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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
8
Market session ends firm after renewed speculative buying in wheat. July and September futures move from slight declines to near prior highs as traders book profits and price support from cash demand. Corn and oats drift with mixed signals while hog values lift broad market sentiment.
New York traders opened with uneven momentum as selective short covering pushed many stocks higher while bears pressed a few. Public Utilities and Industrials led gains, Woolworth and other leaders trimmed early moves. bond yields and call money edged higher amid a mixed tape.
Cattle receipts 12 000 calves 2 500 slow with few early sales. beef cows 4.00 6.00, fed heifers up to 44, stockers around 7.60. hogs receipts moderate mostly steady with packers top 7.00. sheep arrivals 6 000 lambs generally 25 19 S06 lower, natives up to 14.76, wethers 7.00.
Chicago market notes show varied prices for eggs and poultry with firsts and extras quoted. Wisconsin Michigan shipments and round whites priced around 1.20 to 1.40, while Carolina and Alabama regions show regional pricing and flavor text for battered goods.
The report notes prices for coffee futures with June and July 13.60 and December 12.47, indicating ongoing market movements. It lists percentages and figures for Santas No 4 and 7, suggesting varying futures levels in the New York market.
Des Moines market prices for week ending June 25 list wholesale quotes for fruits and vegetables. Items include apples bananas oranges grapefruits lemons strawberries tomatoes onions cabbage cucumbers and various greens with per box per crate or per hundredweight rates and notes on quality Ex Fey references and regional varieties appear throughout.
Hog receipts reached 30 000 with mixed demand and price movement across weight classes from 140 to 250 pounds. Cattle receipts 6 000 showed slow killing, uneven demand, best steers steady with yesterday, veal calves around 9 00 to 9 50, sheep and lambs slow with top lambs around 15 75 and bulk 15 00 to 16 50.
Hogs receipts 94500 with market steady to higher as top hog price reaches 7.95 and most sales around 6.75. Cattle receipts 8000 with markets steady to lower, steer prices near 9.50 to 10.25, cows and heifers 3.75 to 9.00, calves 4.50 to 9.00, stockers and feeders 4.50 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 4000 with prices 25 to 50 cents lower, lambs 14.00 to 15.50, clipped ewes 4.50 to 5.50.
New York sugar markets show raw sugar easing to 5.15 as Cuban duty rates apply. Refined sugar holds steady with a 25 point gain from previous quotes. refined granulated listed between 6.60 and 6.90.
Minneapolis market notes from June 17 show flour prices rising by 10 to 20 cents per barrel with Family patents quoted at 7.00 to 7.30 per barrel. A shipment comprising 43,965 barrels was recorded.
New York June 17 cotton futures opened steady with July at 28.82 and October at 25.84, while December 25.12 and January 24.85 and March 25.09. Spot middlings quoted at 29.55. later quotes show July 28.54 to 28.57, October 25.75 to 25.77, December 25.04 to 25.60, January 24.79, March 24.98.
Fast St Louis June 17 horses and mules unchanged as buyers and sellers held firm in the daily market observed by local traders and livestock dealers.
Chicago closes show wheat with July 1.154 percent and September 116 percent, with December at 1.18. Corn posts July 88 percent and September 82 percent, with September 75 percent. Oats at July 461 and September 42, December 44. Lard July 10.67 and September 1096, Wilke July 10.60 and September 10.05.
New York June 17 U S bonds closed with Liberty bonds showing varied prices. Liberty 3.8 101.5 Liberty First 102 Second 101.6 Third 101.81 Fourth 4 101.1 UL. SS Government 4s 104.28.
Twenty people mostly women and children drown when the Norwegian mail steamer Haakon Jarl sinks following a collision with the steamer King Harald inVestfjord. The incident is reported on June 17 by Associated Press from Christiania and Washington.
Washington announces a plan to distribute educational films showing mineral mine work through the Interior Department. The Bureau of Mines has prepared nearly 100 educational pictures in recent years.
London Edward Wander, owner of a shop, received a small fine after telling a girl customer she was nice. He argued he was not flirting but used the term as a general business policy toward all female customers.
County Auditor W G Wickham announced delegates to Republican and Democrat conventions to be held at the courthouse on Saturday June 28. Republicans will elect 15 delegates to the Des Moines state convention July 22 and 15 to the state judicial convention July 29, plus district judicial delegates for July 3. Democrats will select delegates to their state convention. Delegates listed include numerous names from Afton Wiley Gripp to Union, Creston, and Shannon City with wards and towns represented.
A list of Democratic delegates is released for Creston wards and neighboring towns including Creston 1st through 5th wards with names such as J. W. Coen C L Perry L H McCardell and others. Additional delegates are named for Cromwell Dodge Grant Center Lincolna and Crestam with multiple individuals listed per ward.
Hugo Pearson of Sioux City joins Crestmoor Golf Club as golf professional for the season. He will repair clubs coach players and give lessons to beginners. Pearson arrived Monday and begins duties at Crestmoor, adding prestige to the club.
Mr and Mrs A E Isenhour of 506 South Lincoln announce the birth of a son named Harry LeRoy on June 10. Mr and Mrs Ed Spurr hear of a baby girl born June 14 to Mr and Mrs G B Proctor of Burtington named Patricia Mary. The Prenter family formerly lived here.
Miss Anna Osborn daughter of Samuel Osborn and Tommie Collier daughter of James Collier of Shannon City were married Sunday at 4 PM at the Methodist parsonage by Rev Homer Baumgardner. They plan a farm home near Shannon City and were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Rasins senior. Prof Charles A Hayden left for Orient Iowa on a business trip. J A Patt and daughter Florence Spurr visited Los Angeles. Administrator appointed for Julia Staats estate in Union County Iowa.
D Wareham of Ottuma arrives in Creston for a visit at the Dy A Wareham and the Carl Wareham homes.
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