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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1932
Page
2
Chicago market reports show hogs down 10 to 15 cents with light and medium weights mainly 4.00 to 4.30 and heavies 3.85 to 4.10. Cattle receipts total 8,000 with steady demand for stockers and feeders, calves steady at 3.00 to 6.50 for beef steers and cows, while sheep receipts reach 13,000 with lambs 6.25 to 7.25 and spring lambs 8.00 to 10.00.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended 8:00 A M totaled 20 900, down from 17 800 a week earlier and 36 800 a year ago. Prices mostly 10 to 15 cents lower, some bids 20 to 25 cents under Tuesday's best. Quotations listed by weight class for lights and mediums.
The quotation ranges cover hogs from 100 to 650 pounds with prices from 2.76 to 8.25 dollars varying by weight and grade. Bulk transaction basis. long haul shipments with weight shrinkage or hogs heavily filled affect pricing. Shipping point weight basis excluded.
Seed market notes show red clover ranges from fair to good 9.50 to 12.50 with choice at 13.00 and fancy 13.50 to 14.00. Sweet clover sells 4.50 to 4.75, Alsike 9.00 to 12.00. Timothy ranges 3.90 to 3.16 with choice and fancy at 3.50.
Chicago on March 20 reports wholesale price ranges for dairy and produce. Butter tubs extras and firsts show upward shifts while eggs, cheese, and poultry lists include percentages and pack sizes. Potatoes move in car counts with notable regional varieties and U S shipments.
Chicago cash grain summary shows wheat 7 cars and corn 47 cars received. Market quotes include wheat contracts March through September with varying open high low and close values. corn contracts May through September display mixed percentages and prices. Oats rye and related figures appear with several fractional values across months and types.
Auto refinishing, oxyacetylene welding, fender rolling, body straightening, plate and auto glass services for any car. Top recovering and wrecked car repairs offered by Brown's Auto Body and Top Works.
D. F. Macon reports on local happenings from nearby towns, highlighting community events, small-town developments, and brief notices that reflect daily life and civic activity. The column surveys ongoing interests and public concerns across multiple locales.
The report from Olds Iowa on March 29 1932 blends a farmer sale attended by many with anecdotes about local politics and daily chatter. It recounts social calls in Washington and nearby towns, a police dog remark, and a sermon on labor and voting rights, ending with an update on Mr and Mrs Clyde Fishburn and their daughter Alice.
The bulletin lists mixed percentages for corn and oats with several color grades. Corn shows multiple mixed samples around the mid thirties, yellow varieties range through the low to mid thirties, white and oats cluster around the low to mid twenties, while barley reports a higher range between 56 and 60. Rye shows no data.
Lisle and Juanita Hering stayed with Merel and Will Twinam Monday night. Etta Rush funeral attended in Ainsworth with interment there. Carl Sehneider and Harry Bishop at a Washington school board meeting. Repeat visits and social calls throughout the week. examinations week at school. Ada Mae and Velma Beemblossom at Frank Moore home. Miss Edna Weston hosted about 35 guests for her birthday with old-fashioned travel to the event. Many guests, Easter luncheon, and family visits noted around town.
Rubio and Mourer family and son Ray called at the M. EF. Morgan home. Riley Collins, Edgar McClurg, James McClurg and others visited J. W. McClurg. O B Morgan family hosted dinner at L. B. Hanan. John Richard Morgan spent weekend with relatives in Fairfield. Mrs Vera Steinbeck and Mrs Ralph Augustine were in Richland. Mrs William Powell of Clay is a patient at Washington hospital. George McAllister of Richland visited O W Schmitter home.
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