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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1930

Page

10

Swine Market Again Higher in Early Trade

Official esti mated livestock receipts for tomorrow show Cattle 500 head Hogs 6000 head Sheep 2000 head in Chicago Aug 8 AP hog prices lifted to early week levels as brisk buyers and shippers moved lightweights with best 240 to 280 lb butchers at 9.35 to 9.60 dollars and lighter weights at 9.85 to 10.00, despite a slow dressed pork market. Toledo seed market notes Clover seed Dec at 14.75 bid.

Chicago Toledo Toledo, O Clover Seed

Iowa Hog Prices by Market Today

Iowa markets report current hog prices with per hundredweight ranges across multiple cities. Des Moines notes receipts of 2,700 head with price increases, while Ottumwa and Mason City list varied weights and classifications for prime, good packers, and sows.

Chicago Market Hogs and Cattle Prices Reported

Chicago market rounds up hog receipts at 21 000 head with 9 000 direct. Prices rise 10 to 20 cents for heavy grades and tops reach 310.00 with most hogs 160 to 210 pounds averaging around 9.80 to 9.90. Cattle: receipts 1 700 head with calves and yearlings active but heavy steers slow. Slaughter cattle and vealers range from 5.75 to 11.25 for various weights, with high good and choice veal at 11.00 to 13.00 and stocker cattle trading around 6.50 to 7.25.

Chicago Ill Dept of Agriculture Common

Local Markets Report on Poultry and Eggs Prices

Local grocers pay 21 cents for eggs. Poultry prices show heavy hens 15 cents, light hens 11 cents, heavy springs 12 cents, leghorn springs 11 cents, stags 5 cents. Hog quotations from J P Squire Co Muscatine Ia list prime butchers 169 to 289 pounds at 8.95 to 9.40 dollars, 230 to 300 pounds at 8.70 to 8.80, extremely heavy at 7.90 to 8.15, and butcher packers at 6.65 dollars.

Leghorn Springs J. P. Squire Company Muscatine

Market Beats and Lamb Prices Listed for Feeder Stock

The listing shows weights from 99 to 1530 pounds for cattle and lambs, with pricing per 100 pounds ranging from $2.25 to $4.00 on all weights. Feeding lambs at 59 to 75 pounds are priced from $6.25 to $6.75 with good to choice grades.

East St Louis hog and cattle market report

Receipts include 7500 hogs and 800 cattle with calves and 1000 sheep noted. Prices show mixed gains across hog categories from 8.25 to 10.50 for various weight ranges and cattle slaughter classes ranging from about 5.00 to 13.00 for different grades, with vealers and stocker dynamics listed.

Sioux City Livestock Market Report Receipts and Prices

Sioux City Iowa August 8 AP U S Department of Agriculture cattle receipts 1000 head calves 100 head market active generally steady choice around 1000 lb yearlings 10 00 bulk 950 down few sales desirable fed heifers 9 00 9 65 majority beef cows 4505 65 low cutters down to 2 50 select dealers 10 00 majority sausage bulls 5 25 96 00 odd lots plain stockers 5 50 down thin heifers up to 5 75 hogs receipts 6500 head market active to all interests unevenly 10 to 25 higher top 9 50 bulk best 170 to 240 lb weights 9 25 9 40 240 to 270 lb weights 9 00 4 9 25 270 to 325 lb weights 8 60 9 00 bulk sows 7 50 9 00 smooth lights 8 00 heavy weights down around 7 25 sheep receipts 2500 head no early activity in fat lambs indications steady to 25c higher best western lambs held at 9 00 or better aged sheep scarce quotable strong

East St. Louis U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Sioux City South St. Paul Minn Eeva Kansas City Colorado

Cattle Hogs Lambs See Mixed Trade at South St. Paul Market

Receipts totaling about 1 000 cattle and 3 700 hogs showed slow to steady demand with prices quoted broadly higher on cattle and calves. Cattle tops reached around 9.50 for choice calves and 5.75 for medium beef cows, while hogs ranged from 7.50 to 9.75 per hundredweight with varied weights. Lambs mostly steady to 8.25 with common grades 4.50 to 6.00, fat cattle scarce.

