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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1921
Page
2
Daily price and receipt notes for hogs cattle and sheep in Chicago dated Jan 3. Includes estimated receipts of 36 000 hogs 16 000 cattle and 24 000 sheep with market movement details and ranges for beef and pork products. Also lists official yesterday figures and cash grain quotes.
Christmas week saw light livestock receipts at most markets with prices firming. Ten markets handled 114,900 cattle, down from last week and year ago, as beef steers gained to a week high near 13.85 for top lots, with most cash trades around 8 to 11.50. shipping demand boosted heifers and cows, while calves and bologna bulls moved with narrower margins and hogs rose on strong demand and light supplies across Omaha Chicago and Kansas City.
The report notes uncertain hog market timing with packers resisting price drops while receipts and shipping demand influence direction. Chicago closes at 10.35, East St. Louis 10.80, Omaha 10.25, Kansas City 9.85, with light pre holiday runs and limited buyer activity.
Out of town theatre parties are arranged for the stage presentation of Freckles by Gene Stratton Porter at the Graham on Wednesday night January 5. A stockholders meeting of Farmers Cooperative Co at West Chester is listed in connection with the regular meeting Tuesday evening January 4, 19 27312 Secretary.
The firm lists current prices for fresh eggs cream and various meats. Eggs fresh laid per dozen, cream per pound, hens per pound, stags springs old roosters geese ducks turkeys old toms per pound and cottontails priced each, plus horse hides and beef hides per pound. The block presents a general catalog of agricultural item rates from Reynolds and Gibson.
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