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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1926
Page
10
Chicago wheat futures fell late in trading after initial gains as eastern selling and Winnipeg receipts offset bullish rain expectations. September faced liquidation while corn rallied to a moderate advance. cash corn demand remained steady. Oats held steady and provisions trading slowed. wheat closed 3-8 to 1 1-2 lower.
Quotations supplied by Saylor and Wicherman from the 109 410 Hershey Building wire connections with J FE Bennett Co of Chicago and New York. Telephone contacts listed.
Chicago August 31 market brief lists prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and associated products. Various No grades and sample grades with specific bid figures from No 1 red to No 6 white and specialty seeds and pork products noted.
Wheat receipts number 182 cars with prices for No 2 dark hard and red grades ranging from 1.26% to 1.32 per bushel and nearby contracts. Corn quotes show No 2 white and various white and yellow types with fractions. Oats and barley bid, hay listed as no market.
Associated Press report from Peoria dated Aug 31 notes corn receipts at 22 cars with market prices mainly lower for yellow varieties and mixed lots. dates show 22 cars received and no change for No 2 white while wheat receipts include 2 cars.
Local prices list furnished by Swift Co for poultry Good springs 2i light Leghorn and black hens 19c Leghorns and black 15c cocks 8c Eggs prices Hog quotations daily by J R Squire Co Good butchers 7296 pounds 12.25 good butchers 259 pounds 12.60 good butchers 189 to 200 pounds 13.75 good medium packers 259 to 2399 pounds 109.00 good heavy packers 300 pounds up 9.59
Associated Press dispatch from Chicago notes Butter Lower with receipts 12,456 tubs and various butter grades listed. Cheese unchanged. Poultry alive steady with car receipts and price ranges for fowls, springs, turkeys, ducks, geese. Potatoes on track with 117 car receipts. Future markets show Refrigerator firsts with November and December contracts and butter standards for September and December.
AP report from New York notes butter receipts at 14,696 pounds and 30,749 cases for eyes and freh products. Prices hold steady with extra firsts and seconds quoted around 22% to 23 cents per pound. Nearby hennery whites appear closely selected.
Fragmented OCR mentions nearby hennerys and browns with extras and percentages. Receipts total 296.119 pounds. No clear event, date, or entities beyond generic poultry terms.
Kansas City August 31 AP Butter Creamery KC higher 45c Butter Fat 8c higher 34c Premium for extra quality 3c.
Associated Press leaser wire reports raw sugar holding steady with a firm undertone. Cuban sugar quoted around 4.27 with duties paid. Refined sugar unchanged in early deals, ranging from 5.55 to 5.70 for fine granulated.
Receipts totaled 19 000 hogs with uneven demand and limited packer activity. Prices ranged with top hogs at 14.64 and lighter weights down. cattle receipts 12 000 with fed steers and yearlings up modestly while vealers rise. sheep from 25 000 with fat lambs steady to slightly lower. Unofficial livestock estimates forecast tomorrow’s totals.
Kansas City market data shows cattle receipts 15900 with calves 3999, steers and yearlings higher by up to 15 cents, top veals around 14 dollars, hogs receipts 6900 with varied gains and prices up to 14.10 for heavy weights, sows and stock pigs mixed. Sheep receipts 9000 with western tops near 14.30 and natives around 13.85, general softness in some fat sheep.
U S Department of Agriculture notes hog receipts 13 000 head with steady to higher prices. Hogs ranged 14 00 to 14 75 with bulk 160 196 pounds. Cattle receipts show slow trading with native steers 8 25 to 9 60 and westerns up to 25 cents higher. veal and cows also listed. Sheep receipts 4 990 with fat lambs 25 to 50 cents lower. top at 14 09 and ewes 4 00 to 6 00.
Sioux City stockyards report cattle receipts around 2000 head with active market. Fat steers and yearlings range 8.09 to 10.50 per cwt, hog prices top at 14.00, sheep and lambs steady with lambs at 14.75. No deaths or other events noted.
