Market Report From Chicago Livestock Auction May 13
Estimated receipts today include hogs 25,000 cattle 11,000 sheep 6,000 and 35,000 hogs. Market shows strong to higher tones with heavy weights and feeders steady. Beef cattle and veal calf values range from 8.00 to 14.00 for various classes amid mixed loads and different weight brackets. Official yesterday totals show hog receipts 20,374 and cattle 4,323 with shipments of hogs 4,130 and cattle 4,137.
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Chicago
Shipping loss curb urged by Chicago livestock meeting
A historic Chicago Union Stock Yards gathering of farmers, shippers, railroad reps, dealers, and yard men pushed for curbing livestock losses from farm to market. Proposals sought 36 to 42 hour limits, lower minimum weights, and humane handling at origin, transit, and yards. Also noted: a Kansas City hog shipment of 166 pounds to Rubio, Charley Leppert’s smokehouse fire with $1000 loss.
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Chicago
National Farm Bureau Federation
A. Sykes
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
John Brown
Indiana Farmers Federation
Corville Morgan Halt
Kansas City
Rubio
Ott Smitter
Charley Leppert
Beach Wickham Grain Furnishings and Clover Cash Rates
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain O Morrison Building Washington Iowa Clover cash values shown as $26.00 in October $24.10 in December and $23.00 in unspecified period.
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Beach Wickham Grain
O. Morrison
Washington, Iowa
Fire destroys home of Leppert couple with no insurance
Mr and Mrs Leppert were away downtown then returned to find their house ablaze around 4 am. They raised a general alarm, but the fire was beyond control before help arrived. The roof caught fire despite no nearby blaze and the origin remains a mystery.
Millet varieties for hay on Maa soil and Siberian strains
Millets including Golden Millet formerly known as Ger meh milhet make excellent stock hay and reach four to six feet on Maa soil. Siberian Millet is the best hay millet, maturing two weeks earlier than Golden and growing two and a half to three feet tall.
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Reid’s
Engine Tuning Aims To Cut Emissions And Improve Longevity
A proposed set of adjustments targets reduced carbon deposits and fuel use while cutting valve pitting and spark plug soiling. The plan also seeks to lower oil consumption and achieve more reliable lubrication for smoother operation.
Heavy meat eaters have slow kidneys warning
A confidence man claims meat damages kidney function and urges readers to stop meat and take four ounces of rad salts daily to flush and stimulate the kidneys. The ad promotes a lithia based grape lemon acid salt as a remedy to prevent bladder and urinary issues.
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair
Old time remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound advertised to darken gray hair naturally. Instructions advise applying with sponge or brush to strands, claiming hair becomes darker, shinier, and more attractive after one or two uses. Not a disease treatment.
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Wyeth
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Market Report
Journal’s Farm Department
Parm News
Prom Rubio
John
Babcocke Commission
Yard
Illinois
Neeme
Close OF Grain Futures
Jsutvual
Green Hotel
Colenso
W. S. Reister & Sons
Mutual
Call Central
Lemley Reduction CO
Bruns
Wengers
Iowa
Kansas
Washington Elevator Co
Elmer Thoma
Mappger
Man
Zephyr
Rh. A. Knitthe
Riverside
J. A. Lemley
Brighton
Henry—Rnbie
J. K. Duncan—Cotter Otto FY. Frey
Noble Farmers’ Co
Sudan
Hans Fes
Essex
Bruns Seed Store
Joe, JR
Washington
Bethel Church
Kolosick Bros
Acheson Graphite
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Keokuk
Mahaska Counties
Gardite
Chichester
Washington Rerndering Works
Easil
Lawrence & Co
Cage
Sulphur
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