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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
2
Chicago January market report shows estimated hog receipts 37 000 with prices 17 40 to 17 75 for bulk sales and hogs top at 17 75. Cattle and calves weak. calves 16 00 to 20 00 prime. Lambs and yearlings 16 10 to 16 15 for good and prime. sheep steady to lower with culls 11 50 to 13 75. Receipts and shipments listed for yesterday and today.
Grain futures close reported by E. W. Wagner & Co of Iowa City with manager B. Hunt noting activity. Prices, gains or losses not specified in the fragment.
The Journal details multiple farm sales and auctions around Kalona including Spevacek estate real estate sale January 27, S E Baker sale near Riverside January 28, Brinning sale at Wellston January 28, Glassburner sale near Washing ton January 20, and Brenneman Son auction north of Kalona that netted 14990.90. It notes top prices for Tamworth pigs, cows and calves, and describes other farm moves and hog-waterer values. The report also covers railcar limitations delaying shipments and ongoing local stock market activity with numerous hog and cattle movements and price shifts.
The Jugenheimer sale near Havre drew a good crowd despite warm weather. Feed bidding slowed, while corn sold at 1.35 per unit. Cattle hogs and machinery also sold well.
Frank Leeper, buyer of the J. E. Ross farm on the Brighton road southwest of Washington, announces a public sale in February. He has managed the property and will sell farms equipment and assets as part of the event.
An advertisement explains cows produce less milk in winter due to lack of fresh forage and promotes B. A. Thomas' Stock Remedy. It claims the product supplies concentrated nutrients to boost milk yield and quality with the same feed. Sherman Bros. advert.
The term wet moon describes a crescent with one horn much lower than the other, like a bowl. It is a popular but fallacious sign predicting rain rather than a reliable forecast.
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