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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
2
Chicago market notes show estimated hog receipts 60,000 with lean remains. cattle 16,000. sheep 12,000. Prices vary by weight and grade, with heavy hogs around 8.50 to 8.95 and beef cattle from 7.60 to 12.85 for prime lines. Fat lambs weak, feeder lambs listed, wheat corn oats and rye prices also noted for nearby futures.
Readable data shows cattle sheep and calves receipts totaling 22525 18226 167386 1285 with shipments 3764 5944 4331 1938. The figures indicate livestock turnover for yesterday across categories and shipments.
Sale dates announced include Feb 3 John Wagner Washington Poland China Sale Feb 7 S M Pulver Keota Route 4 closing out sale Feb 20 J C Wuston Crawfordsville closing out farm sale Feb 21 J C Huston Crawfordsville spotted Poland China bred sow dispersion sale Feb 22 R B Custer Washington closing out sale Feb 27 W C Freeland Puckle Sale Ainsworth Jan 10 E J Roush Crawfordsville closing out sale Jan 17 J M Walker Estate Sale 4 miles N FE Washington
The Russia German Transporting Co. operated ships between Russian ports and Germany and England. From August to November they cleared 64 ships carrying 30 000 tons of Russian goods including flax hemp wool scrap iron horse hair bristles and furs and 14 300 standards of lumber.
The Department of Agriculture through its Bureau of Chemistry begins a broad study of corn varieties to explain why European markets prefer Argentine and flint corn. Researchers will compare chemical composition of dent and flint corn, assess environmental and fertilization effects on nutrient quality, and examine amino acids essential for animal growth.
The Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates reports about 20 percent more sheep and lambs on feed on December 1, 1922 compared with the prior year. Growth is strongest in the Western Irrigated Region, with Nebraska and Idaho showing notable increases, while Michigan and Illinois lead gains in the Corn Belt. Movement from public stockyards and market plans indicate most stock will be marketed between December and May, with lambs comprising about 78 percent of on feed in the East and 84 percent in the West.
Farm price trends show improved purchasing power for crops in November 1922 driven by higher livestock feed demand and tighter crop movement due to rail and cattle shortages. Cow-testing associations report that higher butterfat per cow raises income, with 21 234 cows averaging 6 077 pounds milk and 248 pounds butterfat, and 512 associations totaling 215 321 cows nationwide as of 1922.
The notice lists assorted market rates for farm goods and livestock including eggs at per dozen, cream by pound, various weights of hens and leghorns, spring chickens, geese, turkeys, and horse hides priced per unit or pound. Prices appear in old currency format and include multiple animal categories.
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