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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1926
Page
10
Active buying lifts wheat and corn futures in Chicago and the Midwest with oats and provisions following. Rain in spring wheat areas delays threshing while showers are eyed for the new crop. the government weekly report is seen as modestly bearish.
Practice of bidding up railroad shares loses momentum as selling spreads beyond rails. United States Steel falls to 1525 8, seven points under yesterday's high. General Motors Manhattan Electrical Supply Allied Chemical American Smelting United States Industrial Alcohol and Woolworth also soften. Call loan renewal rate holds at 4 12 percent.
Miss Florence Krouse receives many gifts at a Saturday linen shower hosted by Miss Bessie Frame in Ainsworth Iowa. Seventeen guests attended as plans for her upcoming marriage to Richard Stephens are prepared.
Quotations supplied by Saylor and Wichelman of the 409 410 Hershey Building with wire connections to J E Bennett and Co Chicago and News Phone 2h24.
AP leased wire from Chicago shows mixed bids across grains with wheat varying from No 2 red at 1.34 to sample grades around 1.22 1.35 and hard red ranges near 1.20 to 1.36. Corn lists No 2 yellow about 0.79 to 0.84 and several white and yellow grades, oats and barley quoted, with lard ribs and bellies also noted in the livestock section.
Wheat in Winnipeg and the northwest shows continued pressure despite heavy rainfall. Traders cite abundant grain in sight and a cautious mood. optimism grows about yields in the U.S. and Canada. Better corn reports come from Illinois and Iowa after rain and warmth, while oats harvesting is delayed by wet weather and a smaller crop size.
Wheat receipts total 365 cars with bid prices for No. 1 and No. 2 hard and red grades. Corn and oats values listed for multiple classes with close quotes for September, December, and May futures. Hay receipts show activity. overall grain market notes from Kansas City.
AP dispatch from Peoria reports car receipts across grains and colors with minimal market movement. Wheat and corn receipts show small variations while overall market remains unchanged.
A fragmented report lists price references and commodity standards including refrigerator and butter freshness marks. Mentions Future Market terms with dates in November December August and September along with percentages and storage notes.
Poultry prices list good springs 22c leg horns 18c and hens 16c with light leg horns items. Eyes priced at 21c. Livestock hog quotas show good butchers priced by weight from 300 pounds at 11.60 to 390 pounds up at 9.40. other weights 250 at 12.49 and 180 to 200 at 13.90. medium packers 250 to 399 at 9.75.
Butter lower receipts 19 236 tubs. Eggs higher receipts 10 238 cases. Poultry firm with car lots and varied prices for fowls broilers springs turkeys ducks geese. Potatoes receipts 48 cars on track 176 cars. Total 432 cars traded strong market ranges and Missouri sacked Bliss cubbiers.
AP reports New York state dairy and egg market figures with butter receipts at 13 511 pounds and creamery butter at 42 to 43 cents for extras and 38 to 41 cents for firsts. Egg receipts total 22 661 cases with fresh gathered firsts at 31 to 32 cents and do records 28 to 30 cents. Cheese receipts reach 57 335 pounds, with whole milk flats and fancy grades quoted at 24 to 24 cents and average runs at 21 to 22 cents.
Market notes show potato prices in Kaw Valley easing to 1.50 1.80 per cwt for small lots with 90c to 1.10 in other batches. Other produce remains unchanged.
The Associated Press leaped wire report notes raw sugar steady at 4.24 with Cuban duty paid refined sugar unchanged at 5.76 to 5.80 for fine granulated.
Live poultry irregulars priced by freight and express. Broilers 25 to 26 cents, 24 to 23 cents by express, roosters 18 cents. Dressed poultry irregulars for fresh fowls range from 21 to 33 cents.
Receipts total about 11 000 hogs with bids up 10 to 15 cents. Sows rise to 154 25 cents. Cattle receipts 13 000 with slow heavy steer trade and mixed bids. Sheep 17 000 with fat lambs steady to slightly higher. Idaho lambs $14.25 and natives to $14.35. Unofficial tomorrow estimates show cattle 11 00 head hogs 22 000 sheep 15 000.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle receipts 9900 head with calves 1800 top yearlings and steers mixed prices. Hog receipts 7909 with desirable 256 lb to shipper weights lifting about 25 cents. Sheep and lambs 5900 head show lambs up about 25 cents with mixed wethers around 7 59. Prices cited for various weight ranges and stock types.
Sioux City Iowa August 18 cattle receipts 3000 head market slow killers and stockers steady fat steers and yearlings 750 to 1625 dollars bulk 850 to 1090 fat cows and heifers 600 to 1900 canners and cutters 390 to 425 brass cows and heifers 760 years 5000 1000 bulls 490 625 feeders 600 800 stockers 5000 750 stock yearlings and calves 400 750 feeding cows and heifers 350 659 hog receipts 8000 head market 10 to 25 higher top 1300 bulk 3125 1290 lights 1260 1300 butchers 1175 1269 mixed 1075 1175 packers 190 154 1075 stags 92 950 pigs 1200 1426 sheep receipts 1090 head market steady lambs 1400 ewes 625
Livestock market reports from East St. Louis show hog receipts at 9,000 with higher bids and top values around $13.65 for 199 pounds, cattle receipts of 5,000 with mixed shifts across steers and cows, and sheep receipts at 2,900 with fat lambs strong and ewes quoted around $4 to $6.
