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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1918
Page
2
The Chicago market records supplies and prices with hogs steady to higher, cattle mixed, calves weak, and sheep steady to lower. Estimated receipts total about 12 000 today for hogs and 20 000 for cattle with notable top hog prices around 26.00 and varying calf and sheep quotes across quality ranges.
A 1918 Iowa City market brief lists FE W Wagner Co and L B Hunt agent details with prices for corn and oats. It shows opening high low and close figures for October and November corn and oats trading. The notice provides contact and date: September 25 1918.
Turner Grain Co reports cash close prices for wheat and corn with Chicago receipts. No. 1 red wheat at 2.25, No. 2 red 2.21 to 2.22, No. 2 yellow corn 1.67, No. 3 yellow corn 1.62, No. 4 yellow corn 1.52, No. 6 yellow corn 1.86 to 1.37, No. 8 white corn 1.80, No. 3 white oats 0.73. Chicago arrivals: wheat 664 cars, corn 399 cars, oats 266 cars.
Ames Sept 25 Every major line of study at Iowa State College will be offered to men in the student Army Training Corps unit including agriculture as well as engineering industrial science and veterinary medicine Dr E W Stanton acting president says rumors that agriculture is unavailable are false The war department has classified agricultural subjects as technical subjects that may be elected by soldiers in the college.
Mrs T Neurever of Mau Claire Wisconsin writes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound helped her boy with severe croup after other remedies failed. A milkman cured her children of whooping cough and she urges others to try it. Gillkeson Youngstown Ohio reports relief after one dose and a sister recommended it. The remedy is praised for adults and children, easing irritated throats chest pain grippe and bronchial coughs. Lemmon's Pharmacy Waccington.
Washington September 25 announced by the War Industries Board that bicycle and accessory manufacturing will be restricted. Men will be limited to 20 and 22 inch frame models while women's bikes will be 20 inch frames. racing and juvenile models along with steel guards tool boxes metal stands and metal tanks are entirely discontinued.
Cooper notes high bids as 64 head average 77.63 dollars per pig with sows and litters averaging 64.40 and boars 90.50. Top pig sold for 350 to J J S Yoder of Kalona, with several bidders and multiple buyers listed from Fairfield Wellman Riverside and Kalona. Overall sale pace solid with 64 head average 77.62 dollars and 32 head boars at 90.50 average.
A parcel listing offers numerous small to mid size farms in southeastern Iowa towns such as Danville New London Mt Pleasant Rome Salem and Mt Union. Properties include 60 to 180 acres with corn land bluegrass pasture tiled fields and various houses barns and cribs. Prices range from 100 to 255 per acre with terms including down payments and long term financing.
North of Washington and a farm near F H Ross sold hogs with spring pigs going to W E Miller. The Agricultural Committee advising the County Council of Defense and the Food Administration suggests 6 to 7 percent for gathering corn, aiming to set a working price for labor. The county reports workers can earn $5 to $7 per day in the fields, a figure considered fair by many workers.
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