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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1930
Page
2
U S Department of Agriculture market summary shows hogs 80 000 head with direct 35 000. steer and cattle prices varied with weight classes. top hog price 9 75 per 100 pounds. cattle slaughter classes mixed with weight ranges. packers and sows reported at multiple price bands. sheep market slow with fat lambs around 60 cents.
Market notes show fat ewes bid unevenly lower while feeding lambs stay steady to strong. Lambs in 92 lb range bring 13.25 to 14.25 dollars, mediums 12.00 to 13.25, cull and common 10.50 to 12.00. Ewes around 0.50 to 7.50 for medium to choice, with cull and common 3.00 to 5.75. Feeder lambs good to choice 11.65 to 13.10.
The page lists Wheat Corn and Oats futures with March May and July contracts and prices. Lard futures show Jan Mar and May quotes with nominal and rounded figures.
Chicago cash grain prices show mixed wheat and corn notes with varied grades. Wheat ranges include 3 red at 121 percent and hard types near 123, 8 hard 119, 4 mixed 120, yellow hard 112 percent, plus sample grade yellow hard 113. Corn features multiple mixed lots around 87 to 86, 4 mixed 84 to 84, 5 mixed 81 percent with yellow 86 to 88, and several yellow and white grades between 79 and 87. Oats list 2 white 46 to 64 and 4 white around 47, with 43 to 44 percent. Barley 66 to 67, timothy 5.20 to 6.15, clover 10.25 to 17.75.
Toledo seed and Timothy prices listed with old and new cash rates March and February figures. Alsike hay prices show February and March values, including imported cash.
A coast ing accident on a restricted street in Seattle last night killed a 15 year old boy Ray Witteman who drove the bobsled and two girls Helen Haw 15 and Margaret Chadburne 16. Seven others were seriously injured. The auto driver Bud Jensen 22 was arrested at the scene and held on an open charge. police said he had been drinking.
A Saturday sale near Washington follows a storm with Jennings Bros. horses selling well at low prices. Frank Jennings reports a clean sale with no complaints, praised services by the Whittakers and the selling team, and locals note strong readership and community spirit.
The page notes readers across Iowa receiving the Journal from New York to California and Canada. It mentions Tonny Duncan in hardware news, and praises Rev. D Chalmers Fulton’s sermon as memorable, with reflections on weather and daily life for women.
Local notes report H A Dusenberry owning a new Erskine automobile. Earl Wymore delivered 2000 bushels of corn to H A Euers of West Chester on Wednesday. Walter Duvall bought a Ford sedan. Willard Seet sold hogs to Augustine and Boyer. Bernice Gardner attends State Teachers College in Cedar Falls with Roy and Mrs Gardner. Bernice sprained ankle and is impaired. So and Sew club met at Mrs Seet’s. attendance was light due to illness and bad weather. Merle Gardner visits Wellman with JH McGugin and grandfather N B Gardner.
A sequence of farm and land sale notices announced from January to February near Washington, Crawfordsville, and Ainsworth. Includes names such as Zeck and Teets Albert Janecek J O Matthews Miller Dittmar Hawkins Livingston Babcock Hote Huber McCall Rodney Davis Ray Perry Wilson Son Axel Anderson Claude T McCoy Dayton McNeil and others with dates and locations specified.
In Chariton Iowa on January 13 1930 Mary Steinbach aged 18 tried to rescue her mother Mrs Herman Steinbach 55 who was killed beneath a Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight train. The two were walking home from church when a shortcut across the tracks went wrong the mother’s foot caught in the rail and Mary could not free her. The daughter narrowly escaped injury while attempting the rescue.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Crone and family visited John Shebeck's Sunday. Stanley Fishburn and family visited Mrs. Henry Menefer near Crawfordsville. Mrs. W A Phillips is ill but improving. High school students returned after a two week vacation including Knupp Kerr Kyle Griggs Shebeck Fuhr Anita Griggs and Dale Fuhr. Henry Berdo and children visited Val Fuhr Friday. Carl Jarrard family sick but improving. Milton Norton visiting Val Fuhr. Lloyd Knupp family visited Clayton Bear.
Washington markets publish per pound and per dozen rates for cream butter lard pullets and hens with weight based pricing for various hen classes. Prices show hens under four pounds at 15 to 20 cents per pound and roosters around 11 cents while stagey springs and leghorns fetch lower rates with hides and livestock values also listed.
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