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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1932
Page
2
Hog market gains 6 to 10 cents with early top at 4.60 and best hogs at 4.60. Cattle firm with beef steers 7.00 to 8.25 and feeders 4.25 to 6.00. Cows and heifers mostly steady as receipts reach 13 000 cattle and 15 000 sheep. Lambs steady with choice at 6.00 to 6.75, stockers 4.00 to 5.50, feeders 4.00 to 4.75.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 48 hour period ending today total 31,900, down from last week and year. Prices rise modestly with weight, light to heavy hogs quoted from 3.25 to 4.10 per pound and sow ranges from 2.70 to 3.40.Handles bulk transactions and notes weight shrinkage and shipping-point exclusions.
Chicago market notes show butter tubs and creamery products around 15 to 16 cents, eggs at 11 to 12 cents, cheese at about 11 to 14 cents, and live poultry including turkeys hens and roosters mainly 10 to 12 percent. Potatoes listed at 163 cars on track, U.S. shipments 868, Idaho russets 99 to 95, Missouri cobblers 125 to 146.
Grain receipts show wheat 18 cars, corn 33 cars, oats 28 cars. The brief tally notes cargo movements for the period.
Chicago grain table shows wheat July 48 49 percent with September 51 52. New July 49 September 61 51 December 56 45. Corn July 30 30 percent September 32 32 December 33. Oats July 20 and 20. Rye figures vary with 30 89 33 83 36 36 92. Close data indicate mixed shifts across wheat corn oats rye contracts.
Mixed grain bids from Chicago show Wheat with several grade mixes from 2 red to 3 red and 2 mixed, ranging 45 to 50 percent. Corn features 2 mixed 31 percent and shifts through multiple yellow and white gradings 28 to 31 percent. Oats list 2 white 21 to 22 percent and 3 white 19 to 21 percent, Rye and barley not listed.
A legislative committee proposes combining school and city elections to boost turnout and control costs. It argues only a minority vote in Iowa has approved large school bond issues, and that consolidation could raise school matters’ turnout and tax oversight. Cedar Rapids saw 918 in a 1928 presidential vote of 25,779.
A national farm holiday meeting will occur within a week of July 4 to broaden support with more states. The plan delays the 30 day strike of boycotters as Midwest leaders seek wider participation. Dutch Creek township will meet Tuesday at Valley church with county delegates present from Des Moines gathering.
Des Moines reports two Iowa Democratic leaders say prohibition has failed and urge a public decision on whether the Eighteenth Amendment should be retained. Flora C. Etter of Sigourney and June Fickel of Hastings advocate a plebiscite on the issue.
Brief regional items compiled by D F Macon from nearby towns. Short notices cover local births, marriages, businesses, and civic happenings. Names, places, and dates appear in compact summaries reflecting community life.
A large funeral was held Saturday at L. A. Jones funeral home for Gerald White who died in an auto crash near Wapello last week. Attendees came from Moline Iowa and Des Moines with local residents sharing condolences as a heavy rain disrupted plans and a band concert. The note mentions a Eureka meeting and local social updates including visitors from Riverside and Wayland.
In Chicago during the Democratic gathering the campaign rift widens over the two thirds rule and the Shouse Walsh fight. Roosevelt supporters clash with Smith allies while Al Smith and Alben Barkley loom as key figures. Delegates split on abolishing the rule as tensions rise amid bitter private exchanges and public wagers on victories. Burlington report notes a separate divorce filing after fifty years of marriage in a Vermont district court.
The annual wild life school at McGregor Heights Iowa will run two weeks from August 1 with lectures by eminent scientists W F Kubichek Aldo Leopold and others. It will include bird talks bird hikes and evening slide talks plus field trips by boat car or on foot drawing attendees from Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois New Jersey California and beyond.
Local notices offer peas beets turnips and raspberries for sale with delivery options. Also listing new potatoes and contact details from Frank McKune. A separate item discusses Iowa residents spending over six million dollars yearly on fishing and hunting per the Iowa fish and game commission estimates.
The line reflects on poets admitting many rhymes written and the dread some feel about performing them, a humorous aside on literary craft and public reading. Byron’s wit frames the idea that writing many verses can raise anxiety about delivering them aloud.
Fragmentary text notes a plan for regular morning bird hikes at an unspecified location. The item hints at recurring outdoor events likely organized by a local group or park, but lacks clear dates or participant details.
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