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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1932

Page

2

Iowa Hog Prices Fall Across Des Moines Market Report

Combined hog receipts across 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 34 900 for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A M. Prices were mostly 10 to 15 cents lower than Tuesday's average, with sow bids weakening and loads to 3 60. Quotations show light weights at 1 40 to 3 50, 160 to 180 lb hogs at 2 20 to 3 55, and 180 to 200 lb hogs at 3 30 to 3 60.

Des Moines Iowa INS Minnesota

Hog market quotations by weight classes and terms

Market quotes show medium weights 2.00 to 3.60 per lb across 220 to 350 lbs, heavy weights 3.10 to 3.50 for 250 to 350 lbs, pigs 100 to 130 lbs with blanks, packing sows 275 to 550 lbs from 2.75 to 3.10 and 2.50 to 2.85, based on bulk transactions. Long haul shipments with weight shrinkage fetch higher or lower prices. shipping point weight purchases excluded.

Chicago Livestock Prices Hit Lows Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago livestock report shows hogs 10 cents lower with top at 4.15 and bulk around 4.10 while heavy hogs range 3.70 to 3.90. Cattle receipts at 10,000 and sheep 18,000 with steady or weaker trends overall. beef steers 8.00 to 11.00, cows 2.75 to 5.00, calves 6.00 to 9.00, lambs 5.50 to 6.50.

Chicago

Seed Market Prices for Clover Timoth y and Al sike

Chicago market report lists red clover fair to good from 11.5 to 14.50 with up to 16.00 for fancy, sweet clover at 5.00, Alsike 10.00 to 12.00 and 14.00, timothy grade good at 3.59 to 4.00. Demand described as only fair.

Chicago Timothy Good

Chicago Produce Prices and Shipments Report

Chicago reports on January shipments and price ranges for produce including eggs cheese poultry and packing stock. Notable figures include 7 299 tubs creamery extras 23 standards 2254 firsts 214 to 22 and eggs at 3 718 cases with varied current and firsts percentages. U S shipments total 692 and Nebraska and Idaho price ranges appear in the tabulation.

Chicago

Grain table shows Chicago futures for Wheat and Corn

Open high low close data for Wheat and Corn at Chicago on January listing. Wheat futures for Mar May July Sept trade around 7 to 60 cents with small gains. Corn futures show Mar May July Sept around 38 to the 44 cent range with modest advances.

Chicago Jan

Grain futures quotes show mixed oats rye and corn data

The OCR snippet lists irregular percentages for oats rye and related months including March May July and September with values around .25 to .45 percent and notes on none or miscellaneous figures, indicating market quote fragments.

Chicago Cash Grain closes with mixed grain bids

The Chicago cash grain close lists Wheat at 58 1 2 to 58 3. Corn bids show 39 1 2 to 38 1 4 for yellow, 37 1 2 to 38 3 4 for yellow and white. Oats bids range from 25 1 2 to 25 5 8. Rye and barley figures are minimal with barley at 52.

Chicago aJn

Grain car counts for Wheat Corn and Oats

The data lists wheat as 4 cars, corn as 64 cars, and oats as 24 cars.

Madame Olga Provides Curious Mentalist Act at State Theater

Madame Olga, famed mentalist, performs with Mysterious Smith Company at the State theater. She presents puzzling tests in view of the audience, inviting judgment on any outside aid while her deft readings leave spectators amazed and crediting her with powers beyond the ordinary.

Olga Smith State Theater Mysterious Smith Company

Tyronе News Briefs: Local Visits and Community Sale

Fred Sheets aided Otto Sheets in a Keota based butcher attempt on Tuesday amid bad roads. Mike Ott of Keota visited Ken neth and Hubert Sheets from Thursday to Saturday. Guy Black family visited daughter Mrs John Hahn on Sunday. Community sale drew locals in Keota Wednesday. George Crawford and son Walter traveled to Keota Monday. Maxine Sheets Wis was absent.

Tyrone Fred Sheets Otto Sheets Harold Maurine Josephin Sheets Keota Mike Ott Kenneth Hubert Sheets Guy Black John Hahn George Crawford Walter Maxine Sheets Wis

Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 and No 26 Schedule

Regular meeting times for Washington Chapter No 98 O 2 are the second Thursday night each month with McDaniel as W M and Ernestine Denison as secretary Visiting members welcome. Washington Lodge No 26 A P and A M meets on the first Friday monthly with Glenn Mace as W M and A W Yard as secretary.

