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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 24 000 domestic sales down 19 to 20 cents from Wednesday. Top 11.00. 190 to 325 lb butchers 10.50 to 10.90. Cattle receipts 11 000 better fed yearlings firm, others steady to weak. most quality at 8.50 to 10.00. yearlings around 12.35 to 12.50. Sheep receipts 19 000 fat lambs steady. natives 18.00 to 18.26. ewes 6.00 to 6.75. feeding lambs 12.76 to 13.40.
Omaha market reports 6,000 hogs with prices mostly 25 cents lower, 190 to 300 lb range at 10.35 to 10.40, sows 9.75 to 10.00, average 10.19 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts 1,300 with fed steers strong, midweek values 11.50 for 1,270 lb. yearlings 12.60 to 12.75. grass cattle firm 3.00 to 6.00. veal and canners steady. Lambs slow with fat lambs 12.75 to 13.10, natives 12.60 to 13.00, feeding lambs 11.75 to 12.75.
Official figures show tomorrow's receipts include 24 000 hogs 3 000 cattle and 11 000 sheep. The totals reflect daily inventory for the Chicago market with hogs leading in volume followed by sheep and cattle.
Potato market in Chicago on October 16 shows slow trading but firm prices for good stock. Receipts total 104 carloads with United States shipments at 1,218 carloads. Minnesota and North Dakota sold Red River Oblos 1.05 to 1.15 while Minnesota sacked round whites held 76 to 90. Wisconsin sacks round whites ranged 60 to 65 with some offerings at 90.
Records show a 108 year old vulture and a 104 year old eagle died at the Vienna zoo recently. The aging raptors were noted as frequent visitors to the zoo as a stopping place for old birds.
A series of upcoming Poland China hog sales are listed. Oct 16 California D B and H E B Busby conduct a Poland China sale in Washington. Oct 18 Robt Sheetz Purebred sale in Keota. Oct 21 Wagner Welsh and W R Gamon sell purebred Poland Chinas in Washington. Oct 22 Romine Green stock sale near West Chester. Nov 1 public Spotted Poland China sale by T C Deal.
Market listing from Washington shows prices for butterfat test cream per pound fresh eggs per dozen various poultry weights and classes including hens leghorn and black springs and ducks with geese and horse hides priced per item. No market for cull sick or crippled poultry is noted.
Wheat and corn prices listed for No 2 hard through No 6 yellow and white grades with values. Oats rye barley and seed prices shown, along with lard ribs bellies quoted.
The wheat market opened at the season’s high for December but fell back on heavy profit taking. Higher Liverpool prices and Argentine drought fears spurred an upturn that faded as conditions worsened. corn and oats also slid on good weather and ample supply, while lard stocks supported the provision market.
New York trading begins with buying orders leading to higher prices. Fractional gains appear across speculative favorites and several issues climb one point or more, including North American and Willys-Overland preferred. High priced shares such as American Tobacco Pullman and Nash Motor rise one to two points amid strong German bond absorption and a record price for German obligations.
Former Illinois governor Frank C. Lowden told Inland Daily Press Association that American agriculture remains fragile as improved domestic crops mask global shortages. He urged farm organization and cooperative marketing to align production with fair prices under free competition.
London psychologist Dr. C. W. Kimmins reports hat placement signals personality. Hatters corroborate findings, noting forward tilt implies fashion hats for the eye, straight position for practicality, right tilt marks rowdy traits, left tilt suggests uniqueness, with some left-tilt wearers possibly misread.
Kelso a Mojave Desert community of about 500 people north east of Los Angeles faces potential destruction from dunes drifting toward the town. A sand pile half a mile square has moved toward Kelso for three years as constant winds push the dune from Death Valley area. If unchecked the dune could bury Kelso under about 60 feet of sand within five years.
Bert Tracy of Brighton travels to Washington on a business visit today to conduct meetings and discuss prospects with local contacts and partners.
Floods on the Amur rise twelve feet, drowning 409 in the Nikolaevsk region as two native villages are submerged. A Warsaw delegation travels to Vevey to recover Polish novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz’s body for reburial in a grand tomb. The Hague plans another reclaimation of land in the Biesbosch, while the royal anthem controversy erupts in Copenhagen.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sheetz and daughter Caroline visited Mrs. Smith. Hazel Stattler spent the weekend with Seymore Stattler and returned to Cedar Falls school. Clarence Piotle sawn wood for Merle Stattler. John McKinstry hosted friends for a chicken dinner with Bert and Smith families and others. Della Neal returned from a trip visiting National Spanish War Veteran events and relatives in several Ohio towns. Baptism in Washington at the Baptist church drew many. Eight new members joined New Haven Baptist revival under Rev. Hillis.
London reports Prince Andrew of Russia, seeking to recover part of his fortunes as proprietor of a country estate, has appeared in bankruptcy court. He owes $42,500 with no assets, most debts traced to building the club house and grounds.
Des Moines reports a new law to install a permanent uniform system of primary highway markings across Iowa beginning Oct 29. The Iowa highway commission will oversee 27 marking types statewide including county boundaries and crossroad indicators with signs showing road numbers curves and city limits to reduce driver confusion. Special markings for schoolhouse and railroad crossings will follow once county needs are assessed and bids for materials like wood and steel are sought.
The highway commission studied marking systems in five states and chose Minnesota’s primary road system as best. After signs are acquired they will be posted in counties, with efforts to extend the marking to secondary roads later.
In Council Bluffs on October 16 Fritz Bernhardt marked his 80th birthday. Friends note his long career beginning at age fourteen in a one chair barbershop within the Elks lab building. He served in wars with Austria in 1866 and France in 1871 before resuming his trade.
A local barber known for vintage styling offered unusual maritime themed items at the Ocean Market. Purchases included antique scissors and nautical decor as collectors browsed the stalls.
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