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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
8
The Guarantee Loan Co offers loans with personal property as security including horses cows carriages pianos household goods and other items. Goods stay in your possession with confidential business terms. Office hours include Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 9.
Notices of travel by Dr J J Henderson and P J Digney to Elrod South Dakota. Bananas priced at 250 per acre in Texas while land appears cheap. Moonlight steamer excursion next Tuesday under City Union of Young People tickets 25 cents. Studebaker wagons on sale at Bowman. Next Texas excursion announced August 7 with sleeping car included by Garrison Gobble Land Co.
Multiple short items include loans offered by G M Titus at 213 Iowa avenue, promotional offers from dairy firms, upcoming Moonlight excursion by City Union next Tuesday, park and picnic updates from Captain Batchelor, visits of Mrs Isaac B Lee and Mrs L Dixon, a St. Louis trip and Wilton trainings, a Public giveaway of a Direct Action Gas stove with coupons, farm loan sales by Titus, and social visits of Mrs F J Duffey and Mrs J C Guzeman plus an Aug 9 auto ride event with admission prices.
South Muscatine anticipates steel delivery within days as ties have been placed. Local officials monitor progress and coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely installation and track progress for the project timetable.
The Mulford chapel contract was awarded to James H. Selden for 5575.00, with construction to start by August 15 and finish by January 1. The project seeks funding of 1475.00 beyond the 4100.00 subscribed, to clear debt, at Hershey Avenue and Main Street.
Notice for Bend City lodge No. 143 Modern Brotherhood of America inviting full attendance for a regular meeting on Monday evening August 6. Election of delegates to district convention and refreshments planned. E. H. King, President.
Dr. P R Axtell will make regular visits to Muscatine at the Grand Hotel parlors every Monday starting August 6. He has practiced in Columbus Junction and serves Louisa and Muscatine counties with testimonials from satisfied patients in Nichols Letts and Muscatine. All work guaranteed with reasonable prices.
Market notes show Wheat and Corn futures with Sept Dec and May figures. Oats and Rye listed with Sept Dec and May quotes. Grain receipts recorded for Wheat Corn and Oats with totals of 498 con and other figures.
Chicago market updates show wheat prices for No 2 red around 72 to 73 cents with various futures levels and closes. No 2 hard and white grades listed with slight contrasts. Corn and oats prices noted, along with rye cash bids and barley and timothy futures. no active trading in clover flax.
Cattle receipts 400 steady with Beeves 3.70 to 6.40 cows and heifers 1.00 to 5.25 stockers and feeders 2.40 to 4.25. Hogs receipts 9,000 steady to strong mixed butchers 6.15 to 6.65 heavy 6.15 to 6.52 rough 5.85 to 6.05 light 6.30 to 6.77 bulk 6.20 to 6.45. Sheep receipts 4,000 steady 2.90 to 5.25 yearlings 5.40 to 6.10 lambs 4.50 to 7.75.
Chicago August 4 butter prices steady creameries 16 21c dairy 15 4% to 18 0c. Eggs steady at 18 0 19 0c for standard and checks in mix.
Chicago August 4 poultry prices steady with turkeys at 12c, chickens 11 44c, springs 12 15c.
New York August 4 Wheat for September delivery quoted at 79 and one half cents per bushel. Corn quoted at 55 and one half cents per bushel. Market observers noted steady demand amid harvest conditions and price stability across grain futures.
New York butter prices firmer at 17 21 cents. imitation creamery butter 18 19 cents. Eggs steady and unchanged.
New York August 4 poultry market shows alive prices unchanged while dressed products remain steady. Chickens bring 13 to 14 cents, turkeys 11 to 13 cents, fowls 11 to 14 cents per pound.
St Louis market report shows wheat at 68 to 46 cents, corn at 47 cents, oats at 30 percent. Prices reflect early Aug trading in St Louis.
New York reports a rise in loans by 18,776,600 and deposits by 16,482,400 while reserves fall 649,200 and surplus drops 4,769,800. Ex US deposits decrease 2,865,500. First state bank figures appear in the bank statement.
Market notes from Muscatine show corn at 48 50c per bit oats 30 32c retail 37 wheat 65 7c retail 1 cracked corn 1 25 per owt popcorn on ear 1 15 to 1 25 per 100 lbs shelled 1 40 to 1 75 per 100 lbs per peck 30c bran retail per ewt 1 05 oil meal retail per cwt 1 60
Comprehensive price list shows Shorts Barley Eggs and produce rates with per cwt and per lb figures. Includes live stock bids for hogs, cattle, lambs and veal calves, plus assorted meats fish and staples like flour sugar and seeds.
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