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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 54 000 slow with gains 10 cents higher to shippers and yard traders big packers active. Cattle receipts 8 000 killing classes up 25 cents, beef steers and heifers strongest with bulk prices 7.76 to 11.25 and up. Sheep receipts 14 000 active fat lambs steady yearlings steady feeding lambs 13.00 to 14.15 in spots.
Jan 2 cattle receipts 9 000 calves 10 cents higher other killing stock steady best steers and yearlings 10 00 short feds mostly 7 75 9 40 fat cows 6 00 65 75 canners 2 00 3 00 bulls steady veals top 11 00 stockers 6 00 7 40 hog receipts 17 000 dull lighter weights steady bulk sales 6 60 6 85 120 160 lb sheep receipts 9 000 lambs 15 20 cents higher early top 13 70 other 13 25 13 60 top ewes 8 50.
East St Louis January 29 hog receipts 21 000 up, prices top 7 20 to 7 25 for 186 to 240 lb, packer sows 6 25 6 40. Cattle receipts 3 000 active to strong, beef cows lower, canners down, vealers 13 56 14 06. Sheep receipts 1 506 steady to strong with native wool lambs 13 00 13 50, yearlings 11 25, ewes 8 75.
Sioux City reports 2900 cattle and 16000 hogs on the receipts with a strong market. Cattle top values range from 10.50 to 16.00 for weights, while hogs show top bids near 6.80 and wholesale 6.50 to 6.75. Sheep receipts at 2000 indicate a strong market.
St Paul Minnesota cattle receipts 1,700 with moderate activity and strong bidding. Fat stock and bulls showed gains up to 25 higher than last Friday while steers and yearlings trended down. Cows and heifers mostly weaker. cutters 7.25 with bulk stockers and feeders active. Calves receipts 2,300 with best light offerings 9.75 to 10 per cwt.
Chicago cash grain prices from January 29 show No 2 red wheat at 1.10 to 1.14 dollars and varied futures for corn in mixed yellow and white grades. oats rye barley and seeds listed with multiple price ranges and staples such as lard ribs bellies and pork cuts also noted.
In Chicago on January 29 the corn market rose after early wavering as general commission house buying spurred fresh gains. Futures demand for delivery expanded, pushing May from 79% to 79% and above yesterday's finish before sporadic selling paused the advance.
Prices ended mixed with corn up and wheat and oats showing small gains after opening steady. Snow cover thinning raised frost fears for winter wheat, while oats and other grains recovered later, with May and July futures edging higher. Provisions remained firm alongside grain and hogs.
Chicago market round up shows 48 car receipts with 582 cars shipped nationwide. Wisconsin sacked round white bids range 1.20 to 1.35, Minnesota 1.15 to 1.25, Idaho sacked russets 2.25 to 2.50, with poorly graded options 1.75 to 2.00.
Iowa farm reports show dairy cattle alone rose in value in 1923 with the Jan 1 1924 average at 60 per head up from 58. Other livestock classes fell: hogs from 12.80 to 10.30, cattle excluding dairy at 34.30, horses from 79 to 74, mules at 77, and sheep down a dime from 8.59 to 8.49.
The Pioneer Trails feature highlights The Covered Wagons with showings at the Fox on Wednesday and Thursday, as merchants note in the Journal.
Receipts total 15 000 hogs and 500 sheep with steady demand. Hogs show slow early sales to shippers with desirable mix of lights and butchers averaging 150 to 250 pounds at 6 60 to 6 65, heavy butchers around 6 75, sows near 6 00, stock pigs 5 50, slaughter pigs up to 5 75. Sheep steady with fat native lambs 13 00, best fed westerns unsold, bulk fed western around 13 35 to 12 50, best light ewes at 7 75.
A sequence of farm and stock sale notices lists buyers and locations near Washington Iowa. Dates span January to February with sellers including Ed Beranek H J Whiting Roy Steele Milo Kemp E Griffith J B E H E Keating Ed Hotle Sebe Jones Ernest Carlson Fred Cannon John Laney P W Palmer James K Helmick Frank Tierney C W Jackson Paul Coffman Fleming Elmer Kolosik Rathmel and Wells.
