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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1930
Page
8
Unofficial livestock receipts show Monday totals for cattle, sheep, and hogs with hogs dropping 15 to 25 cents in early trading. Packers bought about 6,000 hogs directly, leaving 1,500 for sale, while light weights and certain classes saw renewed activity amid fluctuating demand across Montana and Chicago markets.
Iowa markets report mixed hog prices for prime medium and light weights with slight declines in Des Moines receipts and varied figures in Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo and other towns. Prime lights fetch about 9.75 to 10.15, heavies around 8.5 to 9.3, packers near 7.15 to 8.49, and sow prices range up to 8.80 in some lots.
U S Department of Agriculture receipts show cattle prices up to 1.50 higher week over week with firm closes across steers yearlings and stockers. Sheep and hogs rise variously with top yearlings at 11.75 and hogs near 11.15 for light weights, while heavier stock shows gains and active demand remains strong.
Local grocers and markets quote poultry and eggs at 20 to 21 cents for eggs. Poultry prices show heavy hens 15 cents, light hens 19 cents, heavy springs 18 cents, Leghorn springs 13 cents, stags 8 cents. Hog quotations from J. P. Squire Company list prime butchers and packers with varied weight ranges and prices from $6.75 to $10.50.
Receipts total 80 head cattle 1200 hogs and 7000 sheep with week over week gains. Light steers yearlings and calves rise about 50 cents with top yearlings at 10.85 and medium weights 10.69. Hogs show slow, uneven demand with typical weights near 10.00 to 10.50. sows 8.25 to 8.50. Sheep up 50 to 70 cents with feeding lambs strengthening.
Week's top and bulk lambs sold at $10.90 with native top at $9.50. Bulk ewe and wether lambs reached $9.50, buck lambs $8.50, common trades $5.00–$6.00. Range feeders $6.00, bulk ewes $2.50–$3.50, native feeding lambs $5.00–$6.00, range feeders $6.00.
Hogs receipts 2300 head slow. top 10.90, bids 10.85 down, hogs 18 to 240 lb $10.60-10.85, some 240-300 lb $10.00-10.60, sows 8.00-9.50. Cattle receipts 50 head. weekly trade 75c-$1 higher. steers to 11.10. yearlings 10.50-10.75. bulk fed 8.50-10.00. beef cows 4.50-5.50. vealers 11.00. stockers 6.25-7.25. Sheep receipts 1500. sales steady. lambs 9.00-9.50 native and clipped. week trend higher for lambs and yearlings. western lambs 10.15. ewes 4.10. feeding lambs 6.85-7.25.
U S Department of Agriculture reports cattle hogs and sheep receipts at Kansas City. Hog receipts about 800 head with prices around 10.50 to 10.60 for 150 to 240 pound pigs. sow prices 8.00 to 8.55. stock pigs 8.00 to 9.00. Cattle receipts 400 head with beef steers up 1.00 to 1.25, bulls higher, feeders up 1.00 to 1.50, yearling steers around 11.50. Lambs near 19.19 top. most sheep 9.50 to 10.00. feeding lambs 6.75 to 7.00.
East St Louis stockyards report shows hogs 3 2900 head with a 15 to 25 cent decline and top at 11.50 while weekly gains dominate heavier hogs and sow prices. Cattle receipts 250 head with native and western steers and heifers up to 1.25 higher, week highs reach 19.50 for matured steers and 11.00 for yearlings. Sheep receipts 10 head with fat lambs near 9.50 to 9.75 and ewes around 3.00 to 4.0, cull sheep down to 1.90.
The Sioux City market summary shows cattle receipts 1590 and calves 100 with broad gains across categories. Beef steers and yearlings led higher while fat stock, yearling heifers, and bulls rose. stockers and feeders gained. hogs dropped slightly with limited sales. sheep show fat lambs and ewes firmer and feeding lambs steady to strong.
U S Department of Agriculture notes Omaha Nebraska hog receipts 5 000 head slow with price drops 15 to 25 cents, bulk 170 to 230 pounds trading 10 40 to 10 60 top 10 75. 230 to 260 pound butchers 10 25 to 10 50, 260 to 300 pounds 9 75 to 10 25. Cattle receipts 250 head with weekly trends higher on fed yearlings bulls and stockers. Fed steers 8 50 to 10 25, yearlings 11 25, cows 4 75 to 6 00. vealers top 11 00.
Chicago reports record grain price gains as wheat feeding bets rise and corn fields show poor growth. A field observer notes many corn ears unfilled and fields three to four feet tall, while stocks remain scarce. Prices closed higher with wheat up 11 8 to 15 8 cents, corn up modestly, oats up and provisions steady.
Chicago market prices list wheat corn oats rye and related items with bids for No 1 to No 6 grades in spring and mixed categories, plus oats rye timothy and clover seeds and pork products including lard ribs and bellies with figures in dollars and cents.
Minneapolis grain report shows Wheat receipts at 495 cars, up from 427 last year, with local prices drifting higher by about 15 cents. Cash prices list No 1 northern around 87 to 89 cents, with various protein grades and durum red offerings, while corn oats barley rye and flax also posted current bid quotes.
Wheat receipts show slight gains with No. 2 dark hard around 88 to 89 cents and No. 2 hard near 85 to 86 cents, plus smutty and light weights noted. Corn receipts list No. 2 white near 96 to 98 cents and No. 2 yellow about 94 to 96 cents, with higher values in some lots.
Market notes show stockers and feeders around 6.50 to 7.50 with some loads of yearlings at 7.75 to 8.50. Lambs and ewes described with prices near 9.00 for good lambs, yearling ewes up to 6.00, and strong demand for clipped and solid meat ewes amid a firm tone.
