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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1931

Page

2

Chicago cattle and hogs market report summary

Chicago livestock market receipts and price ranges for hogs, cattle, calves, vealers, and sheep. Hogs: 23,000 with direct 3,000. prices across weight classes from 6.40 to 7.60 in various categories. cattle: 7,000 receipts with steady to weak tones and vealers down. slaughter cattle and vealers price bands listed. sheep receipts 1,200 with early market not established and lambs 7.75 to 8.50, fat ewes 1.00 to 1.75.

Chicago

Lamb prices and weights per historical market listing

The market shows lamb prices by weight and grade. 90 lb to 100 lb lambs range from 4.75 to 8.65 per unit, with 91 to 100 lb medium choice unquoted. Ewes 90 to 150 lb fetch 1.00 to 2.50, cull and common 0.60 to 1.28, overall.

Hog price report from Des Moines area markets

Combined hog receipts across 22 wards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8:00 A.M. totaled 9,000, down from 9,100 last week. Marketing remains light with demand active. Prices quoted for 170 to 250 lb hogs ranged from 6.50 to 6.75, with some stations up to 6.85. Various weight classes list prices from about 4.50 to 6.85 depending on weight and quality.

Des Moines Iowa Minnesota

Chicago Produce Market Reports Mixed Egg Butter and Poultry

Chicago June 23 market report shows eggs steady with receipts 22 588 cases and varied grades, butter firm with 19 457 tubs plus 22 percent extras, poultry about steady with one car received and mixed weights for fowls springers leghorns ducks geese and turkeys trading in narrow bands.

Ruth Nichols Hurt In Landing At St Johns New Brunswick

Miss Ruth Nichols 32 of Rye New York suffered injuries in a monoplane crash on landing at St Johns New Brunswick during a flight from New York to the area. She was treated for a cracked landing gear back and leg injuries while awaiting possible repairs and a new craft. Clareng Chamberlain arrived and said a new plane would be needed before another attempt.

ST. Johns N. B Ruth Nichols Rye N. Y Atlantic Ocean Miss Nichols Clareng Chamberlain Floyd Bennett New York City

Chicago Grain Market Summary Date June 23

Grain futures quotes show wheat corn oats rye and fats with July Sept and Dec contracts. Prices fluctuate across wheat at 68 for June and 57 for July while corn trades around 57 to 58 for July and September and oats around 26 to 27 for July and 30 for December. Lard futures edge near 8.25 to 8.38 with nearby contracts in the 8.25 to 8.37 range.

Chicago

Grain Prices Close Mixed Across Wheat Corn and Oats

Chicago markets show mixed finishes for grains with wheat values around 2 red 69 and yellow 69, corn at 58 to 59, and oats quoting 27 to 28 percent. Barley and timothy ranges also noted, reflecting varied demand and quality across grades.

Chicago

Market report on Toledo seed and hay prices

Toledo seed prices show the close for clerical contracts with prime old 13.50 prime new 13.76 and prime choice new 14.00, prime choice old 13.75, October 13.75, Dec 4 alsike cash 14.00 and timothy hay per cwt 1.25.

Prime Choice Hay Timothy

Grain Receipts Heat 23 Cars

Grain receipts rise as 23 cars are counted for shipment, with oats noted among goods. The report profiles carload activity and grain movement through the rail yard.

Auto Thief Kills Ohio Policeman in Running Gun Duel

Akron Ohio June 22 two gun man one of two auto thieves shot and killed Patrolman Forrest L Good 36 after a running gun duel. Good a rookie officer overtook the thieves and ordered them to stop. When they opened fire he returned fire and was mortally wounded as the cruiser crashed over a hill while the suspects fled.

Akron U.R Forrest L. Good Good

Community notes from Cotter and surrounding areas on June visits

The June Journal round up covers Crawfordsville visitors and locals in Ainsworth Cotter and Keota. It notes John Orris returning from Excelsior Springs, Ira Nordyke keeping Journal readers, and many townsfolk feeding workers, with farm activity including corn, tomatoes, clover hay and a bridge project over the Rock Island railroad. It mentions Miss Elizabeth May Thomas in Chicago, the Hazletts in Los Angeles, dining at Geo. Stapp, and a Keota sale linked to Dell Stewart estate.

