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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market update lists today receipts hogs 56 817 cattle 21 021 sheep 10 870 calves 4 499 with holdovers and varied price ranges. Hogs show top 15 60 and moderate declines 10 to 15 cents, beef steers 11 50 to 17 50 with several weight classes, lambs and feeders also noted.
Close of grain futures shows 150 cars of No 4 corn at 147 and 80 cars of oats at 88 percent. March Clover trades at 35.50 with tone unchanged.
A journal page itemizes a dense schedule of farm and livestock sales from late January to mid February. It lists breeders and auctioneers near Washington, Crawfordsville, Riverside, Keota, and other towns, including Duroc and Poland China hogs and various closing out sales.
The notice lists prices for hides and furs including calves, pelts and pelts of sheep, plus beeswax and tallow. It notes willingness to buy raw furs at high prices and mentions converting three trucks to assist customers moving, inviting calls for quotes on hauling services.
The Hanks and Bishop sale of Durrow Jersey sows set a new price record with 38 head averaging 1758.00 dollars. The top sow sold for 6800 dollars to a Missouri breeder as buyers from across the country sought Pathfinder bred stock. J Shall a bought a yearling gift from the litter for over 15,000 dollars earlier, planning to establish a new herd 10 miles north of Washington.
A sequence of public sales listed with dates and locations around Washington. Entries include Feb 20 Jackson and Rathmel six and a half miles northwest, Feb 21 R P Dewey one mile north, Feb 23 Jacob Simmering 3% miles northeast, Feb 23 Will Green Washington, Feb 24 John May Washington, Feb 25 Lewis Duke seven miles southwest, Feb 25 Matt Essley one and a half miles northeast, Feb 26 J R McCreedy Haskins Dukoe Jersey hog sale, Feb 27 J K Beal Ainsworth, Feb 28 O H Palmer closing.
The Farmers Union Exchange displays a car of flour on the track and offers it at attractive prices if purchased from the car. They also advertise tankage molasses feed cotton seed and oil meal with price 9512.
The National City bank estimates world debt at 2000 billion dollars, up from 400 billion in 1914. Paper currency worldwide surged about sixfold since 1914, while gold reserves rose only 40 percent. major nations show heavy note circulation gains with uneven gold backing following the war.
A Chicago woman was fined $50 after telling the judge to go to the devil. The remark prompted a court appearance and a disciplinary response observed by local readers.
A fragment titled Sin Against Politics notes a Ward politician deriding opponents with odd phrases like this here eddie eatin of the Glasses and theyll be voila to salt themselves reflecting a cryptic public figure remark from Life.
The Whiting Elevator on North Town Avenue is sold to the Washington Elevator Company. The deal closes today with possession taken and Elmer Thoma to run the business. W. A. Whiting retires from the operation after years of service. The sale includes all grain and elevator business and the weighing station.
London January 28 The Allsopp and Son brewery reports profits $120000 higher than 1918 The chairman Sir W B Peat warns of danger from the Pussyfoot campaign describing it as a bold bid for women’s votes and says it must be fought to a finish while noting strong financial backing for its supporters
In Soho and at the Women's Hospital for Children, Dr. Octavia Lewin promotes a “sneeze” health routine. Weekly sneezing parties at Westminster Health Center teach proper sneezing to children and adults with soap, handkerchiefs, and guided breathing.
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