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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1924

Page

2

Chicago Market Close Sees Mixed Hogs Cattle and Sheep Trades

Hogs receipts 15 000 strong to 10 higher with light overall volume. typical weights and prices range from 9.00 to 10.40 for various hog categories. larger sizes and futures described as desirable with mixed quality. Cattle receipts 3 000 slow with scarce heavy steers and few top options. cows and heifers steady to lower as packing demand narrows. sheep and lambs saw fat lamb prices around 12.50 to 13.00 with steady sheep values. Wheat and corn futures quotes listed by grade with No 2 hard at 1.36 1 37 and No 2 yellow around 1.09 1 10. Barley 78 to 90, Timothy and clover seeds cited.

Chicago

Omaha Market Reports Livestock Receipts and Prices

Hogs receipts 4,600 mostly steady to 10 cents higher with top 9.90 for 196–240 lb butchers. Cattle receipts 1,100 fed steers slow to 25 cents lower. grass cows and heifers about steady. Sheep receipts 6,500 generally steady with fat lambs 12.65–12.80 and feeding lambs mostly 11.50–12.25.

Omaha Neb

Market Summary of Kansas City Livestock Trade

Cattle receipts 600 and calves 220 with slow to steady demand. Heavy grain fed steers and weighty feeders dull. bulls weak. Hogs receipts 4,008 with prices up 10 to 1Sc. top 9.90, bulk 9.30 to 9.85. Sheep receipts 4,000 lambs steady. ewes around 6.00, wales 11.75 to 12.36.

Kansas City Wales

Official Estimates Livestock Hogs Cattle Sheep

Chicago reports official estimates for tomorrow showing 2,009 hogs, 500 cattle, and 4,000 sheep to be marketed.

Chicago

Potato Market Chicago Trade Report Sept 26

Potatoes traded steady as receipts reached 62 cars. United States shipments totaled 901 with Minnesota and North Dakota sacked Red River Ohios at 95 cents to $1.19, sacked round whites 60 to 100 cents, sand land Ohios 90 to 90 cents, Wisconsin round whites 90 cents to $1.05, Colorado russets $1.70, South Dakota early Ohio sacked 85 to $1.05.

Chicago United States Minnesota North Dakota Red River Wisconsin Colorado South Dakota

Value of live sturgeon rises amid overfishing

Overfishing has severely reduced the common sturgeon. a single live specimen can fetch several hundred dollars, highlighting the economic impact for fishermen and the strain on this species.

Chicago market summary for grain and livestock

Open High Low Close values for Wheat Corn Oats and various futures listed for Sept Oct and May contracts in Chicago. Prices show small fluctuations with Sept oats near .48 and 48% and ribs and bellies quoted at specific strike points.

Chicago

Corn Prices Jump on Government Crop Report

The government semi monthly crop report boosted corn prices with the crop judged more backward than a month ago. Active commission house buying followed as December futures rose to around 1.06 to 1.06 1/4 and cash wheat also strengthened on unsettled weather forecasts.

Chicago General Commission Canadian Northwest Winnipeg

Sioux City Livestock Market Report

Sioux City market report shows cattle receipts around 1,000 with steady demand for killers and stockers, fat cattle priced 8.00 to 11.50, hog receipts about 6,000 with steady to firm prices topping near 9.80, and sheep receipts 6,200 with lambs around 13.15 and ewes at 6.00.

Seed prices at Toledo market reported

Toledo seed market lists Clover seed cash prices of 17.00 for September 26, 18.50 for October and 17.50 for December. Timothy seed cash shown with 3.56 for September and 3.35 for October and December.

Toledo Clover Seed Cash Timothy

Auction and sale dates list for Duroc Jersey and other livestock

Public sale notices list multiple livestock events across Iowa towns with dates in September and October. Entries include Duroc Jersey purebred sales near Washington and Keota, apple sales in Crawfordsville and Ainsworth, milk cow sale in Washington, and combination Poland China sales by firms like Wagner Welsh and Gamon and Sons. Several closing out and stock sale events are noted, with precise locations such as Ainsworth, Keota, Washington, and Crawfordsville.

Wagner, Welsh W R. Gamon & Sons Poland Washington Iowa

A Little Knowledge A Dangerous Thing At Exam Time

A brief note in the Boston Transcript warns that partial understanding becomes a hazard during exam periods, highlighting caution against overconfidence and incomplete study.

Boston Transcript

McCoys Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promoted for Children

A letter urges mothers to switch from cod liver oil to McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a palatable alternative. The note claims the tablets are easy to take, kinder to stomachs, and help sick children recover, priced at 60 cents for 60 tablets from local druggists.

George Alice McCoy J. E. Lemmon's

Edna Wallace Hopper Promotes Youth Cream Offer

Edna Wallace Hopper touts a beauty regimen claiming scientific backing and a lemon strawberry cream. She notes druggists stock her Youth Cream at 60 cents a jar and 35 cents a tablet, with a free sample and Beauty Book offered via mail coupon.

Edna Wallace Hopper E. Edna Wallace Hopper Lake Shore Drive Chicago

Gibbs and Ellen in a tense courtroom moment

In a lengthy murder trial of Thomas Gibbs Josselyn, Ellen confronts fear and hope as Gibbs denies involvement in the shooting. She learns he never fired the revolver, and her relief blends into confusion as she asks, “who did do it” while grasping for certainty.

Gibbs Ellen Thomas Gibbs Josselyn George Ryan Fallen Gibbw Side Mary Cutter George Lathrop Tommy Paris Fllen

Choose Friendships Well As the Shadow in the Morning

A reflection cites wisdom on choosing companions. Friendship with the wicked wanes as time passes while friendship with the good grows, paralleling evening shadows lengthening until life’s sunset, attributed to Herder.

Beneficial Weather For Middle West Crops Last Week

Generous rains in plains states improved soil conditions while Nebraska fared worse. Ohio valley humidity eased drought in parts of the region as interior temperatures stayed above normal. Crops matured slowly with needed weeks of favorable weather for corn in Iowa Indiana Ohio and Missouri. Winter wheat seeding advanced in west-central plains amid improved moisture.

Des Moines Plains States Nebraska United States Weather and Crop Bureau Ohio Valley Rockies Atlantic Coast Iowa North Indiana Ohio Missouri Kansas Great Plains

Roman paving blocks found in Artbach valley near Trier

Road builders in the Artbach river valley uncover a Roman era stone pavement spanning several hundred yards. The stones will be numbered taken up and relaid for exhibition in Trier.

Trier Germany Artbach

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