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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1934
Page
2
Chicago livestock report June 2 shows hogs at 18,000 head with 17,000 direct salesdown 15 cents from prior. cattle 1,500 with steers mostly 60 cents higher, tops near 9.90 and a 10.00 prime. stockers and feeders easier. sheep 6,000 with week totals around 18,000 direct and spring lambs weaker.
Chicago June 2. Eggs steady with 24 516 cases receipts. extra firsts 1514, firsts 15. current receipts 14, dirties 72. Butter steady with 17 008 receipts. specials 25 to 25, extras 23 to 23, extra firsts 23 to 24, firsts 22 to 23, seconds 21 to 214, standards 24 to 14. Poultry easy with 23 trucks. fowls 12, springers 23, broilers 20, fleghorns ducks geese 6g, turkeys 15, roosters 7, leghorn broilers 18. Potatoes on track with 267 arrivals, 110 shipments, 967 on hand.
Chicago reports show No 2 yellow corn at 58 to 59, No 2 yellow late at 59, and No 2 white corn at 63 5/0 cents per bushel in the market update.
Crawfordsville reports Memorial day visits by Mr and Mrs James Long of Brighton and others. Church announcements cover United Presbyterian services, ordination of elders J Lee Hanna, and district Sunday school convention with a Ruth study and Dr. A Bentzinger preaching.
Crawfordsville reports a Sunday ice cream special by Morristown Ice Cream and a birthday party for World War II veterans hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary units from Washington, Brighton, Riverside, Wellman, Kalona, and Crawfordsville at Mt. Pleasant. Activities included singing, lawn refreshments, and a tour of quarters.
Mrs Ray Reeves reports from Pleasant Ridge as Miss Dora Saunders of Brighton visits and Washington trips occur. Various locals including Mr John Weston Mrs Chas Reeves and families meet, visit, or attend events with notes on foot injuries and cemetery flowers.
June 2 UP briefs show grain price ranges with open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats and rye. The table lists July and September contracts with percent changes and closing values for each commodity and month.
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