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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
15
The Associated Press sourced markets list includes bees, heavy hens, light and Leghorn ducks, geese, guineas, roosters, and broilers with prices. Grain prices show No 1 soft and hard wheat per 59 and 58 pound weights, plus corn for yellow and white ears and shelled corn at around $1.42 to $1.44.
Associated Press reports May 10 market reception for wheat and corn in Kansas City. Wheat receipts 55 cars with prices sliding to about 4 to 8 cents lower across grades, No 2 hard around 1.53 to 1.54, No 3 near 1.50 to 1.54, and red around 1.83 to 1.96. Corn receipts 65 cars with down 1.5 to 3.5 cents, No 2 white about 1.00 to 1.01, No 3 around 0.97 to 1.00, No 2 yellow about 1.06, No 3 near 1.00, mixed about 0.99 to 0.97. Minor car receipts 2 unchanged with No 2 white around 0.67 to 0.68.
Local wheat is jointing and store ads feature Berkson's hose sale and Mannerlstorf's Mother's Day flowers. Smallpox and scarlet fever updates accompany circus acts at the American Legion show and Eastern Star attendance in Topeka. A fire on the William Jones farm at Lowemont destroys dwelling barn and chicken house with no insurance, plus losses of household goods chickens and the family dog.
Today’s St. Joe stock market notes cattle receipts 1,200 with beef steers and yearlings up to 25 cents. Top price $14 on odd yearlings. best offerings $12.75 to $13.40, lower grades down to $12. Calves steady, stockers and feeders dull. Hogs receipts 5,000 with prices 9.35 to 9.65, top 9.70. sows steady. Sheep receipts 5,000 California Lambs around 17.75, natives mixed with losses. shorn ewes 8.50.
U S Department of Agriculture report from Kansas City shows hogs 8,000 head, fairly active but uneven with top at 9.70 for 200 240 lb butchers. ranges across weights 250 350 lb 8.85 9.65. 200 250 lb 9.15 9.70. 160 200 lb 9.00 9.70. 130 160 lb 8.25 9.40. sows 7.75 8.65. stock pigs 7.50 8.40. Cattle and calves: total 3 000, fed steers firm, slaughter cattle steady. top 1,186 lb at 13.65. steer 1300 1500 lb 12.50 14.25. 1100 1300 lb 12.40 14.00. 950 1100 lb 12.25 14.00. 850 lb 8.75 12.50. yearlings 13.00 14.00. heifers 11.25 13.25. cows 8.75 11.00. cutters 5.00 7.25. vealers milk fed 7.50 13.50. stockers 10.75 13.25. common 8.25.
Kansas City on May 10 reported produce prices with eggs butter and poultry ranges. Cotton futures in New York closed firmer with May at 21.45 and nearby months around 21.25 to 21.28, spot middling at 21.95.
Local items report Loule Beff selling beeveedees and Gorn seen as a strong stand. Searles T. Bolman offers general insurance. Arthur Mize prepares for a three week vacation. The Mound City Club discusses hamburger stands. Community Chest to comment soon. Conrad Anderson improves after two heart attacks and pneumonia. Mrs Nick Anslinger hospitalized at St Margaret's in Kansas City with sleeping sickness. Mother's Day promotions feature Dilgert's candy boxes and flowers. Mangelsdorf's Atchison Seed & Flower Store highlights a fine assortment. Mrs Tom McNamara, very ill with sister Mrs Ed Byrne arriving from Kansas City. condition serious since Christmas.
A dense list of small ads includes items for sale and rent in Atchison and nearby areas. Notices cover housing like a 5 room cottage and 4 room dwellings, appliances such as washing machines and a Maginovox speaker, farm goods including horses and cattle, and services like radio repair. Contact points include Globe office and multiple phone listings, with several farm and livestock sales noted along with rental opportunities and a few lost items.
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