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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
2
Daily Market Reports from Chicago note hog and cattle receipts with price ranges weekly, and include wheat, corn, oats, rye and by products futures. It lists bid ranges by weight and grade for hogs and cattle, plus open high low close figures for grains and fats with specific contract quotes and market activity on January 22.
Official Chicago livestock estimates list Howl at 56 000, cattle 4 006, sheep 8 000 for tomorrow with figures released January 22.
Chicago poultry prices January 22 show alive birds higher with fowls 18 to 25 cents, springs 26, roosters 15, ducks 23, geese 22.
Mrs. Wm J. from Terre Haute recounts weakness and dizziness before using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring her strength, easing after childbirth, and recommends it to other women. The advertisement notes the product is sold by druggists nationwide.
Wheat showed an upward tendency in early dealings aided by export interest, with sterling exchanges at their highest since 1915. May prices rose to about 1.88% and July to 1.66% before modest gains faded. Corn fell from the open, while oats stayed firm and provisions held steady with hog values.
Trading moderate and market firm with receipts of 66 cars and total US shipments 857. Wisconsin sacked round whites at 1.65 to 1.20, fancy shade higher, bulk 1.20. Fancy dusties higher, Michigan bulk Rus set rurals 1.25.
Republican house leaders decided to send the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill to conference. The move settles speculation that the measure could be referred to the house military committee, signaling a procedural path forward.
Washington County notes summarize the State Federation meeting in Des Moines January 13 15 with C H Hearst reelected president and Ray L Gribben secretary. The piece notes rising Farm Bureau membership, upcoming demonstrations on farm butchering meat curing and farm accounting classes, plus a tuberculosis reactor report and a farm bureau office relocation planned for February.
Iowa plays Illinois Saturday night in Urbana after a two week layoff. The Cyclones seek and edge in conference play as captain Hector Janse nears full form after an earlier standout 1923 season.
Auction listings show multiple closing out sales and public sales around Washington with dates from Jan 23 to Feb 7. Sellers include Fred Kolosick J F Duffy J E Wright M C DeLong Tipton Simmerman Homer Jarrard George Burge Fred Sipe Roy Fisher Earl Edmondson W Swift and others. Locations span miles northeast east south and west of Washington with overlaps near Riverside Rich mond Crawfords ville Keota and Winfield.
The trio McConnell Mason City Van Deusen Anamosa and Raffen sperger Victor contributed baskets and free throws to reach fifteen points. Coach Barry remarked on room for improvement from the two sophomores and the center as the team anticipates stronger performances as the conference season approaches.
Paris reports M Barrabe a geologist and Ecole Normale member sent to Madagascar has returned after three months. He traveled the Majunga region collecting numerous samples from carboniferous lands. Coal beds seem less important than those in Indo China. Madagascar's bituminous sands and petroleum fields are deemed more significant.
A merchant notes a customer’s remark I saw your ad confirming interest. The brief exchange highlights advertising effectiveness and consumer engagement.
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