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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep listed with highs and lows. Market shows light shipping demand, demand varies by class, with steers and westerns steady while other categories range from 7.65 to 19.50 for cattle and hogs from 18.50 to 20.45. Yesterday's receipts about 2,208 hogs and 600 shipments.
FE. W. Wagner & Co. of Towa City offers furnishings under manager L B. Hunt. Contact phone 726 for catalog and sales assistance.
St Louis grain market prices dated September 18 show cash close for wheat at 2.24 to 2.25 for No 1 red and 2.19 to 2.20 for No 3 red, with various hard red and yellow corn prices and white oats quoted. Chicago receipts list wheat 1083 cars, corn 735, oats 493.
Chicago reports over 75,006,000 bushels of grain stored across Chicago Duluth Minneapolis St Paul Milwaukee St Louis Peoria Kansas City St Joseph Omaha and Council Bluffs with about 20,000 rail cars held on tracks including 6,451 in Chicago and 1,132 in Milwaukee. The total grain in store rises by 1,170,000 bushels from the previous week, far above last year's level of under 5,000,000 bushels.
Warhineton reports a Gent reduction affecting farm editors as print paper usage is cut during the war. A publishers committee urges using fighter body paper, ending subscriptions in arrears, halting free exchanges, limiting dealer sales, and abandoning special or holiday issues.
Public sales and farm auctions spread across Sept 19 to Oct 29 with listings by Wolfe Flynn Hotle Wagner Rice Rinner Welsh Brenneman Keating Bra Reynolds Sheet Winder Lord Bailey Smylie Columbus Junction Trier Wehr Hopping Carlson Lemley and others detailing locations near Washington Wellman Rich mond Keota Ainsworth Unionville and surrounding towns with cattle swine dairy and Jersey breeds and dissolution closings.
The excerpt argues for a balanced price for corn gathering that pays workers fairly relative to other wages and costs while ensuring producers receive fair proceeds. It notes concern over overbidding by neighbors and questions current figures, suggesting some talk overpricing by some and restraint by others.
A local writer argues prices per bushel should reflect costs and future downturns as farmers warn of lean years ahead. He cites 64¢ per bushel with board and elevator, noting disputes over fair pay and the risk of market shifts while urging an upfront honest price to avoid future quarrels.
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