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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1932
Page
2
Chicago livestock receipts were light with hogs 10 cents higher top 4.25 and light to medium at 4.10 to 4.20. Cattle runs about 8,000 with steady to strong beef and steady feeders. sheep about 10,000 with good lambs 6.40 to 6.75. Cows, stockers, and heifers showed little change.
Combined hog receipts at 21 yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 19,800 for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M. yesterday up from 13,400 a week ago and 35,500 a year earlier. Trading was fairly active with moderate receipts and prices mostly 5 to 10 cents higher than Tuesday. Weights and price ranges are listed for light, light weight, and medium hogs with quotations from 3.00 to 3.75 per hundredweight depending on weight classes.
The report lists price ranges for hogs by weight and type including good and choice grades from 200 to 550 pounds. Bulk transaction quotations exclude pigs and packing sows, with notes on weight shrinkage and long haul shipment effects on delivered prices.
Chicago market report lists butter and cheese ranges with current and prior percent changes, live poultry details including turkeys hens and roosters, plus potato shipments and regional russet prices. No. 2 and quality grades shown across items, with U S shipments and state sacked rounds noted.
Grain receipts show Wheat 27 cars Corn 134 cars and Oats 35 cars reported. The totals reflect shipments received by the local millers and farmers during the period.
Open high low close figures for wheat corn oats and rye at multiple contract months. Data includes Mar May July Sept positions with percentage changes and ranges across WHEAT CORN OATS and RYE markets in Chicago.
Cash grain close reports mixed bids across wheat corn oats rye and barley. Wheat ranged from 59 to 60 with several classes listed around 60. Corn prices showed mixed moves from 25 to 39 and white and yellow varieties appearing in several fractions. Oats traded 24 to 26 percent with late white bids around 24 to 24 percent. Rye No 2 at 43 percent and barley quoted 51 to 55.
Albert Einstein announced a new task to explain atomic structure using a unified field theory. He spoke at the University of California at Los Angeles noting completion of relativity studies and addressed a large audience including students and professionals.
In upcoming sale dates the schedule lists J W Lambert on Feb 18 for a closing out sale nine miles north east of Washington. Ina McDowell on Feb 19 at 1102 North Second Avenue Washington. R F Smylie and Sons host Feb 20 and Feb 22 in Columbus Junction with a Bredson sale and a Myrtle Rayburn closing out sale nine miles south east of Washington. March 1 features a horse sale by R F Smylie & Sons in Columbus Junction.
Iowa brief reports continue as defense reads depositions and expert testimony in Norman Baker's $500000 libel suit against the American Medical Association. Also noted are robberies at Creston schools and a Cedar Rapids pair identified in a lunch room hold up at West Liberty.
C B Chesterman of Sioux City led the two day Iowa manufacturers convention for carbonated beverages in Des Moines. He serves on the executive board of the American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages. In Maringo Clark J Dunn appealed a ten year hard labor forgery sentence and posted a $1006 bond while jailed in Anamosa reformatory.
A Linn county school of instruction for peace officers was held in Cedar Rapids. Principal speakers were R. W. Nebergall of Des Moines and Carl Hendrickson Linn county attorney.
Roy McKim linked to liquor hijacking and shooting of Plymouth county farmer William Lammers. He faces a penitentiary sentence of up to five years for the alleged assault and robbery.
About 1,060 persons attended the opening of the fifty third annual convention of the Iowa pharmaceutical association in Cedar Rapids February 17.
Ira Barton former Blackford county sheriff confessed to taking part in three bank robberies during his term. He reportedly made a failed escape attempt by striking a deputy sheriff while jailed. Barton faces trial on charges of conspiring with four gunmen to rob a bank in Dunkirk.
William Jennings Bryan Jr was named chairman of the permanent organization committee of the bi metalism association. The western silver conference ended with delegates from 12 western states and called on Congress to enact free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 with gold.
Miss Nellie Manners reports that Mr and Mrs K D Woodburn relocated from the Lewis Herring farm to town on Monday into the Mrs Elias Williams residence. F E Young learns his brother James Young of Coin Iowa died suddenly Monday night at age 62, survived by his wife and adopted daughter Jean Young. His parents Mr and Mrs David Young moved to Lenox in 1882 when he was twelve.
Roads were good to the Wagner sale with buyers from Muscatine Wayland Crawfordsville Washington and nearby neighbors. C B Reed and Charley Reed hosted and Roy Davison clerks as Markus Kuhn provided lunch while Mrs Wagner’s helpers and local women supported the event. Attendees praised conditions and markets with remarks about improving road quality and a future sale closing.
A mixed set of reader letters and notices from Crawfordsville Iowa including subscription requests to the Journal, bids and sales in nearby towns, and social mentions. Names include R. Lemon J Lee Nicholson Jim ersa and Alvin C Hasty with references to Wayne Lambert Bethel and Ina McDowell.
Fairfield February 16 IN S preparations begin for trial on February 29 of Ennis Sterner of Batavia and several others indicted for conspiracy to oppose the compulsory bovine tuberculosis test. Judge Frank B. Halligan will represent Attorney General John Fetcher. Additional defendants include Jake Eversman C L McKinnon Harry Cornick Leo Harmeyer and Saint Vaughn. The group is charged with speaking at a mass meeting October 26 at Batavia opposing the tests. Defendants seek separate trials.
A Cincinnati Inquirer remark notes wives often display costly attire to advertise their husbands' success, willing to invest personal effort to aid their partner’s status.
The text notes visits by Mr and Mrs Gale Matthew and their baby daughter of Winfield to the home of Frani Young and the Harper family on a Sabbath, with mention that many older residents will remember him.
Frances McCoy outlines fire and wind insurance coverage for town dwellings with fireproof roofs at ten dollars per thousand for five years. Bailey Building, 708t3e0d.
About 200 farmers and businessmen attended a mass meeting in Grinnell where resolutions demanded the resignation of State Auditor J W Long the Poweshiek county board of supervisors and the county steward. The resolutions claimed tampering with sworn state checker reports and called for a full investigation of 33865 69 in county expenditures and removal of the county officialdom. Delmar Baustian signed the resolutions as president.
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