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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1924

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices

Hogs receipts 28 000 uneven butchers steady to strong lightweight steady to be lower packing sows steady to 10e higher killing pigs unchanged bulk good and choice 250 to 325 pound butchers 7 40 7 55 top 7 65. Sheep receipts 13 000 slow few early fat shorn lambs steady to strong and fat clipped ewes up to 8 00. Cattle receipts 16 000 beef steers uneven weak to 25c lower with in between grades down Moet decline shipping demand less active early top matured steers 12 25.

Chicago Montana

Kansas City Market Summary May 6 Cattle Hog Sheep Prices

Cattle receipts 14 000 with calves 2 000. slow beef steers and yearlings steady to lower. Top weights 11 25. bulk fed steers 7 76 to 11 00. beef cows 4 60 to 6 50. bulls strong. Hog receipts 13 000. butchers steady. packers 7 10 top. bulk 6 90 to 7 16. Sheep receipts 6 000. killing classes strong to 25 cents higher. Arizona springers 17 25. Colorado wooled skins 17 14. Texas wethers 8 50 to 8 60.

Kansas City Arizona Colorado

Omaha Livestock Market Report May 6 Hogs Cattle Sheep

Hogs receipts 17 000 market slow steady crude butchers weak to 5 cents lower lights 5 to 10 under 7 00 top 7 00 bulk 216 to 300 lb good weight 160 to 210 lb 6 60 to 6 85 packing sows weak to 10 cents lower 6 35 to 6 50 bulk 6 49 average cost Monday 6 86 Cattle receipts 7 500 steady beef yearling slow top steers 11 40 beef steers and yearlings 7 75 to 10 50 vealers strong bulls and stockers steady bulk butcher cows and heifers 5 00 to 7 75 cann ers and cutters 2 35 to 4 25 veal top 8 50 stockers and feeders 6 75 to 7 78 Sheep receipts 6 000 fat lambs active two loads 83 lb lambs 16 80 clipped lambs 14 50 to 14 75 small lot spring lambs 16 00 sheep scar t e steady few clipped ewes 6 60

Omaha Bologna

Livestock prices and receipts at Paul Livestock market

Cattle receipts 2200 with varied demand across grades. Bologna bulls up to 115 cents, best heavy steers early. fat she stocks and stockers steady to weak. Calves receipts 2800 with steady to 26 cents higher gains for best light packs. Hog receipts 12500 with majority steady to firm.

Chicago grain prices and livestock notes May 6

Chicago cash grain prices list multiple wheat corn and rye values with No 2 yellow No 3 yellow and No 4 white etc. also oats lard ribs bellies barley timothy and clover seed with ranges and specific figures for each item and category.

Chicago

Wheat Higher at Chicago Opening May 6

Wheat futures edged up early with May at 1.01% to 1.01% and July 1.06% to 1.06% after a brief dip, then firming at close. Corn and oats traded easy to unsettled with July corn around 78% and July oats about 44%. Provisions held steady as grain markets moved.

Chicago Europe Ee Main

Potato Market Chicago Report May 6 Market Slow

Potatoes traded very slow with a dull market stance. Receipts reached 41 cars while total U S shipments totaled 397. Wisconsin sacked round white priced 1.10 to 1.25 and bulk 1.10 to 1.30. Minnesota and North Dakota Red River Ohioos priced 1.25 to 1.40.

Chicago United States Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Red River

Hog and sheep market snapshot with varied bids

The market shows higher bids for bacon hogs to shippers 7.00 to 7.10, bulk to packers 7.00, sows 6.25, feeder pigs bidding mostly 6.25, and slaughter pigs 6.60. Sheep receipts total 106 with demand steady to strong. fat lambs fetch up to 16.00 and ewes up to 8.50.

Sioux City Livestock Market Report May 6

Cattle receipts 2 000 market slow killers steady weak stackers steady fat steers and yearlings 7.00 to 11.60 bulk 8.00 to 10.25 fat cows and heifers 6.00 to 9.60 canners and cutters 2.25 to 4.00 year s 6.00 to 11.90 bulls 4.00 to 5.50 feeders 7.00 to 9.00 stockers 6.00 to 8.25 stocker yearlings and calves 5.00 to 8.00 feeding cows and heifers 3.50 to 5.00. Hogs receipts 13 000 steady top 7.00 bulk 6.80 to 7.00 lights 6.50 to 6.80 butchers 6.90 to 7.00 mixed 6.70 to 6.90 heavy packers 6.25 to 6.36 stags 6.00 good pigs 5.00 to 5.26. Sheep receipts 600 steady wool lambs 16.75 clipped lambs 14.75 wool ewes 6.25 clipped ewes 7.00.

South St. Paul Sioux City

Pre Roman Tribes Likely Built Cirencester Wall

New findings at Cirencester and Fogland suggest the ancient city wall, previously attributed to Romans, was actually erected by pre Roman tribes, reshaping historic timelines and archaeological understanding.

