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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1927
Page
9
At Chicago Board of Trade on June 27, corn rallied sharply as early buying based on unofficial chatter gave way to government figures showing the spring pig crop larger than the prior year. Corn closed 6% to 6% higher with wheat up 1% to 1.70, oats up about 2%, and provisions up 10 to 27 cents.
Chicago cash grain quotes list varied wheat and corn grades with prices and ranges for No 2 and No 4 mixed, No 2 yellow and white, No 2 hard, northern spring, and rye. Toledo seed market notes clover and timothy prices with bids and asks.
Omaha cash grain report shows No 1 hard wheat Lass i Corm No 3 at 93 cents per bushel No 2 yellow at 5 dollars per bushel oats No 8 white 45 45% and No 4 white 4414 per bushel.
Raw sugar holds at 4.58 delivered while refined grades remain 6.10 to 6.20 for fine granulater. Market notes from New York dated June 27 show stable prices with little change in refining costs.
New York newswire reports U S bonds closed with Liberty 3s at 101 and various government issues trading, including First 4s around 103 and Second 4s near 109.13, Third 4s at 100.28, Fourth 4s about 100.40, and Treasury notes and bills at listed prices.
Weekly weather report for Creston notes seven day period with highs and lows. June dates show temperatures ranging from the mid 60s to upper 70s with no precipitation recorded on most days. Observations list highs around 68 to 77 and nightly lows near mid to upper 50s.
Chicago traders report hogs steady to strong with top around 9.25 as 54,000 hogs and 19,000 cattle moved. Light butchers fall 10 to 15 cents, lambs weaker, and sheep receipts about 11,000 with fat lambs easing before steadying near mid teens. Bulls and calves show weakness while buyers seek cuts of 25 to 50 cents below prior quotes.
Omaha livestock market report shows hogs receipts 9,500 mostly steady to weak on heavy weights with prices around 65 to 84 dollars. cattle receipts 6,500 with varied changes across classes and beef veals tops near 11 dollars. sheep receipts 17,500 with lambs and yearlings down about 50 cents and fat sheep 4 to 5 dollars. Market activity remains cautious as weights and grades shift.
Minneapolis market notes show flour prices quoted lower for four to six items by 6 to 10 cents per unit. Carload losses cited with family intents, including 98 pound cotton sacks and bran price ranges 24.00 to 24.50 per barrel. Shipments valued at 34,651 barrels.
The New York market opened with broad selling pressure as ply and motor shares rose. Chandler-Cleveland preferred fell 6 to 14 percent, General Motors slipped 4 points, Mack Truck and Dodger preferred down 2, with several issues trading near the year’s low. About six issues including Marland and Pan-American hit new lows. Call loan renewals stayed at four percent despite persistent bank reserve deficits as the day closed weak.
Chicago and New York market roundup reports receipts and prices for poultry including fowls broilers turkeys ducks geese and roosters with varied regional figures. Butter sees firm tones with creamery extras high while storage packed goods show steady or higher values and fresh gathered eggs list new and second tier prices.
Hogs receipts 3,000. market steady to lower. top 8.75. bulk 8.40 to 8.65. Cattle receipts 2,800. opening slow. steers 9.50 to 11.50. cows and heifers 2.75 to 10.00. calves 5.50 to 11.00. stockers and feeders 7.00. Sheep receipts 5,000. market slow and weak to 25 cents lower. lambs 12.75 to 13.75. ewes 4.50 to 5.75.
Hay receipts show 60 carloads at prairie prices 11.50 to 13.00 with no clear dates. Separate listing from St Louis notes No 2 timothy 16.00 to 18.00 and various clover and alfalfa lots with mixed prices.
The June 27 report shows wheat down 1,619,000 bushels and oats down 5,000, barley up 287,000, corn up 1,422,000, and rye down 309,000 bushels in the latest visible supply figures.
Ruthven Iowa June 27. Lost land state park to be dedicated tomorrow afternoon after a bionic dinner at the park. Governor John Hammill will formally dedicate with Mrs K F Armstrong presenting the park history by E P Barringer. Wm E G Saunders oversaw the park and will preside. Palo Alto club will sing. Park lies three miles north of Ruthven and spans 27.63 acres with scenic views of over a thousand acres of water. Fishing includes Pike silver bass pickerel crappies. White oak pavilion and full camping equipment provided.