Kansas City Livestock Prices Reported for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

U S Department of Agriculture reports Aug 8 Kansas City hog receipts 3 500 head with prices rising 1 200 per hundredweight top 9 65 for 180 200 lb hogs and varied levels for other weights. cattle receipts 300 head with calves steady and steers 4 00 to 10 50 per cwt. sheep receipts 5 000 head with native lambs about 25 cents lower and Colorado lambs up to 8 85 per cwt.

Livestock Prices Rally at St. Joseph Auction

Cattle receipts 200 head and calves 100 head with bulls steady at St. Joseph Missouri. Hogs 6 000 head seen 15 to 20 cents higher. top hogs 9.60 and bulk 160 to 250 pounds near 9.40 to 9.55. Sows 25 cents higher. best light hogs around 8.00. Sheep 2,800 head steady with good western lambs 8.50 to 8.75 and best natives 8.50. fat ewes 4.00.

St. Joe Livestock St. Joseph Dept. of Agriculture

Victims Left Swinging at Court House Lynch Threat

Continued report details a lynching warning at a courthouse with a target named Deeter fatally shot while seated in a parked car with Mary Ball. Four assailants demanded surrender, then shot Deeter four times and attacked the accompanying woman. Deeter died at Grant County Hospital. Shipp Smith and Cameron were involved.

Deeter Mary Ball Marion Grant County Shipp Smith Cameron

Corn Prices Tumble Amid Drouth Bets and Rain Seen

Chicago moves show corn futures slipping sharply as drouth relief expectations spread. December corn drops to 91c while wider grain prices slide. reports flag severe losses in Pekin and Galesburg regions and Missouri center, with arrivals in Chicago at 111 cars.

Pekin Havana Ill Galesburg Springfield Missouri Iowa Line Missouri River Mississippi Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain Prices from Chicago Rice Market

Wheat prices show No 1 red 97 98 4 cents No 2 red 96 98 4c No 1 hard 96 98c No 2 hard 96 98c No 1 yellow hard 97 4c N S 96 98 4c No 1 mixed 96 wu Corn prices listed with mixed grades No 4 mixed 1.01 No 1 yellow 1.02 1.03 No 2 yellow 1.01 1.03 No 3 yellow 1.02 No 6 yellow sete No 2 white 1.03 Oats No 2 white 41 4 43 No 3 white 40 42c No 4 white 40 40 2c Rye No 1 76c Barley 58 59c Timothy seed 5.25 5.50 Clover seed 10.75 17.75 Lard 10.95 Ribs 14.00 Bellies 14.25

Chicago Ay N. S

Chicago Produce Market Report Aug 8

Butter receipts 9,550 tubs steady with Creamery extra 37c standard 37c extra firsts 35 36c firsts 33 4 3444c seconds 324 33c. Eye3 receipts 6,908 cases steady prices unchanged. Poultry alive receipts 3 cars 21 trucks weak. Fowls 9 15c springs 24c No 1 15c broilers 20c roosters 14c turkeys 15 18c spring ducks 14 liec springoree 2c. Potatoes es 3 cars on track 101 cars total 8 shipments 490 cars firm on white stock dull.

Chicago Ill

Negroes Protest Amid Lynch Fear In Marion

Police arrested several at their homes early yesterday and a man named Sullivan was jailed later. Rumors of mob violence spread as 600 cars surrounded the county jail in Fairmount. A 500 strong negro crowd gathered at the city’s negro section but no shots were fired. Sheriff Campbell removed the bodies from the courthouse tree at 6 am and Prosecuting Attorney Marie said no identifications were made of those involved.

Marion Fairmount Deeter Campbell Curt Marie

Sacked teams and futures mix in commodities notes

Brief mention of sacked Irish cobblers and Bliss in various states with prices. Minnesota and Kansas futures cited. Mentions refrigerator standards and butter storage standards with dates and numbers. Ends with closing futures and Nov. references.

Kan —_ sas Idaho Bliss Nie Colorado Bliss Minnesota Ioc

Flour Unchanged Shipments Reported in Minneapolis

Minneapolis reports flour shipments with unchanged totals at 31,979 barrels. Standard Middlings price listed as 26.00 to 26.59 dollars, reflecting stable market activity for the period.

Minneapolis Minn

New York Produce Prices Mixed at Market Gains

Butter receipts total 8185 tubs with firmer tones. Creamery butter higher than extra, 38 to 39 cents. Eggs receipts 13318 cases firmer with mixed colors. carefully selected heavy eggs 30 to 31 cents. nearby and western Kennery white extra 36 to 40 cents.

