Harvest Feast set to open in this city on September
A notice lists events around the Harvest Feast to be held in this city on September 6. It recaps past items including Peter Nagle's mother in Germany turning ninety and a doctor’s fortieth anniversary, a builders contract in St Louis, an arm injury from a glass accident, and a burglary during the West Liberty fair with jewelry and clothing stolen.
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Peter Nagle
Germany
Bergman
Laurels
W. M. Sutherland Building & Contracting Company
St. Louis
James F. Hopewell
West Liberty
John Downer
Sweetland Township
Wheat Prices Firmer Today Amid Export Demand News
Chicago reports firmer wheat as export demand improves and cash premiums rise for immediate delivery. Vessel space was booked for 100 000 bushels to Buffalo and 235 000 to Montreal while corn rose slightly and oats slipped. Market notes irregular corn trade with mixed positions and improved cash demand for oats from Iowa.
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Chicago
Ill
Buffalo
Montreal
Iowa
Saylor Wichelman Report Quotations Furnished
Saylor and Wichelman of the 409 410 Hershey Building provided quotations for wire connections. J E Bennett Co of Chicago and New York coordinated the service. Phone numbers listed as 2524.3.
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Saylor - Wichelman
Saylor and Wichelman
Hershey
J. E. Bennett Co
Chicago
New York
Grain futures prices listed with varied unit prices
Wheat corn oats barley rye and other grains quoted with No 2 No 3 and sample grades. Prices include wheat No 1 red 37 1 2 percent, corn No 2 mixed 7 cents and No 5 mixed 12 cents, oats No 2 38 40 cents, barley 48 57 cents, timothy 5.30 5.75, clover seed 23.25 31.25, lard ribs bellies and fats quoted.
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Te Press
Chicago
Roye
Timothy Reed
Grain prices and receipts report from Kansas City
Wheat receipts 191 cars with price ranges for No 2 and No 3 dark and hard wheats. Close prices listed for Sept Dec and May futures. Corn prices by grade and color, oats and barley prices provided with similar futures data.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Poultry and Eggs and Hog Quotations From Local Markets
Local market report shows poultry prices with good springs at 21 cents, light Leghorn and black leg hatching stock 19 cents, cocks 8 cents, eyes 23 cents. Hog quotations list good butcher hogs 399 pounds at 11.60, 250 pounds at 12.49, 180 to 200 pounds at 13.00, good medium packers 250 to 300 pounds at 9.75, good heavy packers 360 pounds up at 9.40.
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Swift & Co
Good Springs
J. P Squire Company
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Update
Chicago dispatch notes butter and egg markets with current receipts and price ranges. Butter creamer extras 4 42c standard 49c. eggs steady with 7 154 cases. poultry values listed for fowls broilers hens and turkeys. potatoes receipts tallied. U.S. shipments 596 cars. futures show refrigerator firsts Nov and Dec prices. butter standards Aug Sept Dec quoted.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Til
U. S
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Nebraska
Butter and Cheese Markets Reported Mixed Prices in New York
AP note from New York on August 25 reports Butter Firm receipts at 12 405 lbs with creamery prices higher than extras around 42 to 44 cents. Creamery extras at 42 cents. Eyes-tirrecular receipts 21 848 cases with nearby hennery whites extras 61 to 64 cents and browns 38 to 45 cents. Cheese Firm receipts 63 627 lbs with state whole milk white and fancy to fancy specials at 23 to 24 cents.
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Associated Press
New York
Hennery
Hennery Browns
Local Market Report Signals Mixed Poultry and Potatoes Shifts
Kansas City market notes show light hens 16 cents, up to 2 cents lower for springs at 24 cents. Potatoes rise with Kaw valley quoted at 2.25 to 2.40 dollars per hundred. AP report from Kansas City dated August 26.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kaw Valley
Sugar prices steady in early New York market
New York August 25 prices in the raw sugar market held at 4.24 for Cuban duty free. no sales were reported. Refined sugar unchanged at 5.5 to 5.70 for refined.
