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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1924

Page

2

Daily Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Chicago June 3

Hogs receipts 30 000 uneven with choice and good vealing 200 pounds and more mostly steady to 10c off light and pigs 10 to 25c lower shipping demand light bulk good and choice 250 to 325 pound butchers 7 40 to 7 60 top 7 50 bulk better grades 160 to 225 pound 7 00 to 7 35 desirable 140 to 150 pound averages 6 50 to 6 90 bulk packing sows 6 45 to 6 60 slaughter pigs 5 00 to 6 00. Cattle receipts 11 000 beef steers and yearlings uneven few early sales 8 25 to 10 00 steady to weak with Monday recalls, some heavy steers 11 56, bulk fed steers and yearlings to sell 8 25 to 10 26, fat stock steady, stockers dull. Sheep receipts 11 000 slow few native lambs steady, clipped lambs weak to 25c, native spring lambs 16 00 to 16 75, heavy ewes 5 00.

Chicago South Dakota Sioux City

Omaha Livestock Market Report Averages and Top Prices

Hogs receipts 16 000 steady to lower with butchers 6 90 to 7 00 top 7 05 many loads of choice weighty butchers. Cattle receipts 6 800 slow and uneven with steers 7 50 to 10 00, top 10 75, cows 4 50 to 7 75 only. Sheep 8 000 slow with lambs around steady, native springers 15 75 to 16 00, clipped lambs 14 00 to 16 25, ewes 5 50 to 6 50.

Sioux City Livestock Market Report Summary

Sioux City cattle receipts around 3,000 with slow market and gains mostly flat. Hogs seen at 6.70 to 6.95 with declines of 6 to 10 cents. bulk sales 6.70 to 6.95 and tops at 6.95. Sheep receipts 100 with no change.

Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary

Kansas City stockyards report June 3 shows cattle receipts 3 500 and calves 1 500 with fairly active trading. Prices range from 4 00 to 9 00 for beef cattle with heavy steers around 10 10, stockers and yearlings around 7 50 to 9 75, and practical tops near 9 50. Hogs receipts 8 000 steady to 10c higher for lights, butchers 5 00 to 7 10 with late sales 7 15 top. packers 7 00 and sows steady with packing sows mostly unchanged.

Kansas City Texas

Market quotations for grains and related products

Chicago June 3 price list cites Wheat No 3 at 1.03 No 2 hard 1.04 to 1.12 No 3 hard 1.03 Corn various grades from 76 to 78 cents per bushel with many mixed and yellow categories Oats No 2 white 47 to 48 Rye 67 to 68 Barley 76 to 77 Timothy seed 6.00 to 7.25 Clover seed 10.00 to 18.50 Lard 10.40 Ribs 10.00 Bellies 12.35 per hundredweight.

Chicago

Wheat, corn and oats move on Chicago market rally and losses

Chicago June 3 Wheat prices edged lower on dampening demand as weather favored planting and houses with southwestern connections. July and September quotes ended mixed after an initial rally, with short covering and limited offerings. Corn and oats rose early on cool weather, then firmed but failed to sustain gains as wheat weakness influenced trading.

Chicago To Se Washington Minneapolis

Market Notes Show Mixed Hog and Sheep Prices

Feeder pig bids range 5.75 to 6.00 with best quality. Sheep receipts 8,000 with lambs mostly under recently. native springers around 15.50. Other grades cited 15.00 to 15.25, clipping 13.25, sheep about 25 cents lower. Texas weth ers 7.25.

Official Estimates for Chicago Livestock Receipts

The department of agriculture's bureau of economics estimated tomorrow's livestock receipts at Chicago as hogs 26,000 cattle 12,000 sheep 14,000.

Chicago Department of Agriculture Bureau of Economics Today

Haxta the Sioux goddess of corn in local planting lore

In Pottawattamie county farmers recall the legend of Haxta the Sioux girl sacrificed by the Pawnees in 1838 to bless corn. The tale frames planting season as a sign of the gods anger or favor, depending on weather and germination, shaping local sentiment about next year.

