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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 30 000 with weights steady to strong and most prices near unchanged. Heavyweights and buyers show firmness. top 10.35 and 10.80 for select lots. Sheep receipts 17 000 slow with early fat lambs near steady and ewes steady. Cattle receipts 9 068 with fed yearlings more active, steers and bulls mixed. demand for shipping and handyweight cattle rising slightly.
Sioux City cattle receipts reach 10 000 with a slow market. Killers and stockers weak while fat steers and yearlings trade around 7.50 to 10.75. Hog receipts near 14 900 with prices mainly 16 to 18 cents lower and top at 8.46. Sheep receipts 506 with a steady market.
Hogs receipts 14 000 with bids 9 9 5 to 9 50 for 200 250 lb butchers top 9 50. 250 lb and up 8 75 8 60. 160 200 lb butchers 8 75 8 40. Cattle receipts 3 260 with steers 10 60 top, fed cattle 8 25 9 76, grass cattle 8 00 6 00. Sheep 10 500 active. fat lambs 13 00 top natives 12 00 13 25. fed clipped lambs 12 00 12 20. ewes 4 26.
Cattle receipts 4000 with 1000 calves, slow trading. Feeder steers steady to slightly higher, cows and bulls mixed. Hogs receipts 4500 with steady to higher tone, good demand for 180 300 lb band. Sheep 3000 with lambs generally steady to weak and slow trading.
Commodity prices for wheat corn oats rye barley timothy seed clover seed lard ribse bellies and related notes listed for Chicago August 7 with various No grades and price ranges across red hard mixed yellow white and other categories plus seeds and fats values.
Chicago reported an early rise in wheat futures influenced by Liverpool quotes and reparations conference progress. September and December prices opened higher, with late gains and a strong close. Corn and oats showed mixed to weaker movement, while provisions mirrored corn weakness.
Chicago August notes modest gains in potato prices with 20 carloads received. United States shipments total 701. Kansas and Missouri sacks mainly 1.35 to 1.50 with some higher. Ohio and Virginia listings show varied barrels and best natives around 12.25 to 13.00. Idaho prices at 18.40. Texas sheep and wethers steady at 7.00 to 8.25.
Official live stock receipts for tomorrow list hogs 30,000 cattle 3,000 and sheep 10,000 in Chicago. The figures come from the Chicago office as part of daily market reports for buyers and sellers awaiting tomorrow's trading session.
Tuna has long fed European populations from ancient civilizations to medieval markets and later maritime trade. The fish is valued for sustenance and continues to appear in regional cuisines and provisioning cycles across the continent.
In 825 A D the first council of Nicaea convened with eighteen bishops of the Catholic Church and produced the Nicene Creed as its defining statement of faith.
Des Moines Iowa Aug 6 cattlemen urged this fall to purchase feeder cattle direct from Wyoming ranchers rather than through agencies. Wyoming outfits can pasture cattle for easy visiting buyers. Cattle in Wyoming expected to be in good condition due to maturing ranges and ample feed. Nebraska Kansas New Mexico Texas Colorado market projections for fall shipments noted with sizable totals. North Park advance orders indicate more feeders sold directly to Iowa cattlemen this fall.
Illinois reports a record weekly road paving total for the week ending July 17, with 51.87 miles laid. The state division of highways notes 110 paving mixers at work, 10,500 workers, and 2,950 teams, bringing year to date pavement to 450.54 miles and signaling a possible surpassing of 1923 records.
Swedish chemical engineer creates dense fog using a two foot machine to blanket orchards gardens and fields. The smoky cover aims to prevent frost damage and protect crops overnight.
The reflection argues that vanity fuels self respect and ambition, framing a strong opinion of self as essential for achievement. It notes that without a positive self-view a person struggles to advance and reach their potential.
Evan Ollie Blake son of Ollie L and wife was born near Mediapolis on December 28 1907 and died August 3 1924 at age 16. He moved to the family home in 1918 joined the Methodist Church 1919 and remained devoted to church Epworth League orchestra choir and Sunday School. He was a diligent student and active in school life. He is survived by his parents two sisters Zelda Blake and Marie Maxwell and grandparents Mr and Mrs P L Blake of Mediapolis and Mrs Sarah Carter of Oakville.
A reader notes a recurring line to tell merchants I saw your ad in the Journal. The phrase is used as a prompt to acknowledge newspaper advertising and seek service or goods.
An advertisement touts Adler-i-ka as a cure for chronic bowel trouble and gas with statements from a user named Mrs T. H. Smith. It claims the product flushes the entire bowel and removes decaying matter, suggesting it prevents appendicitis and provides instant relief, produced by Sherman Bros, Druggists.
Calvin Coolidge Jr aged 16 declined being called the first boy of the land saying the title should belong to a boy who earns distinction by his own actions. He wrote from Northampton Massachusetts on August 16 1923 to a friend in New Jersey who sent congratulations after his father became president.
Sioux City remains a leading livestock market with July revenue totaling 12 608 703 to farmers and feeders, the highest monthly return since January 1920. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts reached 453 776 head, the heaviest July on record, up 90 000 head from last year.
The dialogue depicts courtroom spectators discussing the jurors verdict. The exchange notes a compromise verdict for the defendant described as beautiful, with a punch line about the defendant not entering vaudeville.
Six candidates seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to succeed Governor Mehta, with August 12 as the pivotal date. The primary is effectively the election in Arkansas, while issues include economy, school funding, and highway construction.
The Philadelphia Record notes a theatrics manager seeks a happy ending but the dramatist opts for a final act divorce between the hero and heroine, preserving a drama of unhappiness.
In California the map maker’s blue Lake Tulare persists though the real lake vanished long ago. Once 108 square miles, ancient Tulare may have covered up to 1000 square miles. Levees reclaimed the land and irrigation redirected Kern and Kings river flow.
A fragmented aphorism notes that vain people remain unaware of their flaws until they suffer a sharp awakening. The line critiques self awareness amid excess and vanity.
A report explores using Vhiifus plants from the South Sea as substitutes for soap in Caribbean lands and islands, assessing viability and potential local adoption for cleaning needs.
The Cambridge flag raised January 2 1776 by Washington is described as thirteen red and white stripes with the crosses of St George and St Andrew on the blue canton replacing a prior emblem. The account notes its historic symbolism and Republic era context.
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