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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1963
Page
8
A jumbled New York stock page lists multiple firms and figures including AmGan, General Motors, Westinghouse, Union Pacific, and Merrill Lynch. The text shows varied percentages and prices, reflecting a chaotic market snapshot with several named companies and markets.
A string of family cases lists hearings for temporary support for a plaintiff and child with attorney fees, including Myron Lee Fry versus Kenneth Leon Fry before Judge Matthew Westrate set for August 3. Other filings include Mathias vs Mathias with custody and property claims, Oostendorff Oostendorf with custody and furniture, and notes on past marriages, separations, and a temporary injunction. Separate items cover Chicago grain futures, traffic court notes, and numerous addresses and names, concluding with a birth notice for a son to George Hutchinson and spouse.
Potatoes arrivals at Chicago on track eight local shipments 169, demand quoted by Lewbert quot ators. Market firm with carrot track sales. California long white bakers 26, Minnesota round reds 340, Nebraska round reds.
Chicago produce trends show butter steady wholesale while buying prices shift. Reported scores and grades appear inconsistent with remaining lines indicating mixed whites and standards. Overall the market hints at varied price movement with some items holding steady and others marginally changing.
USDA Hog prices hold steady with weights 180 to 260 pounds, steer and heifer quotes largely steady to higher. Cattle and calves show gains, prime spring lambs listed around twenty dollars per hundredweight, with multiple weight classes and grades reflected in the day’s close.
A 14-year-old girl from Wyanet Iowa ran away on Wednesday after riding a bus to Muscatine. She told police she found no fun in running away and remained at the station until her parents retrieved her.
Hog market remained steady to 38 cents higher with active trade. Offerings of 4,000 head brought 17.75 to 18 for 200 to 230 pound mixed No 1 and 2 hogs. Slaughter steer supply small, mostly small to medium mix selling 22.50 to 24.75. Hogs 4,100 head, butchers steady to higher, various weights and prices listed. Cattle overall scarce for a test, slaughter steers 22.50 to 24.75, cows 15 to 16. Bulls 48.50 to 52. Sheep and lambs mixed, spring slaughter lambs 21 to 21.50, ewes 4 to 4.
Dramatic address from the palace steps announces Fulbert Youlou's resignation as army surrounds the palace with about 10,000 Africans in jubilation. News marks the downfall of the priest politician on Equatorial Africa's independence anniversary, while unrelated civil notices appear in the same text.
The Muscatine Journal outlines classifieds categories and rates for first insertion, instructs readers to check ads after posting, and notes thin type ads cost 8 point and larger 12 point ads billed at double. It lists deadlines, contact for ad taker, and example pricing based on word count and run length.
Chicago grain futures were mostly firm in the early afternoon with soybeans leading gains on crop prospects in Arkansas and drought notes. Corn and wheat showed minor moves with some contracts higher while oats and rye posted small increases across September and August delivery schedules.
New York markets opened higher in a fifth straight session but gains were uncertain as early trading showed mixed signs. The Dow Jones average was up at noon, with overall activity described as prodigiously active despite modest advances and scattered fluctuations.
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