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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1924
Page
2
Market update shows Chicago receipts of 22 000 hogs with prices easing 15 to 25 cents from Wednesday, various weight classes and packing hogs ranges. Cattle receipts 11 000 with slow demand for heavy fat steers, lighter weights more active, calves strong, bulls and sheep mixed with fat natives around 13 dollars for some, feeders at 13 dollars.
Kane's City market reports 6,500 cattle and 6,000 hogs with calves and grassers showing mixed to steady values. Top handyweights reach 10.25 for cattle, hogs top at 9.85, bulk cattle 3.40 to 4.60, veals 4.75 to 6.75, stock cows 4.00, and sheep mostly steady with lambs around 12.75 to 12.80.
New York stocks opened higher as renewed speculative activity and short coverings lifted multiple sectors. Leaders included American Can United States Steel Studebaker and Baldwin with sharp gains in industrials tobacco and utilities while Federal Light and Traction Schulte tobacco and others advanced.
Chicago reports livestock estimates for the next day with 20 000 hogs 3 000 cattle and 20 000 sheep expected. Market observers note large inventories and potential price impacts across the meat trade.
Public sale announcements from Washington County Iowa outline events in Crawfordsville Aiower Keota and Washington. Auctions feature Duroe Jersey purebreds and a canning milk cow sale with multiple farms and dates listed.
The Chicago market shows No 2 hard wheat at 1.30 and No 3 hard at 1.29 percent. Corn bids run from No 2 mixed 1.14 to 1.15 percent, with other grades clustered around 1.12 to 1.16 percent. Grain and livestock items include rye at 1.03, barley 63 to 88, Timothy seed 5.25 to 7.00, clover seed 11.50 to 12.60, and fats such as lard 13.32, ribs 12.50, bellies 13.62.
Chicago reports a corn market that began lower on weather and overnight selling but reversed to close 1 to 2% higher on December futures at 1.09% and 1.09% with August frost fears in Montana and Wyoming cited. Wheat rose with Liverpool strength though eased later, ending 1% to 2% firmer. oats followed corn, closing firm. Provisions held steady.
Chicago reports slow grading and weak market for white stock while early Ohios hold steady. Receipts total 74 cars with United States shipments at 838. Minnesota and Wisconsin sacked and bulk Ohios priced around 1.20 to 1.25 and 1.00 to 1.15 respectively. Nebraska sacked early Ohios at 1.40. London notes retirement of Herbert R. after 30 years directing court ceremonials. he wrote a 300 description guide for ceremonial dress.
Waterloo news reports Iowa will send strong Holstein entries to the fifteenth annual daily Cattle congress in Waterloo from September 22 to 28. Iowa herds include Iowa Na Farms Davenport H Umlandt Muscatine Hargrove and Arnold Norwalk and the Iowa state institutions. Other states like Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Nebraska and Colorado provide top cattle. Over 300 Holsteins will be shown making this the largest west of the Mississippi. Judging will be by R E B Haeger Alongonquin.
Dan Hesseltine and family visited Sunday at a cousin’s on Lockum Ridge. Margaret Hesseltine celebrated her 7th birthday on the tenth with home-made candy and “lickin’s” from other children. Dr Irwin of Brighton spent Saturday evening with the Badgers. Hazel-nutting has begun and nuts look plentiful. Badger notes an ad in the Washington Journal for five Chester White boars. John Sampson bought one after seeing the ad. Hesseltines and Guys prepare second crop clover as frost concerns linger and a fine corn crop is hoped.
Brightn area residents note Parcells family has moved back to their farm west of Brighton. Gilbert Briggs and family left for Flint Michigan Monday after visiting Mrs. Sadie Savage. Mrs. Briggs and children spent most of the summer here. Frank Clark of Wayland and Pro dy Barkowski returned home after attending Iowa R L C A conventions at Spirit Lake and St Paul. Homer Mayer travels Missouri. Miss Hannah Luithly returns to Ottumwa attending St Joseph's Academy. Miss Bessie Brinton visits John Brinton's home. Robert Scott and family of Coppock spent Sunday with R S Borkoski. Mr and Mrs Clarence Brown and son Leland Bruce went to Oskaoosa to visit Bruce Fox and attend the fair.
A compiled list of radio listings from stations in Atlanta Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Dallas Davenport Des Moines Detroit Detroit Des Moines and more detailing concerts talks lectures educational segments and musical programs with times and brief descriptions across multiple markets.
Mr and Mrs Wilson Lemon and their sons from South Dakota are visiting relatives here with Mr and Mrs Will Long. A former local resident, now Mrs May Edmonson of Missouri, stopped in Tuesday. Glenn Davis left for Fairfield to start classes at Parsons College.
Clarence Moorhead and family visited Tuesday. Seven carloads of stock were shipped to Chicago from Wayne, including cattle from Basil Huston and Clarence Gillaspy and hogs from Osbert Allender. The county grader works the Red Ball road toward Henry county as a new Noble saw mill looms.
Crawfordsville Iowa report notes Mr. and Mrs. J O Matthews of Ainsworth visiting W H McCall home. J H Huston is ill at home with Howard Huston of Columbus Junction visiting. Hayden Huston began studies at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. Rev and Mrs M E Hayes and daughter Helen returned from Fairfield after attending Conference.
New Haven news notes that the West Chester Baptist church youth will stage the play Broken China at the New Haven Baptist church Friday evening. No admission is charged but a free-will offering will be received. The troupe has previously played to full houses in Keota and Prairie Flower and earned strong praise.
A humorous verse where an eager peddler touts shirts and silken ties from Jinx and Jones while a wary shopper questions the ethics of the town firm and muses on fair dealing and streetwise wisdom. The dialogue unfolds with playful rhymes and social satire.
Charles A. Howard of 311 Locust St Dubuque Iowa says Tanlac cured his sourness gas and heartburn and improved sleep and digestion after years of illness He tried several bottles and reports ongoing relief Tanlac is advertised as available from druggists with over 40 million bottles sold Advt
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