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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
2
Chicago hogs sold on 21.25 to 21.50 top with broad declines of 1.00 to 2.50. Beef steers and vixed cattle steady to lower with calves steady. Sheep and lambs mixed with prime lambs near 18.25 and ewes 7.25 to 9.75. Official yesterday totals list hogs 18004 receipts 34046 shipments 3707.
FE Wagner Co reports corn at 1.98 to 2.00 for No 2 yellow grade with 60 cars traded and a 2 to 6 cent drop. Oats at 73.5 to 76 cents for No 3 white with 150 cars traded. Clover futures quoted October 30.10, December 28.96, March 29.25 while December coffee sits at 20.60.
Berlin August 15 The Tageblatt cites sources that American shoe sellers push a German market demand Big stores in German cities have been rented by Americans The paper warns against expecting cheap shoes due to price rises A Dutch firm bought 36000 pairs at 320 marks per pair for Germany and army shoes will be introduced though not luxury footwear
The report lists judging points for boys led by Marion George and Everette Stewart, who join the top four to form the team. Joe Soukup yields eighteen bushels per acre of Rosen rye, a variety gaining popularity in Michigan. Dallas county wool growers report $3 450 in gains from a strong first shipment, with 84 500 pounds sold. Iowa pig losses rise due to weather and disease not cholera, as scours and pneumonia cut farrowing success.
Federal aid moves livestock from drought regions to available pasture in Wisconsin Michigan Oklahoma Kansas and the corn belt with cooperation from State departments colleges and the railroad administration. The shift aims to save thousands of cattle and limit losses as dry weather persists.
Poultrymen vary between feeding twice or thrice daily. Best practice is three feeds for confined fowls and two feeds for summer range. Long gaps cause idleness and bad habits. moistened mash and scattered grain help maintain activity when thrice daily feeding isn’t possible.
W S Reister & Sons buyers announce flexible daily prices due to railroad strikes and government action. They quote current pay rates for eggs 26c, hens 26c, roosters 10c, ducks 18c, geese 10c, turkeys 20c, cream and butter fat at market rate, with markets often closed on hides and delivery day pricing.
A Aug 1 crop report from the Bureau of Crop Estimates via Iowa field agent Frank S. Pinney projects Iowa commercial apple output at about 232 000 barrels for 190, with July 1 estimates trimmed by roughly 35 000 barrels. Heat and stressed trees reduce the forecast, Iowa’s Aug 1 condition at 40 percent of normal. Nationally, 24,740,000 barrels last year fall to about 32,075,000 this year, a drop of 1,665,000 barrels. northwest states show gains while Virginia and West Virginia drop from 2,858,000 to 2,188,000 barrels.
Greek official sources report Turks murdered 20 Greek boy scouts and scoutmaster Nicholas Avgeridis at Aldin in Asia Minor. Avgeridis was tortured before his death as the youths died trying to aid him.
Iowa land values rose roughly 60 percent over six months across seventy of ninety-nine counties based on hundreds of sales in the Town State College farm management survey led by G. Lloyd. More than half the counties saw acres sell for $300 or more, with an average rise near $100 per acre.
A Chicago Evening Post market edition features Roy Libe, a young Iowa farmer from Washington county. The caption notes his 260 acre operation, cattle and hogs ventures, a 51 steer sale in Kansas City at $13 alive weight, topped Chicago market at $18.40 per cwt, and his growing circle of friends and success.
A brief observance urging women to take precautions against suffering as the era of women’s experience and attire ushers in changes. The text emphasizes prudence and awareness in preparation for new social norms and fashion.
The thirty eighth general assembly enacted a new motor vehicle law authorizing Iowa residents to pay license taxes to county treasurers before January 1 1920. Trucks and motorcycles face higher fees. weight and value determine auto taxes. plates required with actual vehicle weight displayed. Transfers, dismantling, and ownership changes require prompt notices to treasurers and new certificates.
English Bros Realty Co Sedalia Missouri promotes Central Missouri corn and blue grass land specializing in dairy sections and ideal farms near the Missouri State Fair Grounds. Soil map available from recent Government survey. They note sales near half a million dollars to home buyers since January 15th and invite contact.
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