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New York
Chicago hog and cattle prices drift as receipts rise
AP livestock report from Chicago lists hog receipts at 1,000 head with slower, uneven trade and prices mostly 10c lower. top hog price at 13.89 with value ranges across 210 to 300 pounds. Cattle receipts total 16,000 with feeders steady and fat cattle about 16 less in places. veal and yearling values noted, while sheep receipts hit 14,000 with fat lambs higher and feeding lambs strong. Unofficial morrow estimates project cattle 10,000 hogs 25,000 sheep 24,000.
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Market Totals Reported at Kansas City
Cattle receipts 10,000 head with bids mixed as yearlings show strength and heavy grain steers soften. top cattle at 14.00 with stockers 6.25 to 7.75. Hogs receipts 5,500 head with uneven market. 160 lb hogs 13.60, bulk 11.35 to 13.50, sows 9.25 to 10.25. Sheep receipts 10,000 head lambs firm to strong. western lambs 14.75 top, natives 12.75 to 13.50, Texas wethers 7.15.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas Wethers
Sioux City cattle and hogs market report data
Receipts for cattle 3590 head with markets mixed steady to strong. Fat steers and yearlings $7.00 to $10.25, bulk $8.50 to $10.00. fat cows $6.50 to $10.25. veals $5.00 to $10.50. stockers $4.50 to $7.60. Hogs receipts 4009 head with prices up 15 to 25 cents. tops $13.20, bulk $10.00 to $13.20. pigs $12.90 to $14.00. Sheep receipts 1200 head market steady. lambs $14.25, ewes $6.25.
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Sioux City
East St. Louis Stockyard Receipts and Prices
U S Department of Agriculture hog and cattle receipts and price ranges from East St. Louis on Aug. 25. Hogs 10,500 head with heavy weights $13.90 to $14.30, sows $10.50 to $11.25, killing pigs $12.59 to $13.75. Cattle 5,600 head with western steers $6.35 to $7.50, cows $5.09 to $6.00, heifers up to $10.50. Sheep 4,599 head fat lambs $14.50, fat ewes $4.00 to $6.00.
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Associated Press
East St. Louis
Ill
U. 5
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Esses Eseernseseoses
St Joseph Market Reports Mixed Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hogs receipts 6 000 grain bone calreit steady to ee pene top 13 60 bulk 10.00. Cattle receipts 5 060 head market steady to lower bulk steers 8.25 9.75 top 10.19 cows heifers 3.25 9.50 calves 5.59 13.50 stockers feeders 5.00 8.25. Sheep receipts 6 000 head market steady lambs 13.25 14.60 ewes 5.00 4 25.
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Associated Ee
St. Joseph
Hog Receipts Mixed as Market Dips in Peoria Trade
Peoria Illinois August 25 AP hog receipts 2900 head market steady to 25 cents lower top 13.69 for lights 13.60 for mediums 12.50 to 13.15 heavies 11.75 to 12.15 packers 9.00 to 10.50 stags 8.75 to 9.50 Cattle fair steady veal top 14.59.
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Associated Press
Peoria, Jr
Hay Steady After Higher Receipts Reported
Hay prices held steady at about one dollar above prior levels with 19 carloads received. Timothy No 1 sold around 15.00 to 15.50, prairie No 1 13.50 to 14.06, clover mixed light No 1 13.00 to 14.00, and choice alfalfa 21.50 to 22.50.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Timothy
Prairie
Speculation Bears Market Lifts Short Covering Rally
Investors shed shares bought for a quick turn as speculative selling hit higher levels. United States Steel fell from 149 to 146 3 4, General Motors from 207 3 4 to 204 3 4, Dupont from 302 1 2 to 296. United States Cast Iron Pipe slid to 211 3 4. Call loan rates remained at 4 1 2 percent.
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New York
United States Steel
General Motors
Dupont
United States
Belgian Interests Offer to Rebuild Rus sian Streetcar Lines
Belgian holders of former streetcar routes propose to reclaim the lines in Russia and restore efficient service after deterioration under Soviet management.
