Auction Price Ranges for Livestock Divisions Released
Auction notes show prices from 2.75 to 4.00 dollars for all weights with culls and commons priced 1.50 to 2.75 dollars. No further context or entities provided.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1931
Page
2
Auction notes show prices from 2.75 to 4.00 dollars for all weights with culls and commons priced 1.50 to 2.75 dollars. No further context or entities provided.
Combined hog receipts at 28 yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 23 000 for the two hour period ending 8:00 a m. Prices for various weight classes ranged from about 5 70 to 6 65 with light weights and sows showing the broadest spread.
May 12 Chicago market notes firmer receipts for produce with total receipts of 17 976 cases and extra firsts up 17 percent to 1634 while current receipts 14144 to 154 seconds steady butter shows firming prices with extra firsts 2014 to 21 and firsts up to 26. Poultry prices mostly steady with broilers and leghorns varied, potatoes on track with 294 car arrivals and shipments 528. Market weakness noted for Wisconsin Minnesota round whites and regional russets and Bliss Triumphs prices quoted for several states.
The Chicago grain page shows May prices for Wheat Corn and Oats with various old and new figures. Trading ranges for July September and December are noted with fluctuating percentages.
Cash grain quotes from Chicago on May 1 show wheat at 84 1 res ume, corn mixed with several yellow and white samples and grades from 60 to 62.4, oats at around 32 to 36, barley 39 to 66, timothy 82.5 to 87. Clover 10.75 to 17.75 per unit.
To Toledo grain close figures show Clover domestic prime old at 13.75 percent prime new 14.0 and prime choice new 14.25 with prime choice old 14.00. October 14.25 December 14.50. Alsike cash 14.00 and timothy at 1.25 ewt.
Dr Norris C Dickey was installed as pastor at a special service in Columbus Junction with visiting pastors from Cedar Rapids Crawfordsville and Haskins taking part. Dr Dickey and his wife arrived last June from Illinois and have served since. Eugene Farrington, a former resident, died recently at the Scott County county home. He is survived by daughter Mrs Virgil Kraze Davenport and several grandchildren. Mrs R B Jarvie spent the
Washington County Wool Growers association met with Ames extension specialist W C McDonald to discuss cooperative wool marketing under the Farm Board. The pool aids net price gains and reduces shipping costs. pooling on May 27 at the Rock Island freight house in Washington is planned with May 28 as a contingency.
May entries describe Nd Gallagher with a knee issue from the Spencer Reed herd, Dan Peters aging youthfully at a sale, Merle Gallagher possibly traveling east with an instructor, and Merie planning a visit to his hometown to see Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher. The column thanks Mrs. Belville for a subscription, notes a hospital visit, a newborn Ondia Frances, road conditions improving with drag lines, and several local residents visiting, moving, or attending events across Columbus Junction and nearby towns.
A May 19 1924 church bulletin notes the cantata The Daughter of Jarious by Stainer with soloists Katherine Fleming Macon and Prof Warvey Waugh and Wilbert Myers as bass. It greets visiting mothers and honors mothers, mentions Esther Bley organist Luther A Riehman director and nearby events in Washington Iowa including news of Grif fith and Kimmouth’s age and talk of local cattle breeders and visitors.
Sunday attendance at funerals and family visits includes John B Wilson of Concord township and Roy Coon in Morning Sun. Royal Neighbor lodge convention planned for June 4 with Oak carny 6601 Conesville assisting. Eighth grade commencements at Cowesville Methodist church with diplomas by D P Bradley. County federation selects officers and local club leaders from Wapello and Muscatine areas.
Mrs. Jon Gammon returns home May fifth from Davenport hospital after a serious operation. Mrs. Wooly Dawson visited at the George Westen home on Tuesday. Grace Thompson spent Tuesday night with Adna Westen. T. N. Carl of Kansas City visits his daughter and family, Mrs. Bishop, and another daughter. Havre social club to meet with Mrs. H. L. Wittrig Thursday.
Mrs Edna Wittrie spent Monday night at her boarding place the Martin Wenten home in a brief social note from the day’s postings.
In Crawfordsville on Mother's Day, Miss Nellie Manners reports social visits from Eugene Monson of Colorado and Vernon White and Hazel Howell from Waterloo. Local residents Bruce Lease, Marion Work and others visited families. The United Presbyterian church observed Mother’s Day with readings by Margaret Schmitt and Lois Fletcher and vocal solos by Anna Mae White, Gwendolyn Rhea and Alma Clark, with Rev Porter's sermon on Mary.
Frank and to Young family members gathered for a reunion sermon at the school auditorium. The high school chorus performed as Rev I S Tiehner spoke on The Ideal Life with text from John 10. Ministers attended meetings and a new Presbyterian pastor was installed in Columbus Junction.
Infectious disease outbreaks reported nationwide list includes hemorrhagic septicemia in swine at La Porte and Keween, influenza in farm horses at Oxford and Marshalltown, distemper in horses at Dysart, cholera in chickens at Sigourney and What Cheer, rabies in dogs at Melbourne and Waterloo, and cattle rabies cases in Melbourne and Tipton with a cow bitten Feb 28 showing symptoms April 26 and dying May 1. The bulletin names multiple towns including Vinton Keystone Jows City Tipton La Porte City What Cheer Aurora Grinnell Sigourney Wilton Junction Olin Marshalltown Dubuque Dysart Traer Bayany Vechanicsville Paris Jesup Amana Morning Sun Richland Ladora Millersburg Luzerne Carroll Belle Plaine Waterloo Towa City Gilman.
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