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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1930
Page
2
Chicago March 7 lambs and cattle estimates report forthcoming receipts for tomorrow. Hogs 6060 cattle 300 sheep 5000 across the market, with officials noting unchanged demand conditions and seasonality factors.
U S Department of Agriculture market summary shows hogs totaling about 14 000 with prices 10 75 to 11 25 for larger grades and sows near 8 65 to 9 90. Cattle and calves around 3 000 and 1 000 respectively with steers 13 25 to 15 75 and cows 6 00 to 10 25. sheep 14 000 with good and choice lambs 10 00 to 11 25 and ewes 2 25 to 6 00.
The clumsy OCR lists commodities including WHEAT CORN OATS RYE and LARD with month bids Mar May July Sept. presenting open high low close style figures and percent changes, indicating a busy futures board with varied directions across months and contracts.
Readable grain prices list for Chicago cash market across wheat corn oats rye and barley. Includes No 3 hard no 2 northern mixed yellow white sample grades and price ranges with percents and tonnage references.
Market notes list seed prices with domestic cash and imported cash quotes. Old rates show 10.380 and 8.0 for imported cash, new domestic cash at 10.50, March 10.50, and March choice 10.90, with Alsike cash at 10.40 and March 10.40.
Wheat eight cars, Corn two hundred sixty cars, Oats fourteen cars recorded for Chicago grain receipts.
The coroner's court at Westminster ruled Mrs. Pearl Demaret death an accident. Demaret, secretary to Henry L. Stimson, died from a 40 foot fall from a window at the Mayfair hotel while with the American delegation on the eve of her intended return.
Letters from readers in West Chester Iowa dated March 5 1930 praise the Journal and discuss topics from Washington to English Leghorns to farming. Mentions misnames in a Crawfordsville road crew report and remarks on road horses and farm sale prices.
About 25 farmers attend an evening at the Washington International Store. Mr. Wherry of Jamestown Port leads lessons on tractor hitches and adjustments and demonstrates the McCormick‑Peori ng corn planter. Sandwiches and coffee are served as planning for more equipment instruction continues.
Miss Hurley Fiske described the night of the tragedy in court and noted Mrs Demaret’s homesickness since arriving in England. The American woman had disliked the climate and food but was cheerful about sailing home on the President Harding.
In Hindhead laborers building a path along the Devil's Punchbowl uncovered a tomb stone from a sailor murdered years ago by highwaymen. The stone bore a curse against anyone who disturbs the grave, drawing interest to who will remove it.
Old green broke colts worth one hundred fifty. Gillies Brothers farm hosts ton weight horses. Anna Monaghan, former Washington resident, now runs Model Cafe and keeps Washington daily flowing to Keota. Nick Schmutt hosts Sunday school gathering with notable car shows. Ed Knapp of California visits. JW P Wells returns from Missouri thousand acre farm with oats sown.
Dave Wallingford reports returning from Chicago where he sold his steers to an Indiana man. The buyer shipped the cattle to his farm and has not decided whether to work or feed them. C. G. Riley of near Coppock rode by Brighton reaching Washington but had a tooth pulled in town.
Washington March 7. The condition of William Howard Taft improved slightly today, but physicians caution daily changes remain almost negligible. The former chief justice seemed a little better in morning notes issued before noon by his doctors.
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