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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1923
Page
2
Chicago market reports dated January 12 1923 show hogs with estimated receipts of 5000 and 45000 in the two notes with slow market and mixed weights. Calves cattle and sheep are listed with prices by weight and quality across heavy packers sows cows veal calves feeders and stockers. Final lines indicate overall market activity and prime/choice ranges for lambs and ewes with mixed weights and categories.
Markets furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Co Burlington Iowa show oats at 65 cars and yellow corn around 70 to 71 percent, No 3 white oats 48 to 44 percent, No 2 yellow corn 72 to 73 percent, No 2 hard wheat 1.21 percent, No 2 rye 88 percent. Livestock outlook for tomorrow lists hogs 13 000 cattle 1500 sheep 4000.
A long list of sale dates from January to February detailing closing out sales and public auctions across the Washington area. Listings include properties near East Main Street Wells ton Letts Crawfordsville Has king and other towns with buyers like J M Brockway Tom McGraw and J A Wehr & Son. Horse cattle and Poland China hogs are noted in several entries.
A 1923-era advisory from the Louisa County Farm Bureau urges early winter seed testing and seed treatment, outlines formaldehyde methods to curb smut, and emphasizes timely machinery checks to save spring labor. It also reports poultry contest results and previews upcoming Farm Bureau program and member questions.
In a period of economic stress the Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Federation urge citizens and groups to ensure full value for expenditures. The message argues that only prudent spending supports fair dealing and responsible governance.
A quotation from J. R. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, asserts that the five dollar Farm Bureau membership fee is the last expense to cut, framing it as an investment rather than a cost for members to protect interests.
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