Mrs. Kate Jones of Tingley was shopping in Creston today as raspberries near depletion prompted local grocers to urge shoppers to buy now.
14 airplanes began the 1927 national air tour from Ford airport with 13 racing contestants and one navy escort. Aircraft included Pitcairn and Eagle Rock Whirlwind entries, plus Waco and Stinson models carrying passengers and loads up to 1,500 pounds. Buffalo hosted leg one arrivals and timing for the first three planes.
The original Delicious apple tree on the Jesse Hiatt farm near Peru Iowa is bearing a crop for the fifty fifth year. The tree is protected by a high steel fence and access is limited to the present owners. M J Wragg of Dallas county once obtained cuttings that led to the Hawkeye variety later popularized by Stark Brothers who produced grafts and distributed Delicious stock nationwide.
Ball and C R Bailey tied for high in Sundays trap shoot east of Creston Kaeh shot a perfect 25 Ed Smith was second with 24 and H J Birkner was third with 23 Fort Madison Iowa June 27 Marie Reynolds ten is hospitalized with fractures of left leg and arm after being struck by automobile driven by Diedrick Hopkirk
Mrs Myra K Peters keeper of Sylvan Lake inn in the Black Hills sheltered two pet swans during a harsh winter. Wolves and bobcats stalked the lake as she kept watch from the shore, beating a stick to frighten predators. The swans finally returned to their pen on the second day after hunger drove them ashore.
Indianapolis plans a 38 million dollar World War Memorial central shrine to honor its veterans. Groundbreaking on July 4 will be led by General John J. Pershing with a gathering of distinguished military men and civilians. The site forms a war memorial plaza stretching a half mile north from the business district, with friezes murals and state relics inside the hall. The joint city county state project includes the Riley library and federal building nearby.
In Ithaca New York 1891 a small ice cream event in a drugstore led to the sundae name origin. A young minister ordered ice cream with cherry syrup creating the first sundae later shared by Cornell students and recorded in local lore.
Advices from the Mississippi flood area indicate massive losses for fur farmers on the lower gulf coast. Muskrats died by the thousands as floodwaters swept through their homes trapping and drowning them. Dams dynamited to ease the water burden worsened the surge, leaving lifeless bodies spotted on the crest. Rafts of brush and mud offered little refuges for trapped animals.
The largest basket in existence was recently shown in New York. After tunnel dimensions were plotted, the object was transported across the continent on a flat car for display.
List of warranty deeds recorded in Union County Iowa with names including Sheriff of Union County to J W Brown and Robeson to S Tay Emerson and Don Emerson. Transactions dated June 1927 show interests in land in Creston and Afton and a tax deed for block 6 in Afton with values and descriptions noted.
Federal scientists report progress in reducing loose smut losses in wheat. Experimental stations in Rozoslyn Virginia and Ithaca New York found resistant strains in Blackhull Dawson Fulcaster Fultz Huscar Leap Penquite Preston Purplestraw Rider Shepherd Silverleaf and Trumbull with pure line Fultz and Fulcaster noted as highly resistant. Annual U S losses from loose smut estimated at ten million bushels.
Dr Margaret Jesse Kung a Chinese surgeon in San Francisco notes gradual Americanization in medicine among Chinese. Younger generations adopt American health standards and sanitation while older Chinese shed fear of surgeons. Dr Chung born in Santa Barbara educated in California.
Washington reports women in fifteen Southern states are earning cash income from home industries such as canning gardening preserving fruit pickling poultry raising and basketry. Profits rise through better methods clubs and community markets as federal extension agents note. Florida women pack canned products and jellies for the tourist trade as government reports say home industry profits have funded better educational opportunities for children.
A totem pole is listed among Kansas state treasury assets in Topeka. The pole sits near the desk of State Treasurer Carl R. White after being bought from Indians in Alaska for the Kansas State Historical Society. The purchaser expected reimbursement of $300 now, but payment awaits a 1929 legislative appropriation.
The list cites Emerson Hough and figures from the 1925 Iowa census. It notes 10 365 residents, $2 584 as income, and 593 in another census category, with A C Dodge also named.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during our bereavement and for the beautiful floral offerings from Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Kessler Mr. and Mrs. John Kessler and family Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Kessler and family.
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