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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1910
Page
3
Bearish cash sentiment pushes farmers and traders to liquidate as receipts surge and government reports loom. Corn shows strong demand for old stock while oats yield remains high and cash prices edge lower. Provisions soften with ample hog supplies and weak outside buying amid mixed futures.
Cattle prices jump 40 66 cents from a week earlier as receipts shrink. About 15 000 range cattle and 32 000 natives are reported after excluding Texans, prompting a strong price advance. Hogs decline with wide value spreads, sheep and lambs publish modest gains and optimism for a large western run next week.
Last week in South Omaha cattle receipts reached 27 277 the largest year to date amid dry range. Demand brisk and prices firmed with range beef cattle and medium grades up. beef steers bows and heifers and stockers rose. Hogs receipts 43 735 with uneven trade. heavy hogs around 7 55 7 60 and 7 70 7 80 for good mixes. lights 7 90 8 15. Sheep receipts 54 989 with feeder lambs 6 00 6 10 and fat lambs 6 75 7 00. old sheep at 4 15 4 25 and good ewes desired at 3 75 4 00.
Vegetables and fruits listed with prices: apples $4.50, $6.00. bananas unknown. dates 6 per pound. lemons $7.50 and $8.50. limes $1.50. Valencia oranges $4.75 to $25.25. pineapples $4 to $4.50. cabbages and cucumbers priced per pound. onions $3.00 per bag. new potatoes $1.00 per peck. tomatoes $1.00 per crate. cantaloupes $3.00 to $7.00. peaches Calif Elberta $1.10 Arkansas Elberta $2.25. watermelons 30 per ton. California plums $1.75. celery Michigan 30c per dozen.
Prices listed for car lots and assorted goods across Iowa and Minnesota include car lots at 5.80, 6.00 and 4.30, rye products such as pure rye flour 20, rye graham 2.30, belted meal 1.40 per cwt, cracked corn 27, chaps 28, coarse meal 28, bran 24, brown shorts 25, white shorts 30, screenings 1.50 per cwt, Butter Creamery 0.29 per lb, country butter 0.25, eggs No 1 0.18 per dozen, other items including live poultry and ducks with small per-unit prices listed.
Queensland Process offers ground linseed cake in multiple sizes at a Des Moines car lot. Prices are 12 tons plus at 35 dollars per ton, 1000 pound lots at 18.50, 500 pound lots at 9.50, and less quantities at 1.95 per 100 pounds.
A fragment shows salted hides and green hides with grade numbers and prices. No. 1 horsehide listed at 2.60 to 2.75 per unit, No. 2 horsehide noted at 1.00 to 1.75, reflecting a historic dealer ledger.
Partial OCR lists items Hay Timothy and Straw Gal with prices 14.00 and 12.00 and a stray field prairie. The fragment hints at an agricultural or livestock pricing record but is incomplete for full details.
New Orleans dispatch reports Bonilla’s filibuster force splitting after a failed Ceiba outbreak. Gen. Christmas plans to press Ceiba with landings from Atilla Log Island Truxillo and capture the town while Honduran officials and many soldiers, including Americans, join the insurgents. Coastal towns suffer chaos as bodies lie exposed and 1500 residents flee.
A hair tonic named Parisian Sage promises to restore dull hair to lustrous health in two weeks with a money back guarantee if it fails to banish dandruff stop hair loss or greasiness. The ad cites Lemmon's Pharmacy and Goroux Mfg Co Buffalo New York and includes a customer testimonial praising dandruff results.
Asbury Park NX reports the inauguration of a grand aviation meet with banners and display preparations under way. The event promises major displays and participation from notable aviation figures as preparations proceed.
The aviation meet begins tomorrow and lasts ten days under the Wright Brothers supervision. Notable observers include militarymen from Sea Girl and officials from New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The event promises novel aerial maneuvers and potential breakthroughs in aerial navigation.
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