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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1933

Page

9

Swine Market Holds Steady in Chicago Trading

The Chicago hog market remained fairly active with prices steady, tops at 4.70, 200 to 270 pound hogs at 4.60 to 4.70, lighter weights 4.45 to 4.65 while heavier hogs waited on provision trade developments. Cattle demand showed steadier activity with outside buyers seeking good steers but limited supplies, while sheep trading saw fat lambs rise up to 25 cents and natives near 7.50 to 7.75 dollars.

Chicago St. Louis Omaha No. Wits Washington Choice Rangers Lambs Natve

Hog Packers Report Nebraska Minnesota Prices Slipping

U S Department combine hog receipts from 25 packing plants in interior lows and Southern Minnesota show 8 00 a m today 200 head down from 24300 last week and 18200 a year ago. Market heavy and slow demand with mostly steady to lower quotes for 190 280 lb hogs and various weight ranges. Prices given for light to king sows with ranges from 3.00 to 4.25 per cwt depending on weight and class. Bulk transactions form basis. shipping point basis excluded from quotations.

Wong

Iowa Hog Prices Move With Mixed Gains Across Weights

hog market reports from Waterloo Ottumwa Mason City Cedar Rapids Des Moines show price shifts in multiple weight classes. Prices range from around 2.80 to 4.00 per 100 pounds with gains and reductions noted across regions and grades.

Local Markets Poultry and Livestock Prices

Market notes list poultry prices at 7 to 11 cents per pound for grocers end markets and 6.5 to 8.5 cents for hens. Livestock quotations show hogs from 100 to 160 pounds at 2.25 to 3.65 dollars, 140 to 160 pounds at 3.65, 90 to 70 pounds at 4.15, 220 to 260 pounds at 4.10 to 4.15, 260 to 300 pounds at 4.10, and packers and butchers bidding down to 2.95 for heavy lots.

Feed and Packer Price Report

A price range list shows Ibs at 160 to 300 pounds for 3.65 to 3.85 dollars and 300 to 400 pounds from 3.80 to 3.55 dollars, with good packers priced at 2.80 to 3.30 dollars.

Market Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices From Chicago Reports

Hog receipts near 20 000 head with varied weights listed from 100 to over 350 pounds. Prices range from 3 00 to 4 70 for different hog categories, while sows pull 3 35 to 4 00. Cattle and calves show steady to active trade with steers 5 50 to 7 40, cows 3 00 to 4 75, and vealers weak to steady. Sheep receipts about 6 000 with lambs active and near 7 50 to 8 00 for choice lambs and ewes 1 25 to 3 00.

Livestock Receipts at Omaha Up to 8 500 Head in Mixed Trade

Hog receipts at Omaha reach 8 500 head with active shippers and 5 to 10 cent higher bids for good to choice 180 to 260 pound hogs. Heifers and calves show limited activity with few good fed steers at 5.55 to 6.25 per cwt. Sheep and lambs rise, bulk range lambs around 7.00, native lambs 7.25, ewes easing near 2.75, stockers nominal and feeder demand firm.

Omaha Neb U. S

Kansas City Livestock Market Report

Receipts 3500 hogs and 700 cattle with overall steady to uneven demand. Hog prices ranged by weight from 150 to 180 pounds up to 160 to 180 pounds around 4.25 to 4.75, 200 to 220 pounds about 4.10 to 4.30, and 270 to 350 pounds near 3.85 to 4.25. sows 275 to 550 pounds 3.00 to 3.55. pigs 70 to 130 pounds 2.75. Cattle included yearlings to 900 pounds at 5.25 to 6.75, calves slow, cows 3.00 to 5.50. stockers and feeders 4.00 to 5.25. Lambs around 7.00 to 7.25, yearlings 3.75 to 5.25, ewes 1.50 to 2.25. Quotations reflect ewe and wether bases.

Ltowa Hog Wesace Innsthetes Press Waterloo Prine Hogs Ottumwa Mason City Cedar Rapids Des Moines Chicago U. S Choice Rangers Kansas City Livestock City U. S. Dept Aoe

United States Bond Market Roundup

U S government bonds closed with Liberty 4s at 102.20 and 102.25 for different issues. Treasury 4s quoted around 109.28 and 105.31. Treasury 3s near 101.22 to 99.28 with various maturities cited.

