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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
2
Chicago June 6 hog receipts 30 000 with strong demand and mixed gains across weights. Cattle receipts 4000 active with steady to strong slaughter classes, yearlings and fed steers near week’s close, and varied beef cuts and stocker activity. Sheep receipts 12 000 slow with fat lambs weak and ewe prices steady.
Cattle receipts total 1 000 with 300 calves including nine Texan cars in quarantine. Best native steers and yearlings 7.85 9.75 while beef cows and heifers 4.40 7.00, canners 2.50 2.75. Hogs receipts 6 000 steady to 5c higher. top 17.95, packer top 7.10, most sales 6.75 7.00. Sheep receipts 3 000 killing class steady. Arizona Springer lambs 15.25 natives 14.75 red thorn lambs 123.00, Texas lambs and yearlings 11.00.
Official estimates from Chicago issued for tomorrow list hogs at 6000 head cattle 1000 and sheep 2000. The figures reflect market projections for the coming trading session.
Berkeley California June 5 The size and quality of walnut crops may be increased yearly through discoveries by Professor L D Batchelor director of the division of orchard management at the University of California He found walnuts grow 483 percent in 28 days after blossoms set and 18 percent in the next 28 days Moisture in the soil down to six feet depth must be kept early May is best for moisture placement to improve yields
May 14 report from Constantinople says authorities offer free powder and shot to curb crows and require every male to bring at least one dead crow to the police or face a 125 piastre fine. Crows ravage truck gardens around the city and on Prinkipes Islands, fouling cistern water and causing water shortages.
The Chicago market lists wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with bid prices and ranges. Wheat No 2 red 1.04 to 1.06 percent, corn varieties from 73 to 79? percent, oats No 2 white 50 to 51, rye No 4 67, barley 67 to 88, Timothy seed 6.00 to 7.25, Clover 11.00 to 18.50, and fats like lard 10.20, ribsa 10.00 and bellies 10.37.
Chicago traders eased wheat prices after forecasts of widespread rain across the wheat belt. Initial gains from Liverpool quotes and export bid chatter faded as weather outlook grew favorable, with July at around 1.04 to 1.05 and September near 1.05. Corn held firmer on bad planting prospects and seed corn scarcity, while oats trended lower alongside wheat and provisions lacked support.
Potatoes firm with receipts and shipments up to date. United States total shipments 461 new versus 283 old. Wisconsin and Michigan sacked round whites 1.75 1.90. Louisiana and Alabama sacked Bliss Triumphs 2.50 2.75. South Carolina barreled Irish cobblers 6.50.
Personality records for engineering graduates at the University of California are kept and shared with manufacturers and employers. Students rate peers on character, leadership, appearance, and work speed, with faculty input. the system aims to reflect real employability beyond scholastic grades and helps officers vet candidates for positions in firms and industry.
Residents celebrate yesterday's rain in Crawfordsville as the Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe, planned to perform here, faced cancellation while townsfolk express relief and joy over the weather.
George Scarborough, dramatist, wrote The Grail a William Fox production starring Dustin Farnum with scen ario by Charles Kenyon. Scarborough interviewed Texas Rangers officers and met producer Farnum to add atmosphere noting some incidents draw on fact including a Texas preacher who rode with the Rangers and whose daughter married a Ranger.
Mrs Fay Cherwinker and two girls spent days in Washington with her grandmother. Hazel Booth returned to Fairfield for the monthly post office report. Miss Ethel came home from Davenport for Decoration, then left Sunday. Mrs M D McCreedy and baby Richard visited from Iowa City. J C Mathers received many birthday postcards from old friends in Illinois. He attended the cemetery decoration, felt poorly Saturday, but cards cheered him. Mrs Z L Edwards has been poorly but improves. Oliie Beardsley spent Wednesday in Town City with her father. His left eye was removed recently, leaving him in darkness. Clovee Henson and family visited Ross Henson in Wapello. Cecil Cole returned from Fairfield where she finished her first year at Parsons College. Olive Haven returned to Davenport after two weeks with her parents. Mrs Fay Cherwinker was hospitalized Thursday with pneumonia after months of hoarseness. The family hopes for a quick return home.
Night travel was slow due to mud delaying the tent erection. Rebecca Chrissinger returned from two days with relatives in Winfield. John and Mrs. Wooley arrived from Columbia Missouri with plans for Ames summer school and a stay near town. Myron Hayes family spent days in Victor Iowa while the Cherryholmes moved into the McKee home.
A morning resolution to brighten the day for others with simple acts. Share a garment, offer a kind word, and give encouragement to those facing struggle, keeping spirits lifted throughout the hours ahead.
St Paul leaders report thirty-one states intend to send delegates to a June 17 Farmer-Labor Progressive convention in St Paul. The gathering aims to nominate a national third party ticket with William Mahoney likely temporary chairman and Robert M Lafollette named as a potential presidential candidate.
D. B. Simmons of Council Bluffs Iowa, a 40 year railroader and Illinois Central foreman, says Tanlac restored his energy and health after a period of weakness and poor appetite. He recommends Tanlac as the best medicine and notes the product’s broad availability and long sales history.
A shopper notes a familiar line to trigger a merchant memory by claiming they saw the ad in the Journal. The prompt emphasizes referencing newspaper advertising to prompt responses or engagement.
The national committee on arrangements reports more women delegates and alternates than ever will attend the Cleveland convention in June. A special women’s committee organized entertainment for delegates, wives of delegates, publishers and women journalists with activities on Lake Erie and at clubs, including boat trips, teas, golf and horseback rides. Thirty four states will send women delegates-at-large.
The text lists numbers of delegates and alternates by state for a congressional event. California has four women delegates at large while Tennessee and New Mexico have three each. Multiple states including Connecticut Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Rhode Island Washington Wyoming and Indiana send two each. Arizona Colorado Delaware Idaho Illinois Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Pennsylvania Virginia and Wisconsin send one each. Montana South Dakota and Florida are excluded where delegates had not yet been named.
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