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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1924

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago market report shows hogs receipts 96 800 with prices 7.50 for top weighty butchers and mixed classes down. cattle receipts 24 000 with fed steers steady to 18 cents lower and ewes trading. sheep receipts 13 00 cents with killing lambs around 26 cents higher and fat lambs elevating to 14 dollars. Market momentum influenced by European purchases and surrounding grain strength with near term corn and wheat prices surging.

Chicago

Official Estimates Chicago Livestock Receipts Tomorrow

Official Chicago figures project tomorrow's receipts totaling 40 000 hogs 8 000 cattle and 9 000 sheep with market activity anticipated across the board.

Chicago

Storms Cause Historic Damage to Iowa Electric Firms

Des Moines July 12 Storms across Iowa in June caused the greatest damage on record to street railways and power companies, totaling about 250000 dollars. Steam railways suffered larger losses. many rural lines and generating stations were hit hard, with several transformers and substations wrecked. Service interruptions occurred in cities for weeks, due to trees and limbs pulling down lines. Carmachel notes Iowa’s electrical system is strong and predicts a shift from wooden poles to steel towers to reduce future storm damage.

Des Moines Iowa Joe Carmachel Iowa Committee On Public Utility Information Carmachel

Princess Royal to Auction 40 Art Works Next Month

London reports the Princess Royal has ordered about 40 pictures to be sold at auction next month including some old masters as part of turning treasures into cash. The move follows other prominent figures offering items for sale.

London Princess Royal Arthur of Connaught

Russian eggs in Germany reach Hamburg shipment

Four million eggs the largest Russia to Germany shipment since 1914 arrived from Leningrad and were sold to German dealers for about 125000 dollars.

Germany Hamburg Russia Leningrad Eges

Visitors Seek Weekend Loaf And Light Entertainment

Week end visitors express desire to relax with simple leisure and light entertainment options. They prefer a casual, laid back atmosphere and content that allows them to just loaf.

Human nature and civilization in Freud's view

A condensed reflection on Freud's idea that inherent aggression exists in all humans and that civilization restrains this instinct rather than releasing it. The text contrasts savage impulses with social order and discipline.

Chicago grain quotes show varied bid ranges across grains

On July 14 Chicago bids for wheat and corn varied by class from No 1 hard wheat at about 1.22 to 1.29 dollars and No 2 mixed corn near 1.11 dollars. Oats rye barley and seed prices also listed with la rd ribe bellice and Clover seed at mixed levels.

Chicago

New High Wheat Price Hits Record in Chicago Trading

Wheat prices surged to a season high at market open in Chicago as buyers from foreign sources and eastern western houses participated. Early quotations rose by percentages, with September futures around 1.19 to 1.20 and December near 1.22 to 1.23, amid reports of crop damage and dry weather complaints in parts of North Dakota.

Minnesota Europe Chicago

Potatoes Market Report From Chicago July 14

Trading fair but weak demand with receipts of 178 cars and 308 on track. U S shipments total 1 028 cars. Missouri and Kansas sacked Irish cobblers 1 25 to 1 50, some fancy sold early at 1 60 to 1 50. Virginia barrels Irish cobblers 3 50 to 3 65.

Chicago United States Missouri Kansas Virginia

Mining Piish in Alaska Revival Attracts Prospectors

SEWARD Alaska June 20 A revival of mining mainly for gold is reported this summer on the Kenai Peninsula. Many prospectors head to the Nuka Bay area 60 miles south of Seward after a discovery at the close of last season. Several quartz properties on the peninsula have been sold.

Associated Press Seward Alaska Kenai Peninsula Alaska Railroad Nuka Bay

England Likes Cooperatives

The cooperative movement in England has expanded with 4,500,000 members and share capital over 400 million dollars. Total trade reaches about 850 million dollars as 2,000 delegates attend the 16th annual congress, including overseas representatives.

Nottingham Eng England

Crop conditions show drought across plains and Iowa

The Federated Weather Bureau report for the week ending July 8 notes dry interior weather aiding harvest but temperatures below normal hinder growth. It cites very poor corn conditions in much of the upper Mississippi Valley, especially Iowa, and reports favorable winter wheat progress in Nebraska and the upper Mississippi region.

Associated Press DHS Movies Iowa United States Federated Weather Bureau West Gulf Plains Rock Mountains Mississippi Valley Nebraska Rockies

I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Merchants Advice

A note urges readers to respond to a merchant by saying I saw your ad in the Journal. The directive emphasizes identification and acknowledgment of the newspaper advertisement. No other context or actions are provided.

Keokuk Man Is Cousin of Nominee John W Davis

J C Davis of Keokuk Iowa a former attorney for the Chicago Northwestern railroad in Des Moines and now director general of the railroads in Washington is a second cousin of Democratic presidential nominee John W Davis Their fathers were cousins and the remark comes from Keokuk Iowa dated July 11.

Keokuk Iowa John W. Davis J. C. Davis Chicago & Northwestern Des Moines Washington

German Socialist Party membership grows with 1.26 million dues payers

Figures from the national convention show the Socialist party of Germany has 1,260,000 members who pay dues, including 130,000 women. The party also publishes 159 newspapers.

Berlin Socialist Party of Germany

Savory steam cookers limited sale at Grahmas

Limited supply of Savory steam cookers advertised with three price points 1.98 2.48 and 2.98. Grahmas urges readers to watch for the Economy shoe sale announcement in the Journal tomorrow.

Grahmas

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