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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1924

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Chicago July 24 Hog and Cattle Conditions

Chicago markets report hog receipts at 24 000 with uneven demand and strong butcher prices. top weights 9.90 with bulk 9.00 to 9.25. packing hogs mixed. slaughter pigs 7.25 to 7.26. Cattle receipts 12 000 with better grades firm to higher mild gains. long weight steers 11.00. fed cattle 9.00 to 9.25 for packers. sheep receipts 15 000 with slow sales early. fat lambs 16 to 25 cents higher. natives 12.69 to 12.76. Idaho sheep 13.60. feeders steady around 12.25.

Chicago

Hog and cattle market report from Omaha prices rise

Hog receipts reach 9 000 with better grades active 10 to 16 cents higher and bulk sales in the 8.70 to 9.00 range for 180 to 325 pound hogs. Cattle receipts 5 20 high with beef steer and yearling prices up 10 to 15 cents. veal 10.00 to 10.60. dry cows and heifers 5.40 to 7.60. Sheep and lambs 16 000 with lambs mostly lower and best fat lambs around 12.75.

Omaha Neb

Kansas City Livestock Market Report July 24

Cattle receipts 4,000 with calves 800. Texas and Oklahoma grassers mostly lower, Kansas grassers around steady. Hogs receipts 4,300 with top at 9.10, consignments 175 to 220 pounds around 9.05. Sheep receipts 2,500 with native lambs selling to 12.75 and better grades around 12.50.

Kansas City Texas Oklahoma Kansas Texas Wethers

Official Estimates Chicago Livestock for Tomorrow

Official estimates from Chicago dated July 24 predict tomorrow's livestock totals: 26 000 hogs 3000 cattle and 5000 sheep.

Chicago

Potato Market Report Chicago July 24

Potatoes steady in Chicago with weak receipts of 102 cars and 248 total shipments. Irish cobblers ranged from 1.16 to 3.00 depending on region, with Ohio early sales at 1.16 to 1.85 and Virginia and North Carolina barreled cobblers priced around 2.76 to 3.00 and 2.00 to 2.60 respectively.

Chicago United States Missouri Kansas Virginia North Carolina

Chicago Cash Grain Prices July 14 Report

The Chicago grain summary lists Wheat No 3 red at 1.32 and No 2 hard 1.31 to 1.35. Corn prices span No 2 mixed 1.09 to 1.10 and various mixed and yellow grades from 1.06 to 1.11 with samples 1.04 to 1.07. Seed and animal products show Timothy seed 6.5 to 1.76, Clover seed 12.00 to 12.60, Lard 12.79, Rice 11.25, Bellies 12.17 to 12.60.

Chicago

Wheat Averages Lower in Rapid Chicago Market Fluctuations

Wheat values slipped in a volatile Chicago market with price swings of over two cents. Fresh black rust reports from Canada raised concern about weather influence on damage, while corn and oats followed wheat trends with modest gains then losses, hogs dragging provisions lower.

Chicago Canada

Crawfordsville society members head to national youth event

S J Stiles and son Karl with William Davidson fished at Long Creek on Tuesday. Mina McCleary and Lois Davidson visited Washington. Rev W C Porter and others left for Winona Lake Indiana to attend the National Young People's convention, showing strong local interest.

Crawfordsville S. J. Stiles Karl William Davidson Long Creek Mina McCleary Lois Davidson Washington W. C. Porter Max Isabel Anwyl Earle Barnes Eleanor Mitchell Margaret Marian Davidson Porter Winona Lake Indiana

Voiles Reports Adler-i-ka Cure For Indigestion

O E Voiles states Adler-i-ka cured indigestion and constipation in two days after using three bottles. The ad claims Adler i ka flushes upper and lower bowels relieving gas and sour stomach while removing foul matter and preventing appendicitis.

Adler-i-ka O. E. Voiles Adler Ika Sherman Brothers Advt

Absence of Rev Porter Noted for Next Sabbath Service

The United Presbyterian church will not have Rev Porter at the pulpit next Sabbath. The 11 oclock morning service will include a report by Miss Mary McCall on the General Missionary convention she attended in Pittsburgh. Miss Grace Hesseltine will discuss her teaching work among mountaineers in Frenchburg Kentucky. Mrs Nettie Hays of Washington visited Tuesday with Mrs Nettie Strain.

Porter United Presbyterian Church Mary McCall Pittsburgh Grace Hesseltine Frenchburg Kentucky

Mining Men Eye Gold Coin Melting Ban At Convention

Sacramento reports ahead of the American Mining Congress 27th annual meeting in late September. Debates focus on halting destruction of five ten and twenty dollar gold pieces minted with taxpayer funds. Proponents argue coins leave circulation while opponents cite fixed government price. If sentiment favors, a ban bill may go to Congress.

Sacramento Cal American Mining Congress Congress

Stock Market Opens Firmer Amid Favors From News

Overnight market news favored certain shares as Atlantic Gulf and West Indies fell three points after a $20,000,000 damage suit filing against its Ward Line subsidiary while Interborough slipped two points on transit authority speculation warnings. Copper gains continued with mixed activity in oils and utilities as rails steadied and Pan American and Marland Oils rose.

New York Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Ward Line Interborough Transit Commission

Farmers to form 26 million cooperative grain firm

Chicago reports a 26 million farm owned corporation to unite five large grain firms and create a farmers led marketing agency. Officials say the move promises economies and a shorter channel from producer to consumer, with questions about feasibility and investor risk to be studied.

Chicago Bradfute The Farm Bureau

Farmer Owned Coop Plans Cautious Path to Profit

A cautious plan for a farmer owned and controlled venture aims to attract many by offering profits through careful study, though authorities warn that traps for the unwary have been set by past ventures.

Auto Smugglers Active Along German Frontiers

Government agents swooped on the Avus highway between Berlin and Potsdam and confiscated numerous foreign cars lacking proper import papers. Officials say many such vehicles were brought into Germany this spring and duties unpaid.

AUTO Berlin Germany Avus Speedway Potsdam

Smuggling From France Bypasses Taxes Along Western Frontiers

The report describes smuggling through western frontier territories where no customs officials patrol. It notes most culprits originated in France and paid no import tax, highlighting cross border avoidance of duties.

California France

Calabashes Carved by Hawaiians Pass On Traditional Craft

The calabash, a household heating utensil of the native Hawaiians, was carved from wood with stone tools and required great skill.

Vegetable Compound Restores Health of Mart Woman

Mrs. B. F. Brannon of 404 Travis Ave Mart Texas reports relief from nervousness fatigue and aches after using L E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says it improved sleep appetite weight and energy enabling her to sew and perform housework without pain and crying spells and offers to help others by sharing her letter.

B. F. Brannon Travis Ave Mart Texas

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