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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1924

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Chicago July 26 Cattle Hogs Wheat and Prices

Cattle receipts 500 grain fed arrivals active uneven higher with beef steers and yearlings up to 11.50 top matured steers. Sheep receipts 1,000 mostly direct week around 7,200. Hogs receipts 6,000 better prices 16 to 30c higher, light weights strong to 9.80. Wheat No 2 hard 1.364-1.41, corn 1.09-1.12, rye 0.91, barley 0.60-0.83. Fluctuating dairy and forage values noted in successive lines with varied packer bids and wholesale ranges.

Chicago

Sioux City Livestock Prices July 26 Market Report

Cattle receipts 600 with higher fats and yearlings and steadier calves. Hogs receipts 16 600 with prices up 15 to 25 cents and ranges from 6 00 to 9 40 per hundredweight. Sheep and lambs show lambs down about 1.59 from last week and ewes steady with light ewes around 6.00.

Sioux City

Omaha Hogs and Cattle Prices Rally in Mixed Market

Hogs receipts 8,000 with demand active to shippers. prices 25 cents higher, butchers at 9.25 to 9.40. Cattle receipts 1,000 with beef steers firmer, fed cows and heifers up to 1 ¼ higher. ranges show top steers near 10.40 and yearlings around 16.60. Sheep receipts none. fat lambs and feeding lambs mostly lower, range 11.08 to 13.00 for lambs.

Omaha Neb

Kansas City Livestock Prices Report

Kansas City livestock week of July 26 shows receipts for cattle 890 and calves 150. Native fed steers and yearlings up to 56 cents, Texas cake feds 16 to 26 cents higher, grassers weaker. Top prices: handy weights 10.65, best yearlings 19.60. bulk native fed steers 8.00–10.00, grassers 5.00–6.50. cows 3.56–5.75. canners 2.25–3.15. bulls 4.25–4.75.

Kansas City

Wheat markets hit new highs amid scarce supplies

Chicago prices surged on July 26 buoyed by higher Liver pool and Winnipeg values. Wheat led gains with September at 1.36 percent and December near 1.38, while corn and oats followed. rumors of rust damage in Manitoba and favorable weather for corn influenced sentiment as hedging and large buying dominated trading. Provisions also rose with grain.

Chicago Liverpool Winnipeg Manitoba Winipeg Vance

Potatoes Steady in Chicago Market Report

Chicago notes a very steady potato market with receipts of 35 cars and total U S shipments at 578. Kansas sacked Irish cobblers ranged 1.15 to 1.45 per unit, Virginia barreled 2.765 to 3.00, and North Carolina barreled 2.00 to 2.60.

Chicago United States Kansas Virginia North Carolina

Iowa Publisher Dies at 70 in Webster City

D L Hunter president of Freeman Journal Publishing in Webster City Iowa died in a local hospital after an operation last week He was 70 years old The Journal promotes advertising services in its closing line.

Iowa Des Moines D. L. Hunter Freeman- Journal Publishing Company Webster City

Livestock Market Report Highlights Hog and Lamb Prices

Hogs receipts 2,500 with good and light butchers hogs clearing 15 to 20 cents higher. Shipper top 9.45, packer top 9.35, bulk 9.15 to 9.36, lower grades unsold. Pig supply scarce. 140 to 150 lb hogs 8.50 to 8.65. Sheep receipts none. week lambs 1.25 lower, western top 14.35, natives 12.75, feeding lambs 11.50, other lambs 16.00 to 11.35.

Colorado Texas

Butter markets weaken amid scarce demand in major centers

In Chicago on July 26 the butter market showed general weakness with accumulating supplies and fading demand cited as key factors. The USDA report notes slight midweek gains but a weakening trend by week’s end as confidence in the trade declined.

