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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1909
Page
6
Fall farm land bargains attract investors with a list of several farms for sale priced per acre. The ad highlights 346 acre to 40 acre parcels, noting safe, profitable investments and inviting prospects to inquire for more listings.
A brief notice identifies the Reliance Loan Company operating from an office over the Old Post Office in Muscatine Iowa. The item notes the location and business existence without additional details.
Chicago August 30 markets note wheat at 97 98 cents for Sep and 93 for Dec with slight shifts, corn around 65 cents for Sep and 55 for Dec, oats near 36 39 cents. Hog and cattle prices show slight weakness with hogs down and beef values listed. receipts and visible supply figures accompany the report.
Wheat quotes list No. 2 red at 1.05, No. 3 red at .98, No. 2 hard around 1.00, No. 3 hard near .97. Basis readings show No. 2 white 67 to 68 cents, No. 2 yellow 68 to 69, No. 3 white 67 to 67 3/4, with various No. 2 and No. 3 grades near mid-30s to low-40s cents. Standard at 37 3/4 to 37 3/8 cents.
Wheat Sept opens 97 1 4 97 c highs 98c closes 97 3 4 c Dec 93 1 2 c Corn Sept 65 65 1 2 c highs 64 3 4 c lows 64 1 4 c Dec 55 5 6 c Oats Sept 36 3 4 c highs 36 5 c lows 36 4 c Des 36 1 2 c Park Sept 22 52 Lard Sept 12 20 Ribs Sept 11 75 Rye Cash 72c Barley 48 66c Clover 11 30 Timothy Sept 3 70 4 c
Live Stock Market report from Chicago dated August 30 shows cattle receipts of 22,000 with prices weak to 10 cents lower.
I D Fulliam argues that officers must be tried by the City Council with proper notice and the right to summon witnesses and produce records. He urges the council to remove inefficient officers and asserts appeal to the people for rule versus political graft.
Butter steady with creamery prices 24 28 cents and dairy goods 21 25 cents. Eggs steady with receipts of 8,500. At the market cases show 18 cents for ordinary, 20 cents for firsts, and 21 1 2 cents for prime firsts.
Chicago August 30 poultry prices remain steady with turkeys at 17 cents per pound chickens 14 and one half cents and springs 17 cents.
New York Produce Market reports firmer butter with receipts 4,600. Creamery prices range from 23 to 30 cents for various grades. process and factory grades 20 to 29 cents. Eggs are irregular with 10,200 receipts. extra first 24 to 26 cents, first 22 to 23 cents, seconds 20 to 21 cents.
New York on August 30 reports alive poultry firm with chickens at 18 19 cents, fowls at 17 17 a half cents, turkeys at 14 cents. Dressed meat steady with broilers 14 to 20 cents and fowls 15 to 17 ½ cents.
New York August 20 Wheat for September at 1.055 dollars. Corn for September at 74 1/2 cents.
St Louis August 30 Wheat September 96 7/4 cents Corn 65 cents Oats 36 1/2 cents
Peoria Ill August 30 No 2 yellow corn sold at 67 68 cents per bushel.
Corn 80 to 85 cents. Oats 40 to 45 cents. Cracked corn retail 1.70 per cwt. Popcorn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per peck 30 cents. Barley 70 to 80 cents per bushel. Chop feed retail per cwt 1.70. Hay loose 10.00 to 11.09 per ton baled 12.50. Feed priced for bale 112.50. Corn 80 to 84 cents. Barley 70 to 80. Oats new 40 to 45. Bran 1.25 to 1.30. Shorts 1.40 to 1.50. Oil meal 1.70 to 1.75.
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