Peoria Illinois August 31 AP hogs receipts 3 000 top price 1469 lights 14 60 mediums 13 40 to 14 00 heavies 12 00 to 12 60 packers 9 00 to 9 75 stags 9 75 cattle receipts fairly liberal market steady veal top 14 50
A new Mexican labor bill introducing profit sharing eight hour day and worker protections goes before the congress opening Sept. 1. Catholic prospects for repeal of religious clauses remain dim as business pressures grow amid the anti religious boycott. James A. Flaherty meets President Coolidge to discuss K of C intervention in Mexico to shield Catholic churchmen.
The navy dirigible Los Angeles developed a water cooling system failure in one engine after returning to Lakehurst from calibration tests off Bethany Beach and Virginia Beach. The issue is not serious. the engine will be removed for repairs and tests will resume tomorrow.
Light local thundershowers are expected tonight and tomorrow. The weather bureau predicts a rise in temperature accompanying the showers, despite the shower activity. The morning temperature reading was not provided.
In New York on August 31, AP reports that gilt edged railroad stocks have absorbed investment, reducing available floats. Traders shifted to industrials and specialty issues with quicker turnaround prospects as recent large speculative buys were abandoned for now in favor of stocks with stronger public favor.
Pleasant Prairie Iowa August 31 Miss Gertrude Springmeier and Miss Helen Springmeier with Bessie Rohlfe leave for Des Moines to represent Muscatine county farm bureau at the state fair after winning first place with The Making of a Braided Rug at the West Liberty fair. Leader Miss Gertrude Springmeier accompanied the group.
John M. Tillard a lifelong resident and farmer of Columbus Junction died Monday morning at Bellevue hospital following injuries from a cow kick during milking Friday evening. He was born July 20 1870 in Illinois City and lived in Illinois Muscatine and Louisa counties. Survived by wife Emma Kathryn Seligman seven children two brothers and three sisters. one daughter preceded him in death. Funeral at Nichols Methodist Episcopal church Wednesday at 2:30 with Rev. J J Barr officiating burial in Nichols cemetery.
River park adds a large fountain at the east end near the Moose pergola funded by local firms. The 16 foot basin supports a five foot head built of Black person head rocks, with labor by Herman Smedtke and materials donated by Muscatine Lumber and Coal, W G Black Coal, and Muscatine Sand and Gravel. Moose pergola expected to finish today along with a newly surfaced parking area and installed lights. About 300 cars used the grounds Saturday night.
The river level continues to climb to its normal height, increasing by four inches since yesterday morning and reaching 4.4 feet.
J M Tillard of six miles south of Columbus Junction was seriously injured Friday evening when a cow kicked him in the abdomen. He was transported to Muscatine hospital for treatment. The column also notes a potluck and Sunday school gathering at Duard Stutsman’s home, and various local visits and travels around Columbus Junction, Muscatine, and nearby towns. The rainfall and heat details are listed, along with multiple social visits and musical events at local venues.
The Kill Kare club was hosted by Dr. W R Smyth for Mr. and Mrs. Bert McKinley who plan to move to Monmouth this week. A daughter Frances Marian was born to Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss Royer. Various locals welcomed visitors, announced births, and noted travels to Denver, Chicago, and Mount Rose. The Morning Sun consolidated schools opened and a church sermon departure were reported.
Muscatine friends learned of the death of Eustace P. Hunt-Smith at his Long Branch New Jersey home last evening. His wife Mrs Elliot Hunt-Smith will bring his body to Muscatine arriving Thursday night for funeral services to be held Friday. Arrangements will be announced later. The body will be sent to Fairbanks Home for Funerals.
Aug 31 in Wapello Iowa teachers from Louisa County gathered at Wapello High School at the invitation of Superintendent Myrtle Jamison to study the newly adopted county books. The session, led with help from Gaylord Tree of the Wame consolidated schools, listed many teachers and schools in attendance.
Large Waterhouse Bailey family reunion at Kossuth grounds echoes Oakville Huron Consolidated School plans. Superintendent Cornelia Hodges leads faculty list including L L Woodruff and Ruth Jakeman with a varied slate of grades and music staff. A faculty reception is planned and a Wednesday recital by Marie Butler and pupils is announced.
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