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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
9
Prices for wheat corn oats and meats move through the day with May wheat at 91 plus, July 86, September 84 for wheat. Hogs show steady close and cattle and sheep receipts across the market with various bid ranges. Cars received and estimated for tomorrow list wheat corn oats hogs, with live stock bids by region.
Market listings show corn 60 to 455c, oats 40 to 45c, wheat 1.00 to 1.10, and various items for sale including cracked corn, popcorn, bran, oil meal, shorts, barley, chop feed, hay, and fresh eggs. Local live stock prices are given for shippers, with steers, cows, bulls, veal, lambs, and sheep priced, plus poultry rates and vegetables and fruits with multiple per-item prices. A funeral notice for Joshua York, age 83, details his Oakville and Columbus Junction connections and burial in Malory cemetery, followed by several short social notes and visits among residents.
Chicago on April 14 reports mixed grain trading with May wheat opening around 92% to 94% cents per bushel, July at mid 80s, and pork, lard, ribs prices listed. Cash rye and barley quoted, clover and Timothy futures noted with limited movement.
Chicago April 4 butter prices show weakness with creamery at 22 to 29 cents and dairies 20 to 25 cents. Eggs remain steady at 14?4 cents.
Chicago poultry market notes weak demand with turkeys at 14 cents and chickens at 12 cents for spring stock.
New York poultry prices list alive and dressed fowls and turkeys at 12 to 17 cents, with turkeys and fowls mostly at 12 to 15 cents. Butter markets show weak tone with creamery specials at 28.4 cents, extras 28 cents, dairy 20 to 28 cents. eggs steady with receipts 3,318. Wheat May at 99 cents. corn 76 cents. St Louis wheat May 91, corn 64, oats 49.
Peoria market notes from April 14 show No 3 corn priced at 64 cents per bushel. Local traders recorded steady demand with bids steady for nearby supplies.
Mrs. J. M Paisley and daughter Bernice visited her sister Mrs. J. C. Smith in Wapello on Monday. Mrs. E. E. Nichols returned from Oakville Monday evening after attending her father’s funeral.
A group of Miss Nellie Robertson Mat tie Dora Helen Molis and several others from Muscatine Atalissa and Wilton depart on No 1 to Washington Ila for the annual session of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary societies of the Presbyterian church. Dr E H King and Rev J N Elliott also depart for the presbytery meeting. Robertson led the Young People gathering with Bible meditation and prayer to be led by Mrs J H Abbott tomorrow. The missionary convention opened today and will conclude tomorrow evening.
Conditions in Hayti have improved and four American ships stationed there will be allowed spring target practice. Two vessels will depart at a time, leaving two on duty. the Marietta and Paducah will be the first to hold target practice, departing Hayti while Des Moines and Dubuque remain on station.
Half cent per word want ad lists Weckerin farm on 13 acres for sale one mile from the city. Features include 2000 bearing grape vines fruit trees, plow land, pasture, six room house, large barn, corn crib, granary, brick chicken coop. Agents B H Eversmeyer & Co 215 Iowa Ave. Also sale of team wagon harness plows phaeton typewriter and farm items with payments.
F S Pentzer district manager for northern Land and Investment Co of St Paul describes a Muscatine to St Paul and Bismarck trip. He notes Wilton a small town with coal mine brick plant and cheap timber for building. soil moisture and deep wells. bowlders sold for cordwood. crops include small grains and grasses. many Germans and prosperous farmers. Bismarck features a state penitentiary Indian school fort and capitol with a planned new courthouse and a million dollar building. He plans another excursion April 21 and invites inquiries.
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