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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1931
Page
2
Livestock market report from Chicago shows receipts of 13 000 hogs including 2 000 direct. Opening bids 10 to 20 cents higher, gains later pared. Sows steady to firm. weights 170 to 240 pounds quoted 6.65 to 6.85, 250 to 290 pounds 6.26 to 6.75, light buyers 6.50 to 6.65 for good to choice.
CATTLE receipts 2,500 calves 600 general market steady demand broad grain fed steers and yearlings 8.00 upward best fed steers 9.50 yearlings 9.85 most offerings 8.00 to 8.75 trade uneven down 25 to 500 for week slaughter cattle steers 600 to 900 lb 8.00 to 10.40 900 to 1,100 7.78 to 10.40 1100 to 1300 7.60 to 10.25 14300 to 1500 7.50 to 10.00 cows 4.25 to 6.75 bulls 4.00 to 5.25 vealers 9.00 to 11.00 stocker steers 500 to 1050 lb 5.75 to 7.26 sheep receipts 12,000 mostly steady spots weak to a shade lower good to choice natives 7.50 to 8.00 few 8.25 to 8.35 western unsold range ewes 2.25 slaughter lambs 91 to 100 lb 7.25 to 8.40 common 4.00 to 5.75 ewes 90 to 150 lb 1.25 to 2.75 feeding lambs 50 to 75 lb good and choice 6.25 to 6.76.
Chicago report shows eggs steady with receipts 7 252 cases and varied grades. butter prices eased with receipts 9 908 tubs and stock at 25 26% extras. poultry steady with limited arrivals and ranges for fowls springers ducks and turkeys. cheese prices indicated twins 151% to 15% for market notes.
Markets show shipments of 505 cars with 259 rivals and 78 ar. Idaho russets rise from 1.60 to 1.75 while Wisconsin cobblers firm around 1.10. Idaho triumphs 1.25 to 1.40, Wisconsin 1.10 to 1.15, and overall market remains weak with 16 percent price range for young Americas.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior towns and southern Minnesota totaled 12 500 for the 24 hour period ending 8 00 AM. Market mild and steady with spots up to 10 cents higher than Thursday. Quoted prices cover various weight classes from 100 to 550 pounds, with sows and pigs also listed and notes on weight shrinkage and shipping point weighting exclusions.
Wheat 85 cars, corn 64 cars, and oats 40 ears are recorded in the latest grain receipt tally. This item lists transportable grain movements by commodity and counts per category.
Toledo seed market reports grain prices with Clover futures at 9.35 for August and 9.35 for October and 9.65 for December and 9.59 for March. Alsike cash quotes 8.25 for August and December 8.44. Timothy hay per hundredweight rates listed as 1.4 per weight unit.
Chicago prices reflect varied gains and declines with wheat trading from 42% to 51% in several grades and corn holding around mid 40s to mid 40s. Oats and rye show modest shifts while barley and timothy range in the upper thirties to mid forties and clover edges higher.
Chicago markets show mixed closes with Wheat Sept at 47 and Dec 51 percent, Corn Sept 42 and Dec 39 to 40, Oats Sept 21 and Dec 22, Rumors of modest gains in futures. Lard and related commodities list varied values across August through January contracts.
A roundup of visits and travels across the Mississippi Valley and Muscatine. Mentions include Mr and Mrs Glen Anderson and family at the fair, Billie and Martha McGinnis visiting relatives, Lester McGinnis visiting Wisconsin, Albert Wehr visitors, Almeda Beenblossom helping Alcidene Spencer with school work in Des Moines, and the Shroeder family welcoming a baby girl Joann Lucile at Washington hospital. Viola's recovery noted.
Visitors include their mother brother Carl and sister Betty Shroeder of What Cheer Iowa. Mr Geo Marrs cousin Mrs Clark Sigafoose and Mrs Earl Simpson of Omaha Neb visited the Marr home last week. Mrs Marr reports Rev Theodore White improving and gaining weight.
Mrs Earl Kephart reports local activities in Pleasant Hill. The Ladies Aid Social Committee met at Clyde Lambert's to plan a chicken diner for the Fall Festival on Sept 16. Several families, visits, and Sunday gatherings are noted with guests from Des Moines and nearby towns.
The Southern Iowa Fair and Exposition in Kalona runs September 5 through 10 with livestock entries due August 9. Officials expect a big show across all 41 clubs as 4H groups prepare exhibits featuring horse races Hippodrome acts and an outdoor auto race on September 10.
The United States civil service commission reports about 50 000 appointments annually across the government. The turnover reflects vacancies from death resignation transfer and disability as replacements for vacated positions.
A writer recalls busy days around Washington with praise for the Fishburn and Long reunions at Sunset Park and the Dutch Creek fairs. They note friendly crowds, respectful behavior, and strong community spirit, mentioning the Washington band and Neil Humble. The piece emphasizes meeting locals without sales pitches and enjoying the gatherings.
A long, fond letter recounts thanks to Col. Smith Wildman Prockhart and many community figures, mentions a church gathering at 4:35, a Rock Island railway rescue, neighbors from Sigourney and Keota, and a rain in Washington on August 27. The writer thanks John Lauers, J. E. Deal, Jim, and Bonnie Barnett for support and corrections.
Iowa animal health officials declare hog cholera an epidemic with cases moving toward crisis level. Dr. C. N. McBryde urges immediate vaccination of all healthy swine to curb further spread across the state. In other news, debt collection for Memorial Union funds and a Fairfield case involve attempted attacks and sentencing.
Cedar Rapids on August 28 reports Commissioner of Public Safety John L. Starman told the city council he asked Fire Chief Paul Dolan and Assistant Chief W. F. Vrba, both over 65, to resign. They refused to step down or file for pensions.
Randalia reports funeral services in Fayette planned for George Brown Sr. who died yesterday at age 87. Brown, a Civil War veteran, is survived by seven children and was believed to be the oldest member of Iowa’s Masonic lodge.
Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed says heavy rains in Iowa yesterday will yield fair conditions today. More than two thirds of weather stations reported rainfall, with Charles City recording the state’s heaviest amount at 2.50 inches.
The Cedar Rapids Broadcast Company a subsidiary of the Des Moines Register and Tribune has bought radio station KWCR in Cedar Rapids. Sumner D Quarton will serve as general manager of the newly acquired station.
Suit notices filed in Iowa City name 115 residents as plaintiffs or defendants. The brief notice outlines civil actions with dates and court references, indicating claims seeking relief. Legal filings appear in the county clerk’s docket and seek formal adjudication.
An anonymous letter to Coroner Bert Prugh describes a mother's poverty and wish to sell her body after death to obtain money for food for her three children. Prugh says no sale can occur but will seek to identify the mother to offer aid.
From Primghar Iowa nine persons were injured in an incident reported August 28. The brief item lists injuries and notes emergency responders were dispatched to the scene. Further details are sparse in the clipped OCR excerpt.
The 77th annual Iowa State Fair began with corn and apples arranged in exhibit halls and sleek livestock groomed for the first full day. After two prep days, exhibits were ready as the fair runs through September 4 with about 400000 visitors anticipated.
In Emmetsburg on August 28 a taxpayers league began forming after a meeting where residents backed spending cuts. The group, organized by the sectional committee on reduction of expenditures, voted to cut the number of county supervisors from five to three and opposed new countrywide expansions.
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