Fragmentary OCR reads No 3 No 3 955 case billing and receipt details. Terms like NeNO 383 Oats-Recei Resstets and 42 percent sugar appear, but the text is garbled and unclear.
St Louis and Minneapolis market notes report cash wheat at No 2 red winter 0.05 higher and No 1 hard 0.85 to 0.90 dollars per bushel. Corn prices listed for yellow and white grades while oats hold around 0.42 dollars. Minneapolis flour market unchanged with shipments totaling 37,649 barrels and standard middlings priced between 25.50 and 26.00 dollars.
Butter receipts 11 613 tabs firm prices unchanged Eggs receipts 10 392 cases steady prices unchanged Poultry alive receipts 1 car 7 trucks quiet prices unchanged total U S shipments 784 cars trading fair Wisconsin sacked Irish cobblers 1 60 to 1 75 Minnesota sacked Irish cobblers 1 55 to 1 65 sacked Early Ohios 1 50 to 1 60 Idaho sacked russets 2 40
Aug 23 AP reports butter receipts at 6423 tabs and eggs at 14723 cases with markets described as firm. Nearby and western Kennery white varieties show closely selected extra at 36 4lc.
In St Louis the market shows eggs butter and cheese unchanged while poultry remains steady except for springs 2 cents lower. In New York United States government bonds closed with Liberty 3s at 101 First 444s 102.1 Fourth 4s 102.29. Toledo seed market reports clover and alfalfa seed prices with cash and futures quotes for October December March and related grades.
Kansas City hay receipts total 43 cars with no change reported. The market notes parallel advised dull activity with unchanged prices across the day.
On New York exchanges bonds maintained an upward trend with legal railroad issues buoyant. Atchison Generals strong for savers, New York Central refundings and Union Pacific 1st 4s firm, utilities thinly traded. Foreign bonds held firm while U S government demand remained light.
The USDA market report shows firm to higher cattle prices with fed steers up to 1.00 2.00 and heavy weights near 13.00 per cwt. Hogs rise with top near 11.90 and late sales around 11.60. Sheep and lambs gain modestly with native range lambs at 10.50 and yearlings up about 1.00.
The Commercial Bulletin reports a quieter wool market with generally firmer prices and rare fractional advances. Demand favors finer qualities while manufacturing demand remains slow. Foreign markets stay dull with nominal prices. merinos firm and crossbreds slightly in buyers' favor. mohair remains dull with nominal quotes. The bulletin lists quotas for regions and wool grades up to 28 cents.
New York reports a quiet close to the week with trading totaling 700000 shares. Gains are led by Autostrop and Gillette as rails rise and General Electric and other major names gain. Investors anticipate tax relief and improving steel and banking conditions into next week.
Chicago grain notes show wheat about 3 percent below the all commodity level as U S 1930 wheat harvest nears completion and Canadian harvest advances. Corn and oats fall while provisions edge higher amid expectations of renewed North American and European buying and possible drought effects in the corn belt.
An attempted robbery at the Adolph Helm filling station in Oakville was interrupted by a passerby. Earlier in the two weeks four thefts occurred, including the Moffitt drug store burglary. A church play by the Presbyterian congregation is upcoming to support the church improvement fund.
Moscow Ia August 23 the Moscow independent school will begin the fall term Monday with Mrs Will Lang of Wilton as teacher. Much remodeling has been done the past week.
Miss Rose Peters heads to Ohio State University in Columbus for a year and sister Lillian Peters will attend high school there as their father remains in Ohio. Vera Johnson returns from Iowa summer school to teach in Mediapolis. Edith Blanchard plans to return to school. J Mosier of Waterloo and W Mosier of St. Anthony arrive after their mother Anna Mosier's death. Rev C H Boos to preach at Wapello church Sunday.
Frank Streb and his daughters hosted a lawn picnic honoring Sister Mary Nevilla of Dubuque and Sister Mary Anna Rita of Des Moines. Numerous local families attended. other notes include a Catholic Ladies Mission quilting, fair attendance, vacation trips, and a 25-year franchise grant to Iowa Illinois Telephone at River.
Columbus Junction Iowa August 23 The twenty ninth annual chautauqua session closes with good programs attendance and weather.pledges show a thirtieth event next year though not the 700 required. 450 pledged by Friday evening. Local leaders J Fred Huff G W Webber and E W McWilliams preside with directors promising another gathering.
Aug 23 Wellman Iowa Miss Geraldine Starr a bride in late autumn was honored at a china shower hosted by Helen and Lavanda Gingers ich and other guests. Guests included Geraldine Starr Veda Elsie Shetler Wilma Foster Bernice Brown Maxine Bender Ollie Miller Bonetta Gingerich Cordelle Braden and several adults. Local households hosted visitors including James Starr and daughter Geraldine at the Clarence Smith home in Iowa City.
Funeral for O L Foster of Letts to be held Sunday at 2 PM at United Brethren church with burial in Letts cemetery. Multiple local visits and moves include Dorothy Brisco from Trenton to home in Letts, George Crist moving from Castana to farm near Letts, and Mrs Velma Douglass visiting Letts from Muscatine. Tent meetings in Columbus City suspend Letts church sermon.
In Union City New Jersey two masked robbers slugged a bank messenger aboard a bus taking the payroll. They seized about 5000 dollars as a second messenger fought back and a passenger was knocked unconscious during the attempted capture.
Thieves broke into the Lowden post office last night and carried off 37 dollars and fifty cents in cash and stamps along with a revolver. Night Marshal Fred Dreyer alerted U S Marshal M L Healy at Rapids following the theft.
The average annual meat consumption in the United States stood at 136.8 pounds in 1929 and remained nearly unchanged for three decades. This demonstrates long term stability in per capita meat intake despite economic shifts.
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