December weather and sale notes from Washington area
December 15 overview reports mild weather and good roads in Iowa with readers urged to monitor forecasts. Local sale at the Harvey Estate draws a strong crowd. livestock, corn, hay prices noted, buyers set the pace while partners and vendors are praised for fair dealing. California letter shares Christmas wishes and regional reflections from Ocean Park and Santa Monica area.
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Harvey
C. H. Harvey
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H. A. Bneel
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Journal Sale Date Column
Closing out sales and public auctions listed with dates and nearby towns around Washington Crawfordsville Dublin and Columbus Junction. auctions include Henry Bowes Julius Wulf J M Martins and Midway Sale Co with weekly livestock sales and daily notices for sales near Milwaukee and nearby communities.
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Crawfordaville
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Columbus Junction
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Basby
Milwaukee Yards
Chicago Market Mixed Grades and Prices Decline
Chicago traders report mixed grade prices for poultry and produce with several lots sliding. Notable figures include No. 2 mixed at 54 to 58 percent, No. 4 mixed around 50 percent, and various yellow and white lots showing declines. estimated carlots about 147.
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Chicago
Lightning Storm Reverses Ship and Zaps Miner
Collier's Weekly reports a lightning strike drilling a 1,000 foot ore lode that shaved a miner's hair without other injuries and caused a ship to reverse course as the vessel’s wheelsman redirected after the storm.
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Collier's Weekly
Prune Trees Brought to California in 1856 by Pellier
Louis Pellier introduced the first prune trees to what is now the Santa Clara Valley in California in 1856. The French stock was grafted first onto wild plum root and later onto cultivated plum trees.
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France
Louis Pellier
Santa Clara Valley
California
REISTER S MARKETS Prices and poultry buying policy
REISTER S MARKETS lists prices for cream and eggs and notes a policy to buy poultry meeting quality standards. It specifies 26c per lb for Friday sweet cream, 22c for No 2 sour cream, 24c per dozen for hens eggs, and a statement about paying for poultry with defects.
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Hennery
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle Sheep Reported With Steady Tone
Hogs 19 000 head including 8 000 direct. weights 210 pounds and down mostly steady. Top 7 50. 160-200 lbs 7 85 to 7 60. 210-280 lbs 7 00 to 7 35. sows 6 50 to 6 75. Cattle 4 000 steady. calves 1 200 steady. beef steers 10.00 to 13.25. cows 5.00 to 7.00. bulls 5.00 to 7.50. Sheep 6 000 steady. lambs 8.75 to 9.00. yearlings 6.75 to 7.75. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 1 000. hogs 16 000. sheep 6 000.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Markets Show Mixed Egg and Poultry Tone
Chicago markets report mixed egg and poultry activity. Eggs show receipts at 1 506 cased with extras and firsts around mid twenty s, dirties at 1910 left to Rutter while market remains steady. poultry unsettled with varied ranges for broilers ducks geese and turkeys amid weak to mixed pricing.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Table Report Dec 15
Grain prices listed for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans in Chicago and Des Moines. Displays open high low and close figures for futures contracts across months including May July and December with mixed gains and declines noted in the table.
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