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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1924
Page
2
Chicago market report for July 7 shows hog receipts at 69 000 mostly steady to higher. Cattle receipts 28 000 with slow trade and a largely steer run. Sheep receipts 25 000 with active demand early for balive lambs at lower prices, steady on better grades.
East St. Louis July 7 reports hooes treceipts 18 000 steady price slow bulk 140 to 180 lb 6 65 to 6 86 cattle receipts 2 600 steady yearlings and heifers 8 25 to 9 00 light feeders 9 26 to 9 60 sheep lambs 25 to 80e lower sheep steady bulk good lambs 12 75 to 13 00 fat ewes 10 95
Official estimates for tomorrow list Chicago receipts: hogs 42 000 cattle 9 000 sheep 16 000
Frank Kulick veteran Ford researcher and driver recalls his 1903 transcontinental run from New York to San Francisco finishing in 23 days. He contrasts the rough pre highway era with today’s marked routes paved roads and abundant service stations.
Chicago market data lists grain prices for wheat and corn with bids by grade. No. 2 hard wheat ranges from 1.16 to 1.21 dollars per bushel and corn No. 2 around 1.00 to 1.01 dollars. mixed, yellow, white grades show varied cents per bushel. Oats prices for No. 2 white 54 percent and No. 3 white 62 to 54 percent are also given.
Chicago July 7 Wheat fell early due to rain in the Canadian north west with September at 1.15% and December 1.18% then recovered briefly before ending 2% lower at 1.13% and 1.16% respectively. Corn gained on holiday crop inspection and wet weather with September around 92% then firmed further. oats eased on favorable reports with September 43% and hogs kept the provision market firm.
Compiled remarks advocate honest government over misrepresentation and patronage. Emphasizes citizens before partisanship and politics as a means to govern, warning that showmanship and counterfeit values mislead the public. Notes that every native-born American is a potential president despite imperfect politicians.
Kulick has completed a coast to coast car journey from Omaha across Nebraska to the west coast and back to Detroit. The ten millionth Ford car will be placed on display in the Ford museum with an account of its cross country trip.
Walla Walla July 7 Dr Stephen L Penrose heads Whitman College as president for thirty years this year. When he began the school had only two students now enrollment stands at 500 a limit set two years ago. Penrose is among the longest serving college presidents in the nation having graduated from Williams College at 21 and later became Whitman president nine years after graduation.
London hosts the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World as 2000 delegates from America and many nations arrive for the Wembley Park meeting July 14 to 18. Premier MacDonald, Churchill, Lord Leverhulme and others will address sessions on merchandising and advertising trends.
The commerce department reports a wool mill in Edinburgh operated solely by disabled soldiers and sailors. Begun in 1916, the plant shows limblers men can work in the labor market and produce coats rugs scarves tweeds and similar goods sold against other mills.
A photograph shows the Progressive Political Action Conference convened in the Cleveland Auditorium with William H. Johnston at the order, delegates and spectators filling the main floor and gallery seats. The shot focuses on the center rostrum area, highlighting the conference’s central activities.
Israel F. Pearce a Grant veteran lives eight miles west of Springfield guarding the site of General Grants first camp and the famed General Grants tree. He describes the 21st Illinois Infantry first day march and camp details from Camp Yates to the wooded site. Pearce recalls Grant’s orders and the soldiers’ hardships before moving on to Vicksburg and Sherman’s march.
Hassell Swanson age 22 of Chariton shot himself yesterday. The cause of death by his own action was not ascertained.
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