Hogs receipts 3,500 head with prices 15 to 25 cents higher top 13.25 and bulk 10.60 to 13.10. Cattle receipts 2,000 head with market steady to higher. best steers 8.50 to 8.90, cows and heifers 3.25 to 9.25, calves 5.50 to 11.50, stockers 5.25 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 3,500 head with lambs 25% higher and ewes 5.50 to 6.50. lambs 12.50 to 14.00.
Hogs reported at Peoria with 1,200 head: top $13.25, lights $13.15, heavies $12.00, packers $9.50. Cattle market described as fair and steady. veal top $14.00.
Des Moines Iowa August 18 Charles Bennett a 19 year old filed charges of assault with intent to commit murder against Jay Nunes a suburban grocer after a shooting at the store last Saturday night Nunes was released after claiming self defense Bennett wounded in the abdomen denies threatening the grocer Police say Bennett attacked Nunes Information given reporters states Bennett was on parole from the state reformatory but records show he was never there on any charge
Union County Fair in Creston Iowa has been postponed from Aug 23 to 25 and rescheduled for Sept 21 to 24. The event will be combined with a four day race meet organized by the U C T council with harness and running races each day.
Railways in the Netherlands announce reduced rates across main lines aiming to boost passenger numbers. Officials say lower fares will apply to peak and off peak times with savings for regular commuters and occasional travelers alike.
In Iowa City on August 18 a log cabin dating to about 1839 was uncovered beneath lath and plaster and house siding during teardown for a new dwelling. The Johnson County Old Settl ers' organization and local citizens are fundraising to preserve the cabin.
Ida Peters, a Des Moines hair dresser, arrived to assist Miss Billie Kauble as a jubilee singers group performed Saturday night for the Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute in Prentiss Mississippi. The program at the Presbyterian church Sunday featured three students educated there with community sponsorship. Art Bird, longtime Wapello resident, died near his North Wapello home at about 6 pm at age 70, survived by his wife, no funeral arrangements announced.
Groundwork is laid for a 25000 dollar Mason Temple on Cedar street north of the Union Savings bank. The two story pressed brick building with stone trim will be completed by November 1 with William Banks of Durant as contractor.
Through this medium we wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy extended us during our recent bereavement. We wish especially to thank the minister singers those who donated cars and those who sent the beautiful floral of favrinee ace Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hawkins Mr and Mrs. Sim Phillips. WANTED 70 Girl for general housework 1299 W
Letts Iowa and nearby areas report a weekend of visits and gatherings. Many families hosted relatives from Muscatine Davenport and Des Moines, including gatherings at the Eland cottage and various dinners. Shifts include stock shipments to Chicago, threshing resuming after rain, and revival meetings led by Evangelist Pecaut with many attendees from Letts and Columbus Junction.
Tomney brothers shipped a carload of fat hogs to Chicago. Donna Jean Long, 2 1/2, broke her collar bone after falling from a box. Harrison Leroy Terry welcomed as a new baby. Wild blackberries abundant. Muscatine residents pick berries on T Spitznogle farm. Fall plowing for wheat begins. wheat and alfalfa acreage planned. corn crop looks promising. Journal subscription urged.
At Grandview Iowa two family reunions were held at Grandview Park the McCleary Buster and Schneider Michael gatherings. Officers were chosen for the McCleary Buster group and the Schneider Michael officers and attendees listed. The Schneider Michael group donated five dollars to the park fund and plans to meet again next year with numerous relatives from surrounding towns attending.
Miss Bertha Griffin attended her niece Lois Grover’s wedding in Iowa City after traveling Monday. Verlin Lynch remains critically ill at home near Marsh, cared for by a Burlington nurse. The Carithers hosted visitors including the Kern and Drexel Croson families and others from Blairstown and Oakville.
A. E. Farris elected caretaker of school buildings for the year. Albert Meek hospitalized for a fractured leg from a car accident expects to return home soon. Methodist Sunday school picnic set for Wednesday, bazaar and chicken supper Saturday, I O F fish fry on August 27. Sunday school convention at M E church well attended from several towns. Mediapolis hosts the Davison Dotson family reunion August 26 at Hautauqua Park.
Grandview community notes a Camp Fire outing to Conelake and a large D C McCulley family reunion at Meyerholtz lake. Local visits include residents from Springfield Illinois Detroit Michigan Muscatine Winterset Ames and Des Moines. A baby was born to Mr and Mrs Meryl Stephens. Revival meetings at the Methodist church closed with 34 converts.
Ed Deppin and David Peck left for Philadelphia to attend the sesqui centennial exposition and will visit Maryland. Fred Heather, from Philadelphia, returns home after summer with relatives. Louisville college work resumes. Numerous local residents visit kin in Illinois City Rock Island and Muscatine while others plan trips to northern Iowa Minnesota and Kane Manitoba. Threshing will finish soon and Ardell Christenson recovers from an infected foot. W s Towne wheelchair bound hopes to return home soon as St Mary’s lawn festival advertised tonight.
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