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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets report opening receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with holds. Cattle and sheep volumes estimated for today and price movement noted across weight classes and grade comparisons to last week. Hogs shown dull to steady with several weight categories listed and price ranges.
The grain report shows Sept Dec May futures for corn at 1.81 1.44 1.57 with varying highs and lows, oats at .72 .75 .78, and cash market noting 100 car lot for corn with No 2 Y. C. 1.96 to 1.98 and 160 car oats with a slight off tone. Price levels reflect early market activity and demand in Iowa City.
A boy peeks at new neighbors behind the hedge and tells his mother the child is likely a good sport. He notes the kid has freckles and his big toe bandaged.
William Clanbaugh of Washington DC is elected director of the National Institution for Moral Instruction which offers a $20,000 award for the best method of character education in public schools He will also serve as controller and treasurer of the national society whose aim is to inculcate a morality code in public school education.
Journal reports significant August rainfall in the northwest ending the drouth pain and allowing thousands of cattle to be held instead of sold. Prices for feeder cattle are expected to stabilize as marketing slows, with regional crop prospects and European price trends watched for impact.
Proceedings show the July 1919 board meeting with adjournments, franchise grant to Iowa Gas & Electric Co for twenty years, Kalona Drainage District No. 6 survey actions, salary increases, and extensive claims approved for printing, supplies, road and bridge work, and county operations. Multiple sessions detail expenditures and personnel, including auditor figures and monthly adjournments.
In Emmet county the fair grounds owned by the county, buildings sidelined by the war, are being revived by the farm bureau with stock sales resuming. In Hamilton county the fair is back in operation through farm bureau and breeders' association cooperation with local businessmen, reaching its financial goal in two days.
W W Weir of the College of Agriculture notes about three fourths of Wisconsin soils are acid and urges farmers to lime in carloads. Liming neutralizes acidity adds calcium, improves soil structure, boosts beneficial bacteria, makes plant food more available, and enhances fertilizer returns.
Analysis by Live Stock Commission Merchants Bunker and Swiney notes cattle prices rose 25 to 60 cents on Aug 21 after a slump to Aug 20. Top steer prices reached $18.65 with 9,500 head on offer and 4,500 natives on the open market. Hog prices climbed to $21.55 as lambs hit $17.00 amid uneven trading and shifting demand.
The report notes a August labor unease and U S federal cost controls as the central issue. It discusses high cost sentiment, Argentina's heavy corn exports, and weak English exchanges versus Europe. Mexico relations appear favorable to provisions, with Texas holding a record corn crop around 170 million units versus 69.
Owing to railroad strikes and government stock dumping prices of all produce have fallen. We will buy eggs hens springs old roosters ducks geese turkeys cream butter and hides where possible with day of delivery pricing and outlet constraints. Prices today include eyes 86c per dozen and butter 6c per lb with varying daily quotes.
English Bros Realty Co highlights Central Missouri corn and blue grass land with dairy section growth and grazing season. Calls attention to nearby Missouri State Fair Grounds and government survey map. States sales near half a million dollars to home people since January 15.
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