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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1924
Page
2
Chicago June 2 hog receipts 54 000 steady to strong with weighty offerings highest. Bulk 250 to 325 pound butchers 7.40 to 7.60 top 7.50. Cattle receipts 19 000 beef steers slow, few early sales steady to lower, bulk fed steers 710 to 600, veal calves 6.50 to 7.50, stockers scarce. Sheep receipts 16 000 slow, good native spring lambs 16.50, clipped lambs 14.25 to 16.60.
Cattle receipts 14 000 and calves 2 000 with prices mixed. Best cattle 7.76 to 9.70 per cwt. matured steers above 10.00. Beef cows 4.50 to 6.50. veal era to packers 7.50 to 8.50. Hogs receipts 6 000 mostly 10c higher. top 7.15 to 7.10 for packers, 6.86 to 7.10 for butchers. Sheep receipts 10 000 lambs steady to 25c lower. top native springers 16.00. ewes 6.25 to 7.25.
Cattle receipts 3,000 with slow market. killers strong to steady. fat steers and yearlings 7.00 to 16.75. bulk 7.60 to 8.60. hogs receipts 10,000 steady with top 7.15. bulk 6.80 to 7.00. lights 6.95 to 7.06. heavy packers 6.25 to 6.35. sheep receipts 400 steady.
Official livestock estimates for tomorrow list 28 000 hogs 9 000 cattle and 16 000 sheep on June 2 in Chicago.
New bathymetric charts by the U S Navy hydrographic office guide fishermen to fishing banks and explain recent richer catches along the southern California coast. Deputy fish and game commissioner Bauder says the system revolutionizes the industry as destroyers charted the ocean bottom from San Francisco to Point Conception and 106 miles offshore, mapping about 24 000 square miles.
An editorial notes a burial in a potter's field will endure for 3,000 years without disturbance, reflecting on enduring respect for graves and the promise of peaceful rest beyond the living era.
Chicago markets show mixed grain prices with wheat at specific No 1 to No 3 hard ranges and many corn grades ranging from No 2 mixed to white and yellow varieties. Other items include rye at 67 percent, barley 74 to 82, seeds from 5.00 to 18.50, and lard and ribse around 10.00 to 10.40.
Chicago reports show wheat prices opened mixed with gains as unofficial 1924 crop estimates suggested a smaller harvest than last year and the five year average. July and September futures edged up before selling pressure and forced liquidation pulled closes down, with corn and oats following and hogs supporting provisions.
In this Texas editorial visit, writers tour the Alamo and Mission Concepcion, recounting Travis and Bowie at the fort, the mission builders, and Geronimo’s saga. They note San Antonio's old Spanish roots, six flags history, and a busy modern air field with cadet training plus a Texan dining misadventure with tamales and frijoles.
Chicago on Saturday reports a steady trade for old potatoes and weaker prices for new stock with 181 car receipts and 920 shipments week total. Wisconsin round whites sold 1.50 to 1.65 per cwt, bulk 1.40 to 1.75. Alabama Bliss Triumphs 2.40 to 2.60, Louisiana Bliss Triumphs 2.25 to 2.50.
Chefoo China faces economic impact as American women weigh bobbed hair versus flowing styles captain Milton Minnis U S vice consul in Chefoo reports the city’s core industry is hair nets with annual sales of about 8 million dollars including 5 million from the United States and 3 million to France workers in private homes weave the nets while factory staff earn higher pay up to seven cents a day in China nets cost one to two dollars per gross
Miss Louise Fillman of Dexter, Iowa, will become the first woman to receive a PhD in geology from the University of Iowa at June 3 commencement. Her Black Hills thesis and extensive studies make her one of the few women geologists with a PhD in the nation. Professor Trowbridge praises her contributions to geological history.
D W Shriver of Council Bluffs Iowa a 74 year old Great Western round house employee says Tanlac cured years of stomach trouble and weight loss. He reports gaining to 168 pounds and praises Tanlac as a safe effective remedy. Tanlac sold by all druggists with over 40 million bottles sold.
A fragment quotes a belief that any woman can perform the same tasks as men if sufficiently engaged, reflecting attitudes toward female labor and capability in the period.
Lisbon reports Portugal will send a small but highly selected delegation to the Paris Olympic Games. Government funds are augmented by private donations and training is underway with fencing given first place in the program.
An advertisement notes Tanlac Vegetable Pills are made and recommended by the Tanlac makers as a remedy for constipation.
Portugal aims to build a strong team across events including swimming rowing wrestling and discus throwing with weight lifting entries and a rifle team selected from its pool of capable marksmen.
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