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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1934
Page
2
Chicago livestock report shows hog receipts 16 000 including 15 000 direct cattle 500 calves 5600. Hogs top 6.10 down from 6.30 last week. Fed steers yearlings and heifers up 26 to 4c. Top 10 for 1197 lb steers and 9.50 for yearlings. Sheep 3006 with prices 2h5e higher, feeding lambs 25 to 1e off. Late top 7.35 slaughter lambs.
Chicago notes firm markets for eggs and butter with varied receipts and classifications. Eggs show 8987 cases on hand with extra firsts and current receipts. butter remains firm in market conditions.
Mixed livestock auction listing horses cattle hogs and misc items. Horses include 28 head consigned to date with many Belgian Percheron and roan mares and standard bred geldings. cattle feature 35 Hereford calves 20 steers and multiple cows and bulls. HOGS and MISC items noted with sale times and viewing details. K P Smylae is manager.
The market shows receipts of 5 814 tubs with specials 29 to 4 percent and extras 28 percent. Firsts 27 percent to 2614 and seconds 25 percent with standards 27 percent. Poultry market steady with 1 car and 10 trucks arriving. fowls 101 percent to 12 percent, springers 14 percent, leghorns 10 percent, ducks 14 to 16 percent, geese 14, turkeys 18. Potatoes on track with arrivals 74 and shipments 6 578. doer ket dull.
In Chicago cash corn prices for December show No. 3 mixed at 92 to 92 1/4 cents, No. 5 mixed at 87 cents, No. 2 yellow at 6.00 dollars, No. 3 yellow 93 8 to 93 1/4 cents, No. 4 yellow at 90 cents, No. 4 white around 97 cents, Old corn and No. 1 yellow at 97 cents, No. 3 yellow about 96 cents.
Bahai, once capital, stands as Brazil's great cocoa port and a major tobacco producer. The region yielded the largest diamond at 8,100 carats and its sands are mineral rich, valued at about $100 per ton.
Frank Priebe urges readers to keep their hens despite rising feed costs and falling egg prices. He notes midwest farmers are selling heavily, warns against following the crowd, and predicts a future shortage and higher prices if flocks are maintained and fed well.
The page shows a grain price table for WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE with May July and December futures. It lists opening highs lows and closing values in percent ranges and notes pluses and minuses across different months. The data appears as a dense OCR extract with inconsistent symbols and formatting.
D F Macon reports brief items from nearby towns including community events, local meetings, and notable happenings, with emphasis on dates, names, and places as recorded by the Journal’s subscription representative.
J Lee Nicholson of Ainsworth reports roads fair on his visit. John C Henry and family from Keota travel toward Richland. John C Harvey and Jessie renew ties from their youth. Roy Durian clerked a Mayer sale south of Wellman drawing a large crowd from Wellman Washington and Wayland. Shorthorn cattle sold well and machinery bids were strong. Paul Mayer among active bidders as sled sales rise. wellwishers thank buyers and locals Joe McClelland and Lahe Ayers of Wellman.
Correspondent reports Mrs C A Ruebsam sending thanks and notes of visits. Mrs Sam Warren Sr. travels to Washington to care for a new baby. Matt Stiles and family from Iowa Falls spent Thanksgiving with L A Foss and other relatives but poor roads limited travel. Chas Zieglow sky Virginia and Cloyce enjoyed a sled ride and visited John Simmering Jr. home. News has been hard to obtain this week.
The column recalls longtime residents and neighbors, noting Warren Bishop’s disagreement, a 39 year past job with W. W. McFarland, and Bill Kendrick’s residence. It mentions N. G. Kelsey visiting from the Brooks farm, Ralph caring for livestock, and the Dodder family with Mrs. C. N. Dodder’s passing. Bankers Coats and son Keith visit to ride Santa’s ponies.
Weather conditions and slick roads kept residents home. Floyd Simkins of Ainsworth hauled cattle to Chicago for Roy Hahn who joined for a day there. Donald Fosse returned from pheasant hunting with two fat birds. A trip to Des Moines was slowed by snow from Oskaloosa to Des Moines, with a rough return via Knoxville due to slippery pavement.
Social rounds include Mr. and Mrs. T Ellis Rickey hosting friends and Pioneer Sunday school electing new officers with Mrs. Morris Miller as president. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Morris Miller, Dr. and Mrs. W S McIntosh, and Miss Margaret Huntsburger. Jeanne McIntosh to sing in Handel Messiah. Other notes cover trips to Chicago and Washington for shopping, a Christmas program at Cornell College, and local visits.
Community sale notices list a December 18 event at Horsedale near Washington and a December 20 closing out sale by Mae Sturgeon four miles south of Keota. P Finch & Son appear in the notice.
The Ten Thousand Island area south of St. Petersburg Florida is described as a nearly enclosed refuge for smugglers where authorities face heavy obstacles in pursuing them. The region is portrayed as highly inaccessible and difficult to monitor, creating a secure sanctuary for illicit trade.
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