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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1923
Page
2
Market notes show hog receipts at 24 060 with holdover 17 934 and mixed price movement up to 8 60 for light weights. Killing classes steady to slow with top light steers near 11 60 and veal calves up to 25 cents higher. Cattle and sheep receipts estimated for tomorrow include 25 000 hogs 14 000 sheep and 0 cattle.
A dense list details numerous farm auctions and public sales across Iowa towns including Washington, Ainsworth, Letts, Wellston, and Crawfordsville. Entries specify seller names, sale types closing out or public sales, and locations with distances from towns.
Market summary shows canners and cutters ranges for cows and heifers 2.75 to 3.76, feeder steers 6.25 to 8.00, stocker cattle 3.50 to 7.85, veal calves 8.50 to 11.25, and lambs with top lambs at 14.50. Receipts today total 15 000 with shipments and weights listed. opening slow, fat lambs steady, sheep weak to lower, feeder lambs 12.75 to 14.85. Cattle and sheep receipts split as 59 294 cattle 262 877 sheep and lambs 29 811 calves 3 349. shipments 20 678 cattle 7 798 sheep and lambs 6 812 calves 4 163.
The ad claims Olive Tablets purge the liver and improve digestion by stimulating natural bowels. It promotes a vegetable formula with olive oil that eases indigestion without griping and suggests taking one or two at bedtime, priced 15c and 30c.
The 1923 spring farrowings are expected to rise 12 percent nationwide from 1922 levels, with the Corn Belt seeing about 15 percent more sows bred. Southern states forecast declines. Hog price trends and corn costs will largely decide farmers' execution of intentions.
Reports say these merchants threatened the livelihood of Japanese manufacturers and posed a menace to Japanese labor interests, according to contemporary accounts.
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