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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
6
Chicago reports open high low for corn oats pork lard ride and hogs. shows futures for Sep Dec May and prices from H J Frenzel. Peoria corn market lists No 2 yellow at 69 70 cents. cars received and estimated for tomorrow.
Attorney at law successor to Titus and Jackson offers practice in all courts with specialization in estate settlements and no charge for money invested.
Chicago August 26 Wheat Sept Opened 97c Highest 98c Lowest 96 4c Closed 97c December 94 94c Corn Sept Opened 65 66c Lowest 65c Closed 65c December 554c Oats Sept Opened 36c Highest 36c Lowest 36c Closed 36c December 36c Park Sept 22.40 Lard 11.97 Ribs 11.70 Rye Cash 70 72c Barley 51 66c Timothy Sept 3.60 Clover Cash 11.30
Live stock report from Chicago on August 26 lists cattle receipts at 5,000 with varied price ranges for Beeves Texans Westerners and feeders. Hogs receipts 17,000 with prices from 7.15 to 8.20 for different weight classes and bulk sales around 7.55 to 8.05. Sheep receipts 17,000 with lambs and ewes priced from 2.75 to 7.75 across categories.
Wheat prices listed for several grades with values ranging from 36 to 106 cents per bushel. Notable quotes include No. 2 hard at 99 to 104 cents and No. 3 red around 90 to 106 cents, with white and yellow varieties cited in the 36 to 71 cent range.
Chicago August 26 prices for creameries 24 to 28 cents. dairies 21 to 25 cents. eggs steady with receipts around 7,000. At market, cases include 18 cents. firsts 20 cents. prime firsts 21 1/2 cents.
Chicago August 26 poultry prices show steady market with turkeys at 15 cents per pound chickens at 14 1/4 cents per pound and springs at 17 18 cents per pound.
New York, N. Y. August 26. Poultry market steady for alive stock with firm tone. Chickens 18 to 19 cents, fowls 17 to 17 1/2 cents, turkeys 14 cents. Dressed poultry dull and irregular with broilers 14 to 20 cents and fowls 15 to 18 1/2 cents.
New York market report shows steady tone with receipts of 5,300 for dairy and egg goods. Creameries move thirds to firsts at 23 to 27 cents, factory at 23 to 24 cents. Eggs show irregular receipts totaling 10,500 with extra firsts at 24 to 25 6 cents.
Wheat for September at 1.06 dollars per bushel and corn at 75 cents reflect the day's futures in New York.
St Louis August 26. Wheat futures for September settle at 97 and a half cents. Market activity shows light trading and attention to nearby delivery options.
Chicago ag market notes show across the board weakness in cattle with 10 to 15 cent declines for most grades and a 21 000 head run including 5 000 range cattle. Hogs traded unevenly with early gains then softening as arrivals rose to 20 000 21 000. packers remained active driving prices higher on strong demand. Sheep and lambs held steady with solid demand for feeding yearlings and lambs trading at steady to firmer levels amid a smaller weekly supply.
Grain markets were heavy with a downward drift across wheat and oats as traders maintained bearish sentiment. September wheat fell in Liverpool while December advanced, corn weakened with rain in Kansas, and oats receipts rose though overall activity stayed narrow with shorts covering but little demand.
A Muscatine market report lists corn at 89 to 85 cents, oats 40 to 45 cents, cracked corn and oil meal around 1.70 to 1.80 per cwt, hay prices from 10 to 12.50 per ton, and various feed items with retail and wholesale ranges. Local live stock market shippers are noted.
Muscatine Produce Co markets list prices for hogs cattle sheep and calves with varying grades and weights. Also includes prices for butter lard veal bacon beef and various meats and vegetables along with flower market pricing and fruit details.
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