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Russia
Government Plans Rail Links for Sumatra Farming Areas
The government intends to build railways to farming regions in Sumatra to better serve the paddle steamer network. The move aims to improve transport of crops and goods, boosting regional commerce and connectivity with coastal ports.
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Sumatra
Lighting firm appeals city bond election ruling
The Muscatine Lighting Company has filed a notice of appeal to the supreme court after Judge A P Barker denied their petition for a permanent injunction challenging the December 28 1925 bond election. The issue involves the $100000 municipal light plant bonds and the White Phillips company of Davenport as corespondent. Lane Waterman and Nichols Tipton Tipton represent the lighting firm while city and White Phillips signers accept the notice.
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Supreme Court
Muscatine Lighting Company
White-Phillips Company
Davenport
Lighting Company
A. P. Barker
Lane & Waterman
Nichols
Tipton & Tip
Whooeeee Erb Named Best Hog Caller at Fair
C. C. Erb of near West Liberty won the West Liberty fair hog calling contest and will represent Muscatine county at the Des Moines state hog calling event. Harold White may compete if Erb cannot attend. The twelve entrants entertained a large crowd as they led “Whooneeee” calls, with neighbors and local farmers among the participants.
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Erb
West Liberty
C. C. Erb
Near West Liberty
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Harold White
eDs Moines
Nlate
Grove
Charles Plett
Ralph Isehell
Clarence Teal
Verne Furnas
M. J. Shellabarger
Guy Hildebrand
Joe Lange
W. H. Erb
Pat Stein
Ben Wilson
Notice Notice to Whom It May Concern Published
A formal notice opens with to whom it may concern and states that the following notice was issued and published. It records a general declaration without identifying specifics or dates in the surviving text.
Extensions for sealed proposals in Muscatine Iowa
Time for sealed proposals extended to September 16 1926 bids due by 1 00 p m at Muscatine City Hall. Additions to Lincoln School and New Jefferson Grade School plus plumbing heating and electrical work with certified checks. Architect plans by Dougher Rich Woodburn for Franklin Lincoln school improvements within Independent School District.
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Board of
Edutcation
Independent School
Muscatine
Iowa
Muscatine City Hall
Franklin and Lincoln
Dougher, Rich & Woodburn
Bids Sought for Grade and Franklin School Buildings Muscatine Iowa
The Muscatine Iowa Board of Education announces combined bids for Grade School and Lincoln Buildings with separate bids for Franklin School Work. Bids cover General, Plumbing Heating Ventilating and Electric on Grade School Lincoln Building and General Electric Wiring Plumbing Heating on Franklin. Certified checks payable to the Secretary of the Board are required: Grade/Lincoln General 8500 Plumbing 2000 Electric 200. Franklin General 450 Plumbing Heating 200. Plans available Aug 3 1926 from Architects. deposit 20 returned with prompt plan return and bona fide bid. Board may reject any bids. Secretary Helen Ahlschlager.
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Lincoln
New
Franklin School
Franklin
Secretary of the Board of Education
Muscatine
Owa
Board of Education
Independent School District
Iowa
Helen Ahlschlager
Farm Bureau's Day Draws Big
A farmer union recounts its formation to boost milk prices and resist Sherman law. They faced arrest and indictments, then state and federal law changes led to better pricing. The speaker notes distrust from others and contrasts organized labor with farmers, claiming $6 million extra for members and 7 000 men in the group.
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Stillwater State Prison
Washington
John Lewis
Muscatine Prepares for Elaborate County Program
Muscatine County readies an elaborate program as reported in Fifty Years Ago items from the Muscatine Journal. The feature recalls preparations and community activity reflecting local life in that era.
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Muscatine
The
Muscatine County
Diggers Wanted for Sewer Work by Local Plumbers
Sani tary Plumbing and Heating Co seeks diggers for sewer project duties. Applicants should report to the firm for assignment and safety briefing.
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Sanitary Plumbing and Heating Co
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