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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts across cattle hogs sheep and cattle show varied totals with hogs near 18.50 to 18.65 for many weights. Steers bulls heifers cows veal calves and feeders listed with multiple price ranges and yesterday’s receipts and shipments. Market tone noted as active and uneven with slight gains in hogs and steady to mixed cattle and sheep performances.
Grain markets show March 1 holdings with corn at 884,476,000 bushels and oats at 88,421,000. Reports list daily high low and closing figures for May July and other contracts in a dense ledger style.
Norman Hapgood of New York nominated by President Wilson as United States minister to Denmark to succeed Dr Maurice Kegan who resigns due to ill health.
The journal lists upcoming farm department sales for next week with salesmen including Charles Shalla near Washington March 10, W A Phillips in Washington March 11, Tom O Flaherty Wellman March 12, J K Dunn Wy man lowe March 13, Jeffrey Wallace Cleeg Bros five miles east of Ainsworth joint Shorthorn Sale March 14, and N J Ralston Riverside March 15. Also notes influenza impact on hogs and a report that horses remain common despite war pressures.
The Department of Health will study a cow illness in the New York suburbs linked to a new feed made from discarded dough used for ice cream cones. Dr. Isaac Wertheimer notes fermentation in decomposed dough leads to gastroenteritis, swelling, and cessation of milking among afflicted cattle.
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