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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1909
Page
6
Vivid classified style advertises quick cash against furniture vehicles pianos and real estate with confidential terms. Local notices list residents visiting from Geneseo Rock Island Davenport West Liberty and Muscatine with multiple short citybound updates.
Wilton I a August 9 Henry Arp visited his daughter Mrs James Mullin then returned to Walcott Saturday Miss Faye Kiser spent Sunday with friends in West Liberty Miss Josephine Brugman returned from Davenport George Bannick left for Atalissa for brief business A Hillman West Liberty visited Saturday Mrs J H Eversmeyer came from Muscatine for a day Don Stibelt met clients in Davenport George Wagner went to Redwood for weekend with relatives Misses Anna and Frances Cronin returned from Marengo William Wilson came home from Muscatine The Presbyterian Missionary society holds its August 13 meeting at 2 30 pm at Mrs William Kisers home Mrs Theo Port to lead Mrs George Bannick visited Davenport Sunday L C Kiser visited Muscatine Saturday
Stocks drop after the government crop report prompts trader disappointment. Winter wheat yield is seen at 432.92 million bushels vs 437.91 million last year while average conditions improve or hold, with corn and other grains showing mixed moves.
Prices and closes for wheat corn oats pork lard and ribs with futures in Sep Dec May contracts and commentary on hogs steady to 10 cents lower. Cars received today and wheat tally 353 con 119.
Wheat prices in Chicago for Sept show open at 99 3 cents, high at $1.00, low around 98 4 cents, close near 98 5. Corn Sept opens 64 3 cents, high 64 1, low 63 c, close 64 64. Oats Sept opens 36 cents, highs and lows around 36 cents, close 36 cents. Pork Sept 20.42, Lard 11.22 to 11.25, Ribs 10.95. Rye cash 69 to 72 cents, Barley cash 52 to 70 cents, Timothy Sept 3.70, Clover cash 11.60.
Cattle receipts 22 000 steady beeves 4.40 to 7 50 Texans 4.00 5.60 western 4.00 5.00 stockers and feeders 3.00 5.15 cows and heifers 2.23 6.39 calves 5.50 8.00 Hogs receipts 40 000 15c lower light 7.50 8.05 mixed 7.35 8.00 heavy 7.20 8.19 rough 7.20 7.45 pigs 7.00 8.00 bulk 7.50 7.90 Sheep receipts 20 000 steady to 10¢ lower 3.00 5.75 lambs 4.50 7.75
Chicago Wheat bids are listed for multiple grades with No. 2 red at 1.03 and 1.04 margins, No. 3 red at 0.94 to 1.02, No. 2 hard around 1.93 to 4.10, No. 3 hard near 0.98 to 1.02, and various No. 2 and No. 3 white yellow ranges from 37 to 71 cents.
Butter steady with creameries at 22 to 25 cents and dairies at 20 to 23 cents. Receipts total 9,600 cases with at mark 17 cents per case. Firsts 20 cents and prime firsts 22 cents.
Chicago August 9 poultry prices show steady market with turkeys and chicks at 14 cents per unit and springs at 17 cents.
New York markets show steady tone on Aug 9 with 7100 receipts. Creamery specials bring 27 7/8 cents, official 26 4 cents, extras 26 26 1/2 cents. Third to firsts range from 23 25 1/4 cents.
New York on August 9 reports alive poultry steady with chickens at 13 to 18 cents per pound and fowls at 15 to 16 cents. Turkeys run around 13 cents. Dressed meat shows irregular prices with broiler chickens 14 to 20 cents and fowls 15 to 16 cents per pound.
New York grain notes show Sept corn at 1 07 and Sept wheat at 1 07 1/2 cents with corn trading around 72 1/2 cents per bushel. Market update reflects fluctuations in grain prices as trading advances.
Wheat Sept 97 and corn Sept 62 9th Aug report notes prices for wheat corn and oats with small fractional changes in the St Louis market.
Peoria Illinois reports No 2 yellow corn at 66 and a half cents per bushel on August 9 with market details on grain prices and commodity trends for the day.
Comprehensive market snapshot from Muscatine listing grains including corn oats barley and cracked corn with retail and per cwt prices. Live stock values shown for hogs steers cows veal calves and lambs alongside produce marks for butter eggs poultry and various vegetables and fruits.
The Rock Island System issues a daily timetable effective June 16 1909 excluding Sundays and Saturdays. It lists Chicago Davenport and Kansas City routes with numbered trains including local and express services and several California Special and freight workings across Kansas City and westward toward Dallas Fort Worth and El Paso.
Effective June 6 1909 timetable shows Eastbound No 112 Southwest Limited No 108 local passenger and local freight times. Westbound No 105 Southwest Limited No 291 local freight times with restrictions except Sundays. times listed for various stations including 2:00pm 5:50pm 11:44pm 7:19am 8:45am and a 2:30am note.
Train service between Muscatine and outlying towns starts July 4 with No 5 and No 1 services. Timetable lists arrival and departure times at Muscatine Roundhouse Fruitland Garden City Grandview Wapello and Elrick Junction, with both directions showing morning and afternoon trains. Peak times occur around early morning and late afternoon, connecting Muscatine to nearby communities.
Train No 4 links with Iowa Central at Frick Junction 7 52 p m and Train No 5 connects Saturdays at Wapello with Iowa Central at Frick Junction 7 52 p m. Train No 6 departs Wapello Monday 5 59 a m to meet C R I P at Burlington. Train No 2 at Wapello joins C R I P for Burlington and also meets Iowa Central No 4 at Elrick Junction.
Train timetable for Wilton area shows main line connections with Wilton Branch and Montezuma Branch. Key departures from Muscatine to Wilton include No 500 No 501 series with varying morning and afternoon times. local passenger and freight services Nos 401 402 83 82 operating from 7:15am to 8:15am and 7:30am to 4:00pm.
The Cook Musser Co State Bank lists capital of $250,000 with P. M Musser as President W. F. Rilven as Vice President B Cook as Cashier and Ed C Stocker as Manager Savings Dept offering 4 percent interest on time deposits. First National Bank shows capital $50,000 and surplus $65,000 with S G Stein as President D V Jackson as Vice President S S M Hughes as Cashier and a directors list. safety deposit vault boxes available for rent.
W A Blair, manager, and W G Block Co agents outline weekly steamship departures to Burlington and Keokuk with daily 7 am sailings on weekdays and 7:30 am Sundays, plus 7 pm Saturdays. Services include intermedia meet week day ex 9:30.
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