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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1925

Page

8

Cooler weather boosts markets and lifts wheat and corn

Reports of low Canadian temperatures and a forecast of cooler weather spurred bullish trading at the Chicago board of trade. Wheat opened firm and surged to about 162 1/2, then held gains as outside markets stayed strong. corn followed but finished near the prior close with modest losses. Oats and provisions showed varied moves, with weekly prices reflecting strong demand for cattle and weaker sheep markets.

Chicago Ill Board of Trade Winnipeg

Chicago cash grain prices quoted by Associated Press

Chicago market report shows Wheat prices for No 1 to No 3 hard ranging from 1.62 to 1.68 per bushel. Corn values posted for mixed yellow and white varieties between 1.03 and 1.05 per unit, oats around 41 to 41 percent, and barley about 67 to 77 cents. Livestock figures list Lard 17.3, Ribs 18b0, Bellies 21.50 per hundred.

Associated Press Chicago Ill A. J Timothy

Peoria Grain Prices Reported By Associated Press

Peoria Illinois August 22 corn receipts 25 cars market 2c lower prices include No 2 white 163 No 2 yellow 103 No 4 yellow 19242 No 4 yellow 102 No 2 mixed 103 sample 9 1 2 c Oats receipts 13 cars market unchanged No 2 white 40 No 3 white 49 40%

Associated Press Peoria Ill

Local Markets Poultry and Eggs Prices

Poultry No 1 hens 18c No 2 14c No 1 springs 18c No 2 springs 14c roosters 9c Eggs 20 1/2c. Livestock prices shown by Richard Packing Co with totals $334.7 and $13.25 to $13.75, packer 12:35.

Swift & Co Richard Packing Co Packerg

Chicago market prices for dairy eggs poultry and cheese

Butter receipts 13 737 tubs with varied grades. eggs 9 753 cases with firsts and ordinary firsts. poultry alive lower with cars noted and prices for fowls broilers springs young chickens roosters turkeys ducks geese. cheese market lower with twin daisies long horns brick prices listed. potatoes receipts 48 cars arrivals 206 on track with U S shipments 492 cars and trading light as Wisconsin bulk round whites and Minnesota bulk early Ohies priced per cwt.

Associated Press Chicago Breilers Americas U. S Wisconsin Minnesota

Market Notes Show Mixed Pricing With Small Gains

A brief market update lists prices like $2.00 and $2.10 with symbols such as sacked and Wiscon sin sacked, noting a triumphs small price of $1.75 and stating no other sales occurred.

Wisconsin Triumphs

Butter Steadier Receipts And Market Signals In New York

New York August 22 butter market news shows receipts at 6 831 tubs with higher grade creamery extras about 92 score. Egg market steady with 46 cases received. Cheese market easy with 183 598 pounds received.

New York

St Louis Produce Prices Steady on Poultry Eggs

Poultry butter and eggs trading unchanged in St Louis on August 22 as reported by the Associated Press Leased Wire. Market notes indicate steady quotations with no significant shifts in demand or supply.

St. Louis Associated Press

Market roundup hints small shifts in butter eggs and poultry

The week shows slight changes in butter eggs and poultry markets. Fresh first eggs in New York unchanged while Chicago closes fractionally lower. Butter 90 score Chicago fluctuates around 41 to 42 cents. New York 2 score extras rise to 43½ cents. Live poultry receipts are not excessive with good demand for fowl and springs, dressed fowl prices up due to lighter receipts, fair demand for fresh broilers under 2½ pounds, and dressed chickens over weight plentiful and slow sale.

Swift & Co New York Chicago

Live Poultry Market Steady with Unchanged Prices

New York report notes the live poultry market remains steady on August 22 with no freight quotations and express prices unchanged.

New York

East St Louis Horse and Mule Market Prices

East St. Louis August 22 horses listed with draft prices from 75 to 180 dollars and good quality eastern and southern drafts. Mules priced by size with 16 to 17 hands at 175 to 225 dollars and smaller sizes from 125 to 190 dollars.

Associated Press East St. Louis Til

Chicago Livestock Prices Mixed as Hogs Cattle Steady to Weaker

Chicago market report shows hog receipts around 3 000 head with uneven trade and prices mostly 10 to 25 cents lower. top hogs 13 65. Cattle receipts 500 head with fed steers 50 cents to 1 dollar lower and grass offerings under pressure. dairy like notes on grass run and weak dressed beef. Sheep receipts 1 000 head with fat lambs 50 cents lower on week and feeding lambs in strong demand. top fat lambs around 15 15.

