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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1931
Page
2
Weekly cattle and hog prices show mixed movement with lambs steady to higher and natives weak. Slaughter hogs around 6.75 to 7.25 for lambs, westerns 7.00 direct, stockers weaker, sows 4.00 to 4.50. Cattle supply heavy, steers steady to 25 higher, yearlings up 25 to 90, heavy steers mostly 8.75 to 10.15, heifers 7.25 to 9.50, stockers 5.00 to 8.20, sheep around 3,000 priced today.
Jows Livestock Combined reports 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in Interior Town and southern Minnesota. 24 hour period to 8:00 AM shows 16,400 head, up from 14,200 six weeks prior. Markets weak or down slightly. weights and grades vary with bulk trading 180 to 210 pounds at 5.00 to 5.40, lighter weights 140 to 180 pounds at 4.50 to 5.85, heavier 200 to 220 pounds 5.85 to 8.00, 250 to 350 pounds 4.50 to 5.60. Pigs 100 to 120 pounds unquoted. packing sows 275 to 250. hog receipts volatile with long-haul shrinkage.
Chicago Produce IAGO shows market activity with firm receipts of 6 458 cases including extra firsts 21 to 12s firsts 20 percent, current receipts 16 to 19, seconds 10 to 15. Rutter market firm reports receipts 9 827 tubs with extras 31, extra firsts 2814 to 2949, firsts 26 to 27 percent, seconds 29 to 25, standards 28 percent. Poultry market steady with no car receipts and one due. fowls priced at 16.
Henry McLemore reports from New York on George Lott and Ellsworth Vines meeting in the Forest Hills final while notes touch on Babe Ruth, Simmons umph, and other sports tidbits. George Hamas to play fullback for Westminster. Prime Camera trains in Orangeburg for Tack Sharkey bout.
Open high low and close data for wheat and rye futures, cash grain receipts, and mixed grain yields. Reports show shipments and market dullness in dairy related items and notes many fish species, with Teledo seed and timothy hay prices and assorted livestock values.
Dreiser's famous novel is adapted into a talking picture directed by Josef von Sternberg. The film stars Phidas Holmes Sylvia Sidney and Frances Dee in a dramatic, high-stakes tale of Clyde Griffiths facing fate amid social tension.
Meint Koehler of Ainsworth and neighbors visited Washington to tour the Rock Island to Denver and visit Carl and family. Ed Sullivan, a Rock Island veteran raised in Illinois, recalled school days and railroading, while calf buyers and sellers from Columbus Junction and nearby towns attended the Roach Livestock sale. The Columbus Junction fair drew crowds for a public wedding officiated by Rev. Robertson, and local organizers planned for the Washington fall festival with prize contests.
Route Six report lists many attendees including Russell Griggs and Marie Shebeck for a NEC service and funeral Thursday for Peonaah. Senior and Freshman advisors and officers named. seniors plan initiation party for freshmen Friday. A reflective note condemns weakling speech and celebrates a good woman's path.
OLDS Sept 9 Legion auxiliary convention planned at Swedeshuts on Thursday the 10th starting at 10 a m. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs John Boshart and Raith, hosted Sunday dinners and visits to relatives in Nebraska and western Town. Students and families attended local school and business classes. Mish school held elections for class advisors and officers with Alice Geckman as advisor and Paulie Lyon as vice president.
Market ad notes a Shropshire buck and two yearling bulls for sale near Macon. Prices listed as 1800. Contact details not provided.
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