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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1930
Page
2
Chicago Livestock market notes receipts 18000 hogs including 5000 at ab r eet. Prices mostly 15 to 20 lower than Tuesday. weights 170 to 220 lbs 7.0 to 9.5. packing sows 7.25 to 9.00. slaughter pigs 100 to 130 lbs 8.0 to 9.0. Cattle receipts 2800. fed steers and yearlings active. long yearlings 12.0 to 13.0. steers 600 to 900 lbs 11.0 to 13.0. 900 to 1100 lbs 10.75 to 13.00. calves not shown.
Receipts show varied demand with cattle prices range midpoints from 3.09 to 14.00 for common and choice grades, heifers mainly 6.00 to 12.50, cows 4.00 to 6.75, bulls 4.00 to 6.75, stockers 5.25 to 9.00. Sheep and lambs weak with better native types 6.50 to 8.00 for hulk, lambs 4.50 to 8.35, ewes 2.50 to 4.00, feeding lambs around 6.50 to 7.00.
Market quotations and changes without notice for various items. Leghorn hens and springs priced per pound, with boilers, roosters, ducks, geese, and beef and horse hides listed. Pony and colt pricing noted as 43k.
Des Moines market report for 24 hours to 10:00 am shows total receipts at 9,491 across 22 concentration yards and 6 plants in interior Towa and southern Minnesota, down from 11,073. Prices mostly 25 to 30 cents lower with light weights and hogs steady to lower, buyers noting slower marketing and leaner demand.
The item lists grain futures for wheat corn rye with various delivery months and percentages, followed by car counts for Wheat and Corn, then Toledo seed prices for Sept and upcoming months. Prime old and prime new pricing are shown for old and new prime categories, with Alsike and Timothy hay prices and months noted.
Chicago cash grain report shows mixed bids for corn with 87 to 88 cents, 4 10 5 mixed, and a yellow 874 quote. Market activity reflects varied demand as receipts and prices fluctuate in the mid September session.
The sale season starts October 6 with a dispersion sale of Poland Chinas by J. & Busby and Spencer Reed. The catalog features 2,? head including many outstanding individuals with new bloodlines, 14 tried sows with litters, and gilt offerings expected to attract breeders and farmers. Town's Pride, a young male, is highlighted as an outstanding sire prospect. Gilts will be given away at sale close.
The bulletin catalogs numerous outbreaks of hog cholera and other diseases across Iowa towns including Dysart Grundy Center Janesville and Nashua. It records infections such as infectious enteritis necrotic enteritis and rn pneumonia in swine cattle and poultry with mixed grades and yield statistics.
Nellie Manne and Margaret Davidson are mentioned among Crawfordsville residents in a roundup of local activities. Lawrence Cherry Stanley Fishburn, Pete Gra holmes, Ferguson, and Porter with Mrs. J S McCleary are listed as visitors or travelers. Margaret Davidson returned from Waterloo Iowa while Rey Mra A N Porter and Mrs. J S McCleary were seen visiting.
The Journal presents a sale date column listing numerous breeders and sale dates for Duroc and Poland China pigs. Entries include W. C. Brenneman Durant, Kalona Iowa on Sept 29 and Oct 6 HB Busby Reed Dispersion in Washington, plus Duroc and Hampshire listings through October 28 with breeders such as John Wagner Keota Henry Oak Col. Junction and Paul G. Peterson Mediapolis.
A breezy daily record recounts local chatter and family moments, noting a diary kept by a popular businessman, farmers repairing equipment, and casual visits by Cooke Nicholson of Cranity, Wisconsin. It mentions bank staff changes, a farmhouse auction, local deliveries, and residents socializing around dinners and small-town routines.
A quotation from Dr. Sidney M. Nerry asserts that if people apply the same energy and persistence they devote to amassing wealth to other endeavors, the world could reach the greatest era. The remark links vigor with practical success.
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