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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1920
Page
2
Chicago pig and cattle prices move with heavy hog notes and mixed cattle values. Estimated receipts reach tens of thousands daily with heavy packs and numerous weight categories shown, while official Saturday figures list receipts and shipments across hogs cattle sheep and calves.
BE. J. Paul of this city announces a double page advertisement for his coming sale on February 4 at the Sanford livery barn. Paul is a new breeder in Washington County and his sale is expected to lift interest in Spotted Polands among livestock men in the central west.
The notice advertises James K Helmick and Son breeding stock sale on January 23 1820 featuring three litter mates to the national junior champion boar four to Wildwood Jumbo and other sires along with bred sows gilts and 30 additional sons. Prices and catalog requests issued with references to prior private sales and prospective buyers urged to attend and bid their price.
Furnished by E W Wagner and Co Iowa City. Corn futures range from 1 32 to 1 39 with May and July delivery and oats around 75 to 82 cents. Cash market reports cite 200 cars of corn rising up to 3e and 170 cars of oats with slight gains. Clover March at 35.00 appears in the same brief.
January 17 1820 report notes corn trading 132 to 137 with No 2 at 1.50 while January sentiment turns bearish for late month due to large supply accumulation and ample receipts. Export sales of rye oats and wheat rise but U S surplus heightens export difficulty amid unfavorable European news and weak early half crop year exports.
Readers invited to send or call in farm items from their neighborhood. Reports of livestock shipments public sale prices or any special farm activity are especially welcome by the Journal office.
Carlson staged a large Duroc sale at the temporary pavilion in the old Sanford Livery barn. The average price reached 123.50 with many local buyers present from Washington County and nearby towns, signaling solid local demand and Carlson’s growing reputation. A future expansion hinges on securing a better sale pavilion for Washington.
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