New York Kennery

St Louis Market Prices Mixed On Butter Poultry

St Louis producers report butter and cheese prices unchanged in the market notes. Poultry prices mostly steady with young turkeys three cents lower at 32 cents.

St. Louis

Poultry Prices Steady in Kansas City Market

Aug 8 AP report from Kansas City shows farm product quotes with hens at 11 to 16 cents, broilers at 16 to 21 cents. Other produce remains unchanged.

Kansas City

Poultry Prices In New York Market Report

New York August 8 AP Poultry market notes dressed turkeys new crop 22 55 cents and 32 44 cents for frozen. Live poultry firm broilers by freight 23 28 cents express 22 33 cents. fowls by freight 18 23 cents express 16 23 cents.

New York Poultry New York

New York Bonds Quotations August 8 1965

Bond quotations from Muscatine State Bank list several major issues with ratings and maturity years as of August 8 1965. Notable entries include Bethlehem Steel 5s 1936 Canadian National 4 14s 1957 Southern Pacific 4 9 6s and Remington Rand 5 14s 1947 among others.

New York Bond Department Muscatine State Bank Baltimore & Ohio Belgium Bethlehem Steel Chesapeake Are Goodyear Tire Eoee Inland Steel Southern Pacific Sheet & 7 Philadelphia Co Shell Union Oil Sinclair Cons Ieae Remington Rand

Junction Wins Over City Team In Kittenball Clash

Columbus Junction defeats Columbus City 5 to 4 at Columbus Chautauqua Park in a lively kittenball game. Arch ie Norris and Frank Green led a full lineup for Columbus Junction while K Fullerton and Rev. C Ramsdale played for Columbus City. Tennis players Robert Moore and Donald Howard represented the town in Des Moines, losing their opening matches. News notes also include Army enlistments for local men and the death of former resident William H. Owens in Seattle at age 49.

Columbus Junction Columbus Chautauqua Park Columbus City Archie Norris Allen Green Russell Gilkey Howard Huston Jay Felgar Lee Huston Rodney Man C. C. Snyder E. B. Curtis Robert Moore Donald Howard Des Moines U. S. Army H. D. Bennett Burlington David A. Allen Rex B. Todd Oral W. Bath Louis T. Barnes R. R. J. Letts Coast Artillery Philippine Islands William H. Owens Seattle Wash Joseph Owens California Thomas J. Owens Los Angeles John J. Owens David L. Owens Thomas E. Jones James Edwards Los

Congregational Pastor Hainsworth Resigns for Gridley Illinois

The Rev. William Hainsworth resigns from First Congregational Church Muscatine and accepts the Gridley Illinois pastorate. He leaves after six years and plans a farewell sermon on the coming Sunday August 17. He is renowned as a musician and dramatist and has worked widely in Iowa and Illinois.

William Hainsworth First Congregational Church Hainsworth Congregational Church Gridley Peoria Iowa Illinois Muscatine St. Louis Arkansas Mr. Hainsworth

State gunmen sought after Tipton slaying of R G Sproat

J E Risden ordered State Bureau operatives to Tipton after the slaying of R G Sproat by three bandits. Police and sheriffs mobilized patrols on highways 30 and nearby routes while officers chased a car matching the assailants. Suspicions link the Tipton trio to a $10,000 tent-show robbery in Lancaster Missouri last Thursday.

Lincoln Highway Here R. G. Sproat Tipton Clinton Mississippi River Des Moines J. E. Risden State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Iowa Henry A. Albér Ottumwa Ralph N. Baker Lancaster Baker Davis County

Morrows Marry Second Time at Monmouth Ill

After a six month separation, Edward Morrow and former Daisy Furnale Morrow remarried at Monmouth Illinois on Sunday. The Rev Snyder presided with a ring ceremony. The couple, first wed in 1928, will live at 1116 East Fourth Street. Mrs Morrow works at U S Button and he at the Pennant factory.

Edward Morrow Daisy Furnale Monmouth Ill Herbert Chapman Snyder Morrow

Rainfall of 17 of an Inch Helps Parched Fields

Rainfall of 0.17 inch offered some relief to parched acres in the area. Forecasters expect more rain tonight or Saturday with possible thundershowers in the south and southeast. Temperatures rose from 74 to 86 degrees as skies cleared. river stage reached 2.9 feet, up 0.1 foot in 24 hours.

