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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1920

Page

2

Market Report Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts

The Chicago market reports estimated receipts today for hogs 26 000 cattle and calves 11 900 sheep 12 000 with mixed results. Hogs showed weak to higher trading with top sales around 14 40 while cattle and calves ranged in varied values. Sheep and lambs remained mostly steady to slow with primes touching 17 50 for lambs and ewes and feeder lambs progressing. Official yesterday totals list hogs 19 938 cattle 6 sheep 10 421 calves 2 152 with shipments and arrivals across hogs cattle sheep calves.

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Grain and market closures and local visits in town

Grain futures show oats at 1.12 for No 2 white and 1.10 32 for No 8 white with flour prices at 26 cents off per bushel. Wheat and livestock estimates for Friday list hogs at 360000 cattle 11000 and sheep 10000. Miss Isabel Kellman of Des Moines a state nurse visited schools while Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lemsey of Washington dropped by J C Cannon home and Mrs M Yard traveled from Washington to BE Davidson home for a visit.

Minneapolis Chicago Toledo Lawrence Lemsey Washington J. C. Cannon Home

Market optimism for honey and silage sunflowers rise

Journal notes good market for honey due to high sugar prices and consumer demand. Advises local sales, advertising, and fair pricing for 1920 honey crop. Also discusses sunflower silage value, best varieties, costs, planting methods, and harvest timing. Mentions government lease of sanatorium property and local reaction in Knoxville.

Eorn North Dakota Agricultural College New York Montana Williston Dickinson Walster

Lease Knoxville Buildings Des Moines Iowa May 24

The state board of control closed a contract with Dr W Co Wittee for the federal government to take over Knoxville buildings and forty acres formerly used for an inebriate hospital. The government will use the property for its purposes.

Séndoli Leg‘islatit Knoxville Des Moines State Board of Control W. Co. Wittee Washington

Property Sale and North Carolina Visit Report

A man sold his property store to Arnet Mathers. S. E. Wallin arrived Wednesday from North Carolina where he had spent the past month visiting his parents and other relatives, Cloyee Benson and his young daughter.

Arnet Mathers S. E. Wallin North Carolina Cloyee Benson Little Daughter

Local Visitors and Winter Trips Highlight Weekend News

Mrs Orin Wallace and her children visited her sister in Glen Swails and family faced car trouble on the Washington trip causing an overnight stay. Leota Welliver, Harley Cherwinker, and W F Welliver were in town for family or business matters while Mary Bord returned home from Muscatine after wintering with kin and feeling unwell. Alex McCreedy and brother Joe shipped a carload of cattle with Endicott assisting. Further word on Mr Forner unfinished.

Armsworth Wilson Welliver Harley Cherwinker Suiday Jim Cherwicker W. F. Welliver Washington C. N. Mullen Mary Bord Muscatine D. H. Boyd Altho Alex McCreedy Joe Mr. Endicott Alex Mr. Forner

Acheson Graphite Promoted for Engine Performance

A garbled ad claims Acheson Graphite is the only manufactured graphite in the world. It promises proper grade, increases power, prevents wear, reduces carbon deposits, decreases fuel consumption, reduces valve pitting, prevents plug smutting, lowers oil use, and offers “perfect lubrication” for engines.

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