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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1924

Page

2

Hogs and Cattle Prices in Daily Chicago Market Report

The Chicago market report for August 11 shows hog receipts at 66,000 with mixed declines across weight classes and light shipping demand. Pork values range from 8.00 to 10.20 for various weights, while cattle receipts stand at 21,000 with slow trade and weak to steady canners, veal calves 10.50 to 11.00, and sheep at 20,000 receipts with fat lambs steady to slightly lower. Wheat and corn futures are listed with No 2 red at 1.30, No 2 mixed 1.14 to 1.15, and related grain prices for oats, rye, barley, and seeds.

Chicago

Cattle and hog markets steady to lower in Sioux City report

Sioux City cattle receipts reach 2,000 with killers steady and 25 cent gains for fat steers and yearlings. fat cows and heifers range 6.60 to 9.50, bulls 3.60 to 5.50, feeders 5.60 to 7.00. Hog receipts total 11,000 with prices mostly 25 cents lower, top 9.60 and bulk sales 6.25 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 1,500 steady with lambs at 12.85 and ewes at 7.00.

Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts for Cattle Sheep and Hogs

Hog receipts 1,690 with mixed grades down 10 to 15 cents for some cuts and 8.26 to 9.60 per hundredweight range for sows and butchers. Cattle receipts 10,000 with fed stock up to 15 cents, top yearlings 19.75, weighty steers 10.50. cows and veal steady to firm. Sheep receipts 21,000 with lambs 15 to 25 cents lower, best fat lambs 12.75 to 12.85. feeders firm. Bold market movement across hogs cattle and sheep with varied price shifts.

Omaha

Kansas City Livestock Market Report Aug 11

Kansas City cattle receipts total 26 000 with 6 000 calves as prices move higher for plain fed steers and yearlings. Early bulk 8.25 to 10.00 with top weights at 10.75. grass and cake fed steadier. Cows dull. bulk beef cows 4.90 to 5.90. bulls 10 to 16 lower. Hogs receipts 10 000 with prices 10 to 15c under Saturday.

Kansas City

Wheat Price Setback Dampens U.S. Grain Market

Chicago wheat futures slipped on August 11 as hedging sales and light Canadian crop reports weighed on prices. September and December contracts fell from early gains, with a 7.8 million bushel supply rise adding to bearish pressure. Corn and oats also weakened, while provisions followed grain weakness and closed lower.

Chicago Canada

Potato market report from Chicago on August 11

Potatoes were about steady with 48 carloads received. United States shipments reached 498. Missouri and Kansas sacked cobblers sold 1.25 to 1.40, few 1.45, Kansas sacked Early Ohioos 1.15 to 1.30, Minnesota sacked Early Ohioos 1.10 to 1.26, Virginia barrel hobblers 2.50 to 2.75.

Chicago United States Missouri Kansas Minnesota Virginia Barrel Hobblers

Pall Mall Name Traces To Old Pall Mall Game

The well known London street Pall Mall derives its name from the historic game pall mall, with croquet serving as the modern prototype.

London Street Pall Mall

Glow from Biemares crest rocks seen for miles

A glow emitted from Rocke That Glow on the Biemares archipelago in Oceania is reported to rise from a mountain crest and is believed by locals to indicate rnedi um. The phenomenon can be seen from several miles away, drawing interest from nearby seafarers and residents.

Biemares Oceania

Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Hog and Lamb Values

Market notes show shippers at 9.65 and packers at 9.60 with bulk sales from 9.10 to 9.55 and averages 9.35 to 9.55. Light weight hogs 15 to 25 cents lower, sows 8.00 to 8.10, stockers up to 25 cents higher at 8.00 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 6,000. Colorado lambs top at 13.50, westerns 13.00 to 13.40, natives 12.00 to 12.76, light Colorado ewes 7.10.

Chicago Colorado

Livestock Estimates For Tomorrow From Chicago

Official estimates list cattle 9000 hogs 20000 and sheep 20000 for tomorrow amid Chicago market reports.

New York Stock Market Faces Opening Gains on Dawes Pact

Stocks rose at the opening as traders reacted to favorable week end developments. Dawes plan agreement and a strong unfilled tonnage report for United States Steel supported prices while Atlantic Refining fell on dividend omissions. Highs were hit by Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson and Jersey Central, with General Baking, Montgomery Ward, National Lead, American Waterworks, Nickel Plate, General Electric and Pullman lifting values. United States Steel hovered above 108 and American Can edged higher as foreign exchange strengthened sterling to a 1924 high.

