Market Report Chicago hogs cattle sheep and calves
Chicago July 17 Estimated receipts today hogs 6,000 cattle 6,000 sheep 7,000. Prices: heavy weight hogs up to 14.50 16.10. light weights 14.00 16.10. packing sows 13.00 14.40. pigs 12.75 14.59. Cattle steady to 60 cents off for yearlings. best stockers 19 20. calves 25 50 up. Lambs top 15.50. yearlings and wethers 0.75 1.00 up. ewes 0.50 0.75 up. Official yesterday hogs 17,610 cattle 5,458 sheep 18,621 calves 978. Shipments hogs 6,758 cattle 2,315 sheep 2,711 calves 44.
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Chicago
Beach Wickham Grain Co Furnish Morrison Building Ad
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co Morrison Building Washington Iowa offers grain services from a local Iowa supplier. Includes contact phone 218 for inquiries and details about grain sourcing and storage options.
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Beach Wickham Grain CO
Morrison
Washington, Iowa
Grain and market quotes from St Louis and Chicago
Commodity prices and carload quotes listing Corn Oats Rye Wheat Barley and related futures from St Louis and Chicago with cash and June contracts, daily receipts and inspections. Highlights include mixed corn prices around 1.50 to 1.60, wheat near 2.50 to 2.63, oats near 0.90 to 0.95 for white and mixed grades, rye around 2.19 to 2.22, and park figures about 26.60 to 28.35. Continuous notes on cash movements and futures activity across several markets.
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St. Louis
Singmaster Farm Near Keota Is Sold
Keota July 17 The Kate Singmaster farm of 460 acres adjoining Keota has just been sold to Nic Schmitt a prominent farmer and stock shipper living east of Keota for a sum close to a quarter of a million dollars The house is a country mansion the finest in Washington county Mr Schmitt is among the most ivestock feeders and shippers in this section of the state
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Keota
Kate Singmaster
Keotg
Nic Schmitt
Washington County
Schmitt
Spotted Poland China Sale Dates Published in Journal
July dates for farm department sales list Shaver Fry Freese of Washington and Taylor Taylor of What Cheer promoting Spotted Poland China sales. A herd of 28 cows sold cream valued at 223.60, nearly tripling prior earnings, reflecting higher butterfat prices and improved herd management.
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Taylor & Taylor
What Cheer
Iowa
Poland
Shaver
Fry & Freese
Washington
China
Poland China Journal issue called Progress Number
A July edition of the Poland China Journal reached the office, emphasized as the largest breed journal yet. It spans 1028 pages packed with breed boosting articles breeder announcements and photos of Poland China breeders and their stock. John Wagner and P J Welch advertise a September 24 sale and W R Ganon promotes his herd.
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Poland
China Journal
Poland China
John Wagner
P. J. Welch
W. R. Ganon
Dean Curtiss Sees Good Canadian Markets and Growth
Ames July 17 Dean C F Curtiss reports Canadian farmers face smooth transport and strong markets while U S conditions lag due to railroad equipment shortages He notes Winnipeg building permits exceed 6 million and Saskatchewan University plans invest millions Curtiss loses staff to Saskatoon in animal husbandry move at Iowa State College
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Dean Curtiss
Canada
Ames
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Town State College
Canadian Northwest
United States
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Province of
Saskatchewan
College of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Towa State College
Reinstatement Rules Set for War Insurance Coverage
New liberal terms for reinstating or converting lapsed war risk insurance are outlined. Applicants must pay at least two monthly premiums with the application and meet health requirements. Depending on lapse date and time since discharge, proof of good health and medical exams by a licensed physician are required.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Former fat man Emo Titman sheds 303 pounds in six months
Philadelphia date July 16 Emo Titman once the era's champion fat man reveals he has dropped 303 pounds in six months. He explains his daily routine at a pool towel washing job where lifting wet towels in a steam room reportedly reduces weight by about a pound and a half daily.
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Philadelphia
Emory Titman
Titman
Towar Oats Make Good for Iowa Farms
Favorable reports reach Iowa State College crop sections as 1000 bushels of Towar oats distributed this spring show promise. Observations before harvest note the white oat is about four inches taller and five to six days later than Iowa 103 and Iowa 105 strains, which should help in a cool moist season with short straw. A farmer reports Towar oats look fine, stand tall, and will be ready to cut soon.
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Iowa State College
Iowa 103
Iowa
Platform Adopted By Labor-Farmer Group at Chicago
Chicago July 17 the labor farmer group adopts a nine plank platform calling for Americanization free speech amnesty for political prisoners repeal of espionage sedition and criminal syndicalist laws referendum and recall for federal judges and equal suffrage withdrawal from Versailles and subjugation of conquered peoples recognition of Ireland and new Russia abolition of secret treaties and US leverage over Philippines Cuba Puerto Rico Guam and Hawaii democratic control of industries public ownership of utilities and natural resources repeal of Esch Cummins rail law favorable farm laws public markets extension of federal farm loan system state and national service for applicant guidance farmers on land and farmers benefits groups government economy to curb extravagance tax on war wealth reduce currency federal meat packing control enforce profiteer laws justice for World War I soldiers and a labor bill of rights.
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Chicago
United States
Republic of Ireland
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Guam
Hawaii
Organization of State and National Service
Iowa to receive war trophies under senate bill 643
Des Moines July 17. The state of Iowa will receive fifty five pieces of artillery two hundred fifty two machine guns one thousand seven hundred sixty rifles and one thousand vehicles under senate bill No 643 which apportions war trophies by the number of men in service from each state. Of the states.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa among states receiving fewer relics than Califor nia and others
New York leads the list with 228 artillery pieces 1 056 machine guns 423 vehicles and 7 500 rifles. The local distribution of the trophies will be handled by senators and representatives from each state.
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Mississippi
California
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
New York
Judge rules Communist Party lawful. orders release of detainees
Federal Judge W. Anderson of the Boston District rules the Communist Party of America is a lawful organization and orders the release of about a score of its members held for deportation. He criticizes the Justice and Labor Departments for raids on Reds.
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W. Anderson
Boston
Communist Party of America
Departments of Justice and Labor
U&u
Receipts From Dairy Tripled in Oklahoma Herd
The United States Department of Agriculture reports show profits from daily milk yield records without expanding herd size. In Oklahoma a 27 cow herd saw cream checks rise to 78.42 dollars in one month, a year after implementing herd-record work.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
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Market Report
Ocungign
YOOCA
John A. Babcoce Commission
Illinois
Toledo Cash Clover
Peoria
Singmaster Farm
Journal’s Farm Department
Labor-Farmer
Iowa Towne
Mutual
Call Central
Lemley Reduction CO
Gov. Cox
Dayton, Ohio
James M. Cox
Cream Station
Colenso
W. S. Reister & Sons
Pat McDonald
Franklin Field
Pat Ryan
Laughlin Lyceum
New York City
Mutual 91
Chichester
Brunswick
Washington, Towa
Oildag
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Property Owners Federation, Inc
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