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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1934
Page
2
Hogs 22 000 head with 40 000 direct sells. Market moderately active and lower. Top hog price 5.05 year ago. Cattle and calves totals given. Slaughter cattle and feeders show varied price ranges across weights. steers and heifers steady to active. cows and bulls priced per weight class. Sheep about 3 000 head with steady slaughter classes and practical top native springers 10.25.
Livestock market report shows Spring lambs priced good and choice 9.00 to 10.25 per hundredweight, medium 8.25 to 9.20, 90 lb dows good and choice 7.50 to 8.10, common and medium 5.75 to 7.60, 90 to 98 lb good and choice 7.65 to 9.00, 90 to 150 lb good and choice 2.50 to 3.50, call weights 26 to 3.00.
Chicago produce notes show mixed markets with eggs unsettled on receipts 30 662 cases and various grade splits. butter unsettled with receipts 10 086. poultry weak with 47 trucks and 1 car arriving and breakdowns by fowls broilers turkeys. potatoes on track arrivals 94 and shipments 582 with market about steady.
In Chicago on May 15, cash corn market reports mixed bid levels across grades. No. 2 mixed 48 percent, No. 2 yellow 49 to 60 percent, No. 3 yellow 49 1/2, No. 2 white 54 4 and 29 cars noted in the report.
Mazatlan on a silvery Pacific beach is praised for peaceful plazas and friendly natives. It sits near volcanoes and mountains with green valleys, lakes, cactus fields, and coconut groves, shaped by centuries of natural and cultural growth.
Chicago grain traders released a price range table on May 15 showing current values for wheat corn and oats. The table lists bid and ask levels and notes modest fluctuations across the three grains.
D F Macon reports subscription activity and reader feedback from the Journal office. Updates cover renewals new orders and service changes to ensure steady circulation and customer satisfaction.
A student recovers after a swing at school then Miss Pence carries him to a doctor. Dean's cafe prepares two hundred steaks and gravy for a high school program Monday night. Local folks stop by Riverside area to visit, subscribe, and discuss farm life and improved corn planting.
Warner Baxter stars in a brisk comedy drama as a bachelor novelist pursued by three women Rosemary Ames Rochelle Hudson Mona Barrie with assistants and a secretary in love. Staxter shines in a role suited to his talent as the film directed by Al Rockett and Jane Plood.
A blend of sharp comedy and heartfelt pathos features Spencer Tracy in The Show, a film version of a famed modern theater stage play. The screening runs tonight and Wednesday at the Pox, promising witty dialogue and emotional moments amid its production.
Columbus Junction reports the fifth annual Conesville high school alumni banquet with Rev. W H Slack of Muscatine delivering a talk on the Psychology of the Boy. Local games include kittenball at the fairgrounds Fredonia vs Columbus City Cotterie West Side East Side vs Conesville. Community notices cover operetta, farm bureau meeting, and church activities.
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