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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1932
Page
2
Hog prices rose 10 cents with 13 000 head received as buyers stayed active. Lightweights topped 4.85 and heavies 4.50 with carcass trends mixed. Cattle receipts 12 000 fell 25 cents, calves steady, steers 7.00 to 8.50 on top, cows 3.00 to 4.50. Lambs steady to strong at 6.75 to 7.75 with yearlings 5.00 to 6.00.
U S D A figures show combined hog receipts across 21 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending 8 10 A M. totals reach 17800 up from 11300 last week and 10000 prior year. Prices vary with some stations 5 to 10 cents lower while others rise up to 10 cents as trading stays active and demand remains moderate. Quotations list light weights 140 to 160 pounds at 3 50 to 4 10 and 160 to 180 pounds at 4 00.
Price ranges for hogs by weight class are listed from 180 to 350 pounds with adjustments for quality and weight. Quoted ranges reflect butcher transactions, and long haul shipments with weight shrinkage or hogs fully loaded may diverge from these prices. Shipping point weight basis are excluded from quotations.
The Chicago seed market lists red clover from fair to good 9.50 to 12.00 with choice 12.50 and fancy 13.00 to 14.60, sweet clover 4.50, Alsike 9.10 to 12.50, Timothy good 3.00, choice 3.15, fancy 3.40 to 3.50. dull overall.
Chicago March 23 grain table shows Owen prices for wheat corn oats rye by contract and month. Wheat ranges and closes are listed for Mar May July Sept with highs lows and new July and Sept figures. Corn and oats also present per contract with varied bid Ask and close values, including new oats figures.
Chicago cash grain figures show Wheat 2 red 51 percent 4 red 50. Corn quotes include 3 mixed 31 2 yellow 33 3 yellow 311 percent to 32 4 yellow 80 3 white 31 percent to 32. Oats values 2 white 2214 to 228 percent 3 white 21144 3 white fancy 24. Rye none. Barley 53 to 65.
Wheat and ears appear in grain receipts. Corn shows 33 cars and oats 31 cars listed in the weekly tally.
The Washington International Co announces an unusual motor truck mile age contest to be held Friday and Saturday with no restrictions or requirements for contestants.
News notes from our neighboring communities highlight Representative D F Macon as he engages with local groups and discusses upcoming legislative items. Officials and residents report interest in his policy priorities and community event visits.
The Washington community gathered for a charity football game against Fairfield on November 18, 1951. About twenty five local business men formed the squad, sacrificing time from work to play. Washington lost 6 to 0 after a late blocked punt, but the effort drew praise from the Chicago magazine representative.
Washington County program offers a contest among skilled drivers to produce the greatest distance with a single quart of gasoline using a new International truck. The event promises a valuable prize and highlights the ingenuity of local motorists.
A stock truck equipped with a one quart glass fuel tank will be driven by competitors. Drivers take turns from the store and push the quart until it runs dry. The test begins Friday morning, with a $5 cash prize awarded to the winner.
Creston men Orville Chandler and Donald Dean plead reformatory sentences for auto theft from Shenandoah resident Gerome Adams with Dean revealing other thefts. Sabula man John Wilson survives Mississippi river marooning after ice floe storm. Page County spelling contest spot to Omaha on April 29 set for Saturday in Clarinda. Des Moines assessor Elza H Higgins ends 20 year tenure while Richard Finn dies from injuries.
Entries report Logan Towa jail stay for alleged forgery after cashing a Missouri Valley check. Clarinda action bars Danny Solazzo from a driver license pending a suit over a crash. Des Moines auditors probe delays while awaiting matters. Mrs. C F Davis seeks a Republican state representative nomination. Marin ers Mutual Fire Insurance filing in Black Hawk county. Fort Dodge sees a 600 fine for drunken driving. another case ties up two in a federal seizure of moonshine. Des Moines notes theft by eavesdropping and a secretary of state appointment. For sale classified items include barred rock hatching eggs and a fresh cow with separator.
The U S circuit court of appeals denied a rehearing of Al Capone's appeal on his income tax conviction, moving him closer to Leavenworth penitentiary.
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