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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
5
The Muscatine Daily and Semi Weekly Journal announce a Tony Pony contest. Contestants receive one name suggestion per new subscriber they bring in. Names must be submitted by August 15 and judged by three outside judges. top prizes include 5000, 2500, and 1000 extra votes.
The report details a tug of war in cotton trading with October futures tumbling after high morning levels as bulls and bears clash in New York. It notes September gains and December and May declines, with trading activity widespread. In Chicago cattle markets, arrivals reached 4,000 with western rangers up 10 to 20 cents and natives steady, top steers at 6.50, and cows around 3.85. Feeder demand was quiet and weekly totals show lower year over year figures.
Open high low close prices for wheat corn and oats with Sep May and Dec futures. Hogs closed ten cents lower at 6.89 top. car receipts today 157 wheat 86 corn 182 oats. estimated arrivals tomorrow 204 wheat 117 corn 205 oats.
Wheat Sept opens 94 94.5c closes 92.5c with high 94.5c. Dec 94c. Corn Sept opens 77 78c high 78c close 77. Rye cash 78c. Barley 64 67c. Timothy Sept 35.65. Pork Sept 15.20 Lard 9.30 9.32 Ribs 8.67. Oats Sept 47.5c high 48c close 47c. Chicago cash grain No 2 red 94.5 96c No 3 red 94 95c. No 2 hard 95 98c No 3 hard 94.5 96c. No 2 79 80.5c No 2 white 81 81.5c No 2 yellow 81 81.5c No 3 79.5 79c No 3 white 81 81c No 3 yellow 80.5 81c. Oats No 3 white new 47.5 49c.
Chicago Aug 12 cattle receipts 18 000 with steady to 10 lower. Beeves fetch 3 65 to 7 75, stockers and feeders 2 40 to 4 50, cows and heifers 1 60 to 5 70, westerners to follow.
Hog receipts 24 000 steady light prices range from 5.20 to 6.70 with heavy 6.20 to 6.85 and bulk sales 6.50 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 16 000 steady with lambs 3.25 to 6.25 yearlings 4.00 to 4.70. Chicago poultry market firm turkeys 14c chickens 11 to 12c springs 15c.
Chicago August 12 Butter steady creamery 19 to 22 cents dairies 20c Eggs steady firsts 18 percent cents
Butter remains firm with unchanged price as receipts reach 9461. Eggs hold steady with no price change amid 10539 shipments at the New York Produce Market on August 12.
New York market summary shows poultry values with dress and springs dull. Dressed poultry ranged from 14 to 19 cents per pound while fowls sold 12.5 to 13.5 cents.
Peoria market notes corn price for No 3 and better at 80 cents per bushel on August 12 with no other grain details reported.
Chicago August 12 Wheat trading showed limited volume with steady public interest and gains for the day driven by professional speculative demand. Pringle Rankin and Com stock led the high prices while Bartlet-Patten Bloom initiated early buying and pit short covering.
September delivery corn reached a new high price while distant month deliveries declined. Short sellers showed profit taking on distant futures as Wagner, Chapin and local traders moved May corn, with Logan Bryan selling December. Major May demand came from Friedman and Comstock as cash corn stayed high and round lots remained scarce.
Hogs started yesterday with sellers asking 5 to 10 cents above Monday but trade slowed as bulk from first hands sold and market weakened by close. Best hogs mixed with poor demand sold near 6.90 for 224 285 lb lots, 6.85 for a 271 lb load, prime shippers at 6.80, and most common lots at 6.55 to 6.65 with heavy packs around 6.60. pigs 4.75 to 6.
