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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1925
Page
2
New York January 10 speculation the rise was rapid in today’s session with broad buying across stock classes spurred by reports of expanding business. Dupont and General Motors led gains near year highs as supplies advanced. Volume neared one million shares with a firm close.
Omaha market notes hog receipts 14 500 with open steady to lower bids on better hogs 200 to 250 lb bulk 9 90 to 10 35 top 16 50 and 60 to 200 lb 9 60 to 9 90, cattle receipts steady to higher on midweights top steers about 10 35, heavy steers 11 00, stockers and feeders up about 50 cents, hogs and lambs price ranges and weekly top totals noted for revised week.
Open low close values for wheat corn oats rye and other grains with May July and Sept contracts shown. Prices reflect margin changes and trading ranges across CHICAGOGR items including ribs and bellies with sharp upward moves in some pork futures.
In St Joseph on January 10, hog receipts reached 4,000 with prices steady to 196 higher. top 10.50, bulk around 9.90 to 10.50. Cattle receipts 200 with steady tone. week totals show steers 7.25 to 10.00, top 11.00, cows and bulls 3.25 to 9.00, calves 5.0 to 10.0. Sheep receipts 2,600 with prices rising to 16.50 to 17.55 for lambs and 12.25 to 13.25 for ewes.
Omaha market notes from January 10 show bid levels for wheat with no hand and No 2 hand at around 1.71 to 1.73, mixed grades at 1.73 to 1.74, and corn prices for No 3 white and No 2 white in the 1.14 to 1.19 range. Prices for No 2 white corn appear around 0.54 to 0.55 with some variation.
Horses good to drive drafts sold for 175 to 225 dollars. Good eastern chunks bring 75 to 100 dollars. Mules 12 to 17 hands sell from 125 to 225 dollars, with 14 to 16 hands fetching 25 to 65 dollars. Sizes and prices vary by height and quality.
Local observations cover the past 24 hours ending at 78 mL. Data details include measurement results and conditions observed, noting any deviations from normal, with areas reporting varying precipitation and humidity levels.
Chicago livestock receipts reached 7,000 with hogs weak to steady and active mid ranges. Cattle and sheep showing mixed movements, beef steers and yearlings steady to higher, top prices around 13.50 for yearlings, wool lambs selling up to 18.50 with fat lambs around 18.75. Estimated next week receipts quoted.
Chicago market notes show lower poultry prices with live fowls at 15 to 22, turkeys at 28, eggs at 39, creamery extras at 39 and 38 to 39 for standard and extra firsts, and butter at 54. Potatoes trading slow with decent stock. pork and veal receipts modest. United States shipments total 786 with Wisconsin round whites selling around 1.05 to 1.15 and Minnesota whites at 1.05 to 1.10. Idaho onions listed at 2.25.
Kansas City market notes show firsts around 50 and lower readings for various dairy and poultry items. New York dairy prices list butter and creameries with mixed totals, including creamery firsts and extras, plus live poultry and dressed poultry values and regional hen houses.
Chicago prices show bids for wheat and corn across several grades with No 2 white oats and barley values listed. The data covers futures-like bid ranges for red and white wheat, mixed corn, rye, and related feeds, with lard rib and pork belly figures included.
Toledo market report lists Wheat No 2 red cash 1.94 to 1.95. Clover seed cash 19.50 with Jan 19.50 and Feb and March 19.60 bids. Alsike cash 13.10 and Jan 13.25 with March 13.45 asks. Timothy seed cash and Jan 3.35 with March 3.42 percent.
Wheat futures gain as No 2 red leads with a $2.0244 bushel price in St Louis. May futures reach 1.807% before profit taking trims gains. July climbs to 1.63% then settles mixed. Corn and oats rise modestly. oats advance to 61% while corn ends slightly lower to mixed. Hog and provisions hold steady with little change.
A terse Minneapolis item dated January 10 reports odd figures with ten cents over a total of 80079.50 and mentions a family patent value 30479.40. Prices for bran show 1.00 and 32.00, suggesting a brief financial blotter or commodity listing with fragmented details.
