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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1925

Page

8

Wheat Starts Slow Then Rallies On Mixed Chicago Market

Wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade opened slightly below Thursday's close and rose about 1 cent in early trading as Winnipeg strength and favorable Canadian reports supported buying. Sept and Dec futures wavered with a late rally pushing values higher. May delivery jumped nearly 2 cents. Corn and oats moved narrowly with light trading. provisions rose.

Chicago Winnipeg Board of Trade Today

Chicago grain prices winds through mixed futures

The Chicago wheat and corn markets listed numerous grades with varied bids. Prices for No 1 hard wheat ranged around 1.64 to 1.66, while No 2 mixed corn stood near 1.05 to 1.06 per bushel and white and yellow varieties showed a broad spread. Additional notes covered oats rye barley timothy seed clover seed and pork cuts including lard ribs bellies with prices aiding traders.

Associated Press Chicago A. P

Local Market Report Poultry and Egg Prices

Poultry No 1 hens 18c No 2 14c No 1 springs 18c No 2 springs 14c Easter eggs 5c Eggs 26c 2ic Livestock Good hogs 13.25 13.75 Packers 22.25 12.50 Prices furnished by Swift Co and Richard Packine Co for local markets.

Swift £ Co Richard Packine Co

Chicago Produce Market Report August 21 Associated Press

Butter steady as receipts reach 13 400 lbs. Creamery extras at 41 4 to 49 4 cents. Eggs unchanged with 19 863 cases on hand and firsts around 29 to 30 cents. Poultry steady to higher with chickens roosters and ducks priced between 16 and 28 cents. turkeys at 20 cents. Potatoes 54 cars received with U S shipments 517 cars. round white and russets priced between 1 75 and 2 30. Minnesota and Wisconsin sackings noted for earlier shipments.

Associated Press Chicago Exra Americas U. S Minnesota White Idaho

Butter-Easy Receipts Reported At 12 813 Tubs

Associated Press Leased Wire reports Butter-Easy receipts in New York on August 31 totaling 12,813 tubs with creamery extras noted.

Associated Press New York

Market Notes and Cheese Receipts Review

The report cites a 92 score and 42 percent readings with 16 784 cases of fresh gathered extras and firsts. Cheese receipts show barely steady activity with 123 2693 pounds recorded.

St Louis Prices Hold Steady for Poultry and Butter

St Louis commodity desk reports eggs at 23 cents a dozen and poultry and butter prices unchanged in today’s market summary. The Associated Press Leased Wire notes steady trading in regional staples.

St. Louis Associated Press

Poultry markets report from Kansas City in August

Associated Press Leased Wire reports in Kansas City on August 21 that poultry prices edged up in springs and rose 23 cents. Other poultry butter eggs and potatoes held steady with no change observed.

Associated Press Kansas City

Sugar Prices Hold Steady as Cuban Trade Duty Net Flat

New York reports on August 21 that raw sugar remains unchanged at 4.37 duty paid for Cuban shipments. Refined sugar stays steady from 5.40 to 5.60 for fine granulated, reflecting no move in the market.

Associated Press New York

Chicago Hog and Cattle Market Report August Trade Figures

Receipts total about 9 000 hogs with slow trade and firmer prices for best weights under 200 pounds. Bulk good to choice hogs 146 to 210 pounds bring 13.50 to 13.70, top 13.75. Cattle receipts 2 000 head with scarce killing classes and steady values, most steers 9.00 and down, some 11.00 and up on half fat loads. Sheep receipts 5 000 head with fat lambs active and natives around 14.50 to 14.75, choice western lambs 15.40 for country buyers.

Associated Press Chicago Ill

Kansas City Cattle Hogs and Sheep Receipts Sluggish Prices Mixed

Cattle receipts 1200 head with calves and grassers trading slowly. Hogs receipts 2500 head with shippers paying 15 to 25 cents above Thursday’s best, tops at 13.40. Sheep receipts 2000 head with killing classes steady and native lambs bringing around 14 dollars.

Sioux City Market Reports Cattle Hogs and Sheep

Sioux City Iowa receipts show cattle slow with gains for hogs, hogs up to 13.15 top. Cattle ranges from 2.25 to 14.25 with fats and stockers weaker, hogs higher by 19 to 15 cents, top 13.15, lights 12.75 to 13.15, sheep steady with lambs at 14.50 and ewes at 7.00.

Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices From St Joseph Market

St Joseph Missouri August 21 hog receipts 1290 head market uneven steady to 15 cents higher top 13.10 bulk 12.25 413.00 cattle receipts 790 head market steady bulk of steers 7.00 to 9.50 cows and heifers 3.25 to 9.09 calves stockers and feeders 5.00 to 5.50 sheep receipts 2009 market steady lambs 13.59 to 14.50 ewes 6.00 to 7.50

Sioux City St. Joseph

Auction Listings for Horses and Mules in St. Louis Il

A local ad lists horse prices including good drafts at 150 180 dollars and 75 190 for southern and eastern stock. Mules valued by height range from 14.3 to 17 hands priced 60 to 225 dollars.

