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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1925
Page
2
Hogs receipts 11 000 and cattle 7 000 fed steers and yearlings up to 15 25e higher with strong demand and broad quality gains. Sheep fat lambs steady to higher while grains show mixed open and close figures for May July and Sept contracts with quotes for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies.
Cattle the cattle count 5500 calves 1000 with beef steers and yearlings up 10 to 25 cents bulk fed 8.75 to 10.75 top yearlings 11.00. cows 7.00 to 9.00 heifers 7.00 to 9.00. calves up to 50 cents. Hogs 5900 with early shippers 10 to 15 cents higher top 12.75. bulk 12.25 to 12.70. stock pigs 10.50 to 11.50. sows 11.75 to 11.99. Sheep 5900 with woolled lambs up about 25 cents. top lambs 15.60 to shippers. heavier types 14.75 to 15.35. ewes 7.00 to 7.60.
Omaha Neb April 1 hogs 4 500 steady to 10 cents higher on most bids. 300 to 400 pound butchers 12.40 to 12.50 top 12.55. 150 to 200 pounds 11.75 to 12.35. Light weights down to 11.25. Sows 11.75 to 12.00. Feeder pigs 10.00 to 11.00. Bulk of sales 12.00 to 12.50. Cattle receipts 5 300 good steers 15 to 20 higher. bulk 10.85, cows 5.00 to 5.75, heifers 7.50 to 9.50, veal top 8.50. Sheep receipts 5 000 lambs fully
Chicago price sheet lists No 2 hard wheat at 1.51, No 4 corn mixed 97 to 1.00, yellow and white corn ranges, oats unquoted, barley and timothy seed prices, clover seed at 19.50 to 28.00, lard and rib prices at 16.12 to 20.50.
Chicago reports an early rise in wheat on fresh export buying with prices advancing from May 1.48 to 1.49 and July 1.39% to 1.594%. Corn and oats followed higher with May corn near 1.96% and oats rising to 41% to 42. Provisions also climbed on the grain and hogs market bulge amid moisture forecasts.
Early wool lambs rise to 14.75 15.50 fed clipped lambs heavy 11.40 sheep steady feeders 10 spring lambs 14.90 at 71 pounds.
Official livestock receipts show hogs 16000 cattle 11000 and sheep 14000 in Chicago on April 1. The figures reflect market activity and supply levels for the period.
Toledo market reports Clover seed cash at 16.60 with October 13.45 and Timothy seed cash bids of 3.10 in May and 3.30 in September. The brief entry lists seed types and bid figures, reflecting seasonal price activity at the market.
This item notes a failed advertising effort for a product described as poor merchandise. It emphasizes the challenge of selling subpar goods and hints at likely negative reception or lack of demand in the market. The brief records the stance that promotion alone cannot overcome intrinsic quality issues.
President Coolidge outlines the new secretary’s plan for practical farm relief. He stresses no magic wand exists and urges farmers to act, improve production, adopt efficient methods, and cooperate with government and private bodies to stabilize income and prices.
F R White of the Iowa state highway commission reports tests on earth gravel and concrete surfaces show fuel per ton mile varies. Paving the Lincoln Highway section near Ames from gravel to concrete could save about 58 cents per ton mile and roughly 4 78 dollars daily per mile, totaling about 2 46 dollars yearly per mile.
B V Ostroumoff former Chinese Eastern Railway manager and associate Mihailoff were brought from jail to face trial on maladministra tion charges. In Bombay a doctor testified that Mumtaz Begum’s facial wounds will disfigure her for life after an attempted abduction case involving the Maharajah of Indore. Berlin reports say Trotsky fled Sudium in the Caucasus with Katz and Nikolenko who were stationed to observe him. London reports Britain is getting
Figures from the United Kingdom alliance show increasing wet weather trends and a rise in intoxicant expenditure from 1923 to 1924 with 216 million pounds spent in 1924 versus 307 million pounds in 1923. Detmold disaster details report 78 to 84 Reichswehr soldiers drowned in a pontoon sinking. Paris University students plan a 48 hour strike over government actions closing the law school and the Dr Georges Scelle chair.
A $5,000 prize is offered by the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology for a bona fide, fully visible supernormal phenomenon produced under scientific testing. The committee includes Harlow Shapley Paine, Theodore Lyman, Dr. Walter Cannon, L. T. Troland, and Harry Houdini. Cooperation, no trickery, and unanimous committee approval are required.
London banks push expansion as they build vast new premises in the city and suburbs. Shareholders lament modest dividends while banks justify funds for central offices and branch networks to attract customers.
President Coolidge received Theodore Brentano's resignation as American minister to Hungary. Indications suggest the resignation will be accepted.
Charles City residents approved a two mill band tax yesterday with no opposition to the present city administration remaining in place.
Waterloo police report no progress on alleged poison attempts against Anna Ger as Des Moines musician Des Moines- Leroy Fox and his 17 year old girlfriend face new charges for obtaining money under false pretenses and are re-arrested. Dysart hosts Iowa Evangelical conference's sixty fifth session. Creston bids open for a $260000 high school. Shenandoah survivor Roy Britten of the San Diego marine tragedy dies by suicide. Algona resident Georgee W. Ziegler, 635, dies in a fire he started. Des Moines state attorneys gain until April 8 to respond to Dennis J. Murphy venue change motion amid fraud case. Des Moines motorcycle rider Glenn McCumber, 19, killed in collision with a taxicab. Des Moines building trades unions vote on wage scales to avoid lockouts or strikes.
Railway time tables show corrected schedules for RB 1 and Ps Eastbound Golden State Limited No 4 and various Lo Pass and Lo Frt trains with arrival and departure times. Knoxville Branch lists local passes and freights with daily operation notes and Sunday exceptions.
Washington reports that European participation in America foreign trade rose notably in February. The Commerce Department shows exports to Europe up by 22 million dollars and imports from Europe up by 2 million dollars, with overall gains across all regions compared with February 1923.
A Rome dispatch notes cross word puzzles now help roving Americans and English travellers in Europe locate countrymen and co linguists. Exiles dine alone in foreign eateries while using newspapers to scan for Anglo Saxon signals, posing wordplay questions like a three letter term for historical authenticity.
The World Theater office was robbed this morning as 105 pound safe containing 31 100 was taken. Manager Nathan Dax found the break in and police suspect an internal or familiar suspect.
In Aguascalientes, federal soldiers clashed with worshippers outside San Marcos church. Six officers and privates were wounded while sixty six men ten women and one Spanish priest were arrested as worshippers guarded the church amid fears it would be taken for transfer to the so called American apostolic church.
John O'Lea 26 proprietor of the Manor hotel Allendale New Jersey was killed in an explosion believed to be bomber related. Authorities suspect bootlegging enemies and the blast wrecked his automobile as he stepped on the starter.
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