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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1910
Page
7
Market update on wheat demand, supply, and pests with northwest pullback and Texas Oklahoma subdued bid. Corn shows large receipts and cash demand rise in east. oats traded by elevators. provisions slightly higher. grain price quotes for various wheat and corn grades listed.
A compact listing shows various flour and seed items with prices including Winter Patents at 5.20 to 5.55 per unit, Straights at 4.70 and 4.95, Bakers entries around 29 to 30, Timothy Seed at 2.24, and Clover at 12.50. Items are labeled with flour types and lot numbers such as No 4 white No 2 white and No 3 white.
Chicago markets show small weekly cattle totals with steer prices near week’s high for the period while prime beef cows rise. Hogs close down slightly from week’s high, averaging about 10.60. Sheep verse sees a dip then partial rally with prime lambs selling to 9.65 and western wethers around 8.25 at close.
South Omaha on April 9 reports cattle receipts at 100 with wide price ranges for steers cows heifers and calves. Hogs receipts at 5 000 show strong demand with heavy to 10 30 and bulk sales around 10 40. Sheep receipts 600 steady with yearlings 7 75 to 8 1 and lambs near 9 40 to 9 75.
South St. Joseph on April 9 reports cattle receipts at 100 and hogs receipts at 3,000 with prices ranging from cattle cows and heifers 3.75 to 50.50 and hogs top around 10.59 with lighter weights 8.50 to 9.25. Sheep and lambs show values from 7.30 to 9.75 with steady demand and yearlings at 3.50 to 5.65.
Cattle receipts total and price ranges from Des Moines on April 9 show steady to firm demand. Good to choice cattle bring about 5.40 to 7.19 per hundredweight, medium to good 4.70 to 5.55, common to fair 4.40 to 4.85, with calves around 6.50 to 6.75. Hog receipts reach about 700, steady to strong with good to choice 9.00 to 9.90, medium to good 9.25 to 9.75, rough mixed lots around 9.00.
Market list shows apples at $5,700 per 6.00 barrel, bananas at $1.00 per lb, cranberries at $6.50 per barrel, dates at 61 cents per pound and $2.25 per case, Smyrna figs at 12% dollars and 16 cents per pound, grapes Malaga at $6.50 per 7.0? crates, lemons at $5.00 per 5.50, strawberries Louisiana $2.50 per crate, tomatoes 5 cents per basket, radishes 40 cents per dozen, and other vegetables with various per unit prices.
Butter No 1 creamery 32c proc ess 21 4c country roll 25c cooking 24c Eggs No 1 21c No 2 20c cracked 18c Live Poultry Hens 13c spring chickens 13 1/2c stags 10c old cocks 1c hen turkeys 19c young tom turkeys 1 1/2c old toms 1e ducks Me
Milo Hastings presents a structured guide for farmers and village poultrymen on profitable poultry keeping. It covers farm scale versus small village operations, egg farming as the core business, byproducts, broiler markets, and cautions about overcapitalized ventures and public hatcheries.
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