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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1933
Page
9
Hog prices rise 5 to 10 cents with demand improving after 17 000 fresh arrivals and 5 000 holdovers. top hogs reach 4 60, with heavier hogs easing. Cattle see firmer fed steers and yearlings, best steers at 7 40, calves 5 50 to 7 00, and sheep steady to strong with westerns at 8 50 and lambs around 7 00 to 8 50 in recent activity.
Ottumwa market shows hogs up to 10 cents higher with carcass and live weight pricing across ranges from 140 pounds to 350 pounds. Cedar Rapids and Waterloo report varied prime and packer prices while corn holds steady.
Prices from Des Moines markets show hogs mostly 5 to 10 cents higher with heavy butchers steady. Weights 140 to 350 pounds command varied quotes from 2.75 to 4.25 dollars per hundredweight, with shipments and shrinkage affecting reported figures.
AP report from U S Dept of Agriculture details fluctuating hogs with top 4.15 for 190 to 240 lb choice, various weight ranges quoted up to 4.15, sows and stock pigs listed. Cattle and calves show steady to strong trends with high finished yearlings at 6.75 and steers up to 6.65 in heavy ranges. Sheep and lambs similar movement with native and Oregon lambs around 7.75, ewes and wethers priced accordingly.
The Omaha cattle hogs and sheep market notes 5 500 cattle and 7 500 sheep with mixed demand. Hogs rise 10 15 cents on choice 180 to 270 pound butchers while heavier categories slow. Sows lift 10 cents. top hog price around 4 20 per hundredweight. slaughter cows dull. vealers up to 6 59 with selects higher. Sheep direct to packers and feeder trade steady with lamb bids around 7 25 to 7 75 and ewes softer.
Secondary bonds showed firmness with some issues up a point or more while most markets held near unchanged. Rail loans led gains with Allegheny, Chicago and North Western, Baltimore and Ohio, Great Northern, Nickel Plate and New York Central highlighted. Energy and industrials posted modest activity with limited price changes and foreign issues traded in light volume.
A terse item notes price shifts with flour at 18.90 and standard inundating at 19.00 dollars.
Fragmentary text references mixed colors, fresh receipts, standards and commercial stand, mediums, Butter, 39 lbs, percentages, creamery centralization, and chicken terms, but no coherent event or names to establish a full item.
The Associated Press reports fluctuating New York stock activity with modest gains for some issues while others slip. Investors watched economic signals as several major names showed uneven performance in late trading.
Chicago reports show buying power lifting grain futures with light selling as wheat advances about 3 cents late. Traders expect government Thursday data to hint at lower yields for corn oats and spring wheat, keeping sentiment firm.
The report lists wheat varieties with prices for No 1 red No 2 red and hard grades, mixed grain rates, yellow and white shades, oats with multiple grades, rye with no sales, barley figures, and Timothy and clover seed per cwt, reflecting a dense commodity price table.
Mixed commodity notes show live poultry and eggs steady with varied prices for Leghorns, rocks, and turkeys. Butter and creamery products quoted with grade scores. potatoes, carrots, and hogs listed with fluctuating figures amid slow demand and moderate supplies.
Government bonds closed with Liberty 314 at 102.19 and Liberty 1st 4%4 at 101.20. Treasury 4% 4 47-52 at 110.10 and 4s 44-54 at 106.10. Treasury 3% with June on 101.34 and 3%4 46-49 at 99.26. Sugar futures rose 1 point on improved positions. refined sugar unchanged.
Sarah Coffman’s will leaves the estate to three sons Herbert Lewis and Perry Figle. Hearing for probate is set September 5. Herbert receives the West Liberty home and two lots. Lewis and Perry get 1000 each. Herbert serves as executor without bond.
A slain man about 40 years old is believed to be a transient. Authorities recovered a .38 caliber pistol from his pockets as they investigate the morning incident.
The market opened in quiet, orderly trading with gains of 1 to 3 points across a broad front. Alcohol shares and several specialties led gains while profit taking trimmed top quotations. Bonds rose and the dollar eased as traders weighed inflation prospects and the administration’s currency policy.
The Glatstein Stores of Muscatine won a contract to install steel vault filing equipment in the light department, with a low bid of 488.75 as part of a competitive process. Equipment weight around 3000 pounds. The board also discussed adding two lights at the old Reservoir park for Rotary Boys band concerts and moving a street light near East Second and Parmelee for better street illumination. Officials thanked the VFW post for poppy sale help and the Garden Club for free lighting during their show.