Chicago Bureau of Agriculture Economics United States Department of Agriculture

Northwest crop rains ease drought in northwest region

The Associated Press reports drouth relief from light to heavy rains in the far northwest through July 23 per the U S Weather Bureau. Conditions remain dry in the southwest and west gulf. corn shows uneven growth but improving in the Ohio valley. winter wheat is in shock while spring wheat advances with ample moisture aiding development.

Associated Press Des Moines Iowa Far Northwest United States Weather Bureau Charles D. Reed Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau Howev trans-Mississippi Missouri Valley Ohio Valley South Atlantic Southwest Ohio West Gulf Missouri

Irish golfer seals six Milltown rounds in 100 strokes

P K Love of Milltown Golf Club in Dublin completed six rounds at Milltown links in 100 strokes, despite long day starting at 4:30 am and ending at 8:30 pm with meal breaks. He finished with a 43 stroke margin to spare.

Dublin P. K Love Milltown County Dublin

Farmer's Union Celebrates Twenty One Years Of Growth

The Des Moines Capital reports the Farmer's Union now known as the Farmer's Educational Cooperative Union has over two million farmer members in 27 states, including more than 50,000 Iowa farmers. The group emphasizes livestock marketing, direct purchasing from manufacturers, and a new credit association for low interest borrowing. Officers include Milo Reno, Paul Moore, and George E Baker with a board listing A E Cotterell, George De Barr, and others.

Texas Farmer's Cooperative Club Eclub The Farmer's Educational Cooperative Union Iowa Group of Clubs Iowa Union Union Union Commission Insu Farmers Union Mutual Life Farmers’ Union Credit Association Milo Reno Paul Moore West Branch George FE. Baker A. E Cotterell Leon George de Barr Aurora A. F. Schroer Pocahontas EK. E. Kennedy Grand Junction Nick Naeve Schleswig H. E. Rowe Donnellson J. S. Stamps Seymour

Dean's Pills Endorsement Claims Lasting Kidney Relief

Washington resident A. J. Kallous praises Dean's Pills after years of relief from back pain and irregular kidneys. He bought the remedy at Lemmon's Drug Store and reports no kidney trouble for over four years. Poster Milburn Co. advertises the product as lasting cure at 60 cents.

Washington Dean A. J. Kallous Iowa Ave Lemmon’s Mr. Kallous

Romine Loses Suit Over Iowa Land Deal in Federal Court

The case centered on a $125 000 land deal in Washington County and a 99 year lease in Kansas City. Judge Martin Wade presided in Iowa City as Romine alleged fraud and omissions by Hoffman and others, seeking to void the deed. The verdict favored the defendant and Romine’s claim was dismissed. Keota Eagle notes witnesses C A Lacey and N G McNarlen among those present.

Iowa City Iowa Joseph Romine Washington County Martin J. Wade United States Court Romine Avers J W. Bollinger Davenport S. W. Livingston Washington Kansas City Hoffman Romine R. B. Cook Harris District Court Wade Keota

Fruit supply and per capita citrus consumption estimate

The Department of Agriculture reports per person availability last year of 21.9 pounds of oranges 6.5 pounds of grapefruit and 3.7 pounds of lemons after exports. Total supply reached 34,893,000 boxes of oranges 8,168,000 boxes of grapefruit and 6,199,000 boxes of lemons with exports of 2,294,000 281,000 and 182,000 boxes respectively. New York City is cited at 60 pounds per year per capita.

Washington United States Department of Agriculture New York City

Temptations To Crime The Bible Lesson July 27

The piece discusses crime's high cost to the nation and rising youth crime, linking temptations to wrong motives and methods. It cites Jesus resisting three temptations as guidance, emphasizing hard work, merit, and sacrifice over easy gains, with home church and school urged to teach virtue.

Jesus Christ Casey God

Chicago Public Library records its vast holdings and reach

Chicago's Public Library, funded solely by taxes, costs citizens about 44 cents annually to access 1,395,140 volumes. It remains the second largest public library globally and exceeds New York in books circulated by nearly 400,000.

Chicago Public Library New York Public Library

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