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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
2
Hog market was steady to strong with 20 000 head receipts. top 3.50 for light weights and 3.55 to 3.60 for better hogs. Cattle receipts 6 000, market steady with discriminating buyers against grassy kinds. stockers and feeders steady. Sheep weak with 15 000 head, most direct to packers.
Combined hog receipts at interior Iowa yards and southern Minnesota plants totaled 24 400 for the 24 hour period ending 8:00 AM. Steady to higher trading with bulk good to choice hogs 180 to 230 pounds at 2.85 to 3.10 and long haul consignments 8.15 or higher in spots. Quotations cover light to heavy weight hogs with price ranges for each weight category.
Chicago June market recap outlines butter creamery extras and standards 11 percent extra firsts 16 percent, eggs 19 651 cases current 11 percent, fresh extra firsts 12 percent, live poultry and turkeys with varied weights and grades, potatoes 103 cars on track 276 U S shipments 1004 Wis sacked round whites 99 to 95 Idaho russets 90 to 160 southern bliss 125 to 159 conditions, few 159 overall.
Grain market update for Chicago dated June 9 notes cash wheat bid at 2 red 50 to 51 and 2 red 50 percent. corn mixed 2 9 percent with 2 yellow bids.
An advertisement touts Pepto Bismol as the effective choice to relieve indigestion in minutes. It warns against bismuth substitutes like baking soda and milk of magnesia, claiming they weaken stomach acid and delay digestion. The Norwich Company emphasizes Pepto Bismol is not a patent medicine, priced at 50 cents, and urges buyers to insist on the product by name.
The New York Yankees Ver non Gomez faces Lefty Grove of the Athletics in a hot American League duel with Gomez slight edge. Gomez has 84 strikeouts and ten wins against one loss, while Grove has 76 strikeouts with eleven wins and three losses. Both won yesterday. Washington faltered as the Yankees lengthened their pennant lead to six games. In other action, Grove homered against Cleveland and several other NL games produced big scores.
The report lists mixed grain sample grades with billing differences. Oats show one white sample at 22 percent and two whites at 20 percent, with other percentages varying. Barley ranges 36 to 43 percent, while rye shows none.
Open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye across July September and December futures in Chicago. The table lists daily ranges with percentages indicating price movements and settlement values for each grain and contract.
Chicago market update lists red clover as fair to good with 9.56 to 12.50 and higher grades up to 13.75. Alsike 9.69 to 12.00. Timothy ranges from 3.10 to 3.40. sweet clover at 3 percent.
Grain receipts list wheat fifteen cars corn thirty four oats twenty three. Maquoketa Iowa June 9 Mrs Carolyn C Pendray the first woman member of the Iowa legislature will be the Democratic candidate for state senator in Jackson County in the general election. She won the nomination by defeating Senator George W Tabor of Baldwin by 379 votes. In the general election she will oppose former Senator Charles S Browne of Monmouth Republican nominee. Pendray was a member of the lower house previously.
Brief county items from D. F. Macon report on local happenings. Mentions appearances of residents, small events, and notices across nearby towns, with emphasis on community ties and upcoming local activities.
June entries recount farm life around Washington with sightings of alfalfa fields, corn, turkeys from Maple Crest hatchery, strawberries, grapes, and livestock. It records visits by families like the Donaldsons and McCreedys, a wind damage repair, and social remarks about residents including Mrs Barbour and Mr Gardner.
The Washington independent baseball team meets the Des Moines Capital City Giants, a strong colored squad, Sunday afternoon at Libes ball park. After a telephone concession, admission is set at 44 percent. Washington shows improved play with solid outfield defense led by McAvoy Kiesey Clark Kerr Haney and dependable infielders Dale Jacobs Miller, as they prepared to challenge Brighton and other recent foes.
A list of farm loss settlements shows countless individuals from Washington Richland Brighton Wellman Ainsworth Kalona Riverside Columbus Jct. and Iowa City receiving payments for cows mares steers heifers mules hogs calves and damages to houses barns and contents totaling hundreds to thousands of dollars. Notable items include Ivo I. Bulger estate farm machinery and barn plus a 3000 house grant for James L. Stamp in South English.
The piece praises a local baseball game with players Case Winn Martin Jacobs and Schulty infielders, Kiesey and Dodo Kiesey in key roles, and pitching by Stan Kiesey Edmondson and Colonel Little. It notes the team’s effort and spirit, promising an entertaining Sunday game.
Monday was Von Bruegge's birthday. relatives from Riverside and Crawfordsville joined his wife for a Sunday visit. Ice cream makers shared treats as the group enjoyed cake. An old ring once lost by J C Mathers was found in a field by his son Arnet after decades. Mrs. Mathers believes it a miracle. Mrs. Ralph McCreedy and children from West Point visited Sunday afternoon and stayed.
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