Market tabulation lists corn 80 to 85 cents, oats 45, wheat 1.00 to 1.10, cracked corn retail 1.60 per cwt, popcorn on ear 1.15 to 1.25, shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt, per peck 80 cents, bran 1.35 per cwt, oil meal 1.75, shorts 1.35 to 1.40, barley 75 to 80 cents per bushel, chop feed 1.60 per cwt, hay 9.00 to 10.00. Live stock prices show heavy choice 6.40, light 6.25, rough heavy 5.75, stags 5.00, cows 3.50 to 3.75, bulls 3.00 to 3.25, veal 4.00 to 3.00, lambs 5.00 to 6.00, sheep 4.00 to 5.00. Butter, eggs 16 cents, poultry hens 8 to 9 cents, springs 12, old roosters 4.5, turkeys 10, ducks 6, young ducks 8, chickens 9 cash live weight. Vegetables list cabbage 5 to 6, onions 5, green onions 8, cucumbers 2 for 5, wax beans 30 per peck, parsley 5 per bunch, leaf lettuce 5 per lb.
S R Chase, longtime Iowa resident born 1839, marks his ninety ninth year in Muscatine while bedridden. A Moscow native who served as a colonel in the Mexican and Civil Wars, he has voted for many presidents and hopes to vote for Taft in November.
Dr and Mrs Latchaw mourn the death of their 5 year old grandson Charles Fredrick Buerhaus of St John New Brunswick Died Aug 8 after a week long illness from appendicitis Mrs Latchaw eldest daughter of J R Latchaw visited here last summer and many friends express sympathy Also listed are local visitors and returnees including Miss Stella Weber and Miss Kate McNulty with various travels and visits.
Several residents visit relatives and friends in the area including Mr. and Mrs. William O Keefe of Muscatine staying with Mrs. Mort Sullivan, Mrs. A C Langham of Davenport visiting Wm Ross and Mrs Snyder, and Miss Alma Joens of Durant in town on business. Attendees at church picnics, travel to Clinton and Marengo, and a postponed Grace Reformed ice cream sociable due to bad weather.
Chicago notes the White Sox beat the Highlanders 6 to 1 and Joe Cantillon’s surprise party helps Detroit fall to the Sox as they close a home stand and head east for a Washington double header. Giants beat the Giants 4 to 0 in a rain disrupted Polo Grounds game before a record crowd.
Pleasant Prairie IA August 12 social and business notes include Mr and Mrs Erwin Allbee in Muscatine Saturday. Gagie and Ida Metz attended street fair in Muscatine. Henry Drumm received a new automobile. Ethel McElroy of Muscatine visits. Ice cream supper a social and financial success. Hattie Andicott visiting her mother. Jacob Drumm and Glenn McElroy in Muscatine Friday. John and Mrs Henke visited Walter Stigers near Walcott Sunday. Dance at Metz hall Saturday night August 15. Missionary lady to speak at Pleasant Prairie church Sunday afternoon.
American League results show Chicago 6 over New York 1, Philadelphia 2 and Detroit 3, Washington 3, St. Louis 0, Boston 3. National League games include New York 0 at Chicago 4, Boston 2, St. Louis 0, Philadelphia 1, Pittsburg 5. Three I League games list Peoria 0 over Bloomington 1 in 11 innings, Cedar Rapids 5 over Clinton 1 in 8 innings, Dubuque Rock Island rained out, Springfield 3 over Decatur 2. Central Association scores Keokuk 3 over Kewanee 0, Ottumwa 1 over Jacksonville 4, Washington at Detroit in two games.
One day Thursday sale offers three Basem't specials in Willow: No 1 basket priced 80 cents, discounted to 55 cents. No 2 basket 90 cents, sale price 60 cents. No 3 basket 1 dollar, sale price 70 cents.
Des Moines hosts 104 players in the Iowa state golf tournament first round as drizzle marks opening. Guinand of Hyperion club posts the low 36 hole score at 163 with Sheehan one stroke back at 164. Most qualifiers come from Des Moines clubs Hyperion Grand View and Waveland, while Sioux City entrants fail to advance except Beck who makes the Directors cup.
A claim of blood-poisoning cure by Fecklen's Arica Salve is advertised at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store with price 25e. The item is presented as a healing product for wounds.
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