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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
2
Chicago market notes cattle hogs and sheep with mixed shifts. Hogs receipts 21 000 including 6 000 direct rise 6 to 19 cents heavy up light lights steady primes and sows higher. Cattle receipts 6 500 with calves 3 000. steers and yearlings steady to firm. cows and bulls mixed. vealers strong. Sheep receipts 14 000 and lambs lower by about 25 to 40 cents with steady demand for native ewes and wether lambs.
Prices listed for slaughter sheep and lambs by weight category. Lambs 90 lb down good and choice 0.50 to 10.35, medium 7.50 to 8.50. 91 to 100 lb medium choice unquoted. Ewes 90 to 150 lb medium choice 1.50 to 2.75. All weights cull and common 1.00 to 1.75. </s>
Chicago market notes show steady to dull activity in produce and poultry. Butter receipts total 12 499 tubs with mixed grade changes, potatoes on track with 194 cars and 1 217 shipments, and regional price gains reported for Louisiana Idaho and southern states. Poultry remains near steady with mixed car counts and weights across fowls broilers and turkeys.
Combined hog receipts from 23 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota show 20 200 head for the 24 hours ending early today, down from 25 800 last week. Prices rise 5 to 15 cents in most categories with lighter weights showing gains. sow and weight ranges quoted with varying highs and lows across weight classes.
Shipping notes indicate long haul bulk shipments show excessive weight shrinkage with hogs often priced above and below quoted levels. Quotations exclude hogs bought at shipping point weights and reflect the variability in shipment weights and handling.
In Chicago today the grain market shows firm to higher quotes across soy and Corn futures with Wheat July at 57% highs and Sept around 67 in nearby contracts. Corn edges into the 52% to 63% range across active months while Oats and Rye display modest moves with July and Sept postings in the mid 20s to high 30s for Rye and low 40s for Dec Rye.
Chicago cash grain closes show mixed wheat values around 78 cents, corn with several yellow and white lots ranging from 53 to 66 cents, oats mostly 26 to 27 cents, rye unavailable, barley 53 to 87 cents, timothy 25 to 87.5 cents, and clover 1075 to 1775.
The Toledo market reports Clover domestic prime old 13.75 prime new 14.00 prime choice new 14.25 prime choice old 14 October 14.60 December 14.25 alsike cash 14.00 and hay timothy per cwt 1.25.
Grain receipts show 47 cars of wheat, 88 cars of oats and 8 dollars per car for corn. The figures reflect transport and storage data for the period.
Mr and Mrs Charley Houck and Mrs Scott of Cedar Rapids visited Washington Wednesday. The Myall sale of household goods drew a good crowd with many items selling well. Crozier, who runs Washington county's only daily, pledges another strong year. Replanting due to worms affected corn acres on the Boyd Berdo farm nearby. Weather remains favorable for farming.
A short column recalls farmers cross plowing corn and comments on ground work. It mentions Mrs. George Pauls and Miss Elsie Glassburner hosting Pauls twins, garden tasks by Harrison Dodder, and J. F. H. Taylor visiting California. The piece ends with a nod to neighbor Tom Thompson and a reflection on wisdom virtue and skill.
Des Moines reports Prof A K Lobeck of Columbia University surveying Iowa for aerial Topography data in a collaboration with the International Geological Congress. He notes Iowa's permanent highways visible from the air and travels coast to coast in air transport of the United Lines. In Iowa City Miller of the University of Iowa notes May figures below last year but improvement since March in building, retail, residential, banking, and rail car loadings. In Onawa Vigilantes capture Creary and Blencoe pair who pled guilty to stealing cream and making butter to sell in Turin store.
Funeral services were arranged today for Ben Smith a 21 year old African American who was electrocuted yesterday while working at a battery shop. He died in an ambulance en route to a hospital witnesses said Smith picked up an electric light cord while standing in water.
A Iowa judge enjoined the White Line Motor Freight company of Des Moines from operating its Des Moines to Omaha track line for alleged violations of state registration certificate laws. The injunction was granted on the Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners' application.
Sioux City dispatch reports that James Wyant and Donald Me are involved in a churned stolen Crean case noted on June 4. The limited text indicates an investigation by local authorities and unidentified witnesses. Further details were not captured in the fragment.
Barney Oldfield, veteran of many automobile races and former Indianapolis official, says he is tired of racing in both cars and planes and has no regrets about ending his career. Now living in Beverly Hills, he recalls starting on a bicycle and racing cars at state fair events in 1918 and plans to stop briefly in Sioux City on a westbound trip.
Relief from congestion in state offices tied to acquiring Hiatt school property may fail after Des Moines school board refused to sell at the state's 3500 offer. The board sought 10000, while legislature had allocated 25000 for purchase and remodeling, but estimated repairs at 17500 reducing funds for purchase.
A testimonial from Nellie Simpson of Swissvale Pennsylvania dated October 31, 1930 credits Kruschen Salts with a 102 pound weight loss over a year and three weeks. The letter promotes a half teaspoon daily in hot water and notes an 85 cent bottle lasting four weeks sold by Lemmon’s Pharmacy and leading druggists worldwide.
Nancy Carroll stars in Stolen Heaven with Phillips Holmes and Louis Calhern. A dramatic romance shot across New York Palm Beach and Cuba features a large ballroom scene requiring 175 extras. Laurel and Hardy appear in Our Wife comedy.
Buck Jones stars in The Lone Rider at the Fox theater, delivering hair raising riding stunts with his horse Silver. The story mirrors the Gold Country tale of Jim a lone rider who rescues Mary Stevens, joins the Vigilantes, battles his former gang, and wins the girl through daring action.
In Chicago a June 1 parade on Michigan Avenue will feature cattle sheep hogs cowboys and butchers under banners claiming meat prices are down. The plan aims to alert the public to economic ills facing the industry with similar events to follow in other cities.
Railway schedule lists arrivals and departures for the c Rob. & P lines and connections. Timings include Golden State Limited Apache Local Passenger and freight trains with daily and Sunday exceptions. Officials L Goodlander and J C McKay noted. west and eastbound services across multiple routes.
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