Hay prices steady in St Louis with No 1 timothy at 24.00 to 25.00, No 1 clover mixed around 20.00 to 21.00, and mixed alfalfa quality at 29.00 to 30.00 per unspecified unit.
Raw sugar quoted at 4.06 with Cuban duty paid. Refined sugar listed between 6.10 and 6.25 for fine granulated.
New York prices for coffee show Rio No 7 at 23 percent and Santos No 4 at 28 percent. Jan futures rise to 23.20 with May at 30.26, signaling a steady tone amid gains.
Friday results show multiple games with Iowa and Purdue leading 35 to 19 and 28 to 19 respectively. Kansas, Ames, Missouri, Drake, Coe, Monmouth, Des Moines and Buena Vista posted scores in the 20s and 30s across various colleges. High school matches include Burlington at 26 14 and others like St Josephs Rock Island 36 to 22. Local colleges and smaller programs such as St Ambrose and Notre Dame also posted notable totals.
Paris January 19 The first provisional agreement on United States war damage claims was reached by British and American representatives at the allied finance ministers conference. A six-power accord on current questions nears completion and awaits Washington approval with two year payment deferment for US claims pending Belgian reparations.
At the Grand Palais Paris officials showcased a trend toward speed over heavy capacity aircraft in 1924. Monoplanes and sesquiplanes with all metal wings and light, powerful motors were featured while orders pour in from Jugoslavia Italy Czechoslovakia Belgium Spain and the Far East for fast planes.
Vern Clemons of Marshalltown, a catcher for the St Louis Cardinals since 1919, announced his retirement from baseball to join a Chicago real estate firm in 10 days. He began pro ball in 1910 with Wichita, then played in Louisville and St Paul before joining the Cardinals in 1913.
The Creston Iowa Board of Supervisors announces it will condemn land for a north running highway. The notice lists parcels along a center line with varying right of way widths totaling about 5.05 acres and sets dates for appraisers and hearings in January and February 1925.
Dissatisfaction with results in professional boxing sparks proposed amendments as Oregon lawmakers open session. A ban on more than four rounds per fight and a broad overhaul of boxing authority are debated, amid talk of possible abolition of the pro game. Ed Lewis injuries spotlight sport regulation debates. Ralph Greenleaf weds Amelia Ruth Parker after elopement to Elkton Maryland.
New York banks and trust companies show a weekly reserve deficit of 23,511,670 dollars, improved by 20,406,160 dollars from the previous week. The report details the actual condition of clearing house institutions for the week ending with January 10.
U.S. Bonds closed with Liberty 3s at 101.9, First 4 1/8 at 101.30, Second 4s at 100 28, Third 4s at 101.7, Fourth 4s at 101.30, and U.S. Treasury 4s at 105.7 on January 10.</s>
The Board of Supervisors announces a proposed highway project affecting land in sections 29 and 32 in Preston Iowa. Appraisers will meet February 6 1925 at 1 30 PM at the courthouse to establish land value and right of way with owners and occupants advised to appear.
The board of supervisors lists a proposed highway through land owned by Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank in Creston Iowa. It notes a center line survey, varying land widths, and a public meeting on February 6 1925 at 1 30 PM to consider establishment of the road and compensation.
Property owners including F W Hendrick J K Hendrick Geo Schwab Anna Schwab Anna Wimmer Chas Wimmer Ida Chicken Wm Williams and D Davenport are notified of a proposed highway in Township 71 N Range 29 W. The tract is 66 feet wide centered 33 feet each side of the described center line totaling about 4.27 acres with appraisers to be appointed by the Supervisors to establish compensation.
The Union County Board of Supervisors resolves to condemn real estate in Union County Iowa for widening and straightening Primary Road No 15 south of Afton under Project 376. Notices will be served to tract owners and mortgagees per transfer records. County Engineer Guy A Perry's report is accepted. Dated Creston January 9, 1925.
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