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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1930
Page
2
Chicago livestock totals show hogs at 32,000 with heavy direct sales and a generally slow market. Prices range from 7.90 to 8.25 for various hog weights and classes, with packing sows around 6.90 to 7.50. Cattle receipts reach 13,000 and calf entries at 2,000, with Choic e long noted in the mix.
Feed steers and yearlings slumped 25 to 500 under bid while butcher stock and vealers eased. Bulls steady. Fed yearlings around 13.60 and heavies near 12.40 with some higher. Cow and bull prices listed across weight classes. sheep receipts 15,000 with few sales and lower quotes, fat lambs 8.00 to 8.50, ewes down to 3.50.
Combined hog receipts in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 21 000 for the 24 hours to 10:00 am, up from 17 000 a week earlier. Prices show broad declines with most hog weights and sow classes lower, reflecting larger deliveries and softer fresh pork markets.
Grain price table shows Wheat Corn and Oats with multiple contract months and ranges. Values include old and new month quotes for Dec Mar May Jul across Wheat Corn and Oats with highs lows opens and closes shown in a compact futures style.
Chicago cash grain closing prices show Wheat No 1 hard 78 3 4 794 No 2 hard 78 percent. Corn values range for No 3 mixed 71 to 73 percent, No 4 mixed 68 to 71, No 5 mixed 67 to 69, yellow futures 76 75 72 to 74, white 71 to 75, oats No 1 white 36 percent, No 2 white 36 44 to 37, rye none, barley 47 to 72, Timothy 8.00 to 8.25, clover 15.00 to 22.76.
In Toledo Ohio on December 10 the market reports Clover prices for domestic prime old and prime new goods with various bid dates including December and February contracts. Alsike hay prices and Timothy hay are listed with per cwt figures.
Grain receipts show 27 cars of oats amid a siege of four dollar cars. details indicate transportation and storage activity affecting market flow. The report records vehicle counts, commodity type, and movement status impacting supply.
Mrs. C. FE. Dayton entertained a group of friends in Brighton on Friday afternoon with a one o'clock luncheon. The ladies spent the afternoon knotting a comfort for the hostess and were joined by Mrs. (names unreadable) among others.
The Army vs Navy classic in New York is sold out with more than 600000 dollars in tickets sold and only 17000 passes remaining. An autographed football valued at 50000 dollars will be auctioned between halves under Pinkerton protection. Proceeds go to unemployment relief with hopes to exceed one million dollars. Knute Rockne will describe the game for CBS with a halftime critique.
Washington Tuesday saw a large turnout, about 1500 attendees, at the Tudor farm sale near Town City. Prices were solid with corn 74 cents a bushel, oats 28 cents, hay 825, chickens over ten dollars a dozen, hogs and cows selling well. Local buyers from Columbus Junction, Cotter, Ainsworth, and more attended. funds supported Lutheran ladies lunch and Presbyterian aid.
W O Schafer and relatives are listed among attendees at a Weo parental home visit. The Kessel family and Donald return to school after a grandparents’ visit. A rabbit hunting accident injures Buddy Kyle but he recovers. Beauchamp and Hagans relocate barber shops to Boone Iowa. Various clubs host Christmas events and hostesses host gatherings. Dr A S Fourt visits from Iowa City. E H Faris travels to California with relatives. Masonic lodge elects officers. Clark and Mrs. Clark visit Richland.
Nevada South Carolina Georgia Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas and California grow rice. Louisiana leads with 17 316 000 bushels produced in 1927.
An extensive bulletin lists diseases affecting livestock and poultry across multiple Iowa communities. Cited conditions include hog cholera, mixed infection in swine, mange, coccidiosis, hemorrhagic septicemia, cornstalk poisoning, infectious abortion, pink eye, diphtheritic roup, and typhoid. Animal rabies appears in dogs and horses with locations in Anamosa Goose Lake Columbus Junction.
Local sale notices list dates and locations for personal property and livestock. W A Phillips and F Wright announce closing out sales near Wellston and Washington with multiple percentages and miles defining miles from towns.
The Fox theatre shows the Amos and Andy radio duo in their debut sound feature Check and Double Check. The film follows the Fresh Aid Taxicab Company owners in a stirring human tale as the duo appear on screen beside their famous radio personas.
Prices subject to daily quotations with items such as hens under four pounds and leghorns listed by weight. Ducks geese and chickens priced per pound with varying rates for white colored and under four percent weight categories.
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