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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
9
Open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Ribs and more. Reports include hogs cattle sheep receipts, car counts, and live stock prices with regional market details and wholesale and retail prices for feeds and staples.
Chicago on December 2 reports Wheat May opening 97 97 4c high 97 4c low 96 3 4c close 96 4c July 94 4c Corn May opening 47 4c high 48 4c low 47 4 3c close 47 4c July 48 5c Oats May opening 34 4c high 34 4c low 34c close 34 4c July 34c Pork January 17.52 c Lard 9.77 Ribs 9.32 Rye cash 81c Barley cash 60 63c Timothy cash 8.00 9.50 Clover cash 10.00 14.00 Cash grain prices Wheat No 2 red 93 94c No 3 red 91 93c No 2 hard 94 96c No 3 hard 91 93c No 2 49 50c No 2 white 50 51c
A list of fraternal groups in Muscatine detailing meeting nights and contact persons. I O R M MTSQUITINE TRIBE No 35 meets Thursday at 8 p m in Red Men home. American Nobles Muscatine Council meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Yeoman hall. Brotherhood of American Mechanics meets first and third Tuesdays. W O e O Prive Camp No 42 Royal Neighbors meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Names and offices provided for each group.
Cattle receipts 3 000 steady with values 4.50 to 7.50 for beeves and 2 25 to 6 25 for cows and heifers. Hogs receipts 31 000 steady to 50 cents higher with light 6 90 to 7 35 and bulk 7 10 to 7 30. Sheep receipts 15 000 steady to 10 cents lower with natives 2 25 to 4 25 and lambs 4 25 to 6 50.
Chicago market notes show creamery prices at 29c, dairies at 27c, and putter steady. Eggs hold at 22c for second line, with firsts at 30c and prime firsts at 32c. Receipts total 1,600 with cases included.
Poultry prices in Chicago on December 2 remained steady with live turkeys 15 cents, dressed 20. Fowls and springs quoted at 10 cents live.
New York markets report butter receipts of 900 with creamery prices around 23 311c and 24% 30%e for high grade. held creamery at 24%e. State dairy 23 29c and factory June make 24c. Eggs receipts 5 900 with no price change.
New York market totals list alive poultry with chickens 11 to 12 1 2 cents, fowls 12 to 13 cents, and turkeys 12 to 16 cents. Dressed chicken 10 to 16 cents, fowls 12 to 17 cents, turkeys 15 to 22 cents.
New York grain market reports wheat May at 1.03 corn May 55 St Louis market shows wheat May 97 corn 47 oats 33 percent.
In Peoria Illinois on December 2 the market quotes No 3 corn at 44%6c.
Notices list activities for Parvin Recorder Mrs Myrtie Kirk and several lodges in Muscatine. It cites MR A Rend City Lodge 148, LoO F, Miriam Lodge 27 D of R, Prairie Encampment 4, Wyoming Lodge 76 K of P, and Modern Woodmen of America Muscatine Camp 106 with meeting times and locations.
The notice lists ELFECTA Chapter No 32 meeting twice monthly with Hallie Pitchforth as W M and Emma Manlove as secretary. Degree of Honor meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday with Mollie Wiles as Chief of Honor and Gussie Mull as Recorder. Latrent Council No 1305 of Knights of Columbus meets 2nd and 4th Friday at Maccatee hall with J P Ryan and A G Bestenlehner as officers and invites visiting members.
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