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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1932
Page
2
Chicago and Des Moines report hog receipts at 17 400 for 24 hours ending 8:00 A M with prices across weight ranges from 2 80 to 3 50 a hundredweight. Quotations cover hogs, sows, and pigs along with cheese poultry potatoes and other farm products with notes on weight shrinkage and price bases.
Hog receipts 6 000 with steady market flow and higher prices as light and heavy hogs rise to 4.00 and 3.80. Cattle, sheep also show firmness. calves and stockers steady as beef cattle reach 6.00 to 7.75 for choice steers and lambs fetch 6.00 to 7.00 at Chicago auctions.
Chicago produce prices list shows butter at 16.41 to 16.16 for various grades and packing stock 11, extras and firsts around 14 to 16 percent. Eggs listed at 18.73 per case with current 11-4 percent and fresh extra firsts at 13, details truncated.
Chicago grain prices show Wheat in July at 475% and 4814 ATH with July and September quotes near 50%. Corn reads July 49% and September 31% with small shifts. Oats and Rye display varied figures across months including July and December settlements, reflecting a volatile market.
Grain receipts show 23 cars of wheat, 52 cars of corn, and 37 cars of oats recorded in the latest update. The data reflects stock movements and storage handling across the regional grain market.
Chicago cash grain closes show Wheat with mixed grades trading around 49 to 50 percent, Corn mostly 31 percent in various yellow classifications, and Oats in white grades from 20 to 22 percent. Rye and Barley trading notes included with limited data.
Local plan for the Ole Bunch picnic to be held Sunday June 19 at Sunset Park in Washington announced by community brief. Visitors include Mrs Ella Shive ly and children traveling from Wayland and relatives near Hartford Kansas.
D. F. Macon presents brief items from nearby towns including civic updates, notable events, and community happenings impacting residents.
A local effort at Dougherty's store raised a collection with pennies and nickels from residents including Cloyce, O. M. Cuddy, and Ralph. Sam Donahey fled via the back door amid the cash handout, while Miss Marie Jackson returns from Chicago in good spirits. Garden and farm chatter fills Washington and Rubio with reports of road quality, corn plows, hogs at market, and generous homes.
Mrs David Graber and family near Noble join Mrs Swisher and children from Des Moines visiting Nel lie Bain and others. The Graber group list trips to Texas and Excelsior Springs health notes. Several residents travel to Iowa City Dubuque Lockridge and Brighton for family, hospital, and business reasons.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Gates and son visited Hedric at the Wel din home. Don Gates bought cattle from Rena Warner. Several families and children joined at Gates and Longer households for Sunday activities and haying.
Noon visits as Mr and Mrs John Horak spend Sunday with Mrs Krotz in Washington. Bernadine Sokup stays with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Anthony Marek and at Will Marek home Friday. Arthur Beranek helps Ed Preby plow corn this week. Joe Sokup and family and Anthony Marek spend Friday night at Will Mareks.
Miss Florence Klotz returns from Casper to spend summer at home. Bible school pupils to give program at Methodist church. Mrs. J A Sprague of Cedar Rapids visiting sister Miss Margaret Huston. Mrs L A Canfield of Des Moines visiting sister Mrs J E Neaney and relatives. A N Kelly adds enclosed porch to residence. Mrs A G Hammond and daughter Phyllis visit mother Mrs C P Wagner and aunt Mrs E B Tucker. Naomi Jane born to Mr and Mrs August Wehrmeyer. Armen trout visit Cedar Rapids friends in Concord township. Miss Pearl Kremer returns from Monmouth after visit with Mrs F M Outhamp. Miss Katherine Howell to Ames for state Four H convention. Mrs Harry Church and Miss Madge Church return from Chicago visit.
Mr and Mrs Harry Maliechky and family spent Friday at Wess Sojkas. Several households including the Beraneks Kallaus and Klein families relaxed at Ed Kallous and Ed Beranek homes. Joseph Beranek visited Ced ar Rapids grandparents. Group attended a ball game at Charley Sojka's with Melo Horak and others.
A summary of small town notes including Mr and Mrs Charles Caldwell repainting their house. A threshers meeting was held at Ernest Rouse’s home Thursday evening. Christie Spenser of Wayland visited Betty Wilson last week. Marguerite Caldwell and Wilma Ellis visited Mrs Hering Friday afternoon. Lloyd Neiswanger and family and John Wagner and family visited Frank Taylor near Crawfordsville. Taylor Flynn assists uncle George with corn plowing.
Louis G. Benwinger broker and former stunt flyer who helped make Hell's Angels wed Virginia Limacher Pasadena society girl on an elopement to Las Vegas Nevada. They were married there with his mother accompanying them on their honeymoon day.
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