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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
2
Daily Market Reports from Chicago outline hog receipts at 38,000 with slower demand from packers and varied prices across weight classes. Cattle receipts reach 10,000 with a two way market. top bids around 11.65 for yearlings, heavies near 10.85, and bulls steady to higher. Sheep receipts total 11,000 as fat lambs hold 18.25 to 18.50 with bulk around 17.50 to 18.06.
Chicago reports livestock estimates for tomorrow with hogs at 48000 head cattle 3000 and sheep 12000 reflecting market supply projections for the region.
Feb. dinner guests W C Porter and family hosted by Mr and Mrs B W Carrick. Eva Spangler returns to second grade teaching after illness. Norma Reaney resumes High School duties after several days of illness. Leota Davidson taught yesterday. A little Want-ad will do it.
A sequence of sale dates and locations announced for February including Edw Bopp Kalona Earl Edmondson 4 miles south of Washington W E Swift referee H P Grant NW of Washington hedge posts by carload Dr Tom Downing 1 mile NW of Washington Mrs Lou Gormly 1 mile East of Crawfordsville J C Riley 10 miles SE of Washington and Mrs J W Kilgore NE of Ainsworth with closing out and public sale notices.
Chicago prices show mixed gains and losses with corn wheat rye lard ribs and bellies quoted for May and July futures. Highlights include May wheat near 1.94 to 1.97 and May rye around 1.72 to 1.74 with lard and bellies fluctuating in the mid to high teens.
Chicago cash grain figures show wheat mostly lower with No 3 red at around 2.02 percent and No 2 hard near 1.91 to 1.92. Corn bids range from 1.07 to 1.26 in various grades while oats rye barley and seeds list mixed values. Lard ribs bellies futures appear at 15.85 15.50 and 17.62 respectively.
Wheat opened lower in Chicago trading as Liverpool weakness and Argentina’s favorable outlook boosted selling. May and July prices slipped while a buying wave provided a partial recovery. corn stayed firm with a late rally, oats weakened, and hogs pushed provisions higher.
Chicago buyers see moderate demand with a steady market and better sentiment. Receipts reach 56 cars as U S shipments total 7 20, Wisconsin sacked round whites quoted mostly 1 05 to 1 19, Minnesota 1 00 to 1 10, Idaho sacked Russels up to 2 60 in few sales.
Small turnout to church and Sunday School at Clay Sabbath morning. A Valentine party is planned a week from Friday night at the R. S. Woodford home. Mrs. Art Forbes returns from St. Louis. Several locals noted as faithful attenders.
A Washington market sheet shows varied poultry prices including eyes per dozen, hens by weight, leghorn and black breeds, springs, large ducks, geese, swans and beef hides per pound. No market for crippled poultry noted, with a few inconsistent figures and typos in the text.
A Midland area update notes a Wednesday drive to New Sharn for a hog sale. Several residents, including Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Gowey near Veo, visited the Daer ing home on Sunday. Frank Krotz’s relocated to Ainsworth. Will McVey’s sale drew a large crowd. he plans to move to a farm near Fairfield. The Pleasant Grove Farm Bureau LadiesClub met Mrs. Adam Kasosky. Cardinal club members gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brinton’s Friday. Next meeting set for H. G. Conrad’s, with Mrs. Sadie Savage visiting Ottumwa families.
Irene Rich headlines the Warner Bros. Classic This Woman at the Fox Theatre Thursday and Friday. The cast includes Louise Fazenda Ricardo Cortez Clara Bow Marc McDermott Creighton Hale Helen Dunbar Otto Hoffman and Frank Elliot with Phil Rosen directing.
The Texas Open golf championship returns with international contenders George Duncan Abe Mitchell and past champions. From February 12 to 14 the British pair will face leading American golfers for a $6,000 purse. San Antonio's event draws about 125 pros from the U S and Canada, with Corpus Christi and Houston also hosting purses of $2,000 on February 18 20 and February 21 23 respectively.
Mrs William Burrs of Wellston Ohio writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her back and side pain and fatigue after illnesses and childbirth. She says she regained strength and can care for her children and housework and plans to try Ble Medicine in Spring. She offers to answer inquiries about the remedy.
Farm Account Schools led by L. G. Allbaugh will visit Crawfordsville Washington Wellman to teach farm accounting Feb 9 10 12. Sessions run 10 a m to 3 30 p m with individual inventories and a tailored system for each farm.
Simple nightly remedy promises rapid relief from persistent coughs and throat irritation. The formula soothes soreness and loosens phlegm without narcotics, enabling many people to sleep through the night.
The county or area plan may require animal testing. Cattle tested under city milk ordinances may be inspected by local veterinarians or federal inspectors. Work by federal inspectors is free. Indemnity remains the same for cattle treated under city milk ordinances and those treated on farms.
Council Bluffs reports rested state and one defense witness in Blanche Galvin's trial for slaying her newborn child. Sioux City notes plans for a $125000 eighthouse for the Knights of Columbus. Des Moines Mary Frase denied parole from the women’s reformatory. Des Moines convention session of the International Association of Master Housepainters and Decorators covers financing.
Peking Dr Sun Yat Sen of Canton underwent a cancer operation on January 26 and has remained in critical condition in a hospital since then. The report notes his continued serious status and ongoing medical care.
Reported new ruby mine in Mosakc district Upper Burma yields fine pigeon blood stones. Separate item notes Geneva Canada registers with League of Nations a fisheries preservation convention with the United States and Great Britain for the North Pacific. Oslo Norway records fifteen earthquakes in Southern Norway the last fortnight with bursts and aftershocks.
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