This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1924
Page
2
Hog receipts 27 000 active on better grades 40 to 70 cents higher packers inactive sows up 25 to 35 cents slaughter hogs up to 5 cents higher light receipts shipping demand cattle receipts 17 000 generally active beef steers and mature cattle firm to higher top steer 11 60 veal and fat cattle strong. sheep receipts 16 000 slow with few early sales fat lambs higher to 13 00 per hundredweight
Hogs receipted at 9 500 with active bidder interest though packers hold back. bulk 60 to 60 cents higher, top hogs 10.00, most between 8.75 and 10.00. Cattle receipts 6 200 with mixed classes up to 25 cents higher. steers and yearlings 8.59 to 10.50, top 10.76. vealers 7.50 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 18 500 lambs 250 lower, fat lambs 12.60 to 12.76, ewes 6.35 in range.
Cattle receipts reach 2 500 with steady to higher prices for killers and strong demand from stockers. Fat cattle and yearlings sell 7.00 to 11.00, cows 5.50 to 9.00, feeders 6.90 to 7.75, stock yearlings 6.00 to 17.80. Hog receipts 11 000 with prices 9.85 to 10.19 for good barrows and gilts, 10.06 to 10.10 bulk, sows and packer grades higher. Sheep 400 with steady market, lambs 12.75, ewes 6.25.
Kansas City market notes cattle receipts 1600 calves 1400 feeders and crassers up 10 to 25 cents top 10 75 for handy weights bulk native steers and yearlings around 19.00 few Kansas crassers 8 25 to 8 50 best years 6 90 to 6 15 mediums and heavies 3 00 to 6 00 stockers and feeders firm fleshy feeders 7 75 bulk 6 00 to 6 75 hog receipts 7000 mostly 40 to 60 cents higher top 10 06 packer top 9 75 bulk 9 60 to 10 06 180 to 300 lb weights 8 70 to 10 00 189 to 160 lbs 9 00 to 9 69 packing sows 8 65 to 9 99 sick pigs 8 00 to 8 25 sheep receipts 5000 lambs uneven generally steady top colorados 13 35 others 13 30 to 15 25 oregons 13 00 natives 12 50 sorted lots 12 00 to 12 50 sheep 15 to 26 cents lower ewes 6 25 to 6 50
Chicago reports mixed to steady bids for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with no major shifts. Wheat values range from 1.34 to 1.86 percent and oats from 53 to 62 percent. lard ribs bellies and other meat cuts quoted with no dramatic changes.
Wheat fell sharply at the open with September futures at 1.33% to 1.34% and December 1.36% to 1.86% as bears gained from weak Canadian weather and strong U S supplies. Later rallies and mixed results followed with corn rising on favorable reports and hogs driving provisions up amid unsettled oats.
In Chicago on July 27 potato receipts reached 132 cars with national shipments at 637. Kansas sacked Irish cobblers traded around 1.20 to 1.30 while early sales touched 1.40. Sacked Ohios hovered near 1.75 and Virginia barred cobblers asked 2.90 to 3.00 with little sales.
Official Chicago estimates list tomorrow's livestock at 22,000 hogs 7,000 cattle and 13,000 sheep with no further details.
A drag net is on for Norman Luce of Dubuque and Plattsville Wis as the suspect in the Davenport murder of Ethel Collicott a garage man killed March 18. An Illinois governor's requisition and warrant enable his return to Iowa. State agents had tracked him for months with robbery as the suspected motive. Collicott formerly ran a Davenport garage.
In West Chester Iowa on July 26 residents share social calls at Mrs Laubachs and at the Forinash and Boyer circles. Messages cover farming, milk testing, hog prices, rain, road safety, missionary talks by Mary McCall and Grace Hesseltine, visits from relatives, and a church union service led by Rev W T James.
The Young People society of the United Presbyterian church in Crawfordsville plans an ice cream supper on the church lawn next Thursday evening. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stiles of Trenton Missouri are staying with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Maxwell. Local attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Harry White and family and Mrs. I L Colthurst and Miss Carrie Colthurst of Ainsworth. Miss Aletha Holmes returned from Washington Saturday to spend Sabbath. The congregation enjoyed a pleasant service led by Miss Lois Rhea, missionary society president.
West Chester reports a quiet weekend with visits among residents Daryl Dayton and mother met Eugene Breitenbach at Deep River. Mr Knight the contractor plans to move to Illinois to begin grading. Harvests are light though corn remains healthy and oats are headed out. Howard Skinner adds a new room, and plenty of building and repairs continue while churches report no services due to ministers on vacation.
Inhabitants of the Hartz region notice hikers arriving in only bathing trunks and a knapsack provoking numerous complaints to the Hartz police. Local residents say the attire is a nuisance and seek action to curb the trend.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.