New York Dawes United States Steel Corporation Atlantic Refining Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson Jersey Central General Baking Montgomery-Ward National Lead American Waterworks Nickel Plate General Electric Pullman United States Steel American Can

Bermuda Described as an Earthly Paradise by Mid Ocean Letter

A Bermuda travel note contrasts Twain’s quip about hell and heaven with vivid facts about the islands. It describes whitewashed buildings, predominance of green landscape, and the view from St David’s Head as a rolling green coast dotted with white structures above a blue sea.

Bermuda Mark Twain Hell Heaven Atlantic Brooklyn Eagle Islands St. David's Head

President Coolidge Safely Maintains Daily Walk Routine

President Coolidge continues two daily walks for exercise despite intense heat in Washington. He strolls 30 minutes to two hours in the morning and shorter sessions in the evening, avoiding regular paths and described as a brisk but unhurried walker. He plans rest before Thursday’s acceptance address and a vacation trip to Plymouth Vermont with his family next Friday.

Washington Coolidge Plymouth Vermont

Fish Made Easy Prey In Madagascar

In Madagascar fishermen use a primitive method to catch fish by paralyzing prey with a bait made from leaves of a peculiar tree. Local natives employ this traditional technique as part of their daily fishing practice.

Madagascar

Word From Bre'r Williams Quotation Appears Here

Bre'r Williams advocates action over complaint as life moves on and progress continues. The saying emphasizes moving forward rather than dwelling on hardship and change.

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The readable text is fragmented OCR and lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities. No clear event, person, or organization can be determined for a meaningful summary.

Pearls Form in Oysters After Lime Soak, Japanese Scientist Reports

A Japanese scientist reports that after oysters with pearls were kept in lime solutions for several weeks many smaller pearls formed on the shells. The finding suggests lime exposure can trigger pearl growth in pearl-bearing mollusks.

Wisdom Is Scarce in Old Age Sayings Echo

A brief quip from the Boston Transcript notes that wisdom grows with age yet warnings about sharing it once learned. The item reflects a historical newspaper taste for pithy maxims.

Two Views of Beauty From George Sand Quotation

A brief literary note presents George Sand on beauty noting that visual appeal is a spell of the moment and that the eye of the body is not always the eye of the soul, acknowledging a deeper inner vision.

George Sand

Dairy Industry Instruction Planned In Cedar Rapids

Walker vice-president of Blue Valley Creamery announces a creamery institute to uplift the dairy industry. Plans include diversification balanced farming and efficient methods for cows hogs and hens and an educational campaign to raise Mississippi Valley farmers purchasing power. A survey of Iowa farms is underway.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Walker Blue Valley Creamery Company Mississippi Valley

American firearms evolve into distinct American rifles

The Kentucky rifle Colt's revolver and Winchester type guns are described as the most distinctively American firearms. The rifle grew from 1650s boar rifles imported by Swiss and German gunsmiths who settled in Lancaster and Bucks counties Pennsylvania. They worked in small shops and crafted adaptations by hand from locally mined iron.

Lancaster Bucks Counties Pennsylvania

Heaviest Above Neck Philetas of Cos

Philetas of Cos, a 4th century B C poet and grammarian, was so small that legends say he wore weights in his clothing to avoid being blown away.

Philetas of Cos B. C

Avoiding Foot Troubles and Preventive Foot Care

A London Chiropody School education organizer warns that dental neglect can cause foot pain and that only a quarter of 27 000 girls examined have perfect feet. He notes stockings poor fit and alternating heel heights harm foot muscles, and stresses shoes should maintain equal heel level.

Dixon-Payne School of Chiropody London

Nominate Bryson for district judge

Ames Iowa Falls today nominating B R Bryson for judge of the Eleventh district to succeed J K McCall who resigned to enter private practice at Fort Dodge.

Ames Aus B. R. Bryson Iowa Falls District Republican Judicial Convention Eleventh District KE. M. McCall Fort Dodge

Advances in Metal Coating Techniques

A description outlines coating iron or steel items with an ultra thin but strong layer of aluminum zinc copper or other metals to enhance durability and coverage.

Topple Over If The Average Man Were As Good As He Thinks

A witty reflection on vanity and self reliance asserts that if the average man matched his ideal of others virtue his vanity would soon topple him. The line implies self awareness is scarce and pride overshadows humility.

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