Cirencester Fogland

Announcements of Local Club Meetings and Events

Notices list various club gatherings including Pythian Sisters G A R hall meetings Harmony Club May 7 Just Ue Club Friendship Club Rebekah Club Farmers Union Keokuk County speaker Tom White W B R C of Ainsworth Womans Department Church of Christ and other social events with hostesses and times.

Farmers Union Ofichmond May Tom White Keokuk Co Henry T. Bockhorst

Missionary Leader Elsie Kap to Speak at Baptist Church

Notice announces Miss Elsie Kap administrative secretary of the Woman s Foreign Missionary society will speak Wednesday at 7 30 pm at the church with a vital message for Baptists The church business meeting is set for Wednesday evening May 14 Regular meeting of O EB 8 Thursday at 8 pm with special orchestra music 703 Child Study meets with Mrs M M Bickle Wednesday at 2 30 pm final meeting A play The Hoodoo Coon and a candy social are planned May 9 at Cedar Center school 2 miles west of Prairie Flower church 10 miles NW of Washington and 5 1 2 NE of West Chester ladies urged to bring boxes

Womans Department The Church of Christ Gots Elsie Kappen Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Cedar Center Prairie Flower Church Washington West Chester

Community Notices and Club Meeting Postponements

Notices list postponed practice for the Rebekah staff until Thursday May 15 and schedule social gatherings. Mrs Frank Morgan hosts the U and I club Friday at 2 PM, and Ladies Aid Social Circle meets at Mrs Conner’s on North 4th Ave at 2 PM Thursday. Quilting and sewing circle events at 7012 Tot and 523 W Main St are announced with service verses.

Rebekah Ladies Aid C.D. A

Waxed Paper Confusion: Glassine Mislabeling Explained

The article clarifies that most so called waxed paper is actually glassine, formed by overcooking pulp during production. It notes only a tiny portion is genuinely waxed, highlighting consumer mislabeling in paper packaging.

Nomination Statement for Board of Supervisors Run

The speaker seeks the Republican nomination for Member of the Board of Supervisors for the term starting January 1, 1925, subject to the will of Republican voters at the June primaries.

Board of Supervisors Jackson Township County Board of Supervisors

Keokuk to Celebrate 144th Birthday of Famous Indian Chief

Keokuk Iowa marks the 144th birth anniversary of Chief Keokuk the Sac leader after whom the city is named. Local residents recall his Illinois birth around May 1780 and his role as a negotiating figure who bent to amicable relations with the federal government.

Keokuk Rock River Ilinois Mississippi River Mississippi Leeader Sac Tribe of Indians Kansas Iowa Burington Iowa Territory Harrison

Glasgow Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Recovery

Mrs. Macoia Watien of Glasgow Kentucky says after years of pain and a near terminal prognosis she felt improved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She followed her sister in law's suggestion and began four bottles then resumed with eight total as her health and nerves improved and she regained strength.

Glasgow Kentucky Lydia E. Pinkham Macoia Watien

Keokuk the Gifted Orator and His Eastward Influence

The chief Keokuk impressed the governor with a heartfelt eulogy for the fallen leader in Washington. He won strong support from officials after visits to Washington and Boston during an Indian consultation. An interpreter later deserted him, weakening his ability to deliver speeches. His vivid, nature rich sentences reflected deep knowledge and intimate ties with his people.

Washington Keokuk Boston

Poultry Trading Terms Noted in Miscellaneous Listings

The note lists various poultry items including ewes Geese per Ib Swan Chinese African Geese Ib Hides per Ib Hoeree hides each The entry states we do not buy cull sick thin crippled poultry.

Hoeree

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Market Reports Chicago Grain Kansas City Livestock Omaha Livestock Paul Livestock Chicago Cash Grain Sioux City Livestock John A Pythian Sisters M. E. Cc Albert M G. A. R. Hall Harmony Club Manford Wilcox Sam Hout Friendship Club Ed Davis Rebekah Club Oral Mayo W. BR. C Ainsworth T. S .B. Club Mre C. H Bessie Miller Thea BE. O. W. Club Highland Foer Independent Club Oscar Hughes Mra M. M. Bickle Jaelie M. Shalla St GY Pleur de Lis Club T. J. Harvey Mrs Frank Morgan W. CC. TV W. M. Galloway Main Street Duse Mme Eleanore Duse Pittsburgh Italy Antonio Angelo Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Chamberlain E. A. Applegate Washington County Pri J. C. Bauer A. L. Griffith Reid Geo. Stewart Lydia Binkham J. D. Glasgow R. L. Gibson Ewes Crippled Poultry W. S. Reister & Sons Cash Buyers of East Washington St Tike TqUiiMp VIA Pacific Northwest California National Parks Rocky Mountain Region Burlington J. C. McKay J. J. Teeter Burlington, Iowa
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