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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1909
Page
6
Chicago August market page listing Wheat Corn Oats pork lard ribs and hogs with open high low close figures and daily car receipts. Local market notes cover beef veal sheep lambs and farm produce including butter eggs hens turkeys and vegetables with price ranges and per unit details.
Sealed proposals for curbing and guttering Main street in Greenwood Cemetery Muscatine Iowa will be received by the City Recorder until 7 30 p m August 19 1909. Estimated 1300 lineal feet of concrete work to begin by August 30 1909 and finish by September 30 1909. City pays cash within thirty days after completion and acceptance. Plans at City Engineer office. Council may reject all bids. Dated Muscatine August Ord 1909.
Notice to sidewalk contractors for the construction of a permanent concrete sidewalk on the south side of Lucas street in front of the city cemetery. About 4,000 square feet. Specifications and proposals at City Engineer's office. Work due by September 30, 1909. City Council may reject all bids.
Chicago market update shows wheat September opening at 1.03 to 1.04 dollars and closing 1.02. Corn September trades 65 cents with highs near 65 and lows around 64. Oats September range 37 to 36 percent. Pork Lard and Ribs for September trade near 20.40, 11.15, and 10.82. Rye cash at 75 to 76 cents. Barley 50 to 65 cents. Clover 11.50, Timothy 3.70.
Chicago prices for cash grain show No 2 red at 1.05 to 1.07, No 3 red 1.00 to 1.05, No 2 hard 1.05 to 1.07, No 3 hard 1.01 to 1.05, with various white and yellow varieties listed. Market bids include No 2 68 to 68 and 72 to 73 cents for certain corn grades, plus standard 40 to 40 1/4 cents.
Chicago Illinois August 3. Cattle receipts 3000 steady beeves 4.40 to 7.50 Texans 4.00 to 5.60 Westerners 4.00 to 6.00. Stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.15. Cows and heifers 2.25 to 6.25. Calves 5.50 to 7.75. Hogs receipts 11000 weak to lower mixed 7.30 to 7.75 heavy 7.20 to 8.00 rough 7.20 to 7.49 good to choice heavy 7.20 to 8.00. Pigs 6.60 to 7.60. Bulk 7.50 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 15000 steady 3.00 to 6.00. Lambs 4.50 to 7.70.
Chicago market reports butter steady with creamery 24 to 26 cents and dairies 20 to 23 cents. Eggs firm with receipts 12 300 cases at marked prices 18 to 23 cents for firsts and prime firsts.
Poultry prices hold firm in Chicago with turkeys at 14 cents, chickens at 13 1/2 cents, and springs at 1 cent per pound.
Butter unsettled with receipts at 20,500. Creamery types quoted from 23 to 26c for thirds to firsts, processing 21 to 24c. Eggs firm with 17,000 extra firsts at 24 to 25 1 2c, firsts 21 46 23c, seconds 20 to 22c.
Wheat futures for September settle at 1.11 while corn trades at 72 cents a bushel in New York.
New York report lists dressed poultry at 15 21 cents per pound for broilers and fowls at 15 16 2/3 cents per pound. Prices reflect market quotes for poultry goods in the city.
Wheat for September at 1.03 1.03 per bushel. Corn 63 63 60s. Oats 34 54 cents. Market notes from St. Louis, Missouri.
Peoria Illinois August 3 No 2 yellow corn quoted at 69 1/2 cents per bushel.
Market notes from Muscatine show corn at 80 to 85 cents, oats 60 to 65 cents, cracked corn retail around 1.70 per ewt, popcorn on ear 1.18 to 1.20 per ewt shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cw, popcorn per peck 26 cents, bran retail 1.30 to 1.35 per ewt, and oil meal listed with partial wording.
Wheat showed great weakness as the spring crop appeared beyond danger from black rust. Reports from the northwest indicated rust spreading in spots while some telegrams suggested heat and dryness might affect the immature crop. By closing, September wheat was lower than Saturday with an influential elevator firm trading December.
September trade showed wheat buoyed by spring crop worries and hot northwest weather. Black rust fears added to anxiety. Corn stayed strong then weak by day end as heat and Oklahoma conditions shifted. Oats saw active trading with shorts pressure and 104 cars arriving locally.
Chicago August 3 The best quality steers met strong demand and firm prices, while mid to lower grades lagged with dull bidding. Hogs showed little change from Saturday as trade dragged and several lots carried over. Sheep and yearlings remained steady with reduced breeding ewe orders and active inquiry for feeding stock. local packers remained primary buyers as shippers and city butchers scaled back.
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