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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
9
Chicago wheat corn oats and provisions move with hot weather tempering gains. Wheat and corn open higher then ease, oats fall slightly as led by December contracts. Hog and meat futures show modest shifts with receipts and shipments reported. price quotes across grains and livestock feature notable swings through the day.
Chicago and Kansas City live stock reports show hogs mostly steady to higher and sheep firm or stronger on Aug 27. Prices range from around 6 to 9 dollars for hogs, cattle prices broadly steady with varied classes, lambs and yearlings rising modestly, with receipts in the tens of thousands across markets.
South Omaha Nebraska market reports 4000 head with cattle and hogs, prices listed for native steers, cows, calves, hogs, and others. St. Louis and New York market notes follow with cattle, pigs, poultry, and grain prices across multiple exchanges.
Partial list of Muscatine city properties for sale with easy terms. Properties range from four to six rooms, full or partial lots, features include woodsheds, gardens, wells, fruit trees, city water and sewer, cement walks, and near schools. TITUS LOAN & INVESTMENT, 213 Iowa Ave.
The New York market opened weak as trading dwindled to less than half the previous day. Investors awaited President Wilsons message to Congress and bonds moved irregularly while New Haven fell to 2 points and Southern Pacific touched 90. Union Pacific recovered briefly but failed to sustain gains amid a general retrenchment.
Wholesale livestock and meat products with prices for cattle cows balers lambs oats bran corn and meal priced per unit or hundredweight. vegetables fruits and produce with per unit pricing include cabbage onions potatoes peppers celery turnips apples mushrooms watermelons and tomatoes.
The article reports a father and two uncles who are physicians performing an appendectomy on Earl Parking, 19, in Denver on August 27. It notes the involvement of Mayor J. M. Parking and uncles C G Perkin, and references the American League and several baseball matches. It also mentions Walla Parolo’s parole news and a separate Sheridan marriage case involving former sheriff Jauck Neal and Jewel Carmen, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 1910.
Island farmers from Muscatine Island voiced complaints about poor street conditions on Oregon Street causing heavy traffic hindrance and accidents after rain. An incident saw Henry Martin’s wagon axle break from a deep rut, forcing unloads to continue. Local residents were noted in passing mentions of visits and returns from Des Moines Davenport and nearby areas.
Pupils entering public schools must be inoculated against diphtheria as required by state law. No child will be admitted without vaccination, and physicians may perform the procedure. Card of Thanks for kindness shown during illness and death of wife and mother. Ben, Marticke and Family.
In a chaotic early inning opener, Additional sports riffed with nine runs as the Athletics defeated the St. Louis Browns, while the Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers. Southpaw Linn struggled debuting for Chicago, and Beroggina faltered for the Sox in the first. The Cubs then led a troubled game against Brooklyn as Brooklyn batteries featured Pierce and Archer. Major league scores included Washington over Chicago 4 to 3 and Detroit 5 over Cleveland 3.
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