Market Report Chicago Hog and Cattle Prices May 17
Estimated hog receipts 3,000 with 1,993 holdovers. Cattle receipts about 1,000 and sheep 5,000. Market 20 to 30 cents higher than Friday. pigs 25 to 40 cents higher. Top 21.10. bulk 20.90 to 21.05. Heavy weight cattle 20.90 to 21.10. medium 20.75 to 21.10. light 20.50 to 21.10. Pigs 18.85 to 20.00. Cattle compared with week prior show beef steers steady to lower, yearlings 40 to 75 higher, stockers 50 to 75 higher, bulls steady to 25 higher. Sheep 75 to 100 lower. Official receipts: Hogs 17,046. Cattle 3,125. Sheep 6,666. Shipments: Hogs 1,086. Cattle 1,802. Sheep 1,364.
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Chicago
Close of Grain Futures Report from Iowa City
Market snapshot shows May July and Sept futures for corn and oats with opening high low and close figures. Cash market notes list 59 car loads of corn and 69 car loads of oats with slight tone adjustments and October clover pricing.
Parson Washington and Parsnip Skepticism
A Macon Telegraph fragment notes a humorous aside about George Washington never telling the truth and ponders how Mrs. Washington might react to her new parsnip dish being praised as delicious. The tone resembles a light, reflective newspaper aside.
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George Washington
Instructions for washing walls with ammonia and turpentine
To can and polish wallpaper mix two tablespoonfuls of ammonia with half a pailful of water and wash the walls with a flannel. Then mix two tablespoonfuls of turpentine with half a pailful of water, wash the walls again, and wipe dry as possible.
Baseball Scores Report From National and American Leagues
National League results show New York 3 over Chicago 1 and Philadelphia 3 over St Louis 4 with Boston 2 defeating Cincinnati 1, no other games. American League notes Chicago 7 beat Boston 4 as others postponed by wet grounds. Association and Three League results list Moline 7 Terre Haute 2, Rockford 5 Peoria 1, Bloomington 9 Evansville 5, with rain causing gaps.
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New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Louis
Boston
American Association
Minneapolis
Moline
Terre Haute
Roeckford
Peoria
Bloomington
Eveneville
Farm Department notes on grain stocks and Sudan grass
The article surveys U S and world grain markets from May to June, noting large expected world wheat surpluses, imminent open market moves for new wheat, and price pressures tied to wage levels. It includes local farm reports on Sudan grass and Grimm alfalfa, with seed, lime, and inoculation details from Carroll and Floyd counties and Charles City.
County Agent Promotes Help Ads in Cherokee Area
County Agent Ellis of Cherokee promoted farm help advertising. He ran about thirty six calls for farm help last week and received over a hundred replies with offers about twenty to twenty five dollars under last year’s prices. W J Breakenridge, formerly Cherokee county farm agent, bought a 687 acre farm near Cylinder Palo Alto county for 135290 dollars.
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J. F. Coupe
Carroll County
George Poeppe
Poeppe
Sudan
Ellis
Cherokee
Ilinois
W. J. Breakenridge
Cherokee County
Cylinder
Palo Alto County
Butter Eggs Poultry and Cream Market Report
Phone 116 Mutual 12 gives prices for butter eggs and poultry with butter fat rising while eggs and poultry fall. Candling season begins May 25 with legal requirements to candle eggs before payment. Buyers urged to comply and candles prices listed for fresh eggs cream hides and animal products.
Farmers must file nitrate soda orders by June 1
Washington announces that farmers who ordered nitrate of soda from the department of agriculture must have their shipment orders reach Washington by June 1. Orders received after June 1 will be canceled as the bureau of markets wraps up distribution and finalizes the arrangement with the war department securing the nitrate.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Department
Bureau of Markets
War Department
Bean Crop Is Enormous As East Pays High Bean Prices
Knoxville reports a bean surplus with Colorado producing large quantities. Iowa pays 10 to 12 cents per pound for pinto beans shipped from the West, while Colorado faces slow sales at three cents. Weld County residents plan to ration 40 pounds per person, but bad roads and poor shipping hinder market access. Harold Jones, formerly of Knoxville, writes from Ricenville Colorado.
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East
West
Knoxville
Iowa
Colorado
Harold Jones
Ricenville
Colo
Weld County
European driver Paul Bablot set for American debut at Indy
Paul Bablot hailed as Europe’s master driver since Georges Boillot’s death will race a Ballot in the 500 mile Liberty sweepstakes at the Indianapolis speedway. He served in the French aviation service during the war along with three Ballot teammates.
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Paul Bablot
Europe
Georges Boillot
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Garden Kneeling Pad and Apron for Women’s Work
The article describes a USDA planned garden set of a kneeling pad and tool apron to aid women in gardening. It provides detailed construction steps using matting, denim, oilcloth, and tape, plus pocket and pocket design, binding, and a matching broad-brimmed hat. It also notes improvements in livestock market reporting and price stability through official daily reports from Chicago and Kansas City.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Garden Club
Bureau of Markets
Telegraph
Chicago
Kansas City
U S Reports on Livestock and Meats Aiming Stable Markets
The U S Department of Agriculture runs a market reporting service to stabilize marketing conditions for livestock and meats. It collects and distributes daily, weekly, and monthly quotations from 17 centers including Boston New York Philadelphia and Los Angeles and tracks supply demand movements and prices. The system promotes transparency and helps traders producers and consumers understand market margins and factors affecting meat prices.
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Altho
Bureau of Markets
Chicago
United States
Oklahoma
United States Department of Agriculture
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
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John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yard
Illinois
Close OF Grain Futures
E. W. Wagner & Co
Iowa City
J. B. Hunt
New York Srp
Brooklyn
Bt. Louis
Arenes
Loule Pete Renee Eetinrnenen
Batms
Detroit
Chichester
Journal’s Farm Department
Wagner Weekly Review
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Barron
Price
W. A. Dickinson
Floyd County
Walter Blunt
Charles City
Will Mace
Blunt
Grimm
Edwards Laboratories
Lansing
Michigan
Crum
Mutual
W.S. Reister & Sons
Washington, Lowa
U. S
Lemmon
J. E. Lemmon
Washington, Towa
Ainsworth
Palmer
Haskins
Brock
Pluto
Jack
State Department
Julius Goset
Ss. W
J. L. Brookhart
Telephone
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