Market Hogs and Cattle Receipts Report
Chicago December 17. Estimated hogs receipts 26 000. Leftovers 7. Cattle estimated receipts 11 000. Estimated receipts today 20 000.
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Ghicago
Ill
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1919
Page
2
Chicago market beef and hog prices track steady to strong
Receipts total around 11,000 cattle and hogs with heavy and light weights quoted across classes. Beef steers trade from 8.25 to 20.00 per hundredweight depending on weight and quality while hogs and lambs show steady to strong tendencies with varied consignments and prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Hei
Grain futures close with mixed prices and commodity data
Market notes show corn trading around 1.46 to 1.49, oats near 0.81 to 0.82, and various W C bids. Crash market activity reports 150 cars of corn rising 2 to 4 cents, with oats steady on 60 car offerings and clover and coffee quotations listed for March deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Pega 2 Co
Iowa City
Iowa
W.C
W. C
Whistling Iowa Well Heats Snow Near Council Bluffs
Campbell a farmer near Council Bluffs asks the Iowa geological department to inspect a well that whistles and blows hot air melting snow around the curb. The eighty five foot deep well shows a black gravel vein at eighty feet where air emerges under pressure since November 26.
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Council Bluffs
Campbell
Iowa Geological Department
Award to honor journalist Fraternity at Iowa State College
A handsome trophy will be offered by Sliema Del Chi honorary journalism fraternity at Iowa State College as an award in a competition linked to a country press project. L Caswell, secretary of the Iowa association, will help select a suitable contest. A spring date is planned for a short course and education in character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Lee
Sliema del Chi
Iowa State College
L. Caswell
Iowa Association
Farm market slips while hog trade stays strong
W. D. Booth from the city outskirts hauled a carload of cattle to the market yesterday but faced dull demand and only in the afternoon managed to sell them. Hogs sold well as Washington county shippers posted solid prices while supporting a Liberty bond drive in his ward.
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W. D. Booth
Washington County
Ed Money
Evening Journal ads prove value in Hampshire sales
L B Baird shows ad efficiency in The Journal. after a year in purebred Hampshire stock he spent 90 cents in classified columns to sell breeding stock, grossing 1325 dollars. The piece highlights strong market response and urges use of Want ads in The Journal for reach.
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L. B. Baird
Evening Journal
Hampshire
Glenn Hayes
Saving High-Priced Soil Problem in Iowa Cost
Iowa studies show each county loses 6 inches of topsoil annually from 1,700 acres due to runoff. Across 100 counties that amounts to significant soil loss as land prices push farmers toward better drainage and conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Slander Suit Settled by Retraction in Louisiana
Postmaster John W. Blake wins a $10,000 slander suit against Wilson Harris, retired farmer, after Harris signs a complete retraction and pays costs. Seven local businessmen testified Harris made the alleged remarks about Blake misappropriating funds.
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Atlantic
John W. Blake
Wilson Harris
Harris
Blake
Oskaloosa Farmers Run Nonunion Mines During Strike
During the coal strike Oskaloosa Iowa has near all its fuel relief from small nonunion mines on local farms. Farmers operated these mines on off hours and supplied coal to lessen local suffering to negligible levels.
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Oskaloosa
St. Louis Women Appeal for Facts on Rising Costs
About 150 representatives from St. Louis women’s groups met to address rising living costs. They sent a list of questions to the president, Missouri governor, Congress, the Justice Department, and the AFL, asking why prices are high, why coffee and meat cost more, evictions occur, and whether wholesalers inflate prices to raise store prices. Affidavits with names and places were enclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Missouri
Congress
Department of Justice
American Federation of Labor
Crow Infallible Weather Prophet
A weather folklore note describes a crow as a foreteller of rain. If the crow rises, wheels, then returns, rain is near. Short air time means a brief shower, longer flight suggests a prolonged downpour. Prolonged flight with loud calling signals severe weather.
Farm Bureau Federation Outlines Iowa Plans
Secretary John Coverdale outlined four focus areas for the Iowa State Federation of Farm Bureaus at the state convention in Des Moines. The program covers Organization Marketing and transportation Education and Legislation as the group expands toward a projected 120 000 members by December 20.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Federation of Farm Bureaus
John Coverdale
Coverdale
Dreuth
Iowa
Towa
Bureau
Farm
Keota Bakers Change Hands and Local Rentals Reported
Keota Ia December news notes a bakers turnover with Rev Warren selling to Chas Brown Charley remains painter Mrs Brown May and Charles to manage the bakery Sherman Townsend handles baking New arrivals include Mabel Kendelsberger visiting from Brighton Mrs H A Groves visiting relatives in Washington Property transfers involve Mrs C Crabb Thurma n Bros and Pickard Auto Mobile and Truck Sales rent Singmaster barn for garage and showroom Peppert Motor rents former Pickard building as warehouse H A Hardin leaves for California Union services at Christian church led by Miss Anna Cowdry missionary returning from India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Rev. Warren
Chas Brown
Charley
C. Crabb
Thurman Bros
Pickard Automoble and Truck Sales Company
Singmaster
West Broadway
Peppert Motor Company
Pickard
H. A. Hardin
California
The
Christian Church
Anna Cowdry
India
Iowa City teachers at University of Iowa see salary rise
Three hundred thirty six teachers placed through the University of Iowa College of Education committee earn a total of 389 345 dollars in annual salaries, about 77 000 dollars more than before for the same number of staff. The report covers March 1 1918 to December 1 1919 and shows 8218 calls from 541 communities in Iowa and 300 outside the state for various teaching roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
College of Education
University of Iowa
Ealls
Iowa
Cooperation with United States Employment Service
The committee is now cooperating with the United States Employment Service of the Department of Labor to coordinate job referrals and workforce assistance. This collaboration aims to streamline unemployment resources and connect job seekers with openings through federal programs and local agencies.
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United States
Department of Or
Editor on Park Row Chooses Unpopularity Over Agreeableness
A New York Times quote describes a Park Row editor who insists on opposing views to stay unpopular and cites dyspepsia as the reason. The remark frames him as a curmudgeon with a deliberate stance against consensus.
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Park Row
New York Times
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