Rails Feature Stock Upturns Highlight Market Session

Strength in southwestern rail shares led the rally on August 22 as merger and dividend hopes boosted prices. St Louis Southwestern rose to 62 1 2, with Frisco common Katy common Wabash B and Seaboard Air Line also advancing to new highs. Steel copper tobacco and equipment stocks followed with United States Steel hitting a new high and General Railway Signal up 19, while Motors Truck issues remained heavy and Mack Trucks gained. Total volume approached 600 600 shares.

New York N. Y A. P Southwestern Railroad St. Louis Southwestern Frisco Common Katy Common Wabash Seaboard Air Line United States Steel Common General Railway Signal General Baking General Electric National Lead Beechnut Packing Mack Trucks

Sioux City Livestock Prices Mixed Across Receipts

Cattle receipts 500 head with fats and yearlings 1.00 to 2.00 lower. cows and heifers 50c lower. grass cattle down 5c to 1.00. bulls and yearlings steady. Hogs 6,000 head 15 to 25c lower led by top 13.10 and bulk 11.25 to 13.00. lights, butchers, and packers softer. Sheep 100 head lambs 25c lower at 14.50. ewes down 25c to 7.26.

Sioux City

Kansas City Livestock Prices Steady With Mixed Shifts Across Beef Hogs and Sheep

Cattle receipts at Kansas City total 300 head with varying changes by class. Desirable grain feds bring $12.00 to $14.90, grassers mostly $7.50 to $8.75. top heavy steers around $15.00, veals up to $1.00 higher. Hogs at 2,500 head show uneven trade with most sales $12.40 to $13.25 per cwt and packer tops near $12.70. Sheep receipts 1,000 head report lambs 25 to 35 cents lower, with top Colorado lambs $15.25 and natives about $15.00.

Hutton W. 4 Hutton Co Hershey Bartlett Frazier Chicago Northwest Minneapolis Winnipeg St. Louis Kansas City Omaha Associated Press Kansas Southwest Texas

Peoria Livestock Market Report Hogs and Cattle

Peoria Illinois August 22 receipts hogs 1,000 head market 15 to 25 cents lower top 13.25 lights 12.75 to 13.25 medium 12.85 to 13.25 heavies 12.65 to 12.85 packers 10.75 to 11.25 cattle receipts light steady calf top 12.50.

Associated Press Peoria

St Joe Livestock Market Report from St Joseph Mo

Hogs receipts 2400 head uneven market top 12.90 bulk 12.00 to 12.90. Cattle receipts 1000 head steady with steers for week around 7.25 to 14.00 top cows and heifers 7.50 to 12.00 calves 5.00 to 13.00 stockers and feeders 5.50 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 500 head steady with lambs 12.90 to 14.75 ewes 6.00 to 7.25.

Associated Press St Joseph

East St. Louis Hog and Cattle Market Report

East St. Louis Illinois August 22 hogs receipts 2500 head market slow with light weight hogs steady others 10 to 15 cents lower top 13.80 bulk 140 200 pounds 13.65 13.85 200 230 pounds 13.40 13.65 weightier kinds 13.60 13.49 few good weight pigs 13.50 13.75 most packersows 11.35 11.50 cattle receipts 40 percent of week ago native beef steers uneven lower western steers 25 to 0 lower canners 10 to 15 cents higher light wearers 5 to 0 higher other killing classes 50 cents lower stocker and feeders steers steady tops

Oklahoma Chicago Ill Vear Associated Press East St. Louis

Big Crowd Attends Junction Chautauqua Events and Season Ticket Drive

Columbus Junction Ia Aug 22 Large crowds filled the chautauqua as Cinderella Man and The Bubble played. The Rev R D Hughes led a season ticket drive aiming for the 25th assembly. A Sunday religious program features talks by Geneva Harshbarger and A S Smith with a 70-voice chorus.

Columbus Junction Chautauqua Cinderella Company R. D. Hughes Chicago Emerald Avenue Presbyterian Church Chautauqua Assembly Hughes Pictorial Review of Europe Singing Hussars Bic Louisa County Iowa Chautauqua Grounds Geneva Harshbarger Mt. Pleasant S. M. LePage Spirit of America Columbus Junction Fair Miss Gass A. S. Smith D. D Iowa Wesleyan College Letts Glenn W. Ayers Washington Davenport Cedar Rapids H. B. Thomas Dr. McDonald Pattsons College Diunetion

Kalona Community Notes and Travel Visits

Kalona Iowa and nearby areas report visiting relatives relatives from Farsow Oklahoma and Goshen Indiana plus trips to Chicago Stuttgart Ark and Belle Plaine. Local families attend funerals picnics and old settlers events while others entertain store clerks and visit Cedar Rapids Muscatine and Wellman.

