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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1931
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hogs 6,000 head with mixed loads and prices. best 210 lb hogs to 6.50, light weights 5.85 to 6.35. Cattle running 700 head with steers and yearlings weak to lower, vealers steady near 10.00 to 10.35. Sheep 1,000 head, fat lambs 7.50 to 8.15, ewes 8.25 to 8.35, feeding lambs strong amid broad price shifts.
Combined hog receipts at 22 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M totaled 12 700, up from 9 800 a week ago. Markets steady to slightly lower with most weights down and lighter weights and sows showing declines. prices listed for various weight classes and good and choice quality.
The notice lists price ranges 3.90 to 4.50 and 350 to 425 pounds or 1b good with 3.50 to 4.15 and 425 to 550 pounds as good. It warns bulk transactions may show weight shrinkage and hogs filled excessively, selling above or below quoted prices. Purchases by shipping point weights are excluded from quotations.
Clover prices show prime at 9.10 for Oct 9.10 and Dec 9.40 with Mar 9.70. Alsike cash 8.25 Aug 8.25 Dec 8.40. Timothy hay priced at 1.00 per cwt.
Chicago reports cash grain close with wheat at mixed 2 hard and 2 yellow hard values near 4715 to 4714, corn showing 44 to 48 percent ranges across mixed and yellow types, oats from 19 to 24 percent, barley 29 to 58, timothy 350 to 400, clover 1100 to 1450.
In the English country house Beggar's Court, Frank Severn vanishes after arranging a night out with staff. Inspector and friends hear of missing but soon hear Severn calling for help in the fog, as Jim Wynter races to locate him, suspecting hidden captivity and a looming danger.
Community opinions mix with market notes as residents quiz what Washington needs most. Farmers discuss hog and corn prices while Sunset Park’s new pool is noted as a proposed improvement. Local receipts include butter at 114947 tubs and a steady poultry market with varied prices for broilers, leghorns, ducks, and geese alongside potato arrivals and bytrack quotes.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats and lard across multiple contract months. The report lists Sept and Dec positions for wheat, corn, and oats, with variations in percentages and prices, reflecting the day’s trading range and settle values.
American and French bankers provide a one year credit of 400 million dollars to back the British government. The American share of 200 million dollars runs through J. P. Morgan & Co. and over 100 U S banks. The French portion includes 180 million in banking credit and 100 million in a British treasury loan offered to the public at about 4 1/2 percent.
A Russian scientist reports that the human eye makes about one hundred involuntary movements per minute. The finding highlights the eye’s constant micro-adjustments during alertness and rest.
Mr Howard Moyers registers as Tribune representative and asks which route opens in Washington. The note calls for clarification on available pathways for earning income through the role.
George F. Munro died recently in Santa Ana California after a life that spanned Washington county Iowa Montana Nebraska and California He was educated in rural schools and Washington Academy and became a grocer and public official in Omaha later moving to Santa Ana in 1922 He served as city councilman in Omaha and chaired public works and held roles with the Santa Ana Building and Loan and Interstate Finance Company He is survived by his widow Emily two children Margaret and Jean a sister and two brothers among others Funeral services were held at Smith and Tathill with interment in Fairhaven Cemetery
Bids opened for demolition work show the government may receive 157 dollars from one firm and 4500 dollars from another. Other brief items report Baby Tearson born minutes after ambulance collision near Detroit, a church organ fire started by lightning in Holdrege, a hornet attack at a Winchester picnic, and a museum curator trapping a rattlesnake in Hastings.
Switzerland remains a confederation of 95 cantons under a federal constitution. Each canton retains large powers of local control while national authority rests with a parliamentary system and a fictional ecouncil.
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