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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1931
Page
2
Chicago market figures show hogs receipts 36 000 with 7 000 direct bids. Prices range from 7 40 to 8 85 for packing sows and 7 85 to 8 25 for pigs. Cattle receipts around 2 500 with varied price ranges for steers heifers cows and vealers. Sheep receipts 10 000 with price points not fully listed in the fragment.
Steady to shade lower bids for lambs and sheep as early sales to packers ranged 8.00 to 8.25 with top city butcher prices at 8.60. Fat ewes mostly 2.50 to 4.00, lambs 90 pounds down with good and choice 7.85 to 8.75, medium 6.75 to 7.85, common 5.50 to 6.75, ewes 90 to mid 4.00, cull and commercial 1.50 to 2.00, feeding lambs 75 pounds good and choice 7.00.
Combined hog receipts at 24 yards and 7 plants in Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 10 am show 36 000 head, up from 23 000 a week ago. Prices vary by weight and grade with most hogs trading steady to lower and sows steady to higher, quotes based on truck and local delivery conditions.
Market news from Chicago reports varied receipts and price shifts across produce and poultry. Butter strengthens with 3 770 tubs received, eggs and dairy items show gains, while potatoes move steady to firmer with round whites and russets quoted in the 1 45 to 2 00 range, and branded M Clures from Colorado at 1 90 to 2 00.
The report shows nationwide grain receipts in Toledo and Chicago with bids for oats, barley, timothy, clover and various wheat and corn futures. Prices range from 13.75 in cash alfalfa to about 82 to 82% for wheat futures, with multiple varieties and months listed.
Mrs. Alin Rhonis of New York buys a fast bi plane capable of high speeds to keep up with social engagements. She flies from Wichita to Florida for the winter and will soon travel New York to attend spring events. The item blends aviation pursuit with social calendars and regional travel notes.
Eastbound departures include No. 12 Express at 3:36 am and No. 50 Local at 6:10 pm. Westbound arrivals mention No. 3 Golden State Limited and No. 29 Local, with several freight and local passes listed. Multiple branch lines show daily schedules with agent notes and exceptions, including Knoxville Branch and Southwest Limited services.
Jay Whitson of Wallace's Farmer selects fifteen Iowa master farmers for 1930 honors. Recipients include Alex Reed Bellevue. E W Huston Dunlap. E I Sells Shenandoah. H J Grunewald Van Horne. H K Faker Beaconsfield. K G Kinsley McGregor. W Vager Eddyville. W A Hollowell Melcher. H F Labfeman Coulter. John McKeegan Rock Valley. F L Miller Beaman. Hopp Glenwood. D J Boatman Montezuma. Joseph Lengel Breda. A L Tinker Ripples.
The Forty third annual meeting of the Iowa veterinary medical association will be held in Des Moines January 12, 14 and 15 with a clinic at the veterinary quadrangle Iowa State colleges January 16. Noted veterinarians will attend and Maurice C Hall president of the American Medical Association will speak on Animal Parasites. Losses of livestock during the past week include hog cholera in Holbrook Dy mar Lane Tree Iowa City Kay Washington mixed infection in swine and flu in swine in several towns. hemorrhagic septicemia in calves. roup of chickens. fowl cholera. rabies in horse and other cattle losses.
Residents chased rumors about Gilbert’s possible disappearance as Jim Robinson and Clark Pfeifer encountered him near Washington en route to Brighton. A day of shifting, cold, then sunny weather preceded gossip about Neff family and Will Fleming’s dispersion sale featuring a long list of cattle, horses, and colts with prices, auctioneers, and local merchants as observers.
Ottumwa residents and relatives are reported visiting and hosting events. Notable items include Mr. Henry Williams and daughter Esther Jobson with Anna Gowey. H C Jones and wife hosting dinner. visits by Russell Parsons and family. Albert Janecek and Clyde Bell families sharing time. Miller reports a missing item from last week. Pleasant Plain Missionary Society quilting at Katherine Chalupa’s. Chester Stoats and Fairfield family visiting George Bray in New Providence. Marie Gowey injures elbow. Mrs. Harlan Anderson of Fairfield visits Willian Frail family. Billie Drish weekend with Frances Roberts.
A fragmented schedule lists multiple livestock sales with dates from January to February in Iowa. Entries include Mendelson near Ainsworth and Whittaker Feed yard sales, with vendors A C Ziegler Rickey near Wellman and Jankro near Wayland.
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