Bluffs Pottawattami County Haxta Maxta Haxte Dees Pottawattamie County

Lard Prices Rise Amid Storage Increase Announcement

Market notes show prices firming despite the declaration of higher lard storage volumes. The close remained unsettled around 4 cents, with the July futures showing a modest advance of 43 percent as provisions stayed firm.

Potato market eases on new stock at Chicago

Chicago June 3 potato market shows a fair trading mood with slight weakness on new stock and steady pricing on old stock. Receipts include $2 cars while total U S shipments reach 457. Wisconsin sacked round whites priced at 1 65 Idaho sacked Bussett at 2 60 Alabama sacked Bliss Triumphs at 2 25 2 40 with fancy shade higher Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs at 2 25 2 35 6.

Chicago United States Wisconsin Idaho Bussett Alabama Bliss Louisiana

German auto show plans and grand prix race in Berlin

Berlin reports that German automakers will stage a national auto exhibit this fall and host a grand prix race during the same week. The piece notes a likely end to exclusive German exhibitions if a government embargo on car imports is lifted in September or October.

Berlin Automobile Club of Germany

New York’s magnet sights draw curious visitors to 1920s fair

In a question from the Democratic national convention era, New York City’s top appeals are Wall Street and stock exchanges, the Woolworth and Metropolitan skyscrapers, and Coney Island. Bronx Zoo, Botanical Gardens, Statue of Liberty, and Tombs Prison follow, with museums, transit tunnels, and iconic churches rounding out the list.

Associated Press New York New York City Wall Street Woolworth Metropolitan Coney Island J .P. Morgan's Singer Bronx Zoo Botanical Gardens Statue of Liberty Tombs Prison American Museum of Natural History Metropolitan Art Museum Greenwich Village Brooklyn Bridge Ellis Island Little Church Whech Chicago Chinatown Bowery Grant Riverside Drive Navy Yard Bowling Green The Battery Central Park Public Library St. Patrick's St. John the Divine Trinity St. Paul's Stanley J. Quinn National Convention Committee Island Manhattan Metropolis Stock Exchange

Rural Carriers Meet at Ainsworth Iowa

The Washington County Rural Letter Carriers Association held a meeting at the new Ainsworth schoolhouse with delegates from Washington Wellman Noble Brighton Wayland Riverside Ainsworth and Crawfordsville. Elections resolutions and picnic plans were approved.

Washington County New School Ainsworth Iowa Washington Wellman, Noble Brighton Wayland Riverside Crawfordsville W. G. Robertson Mel P. Crandall J. A. Stump Wellman A. J. Johnson Billy Crawford Miss. Davis A. R. Miller Association of the R. F. D. News W. H. Keiper Spirit Lake Frank D. Clark John W. Allen Lewis Wahe Geo. B. Dean Washington, Henry Jefferson Lewis Wahl J. C. Mitchell J. C. Centrament J. W. Allen Win. Sims Prody A. Borkoski Harry H. Clark Rodney Kephart

Chamberlain Medicine Co. Trial Package Offer

Send name and address with 5 cents to Chamberlain Medicine Co. Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial package of Chamberlain remedies. Includes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and throat irritation, Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach and digestion, and Chamberlain's Salve for burns wounds and skin conditions, all for 6 cents.

Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa Chamberlain

Meeting Recap Sets June 28 1924 Event at Wellman

The text notes selections and attendees from Wayland, Brighton, and Leland area groups. Wellman is named as the next meeting site for Saturday evening June 28 1924 with ice cream and cake refreshments served by local postal staff and their wives.

Wellman Ainsworth

Eskimos shield craft with inflated sea leopard skins

Eskimos bolster boats against tea floes by sealing frames with inflated sea leopard skins, creating buoyant covers to withstand ice pressure and protect vessels during Arctic travel.

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