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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
2
Chicago hog market recap with 28 000 receipts including 7 000 direct. Prices mostly 10 to 15 cents lower with heavies off. 130 to 216 lb hogs 7.90 to 8.10, 220 to 290 lb 7.10 to 7.75, sows 6.25 to 6.40, slaughter pigs 100 lb.
Receipts total about 11 000 cattle and 11 000 sheep with slow demand the beef trade shows weakness. Steers and yearlings price 7.25 to 13.25 per cwt and lighter cattle around 6.25 to 9.75. Heifers 5.00 to 10.75, cows 3.75 to 6.50, vealers 8.00 to 12.00. Lambs 8.50 to 9.50, fat ewes 4.00 to 5.00. Overall market outlook cautious amid ample supply.
Combined hog receipts at 24 yards and 7 plants in interior Minnesota markets totaled 26,809 for the 24 hours ending 10:00 a.m. Prices ranged 5.50 to 7.85 per cwt with weights from 140 to 550 pounds. light, medium, and heavy weights showed uneven declines from last week. Shipments from farther origins may fetch 0.10 to 0.25 more per cwt.
Chicago market notes eggs steady with 6 511 cases receipts. extra firsts 18 to 1844. firsts 163% to 17%. ordinaries 14 to 15. seconds 11 to 1%. Butter unsettled with 4 690 tubs receipts. extras 2854. extra firsts 26% to 27. firsts 2514 to 26. seconds 24 to 244%. standards 28. Poultry steady with receipts 4 cers fowls 19. springers 24. leghorn unspecified.
The report lists poultry and dairy items with varying price shifts. Ducks 22, geese 17, turkeys 22 to 25, roosters 15. Cheese twins 154% to 15% and 16 for young Americas. Potatoes on track with 258 cars, arrivals 112, shipments 767. market slightly weaker. Wisconsin sacked round whites 1.40 to 1.45, Minnesota 1.20 to 1.30, Idaho sacked rus sets 1.75 to 1.85. Colorado Mc Clures branded 1.75 to 1.96.
Chicago market notes show grain futures for wheat corn oats and rye. Prices move with old and new positions across March May July and Sept contracts. Bid ask ranges and closing figures indicate shifts in supply demand dynamics in Chicago trading floors.
Grain receipts list shows Wideat 50 cars, Corn 6 cars and Oats 10 cars. The fragment indicates quantities for grain shipments, with no additional context or destinations provided.
UIP cash grain close shows wheat hard 7 percent. Corn prices mix with 61 to 62 percent for 2, 60 1/4 to 61 4 for 4. Yellow 61 to 62 1/4 for 2, white 64 to 64 4 for 4. Other yellow and white bids range 58 1/4 to 69 percent in scattered lots.
Wayland reports birth of Carl Frederick to Mr and Mrs Leo Magdefran the first grandchild for the couple and a birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Walter Jarrard north of Washington. Funeral notice for Walter Dix age 31 of Jersey City reached Mrs Noah Wittmer. Community events include sales at Louie Nebel's auction and various visits and moves. Ice cream and cake marked a birthday at the Roth home near Olds.
Public sale notices announce multiple horse sales and closing out auctions across Kansas and Iowa. Entries include Whit Taker Feed Barn Buffalo Park A C Zeigler Kalona Oldaker Keota Charlie Linninger Crawfordsville Evans Williams Kalona W. L. Gates Gladwin Gardner Mayhew Washington Raymond Kos Crawfordsville Frank D Rickey nearby locations and dates from January to February with the usual closing out sale notes and partnership dissolutions.
D F Macon, the Journal’s subscription representative, reports on local happenings from nearby communities. Brief items cover society, commerce, and public events with concise notes and fresh developments.
January 28 sales day across dirt roads sees Mr Brown goods attract ready buyers from Mt Union and Keota. Chickens sell at ninety cents each. a mare at 137 dollars and a mate at 112.50. Bidders include H D Snyder, Lake Ayers, Bob Donald and Zenno Tinnes with neighbors present. dinner served after.
Reports from Washington and Keota chronicle encounters with local merchants and residents. L. E. Arnold of J B Ochs Clothing earns high marks for reliability while Harry Long and family are admired. Mary Rush of Ainsworth lists a February 14 sale, and Starley Kennedy plans another year with the Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gerig report two fingers of his left hand nearly severed by a hatchet struck by a younger brother Allen during play in the basement Sunday. A doctor treated the wounds and recovery is hoped. Mrs. Sarah Warren, 79, died at home Sunday morning after illness since Christmas. She is survived by daughter Mrs. Clara Wenger and son Harry of Des Moines, with husband and two sons Charles and Richard predeceased. Funeral services will be at the home.
At 2 P.M. Tuesday Mr and Mrs Noah Wittmer and their children of Mr Pleasant spent Sunday with J I Wittmer. Mr and Mrs George Brietenbach and daughter Virginia, Dr and Mrs O F Boller of Washington were guests of Mr and Mrs Noss Severt Sunday.
In northern Africa's Havansa area a single troop of 25 gorillas has increased recently due to protection. They are described as fiercer than southern gorillas. A decade ago they killed a man and attacked goat herds, but no other such incidents are on record in recent years.
Two German research chemists in the 1830s discovered chloroform but did not foresee its potential. The drug had merely been found, with its future uses still unknown to them.
A concise definition explains classical music as music of the first rank written by composers of the highest order. It emphasizes form and style accepted as a model for other composers and positions these works as standard.
A brief editorial note from American Magazine extols sincerity over pomp. It argues that genuine conduct shines brighter than outward arrogance, suggesting humane behavior as the best form of personal display.
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