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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
8
Market notes show mixed grains and livestock with wheat near $1.10 in Chicago and corn around 63 cents. Hog prices press lower and packers seek a top around 6.05. live stock receipts steady in Chicago. New York poultry and dairy prices firm with modest gains.
Chicago on December 4 reports butter steady with creamery prices 22 to 30 cents and dairies 21 to 25 cents. Eggs steady with firsts at 30 cents.
Chicago market report shows poultry prices on December 4. Joins springs at 12 cents, chickens at 94 and 10 percent ethanol, turkeys at 15 cents.
New York December 4 butter markets show steady tone with receipts totaling 5,100. Process specials bring 24 to 25 1/4 cents. Factory firsts bring 21 1/2 to 21 3/4 cents, imitation creamery firsts 22 to 23 cents.
Peoria market update shows No. 3 corn priced at 60 cents per bushel as of December 4. Local buyers and traders monitor futures and demand signals shaping daily trading activity.
The fifteenth annual Muscatine County Farmers Institute closed after a two day session with larger audiences. Awards in corn and popcorn highlight the event with Rexroth and Ayres among top earners and Miss Myrtle Fulton winning bread and cake honors.
Senator Cosson of Audubon County plans to introduce a bill in the coming legislature to raise the muled tax from 600 to about 1500 dollars a year. He argues a higher tax would curb saloon evils by forcing lower-tier operators out and improving industry standards. He notes objections about monopoly by wealth but says all taxes face similar critiques.
The memorial session of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents in New York paid tribute to Grover Cleveland with letters from Adlai Stevenson and cabinet members. Paul Morton spoke of Cleveland as a trusted leader who championed integrity and public duty in the life insurance field.
Chinese pupils must be familiar with about 4 000 different signs to read intelligently in their native language. The statement highlights the breadth of Chinese character knowledge needed for comprehension and literacy development.
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