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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1931

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Hogs Cattle

Receipts total 25,000 with hogs 16,000 and cattle 9,000. Hogs steady to 15 cents lower with base 6.50 to 7.15 for 170 to 220 pounds and 6.60 to 6.86 for pigs. Cattle see weak to lower bids on fed steers and yearlings, slaughter cows and heifers mixed, with steers 7.25 to 8.75 for 600 to 900 pounds and lighter weights around 6.50 to 8.75 for varied classes. Bulls strong. heifers around 5.50 to 5.50. Slaughter notes reflect uneven demand across weight ranges.

Chicago

Repairs Needed for Binder Canvas May Save Harvest Costs

A dive into binder canvas repairs suggests fixing it now saves money time and worry in the harvest fields. The message frames repairs as essential to prevent bigger costs later.

Market Report on Cattle Sheep and Lamb Prices

Receipts of 12,000 head with slaughter sheep and lambs weak to 25 cents lower. Stall trades show vealers milk fed good and choice 5.50 to 7.00, steers 590 to 1056 pounds 5.50 to 7.60, lambs 5.75 to 7.25 with some at 7.50, cows ranges 3.00 to 5.25 for common to good.

Chicago market report shows steady eggs and butter. mixed poultry

Chicago July 1 market notes eggs steady receipts 16 807 cases with various grade details butter steady receipts 10 321 tabs and price ranges. Poultry weak with car receipts and varied percent changes for fowls springers leghorns ducks and turkeys. Cheese prices cited with Americas 12 to 1244. Potatoes on track 256 cars with market weak on sacked stock and weather-related decay. southern price ceiling noted and corn cobblers in Virginia and North Carolina listed at 2.40 to 2.60 per barrel.

Leghorn Hee Younk Americas Southern Triumphs Virginia North Carolina

Iowa Hog Receipts Fall Slightly at Des Moines Markets

Combined hog receipts at 22 concentrate yards and packing plants in interior and southern Minnesota areas totaled 14 400 for the 24 hours ending 4:00 a m today, down from 15 900 a week earlier. Prices were mostly weak to 20 cents lower among heavy butchers with moderate marketing and indifferent packer interest.

Des Moines Interior Down Mitcnesota

Delight Harford Makes Hard Choice in London Romance

Delight Harford reveals she is married to Harry Blanchard and cannot marry Larry Lorrimer. She accepts a financial stake from Mrs. Lorrimer and contemplates going to Australia to join her old flame, while planning a careful return to England and future prospects.

Lorrimer Australia Shan’t Liverpool Harry States Delight Larry Bing Delight Harford New York Mrs. Lorrimer England Travers Margaret Lorrimer London

Hog market quotations by weight class posted in bulk sales

The report lists live hog prices by weight category from light to heavy and sows, with ranges from $3.50 to $6.60. It notes quotations are bulk transaction based and that heavy weight shrinkage and long haul shipments can shift actual prices above or below quoted ranges. It also mentions shipping point weight exclusions.

Grain market ranges show mixed July and September futures

Chicago grain closes show wheat corn oats rye and lard with July and September futures. Wheat July at 56 to 57 percent, Sept around 58 percent, corn July 60 to 61 percent, Sept 59 to 66 percent, oats July 29 to 27 percent, Sept near 30 percent, rye July 35 to 36 percent, Sept near 39 to 43 percent. Lard futures display scattered nominal values into autumn trade.

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Chicago Grain Close Report July First Aboard

Chicago grain prices close with mixed and fractional shifts across wheat corn oats rye barley and timothy. Wheat ranges show 62 for 2 red while corn fluctuates around 60 to 61 for various grades and colors. Oats quoted at 30 and 29. Rye unquoted and clover 12 to 19 per cent.

Market Update on Clover and Timothy Hay Prices

Reading notes show fluctuating Clover prices with domestic prime old 13.50 and prime new 13.75, prime choice new 14.00, and Alsike 13.50. Timothy hay per cwt around 1.25, with Toledo listings and October December dates. distorted figures include 13.76 and 13.50 for Alsike cash.

Clover Prime Choice Alsike Cash Hay Timothy Toledo Clover Domestic Prima Choice Prends Sike Cash

Grain car counts reported for Wheat Corn and Oats

Grain market data lists Wheat at 41 cars Corn at 1642 cars and Oats at 18 ears. The figures indicate transportation and storage metrics likely from a regional shipping or trade bulletin.

Skeets Gallagher at Fox Theater in Up Pops the Devil

Skeets Gallagher appears at the Fox theater tonight and Thursday in a comedy role as Biney Hatfield in Up Pops the Devil. He stars with Norman Foster and Carole Lombard in the romantic leads, the three previously acting together in It Pays to Advertise.

