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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
9
The notice promotes furniture, pianos, merchandise, store fixtures and movable goods for storage with private rooms and personal keys. Goods are shipped free and storage supervision is available. For terms contact H. M. Bartlett at the office over the old Post Office in Muscatine Iowa.
The Chicago to Kansas City main line lists trains Davenport Chicago times and services with a mix of fast, local passenger and freight, including California Special stops and westbound connections to El Paso Ft. Worth and Dallas. Local and express services run daily with exceptions noted.
Effective June 6 1909 trains running west include No 112 Chicago Kansas City Southwest Limited at 2 30 am No 108 Local passenger at 8 00 pm No x 292 Local Freight 5 50 pm No 19% Southwest Limited 11 44 pm No 102 Local passenger 7 19 am No x 291 Local Freight 8 45 am Daily Except Sunday Chicago Kansas City schedules list these services and times for the route.
Wilton rail service shows east and west bound trains with Wilton connections. Notable departures include Wilton to Muscatine and Chicago service with multiple numbered trains and times listed for morning and afternoon runs.
Effective Sunday July 4 209 trains operate southbound Nos 4 and 2 from Muscatine Roundhouse Fruitland Garden City Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction with varied departure times. Northbound Nos 1 and 3 mirror the routes with connections to Iowa Central and C R I P services at key junctions.
Manitoba Growers Association estimates Western Canada wheat output at 107000000 bushels. Chicago's William B. Wrenn, secretary of the Chicago Stock Exchange, dies at his Highland Park home from heart disease.
Chicago market report shows wheat corn oats and hogs trading with mixed gains and losses. Prices quoted for wheat Sep Dec May and corn oats plus hogs noting slower activity and car arrivals today and estimates for tomorrow.
Wheat Sept open 98 9 4 c high 99 9 e low 98 cash 99 99 e Dec 95 e corn Sept open 65 654 c high 66 low 65 cash 65 6 c Dec 16 56 c oats Sept open 36 365 c high 37 37 c low 36 236 c cash rye 69 72 c barley 50 66 c clover 11 39 Timothy Sept 3 60 pork Sept 22 45 lard 12 12 ribs 11 89
Cattle receipts 2000 steady with bees 4.15 to 7.75 for Texans 4.00 to 5.40 Westerners 4.49 to 6.40 stockers 3.15 to 5.15 cows and heifers 2.25 to 6.40 calves 6.50 to 8.75. Hogs receipts 15000 steady light 7.50 to 8.15 mixed 7.40 to 8.15 heavy 7.15 to 8.15 rough 7.15 to 7.40 good to choice heavy 7.40 to 15 bulk 7.60 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 7000 steady 2.75 to 4.75 lambs 4.25 to 7.85.
Prices for corn and grains are listed by grade and quality. No. 2 red and hard prices range from 1.05 to 1.04 dollars per bushel with fractions shown. corn prices run from 68 to 71 cents for No. 2 through No. 3 and white and yellow varieties, with standard around 37 to 38 cents.
Butter steady with creameries at 24 to 28 cents and dairies 21 to 25 cents. Eggs steady with receipts totaling 12,500. at mark cases 18 cents. firsts 20 to 21 cents, prime firsts 21 1/2 cents.
Chicago Illinois August 27 poultry steady turkeys 15 cents chickens 1444 cents springs 17 18 cents reflecting a granular pricing snapshot from the local market.
New York markets report poultry prices with alive market firm for chickens and fowls, turkeys at Idc dressed, broilers and fowls with 14 to 20 cents. Produce steady with 4,400 receipts and Eggs steady at 24 to 26 cents for extra firsts. Grain shows September wheat at 1.07 and corn at 75 cents.
In St Louis Missouri on August 27 wheat for September delivery trades at 98 1/2 cents per bushel corn at 65 1/2 cents and oats at 36 1/2 cents per bushel reflecting the day’s market values and commodity standings.
Peoria Illinois reports corn market activity with No yellow corn priced at 68 inches per bushel minor note.
Chicago reports dull wheat trading with a late firming driven by cash wheat premiums in the West. September gains while December and May retreat. Liverpool weakness influences the U S market. Corn and oats soften with drought and moisture notes, receipts estimated. shorts cover in the afternoon as wheat rallies.
Corn 89 85c oats 40 45c cracked corn retail 1.70 per ewt popcorn on ear 1.15 1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40 1.75 per cwt per peck 30c barley 70 80c chop feed retail 1.70 hay loose 10.00 11.09 per ton baled 12.50 feed balled hay 12.50 corn 80 85c barley 70 80c oats new 40 45c bran 1.25 1.30 shorts 1.40 1.50 oilmeal 1.70 1.75 coarse cornmeal 1.70 cracked corn 1.70 bran retail per cwt 1.30 1.35 5 kata per cwt 1.80 1.76 shorts retail per cat 1.40 1.45 local live stock market shippers pay hoes choice heavy 7.50 night 7.25 rough heavy 6.50 6.75 stags 6.25 choice steers 5.09 5.50 cows and heifers 2.09 3.50 veal calves 4.50 5.00 rutts 2.75 2.25 sheep 4.00 5.09 lambs 5.99 4.00 muscatine produce co markets butter packing stock 17c per lb delivered here fresh eyes paylins 12c hens 1 hec springs 12c old roosters 4c
A dated price sheet lists meats and produce with per pound or per unit costs. Items include beefsteak at 12 1 2 to 15 cents, pork 15 cents, lard 15 cents per pound, mutton 15 cents, veal 12 1 2 cents, and bacon 18 to 25 cents. Produce includes new potatoes 2 to 3 cents per peck, tomatoes 2 1 2 cents per peck, onions, cucumbers, and citrus with assorted per dozen pricing. Flower market notes carnations and American beauties with modest per dozen prices.
Society cards list multiple fraternal groups with meeting times and places. Names include Mrs Flallie Pitchforth Miss Emma Manlove and Cothat of Honor, with venues like Woodman hall Tayloe Lodge Yeomen Hall and G A R hall. Members urged to attend if in good standing. visiting members welcome.
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