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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1909

Page

6

Condition of corn becoming serious in laboring markets

Chicago reports a swingy week in grain with wheat bears pressing then covering as cash demand and shipments shift. Corn faces hot weather and fire damage in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Iowa with bullish potential if rains fail. oats recover on demand and provisions show modest gains while hogs and sheep see varied price moves and strong August cattle figures.

Chicago Bears Broomhall America Ocean Passage Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Iowa

Grain price table shows mixed bids and futures

The report lists Wheat No 2 red at 1.0414 1.051, No 3 red 95c 1.92, No 2 hard 1.04 1.07, No 3 hard 95c 1.08, No 3 spring 1.00 1.05. Corn No 2 69c, No 2 white 72 T24c, No 2 yellow 71 71%4c, No 3 GS14c, No 8 yellow 71 714cc, No 4 66 1 67c. Oats No 2 white 40c, No 3 white 88 5 39tec, No 4 white 37 44c stand ard 39 30yc. Barley cash 49 64ec. Rye cash 69 71e Sept 66 69e. Timothy Sept 3.92%. Clover cash 11.70, March 12.59.

Chicago Clover

Cattle market tightness grows as good stock scarce

Sellers were pleased with last week’s cattle market with eagerness from eastern buyers. Good to choice stock remained scarce as season advances. Medium and low grade offerings dominate, prices 10 to 20 cents lower. Tadgy’s prices follow.

Chicago Tadgy

Des Moines Livestock Prices Aug 16 Hogs and Cattle

Des Moines live stock market reports hogs steady to strong with choice lots at 6.75 to 7.25 and other grades 4.50 to 6.25. Pigs 5.50 to 6.25. Stags and dockage details listed. Cattle steady with fair demand. choice steers 5.50 to 6.00, medium to good 4.50 to 5.50, choice cows and heifers 2.90 to 8.00, medium to good 2.40 to 2.90, canners and cutters 1.50 to 2.50, bulls 2.50 to 3.50, real calves 3.50 to 5.50.

Des Moines

Cattle and Hogs Prices Mixed at South Omaha Auction

South Omaha market notes cattle steady to a shade lower with native steers at 4.50 to 7.25, cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.00, western and Texas steers 3.00 to 5.75, range cattle 2.75 to 4.45. Hogs rise 5 to 10 cents with heavy 7.40 to 7.70, mixed 7.60 to 7.65, light 7.50 to 7.80, pigs 6.25 to 7.25, bulk 7.60 to 7.70. Sheep steady, muttons down. yearlings 4.75 to 5.50, wethers 4.00 to 4.65, ewes 3.75 to 4.40, lambs 6.75 to 6.40.

Reeves Texas South Omaha

Cattle and hog prices slip at South St. Joseph market

South St. Joseph on Aug 16 reports cattle steady to 10c lower with steers $4.00 to $7.25, cows and heifers $2.50 to $6.00, calves $3.00 to $7.00. Hogs up five cents top $7.90, bulk $7.65 to $7.75. Sheep 10 to 15c lower with lambs $4.50 to $7.75.

South St. Joseph

Marguerite Haley Found After Disappearance

Marguerite Haley, who vanished Thursday from a Lake Genera boarding school, was discovered hiding in a Williams Bay well digger’s home. She explained she left due to strict rules and planned to reach her father H. A. Haley in Norfolk, Nebraska. The four day search covered much of the region.

Chicago Marguerite Haley Lake Genera Williams Bay H. A. Haley Norfolk Neb

Two Lost on Mount Tacoma

Tacoma Washington August 17 L F Callaghan of West Seattle and Joseph W Stevens of Trenton New Jersey are believed dead after an ascent of Mount Tacoma They left camp without a guide had little food and are thought to have perished from hunger cold or accident A rescue party found their Alpine staffs and packs ten feet from the crater

Tacoma Wash L. F. Callaghan West Seattle Joseph W. Stevens Trenton N. J Mount Tacoma

Des Moines Markets Produce Quotations For Open Market Lots

Des Moines produce market data shows quotations for goods changing hands in open market lots. Vendors note that to fill orders an advance over jobbers' prices is charged to secure the best goods for shipment and to cover incurred costs.

Butter Best Creamery and Poultry Prices

Butter Best creamery prices list 27 cents and 239 cents for reno vated packing stock 19 cents Eggs No 1 candled 23 cents No 2 19 cents checks 18 cents Poultry hens and pullets 11 cents old cocks and stags 5 cents spring chicks 1 cent ducks 6 cents

Fruit and Produce Prices Listing Across Commodities

A printed price list shows various fruits and produce with unit prices. Apples and blue varieties range from 2.25 to 6.50 per unit, citrus fruits like lemons and oranges quoted, bananas at 414c per pound, watermelons at 15 20c each, and pears plums peaches with regional origins and bulk terms noted.

California Arkansas Albertas Colorado

Market Prices for Fresh Produce and Groceries

Prices listed include cucumbers 40 cents to 1.00 per dozen, cabbage two cents per pound, celery 30 cents per bunch, coconuts four cents each, cauliflower 1.00 per hamper, eggplant 1.25 per dozen, lettuce 1.25 per box, new carrots 60 cents per dozen, onions two cents per pound and two dollars per crate, potatoes new per bushel, tomatoes 1.25 per bushel. California and New York origin items noted among offerings.

California New York

Market Prices for Hay Feed and Flour Items

The list shows hay Timothy new car lots priced at 11.50 upland No 1 car lots, mew 9.50 to 10.00, straw oat 6.00, wheat straw 5.00. Feed includes Chop 29.00, cracked corn 28.00, coarse meal 29.00, brown shorts 24.00, bran 23.00, middlings 28.00. Cereals include bolted meal kiln dried 1.85 to 1.90 per ewt, pure rye flour 2.50, C C graham 2.70, Falcon graham 3.20 per ewt, Falcon flour 6.80 per barrel, Gold Medal 7.20 per barrel. Corn 60 to 62 cents, oats 35 to 40 cents, wheat 5.87.

C. C. Graham Falcon Graham Falcon

Hides and pelts price list with assorted lots

Market prices for hides and pelts listed by grade and weight. Horse hides and sheep pelts appear with unit prices such as 9c, 110c, and 2.25. Tallow raw is noted as No 1 large with a price reference.

Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Never Known to Fail

A testimonial from H S Nichols of Oakland Ind Ter praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy first sold in 1872. He notes reliable quick cures during eighteen years as a commercial traveler. Sold by F L Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Chamberlain H. S. Nichols Oakland Ind F. L. Stolte Lemmon

Man Dies or Near Death After Fist Fight in Bedford

James Hanshaw lies critically injured in Bedford Iowa after a fight with William McCoun who is jailed on $1000 bond awaiting injury outcome. A rumor that Carrie Nation slapped McCoun sparked the altercation leading to Hanshaw’s head strike on a cement walk. though unconscious, his skull is not fractured.

Bedford James Hanshaw William McCaun Hanshaw Carrie Nation McCoun

City Bus Line Phone Orders Promptly Attended

Call up Phone No. L and leave orders promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Give street and number.

Frank Rogers

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