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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1931
Page
2
Chicago market notes show hog receipts 30 000 with direct 14 000 and mixed gains 10 to 25 cents. Sows and pigs move within 6 to 8 price bands while cattle receipts 2 000 include steers priced up to 18 25 per hundredweight and various ranges for heifers cows and bulls indicating a firmer tone overall.
Receipts total 12,000 with lambs 15 to 25 cents lower early in the sale. Fat lambs bring 9.00 to 9.35 with packers paying up to 9.55 to 9.40 for outsiders. Fat weights 4.00 to 5.00, lambs 90 lb and up show good to choice 8.65 to 9.50, 91 to 100 lb 7.00 to 9.40, all weights common 6.50 to 7.50. Ewes 90 to 150 lb medium choice 5.50 to 5.09, feeding lambs 50 to 75 lb 7.75 to 8.40.
Combined hog receipts at 24 Iowa interior yards and 7 packing plants totaled 32,000 for the 24 hours ending 10:00 am, down from 38,500 a week earlier. Prices ranged from 6.25 to 7.50 per cwt depending on weight group, with most 170 to 230 lb hogs around 7.00 to 7.35 and heavier loads 800 to 850 lb selling 6.00 to 6.35.
A quirky ad style line promises doubled writing satisfaction for any reader whether grocer book-keeper or house wife. It frames lemon and cal for javenus as the hook. The tone imitates a nostalgic classified style from a vintage newspaper.
The quotations reflect truck and rail deliveries with feed and water fills at destination before weighing. Shipments from 50 miles or more away weighing without feed or water at delivery typically fetch prices from 10e to the quoted levels.
Chicago market report shows eggs firmer with 13 241 cases and varied quality, butter steady with 10 061 tubs and higher percentages for extras, poultry receipts and prices largely steady, cheese including twins and Young Americas noted, potatoes on track with shipments and market weak as Wisconsin round whites and Idaho russets move at higher ranges. Colorado McClures branded 1.70 to 1.36.
Chicago reports a volatile grain close with wheat, corn, oats, and rye quoted across March May and July contracts. Old and new figures show shifts in highs lows and closes across all cereals, underscoring a bustling futures session in Chicago.
Cash grain close shows Wheat trading around 78 percent with several hard wheat lots at 78. Corn mixes range from 59 to 64 percent with yellow and white varieties cited and several entries. Oats white bids show 2 white at 2 and 3 white at 81 percent, while Timothy hay sits around 90 and clover ranges from 14 to 27.75.
Agricultural price notes show Clover seed for delivery in January and March with prime and choice grades listed. Alsike and timothy seeds appear with cash and forward prices, including islay timothy at 1.60 ewt.
Grain receipts list corn totaling 131 cars, wheat 69 cars, and oats 7 cars. The brief tally highlights the day's agricultural transport figures.
January near end with no zero weather in Washington Iowa. Readers discuss winter comfort, subscription notes, and community updates. Carl Zieglowsky, Havre area farmer, and Warren family are thanked. Earl Mullikxin and Ian Brighton mentioned among locals posting news and keeping neighbors informed.
Frantic Friday in West Chester as Lem Logan prowls streets promptingOctober nostalgia. Local shops Coffey Luers Griggs & Son await customers while Fori ash staff aid neighbors. A bread line remains unlikely yet Lee Craig and Howard Stewart bowl for bread to hungry neighbors. Pete Nevans drives mules ready to conquer any road, while a farmer and his dad swap a car ride for a Washington trip to reclaim his vehicle.
A letter from Hubert Volosik in Phoenix describes friendly neighbors Delbert and Mrs Davidson and praises Arizona scenery. Journal readers receive local notes on temperature and roads, plus a Columbus Junction item about James Gray Pierce winning a nationwide essay contest and a reminder of Charley Linninger’s upcoming sale next Monday February 2.
The national Dairy Council highlights the Reister Creamery for a year of bold advertising promoting creamery butter as a health food. The campaign aims to lift consumption and prices for local dairying, with Washington county dairy products supplying much of the butter.
A Bluefield grocer pulled a three foot snake from a bunch of bananas. The half frozen viper was placed in a glass jar for display and identified by several witnesses as a fer de lance, a poisonous West Indies species.
Classified items list farm offerings including clover seed at 14 dollars per bushel from C. K. Leichty Wayland, eleven roan yearling cattle from I. A. Donaldson, two cylinder John Deere tractors from Geo. W. Stewart, and Holstein Jersey cows also from Geo. W. Stewart.
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