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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
2
The city hall and courthouse will stay closed all day Wednesday for Muscatine day at the West Liberty fair. Mayor Elmo Ferguson announced the court house will also remain closed, with activities including a parade of prize livestock, horse racing, acts, a concert, and a Muscatine band performance.
Upriver traffic on the Mississippi during the week ending Monday included 18 towboats with 77 barges, reported by the Rock Island district corps of engineers. Upstream moved 119,104 tons. downstream 23,200 tons. total commercial reach 142,304 tons. River flows have receded to near normal seasonal levels.
Muscatine citizens face hospital admissions and discharges including Mrs. Robert E. Olson rural route 4 Mrs. George Miller Letts David W. Jones Jr 4134 Mulberry avenue Mrs. Kurt Jellinek 706 West Second street Clarence Freyermuth rural route 1 Ronald Harmon 509 Oak street and dismissals of Mrs. Harry Foster 407 Orange street Mrs. Darlene Bart 308 Orange street Pamela Lange 1404 Lincoln boulevard Mrs. James R. DeLap 805 East Seventh street and Mrs. Clarence C. Pilgrim 312 Pine street.
A daughter was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Pardie of 620 Demorest Avenue at Muscatine County Hospital. The family reports the newborn is healthy and doing well.
Hog prices decline 50 to 75 cents as the heaviest hog run since July 18 reduces demand. Estimated salable livestock receipts: 8 000 hogs 14 000 cattle 1 000 sheep. Salable cattle 5 000 calves 300, steer and yearling prices range 22.25 to 24.75 for prime, hogs 13.75 to 16.50 for sowables, lambs 19.00 to 22.00 for spring lambs.
Muscatine county Democrats held a joint YWCA meeting to advance a Labor Day fish fry at Erickson's Grove on Cedar Street. The event starts at 1 p.m. with serving at 4 p.m. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 16. New committee members Mr and Mrs J W Wilson were named to serve in the second ward.
The government reports July living costs rose for the second straight month driven by higher food and service prices. The CPI reached 114.7 of the 1947-49 average, with housing and medical care at new records. Take home pay for the average factory worker also hit a July peak despite shorter summer hours.
Late quotations show Sinclair at 35 Soccony 62 percent Sou Pac 62 percent Std Branas 39 percent Std OU Ind 49 percent Std OMJI's Stud Pack 9 Swift & Co 5i's Texas Co 192 Union Pac 167 Unt Ar La U 8 Rubber 4 U & Steel 52 percent West U Tel 22 percent Wilson Co 1174 Woolworth 30 percent
Heavy breed hens over four pounds traded at a lights rate. Leghorns and hybrids also listed. Eggs graded A and up sold for 40 cents per dozen, B and medium 28 cents, dirties and checks 17 cents.
Scattered thundershowers expected in the northwest tonight and possibly in the east by Thursday. Warmer temperatures of 90 to 95 are forecast for Wednesday with a low of 62 to 67 tonight. By Monday afternoon highs reached 92 at Council Bluffs and 90 at Sioux City as state temperatures remained mostly in the upper 80s.
Lincoln Nebraska state reformatory guards quelled a bottle throwing riot by pulling over 100 inmates from cells and placing up to ten prisoners in maximum security cells. Superintendent George Morris said the disturbance aimed to distract from a search for two escapees and followed a riot at the state penitentiary last week.
Wheat and rye moved higher while corn and soybeans slipped on thin trading. Wheat closed 1 3 8 to 3 cents higher at 1.93 3 4, corn steady to 3 4 lower at 1.26 7 8 to 1.27, oats mixed, rye up 3 4 to 1 cent, soybeans down 1 2 to 2 cents at 2.22 3 4, and lard weaker at 10.72 per hundred pounds.
Chicago market notes show butter and eggs firm with steady wholesale buying prices. Butter receipts reach 723,898. eggs per cent A and S standards listed. live poultry receipts 7,238 in coops, prices unchanged with heavy hens 20.5 to 24, broilers 29 to 31, capon ettes 36 to 38.
Wheat- No. 1 yellow 1.26 percent No. 5 1.32 percent sample grade 1.12 percent. Oats- No 1 extra heavy white 5 percent No. 1 extra heavy mixed 57 percent. Soybean 11-11 percent soybean meal 52.50-53.00. Barley- Ma choice 1.20-1.40 and feed 90-1.00. No. 1.40 sale.
USDA data show arrivals 106 on track 231 total U S shipments 367 with supplies moderate and demand fair as market edges down slightly. California long whites near 4.10 while Idaho Oregon long whites range 3.10 to 3.20 and Washington 3.00 to 3.25 with russets 3.75 to 4.00. Nebraska pon tiacs listed at 23.70 and Wisconsin pontiacs at 2.00.
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