St. Louis

Food Stocks Lead Trades In Busy New York Session

The forenoon stock dealings saw new leaders in the market led by food stocks in packing cereal and baking groups. United States Steel and American Can rose including steel touching 124 1-4, its highest since March, while Can jumped six points after a slow start. General Baking, Mack Trucks, and California packing gained 7 points each. Postum Cereal Otis Elevator Cast Iron Pipe preferred U S Alcohol Beechnut Packing Fleischmann General Railway Signal and Sloss Sheffield gained 3 to 5 points. Call money renewed at four percent.

New York A. P United States Steel American Can Can General Baking Moon Mack Trucks California Postum Cereal Otis Elevator Cast Iron Pipe Preferred U. S Beechnut Packing Fleischmann General Railway Signal Sloss-Sheffield Call

Police Hold Youth From Near Chicago

Muscatine police were instructed by I. Sandfor of Elmwood Park Illinois to hold 15 year old Jacob Sand, a runaway picked up en route to Kansas City, while a friend Sam Rubin will call for him.

Muscatine I. Sandfor Seventy- Fourth Avenue Elmwood Park Ill Chicago Jacob Sandfor Feanaway Kansas City Sam Rubin

Barge Line Profits Reported For June And July

St Louis August 21 Brigadier General Ashburn head of the Inland Waterways corporation announced the Mississippi and Warrior river barge line netted a profit of 52036 61 for June and about 43000 for July The report highlights the federal barge line operations and earnings.

St. Louis A. P Mississippi Warrior Service Mississippi and Warrior Rivers Ashburn Inland Waterways Corporation

Local notes from Muscatine and nearby towns

A survey of community updates includes visits among Othmer relatives in Davenport, travel plans to Alexander Indiana and Chicago, new marriage licenses for Antonio Williamson and William Driver, and a postponed Red Men initiation. Also reported are changes in railway staff, excursion steamer Capitol visits, fresh auto licenses, births, trips to Chicago and Detroit, and local court hearings on arterial signage and an embezzlement case.

Visit Muscatine Model Home Open House

The public is invited to view Muscatine's first model home at 705 Pine Street over the weekend. It will be open Saturday from o o'clock to 10 o'clock, and all day Sunday, showcasing a sturdy attractive and convenient design built at small cost.

Raymond W. Zetler West Seventh Street Muscatine John Hoffman West Eighth Street W. C. Hendrix A. H. Borgstadt Nichols Ford George MecKillip Lombard Street D. M. Fetter Norman Quincy B. Kemper Stewart Road W. Kuebler West Third Street Gertrude Knight Iowa Avenue Chicago Pine Street

Workers urged to form defense corps to protect living standards

London reports that Johan Wheatley of Ramsay MacDonald calls for enrolling 10 000 000 workers as a defense corps to resist wage cuts by force. He argues employers use coercion in disputes and warns against Britain becoming a land of coolies. The plan envisions nonmilitary means to maintain industrial peace.

London Johan Wheatley Ramsay MacDonald Workers Defense Corps Wheatley Glasgow South Side Standard Great Britain

Force Jewelers Forced to Open Five Safes

Three armed masked men raided Lazarus and Sons jewelers in Chicago forcing president Sig Lazarus to open five safes before escaping in a car with jewelry valued at $250,000. Customers and staff watched as one robber manned the seventh floor vault and a guard kept workers restrained. Thirty plus employees in an adjoining room were untouched.

Chicago Ill Lazarus and Sons Sig Lazarus Ag Automobile Lazarus

Watrous Leads Western Open Field at 140

L. Watrous of Grand Rapids Michigan took a 140 to lead the Western Open Golf championship at Youngstown Ohio. Winds gusting over the 6 775 yard links affected play as several golfers posted 144s and higher. Notables include Leo Diegel and Albert Alcroft among those at 145 to 148 with several players withdrawing.

Youngstown Pia L Watrous Grand Rapids Mich Leo Diegel New York Harry Notloff Oshkosh Wis W. W Nelson Indianapolis Harry Cooper Dallas Edward Dudley Joplin Art Ham Detroit S. F. Foster Jacksonville Earl Howell St. Louis Joe Wells East Liverpool Harry Hampton Memphis Albert Alcroft H. C. Lagerblade Bristol Conunn C. P. Nelson Fort Wayne Ind J. C. Collins Munice Eddie Held T. N. Bray Younestown James Duncan Omaha Stanley Davies C. Kennett Iowa City

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