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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1925
Page
2
Chicago trading ends with mixed results as wheat fluctuates amid big volume and profit-taking. Prices edge down for December and May contracts while corn and oats follow wheat with losses and slight recoveries. Hog futures provide some lift for provisions as rains in Argentina temper harvest hopes.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye lard and rib bellies in Chicago on December 28 with contracts for Dec May and July. Prices show slight changes across grains and fats with December and May maturities quoted for multiple items.
Chicago prices list wheat and corn grades with bid and ask ranges on December 28. Rye barley and seeds show modest shifts with lard ribs bellies values also noted.
Local weather report for the past 24 hours ending at 7 AM shows high temperatures and low, with recorded rainfall. Data notes the observed conditions and rainfall amounts across the period.
Chicago hogs receipts 52 000 with mixed gains up to 25 cents for select lots 140 to 170 pounds average 12.15 to 12.30 tops 12.30. cattle receipts 23 000 little activity on red steers, demand steady to higher, outsiders paying 12.50 to 13.00 for good stock. sheep 17 000 slaughter kinds active, fat lambs up to 16.75, yearlings to 14.00, aged wethers 12.00. Official estimates: hogs 44 000 cattle 11 000 sheep 17 000.
Hog receipts 10 000 with demand active and prices up to 35 cents higher for 140 to 200 pound hogs and 200 to 300 pound butchers around 11.15 to 11.25. Cattle receipts 6500 with steady to firmer cattle values and bulls and feeders showing strength, stockers scarce. Sheep receipts 16 000 with lambs strong and feeding lambs around 15.50 to 16.00, sheep and feeders steady.
St. Joseph on December 28 reports hog receipts at 400 head with prices 25 to 40 cents higher, top 11.90, bulk 11.40 to 11.85. Cattle receipts around 3,000, steady. steers 8.50 to 10.00, top 10.25. cows and heifers 3.50 to 9.25. calves 5.50 to 10.75. stockers and feeders 5.50 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 7,000, steady to 15 cents higher. lambs 15.00 to 16.00, ewes and wethers 9.00.
East St. Louis market reports high quality drafts sold around 130 to 190 dollars while eastern chunks bring 40 to 40 dollars. Mules range from 40 to 225 dollars with sizes from 6 to 17 hands and up to 190 dollars for mid sizes.
Omaha cash grain market closes with Wheat No 1 hard 1.79 No 2 hard 1.78 No 4 hard 1.74. Corn No 4 white 67 69 No 4 yellow 68 70 No 3 mixed 69. Date No 4 white 40 sample white 40 40
St Louis cash grain report dated December 28 shows wheat No 2 red trading around 1.90 to 1.93 while No 2 hard sits near 1.84 to 1.85. Corn trade lists No 8 mixed at 73 to 74 and No 3 White at 73 with No 3 AAA around 74 to 75. Outs No 2 White quoted 43.4 to 44 and No 8 White 43.3 to 44.8.
U S bonds closed with Liberty 3 percent at 99.19, First 4 148 at 101.24, Second 4 48 at 100.18, Third 4 percent four at 100.26, Fourth 4s at 101.81, U S Government 4 48 at 106.10.
Wall Street on December 28 saw profits from some oils and specialties as Standard Oil of California neared its initial figure, Stewart-Warner and Postum Cereal lagged. Motors led gains with Chrysler up 1 point to 202 1 2 percent and New stock at 50 percent, National Tea up 16 points to 240, Southern Pacific rising, Federal Mining and Burns Bros. advancing. Closing steady.
Chicago and New York markets show varied prices for butter cheese eggs and poultry. Butter creameries higher with numerous classes quoted. poultry demand steady with live and dressed hens turkeys and fowls tracked across regions. potatoes and other produce mixed in receipts and shipments.
Hay markets report price ranges for Timothy Clover Mixed and Alfalfa across Kansas City and St Louis on December 28 with No 1 and No 2 quality tiers and daily variation in a compact market update.
Toledo seed market reports bids for coverseed domestic at 18.75 for December and January 14.50 for December and January, 14.65 for February and March. Timothy seed offered cash and December 3.77 percent, March 3.87 percent.
Announced in Creston is the marriage of Signa Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs BE Johnson to John Lundquist of Turlock California The Johnson family resided in Creston until about two years ago.
Raw sugar remains quiet at 4.11 with no sales reported, duty paid. Refined sugar holds at 5.00 to 5.50 for fine granulated.
In New York on December 28 coffee futures hold steady with Rio No 7 at 17 percent and Santos No 4 at 28 percent. March futures stand at 14.82 and May at 16.60.
Minneapolis December 28 flour markets remained steady with slight gains. Family patents quoted at 9.60 per barrel with shipments totaling 69 804 barrels and bran at 26.50 per barrel.