Frances Toyne of Muscatine files for divorce from Robert Toyne in district court for the September term claiming habitual drunkenness. She seeks alimony and custody of a daughter after a 1928 marriage and a prior divorce. The petition states she must earn her own living and cites residence at 812 East Sixth Street.
A bandit wielding a calibre revolver was shot while the cli max of a series of robberies. He had forced a taxicab driver to drive him between locations at gunpoint.
C J Mackey city manager spoke at the Rotary Porsche about the local sewage disposal proposal and related Muscle Shoals. He was joined by guests Paul Noble E C Darling and Ivan Peters. The report also lists numerous local visits and family travels through West Liberty.
Wilton-P F Carroll a 70 year old prominent Wilton township farmer died at his home seven miles southeast of Wilton after years of ill health. Born in County Down Ireland on September 28 1862 he came to America at 21 and worked for a railway company 13 years before turning to farming. Surviving are his wife two sons four daughters three brothers and three sisters plus ten grandchildren. He was active in farm grange work and served 10 years as president of the White Pigeon Fire Insurance company. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mixed short classifieds include debt disclaimer by Walter Paul, stock listings for farmers, hauling services by E. E. LeQuatte, private investigations, a female help wanted for office work at Glatstein Stores, a found red calf, and miscellaneous notices.
Des Moines reports third of Iowa corn advanced to roasting ear stage with mild temperatures aiding growth. Another third fair progress and several drier counties show deterioration while oats, flax and clover yields improve in parts. Threshing nears completion though northern counties still have work left. pastures are short across half the state.
The Diamond Revue staged by Gertrude Avery will be the main night attraction at the Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition in Davenport from August 15 to 19. The act features 1.4 million Rhine-Stones on a 140 foot setting under 36 spotlights, ballet skaters on jewel studded globes, and top talents Randall and Bogash plus the Littlejohns. A New York producer has offered the ballet troupe a contract for a Broadway show.
A fragmented ad style notice details price discounts for multiple insertions and a cash discount, mentioning a 25 cent charge for six point type adjustments. The readable text suggests a newspaper classad snippet with promotional pricing and timing caveats.
The bank forwards farm loan applications for Muscatine and Louisa Counties and western Scott County. Interest rate 4 1 4 percent. Titus Co. 213 Iowa Ave. Farmers urged to call or write promptly as operations speed up.
Stockton Iowa relatives gathered for the Kroeger family reunion at Iowa City Park on Sunday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Peter Kroeger and son Edward from Wilton and many others from Davenport Grinnell Cedar Rapids Gillman Stockton Eldridge Winfred Dur ant and Walcott with several children. Nearby social notes mention Davenport visitors, relatives visiting local families, and Miss Lillian Lutje from Sunbury spending time with her mother.
The J. M. Lord family held a Sunday reunion on the school house lawn with Noon dinner served to J. M. Lord and spouse, George Lord family, Florence Baird, Austin Lord family of Chesterton Indiana, J. L. Vetter family of Rock Island, Walter Bunning family of Kemeter Wyoming, and Sylvis Vetter Reynolds Illinois. The Friendship class plans a party at Frank Carson home Friday night. Harlan Evans returns home from Sigourney after visiting the Lloyd Coon home. Alda Rhea of Brighton Colorado visited Maggie Hamil and the Preasly home. Bernard Gloeckler of Oakdale called on Do R Stearns. Clyde Keiper family to Chicago to visit relatives and attend Century of Progress. Eva Pressly of Duncan Oklahoma visiting J. B. Pressly. Howard Stewart and Helen Gardner return from Quincy Illinois.
Ce cil Schlichting offers a 1930 Plymouth sedan for sale in Cranston Iowa. Contact details not fully shown in the listing.
Hearst and Scripps-Howard accepted the newspaper code filed by the American Newspaper Publishers Association in Washington. Hearst runs 24 newspapers and Scripps-Howard 25 with 40 hour week limits for reporters rewritters and copy desk staff except executives. Scripps-Howard code starts immediately. Hearst policy begins August 14. Both expect many additional hires pending plant surveys.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Roberts and family and other local residents traveled to Wild Cat Den state park for a picnic. Mrs Hattie Healy visits her mother Mrs Bear in Rochester this week. Moscow Methodist Ladies Aid to meet at church parlors for an all day quilting with a potluck lunch.
The First National Bank of Muscatine Iowa closes its affairs and all note holders and creditors must present notes and other claims for payment. Dated July 8 1933 E E Bloom Cashier.
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