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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1932
Page
2
Markets report in Chicago shows hogs at 27,000, smallest Monday run this season, with light weights at 4.60 and 4.40 to 4.55 for most light and medium. Steers steady to strong, cows and heifers stronger, calves in good demand, stockers and feeders steady, cattle receipts moderate. Sheep receipts 12,000 with lambs up 25 to 50 cents.
Chicago market notes show hogs 27 000 with mixed gains up to 15 cents, top 4.60, heavy to light ranges. cattle 14 000 steady with beef steers 7.00 to 8.50 and yearlings 6.50 to 8.50, butchers and calves varied. sheep 12 000 up 25 cents with lambs 6.75 to 7.50 and spring lambs 10.00 to 12.00.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 18 900 for the 48 hours ended 8 00 A M today down from 40 600 a week ago and 28 500 a year ago. Prices advanced with strong to 150 higher and most deals at 10 higher with improved roads noted in parts of the region. Prices ranged by weight class from 3.40 to 4.15 for light to medium hogs and 2.90 to 4.00 for the heaviest cattleweights, with packing sows at 3.15 to 3.50 for 275 to 350 lb and 2.90 to 3.30 for 425 to 550 lb.
Chicago wholesale prices list butter eggs cheese and poultry with quantities in tubs cases and pounds. Prices show ranges for creamery extras standards and various egg categories and live poultry items plus potatoes and russets by region and grade.
A brief from the Journal's subscription agent compiles local items from nearby towns. Highlights include community events, upcoming meetings, and small notes about residents and local projects.
Saturday reports from Washington county include Mr. Jessie Harvey at age 92 saying he can fight if he cannot run, Ed Sands visiting relatives in Ainsworth, and travelers from Crawfordsville Will Murphy and Latimore Davis. Joe Snider plans keeping Washington county's daily. townspeople share weather, tornados' aftermath, and community dinners at the Methodist church.
The record lists grain receipts with 14 cars of wheat, 29 cars of corn, and 15 cars of oats reported in the latest tally.
Seed market pricing lists red clover Alsike and Timothy with quality categories from fair to fancy. Prices range from .50 to 14.50 for clover and 3.00 to 3.40 for Timothy with additional notes on trade conditions and market movement.
The Chicago Grain table lists Wheat Corn and Oats with varying futures for Mar May Jul and Sept contracts. Prices include Mar Wheat 51 May 52% Sept and July 64% with multiple percentage figures and gaps. The report shows irregular entries and incomplete data across commodities and months.
Chicago cash grain details show mixed to firm results for wheat corn and rye with varying percentages. Wheat rates appear adjusted with notable red billing differences, while corn shows mixed changes across several entries including yellows and whites. Rye and barley indicate uneven moves with scattered percentage shifts.
A chatter of local events runs through Crawfordsville gossip and reminders. Tip Tracey visits from Brighton with talk of Washington and family plans. Fay Cherwinker and husband of Haskins appear in town with ongoing Journal coverage. Mrs. John Smylie of Crawfordsville dies at 91 after a long marriage. Crawfordsville readies its first community safe on Wednesday. Wilbur Beenblossom returns to his old hometown to report for Ponca City News. Merle Gallagher's airplane field assignment prompts prompt work upon arrival.
A group of eastern college students prepared to travel to Frankfort to demand entrance to Kentucky coal regions and present Governor Ruby Laffoon with a request to protect their constitutional right to investigate conditions. Detachments at Pineville were escorted back to the border after county officials questioned their associations. Eleanor Curtis, Margaret Bailey, Willard Spence, and Herbert Ellis were among those denied entry.
A new organization for CDC fellows was announced in Clinton Virginia on March 28. The report notes the group aims to support fellowship programs and alumni networking within the center.
The permanent headquarters was established and the association was set at a Saturday meeting of past grand officers from Iowa and Illinois. Charters were granted to lodges in Charles City Sioux City New Bedford Monmouth Peoria Kewanee and more. Officers named: T C Fields president R J Gorget vice president W V Tufford secretary KE B Hunt treasurer T A Dayton chaplain Chester Brenenstall master at arms.
Police pursue William Bagley, an escaped Okalla prison convict, in Vancouver BC after a gun battle that critically wounded Sergeant David Maxwell of Burnaby police. Gordon Fawcett, another escapee, was captured. Bagley remains at large with three others previously missing since August. The fugitives bound game warden W. H Cameron, hijacked his car, and fled with ammunition and supplies.
Readers note a bloom of avian activity as observers report signs of spring with birds returning and warming conditions recorded. The report highlights early sightings and local enthusiasm for seasonal change.
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