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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1926
Page
2
Dry weather threatens spring wheat across the border and lifts prices amid uncertain demand. Cleveland, Chicago and Omaha reports show mixed grain moves with corn oats and Wheat fluctuating. livestock receipts rise, with hogs and cattle trading lower to steady and veal and lamb prices drifting.
New York buyers report small advances in sugar prices with wives and advance one sixteenth of a cent per pound. Sales of 5,000 bags of Porto Rico sugar and 6,000 bags of Cuba refined. Prices quoted around 4.14, with refined sugar near 1 point lower. Market withdrawals on all contracts remain heavy and futures activity shows slight recovery.
St Louis cash grain quotes list values for wheat and corn across grades. Wheat No 2 red 185 to 199, No 1 hard Las 185 to 199, corn No 2 mixed 73, No 2 yellow 73, No 2 white 75, oats No 2 white 40641, No 4 white 39640.
The weekly weather summary lists dates with high and low temperatures and precipitation status. Observations show a mix of 7 p.m. readings and nightly lows, with several days recording no precipitation.
Hogs receipts 6,000 down 14.2 to 14.2 per cwt. Cattle receipts 2,500 steady to slow with bulk steers 8.75 to 9.75. Calves stockers and feeders and Koifors at 4c 9.86. Prices and terms per cwt for hogs and cattle noted in local market report.
The page lists grain quotes including wheat, corn, yellow and white varieties, barley, timothy, clover, lard, and weights with mixed bid levels. Prices show multiple grades with No patterns and some items not quoted, reflecting a volatile market snapshot.
A terse docket entry records a June 29 action involving parties named Coffer and Patines in York with a reference to 1607. The fragmentary note notes a transaction or legal step but lacks context or outcomes. The readable names and date anchor the item as a local historical record.
In Brailer Leghorn poultry trade markets buyers watch prices for cocks ducks geese and turkeys. The report notes no enema items, small 1 cent adjustments, and generic market movements across hens and fowl categories.
Wall Street enthusiasm rose after United States Steel hit a new high of 140 and steel shares climbed on reports of strong pig iron shipments the largest since 1924. Slose-Shield Bethlem Gulf States Lugium Otis Steel and Sloss-Sheffield preferred gained, while United States Cast Iron Pipe jumped six points and Dupont rose to 442 amid a five percent renewal rate for call money, the highest since April.
Chicago poultry and dairy prices edge through a jumble of receipts and averages. Fowls and broilers rise modestly while turkeys, ducks, and geese show varied quotes. butter and creamery products pull in uneven gains. Across the United States, new and old shipments mix with steady to soft tone as markets reflect uneven demand and supply.
The clipping shows bond names with bid and ask figures in unsettled figures. Entries include Liberty bonds with multiple price points such as 100.32 and 100.27 and a 4% note. Details appear fragmented and require cross reference for accuracy.
The item notes a price change from 38.80 to 8.90 per barrel in nine stone sacks, with family patents cited. Shipments total 42 180 barrels.
The piece details relatives from Lenox visiting Greenfield and Chicago for Eucharistic congress activities. It notes Ed Mra and Frank Wood hosting, with several local families like Bridgman, Siddens, and Eastman involved. Departures and journeys to Afton and home connections are described amidst travel chatter and family updates.
The People's Light and Power company of Minneapolis will take control of the Iowa City Water plant with the change effective August 1. Local officers will be retained. The deal's value was not disclosed. The company already operates utilities in eight states. Mason City report notes a June 29 event.
A Cleveland excavation using an electric shovel uncovers Devonian fossils at Big Creek and West 128th Street. Curator Prof. Jesse E. Hutte and collector Peter A. Bungart supervise summer digs revealing well preserved fishes and Cladoselache sharks in almond shaped concretions. The site will be explored as the city grows, with further finds expected.
The 30th annual International Invention meeting of the American Osteopath Association began Monday June 28 and runs through the month, focusing on osteopathy as a vital machine and the influence of air accidents diet and overwork on health. President Asa Willard of Musoula Mont. emphasizes proper adjustment of the key machine to reduce medicine needs.
Le Matin reports Prince Kojo Tovalou Houenon once welcomed in Chicago as a distinguished guest has reached a Dahomey prison after ventures through New York Paris and Montmartre. He is charged with swindling about 12350 from several persons including 360 from Mrs Moody.
Governor Hamill announced the Cornbelt conference committee of agricultural leaders and bankers will not meet until after the current congressional session. He plans to reconvene soon to press farmers’ demand for fair prices and disposal of surpluses, with George Peck unable to attend Chicago talks.
State banking department announces dividends totaling about 225000 from eleven closed banks in Iowa. First second and third payments are listed for Bridgewater Savings Merchants Savings Marble Rock Otto Savings Odeott Pleasanton Sanborn Sanborn Saint Payne and Jefferson Savings banks with percentages ranging from 10 to 30 and varied dollar amounts.
Miss Natalie Gert of Chicago visits her uncle and aunt at South Park Street. Des Moines resident Mr Scherer stays with his parents at 506 South Birch Street for a week. LB Wood travels via the city after weekend with mother Mrs Bristow in Bedford. Mrs Hien Walker and daughter Mary of Chicago depart for Rand Colorado after a few days with A D Benson. They plan a summer stay in Rand before returning home.
Various Want Ads list real estate and vehicle sales including work horse, two 40 foot lots with pavement on North Sycamore, six room modern house with basement and garage on pavement west end, country club cottage furnished and tipped, plus several autos such as a 1925 five passenger Hudson sedan and 1926 Ford coupe. Contact John F. Golden with phone numbers 613, 704, or 1231 W for demonstrations or terms.
A scrambled rental column lists multiple for rent notices including office rooms in Agnew building, modern flat in a good location, furnished apartment with telephones, Rexall drug store space on Adams street, new mode room flat with garage, five room house with lights water and garage, small modern house with garage near 403 N Hine St, modern fan room in private home with board, unfurnished apartment in a modern house near business district, and Davenport Maple street rental. Names like Ired and Carl Davenport appear among fragmented lines.
Wanted two small ads outline requests for buttermilk supply and a distribution role. One calls for one gallon of good buttermilk twice weekly, with contact 188. The other seeks a man with a signed truck to distribute a well known product to a local agent, referencing Q-6 in the office.
Reward offered for a missing Lady's Elgin wrist watch left Sunday night. Also missing a child’s blue coat size and a sack of Wagar found near a sack. Return or call at this office for rewards. Abstracts and loans advertised by Creston Weekly Advertiser at 206 North Maple Street Creston Iowa with mailing options.
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