New York United States Liberty Treasury

Sugar Futures Hold Flat Amid Quiet New York Trading

Raw sugar stayed quiet in New York with spot prices at 3.45 cents per pound and futures nudging 1 to 2 points higher. Refining values remained steady at 4.70 cents for fine granulated sugar.

New York

New York Stocks: Mixed Quotes Across Rail and Steel

Market figures show varied performances with Alleghany and Atchison among notable moves. Am Sugar, RCA, Sears Roebuck, and Warner Pictures appear in fluctuating quotes, while Goodrich and Phillips Petroleum list modest gains amid overall uneven trading.

Grain Prices Drop Sharply in Midday Trading

Chicago reports a dead center in grain dealings as speculative purchase waned. Wheat fell 4 cents with Sept and Dec futures down 3 to 4 cents and 1 to 1.01 dollars respectively, corn 2 to 4 cents lower, oats off 1 to 2 cents, and provisions down 20 to 32 cents amid uncertainty over administration financial measures and unfavorable Canadian crop reports.

Chicago Canada Winnipeg

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Wander Across Mixed Ranges

Wheat bids range from No 2 red at 97 cents to mixed hard at 95 to 97 cents with several grades listed. Rye shows no sales while Barley trades 46 to 65 cents. Timothy Seed and Clover Prices noted with several per hundredweight figures. Lamb product bellies quoted at $7.00.

Chicago

Chicago Market Report Shows Poultry and Dairy Movements

Chicago market notes live poultry receipts 31 trucks with varied regions and prices for hens leghorn roosters turkeys ducks geese and broilers. Butter and eggs show steady to weaker demand with creamery and firsts up to 21 cents per pound and cheese receipts steady. New York prices mirror modest movement with poultry and dairy items steady to firm.

Chicago Owl News Jersey Kentucky Idaho New York

Butter Fat and Produce Prices for Kansas City Market

Kansas City market report lists butter fat at 13 and other produce figures for the day. AP wires note regional pricing and produce activity in Kansas City.

Kansas City

Flour Prices Rise in Minneapolis Market Report

Minneapolis flour prices show a 10 cent gain with carload lots quoted at 7.85 to 7.95 per barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Bran and standard middlings also move, with bran around 19.50 to 20.00 and middlings 20.50 to 21.00 as market activity tallies 24,001 barrels.

Minneapolis Minn

New York Bonds Mixed in Thin Trading Amid Sparse Demand

Trading in New York bonds showed little clear direction as market thinness kept bids scarce. Secondary issues fluctuated with some utilities and rail loans drifting, while a few issues edged forward on a tentative upswing.

New York Saan Secon Ne Union Fracona

Musky swimmers fall to Davenport in close meet

Muscatine girls dominate the meet at Davenport, taking all first places as Helen Reuling breaks Davenport pool freestyle record and Marian Smalley wins diving. Muscatine boys struggle, with Bob Barnard taking a second and third place as Davenport wins 60 to 48.

Musky Weed Park Davenport Municipal Helen Reuling Muscatine Davenport Marian Smalley Musky Mermaids Wapello Iowa City Bob Barnard Realing Leake M. Blean Williams Barnard Wunchel Reuling Koester Strasser Loomis Riggie Kolman Hamilton Sweet Miller Meyers Mary Blean Marian Smailey Kosloski Wayt Hileman

Gas Forces Early Close as Tear Gas Halts Stock Exchange

The New York stock market lingered in a comatose state when tear gas bombs drove traders from the floor shortly before noon. The exchange closed for the day with most leaders down slightly and transfers around 500,000 shares. grains and bonds were lackluster and the dollar rose in foreign exchange dealings.

New York Consolidated Gas Alaska Juneau Western Union Bethlehem Steel Illinois Central Deere U. S. Industria Alcohol Case U. S. Steel Marput Little Fellow

Elks defeat Eliza 7 to 1 in Muscatine Thursday

Elks of Muscatine routed Eliza 7 to 1 as visiting pitcher Orville Bentley held the Eliza offense to four hits. Elks exploded for a big fifth inning and added runs in the second third and seventh while Eliza managed a single tally in the third. Box score follows.

Eliza Elks Muscatine Eliza Club Orville Bentley

Kittenball Night Opens At Junction Field In Columbus Junction

A crowd of about 1,000 watched three games at the new lighted kittenball field at the fair grounds Thursday night. East Side beat Columbus City 4 0 in the opener. Northwest defeated Cotter 9 2, followed by Arden 19 1 over Fredonia. Harold Marsden umpired.

