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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1924

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Hogs and Cattle Prices Chicago Jan 4

Hogs receipts 2000 with active trade. 240 to 300 lb butchers 7.25 to 7.35, top 7.35. 200 to 225 lb averages 7.10 to 7.20. light 6.90 to 7.06. sow prices 6.60 to 6.80. Cattle receipts 9000. beef steers mid to lower quality. best yearlings 11.50. short fed 6.50 to 9.75. bulls to 10. packer bids 11.50 to 12.50. calves weak. Sheep receipts 16000. fat lambs steady to 25c lower. feeding lambs 12.75. ewes 7.25 to 7.75.

Chicago

Kansas City Livestock Market Report

CATTLE receipts 2,500 with calves and beef classes steady to slow, best yearlings and matured steers 10.00, short feds 8.9.00, cows 4.50 to 6.00, vealers up to 11.00. HOGS receipts 8,000 weak to 10 lower, top 4.10, bulk 6.75 to 7.05, 200–280 lb averages 6.90–7.10. SHEEP receipts 2,000 lambs slow to steady, best fed lambs 12.90, native 12.50–12.90, sheep strong up to 8.00.

Kansas City

Sioux City Livestock Market Report Summary

Sioux City cattle receipts 2,000 with slow market and prices down 15 cents. Fat steers and yearlings around 6.50 to 11.56, bulk 7.50 to 8.60. fat cows 4.60 to 8.00. feeders and yearlings mixed 2.00 to 10.00. hog receipts 17,000 with prices about 10 cents lower, top 6.99. lights 6.40 to 6.60. butchers 6.76 to 6.90. mixed 6.65 to 6.75. heavy packers 6.35 to 6.60. sheep receipts 2,000 market already noted.

Sioux City

Potatoes Market Reports Mixed U.S. Shipments Prices

Potatoes showed slight strength with 11 car shipments across the United States totaling 552 cars. Wisconsin sacked round whites bring 0.8 to 1.56, Michigan bulk round whites 1.49 to 1.50, Idaho sacked russets 2.15 to 2.25.

Chicago United States Wisconsin Michigan Idaho Rusgets

Parker Hanged for Linn Sheriff Murder in Oregon

George Parker, condemned for killing Linn county Sheriff W. J. Dunlap, was hanged at the state penitentiary in Salem. The murder occurred on May 2, 1923.

Associated Press Salem Ore George Parker W. J. Dunlap Linn County State Penitentiary

Chicago Grain Prices Report January 4

Wheat and corn prices listed for various grades with No 1 hard at 1.05 percent, No 2 mixed at 73.14, No 3 mixed at 72.73, yellow and white varieties shown with decimals, oats and barley prices, timothy seed, cloverseed, lard and ribs values, rye reported as no sales.

Chicago

Livestock Estimates Reported for Tomorrow

A historical livestock outlook lists hogs at 13 000 head and cattle at 2 000 head with sheep around 2 000. The figures reflect farm inventory projections for the coming period.

Chicago Wheat and Corn Markets Edge Higher on Strong Demand

Chicago traders saw mixed moves as wheat slipped early amid weak Liverpool demand and firmer corn, then rallied on shorts' buying and tight receipts. Corn prices hit new seasonal highs while oats followed, and provisions drifted as hog values rose but buyers stayed scarce.

Chicago Liverpool Great Britain

Unknown Vessel Reports Herself as Sinking in Pacific

A radio message picked up by Seattle harbor stations claimed the sending vessel was sinking but gave no identifying name. The distress signal was thought to originate from either the Kyosei Maru or the steamship Harold Dollar, both reported in trouble earlier today in the Pacific.

Pacific Associated Press Seattle Wash Seattle Harbor Harold Dollar

French Francs Fall in New York Exchange Market

In New York on January 4, buying of dollars in Paris and London pushed European currencies lower. French francs dropped to 4.84% cents, a record low, while demand sterling opened at 4.28% and then rose to 4.29%. Other continental exchanges also opened slightly down, Belgian francs at 4.29 cents.

Associated Press New York Dollar Exchange Paris London

Tilden objects to amateur writing rule for tennis

Wm. T. Tilden II national tennis champion criticizes a proposed USLTA rule to bar amateurs who write for profit. He argues the measure harms the game by cutting off experienced writers and notes his own career in newspapers, magazines, and books before his championship.