HOGS Receipts 21 000 slow mostly steady top 6 85 packing sows 625 6 35 bulk 210 to 280 lb butchers 6 70 6 80 180 to 210 lb 6 50 6 65 few packing sows 6 35 average cost yesterday 6 65 weight 240 CATTLE Receipts 4 500 fed steers and yearlings fairly active strong to 15 higher best steers 9 35 some holding higher bulk early salps fed steers and yearlings 8 0009 00 better grades fed she stock fully steady others slow veal ers steady to 25 higher bulls stock ers and feeders steady bulk butch er cows and heifers 4 00 6 40 can ners and cutters 2 25 3 50 bulls 4 00 4 50 dealers to packers 9 50 10 00 few up to 10 25 bulk stockers and feeders 6 25 7 00 one load feeders averaging around 750 pounds from Denver sold out of second hands late yesterday at 8 50 SHEEP Receipts 16 006 active market killing classes mostly 10 to 15 higher desirable weight wooled lambs 13 50 13 75 top 13 80 light and handy wet ewes 8 00 8 25 feeding lambs slow 25 higher top 13 36
Readable figures project livestock inventories for tomorrow with hogs about 42000, cattle around 12000, and sheep near 11000. The estimate highlights farm stock expectations for the upcoming day.
DES MOINES JAN 25 Hog production in Iowa and the corn belt has passed the crest of surplus, with a downward trend under way. The December 1923 USDA survey shows fall farrowings in Iowa down 6.3 percent and 6.1 percent in the corn belt, while pigs saved declined 2.6 percent.
Hamburg dispatch reports prospecting German emigrants turning toward Canada, South America and Russia after the US quota ran out. Steamship offices are crowded with hopefuls who sold possessions to fund travel, determined to leave Germany before July when the new quota opens.
Dr F M Edwards promoted Olive Tablets made from vegetable ingredients and olive oil as a remedy for dull complexions and digestive waste. He claimed the tablets restore normal liver and bowel action, with users noting improved color and energy after nightly use. Thousands reportedly used them as a calomel substitute, priced at oc and 50c.
A drive to establish a parent teacher association in each Iowa school is announced by Mrs G B MacDonald Ames state membership chair. The effort aims to support child welfare and stronger parent teacher cooperation with April as start. Notables include Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis Des Moines former president and honorary, with Mrs F W Beckman Ames as state president and district chairs across Dubuque Fort Dodge Sioux City Ottumwa Council Bluffs Roland.
Vienna announces a large scale building program increasing new lodgings from 5 000 to 7 000 this year and totaling more than 25 000 across the scheme. The plan aims to ease housing congestion and provide steady work for the building trades.
A new $16,000 stake and $10,000 added to the Latonia derby purse raise the Latonia Derby total to $25,000. Kentucky Jockey Club general manager Col. Matt J. Winn announced the spring program. Fourteen stakes with a combined value of $160,000 will be decided at Latonia and Churchill Downs in Louisville.
A store force member acknowledges a newspaper ad from the Journal, expressing appreciation for the information conveyed. The brief note highlights recognition of the ad’s role in informing staff or customers.
The piece notes growing German hesitation about emigration to Soviet lands as crops and land were seized in Russia, with many settlers returning home. It mentions a State Warning Office advising potential emigrants and cites a German medical journal praising better prospects for doctors in the United States rather than South America.
In Scootac Pennsylvania Mrs Lonek reports relief from long illness and childbirth after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring health and enabling a healthy birth and family happiness. A nationwide survey notes 65 out of 100 buyers reporting benefit from the product.
C D Morris urges a peace period for railroads arguing they need sufficient revenues to provide prompt service and reasonable profits. He warns political management causes waste and notes the 1920 transportation act and Esch Cummins law debate amid industrial uncertainty.
The list shows per pound rates for geese, Chinese and African pigeons, beef hides, and horse hides. Prices indicate value in pounds with per unit measurements.
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