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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1931
Page
2
Receipts reach 13 000 with hogs 190 to 230 pounds 7 10 to 7 50 per hundred weight, light weights 7 00 to 7 60. Cattle receipts 1 000 calves 1 000 and stockers: steers 7 25 to 8 78, heifers up to 6 50, cows 3 00 to 6 00. Sheep scarce with lambs 7 40 to 7 80 and feeding lambs 1 25 to 2 75 per pound.
Hog receipts for 24 hours end today at DES MOINES and interior towns totaled 17 000, up from 14 200 four weeks earlier. Prices ranged from 4.19 to 4.95 per 100 pounds for sows and light hogs, up to 6.95 for 180 to 350 pound classes depending on weight and quality. The report notes heavy weight hogs and trucks with shrinkage and exclusions influencing quoted prices.
Leading authorities across the state promote an egg grading plan to boost total revenue, with Wtt Termohien guiding demonstrations in Washington county and nearby towns. Schedule includes Brighton hatchery July 7, Crawfordsville Legion Hall July 7, Washington city hall July 7, Riverside city hall July 8, and Wellman Maplecrest hatchery July 8.
Grain prices across Wheat Corn Oats Rye and fats show July and September figures with highs lows closes listed. Notable entries include Wheat at 56 65 55 for July and 62 62 614 for Sept while Corn shows 8 914 68 and Sept around 65. Rye and Oats display fluctuating percentages with September readings near 39 and 28 respectively. Lard and lard derivatives also appear with July valuations around 8.00 and Sept around 8.1 to 8.07.
Wheat markets in Chicago see volatile trading as July contracts face renewed pressure from gale-like price swings. Traders note mixed signals and light stock levels influencing early session moves.
J T Clark continues reading through vacation as A Gault and son Frank finish plowing corn. Washington area residents visit, with John Van Rockels near Washington tending three and a half acres, selling spring fries, and milking three times daily. Clarence Jackson plows, Merle Eckels cares for hogs and cattle, while Earl Booth and others are noted for farm activity.
A fragmented OCR sample shows corn varieties with color labels and percentages for yellow and white kernels. It lists ranges such as corn yellow 59 to 99 percent and 58 to 59 percent, plus white corn 56 percent and oats white at 28 to an unspecified upper bound.
The report notes extremely dark soil hard and dustless, Earl and Timmons teams haying with ample help, and fat cattle on a West Chester area farm. Pigs on the Dusenberry farm near J. J. Corey are large January pigs. Ralph Palmer improves after Rochester hospital stay. funeral plans for Joan McClelland, formerly Crawfordsville and Brighton, in Selma California. Locust heard near Ode Ferguson. frost in six weeks dismissed.
Clifford McCreedy was overcome with the heat yesterday but appeared to recover by nightfall. The incident occurred as he was leaving the school building where a teacher warned a pupil about a poor composition.
A market update lists commodity price ranges and quantities: white 27 percent, rye none, barley 38 to 53, timothy 500 to 550, clover 1200 to 1900. The figures indicate shifting supplies and potential farm decisions.
The report lists Wheat 82 cars, Corn 147 cars, and Oats 16 cars in transit or storage, detailing grain movement quantities.
Toledo Ohio July 3 remarks show Clover domestic prime old 13 50 prime new 13.75 prime choice old 13.75 October 13 75 Pec 14 on Alsike cash 13.50 Flax timothy per ewt 25. The report lists grain close prices and fodder values for the local market.
An instrument dated January 28 1927 purporting to be the will of William A Cook deceased was filed and opened. A hearing to prove the will is set for July 7 1938 at 9:00 A M at the Washington County Courthouse before the District Court or clerk. All interested parties must appear to show cause why the will should not be probated and allowed. Ordered by Edna C Purvis Clerk of District Court.
Osborne of Columbus Junction started work July 1 as mail carrier between Columbus Junction and Columbus City taking over from Alex Randolph. Two trips are made daily except Sunday. Dutch's cafe in the Avers building is run by Mr and Mrs M O.
Conesville Savings Bank hosted the first summer night sale Tuesday at the Midway sale pavilion on the Roel Style property. About 350 head of livestock and assorted goods were auctioned with fair prices. H Lee Huston served as clerk and auctioneer W M Duncan led bidding. Miss Lulu Orr supervised schools in Cherokee County. Mrs H E Orr attended the National Educational Association convention in Los Angeles as a delegate. Ladies Socials plan a chautauqua park event Thursday. Lyle Weber of Iowa State College Ames travels with a group to Pennsylvania for study of Japanese culture.
Mrs ee Jeffrey and Miss Grasse Watke shopped in Muscatine. Mrs Wayne Norman recent flu setback noted. Mr and Mrs John Elliott and children John and Patsy visited from Chicago then returned home after a week with D D Stephens. Farmers plowed corn and made hay despite extreme heat and some horses overheated. Ted Herr Jesse Veason Arnet Mathers Mrs Dave Evans and children moved to a new home west of Andrews Peterson’s in Aitworth.
Martha Butler Corresponde at 9 Mrs C B Clark visiting relatives in McPherson Kansas for Sleough family reunion. She will visit daughter Mrs Burton Noland in Omaha and other kin in Kansas City. Max Marshall back from Princeton visiting aunt. Miss Kathryn Simon Mason City and Miss Zona Simmons Evansville visiting at Kk BF Davis. Harriet Antes Chicago returns home after visit. Arlene Arthur and relatives in vicinity. R H Clark returns to Stratford Texas after weeks with brother Charles Clark and family. Ivan Acheson Lincoln Nebraska visiting mother and relatives. Arthur Ingraham Conesville postmaster bought building formerly owned.
Spencer considers a new ordinance to ban fireworks to prevent a repeat of a disastrous fire that caused about $2,000,000 in damage last week. State Fire Marshal J. W. Strohm visited Spencer to inspect losses and said plans include fireproofing requirements for new buildings.
The body of Bertha May Suidersy, three years old, was discovered in the woods about three miles from her home after a 24 hour search by over 200 people. A physician ruled death due to heat and thirst occurring last night.
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