Washington da McDaniel W. M Ernestine Denison Washington Lodge No Glenn Mace W. M A W. Yard

Rail timetable notes Eastbound and Westbound trains

Railway time table lists eastbound No 4 Golden State No 12 Apache and local trains with departure and arrival times. Westbound No 3 Golden State Limited No 11 Apache No 29 Local Passenger and Knoxville Branch services schedule daily except Sunday with mixed and local passenger trains. Agent L Goodlander.

Golden State Limited Knoxville Sunso California L. Goodlander

Train schedule details from St. Paul and Pacific Railway

The notice lists morning and evening passenger passes with times from Jo to Yo, freight trains at 10:55 am, daily service except Sundays, and local and southwest limited trains with numbered routes and agent names J. C. McKAY and W. C. BELL.

J. C. McKay Pp. R. R. CO S’west Lim Lim W. C. Bell

Local Folks Note Train Watchers and Visitors

January 20 reports a Rock Island train sighting with a passenger count of 29 while in Washington. An array of locals, including Ross Van Nostrand and the Fletcher Motor group, visit Crawfordsville and share farming and livestock chatter along with thanks to J. J. Anwyl for sending copies to his son R. M.

Rock Island Ross van Nostrand Washington R. R

Local News Briefs From Keota and Surrounding Areas

Emery Hunter of Keota visited John Hahn’s home on Friday as bad roads and a cold kept people home. Owen Black stayed at his brother Olis’s home over the week. Mike Hollinger and Prod Sheets sold hogs to Keota on Tuesday. Mrs Charley Lenniger was called to Sigourney after her sister Miss Marzacet Reinart fell seriously ill and died Sunday morning. George Crawford is out of school with a sore hand. Joe Lambert and John Hahn are delivering hogs to Keota for the Farmers Union, weather allowing cars through.

Emery Hunter Keota John Hahn Owen Black Olis Noota Walter Mike Hollinger Guy Blues Chalmers Sturgeon Charley Lenniger Sigourney Marzacet Reinart Ibert

Local social notes from Ainsworth area

Ainsworth area residents host and visit relatives across several farms and towns. Mr and Mrs J G Roberts and Everett visit near Ainsworth while P J Gerdes family go to Washington. The Will and Baker families host gatherings as hogs are shipped and hay stored, with comments on road conditions being unusually bad.

Des Moines resident Anwyl and others visit Crawfordsville

Anwyl of Des Moines Loren Hazen of Ainsworth and Jake Graber of Wayland report business in Crawfordsville on Tuesday. Edgar Porter from Washington delivers payment for a journal, D. B. Twinam visits Crawfordsville with funds, and Karl Ferguson surveys loads while noting Iowa’s mild winter.

Loren Hazen Ainsworth Jake Graber Wayland Crawfordsville

Weather and social notes from vizue Mrs Bray

Dark damp weather persisted through the week with poor roads. Mr and Mrs Wynd Bray and children visited Fairfield. Mr and Mrs Jose Rice also visited Fairfield. William Roberts visited locals, then returned to Fairfield. Esther Trail and Mildred Parsons were ill. Roberts family updates describe current residences and weekend visits.

Weo Lucky Mess Wynd Bray Donald Irma Milton Jones Fairfield Jose Rice William Roberts Esther Trail Mildred Parsons Charley Harlan Roberts Ernest Neville Melvin Roberts

Social News From West Highland and Riverside

Mrs. Alice Meeks visited Riverside from Sunday to Thursday. Several families including the McCreedys and J C Steele hosted a Saturday dinner at Tarley McCreedy’s Washington home. Local work and visits populate the week with gatherings and neighborly help.

West Highland Alice Meeks Riverside al McCreedy Joe McCreedy Will McCreedy J. C. Steele Tarley McCreedy Washington Milt Sojka Clair Kron John Thompson Frank Thompson Vera O'Conner Everett Rey Wichland Centering Club Everette Coons Conger Everette Mrs. Concer

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