Skeets Gallagher J Fox Theater Biney Hatfield Greenwich Village Paramount

Loretta Young Stars in Big Business Girl at State Theater

Loretta Young, star of the First National picture Big Business Girl now at the State theater, enjoys fast cars and is accompanied by her husband Grant Withers. The cast includes Frank Albertson Ricardo Cor on Joan Blondell and Dorothy Chicety. William A. Seter directed.

Loretta Young State Theater Grant Withers California Miss Young Frank Albertson Ricardo Coron Joan Blondell Dorothy Chicety William A. Seter

Wellman Community Notes Warm Weather Visits

Mrs Lawrence Roberts of Caldwell Idaho visited Wellman area with her brother Mr Mark Shaffer and family. On June 26 Harve Freel Thel ia Free Cordelia H Braden joined Mrs Gardner to celebrate her birthday at the Howard Gardner home south of Wellman. Supper by the Freels was enjoyed and neighbors spent the evening in visiting. Farmers cope with extreme heat by resting in the afternoon.

Wellman Lawrence Roberts Caldwell Idaho Myr Mark Shaffer Harve Freel Thelia Free Cordelia H. Braden Howard Gardner

Local Farm News From Ainsworth Area Nebraska

Washington visit by local couples followed by farm reports from Lee Hunts and neighbors. Harvesting in full swing with oats wheat hay corn progress, ice cream social at Ainsworth U P church, and mule loss due to heat near Crawfordsville.

Ainsworth Lee Hunts Lee Ainsworth U. P Melo Horak al McCreedy

Heat Takes Toll as Workers Plow and Labor on Farms

The report details farmers and workers enduring extreme heat while plowing corn at night and during the day. Lee Hunt plowed 20 to 25 acres daily by tractor and Johnny Sullivan toiled through the heat at night. Ainsworth area notes include fire at John Nicholson’s house, wheat concerns, and several men overcome by heat during road work, with two deaths.

Lee Hunt EB. H. Durst Johnny Sullivans Ainsworth Johny Sullivan George Canott Cal Underwood Cal Underwoods Wilbur Chalupa Coon

Mrs Jenks and Mrs Smith on parental faults

Mrs Smith notes it is extraordinary that Mrs Jenks cannot see faults in her children. Mrs Borman's family plans a trip, leaving Washington for Crawfordsville before a western journey begins.

Ralph Borman Washington Crawfordsville

Wellman and West Chester Community Notes and Local Events

Local residents share field work by moonlight and savin on horses and men. Mr. and Mrs Merle Sylvester relocate to West Chester for Mr Sylvester to be near his road construction job. Families from Wellman, Washington and Iowa City visit kin. A Wellman vs West Chester baseball game ends Wellman 27 West Chester 10. A nephew’s death triggers a family gathering, and a fire destroys the Harey Gardner home. A baby girl born to Phillip and Helen George.

Merle Sylvester Joan Jean James Bertie McArtor West Chester Wellman Harold Gray Washington Joe Crossett Mrs Edward C. Henn Marcia Louise Margaret Peet George Helen McCrabb

Social visit roundup from STRINGTOWN and nearby towns

Mrs. Mary Eyestone of Washington and Miss Bertha Graber spent weekend with Emerson Witting family. Numerous locals including the Grabers Roths Rinners Wittmer Widmer and Rich households hosted or visited relatives and friends across STRINGTOWN Washington Byron and Columbia City Ohio with several Sunday and Tuesday gatherings.

Stringtown Mary Eyestone Washington Bertha Graber Emerson Witting Willis Virgil Wittmer Raymond Witting Wither Wenger Raymond Helen Rich Peter Graber Leonard Graber Peter Roth Trenton Arnold Kine L. H Mary Lou Borders Pearl Howell Middletown Ohio J. J. Rich Charles Repp Byron KE. F. Slagel Helen Columbia City Ind Elmer Freyenberger 3. T. Wenger Bessie Frederic

Olds Sunday School Picnic and Local Socials

The Olds Sunday school held a picnic at Mt. Pleasant in Saunders park on Wednesday June 24. Mrs. James F. Brown hosted a Friday bridge party for several ladies. Multiple families enjoyed a Friday evening picnic at the A. H. Huston home with numerous Huston relatives and friends visiting.

Olds Sunday School Mt. Pleasant Saunders Park James F. Brown A. H. Huston J. A. Huston J. H. Huston B. E. Huston Alfred Morgan S. J. Miller Hiram Baker Ainsworth Joe Anderson Hugh Wright Davenport Robert Long Ralph Miller Holmes Crawfordsville

Mayo predicts life prolonging medical discoveries

Dr. William J. Mayo told the American surgical association in San Francisco that research will lift life expectancy and reduce illness. He compared current obstacles to fog and urged progress to prevent heart failures and other ailments by understanding bodily energy.

San Francisco William J. Mayo Rochester Minn American Surgical Association Mayo

Regional Centers Outnumber New England S by Wide Margin

The middle and northern plains and the Great Lakes region host more than twice as many stern centers as New England, indicating a regional concentration of these facilities.

Middle Northern Plains Great Lakes New England

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