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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1907
Page
6
Last week closed with fair cattle trading and a strong hog run as local packers bought around 6 000 head at higher prices. Light shipping hogs quiet while choice packers and butchers sold $4.85 to $4.90. sheep and lambs saw light receipts with prices firm to slightly higher.
Chicago market report dated December 30 quotes open high low and close figures across stock bond grain provision and cotton markets. Brokers Chamberlin Bros 2 and associated firms in the Rentschler Building provide the data.
Cincinnati Ohio December 30 Wheat offerings scarce and firm with No 2 red at 11.01 with other reds and wheats priced up. Corn quality stocks steady with damp stock offered. white yellows and mixed grades range from 57 to 61 cents. oats limited demand and little change. Hay steady with timothy and clover prices listed. barley quotes for several grades provided.
Dairy items show small gains with firsts 29 30¢, full cream cheese at 15¢, long horn, Limburger, and brick varieties quoted. Poultry demand steady with chickens and geese in firm tone, turkeys at 13¢, ducks 10¢, geese $4.50 per dozen. eggs balanced with steady market and country held stock fair.
The cattle trade today saw fair and better grades selling readily with 10 to 20 cents per hundred weight higher than last week. Receipts were light at 850, milch cows slow after last week’s $3 to $5 decline, and prices for steers, cows, and stockers varied by grade with bulls showing steady to strong demand.
Edward Neal Hagen, six, son of William Hagen of 731 South Thirteenth street, drowned in the canal south of the Pennsylvania bridge between 10 30 and 11 this morning. A brave attempt to rescue him by Frank Corbin the mail carrier and bystanders failed as a strong wind caused the boy to slip back into the water. He was pulled from the canal unconscious and died shortly after at home where Dr. Georgetta Williams and Dr. Will C. Hustee treated him. The father and mother are grief stricken. The bystander who attempted rescue nearly drowned as well. Funeral arrangements will be at the parents' home, Thursday, with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
An analysis of rising barrel costs and transport burdens depressing apple prices in parts of the country. The piece cites railroads trusts and policy as factors, notes Indiana agriculture publications on beef, stockers, and hog management, and urges farmers to reinvest in breeding and feed practices while highlighting seasonal farm advice and Christmas reflections.
The article explains hog scalding and scraping methods with precise water temperatures and steps. It covers preparing water, additives to aid hair removal, and sequence from scalding to scraping, including handling large hogs and safety to avoid cooking flesh. It also cautions against selling diseased animals and the spread of tuberculosis.
Elizabeth Brown born December 14 1820 in Butler County died December 27 in Dayton aged 87. She married Robert E. Brown March 17 1842. They had eight children four boys and four girls. Survived by sons Samuel of Dayton and Robert B. of Wichita Kansas.
John Ermbrick of Schenck's reports his horse disappeared on Schenck avenue around 1 o'clock after it broke loose or was driven away. Police asked to keep watch for the animal and any sightings tonight.
A farmer recalls a well bred colt bought by a preacher for 160 dollars who then sold it for 400 dollars and later for 600 dollars, noting the steady rise in value through successive sales.
A foreign scientist disputes the belief that salt is essential for domestic animals. He argues that adding salt to the ration disturbs normal processes, alters tissue and fluid composition, and gradually replaces salts that should be in body tissues, causing pathological conditions.
A brief note discusses a practice largely instructional in nature and its role within trades. The passage outlines how certain methods, though common, may require scrutiny and ethical consideration in practice.
The text discusses when market animals are ripe for sale based on age, weight, and fat, noting gains peak early and decline with continued feeding. It cites Professor Shaw and describes Brussels sprouts as a valuable, money making crop with easy transplanting and strong yields, particularly on Long Island.
A South Dakota man known as a book farmer won the Chicago corn show sweepstakes for the best ten ears of Dent corn amid a three state contest with prizes including 16 acres of Texas land a fifty ton wagon scale $50 in cash and an Elgin watch. Critics say his methods are impractical though his corn quality impressed judges across South Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Milk cans should never be tightly closed when not in use and must be placed inverted on a rack to prevent dust entry. If possible, position them where sunlight can reach them to help keep the milk pure and sweet.
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