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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
2
Daily market report from Chicago notes hog receipts at 43 000 with prices to 11 40, cattle receipts 10 000 with feeders and fat cows moving, open outcry for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies with mixed gains and losses across sectors. Major buyers and packers involved.
Chicago February 19 livestock estimates show hogs 37 000 cattle 4 000 sheep data incomplete.
Chicago reported a strong advance in the wheat market as predictions of domestic trade in April through June and higher Liverpool quotations supported gains. May futures rose to about 1.86 to 1.87, with July around 1.57 to 1.58, while corn and oats followed the firmer trend though with some intraday fluctuations.
A later report records a slight upturn as provisions respond to higher quotations on hogs and grain, indicating market price adjustments. Strong entities from the era are implied by commodity references and tension in supply lines.
Chicago February 19 farmers note moderate morning activity with a firmer trend as 49 cars received and total U S shipments reached 775 Wisconsin round whites quoted 1 10 to 1 15 Michigan bulk russet rural at 1 35 to 1 40 Idaho sacked russets mostly 2 60 to 2 65 few fancy russet prices in the 1 20 to 1 30 range
London Jan 28 MP H A L Fisher urged Britain’s rich to visit American colleges to learn the habit of donating to education. He served as former president of the board of education and spoke at the England Speake r Union luncheon after touring U S and Canadian universities. He cited Yale’s halls funded by the Harold endowment and urged yeasty emulation of American philanthropy in higher learning.
The Fox Theatre presents The Lighthouse by the Sea featuring Rin Tin Tin in a two day engagement. The canine star dominates the drama as a bootlegger gang plots against a lighthouse keeper and his daughter with Rin Tin Tin’s daring rescues and swift chases delivering action. Louise Fazenda turns in a notable daughterly role alongside Buster Collier Jr and others delivering solid performances.
Mrs Grace Rogers sister of famed hunter Paul J Rainey presents twenty six thousand acres in Louisiana to the National Audubon Societies with a large endowment to fund wintering wild ducks. The sanctuary will be named the Paul J Rainey wildlife sanctuary.
A long list of Associate Press Supreme Court decisions from Iowa courts affirms or reverses various rulings. Cases cover sheriff fees, rent recovery, promissory notes, damages, mandamus, and injunctions across counties such as Cherokee, Guthrie, Woodbury, and Pottawattamie, with several reversals and remands. The report also notes a 6000 year old linen and a movable wing airplane prototype with a 20 horsepower engine claiming 50 miles per gallon.
A list of sale dates and locations includes Feb 20 R J Davis closing out sale in S E Crawfordsville. Feb 21 H A Davis Masons Transfer Co household goods. Feb 21 public sale Goodbert property at 2 PM. Feb 21 D J Wittman Denison Barn Washington horse sale. Feb 23 Mrs John Taylor 712 So Sec Ave closing out sale. Feb 23 H R Baker one mile south of Washington closing out sale. Feb 24 Ernest O Carlson 3 miles NW of Washington. Feb 24 Duroc diversion sale. Feb 24 R L Smylie Bred Low Sale Columbus Junction. Feb 27 R L Smylie Farm Sale Columbus Junction.
Freight and passenger traffic at the port of Marseilles rose above 1913 figures in 1924 for the first time since the armistice. Total tonnage reached 21,144,351, up 43,531 tons from 1913, while passengers totaled 771,009 compared with 566,165 in 1913.
The United States department of agriculture plans a forest experiment station in the Pacific Northwest to study restoration of cut-over lands and determine the best methods for reforestation in the region.
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