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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1931

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Markets Report Prices and Receipts

Livestock market data from Chicago shows hogs receipts 19 000 with direct 4 000, prices rising 65 to 2ie higher. bulk 180 to 250 lb 6.65 to 6.75, top 6.85. 260 to 350 lb 6.10 to 6.65. sows 5.10 to 5.70. Cattle receipts 6 000 with calves 3 000, kill classes up 16 to 25c, steers 600 to 900 lb 7.74 to 9.60, 900 to 1100 7.50 to 9.00, vealers 8.00 to 9.50, stockers 6.09 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 14 000 with better lambs higher, Idaho lambs 9.40, native 8.26 to 9.00, yearlings 6.60, lambs 8.25 to 9.60. cull and common 0.75 to 1.50.

Chicago Etriether Idaho

Hog receipts rise at Iowa and Minnesota yards

Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and seven packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ended at 8:00 A M today were reported by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Hog market quotations and weight categories shift noted

The report contrasts 16 800 with 20 200 last week, showing uneven bids and reluctance at stations. It lists bulk weights from 140 to 350 lb with price ranges from 4.16 to 6.90 and notes long haul shipments and shipping-point weights affect quotations.

Chicago June 11 Up-Produce Eees Asier Receipts Rise

Chicago reports June 11 production results with 256 299 cases and an extra 15 percent firsts in early yields.

Chicago Froduce Eees É Asier

Market Report: Butter Poultry Prices and Regional Goods

Current receipts show butter steady with 21 percent extras and firsts around 19 to 21 percent. Poultry receipts weak with fowls 17 to 18 percent, turkeys 18 to 20, ducks 16 to 17 percent, broilers up to 28 for 2 pounds, notes on leghorn and cheese markets. Potatoes on track with 11173 arrivals and shipments totaling 1,887 as market stays firm or stronger. regional price movements include bliss in Alabama and Louisiana and cobbler prices in North Carolina, Idaho russets at 1.75 to 1.90 per barrel.

Alabama Louisiana Bliss North Carolina Trish Cobblers Idaho Russets

Grain futures slide across Wheat Corn and Oats in Chicago

Chicago market report shows wheat July and Sept futures around 57 to 60 with modest percent changes. Corn July and August trade near mid-50s with fractional shifts. Oats July near 28 with small gains, reflecting limited price moves across grain pits.

Town Rooster Day visitors gather in Ainsworth notes

J M Stewart of Ainsworth left money as usual during Rooster Day in town. Visitors include Mrs. W C Hotle from New Haven and Hal Huston of Crawfordsville. Adolph Mayer and Glenn Fromm from Chipin Indiana with relatives, Eddie and Jake, toured Wash. Bert Dunbar of Keota and Fred Blickensdler of Cola, Iowa called. Frank Wilson of Wyoming visited H P Wilson and family. Bob Willits from Davenport and Mrs. Ezra Wittmer with Jounna and David were in town, David collecting bounty on twelve ground hogs and saving pork money.

W. C. Hotle New Haven Hal Huston Crawfordsville Adolph Mayer Glenn Fromm Chipin Adolph Eddie Jake Bert Dunbar Keota Fred Blickensderfer Cola Iowa Washisgt Ezra Wittmaer Jounna Wayland David

Town visitors bring roosters and optimism to Richland

Lee Chambers returned to his old town with his family and roosters, shopping before returning to Richland. Joe Guinn of Ainsworth saved money with a Journal subscription. Bill McBride shared his money for the home daily. Sam Harrison brought poultry from Ainsworth. A Davenport citizen praised the county home and hospital, while Mr and Mrs Will Norton toured the buildings with their daughter in law guiding the visitor.

Lee Chambers Richland Joe Guinn Ainsworth R. 1 Joe Ferguson Bill McBride Davre Mel Crandle Sam Harrison Ainsworth Will Norton

Christian Church Mission Society Closes Convention

The Disciples of Christchurch state missionary society wrapped up its annual meeting in Des Moines after endorsing a plan to place an assistant pastor at Iowa City to aid college student work. Delegates, including officers Mrs A D George Des Moines president and Mrs Lee Cook Nevada vice president, heard M Willard Lampe of the University of Iowa urge broader college support. More than 700 delegates attended.

