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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1910
Page
6
The text extols a crop easy to handle and ideal for the Rio Grande climate. It claims high market prices, long shipping ranges, and strong opportunities for businessmen and merchants along the Gulf Coast to double capital and invest savings now.
Chicago reports a weekly wheat price drop with a late rally as shorts cover and Armour Grain advises covering. Corn outlook sees record crop hopes and farmer selling slow on ample supplies. Oats fall on bumper crop estimates while provisions expect steady hog runs and cautious buying on below cost signals.
Chicago October 17 market report shows steer trade satisfactory overall with 10 000 head more receipts than last week yet 32 000 head were western range cattle limiting native range supply. Packers store range beef for later sale reducing immediate competition as good fat steers command strong outlet. Special note that hornath steers sold relatively better than large heavy cattle amid high demand.
The week's cattle again sold mostly at 66 to 75 dollars with mediums wavering around 66.50 to 67. Medium steer prices fluctuated and some high yielding lots sold at 82.60 to 325. Bulls edged up about 10 cents. Calves steady while stockers and feeders rose to about 275 to 575. Hogs declined 25 to 40 cents from the prior week with heavy hogs near 36 dollars top. many underweight hogs and weaker lots sold around 24 to 25 dollars. Week’s total 84,000 head.
South Omaha market report shows last week receipts for cattle at 40 110 with steadiness and prices including native steers at 4 to 5.75 per hundredweight cows and heifers 5 to 5.50, western steers 375 625, stockers and feeders 2 585, calves 83 256 7, bulls 3 4.7 percent. Hog receipts 20 190 with market 10 16 cents higher. heavy 8.35 as 45 mixed 8 hogs 65 light 8 65 G S 85. bulk sales 8 35 8 50. Sheep receipts 197 819 steady. yearlings 4.50 6.25, wethers 3.40 4.15, ewes 3.25 8.65, lambs 6.15 6.55.
Well known minister Nev. D. Schneider of Rice Lake Wisconsin recounts severe stomach illness kept him bedridden for three months. After failing with a doctor he tried Vinol and recovered within weeks. He endorses Vinol as a splendid medicine and recommends it. Cook Sherman Druggists Washington Iowa note twelve year money back plan and ongoing tests.
FREFA SAMPLES TO ALL. The Woodbury Hair and Scalp Treatment offers a low cost cure for dry or greasy dandruff and itching scalp. It promises revived hair, restored life and gloss, and preserved natural color for faded hair.
Claim that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve heals cuts corns burns bruises ulcers eczema and more with assurances of supremacy for sore eyes cold sores chapped hands sprains and piles. Sold for 25 cents at Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
A wide listing of market prices from Des Moines including apples at 3.00 to 5.00 per barrel, California Tokay grapes 1.75, oranges 5.50 per case, bananas 4 per pound, cabbage 21 cents per pound, cantaloupes 2.50 per crate, onions 1.00 per cwt, watermelons 15 to 20 cents each, flour and grain prices for car lots and various by products, with numerous regional product notes and unit measures.
Butter creameries quoted 30 cents a pound with process 27 cents and country butter 25 cents. Eggs No. 1 at 24 cents per dozen No. 2 at 20 cents cracked eggs 1 percent. Live poultry hens old cocks six cents Springs Wycom ducks nine cents.
The notice lists Old Process ground linseed cake in pea and nut sizes for Des Moines car lots. Prices show 12 ton lots at 5 cents per ton, bulk totals around 1.900 pounds for 36 dollars, 18.59 per 500 pounds, and 9.40 for smaller quantities with 195 dollars per 190 pounds.
Hides listed as No 1 salted 8'4¢ No 9 salted Tiuc No 1 green 7ige No 2 green 6'5 No 1 horsehide $2 2.75 No 2 horsehide $1.50 1.75.
The record shows Timothy hay priced at 18.50 and 14.50 with hay. Oats straw listed at 11.00 and 1209. Wheat straw priced at 6.50 and 5.50 with a 100 unit figure. The fragmentary items suggest a local market or catalog entry for animal fodder quantities and costs.
Rome Oct 18 The pope has decided to recall Tonti the papal nuncio to Portugal as a protest against Portugal’s anti clerical policy the recall underscores tensions between the Vatican and the Portuguese republic.
Seaboard Air Line shops in Norfolk Virginia resume full time operations after a period of short time work. The new schedule provides an eight hour day with a half holiday on Saturday. Thousands of workers benefit from the return to full time employment.
In Herne Westphalia Prussia on October 18 a basket carrying thirty five miners fell to the shaft bottom when the supporting rope snapped. Six men were killed and twenty nine were severely injured.
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