John Orris Crawfordsville Excelsior Springs Evening Journal John Rath Ainsworth No. 2 Rock Island Railroad

Veteran Leaves Estate In Civil War Veteran

Waterloo report shows John T. Moyer 84, Civil War veteran, left an estate of 61392 as of today with preliminary tax records on file.

Waterloo John T. Moyer

Boy dies after snake encounters in pond near Hammond

Elwood Freeland, 15, was playing in a pond when a snake swam toward him and frightened him to death. Physicians declared the boy dead after the incident in Hammond, Indiana, on June 23.

Freeland Hammond Ind Elwood Freeland

Charter Planned Tonight For Shenandoah Rotary Club

A charter will be presented tonight in Shenandoah for a new rotary club. Representatives are expected from Council Bluffs Glenwood Nebraska City and Lincoln Nebraska rotary clubs.

Red Oak Shenandoah Council Bluffs Glenwood Nebraska City Neb L Lincoln

Marshalltown Editor Dies in Minn with Vacation Trip

Rodney C. Wells 56 longtime editor of the Marshalltown Times Republican died at Glenwood Minnesota during a vacation. Wells began as a printer and joined the paper as a reporter in 1894.

Marshalltown Rodney C. Wells Marshalltown Times Republican Glenwood Minn Wells Times-Republican

Legal Advertising and Attorneys Directory Entry

Attorneys T A Michels general law practice in Temple opposite Journal office 65 phone. T L Brookhart law abstracts federal farm loans first door west of State Theatre on East Washington 1st phone 190. Livingston Ericher S W Livingston EF C Eleher abstract department 204 West Main St block east of Court House phone 147. Morrison Morrison Edmund D and George Morrison building north side square upstairs 110% West Main St phone 245.

T. A. Michels Temple Building T. L. Brookhart Law Abstracts State Theatre East Washington Livingston & Ericher S. W. Livingston Ef.c Eleher West Main St Court House Morrison & Morrison Edmund D George Morrison North Side Square

Drowned 13 year old in city pool incident

Gordon Taylor aged 13 drowned yesterday while swimming at Clinton municipal pool. He was among about 700 bathers at the facility.

Clinton Gordon Taylor

Plumbing NEAM and CARSON Plumbing and Heating Ad

Plumbing NEAM and CARSON Plumbing and Heating featuring Duro Pumps and Water Softeners at 119 Northlow Ave Phone 263 Prompt Service.

Neam & Carson North Low, Ave Prompt Servire

Settlement Reached In Fatal Electrocution Case Involving Kipfer

In Fort Dodge a federal court settlement awards Solomon Kipfer administrator $53180 after his wife died last summer when she stepped on a downed high tension line owned by Town Public Service Company.

Fort Dodge Solomon Kipfer Town Public Service Company

Des Moines Man Dies After Cliff Diving Accident

Lyle Robert Grunland aged 23 died from injuries after diving 20 feet from a cliff into a clay pit where men were swimming. The incident occurred in Des Moines with authorities investigating the accident.

Des Moines Lyle Robert Grunland

Tax Lists Add Eight Million In Untaxed Monies

Field men for the state board of assessment and review have placed upon Muscatine county tax lists approximately eight million dollars in monies and credits which have not previously been taxed. Louis H. Cook, chairman of the board, said.

Des Moines State Board of Assessment and Review Muscatine County Louis H. Cook

Property tax gain from uncovered land noted

Cook said the uncovered property will bring in about 50 000 in additional taxes, highlighting expected fiscal impact and revenue implications for the jurisdiction.

Cook

Ruling on School Deposits in Iowa

Agnes Samuelson will send letters to Iowa school officials explaining a new law on public deposits. The legislature required that bank choices and deposit amounts be recorded in board minutes, eliminating the prior practice of affirming resolutions without written minutes.

Des Moines Agnes Samuelson Iowa Legislatire

Gasoline Pumping Station Planned by Great Lakes Pipeline

Expenditures totaling 175000 in connection with a gasoline pumping station of the Great Lakes Pipeline Company were started here today. A twenty acre site for the station has already been purchased and in addition to regular equipment a group of houses for employees will be built.

Roland Great Laked Pipe Line Company

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