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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1923
Page
2
An ad fragment notes a luxury shampoo promotion at Aldo Institute. It mentions a Kohler building address and grand water use claims, with limited readable details.
Arrangements are complete for 600 Maryland Farm Bureau Federation delegates to attend the annual meeting at the Southern Hotel in Baltimore on January 10 to 11, 1924. President E P Cobill will preside with speakers including Governor Ritchie, Governor Pinchot, C E Bradfate, Mayor Howard W Jackson, and Edwin Warfield Jr. on the program. The opening business session features a welcome by Mayor Jackson and a response from Warfield, followed by the Stewart report and Cobill’s funeral address.
The annual corn show, closing Saturday afternoon, drew big crowds and many quality exhibits despite bad weather. Much corn was grown from Harford County seed and judged as superior to other county entries. Exhibitors included Andrew Cahill, Sr, Martin L. Stulth, Bruce Hofman, J. A. Hoffman, Ed Kased Stottlemyer, and many others. county growers reported improved soil care and yields.
Baltimore stock market report shows cattle receipts at about 800 head. Prices listed include choice steers at 9.49 to 9.75 per cwt, good butcher at 7.75 to 8.25, medium around 7.60 to 7.70, and common from 3.50 to 5.25. Hogs ranged higher with different classes, cattle grades and weights noted amid fluctuating values.
Receipts yesterday were 300 head for sheep and lambs at steady prices. Hogs arriving 1,700 head with steady market. Calves 200 head also steady. Local notes mention Mrs C W Crowe returning from New York and Miss Frances Moller confined to her room in The Dagmar.
Prices across Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia for eggs ranged 42 to 40 cents with small lots higher. Turkeys shown from 33 to 35 cents, chickens and geese listed by weight and quality. Debris text notes pressed and mixed lots with variable figures and conditions in a damaged listing.
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