Market News Hogs and Cattle Prices Dented by Receipts
Chicago market summary shows estimated hog receipts at 3,000 with a holdover of 4,350 and cattle at 3,000. Prices ranged with heavy weights 15.25 to 16.60 for hogs, sows 13.75 to 15.00, and pigs 15.00 to 16.00. Week-ago comparisons: beef steers up 25 to 75, fat and feeder cattle up, veal calves 1.00 lower. sheep and yearlings up 25 to 75. Receipts hogs 11,296 cattle 4,455 sheep 16,751 calves 834. Shipments hogs 1,933 cattle 4,335 sheep 8,049 calves 142.
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Chicago
Grain futures close with mixed tweaks and price marks
Grain futures closed with mixed moves as corn weakened about two cents from the prior close. No 2 yellow corn traded around 1.49 with 65 cars noted. oats held steady near 69 to 71 percent. clover and coffee futures showed March and December values around 30.25 for clover and 15.40 to 15.49 for coffee.
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Indictments for Cave-In Death Hit DL&W Officials
Indictments for involuntary manslaughter were returned against W. W. Inglis and S. O. Chomick of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Company after a grand jury investigated a city cave-in caused by alleged reckless mining. Eleven year old Robert Wearburton died in the incident, a first in the nation for criminal action over such a death.
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Scranton
W. W. Inglis
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Con! Company
S. O. Chomick
Grand
Robert Wearburton
Silverite a New Metal
A new aluminum alloy named silverite blends aluminum with copper zinc and steel in varying proportions. The process of alloying steel with aluminum is described as startling but successful and shows promise for tailored material properties.
To Be of Influence and the Burden of Compromise
The passage argues that influencing events requires aligning with current trends rather than resisting them. It warns that cutting away may end contact and relieve conscience but cuts one off from any meaningful sway over character or outcomes. Individuals are cautioned that they cannot mold others or contribute meaningfully while detached.
Bravery Reward Echoes In A Child’s Witty Reply
A child named Charles receives a quarter after vaccination as a reward, but he insists the experience was worth a dollar. The doctor’s quick gesture meets a witty, grateful response from the young patient.
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Charles
Farm department notes on rural life and profiteer critique
Journal reports on Don Huber building a cement floored corn crib and Warren Bishop feeding 170 pigs. It notes 60 hogs left for L. A. Foss after hog cholera, potatos abundant for John Brinning, Ed Bishop filling a silo, and Rev H C Millice new Lexington pastor. Profiteer talk at Iowa State College cites heavy farmer losses and calls profiteer hunt misguided. Dean Curtiss likens profiteer hunt to fox chase with brass band.
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Don Huber
L. A. Foss
G. H. Harmon
Indiana
Mr. Boston
Jesse
Fred Radda
John Brinning
Warren Bishop
Ed Bishop
Frank Scranton
Timothy
H. C. Millice
Lexington Church
Sweetland
Muscaytine
Iowa
E. W. Stanton
Iowa State College
Dr. Stanton
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Iowa Farmers Tackle Soil Erosion Efforts
Iowa farmers study soil erosion and ditch filling methods first tested by Iowa State College in 1914. After five years, experts report erosion problems can be solved, with 30 counties visited last year drawing about 4000 attendees and 149 ditch filling jobs started, plus nearly 1000 farmers ready to begin.
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Iowa
Towa State College
Iowa J
Foresight in Dairy Breeding Plans and Futures
A Hoard's Dairyman note contrasts foresight with hindsight in livestock breeding. It praises breeders who outline long term plans and define bloodlines. One owner cites ten year pedigrees, illustrating how deliberate study yields rewards beyond short term, hand to mouth methods.
Egg and poultry market notes show slowing demand
The report shows eggs easing this winter with no expectation of high prices. It advises selling regularly to avoid shrinkage and stale eggs. Poultry markets are lower with delivered produce prices listed for cream butter, eggs per dozen, and various fowl. Prices are unsettled and the hide market is weak.
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Eges
Csescesceses
Ieee
Market Record Hog Shipment Captures Chicago Trade
M. E. Ebner of Haskins shipped eighty pigs to Chicago with eleven six month olds, averaging 198 pounds, topping the market at 16.75 dollars Wednesday October 1. John Babcock sold the hogs for Mr Ebner and called them the nicest bunch of that class he had handled.
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M. E. Ebner
Haskins
Chicago
John Babcock
Mr. Abner
Market outlook hints at $1.25 corn and Europe recovery
The report notes a persistent belief that $1.25 corn is a staple level with October data showing 2.860 million bushels. Final acreage data due in December. European food needs ease, but balance remains fragile. Argentina and Australia export prospects are discussed along with U.S. and global farm dynamics and policy constraints.
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Europe
U. S
England
Germany
New England
Argentina
Australia
Russia
Better Sires Benefit City and Farm Through Economy
Washington reports USDA experts promoting the Better Sires crusade to boost purebred stock. They say higher output per feed, more pork and milk, and broader city access to cheaper, better food. City businessmen urged to support nearby farmers to cut living costs.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers Union Meeting On Elevator Proposal At Lincoln School
The Farmers Union will hold a meeting at the Lincoln school house four miles north of Washington on Monday evening October 6 at 8 o'clock prompt. All stock holders and farmer union members are requested to be present. By order of committee.
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Lincoln School House
Washington
Coppock
Washington-Coppock Road
Practice Cheerfulness and Practical Aspiration
A sunny view of life grounded in truth and fact. It blends cheerful outlook with practical aims to improve things, people, and oneself, presenting a healthy poetry of existence.
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Robertson
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Close OF Grain Futures
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