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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hogs receipts 18 000 with direct 7 000 and prices mostly 6 00 to 6 50 for 140 to 280 lb hogs. Cattle receipts 3 000 with varied steers and vealers trading steady to down. Sheep receipts 8 000 lambs unevenly lower with yearlings near 8 00.
Combined hog receipts from 23 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior towa and southern Minnesota totaled 19 700 for the 24 hours ending 8 00 A M Compared with 22 500 a week earlier prices were mostly 1c higher with spots 10 to 15c higher trade fairly active heavy packing sows in good demand and overall marketing light Some hogs held above current prices Light weights and various weight classes are listed with price ranges for good and choice hogs and sows
Market notes show open high ranges for wheat corn oats rye and fats in Chicago futures on June 5. Prices listed include wheat July 66 14 67 percent and December 425 percent. corn July 56 percent and December 47 5 percent. oats July 26 percent and December 29 3 percent. rye July 38 percent and December 43 percent. lard July 7 95 to 8 05 and Sept 8 00 to 8 20. Close figures rounded with lows and other minor shifts.
Chicago reports firm receipts and varied yields across butter, cheese, poultry, and potatoes. Butter steady with 20 387 tubs received and value up to 22 percent standards. poultry and eggs show mixed totals with multiple car arrivals and price shifts. Potatoes track 161 cars with regional price movements across Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and Idaho russets.
Chicago markets report closing futures for Wheat with various grades ranging from 76 to 78 cents. Corn shows a spread across several yellow and white varieties from 53 to 58 percent, while Oats list values from 26 to 28 cents and Rye shows none. Barley and Clover prices appear between 37 and 64 cents and 10.75 to 17.75 cents respectively.
Toledo reports seed and forage price quotations with varieties for Clover and Alsike, timothy hay, and prime and old prime grain figures. Quotes list October and December values, noting UP and cash terms and per unit pricing.
Grain receipts list 67 cars of wheat and 12 cars of oats. No corn cars are noted. The report records quantities by commodity for shipment or storage.
County schools announce the signing of contracts for next year. Mrs. Winnie Palmer reports most districts have teachers secured with many positions offered and some contracts still pending. The roster includes numerous teachers across Lime Creek, Daytonville, Pleasant Mound, Lookout, Maple Grove, Union, Prairie Flower, and many townships with multiple schools.
Keota notes include obituaries for N Dr Malcom and family journeys to Chicago for services. Local teachers, graduates and relatives travel for commencements, decorations and reunions while visits touch Ames Des Moines Clinton and Davenport.
The entry surveys rural work from Washington area through Wellston Valley Rubio and Brighton. Farmers report corn thriving and weeds growing with multiple plow teams in action. Residents like A F Mitchell and H M Groendycke showcase field improvements while locals engage in gardens, flowers, and social visits.
Eighth grade pupils from rural Louisa County schools received certificates of graduation listing students by school and town names such as Swamp College Avery Calhoun and Virginia Fieldman Oakland Pauline Earnest Amity Robert Nicholson Verlee Fletcher Lucile Long Lela Hamilton Otter Creek Leota Walker Viola Samel s Le Moine Heither LaRoy Heither Frances Meredith Dale Kennedy Lenore Coon Hopewill Robert Wilson Bohling and others. The Fidelis class of the Cotter Presbyterian Sunday school presented two plays A JurEen's a Bargain and DeTour Ahead at Haskins church Tuesday evening. A children’s day program is planned for Sunday at 11 AM at the Presbyterian church. Other notes include Hal Jennings returning to Kansas City after visiting his in laws, a Midget band from Ft Madison performing a street concert, and several local families visiting or attending funerals and relatives in nearby towns.
Thunderstorms swept Iowa ending a summer heat spell with highs in the nineties. Creston reports the heaviest rainfall at 2.40 inches. Cooler weather and more rain expected tonight in the south. Also, Maxine Shaffer, 2, was found in Battle Creek Michigan with her guardian Esther Lang from Waterloo.
Charles B. Hearst president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation says Republican leaders in Washington focus on problems of the individual farmer in the Midwest. He spoke en route to Kansas City after visiting President Hoover and Secretary Hyde and said he had been questioned at length about the agricultural situation.
University of Iowa paid tribute to Prof. Clarence W. Wassam a widely known lecturer and long-time faculty member of the University College of Commerce since 1905. He killed himself by hanging, with despondence over ill health given as the cause.
Mrs. Snyder reports on Oma and Grace Osborn families in town. The Culture club met at Mrs. Marcha Smock’s home to review the $5,000 prize story Lesley presented by club president Mrs. Ralph Dunn. Next, the club plans to meet at Mr. and Mrs. Willard Teets. Embroidery club hosted by Mrs. F Pershing with Mrs. Willard Tufts assisting.
Des Moines was chosen as the Iowa unit’s site for the 1922 Colonial Dames of America session. Mrs George Watson French of Davenport was named president and Mr K. Deming of Dubuque was elected vice president.
Joe Downing special representative of the Grand Exalted Rules of the Elks delivers greetings from Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York to Governor Dan W. Turner of Iowa. Downing leads a goodwill tour to promote interest in the grand lodge conversion in Seattle July 6 to 9.
Iowa City June 4 The University of Iowa inaugurates its first summer term with over 3,000 registrants. Older scholars including school administrators and teachers will outnumber undergraduates as the college of education attracts most. About 36 departments offer more than 700 courses under a 250-member faculty with 60 visiting professors from seventeen states, England, and Germany.
Hygeia Magazine notes that among millions who drink both beverages only a small minority suffer serious caffeine harm. The article suggests coffee drinkers in the United States may receive more caffeine overall.
Nine tenths of diseases in the American people traced to constipation doctors warn Constipation poisons the body organs and invites germ attacks Preventing constipation avoids most pains and losses Flerbine the vegetable laxative relieves constipation naturally Lemmon's Pharmacy sells it.
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