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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1924
Page
2
Market summary from Chicago shows hog receipts around 8,000 with prices higher across most weights. Cattle receipts about 1,000 with beef steers and fat cows firmer, while sheep operations stay steady. wheat prices retreat then stabilize after tariff and McNary Haugen bill concerns influence futures.
Receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep detailed with weekly comparisons. Fat steers yearlings and cows show varying gains and losses. calves and lights show declines. hogs steady with most weights 7.00 to 10.50. sheep and lambs steady with top lambs at 15.25 and ewes around 6.60 to 9.50.
Kansas City stockyards report weekly cattle hog and sheep receipts with price ranges. Cattle gains include beef steers yearlings and cows up to 60 cents, top weight 19.75, feeders and stockers rising. hogs mostly 5 to 10 cents higher with packer top 7.35. lambs steady to 15 cents lower with top 15.75 and bulk 14.76 to 15.65.
In Omaha Nebraska on March the market reports hog receipts around 12 000 with hog prices 10 to 20 cents higher and top at 7 30 per 100 pounds. Cattle receipts total 659 with beef steers yearlings at 25 to 40 cents higher and bulls and feeders 15 to 25 cents higher. prices listed for beef steers yearlings at 7 96 to 9 25 and other categories. Sheep receipts none with brief comparison not provided.
Market report shows wheat prices for No 1 hard at 1.11 1.12 1.13 and corn mixed at 77 78 with No 3 through No 6 yellow and white varieties listed. Oats No 2 white 471 48 and rye No 1 71 with barley at 70 81 along with prices for Timothy seed Clover seed Lard Rib a Bellies and other listed items.
The report shows 25c higher, feeders and shearing lambs up to 35 and 40¢ lower, with wooled lambs at 16.65 and clipped lambs at 13.20. Fat ewes and feeding lambs sit around 10.00 and 15.25, bulk prices list fat wooled lambs 15.25 to 15.65 and bulk clipped lambs 12.90 to 13.20, with light ewes 9.00 to 9.85 and feeding/shearing lambs 15.00 to 15.25.
Cattle receipts 500 with mixed gains across classes. Fat steers and yearlings 25 to 506 higher. top heavy steers 10.45. fat cows and heifers 25 to 75c higher. vealers firm to 11.00 top. Hogs receipts 1,000, prices 7.00 to 7.20. light and butcher categories mixed. Sheep receipts 500 with lambs and ewes up. top lambs 15.65. ewes 10 to higher. light ewes 9.85.
Retail pharmacists from Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois have each pledged 500 toward a $1,000,000 American Headquarters building. Des Moines, New York, Chicago, Washington and Cincinnati are named possible sites. Dr. James H. Beal of Urbana is head of the Headquarters Building committee.
A letter from W. J. Wohlwend of South Pasadena notes daily Iowa picnics in California and recalls San Bernardino days. He cites Lincoln Park Los Angeles on February 22 where estimates range 60 000 to 75 000 former Iowans assembled, the largest ever.
Potatoes steady with 45 car receipts and 544 S. shipments. Wisconsin sacked round whites quoted at 1.20 to 1.40 for bulk 1.30 to 1.55. Minnesota and North Dakota sacked Red River Ohios priced 1.50 to 1.60.
The report lists 63 000 hogs 21 000 cattle and 18 000 sheep estimated for Monday.
R L Gibson publishes today prices for daily produce including eggs cream hens ducks geese and old roosters with per pound and per item rates. The list also covers beef hides and horse hides with set prices and notes varieties such as leghorn and Chinese swan geese and African geese.
Howard Jr helps land a big Acme order by posing as John Loftus, impressing Lucille Grant who favors action over status. A ruse resolves a love triangle as Howard reveals he is the Acme president, aiming to win Lucille with genuine ability and a bold achievement. He vows to tell her his real goal.
In Hamburg on February 18 the Associated Trees reports sixty thousand German sailors and officers lost their maritime jobs when the fleet was dismantled under the Versailles treaty. The mercantile navy has recovered half its prewar tonnage but faces a sailor shortage as many seamen moved to other work or positions, with some seeking work abroad. Germany plans new sailor training and organized schools to meet the demand.
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