The modern girl drama follows a quest for high society with the adaptation from Harriet Henry novel Jackdaws Strut.

Warner Bros Constance Bennett Screenland State Theatre Mos Bennett Miss Bennett Richard Bennett Hen Lyon Dorothy Peterson Raymond Milland Arthur Stuart Hull Ed Nugent Mae Madison Maude Eburne Clara Blanchedl Doris Lloyd Harriet Henry

Wellman Miss Martha Mae Butts Visits in Ray Arizona

Miss Martha Mae Butts of Ray Arizona visits Miss Cordelle Braden this week. She is a registered nurse who graduated from Mercy hospital Nurses Training school in 1928 and has worked at the Nevada Consolidated Copper company hospital in Ray for three years. Her husband is on vacation and they travel with her mother visiting friends in Iowa Nebraska and Colorado. Mr and Mrs Dennis Jones returned Friday from a ten weeks tour with a chautauqua company.

Wellman Martha Mae Butts Ray Arizona Cordelle WH Braden Butts Mercy Hospital Nevada Consolidated Copper Company Iowa Nebraska Colorado Dennis Jones

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