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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1932
Page
2
Chicago market shows slow demand with hogs at 3.60 top, 21,000 head sold while cattle at 9,000, steady. Beef steers 6.69 to 7.56, cows 2.50 to 4.50, calves 4.00 to 6.50. lambs 5.50 to 7.50, feeders steady, calves firm, hogs mostly 3.00 to 3.60 with heavier types weaker. Receipts: hogs 21,000. cattle 9,000. sheep 8,000.
Combined hog receipts at 21 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended today totaled 21 500, down from 27 400 a week earlier and 8 200 a year ago. Prices ranged by weight from 2.00 to 3.19 per pound for various hog classes, with soft trading in some areas due to declines and active in others.
Chicago cash grain figures for May 18 show grain classification by color and quality. Wheat prices ranged with 2 red at 57 to 57 percent, 3 red at 57.34, and other color grades cited. rye reported none. Barley priced at 28 to 40.
Chicago on May 18 reports a seed market update with limited readable details. The brief notes activity in seed trading and prices without clear figures or entities.
New York took a 3 to 2 win over Cleveland to extend their American League lead as Washington fell 11 to 2 to St. Louis Brown. Chicago Cubs widened National League gap with a 9 to 4 win over Philadelphia, while Boston Braves dropped to 2 1/2 games back after a 4 to 3 loss to St Louis.
Market summary shows red clover ranges from nine fifty to fourteen twenty five with higher grades at thirteen fifty to fourteen twenty five. Alsike hay trades from eight fifty nine to twelve fifty. Timothy hay mostly steady with bids around three dollars to three dollars ten cents and top grades near three forty.
Open highs and lows for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye listed by month and contract. Figures show May July Sept and Dec positions with percentage quotes and fractional decimals for each grain in Chicago trading.
Chicago notes day prices across dairy eggs cheese poultry and potatoes with ranges in percentages and weights. Butter creamery extras and standards 16 to 16 percent, eggs cases 26 247 with various grade splits, cheese varieties at about 11 percent, live poultry figures for turkeys hens and roosters, ducks and geese values, and potatoes at 7 dollars per car on track, with regional shipment details and sack quality.
Local brief by D. F. Macon reports on happenings around nearby towns. Short items cover community events, new businesses, and notable residents with concise notes suitable for a circulating reader audience.
Evrett Palmer describes a hand made well 38 feet deep and seven feet across near ice cold water. Calamus and health uses are noted along with farm talk, livestock, crop planting, and local people including Mr Westin's stroke recovery and the Columbus Junction Gazette staff.
Market notes show Minn and N Dakota supply 75 to 89 cents, Idaho russets 115 to 125, few fancy 130 to 135, Louisiana 100ths sacks at 299 to 213, and small and ungraded 259 to 271. Trade values for Irish cobblers and bliss varieties are listed.
Grain receipts list 24 cars of wheat 35 ears of corn and 40 cars of oats recorded in the market data for the period.
The science of psychiatry is rooted in Pinel's 1801 Medical and Philosophic Treatise on Mental Alienation, a landmark work that reframed mental illness as a medical condition and promoted humane treatment.
A crowd enjoyed a Get Together Sunday at Howard Grove church with Rev. A K Harper promising to return May 22 with an orchestra and singers. He will preach after Sunday school at 2 PM and again in the evening with Fairfield singers.
Mrs Raymond Rumer of Fairfield visited the parental Jose Rice home last Thursday for papering. Mrs Russel Parsons enjoys a visit with cousin Mrs Bernard Dann and children Audrey and Junior of Denver. Weather note praises Sunday night rain and its helpful effect after a windy period.
Braden correspondent reports William Ruebsam helping with corn planting at Claud McCoy place. Mrs. Ollie Blake moved to 427 E Washington St after visiting daughter. Rob Mitchell did carpentry on R. S. Cunningham farm. Various locals visited, shopped, or spent time with family. notes last week include baccalaureate service attendance and a fall recovery update.
J Drew Fague justice of the peace for Montoursville Lycoming County was kidnapped from home last Sept 17 and found alive bound and gagged along the Morgan Highway north of Scranton. He was discovered by two printers and his eyes were taped shut. He asked where he was and what month it was after surgeons removed the tape.
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