Kalona John Garber Farsow Anna Snider W. L. Sniders Humner Iowa City

Favorites Gain in Early Trades on Wall Street

New York stock buyers push up favorites as plentiful money and bright business signals fuel initial gains. Seaboard Air Line common, Katy common, Lowe's Inc, Indian Motorcycle, American Ice and Howe Mound Mining hit 1925 highs, with St. Louis Southwestern up 3 points and U S Steel common at 124 3 4.

New York A. P Seaboard Air Line Common Katy Loewe's Inc Indian Motorcycle American Ice Howe Mound St. Louis Southwestern U. S. Steel Common

Atalissa Girl to Teach in Alaska

Ruth Watters leaves Atalissa for Sitka Alaska to teach the coming year. En route she will spend a few days in Seattle. Principalship duties begin Aug 31 with Mr Charles Bolon taking over. Local social notes include a birthday party for Margaret Watters and a Kline reunion in Davenport.

Atlaissa Ruth Watters Sitka Alaska Seattle Wash Fred Stortz Davenport Sanford Peck Raymond Greetz Kane Manitoba Greetz Louis Richard Watters Margaret Charles Bolon Atalissa Bolon

Classified Ads Late Copy Highlights and Rentals

Special Sunday fried chicken 50c cream chicken on toast 35c Lincoln Cafe. Lost set of silver wound drum snares call 1727 W. For rent strictly modern room cottage phone 784 W in daytime. For rent four furnished rooms in modern home Inquirer Journal. For rent two light housekeeping inquire after 6 pm 6109 E.

Lincoln Cafe Inquirer. Journal

Muench of Nichols Turns in Big Bass for Contest Entry

Big fish keep arriving at Bond Hawkins Sporting Goods on Walnut Street for the summer fishing contest. The latest entry is a 2.5 pound black bass by Dr. V. O. Muench of Nichols caught at Pike Run, placing second behind George Miller's 2.12 pound catch which leads the list. Miller also has a second entry, a two pound bass, in third place.

Bond & Hawkins Sporting Goods Walnut Street V. O. Muench Nichols Pike Run George Miller Dr. Muench

Murray Families Meet at Wapello Aug 22 Reunion

A Murray family reunion gathered 56 relatives in Wapello at the home of Mr and Mrs William Murray. Attendees included Murrays from Wapello and from Nebraska and Illinois. The 1926 reunion is planned for Pontiac Illinois on the third Thursday in August.

Marie Phillips Chautauqua Noah Carter William Carter Charles Lambert Anna Smith Eli Selman Muscatine W. T. Boulton Columbus City John Housen Ainsworth Wapello Murray William Murray Murrays Harve Hedges Valparaiso Robert Murray Silver Creek Neb William and Charles Wilcox James Murray Sr Clifford Murray Tom Wilvin James Andrew Sr James Andrew Jr Mary Jane Spires Sadie Cullen Levi Fosdick Orval Fosdick Robert Fosdick Mantor Grace Methodist Episcopal Church C. L. Wilson Alice Hobart Center Colo C. R. Avydelott Maxine Warrenton W. P. Ludwig

Visitors and guests at local households

Son of Grahama O. and Miss Ione Reed of St. Louis visit the Beane families in the city. Ed Fisher and George Beane host guests at their home, with Miss Reed spending time with local relatives.

Son Grahama, O Ed Fisher George Beane Ione Reed St. Louis, Mo Beane

Norton finalist in Newport tennis tourney

Brian I. C. Norton of St. Louis advanced to the final in the Newport invitation tennis tournament by defeating Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the semifinal at Newport Newport Illinois August 22 A P report Norton moves on to the final round against an unspecified opponent in this invitational event hosted in Newport.

Newport R. IL Brian I. C. Norton St. Louis Clarence J. Griffin San Francisco

Nurse Killed In Wreck Near Nevada Iowa

Nettie Tow aged 36 a nurse at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids was killed when the automobile she rode in collided with another machine on the Lincoln Highway two and one half miles west of Nevada Iowa last night with A P report.

Wreck Nevada A. P Nettie Tow St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Lincoln Highway

Leonard Plans Return to Ring Next Month

New York boxer Benny Leonard, a retired lightweight champion, announced he intends to re enter the ring next month signaling a comeback.

New York Benny Leonard

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