County Attorney seeks injunction against Albers over liquor sale

County Attorney Harold E. Wilson asks the district court to permanently enjoin F. B. Albers of West Second Street from selling or dealing in intoxicating liquors. Albers had paid a $300 fine and costs after pleading guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance and a three months jail term was suspended.

Harold E. Wilson F. B. Albers West Second Street Albers

Lundgren Delays Start of World Flight

New York Aug 8 AP Ted Lundgren the Hollywood aviator delaying his world flight will not take off before mid next week. He had hoped to depart today but arrangements were not completed.

New York Ted Lundgren Hollywood

Bandits Escape After Ambush and Double Robbery

Bandits in a green sedan hit three times in the back fled a Cedar Rapids region ambush after a shootout. They stole $15 from the Sage store in Davenport and later eluded police while Moore allegedly aided a wounded assailant. Sheriff Elwood closed in as the pursuit continued toward Cedar Rapids.

Linn County Cedar Rapids Davenport Elwood Sage Carey Sproat Wald Station Tipton Hugo L. Lage Lage Harry Manchester

Lone Tree Rotary Boys Lead Homecoming Concert

Lone Tree hosts a Rotary Boys band week with a Wednesday concert and a Saturday show plus Thursday homecoming events. Under Elmer Ziegler they perform an hour program. two members win first place and cash prizes in contests. Harold Gray and Ray Billicks win in boys and men’s races.

Rotary Club Lone Tree Elmer Ziegler Harold Gray Ray Billicks Mr. Schofield

Writ Is Granted In Baby Feud Over Infants

In Chicago on August date Judge Robert Gentzel granted a writ of habeas corpus requiring Mr and Mrs Charles Bamberger to produce in court the infant given them by Englewood hospital. The case involves a dispute with Mrs Margaret Watkins who claims the baby as hers and seeks to prevent the Bambergers from leaving the jurisdiction. The feud stems from a hospital mix up and a Bamberger tag found on an infant. Attorneys Barratt O Hara and Ronald Oldham filed the petition in Mrs Watkins name.

Chicago Charles Bamberger Englewood Hospital Margaret Watkins Robert E. Gentzel Bambergers Johanna Watkins Barratt O'Hara Ronald Oldham William Watkins

Shields Falls to Wood in Southampton Tennis Semi

In Southampton New York Frank Shields, who defeated Bill Tilden yesterday, was eliminated in the semi finals of the Southampton invitation by Sidney B Wood the 18 year old New York sensation. Wood won the first two sets 6 1 6 1 then faced a late rally as Shields forced a fifth set 10 8 7 5 6 4.

Southampton N. Y Frank Shields Bill Tilden Sidney B. Wood New York

Nieman Aids Officers In Counterfeiting Case

State Agent F D Nieman from Des Moines joined Muscatine officers to review a gang’s operations after they tried to extort 30000 from Illinois farmer Jerry Koetting. Tom Robinson 62 Farmington IA and Gilbert Buford 37 Memphis TN are held on 5000 bonds and face hearings Saturday in Judge J C Costers court on counterfeiting material possession and conspiracy to defraud charges.

F. D. Nieman Des Moines Muscatine Jerry Koetting Tom Robinson Farmington Gilbert Buford J. C. Coster Harold E. Wilson Buford Kemmer Memphis Tenn James S. Day Davenport C. H. Reed Robinson City Washington, D. C

Drought Worsens Across Plains As Relief Talks Continue

The drought expands from 10 to 75 percent crop loss across Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Illinois drought conditions linger in the east with streams receding wells drying and pastures burning. Washington drafts relief plans as officials consider cattle feed credit and rapid grain stabilization measures to avert further agricultural damage.

Ilinois Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska Illinois East Yesteray Washington Philadelphia Ohio Hyde J. B. Kincer Division of Agricultural Meteorology Official Weather Bureau Agriculture Department Carl Williams Farm Board Williams Latteral Stabilization Corporation

County Bonds Put Up For Sale To Surfacing Projects

Fort Dodge Webster county officials announce a 625000 dollar block of county bonds will go on sale August 22 to raise funds for hard surfacing U S Highway 20 west to the county line and a section of primary Highway 16.

Fort Dodge Webster

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