Columbus Junction Fair Grounds Columbus City Northwest Cotter Arden Fredonia Harry Marsden Southwest Whiskey Hollow Conesville Standard Oilers Crawfordsville Tennessee Shellbark Columbus Junction Masong Columbus Junction Odd Fellows Iowa Pearl Button Factory Muscatine Iowa Pearl South End A. C. Muscatine

Palace Cafe to Oppose Dubuque Meteors Sunday

Palace Cafe baseball teams aims for a third straight win this season as they face the Dubuque Meteors after the Muscatine Muskies and Rock Island Independents game at Weed Park Sunday afternoon. The Meteors boast a strong record against top semi pro clubs from Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa and lead Dubuque municipal league. Meteors infield includes Dolan Thalhamer Coffey Nicka Kelley Rillihan Beckins Martin Keeney in the outfield with Keeney a former Western league and Mississippi Valley league pitcher. Palace counter with Tobias Kautz Huber Chenoweth Axel McIntyre Gauthier Mahramn Stebbins and Mel Grady to see action with Stebbins on the mound.

Palace Cafe Dubuque Meteors Muscatine Muskies Rock Island Independents Weed Park Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Plasac Farber Dolan Thalhamer Coffey Nicka Kelley Rillihan Beckins Martin Keeney Oklahoma City Western League Rock Island Club Palace Tobias Kautz Huber Chenoweth Axel McIntyre Gauthier Mahramn Stebbins Mel Grady

Kittyball meet pairings at Wilton set for Sunday

Wilton draws confirm a full kittenball tournament schedule with 8 a m Blue Grass versus Wilton and 11:45 a m Powers Coal of Davenport against Hyink's Dairy of Muscatine. Afternoon showdowns include Clinton versus Red Jackets Davenport and Cereals Cedar Rapids versus fa Clothiers Davenport as second rounds begin.

Wilton Blue Grass Durant Stockton Pleasant Prairie Letts New London West Liberty Arden Wendt Moline Powers Coal Davenport Hyink's Dairy Muscatines Clinton Red Jackets Cereals of Cedar Rapids Fa Clothiers

1929 Dodge Six sedan on sale at Jones Auto Co

Classified list notes a 1929 Dodge Six four door sedan offered by Jones Auto Co at 416 East Third street. Car is described as fully serviced with smooth engine, first class upholstery and finish, priced to sell quickly. Also items include multiple farm trucks and household goods.

Jones Auto Co East Third Street

Theater Manager Shot From Ambush in Council Bluffs

Ben Harding, manager of the Liberty Theater, was shot on the front steps of his home by an ambush attacker late Thursday night. Pellets struck his leg causing flesh wounds. The Liberty has endured nine years of strike bombings as Harding refused union demands.

Council Bluffs Ben Harding Moving Picture Harding The Liberty Moving Picture Operators’ Union

Notice of Bank Closings and Receiver Hearing in Muscatine

Notice that The First National Bank of Muscatine Iowa is closing its affairs and creditors must present notes and claims for payment. Also a hearing on an application by D W Bates to sell a Master Certificate of Purchase for real estate in Rock Island County Illinois to Hazel Hays Olive Hays and Audrey Hays for 1400 dollars, with objections due by 10 o'clock in Muscatine Iowa.

First National Bank of District Court of Iowa Muscatine County D. W. Bates State of Iowa American Savings Bank of Muscatine Paintiff Rock Island Illinois Towit Hazel Hays Olive Hays Audrey Hays Island County Garrison and Giesler Fig District Court House City of County of Muscatine State of

Championship schedule outlines late day basketball events

The schedule lists play times from 2:00 p m to 4:15 p m with semi finals at 5:00 and 5:45 p m The championship game is set for 8:30 p m under floodlights on the final day.

Probate notices and real estate sale in Muscatine County

Notices from Drake and Wilson attorneys for the receiver in Muscatine County Iowa. Probate hearing dates for Cora E Dill last will and testament and Hattie E Shank estate. Applications to sell real estate to pay debts listed with heirs and creditors notified. Dates referenced include 1933 1938 July and August terms.

State of Iowa Muscatine County District Court Said County Cora E. Dill Said District Court of Hattie E. Shank Harold E. Smith Barney Shank Edward Ester Hattie Shank Clerk of the District Court George Hofman A. D Muscatine E. C. Erwin Drake & Wilson

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