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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1920
Page
8
Hogs traded around 14.25 to 15.50 for various weights with estimates of 40 000 tomorrow. Cattle quoted about 9.25 to 16.85 with prime and choice beef steers near 14.75 to 16.85 and other grades lower. Sheep listed 12 000 head expected with lambs at 18.00 to 21.00 and ewes 11.00 to 18.75, market slow but steady overall.
The analysis shows hogs at 16 600 head with steady to lower prices and top around 14.25 while cutting to 13.85 through 14.10 for heavy weights. Cattle receipts 7000 with steadier demand for beef steers and heifers around 6.7 to 11.5, cows 6.5 to 11.25, veal calves 14 to 15.5, and feeders 7.75 to 12. Sheep receipts 8000 with steady demand. lambs 18 to 19.75, yearling wethers 17.75 to 18.50, ewes 10.15 to 12.80, commons 6.50 to 10.75.
Butter steady creamery prices at 50 to 63 cents per pound eggs lower receipts 86 cases firsts 53 to 53 1/2 cents ordinary firsts 44 to 49 cents at mark 49 cents in some cases. Poultry alive higher with spring fowls around 30 cents. Potatoes arrivals 50 cars with good demand but zero weather and little trading observed.
Fragmented financial snippet from New York dated February 16 shows fluctuating liberty bond prices with figures like 3s 96 60, first 2890 40, second 39 944, tint 91 305, and other entries including 3% 3 97 10 and victory 43h 997 74, indicating bond market activity.
A fragmented readable note discusses moving furniture and its condition. It mentions a person or party identified as DOE and hints at a requirement or process. No clear event date or formal action is stated.
Chicago and Minneapolis reports show corn gains with May at 1.85 1/2 and July at 1.34 1/4, oats up 1 1/4, and provisions rising despite packer selling. Traders note weak railroad orders to move crops, but overall demand remains firm as receipts stay low and profits are taken mid-day.
Laredo Texas February 16 Mexicos oil supply may exceed US output, says Mexico's industry and commerce department cited by Excelsior City. Potential daily production near 2,000,000 barrels and last year’s exports rose by about 50 percent to 45,887,421 dollars with taxes of 4,700,000 collected.
Regina Sask First move to repeal prohibition setbacks becomes effective January as war restrictions lifted by dominion government. Saskatchewan Social Service council urges provincial legislature to hold a referendum on banning liquor imports while existing laws bar manufacture and sale of liquor.
Summary of scattered items noting science courses in about 115 American colleges, success in nettle paper production, an extractor that yields juice from citrus in five minutes, a heater clamp to aid radiator movement, a Minnesota invention, graphite producers in Mada, and mentions of electric traction adoption and product quality efforts.
A survey of innovations includes a portable winged device for coal mining, a compressed air powered shovel, a novel dowel that breaks ends on placement, and metal vacuum bottles. English tests on coal gas for metalworking, Europe’s postal boxes, Virginia surgeons’ splints, and plans to alter cattle horn shapes are noted. An airtight Berlin clock and a combined front bumper and dash for electric delivery cars are mentioned along with a wasp killer device and beet sugar industry plans in Australia. About 2000 Manila telephones are referenced.
The project will use an automatic calling method and, if successful, expand the system to cover the entire city. Local officials described the pilot as a step toward broader outreach and emergency notification capabilities.
INO and B. White's Auto Company offer used cars and service opposite the post office. Homer C. Mills, attorney, listed in Boyd Building. A. Robinson advertises rooms 1 and 2 at Bank & Trust Blog, telephone 621. Auto Livery by L. F. Roberts.
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