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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 18 000 demand broad prices 10 20c higher with top at 11 85 live on barrows and gilts. Cattle receipts 4 000 demand strong lifting most grades with best steers 11 00 to 11 75. cows and canners steady. Sheep receipts 11 000 uneven but fat lambs steady to 25c higher with bulk 13 75 to 14 00 and ewes 5 76 to 6 50.
Large quantities of Queensland sapphires from new mines are being offered in London under government oversight. The move marks the first government run marketing of resources by Australian provinces. Foreign involvement declined after the war, boosting miners with higher prices and an official buyer system. About 450 miners work along creeks and rivers, with surface digging and shafts reaching 50 to 60 feet deep.
Stockholm reports that Swedish merchant marine gross income rose to 68 million dollars from 60.5 million and total foreign trade climbed to 661.7 million, up over nine percent. Several shipping firms plan new passenger and freight services to North and South American ports, including the Svea Line expanding beyond Sweden.
Chicago market reports revised official estimates of 1924 US wheat yield pushing prices down early trading. Liverpool quotations softened values, but buying support sparked brief rallies. Corn and oats weakened with a bullish government corn view, while lard rose slightly and meat edged lower.
Opening prices in New York today show no definite trend with small, unimportant moves. United States Steel common opened 1,000 shares at 108½, aided by speculation on a favorable tonnage report due at noon. American Can and Baldwin also edged higher at the start.
Chicago October 10 potatoes trading slow but market steady on white types. receipts 127 cars, total U.S. shipment 975. Minnesota and Wisconsin round whites 75 to 85, Wisconsin bulk round whites 75 to 90.
Sweden strengthens its maritime network with Gotaverken orders for two 7,100 ton motorships and a 7,200 ton seagoing vessel for new transatlantic service. The Johnson Line adds two 7,100 ton motorships for South America inviting faster routes, while the Swedish-American lines push routes between Gothenburg Halifax and New York. The fleet now totals 1,314 steamships and 989 motorships with a gross tonnage over one million, rising despite 10 percent lower freight rates last year.
Market prices for poultry and fowl products are listed by weight and type, including hens over and under four pounds, leghorn and black varieties, and geese. Prices for hides and other items appear with a note that no market exists for cull, sick, thin, or crippled poultry.
Sale dates listed include Oct 14 dairy cattle in Crawfordsville Iowa for A H Twinam Oct 16 timber sale near Havre for C C Cunningham Oct 16 Poland China boar sale at Washing ton for C W and H E Busby Oct 18 pure bred Poland China sale at Keota by Robt Sheetz Oct 21 combination sale of Poland Chinas by Wagner Welsh and W R Gamon & Sons in Washington Iowa
James Cruze leads the Paramount epic The Covered Wagon with a fifty person research staff and cross state filming in Utah Nevada and Arizona. The production required vast realism including 1500 animals four thousand extras and hundreds of wagons to recreate 1848 49 pioneer life on raw untouched terrain.
Crawfordsville Oct 10 Reverend Myron Hayes traveled to Mt Pleasant for Dr Minear funeral. Mr and Mrs J R McKee of Spencer Iowa are visiting relatives. Reverend Mills J Taylor of Pittsburgh PA will preach at the United Presbyterian church next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Fred Garrett reports a long awaited gathering at Levi Rheidler's home. Seventeen relatives shared dinner as sisters Mrs. Margaret Sheidler, Mrs. Jennie Bunnel, and Mrs. Pearl Trefflar attended with families.
The neighborhood reports rapid progress in silo filling with favorable weather. Amos Stout and Andy Farrier finished their silos and Dan Hesseltine is set to start using a new silo cutter.
Paul Mast saw ed wood for Elvy Crawford Monday. C B and Q railroad tore down Wayne depot. Wallace Carson and Mr and Mrs Paul Maxwell visited at W A Carson's in Washington. Joe Huston funeral attended by many from here. John Krautz made sorghum molasses this week. Several families visited relatives in Crawfordsville and Wayland.
The Fox stage adaptation Cameo Kirby depicts the gambler hero who, before securing success and his love, quits cards and dice. The tale emphasizes that fortune favors not the gambler, as Kirby wins by abandoning gambling and leaving roulette and poker behind.
The Fox Theatre presents a film adaptation of Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson’s play. John Gilbert stars as the lead with Gertrude Olmeted as the Belle of New Orleans in a praised screen version hailed as one of the era’s most effective stage-to-film transfers.
The Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague issued an advisory ruling in favor of Albania in the Saint-Naoum monastery dispute with Yugoslavia. Originating with the Conference of Ambassadors in 1922, the case was moved to the League of Nations after dissent. The Court’s ninth advisory opinion since 1922 underscores Albania's ownership.
Milton Davidson went to Des Moines yesterday. Lois Rhea attended the State convention of the W C T U in Cedas Rapid. The item notes a merchant's message about seeing an ad in the Journal.
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