Market Report Amid Corn Barley and Oats Prices
Market notes show 18 mil corn and 61 barley versus 65 oats with hog futures around 730. Trade figures highlight price levels and commodity activity in the grain and livestock sectors.
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1909
Page
5
Market notes show 18 mil corn and 61 barley versus 65 oats with hog futures around 730. Trade figures highlight price levels and commodity activity in the grain and livestock sectors.
Brown returns from Akron trip on Saturday. Mrs J VandeBerg visits her child. Mrs Huizenga and son Anna travel to Cherokee to visit Hertha who is improving. Printing prices advertised and Ladies' Home Journal reps promote subscriptions at $1.50 yearly. Elleroy M. Smith notes gifts for weddings and holidays.
The Farmers' Co-operative Association of Hull held its annual meeting last Saturday. The old board of directors was reelected and reports were satisfactory. The manager's report noted handling about 130000 bushels of grain and about 4000 hogs, with a good round dividend declared signaling a strong year.
Great crowds attend the Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth in Sheldon Friday. The display features a huge menagerie, Jupiter the balloon horse, 16 Hungarian colorists, and multiple troupes of equestrians and serobates, promising wonders never seen before.
Local Hull notes recount visitors and business, including Hogan family visits, weddings near Orange City, and town plans for the July 3 celebration. Ads mention secondhand organs, farm sales, and a station open late for the holiday. The Illinois Central detour affected Sheldon to Sioux Falls travel.
County Supervisor A VanderMeide arrived from Grange City on Tuesday with his cow Jeke to catch the train for Andover North Dakota. He visited local friends and hosted guests from Rock Valley Overly and Hull area while in town.
A new manse at Preebatecian is under construction with Rev. Smith as the chief carpenter. The work progresses rapidly and, under Mr. Smith’s supervision, is expected to be well executed.
A new flag hinting flag was chipped and donated by a Hull citizen who is liberal and generous. The donation is described as valuable and worth receiving when four donations are made.
We the undersigned agree to close our places of business at 11 a m and remain closed the balance of the day Saturday July 9 1599. Signatories include G W Lendink Klock's Store John Schurman Geo F P Bundling Van Steenbergen Broz Gorzeman VandeBerg Wallinga Stiurman Lutjens Bros Nymeyer Bros Weir Beckmen.
A Saturday evening ladies bowling tournament at the pool hall featured Mesdames Holge and Putnam against Kathryn Hogan and Miss DeKraay. Each side won a game. scores were not disclosed to avoid discouraging male bowlers with high series.
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