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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
4
Estimated receipts total 38 000 with 8 999 carried over from yesterday. Market prospects run 10 to 15 cents higher than yesterday. Light and mixed cattle prices range 16 70 to 17 25, heavy shipping grades 16 50 to 17 25, rough heavy 16 50 to 16 70, good to choice around 16 90 to 17 20. Cattle receipts about 9 000 with market prospects steady. Sheep receipts about 11 000.
Chicago market notes show hog receipts 40 000 today with prices from 16 64 to 17 50 and porkers at 17 15 to 17 20 Curent cattle figures list beeves 13 90 cows and heifers 6 60 to 11 80 stockers 7 50 to 10 85 calves 8 75 to 14 25 and mixed results for sheep and lambs with western and native offerings. Wires burned.
Washington reports Hoover testimony shows domestic demand for nearly all staple foods rising due to higher living standards from war prosperity. He warned about possible compulsory cuts if the trend continues and noted the food administration buys $160 million of foodstuffs monthly for the Allies while pursuing price stabilization.
A vacant Grass Valley lot holds old buried metal coffins now valued as junk. A bronze coffin attracts attention as it may fetch several times its junk value. The piece reportedly costs more than a beginner’s bid and is linked to a Japanese quote about mind and eternity.
The Journal's Farm Department explains spray practices using arsenate of lead with lime sulfur and Bordeaux solutions to combat the coddling moth, also called the apple worm. It notes the poison adheres to leaves and fruit, affecting newly set apples as worms hatch, with stock safety and cumulative exposure addressed.
Cannon Bros of near Crawfordsville purchased a well bred Angus bull from Stanley R. Pierce after months of searching. The bull’s dam weighed 1600 pounds and sold for 1000 dollars as a nine year old. Pierce raised the sire, and the purchase reflects the breeders’ high standards amid a busy cattle season.
The article explains arsenate of lead as a poison for leaf and fruit eating insects added to spray materials. It discusses two forms paste and powder with paste being most common and provides directions for preparation and use.
Fall discussions in the Journal noted demand for corn binders and the wisdom of stocking extra supply early. The season proved that purchasing beyond normal needs would have been best, echoed again as men bought feed.
The column reviews past price peaks for hogs and cattle, noting profits from cows and feeders, and warns of spring markets. It cites labor shortages in Washington County affecting yields, and predicts rising demand and prices for yearling and two year old horses as draft stock. It ends with a horse dealer’s ad cue.
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