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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1923
Page
2
Hogs receipts 70 000 with bids around 6 40 to 7 25 for various weights. top 7 25. Cattle receipts 16 000 with beef and veal prices up to 12 50 and 13 50. yearlings 11 00 and fat steers 10 65 to 10 50. Sheep receipts 10 000 with fat lambs around steady and lamb prices climbing to about 12 40 for outsiders.
Cattle receipts 11000 and hog receipts 11000 indicate varied demand. Beef steers uneven but higher on top, cows and heifers up to 25 cents, calves 25 to 50 cents higher with top cattle at 10.50. Hogs strong to 10 cents higher with packer tops around 7.00 and most sales 6.75 to 6.90. Sheep receipts 6000 with lambs steady to strong and top price 12.85. no further sheep offered.
Sioux City daily cattle hog and sheep run shows 3 000 cattle active bidding with killers up 25 cents and fat steer and yearling prices mostly 6 50 to 11 50. Hog receipts near 9 000 with 6 50 to 6 80 on bulk sales and varied grades. Sheep receipts around 2 000 with strong demand.
St Joseph Missouri reports cattle receipts about 1800 with steers priced 6.50 to 12.00, cows and heifers 4.00 to 10.00, calves 4.50 to 10.75, and stockers 4.75 to 7.59. Sheep receipts around 2500 with lambs at 9.00 to 13.00 and ewes at 6.50 to 7.15.
St Paul Minnesota December 31 stockyards report cattle receipts 3100 with steers and yearlings in demand but bears on prices. Calves 490 on hand steady. Hogs 14000 receipts strong with good to choice weights 186 to 240 pounds and top around 6.75. Sheep 1300 receipts slow with few buyers noted.
Chicago dealers saw quick absorption of offerings with gains in wheat as forecasts point to higher grain values after the new year. May and July futures edged up while later activity softened. corn and oats also moved with rough weather supporting prices and mixed late trading. Provisions held steady with hog prices providing general alignment.
Kansas City reports butter unchanged with creamery 40 45 while Fegs rise 2 cents to first 35c and selected 45c. Poultry prices remain steady with hens up 1 cent, broilers 22 cents, springs 18 cents, roosters 10 cents. Potatoes unchanged with western whites at 1.30.
Chicago December 21 Butter steady as receipts reach 10,582 including creamery stock. Market activity remains stable with regular demand from creamery buyers and retailers.
Early sales show steady fat lambs at 12.50 with several loads of choice fed lambs higher as demand remains firm. Sheep remain scarce while fleshy ewes bring 5.00 to 7.26, reflecting a strong market for lamb and maturing stock.
East St. Louis reports hog receipts at 21 000 with butchers strong, cattle 4 000 with steers steady to strong, sheep 1 000 steady to strong and mixed livestock including horses mules and draft prices. Peoria and St Louis markets show hogs steady to weaker and hay and grain prices hold, with Chicago grain futures listing mixed wheat and corn prices and related commodities.
Chicago market reports show 70,000 receipts with 3,473 leftovers and early sales near steady. Saturday's average 7.10 to 7.20 for medium to strong weight butchers, with Saturday average 7.00. Cattle 16,000 and Sheep 19,000.
Grain quotes show rye 6 cars wheat 30 cars corn 291 cars oats 112 cars with tone steady to higher. Prices listed for yellow varieties and rye blends, plus futures for Liverpool cables with wheat in March and May showing percent gains, while livestock outlook estimates hogs 44 000 cattle 10 000 sheep 11 000 for tomorrow.
The report highlights higher extras and standards with eggs rising to new first and second class levels. Receipts total 49 325 with firsts at 50 and ordinary items contributing to the mix.
Washington reports grain exports last week reached 1,868,000 bushels, up from 1,093,000 the prior week, highlighting stronger agricultural shipments.
In New York on December 31 the early demand favored low priced oil shares, North Western rails, tobaccos and miscellaneous specialties with gains of 1 to 2 points in the first half hour. Notable advancers included St. Paul preferred, Chicago and North Western, Frisco common, Southern Railway, Allied Chemical, Schulte stores, Consolidated Gas, Atlantic Refining, Producers and Refiners, Coca Cola, and Willys-Overland preferred. Some laggards such as Corn Products and Cuba Cane Sugar preferred slipped about a point. Foreign exchanges opened lower.
Chicago poultry prices steady to higher with live fowls 16 to 24 cents per pound roosters 13 cents ducks 23 cents geese 17 cents and turkeys 24 cents Potatoes receipts 71 cars shipments 65 steady to about steady Wisconsin round whites 1.25 to 1.40 bulk 1.35 to 1.45 Minnesota sacked 1.25 to 1.35 Idaho sacked rurals 1.50 to 1.60 per hundredweight.
New York sees live poultry steady with express and freight rates quoted for chickens broilers fowls and turkeys. dressed poultry values listed. Peoria reports corn prices for several grades with unchanged car receipts and White No 2 corn priced at 44 1 2 cents.
Iowa manufacturers report about 200 firms export abroad, with Des Moines home to twenty. Incubators, face powder, car wheels, mining and packing products reach South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, aiding war and consumer markets.
Milwaukee grain prices list wheat and corn quotes with No 1 and No 2 northern wheat at 1.17 1.21 and 1.15 1.19 respectively. Corn is shown as No 2 yellow and No 3 mixed with marginal percentages. Oats quotes appear for No 2 white to No 4 white with percentages around 44 and 45.
Sale dates list multiple auctions around Washington Crawfordsville Wellston and surrounding areas. Names include Frank Gray John Koehler Joe Amerine Chas Gray McCoy and Rose Elias Williams J B Myall Lambert and Sigafoose Henry Witting C E Griffith and P W Palmer with locations and dates from Jan to Feb.
Chemicals from two Iowa plants reach medicines used in Australia, China, and the south seas. An American salesman helps a savage wife consider washing machines made in Newton or Grinnell as trade expands. Imports through Des Moines rose in 1922 with tin asphalt and chemicals leading, totaling about 150000 dollars in duty.
Fossil remains near Kehrlien Mongolia uncovered by American explorers indicate a carnivorous dinosaur. The tall ten foot legs and nine foot long body suggest a lizard bird intermediate ancestor, weighing about 90 000 pounds and sharing stock with modern alligators.
Ind Tunkins suggests speakers should feign greater acumen before crowds while making a deal with a single listener to tilt advantage his way. He emphasizes tailoring tone to audience size and context in negotiation.
In dialogue noted by Virginia a character named George remarks that ill health always targets one’s weakest spot. A friend responds with a sweet tease about frequent headaches, implying a shared concern with health issues.
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