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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1932
Page
2
Combined hog receipts for 24 hours ended 8:00 A M totaled 35 500 at interior towns and southern Minnesota yards and packing plants. Prices ranged from 1.50 to 2.60 per pound depending on weight and grade with light and heavy hogs showing declines and shifts toward market liberal in most sections.
Chicago livestock report shows hogs 5 to 10 cents lower with Tuesday’s average around 292 and most heavy butcher hogs under 3.00. Receipts 32,000. light steers and yearlings up to 25 cents higher. cows and heifers steady. Calves steady to 50 cents lower. stockers and feeders unchanged. Sheep receipts 13,000 with bids 25 cents lower on slaughter lambs.
Chicago market notes on December 21 report butter at 6,079 tubs, weak demand. Old cars listed at five, new at four, with creamery extras appearing in the supply rundown.
The report lists rates and grades for poultry and eggs, including fresh and extra firsts, with percentages for old and young birds, ducks, geese, and leghorn varieties. It also covers potatoes on track shipments, U.S. shipments, and Idaho russets with varying price and quality ranges.
Seed market notes in Chicago with quoted price ranges for clover varieties including fair to fancy, timothy, and alfalfa. Range figures cover iris, alsike, grimm, and general quality classifications from good to fancy. Prices listed in cents per unit with multiple quality tiers.
Chicago grain table shows Wheat Corn and Rye quotes with Dec May and July futures. Wheat near four dollars with mixed highs and lows, Corn around two tenths above two dollars, Rye around thirty two to thirty three dollars with mixed monthly readings.
Chicago cash grain closes with varied values for wheat and corn futures. Wheat offerings show yellow and white grades with levels around 45 percent at the top, while corn ranges from 20s to mid 24s across new and old lots. Oats trade mainly in the mid teens, rye and barley quoted in the 32 percent and 26 to 33 ranges.
Grain estimates show wheat at 8, corn at 63, and oats at 21. The figures reflect projected outputs or possessions as reported.
Haskins, Dec. 26 The combined school and church program will be held at the Haskins church on Friday evening Dec. 22. The teacher of the school is Myrtle E. Lee. Long school Holy Night Christmas greetings Martha.
Local notes compiled by D F Macon cover happenings in nearby towns. Reports mention community meetings, school activities, and town events with brief updates on residents and local organizations.
Mr and Mrs J M Nicholson plan a golden wedding at their son J Lee Nicholson’s home December 28 marking fifty years of marriage. Ed F Haval funeral in Williamsburg noted for Mrs Reese Davis and Crawfordsville travelers. Residents comment on road conditions slick yet passable with chains needed in places. Debbert Brumfield arranging warmer quarters for Hampshire pigs amid winter prep and Colum bus midway sales recalled with good crowd and strong horse prices.
A school program featured recitations dialogues and musical numbers by students including McGinnis Cherwinker Bruegcee and Davis. After school division two speeches by Taylor’s class concluded with two debates on tax revenue sources. The first debate favored the negative 2 to 1 and the second favored the affirmative 3 to 1.
Two high school debates tackle tax reform issues with student panels examining policy impacts and civic engagement. Organizers note participation from multiple student clubs and guest moderates.
The Bible school staged a splendid Christmas program Tuesday evening attracting a gold sized audience from multiple churches and towns. Attendees included men from Wapello Winfield Columbus Junction and West Chester among others with a light humor note about Rastus and Sambo reflecting local parlance. Roads may be muddy Wednesday as warmer weather continues.
A. A. Milne reflects that picnics are charming because they fit life’s essentials counting and resting, and can be enjoyed anywhere with simple contentment.
For sale items include all oak wood four dollars per load two loads seven fifty Oskaloosa coal four forty six per ton contact phone number given Blue 820. Dressing geese sale price until Saturday. Mrs Howard Wagner address R21 41 notice. Large heat stove from Dayton sale to be sold December 22. Miss Mary Welch left for Paxton for Christmas vacation.
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