Hog market fears amid imminent famine risk
The article notes widespread slaughter and a high chance of famine next year. It warns that those who can provide feed will profit by delaying hog sales and not rushing to unload at low prices.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1900
Page
1
The article notes widespread slaughter and a high chance of famine next year. It warns that those who can provide feed will profit by delaying hog sales and not rushing to unload at low prices.
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A Thursday meeting featured Mr McKanne urging zealous Christian work and warning against unhealthy enthusiasm. Mrs Flewwelling sang "At the Feast of Belshazzar" and several young members delivered papers on the topic. The Endeavor choir remains a staple as Miss Cassie Smythe and Miss A Fisher visited, and Elmer Wyllie recovers from a broken leg while Miss L Clendening resumes activity.
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The Herald urges PRR management to address the lack of a proper freight shed causing cars to line the track and delays for customers. It stresses fair treatment, notes the station is a disgrace, and calls for action by the western division manager to fix the situation. The piece also mentions Canada’s strong Paris world fair exhibit and its potential promotional value.
The council met August 16 with routine business read and approved. Communications from local lawyers and officers triggered moves to collect taxes, review roadbed rights, and inspect assessment rolls. By laws 172 and 173 were approved, and various accounts and reimbursements were authorized by the finance committee.
Mrs. George Long of New Straitsville Ohio reports Dr King s New Discovery cured her chronic cough and saved two lives. Her husband also recovered from a severe pneumonia attack after using the remedy. The ad claims power to cure throat chest and lung troubles and offers a 50 cent bottle with a trial bottle free at Lawson s drug Store.
A large influx of hogs has emerged over recent months with steady prices most of the time. A year ago hogs were scarce and tons of dressed pork were imported to meet demand. Rapid breeding increased herds but looming crop failure forced mass sales, with hundreds of sows moving forward.
Council approves a $75 grant to each township for road tax and designates Bert Davidson as assessor with a $106 fee, due by October 13, 1900. Reported fishing season earnings exceed $550 with one boat owner clearing about $708 monthly. Changes in CPLR timetable and winter service planned for Oct 15. Gordon & Tronside cargo shipments rise. nine thousand cattle shipped to Montreal, thirteen thousand expected this month. A Winnipeg stock yards sight features a 2,300 pound six-year-old bull from Yorkton.
Local market notes show mixed prices for commodities such as wheat and oats, with references to butter and eggs. The fragmentary entry lacks clear figures but indicates ongoing agricultural trading activity at Hamiota markets.
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