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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1930
Page
2
Chicago livestock totals show hog receipts around 16 000 with 4 000 feet. Prices range from 8 40 to 11.00 for sows and 10 00 to 11.00 for light to medium weight hogs. Cattle receipts near 13 000 with cattle and calves bidding lower on red steers and yearlings.
Receipts show mixed trends as stock, cattle, and veal prices drift down. Slaughter steers 600 to 1800 pounds range 9.00 to 18.00, cows 4.00 to 10.00, vealers 8.78 to 12.00, stocker and feeder cattle 7.25 to 9.00, and sheep and lambs mostly lower with lambs 7.75 to 8.85 under light demand.
Livestock receipts at Des Moines market show 24 hour totals near 22, with movement moderating. Prices vary by weight with light hogs 8.35 to 10.18, 180 to 200 9.60 to 10.25, 200 to 240 9.80 to 10.25, heavy weights 9.40 to 10.15, pigs 7.50 to 9.50, sows 6.75 to 7.80.
Des Moines reports a new drouth record ended in 1886 as 1,141 inches of rainfall in 72 days. The Central West weather bulletin cites water shortages hitting factories and the Belmont sugar beet plant. Hog cholera outbreaks and reduced winter wheat acreage loom as frost danger grows.
Journal representative recalls visits around Havre Crawfordsville and Ainsworth. He notes furniture sale featuring Mrs J B Williams and meets local families including Dr J Massler and Carl Tern. The piece ends with small-town social details and a Royal Neighbors gathering.
Cash grain in Chicago shows wheat mostly 84 to 85 percent with 1 red 1 hard 84-85 percent and 2 hard 84 percent. Corn markets feature mixed 91-92 percent across several lots with multiple yellow and white varieties cited. Oats trade ranges from 18 to 36 percent with sample grades around 82 to 88 percent. Toledo seed and Timothy Clover prices listed with December and March futures and prime hay notes.
Weekly bulletin reports outbreaks of Hog Cholera in twenty two localities including West Branch Porte City Cascade Watkins Independence Reinbeck Mt. Hamilton Hlairstown Stanwood DeWitt Shell Rock Thornton Dumont Marengo Mechanicsville Winfield Vinton Norway Grundy Center Swaladal Hawkeye Hemorrhagic septicemia also noted in 81 Norway Grundy Center Ossian. Feeding new corn said to lower hog resistance.
Norman Baker and associates press toward closing the injunction suit in Muscatine Iowa with Baker institute treatment details. defense rests as state seeks to bar practice of medicine without a license. The record lists multiple Iowa towns and veterinary disease notes amid disputed medical methods.
Aboard the U S S Kane on September 17, Shamrock V suffered a mainmast collapse during the third America's Cup race. Ted Heard and Harald Vanderbilt clashed positions early before Shamrock V's hull was damaged, allowing Enterprise to complete the 30 mile course within the time limit and claim victory. The setback ends Lipton's bid to lift the cup this year.
L A Andrew Iowa banking head and receiver of Conesville Savings bank won court order to sell Columbus City property occupied by Jon J Allen to Allen for 800 dollars in Muscatine Saturday afternoon. Attorney for Andrew is C R Stafford.
The body of Samuel Field of Kimberley Minnesota will be brought to Conesville for burial Thursday evening. Field formerly lived in Conesville. His widow was Edna Cone daughter of Dr W L Cone longtime Conesville dentist.
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