Mr and Mrs Leonard McCann announce the birth of a baby boy at their home 905 Wyoming avenue at 4 o clock this morning The infant weighed nine pounds He has been named edward Carroll This is the second grandson in the McCann family
Buz Griffiths of Sioux City and Joe O'Hara of Fort Dodge will meet in an eight round light heavyweights bout Monday night in Mason City. The bout headlines a 24 round boxing program staged by the American Legion.
The visible supply in New York on December 28 reports gains in wheat 2,728,000 bushels, corn 2,652,000, oats 1,406,000, rye 426,000, and barley 193,000, reflecting rising stock levels across major grains.
Mr and Mrs Fred Peterson visit daughter Mrs Oscar Berglahd for the holidays in Red Oak.
Members of the American Football Coaches Association meet in New York and attack professional football while backing limits on college practice. They vote to bar members from any professional role after Sept 1 1926 and to curb all star selections and preseason drills, with further talks on a 40 play per period rule and code changes.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Cairo reports the golden coffin of Tut Ankh Amun will be transferred to the Cairo museum next Thursday under the supervision of Howard Carter. In other notes, Paul Wilhoite near Wall Lake dies after car wreck and a $500 robbery at Western Auto Supply was uncovered in Des Moines. Peter Beckmann, 66, commits suicide amid ill health. Council Bluffs reports a garage fire during a cold snap.
The message lists residents returning home after Christmas with families in Sioux City Mt. Pleasant Nevada Creston Toulon Des Moines Dallas Center and Spaulding. Recipients include Victor Blazek George Brown Percy Carney Orville Pratt Walter Jackson R H Griffin H J Lewis and others with their listed addresses and kin.
The weather bureau forecast a temperature rebound tomorrow after a spate of freezing weather across the nation. Reports show subfreezing readings as far south as northern Florida and northern Mexico, with states like Wisconsin reporting frostbite and a near death case in Milwaukee.
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska said he will vote for American participation in the world court. The move signals a potential break in senior foes of the league as Congress reconvenes January 4 to reconsider the issue before year end. Despatches from Paris also report President Coolidge's decision to join the preliminary disarmament talks under the league of nations framework.
Des Moines, December 28. The state board of control sent Russell Cockburn, convicted of payroll padding in Des Moines, back to the state reformatory at Anamosa. The board reversed its prior decision to allow outside treatment for diabetes.
F M Ramsay of Bedford arrived in Creston on Sunday evening to spend a few days attending to business interests.
Clyde Hill returns home after Christmas with relatives at Griswold. Ernest Pratt and daughter from Des Moines visit relatives. A T Joneson of Chicago comes to Creston to stay with parents J. Mast Joneson. Harry Hines heads to Minneapolis after work on the new high school building. H West and son Harold of Council Bluffs visit McFee family on East Mills. Ruth Wilson heads back to Des Moines after holidays with her mother Mrs A S Wilson.
Social groups listed include Woodman Circle Lotus Club Static Bridge Westminster Guild and many clubs with Christmas and luncheon events. A wedding anniversary celebration honors Mr. and Mrs. Mannatrey at 405 North Pine Street with family dinner, December 27, 1877, in Fairfield Ia., now in Union County, with a large family gathering and photos.
Mr and Mrs J S D Wray hosted a Saturday evening party at 1101 North Elm Street for Mrs Wray's brother D D Staples of Des Moines visiting for the holidays. Music records and dancing provided diversion with Miss Margarethe Wilson Mus Roy Yourtgren James Conway and Deg nan Reynolds winning honors.
Baden Powell entertained numerous friends on Saturday evening at the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs B B Hicks 504 South Birch Street. Five hundred was played and after a Christmas grab bag the remainder of the evening was spent dancing. Refreshments were served. Mr and Mrs Harry Jones of Marshalltown chaperoned the party.
The Iowana hosts a farewell for Union County Farm Bureau Agent L J Nichol and welcomes his successor R D Nordhausen of Bedford Iowa. IH S Duncan National Secretary of the Corn Products Association will speak and report on the Des Moines conference. Reservations urged. All invited.
The 15 carriers of the Advertiser express thanks to subscribers and routes in Creston for Christmas gifts. The note praises delivery in good endition and in good time daily.
Auction to close out the balance of stock of men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings. Sale begins at 2 p.m. Tuesday December 29, with Tallman-Larson operating the event. Local customers urged to attend.
Dr. R A Swanson operates as a chiropractor above Hester's Shoe Store located at 107 North Maple Street with office phone 563 and residence 937 listed.
Classified note lists a man’s new fur over coat for sale with phone contact 794-1 a Tamworth male hog two years old with phone 231R516 and a spotted Poland China boar with phone 79R51 Spaulding co Hepler listing meanwhile two items share contact details implying a small rural sale posting
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