Des Moines State Missionary Society of the Disciples of Christchurch Iowa M. Willard Lampe School of Religion University of Iowa Iowa City A. D. George Des Moinses Lee Cook Nevada Elmer Pocter Des Mones

Grain futures finish with mixed gains in Chicago close

Wheat mixed in the 74% to 80% range across several classes while corn shows scattered gains from 55% to 61% across yellow and white samples. Oats climb to 27% 28% for two white grades and barley firmed 37 to 54. Timothy and clover prices move in thin ranges.

Chicago Timothy

Market Report Toledo June 11 Dairy and Feed Prices

Clover domestic choice old 13.50 prime 13.7 percent new 14.00 prime choice old 12.75 October 13.75 December 14.00 Alsike cash 14.00 Hay timothy per ewt 1.25.

Toledo Clover Domestic Choice Prime Choice

Wheat and Corn and Oats Car Totals

Wheat 34 cars, Corn 83 cars, Oats 20 cars are listed as commodity car totals in a concise tonnage summary.

Highway Bond Vote Defeated in Jones County

Anamosa Iowa June 11 bond issue for 500000 to pave primary roads failed with 2446 yes 1305 no. Observers said four remaining precincts could not overcome the large negative lead and the 60 percent requirement. Nearby Butler and Marshall counties also rejected bond measures in early June.

Anamosa Iowa Jones County Jones Butler County Marshall County

Drowned at Clear Lake Three Men Missing In Lake

At Clear Lake Iowa an overturned boat prompted a large search for three Ackley men presumed drowned Robert Young 26 Herman Becker 60 and Lester Lemke 45. Their car was found near a boat livery and the rowboat not returned. A body was found near Bayside amusement park but no discoveries of the missing men yet.

Clear Lake Iowa Ackley Ara Robert Young Garagpe Herman Becker Lester Lemke Thei Bayside Amusement Park

Navajo Nomadic Shepherds Highlighted In Rug Trend

An old article notes the Navajo are famed for rugs but historically known as shepherds. It says their nomadic lifestyle began with Spanish contact in the 17th century and describes their primary pastoral focus and sheep-raising mobility.

Santa Fe Trail Paramount Hal G. Evarts

Meet the Wife at State Theater Offers Clever Comedy

The State theater presents Meet the Wife on Friday and Saturday. Based on the Broadway hit, the film adapts the clever lines and sophisticated plot into an entertaining screen version. The unconventional climax provides a complete surprise to the audience.

State Theater

Two Husbands Under One Roof Amuse Ada Audiences

A charming matron seizes control of her life leading to two husbands under one roof. A efficient butler drives the current husband from his rooms to accommodate the former lover, creating rapid absurdities and gasping laughs. Laura La Plante leads with Lew Cody Joan Marsh Harry Myers also stars in strong supporting turns.

Laura la Plante Lew Cody Joan Marsh Harry Myers William Tanney Claura Allister

Start Suit Against Sugar Plant for Pollution of Creek

In Mason City Iowa on June 11 a petition filed by Attorney General John Fletcher seeks an injunction against American Beet Sugar to stop discharging sugar waste into Lime Creek The complaint alleges long term waste contamination making the water unwholesome and dangerous to health despite warnings and ongoing noncompliance initiated by Assistant Attorney General Gerald O Blake

Mason City Iowa American Beet Sugar Company Lime Creek District John Fletcher Gerald O. Blake

Chicago Nurses Strike Payroll Crisis Looms Over City Wages

More than 2,000 Chicago and Cook County nurses go unpaid as tax collection fails. Total owed to nurses nears $50,000 with 19,552 public workers affected. City officials warn of a broader crisis and consider drastic layoffs to balance finances.

Chicago Cook County Anton J. Cermak Femployes Department of Education Continental Illinois Bank Cermak Cty

Abandon Theory Of Meteor's Fall In Ohio City

Residents awakened by a violent explosion near here yesterday generally abandoned the meteor theory. Explosive experts and officials led by Mayor Martin Kline attributed the blast to nitro glycerine though the ignition method remains unknown.

Malinta Oho Here Martin Kline

Efforts Press Poseidon Submarine Recovery

Reports from Hong Kong say work continued to raise the British submarine Poseidon sunk near Weihaiwei North China with 18 sailors aboard. No official confirmation on survival of eight men reportedly contacted by a rescue ship while fate of all remains uncertain.

Hong Kong Weinhaiwei North China Medway

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