Market Report Chicago Beef and Hogs Prices Decline
Market report shows cattle and hog receipts and sales with heavies slow and most classes steady to up. Top hog price 16.69 with bulk sales 14.35 to 15.50. cattle ranges from 8.75 to 15.75 for various weights and grades. Sheep and lambs noted as steady to lower with lambs 17.25 to 19.90 for good to prime and yearlings 15.00 to 18.00. Official yesterday totals: cattle 18,345 sheep 7,418 calves 6,315. shipments and other figures listed.
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Chicago
Vernished by H W Wagner & Co Opening Prices
The report from Vernished by H W Wagner & Co in Jona ity Iowa lists daily prices for May July Sept and Mar contracts with high low and close figures. It covers corn and oats in the cash market with car counts and price levels for No 4 Y C and No 3 W grades.
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H.W. Wagner & Co
Jona Ity
Iowa
G. B
Mrs Rose Flynn Called By Death
Mrs Rose Flynn aged 83 died this morning at five oclock at her West Second Street home after three weeks illness. Born in Ireland she married Michael Flynn and came to America about 40 years ago living in Illinois. Survived by son Tom Flynn of Chokio Minn and daughter Mrs Pat Tobin near Ainsworth. three children deceased. Member of St James Catholic church. Funeral nine oclock Friday at St James with burial Saturday morning in Camp Grove Ohio.
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Rose Flynn
West Second Street
Tobin
Ireland
Michael Flynn
America
Illinois
Flynn
Washington
Tom Flynn
Chokio
Minn
Pat Tobin
Ainsworth
St. James Catholic Church
St. James Church
Camp Grove
Interest Rate Stable at Isle of Man for Two Centuries
The Isle of Man maintains the maximum lawful loan rate at the same level for over 200 years, with interest capped at the established percent. The rule remains unchanged, reflecting long standing financial policy.
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Isle of Man
Jefferson County Sells Clover Seed And Farm Land Prices
The Farm Bureau of Jefferson County Iowa reports clover seed sales over 500 bushels, mostly shipped to farmers through county agents and elevators. It notes rising farm land values with poor plow lands averaging 157, good plow lands 257, all lands 219, and improved land 255 compared with last year.
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Jefferson County
Farm Bureau
Towa
Kedron the War Horse Released From Newport News Quarantine
Kedron general Pershing s war horse is released from quarantine at Newport News Virginia by the United States Department of Agriculture. The agency kept Kedron confined to protect livestock interests after other quarantine mounts at the same post developed dangerous diseases and two were destroyed. One horse carried a contagious disease unknown in the country the other had trypanosomiasis. Had quarantine not existed these diseases could have spread nationwide and required costly eradication efforts.
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Kedron
General Pershing
Newport News
United States Department of Agriculture
Gen. Pershing
New York
Washington
Department of Agriculture
France
Africa
Europe
United States
Iowa crop report shows 40 percent of 1919 corn on farms
Des Moines March 11 report from the Iowa Co operative Crop Reporting Service notes 40 percent of the 1919 corn crop remained on farms as of March 1 1920 totaling 166 400 000 bushels up from 131 468 000 last year. About 28 percent will be shipped out of state and 96 percent of last year's corn was merchantable. Oat on farms March 1 1920 reached 76 611 000 bushels vs 103 307 000 a year ago.
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Iowa
Towa
Iowa Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
Des Moines
Butter Egg and Poultry Market Forecast and Prices
The N Y market fell 12c per dozen in one day and the butter market remains weak with a likely further drop. Poultry remains in good condition. cull flock advised. Prices today include eggs 33c per dozen, cream 62c per lb, hens 27c, turkeys 8c, calf hides 18c, beeswax 25c, horse hides $8.00 each, robes or rugs shown at the uptown station.
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N. Y
Double Weddings Shine in Kalona and Cedar Township
In Kalona Miss Dona Lemley daughter of Perry Lemley and George Dorian Allen son of Joseph Allen wed in a ring ceremony at two thirty in the home of Rev M R Negan. The couple will reside in Kalona. In Cedar Township Miss Effie O Laughlin daughter of L H O Laughlin wed Harve Logue Huber son of Aaron Huber at seven thirty at Rev Barker s home. They plan to housekeeping on the groom s Cedar Township farm and will be at home after April fifteenth.
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Dona Lemley
George Dorian Allen
M. R. Negan
Alma Gingerich
Gladys Miller
Perry Lemley
Joseph Allen
Kalona
Allen
T. F. Barker
Effie O’laughlin
L. H. O'Laughlin
Harve Logue Huber
Aaron Huber
Barker
J. A. Huber
Washington
Washington to build new livestock sale pavilion
A committee led by Ernest Carlton D F Macon and Ralph Shannon raised 4000 from Washington merchants and expects city support to reach at least 5000 for a pavilion costing 12000 to 15000. The project aims to house poultry shows livestock exhibits and other events on two lots south of the Rock Island depot with more than twenty sales planned next season and stockholders to finalize plans soon.
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Ernest Carlton
D. F. Macon
Ralph Shannon
Merchants of
Washington
City of
Washington County Breeders Association
Rock Island
Remarkable Creature With Strange Eyes and Keen Hearing
The Evening Journal notes a creature with unusually large prominent eyes that lack lashes and cannot see well, often sleeping with eyes open. Despite poor eyesight, the animal compensates with exceptionally sharp hearing.
Henry County Men Lose in Bonding Co Scandal
In Winfield Iowa March 11 Henry County communities reel as National Bonding company of Cedar Rapids collapses amid rogue practices led by Dr J Duncan aka Connie O Connell. Farmers and business men face losses with half a million dollars tied to the stock and a protective stockholders committee forms. A local bank official is accused of urging the sale, prompting a possible legal fight and investigations.
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Winfield
Iowa
Henry
Scott Township
National Bonding Company of
Cedar Rapids
Dr. J. Duncan
National Bonding Company
Connie’’ O'Connell
Minnesota
Cedar Raplidy
James Green
Henry County
Scot Township
Mt. Pleasant News
West Chester's Early Rail Era and Growing Community
West Chester with a bank and Hussy shores slowly grew as entrepreneurs helped locate the station years ago. Early trains were gravel, the road bed was fixed, and the town developed with nice homes and busy young men surrounding the new rail line.
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Market Report
Step
Johnw A. Babcock Commission
Yard
Journal’s Farm Department
Pershing’s War Horse
Mutual
Cream Station
Green Hotel
Colenso
W. S. Reister & Sons
Washington, Iowa
the Evening Journal
Sale Pavilion
Business Men OF
THE
Evening Journal
Tam
West Chester
Charley Scabery
Elies
St. Jacobs
Saas Wolpf
Sherman Brothers
McKenzie & Shilling
W. J. Wilkinson
Riverside
J.D. Duncan
Cotter
Bonding
Pugitive
DELCO
Completevepet
W. E. Cox
Chichester Spills
Iamond BR
Recere
Aaa
Stitcher
South 2Nd Ave
South End
Waterloo Bay Tractors
Foo Seeders
Maytag
H. P
F. D. Snavely Co
Wellman, Iowa
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