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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1932
Page
2
Chicago markets report hogs 5 to 10 cents higher with light weights at 3.40 top. Cattle trade stronger for yearlings and light steers, cows and heifers steadier, stockers steady. Sheep receipts 10,000 with lambs selling up to 6.50, yearlings 3.00 to 4.75.
Combined hog receipts from 25 Iowa packing plants and southern Minnesota totaled 24 600 for the 24 hour period ending 8:00 A M. vs 20 600 last week and 41 500 a year ago. Prices moved steady to 10 cents higher with lighter weights firm and loading increasing. quotes cover light to heavy hogs and sows with prices ranging roughly from 1.64 to 2.95 per hundredweight depending on weight class.
Product listings show butter with 7 452 tubs, Kees at 2 526 cases, live poultry including turkeys hens and toms, leghorn chickens and ducks priced by weight, and potatoes at 34 cars on track. No trading due to extreme cold weather. several price marks given across categories.
Chicago market note shows Clover seed priced from 700 to 1000 for various grades and lots including good to fancy quality. Alsike ranges 709 to 1000 while Timothy bids 240 to 270 and Alfalfa from 1400 to 1750 with Grimm at 1959. Trade activity described as good.
Chicago December 8 estimated receipts show wheat 15, corn 79 and oats 7.
Chicago grain table shows wheat futures for Dec May July with varied highs and closes across months. Corn futures list Dec May July with price ranges and percent changes. Oats data for Dec May July indicate similar quotation style and ranges.
The phrase Wet as a drowned rat appears in literature as early as 1500 though its exact origin is unknown. It is commonly cited as a simile describing extreme wetness.
The December short horn sale drew buyers from Iowa Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. S W Livingston bought six head while Roy Kephart and others attended. Top lot sold for 260 with most stock under 100 as Mr W E Paul plans a Dec 16 closing sale and two more sales are scheduled next week at West Chester and near Ainsworth. Frank Magdefray of Wayland is noted as a major livestock operator and buyer.
Orle O Connor is praised as a top husker after reportedly husking 316 bushels in one day and 112 and 310 on other days. The community notes help from Wright McConnell Verry Kephart and Hunt and Livcyd Hopping, with social visits and luncheon events at the U P parsonage.
The Tip Top Revue adds a four act vaudeville unit headlined by Johnny Sullivan. Shows include Al Breett Sisters novelty violinists Paula Tymes tap and acrobatic dance Bill Robinson stair dance Kay Seow and piano singer. Revue praised after touring Fox and Warner Bros. circuits.
Universal presents The Old Dark House a tense electric drama hailed as a masterwork of suspense. Five travelers trapped in a haunted Welsh mansion face a shrieking storm and a murderous household with Karloff Laughton Douglas Stuart and Massey in a famed cast.
R Lins of Washington announce the birth of Martha Ann Lins, first grandchild for Mr and Mrs Ed Lins. The Genkinger club met at Genkingers, remarking husking season over and corn supplies full. Early December rain, snow, and sympathy flow for Kenbeth’s funeral, with Emma Schroeder and family visiting and Charles returning home.
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