Associated Press Philadelphia Wm. T. Tilden United States Lawn Tennis Association Tilden

Illinois and Missouri Weather Outlook Tonight Through Saturday

Illinois remains generally fair with added snow flurries in the southeast tonight and continued cold conditions. Missouri also sees fair skies tonight and Saturday with colder air dominant, especially in the south and central regions.

Illinois Missouri

Large Estate Probated in Avoca District Court

The estate of the late Nelson I Sanford filed in Avoca district court is valued at 140 196 21 dollars. Miss Fannie Sanford of Chicago, longtime local schoolteacher, and her two sisters are heirs.

Avoca Nelson I Sanford Fannie Sanford Chicago

Radio Listings Show Evening Musical Program Across Cities

A dense schedule lists CKAC CKBC KDKA KFI KGW KSD KYW WRAP WBZ WCAP WDAP Schenectady WHAS WHN WJAZ WMAQ WMC woc WTAM WWJ and others. Programs include kiddies stories, lectures, dinner concerts, orchestras, bands, dances, and Sunday school lessons with times ranging from 3 p m to 10 p m across many markets.

Radio Digest The Associated Press CKAC Montreal KDKA Pittsburgh KFI Los Angeles Pacific KGW Portland Ore KSD St. Louis Central KYW Chicago Fort Worth WBZ Springfield Mass WCAP Washington Astern WEAF WDAP Way Schenectady WHAS Louisville Reading WHN New York WJAZ WMAQ Chiago Theatre Review

Tama County Gravelling Costs Reported for Primary Road

The Tama county engineer says the Toledo north primary road averaged 4729.68 dollars per mile for gravelling. Twelve miles cost 3060.76 dollars per mile while the remainder ran 5065.18 dollars per mile due to local gravel used in the southern section.

Toledo Tama County

Burlington's Busy Year in Ottumwa Construction

Burlington istor Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad reports a busy year in Ottumwa with a new machine shop a mechanical coaling station a water treatment and purifying plant and additional improvements underway during 19th century development in the region.

Burlington Ottumwa Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

New storehouses built and Union station remodeled

The article notes new storehouses and a remodeled Union station with track work adjoining the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Morell Packing plum lines. It mentions a viaduct over Iowa Avenue and ends with a call to merchants to tell the Journal, I saw your s.

Union Station Chicago, Nock Island and Pacific Railway Morell Packing Iowa Avenue

Closing out and public sales listed across Indiana towns

A sequence of sale notices shows dates from January to February for multiple auctions. Buyers include Joe Amerine near Coppoeh Chas Gray at Ainsworth Hillhouse and Reigard at Brighton McCoy and Rose near Crawfordsville Elias Williams trustee J E Myall near Washington Lambert and Sigafoose near Washington Henry Witting Crawfordsville and Chas Bohac near Ainsworth C E Griffith Wellston and P W Palmer near Washington.

Joe Amerine Coppoeh Lambert and Sigafoose Washington Chas. Bohac Ainsworth

World War Veterans Shape Iowa Legion Plans

Des Moines reports discuss the Marshalltown Soldiers Home expansion for World War veterans and families as world conflict returns demand. Iowa Legion chief Bert Halligan notes 1924 will bring progress. Hanford MacNider scholars enlist notable officers to join Clausen-Worden post for 1924.

Des Moines Iowa Marshelltown B. C. Whitehill Mr. Whitehill Whitehill Marshalltown American Legion Gilbert Marshall County Thirty-Ninth General Assembly Pella van Veen-Van Hemert’ Legion Post Hanford MacNider Clausen-Worden Gen. Lejeune Marines H. E. Ely L. S. Upton M. C. Corey E. R. Stam

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Daily Market Reports Kansas City Livestock Sioux City Livestock Chicago Cash Grain Iowa Success School Success School East Second Street Ottumwa, Iowa Beach-Wickham Grain CO Chicago Board of Trade N. Y Rule John A. Babcocker Main Floor Exchange Commission YARD WMC Memphis Woc Davenport WTAM Cleveland WWJ Detroit Chas. Gray Hillhouse and Reigard Public Sale Brighton McCoy and Rose Crawfordsville Elias Williams MccCoy and Rose J. E. Myall Henry Witting C. E. Griffith Wellston P. W Poland China Vandotte Schuttler Litchfield Deere Gang Deere Hayes Macon Dougherty Bert L. Halligan Iowa Department of the America Legion Iowa Legionaires Mutual R. L. Gibson Pruggisn W. S. Reister East Third St East Washington St Usiness Snehan A. B.C A.B. C
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