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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1926
Page
10
In Chicago cattle bids held up amid light steer demand but heavy grades soft. Hogs were steady to down, lambs weak as eastern demand shrank. calves fell to lower levels. Wheat futures move higher for December on ice disruption but other months slip. Industrial shares gain as bears fail to press weak spots after bank reserves report.
Hogs receipts reach 52 000 head with prices generally steady to 10 cents lower. top hogs at 12.95 for 236 to 280 pounds. Pigs up to 25 cents higher with selected types to 13.00. Cattle receipts 25 000 head with yearlings and light heifers steady to strong. heavies uneven but mostly steady. Sheep receipts 24 990 head, market very slow with lambs weak early while fat ewes hold 5.60 to 6.50. feeding lambs scarce and steady indicators unclear. Official tomorrow estimates: cattle 13 000 hogs 42 006 sheep 15 900.
Cattle receipts 20 090 head calves 2900 head short fed steers slow steady bulk 7 75 4925 choice heavy steers around 16 50 he stock slow to weak short fed heifers up to 8 35 butcher cows 4 75 5 50 cutters 3 50 4 35 bulls veals slaughter calves slow steady top veal 10 50 stockers and feeders steady worn stockers up to 8 10 Hogs receipts 11 000 head market slow mostly steady Saturday average light hogs strong to 10 higher top 11 7 225 to 249 lb bulk sales 11 35 11 65 bulk desirable 170 to 340 lb 11 50 42 11 65 light hogs up to 11 60 packing sows 10 00 10 75 stock pigs slow steady 11 25 Sheep receipts 4000 head lambs steady to 25c lower top 12 65 other natives and feeders 12 00 12 50 fed clipped lambs 11 75 sheep steady odd fat ewes 5 50 6 25
Hog receipts reach 18000. prices down 10 to 25 cents with light hogs hardest hit and tops near 12.45. Cattle receipts 7000. calves 500. market generally steady with high grade calves around 12.50. steers 7.50 to 9.65. cows 5.00 to 5.59. Sheep receipts 3500. fat lambs lower by Packers bid 25 to 50 cents. aged sheep unchanged.
Sioux City Ta December 6 AP cattle receipts show 6 000 head with a slow market and steady cattle categories while hog receipts total 10 000 head with prices 11 25 to 11 60 for the bulk and butchers. Sheep receipts reach 5 500 with a steady market.
Hoegs receipts: 4,009 head, cattle 2,900 head. Hogs top $11.70, bulk $11.45–11.65. Cattle steady to strong. steers $7.75–10.25, top $11.00. cows and heifers $3.75–10.00. calves $4.59–10.00. stockers $6.00–8.25. Sheep 1,500 head. lambs $12.00–12.85. ewes $6.80–6.75.
In Peoria on December 6 receipts reached 1500 hogs with steady market. Veal top prices ranged around 11.90 for hogs and 13.60 for cattle, with typical ranges noted across weight classes. United States corn shipments to foreign markets reach nearly 25 million bushels in 1926.
Quotations from Sayior and Wicherman are reported with references to the 469 410 tershey Building. Wire connections tied to J FE Bennett Co of Chicago and New York. Phone 24.
Chicago on December 6 reports sample grade wheat at 117 dollars and No 2 hard at 1.435 to 1.444 dollars per unit. No 2 mixed 1.435 to 1.444, corn various No 2 mixed 1.77 to 1.84, No 2 yellow 1.78 to 1.79, oats No 2 white 50 cents, No 3 white 44 to 46.42 cents, rye not quoted, barley 56 to 76 cents, Timothy Seed 4.75 to 5.25, Clover Seed 24.50 to 25.50, Lard 12.52, Ribs 14.00, Bellies 16.25.
In Peoria, corn receipts totaling 122 cars show a new steady trend with slight falls. No 2 yellow at 43.5 cents, No 3 yellow 42.42 to 42.9 cents, No 4 yellow 24 to 25 cents, and No 6 yellow around 63 to 70 cents. mixed and sample offerings noted as well.
Poultry and eggs quoted by Swift and Co and J P Squire Co with prices for various fowl weights and egg shipments. Good springs and Leghorns priced from 11 to 18 and egg lots at 48e per dozen. Hog quotations show butchers and packers by weight bands from 1165 to 16 per hundred pounds.
Market notes show Butter and Eggs receipts and prices across categories. Fresh standards and storage futures listed. potatoes shipments and wheat related prices vary by region. Wisconsin Minnesota Idaho price ranges provided with daily shipments state totals and shifts in values.
Kansas City market report lists butter up 2 cents to 50 cents per pound with 23 cent packing, butter fat premium for extra quality at 40? cents. Eggs mixed with firsts at 45 cents, current receipts 42 cents, seconds 22. Poultry values show widespread changes with turkeys about 22 cents higher, broilers 24 cents, white ducks 19 cents, geese 12 cents, and roosters iced. Potatoes show Red River chips at 82.75 to 299 per cwt, brown beauties 23.65 to 28.0, Idaho russets 2.65 to 2.80, Red River cobblers 2.65 to 2.85.
New York Dec 6 AP live poultry nominal prices with no quotations. Fresh chickens 25 to 40 cents per pound. Fresh fowls 19 to 34 cents. Frozen 18 to 35 cents. Old roosters 17 to 22 cents. Turkeys western 42 to 38 cents. Southern 42 cents. Southwestern 42 to 47 cents. North western 42 to 49 cents. Nearby 42 to 51 cents.
New York sugar prices hold steady with raw Cuba sugar at 5.02 duty paid and refined granulated at 6.93 to 6.25, no notable changes reported.
The opening week promises action as 1,600 federal vacancies face confirmation while Senate leaders plan a heated battle over the gas treaty. Borah and Swanson push the treaty against Republican Reed and Moses backed by the American Legion. A Legion delegation remains to push rejection. Tributes are paid to Cummins Fernald and Cannon as the chamber resumes.
Sioux City report says J. C. Mullaney a state deputy has called a meeting of district deputies in Sioux City next Sunday to discuss the welfare of the Knights of Columbus in Iowa and the progress of the Mexican questions.
In Plymouth Massachusetts Sarah Swift and Antonio Thomas died in Little Pond after their car was found 30 feet down in water, 150 yards from the road. Police say the driver may have lost control or failed to stop as the vehicle rolled down an incline, with the medical examiner calling it accidental drowning.
The Excelsior club met at Mr and Mrs Newton Langs home near Wilton Saturday evening. Rev J Wirth of Wilton gave the principal address recounting youth experiences in Illinois. Gale McLean of Wilton spoke on a New York trip. A plan for the next meeting at Mr and Mrs John Hetzlers Moscow township was arranged. New York sleighing offered for 25 cents an hour in Central Park.
Geneva December 6 AP Germany demanding end to allied control in Rhineland and to replace it with league of nations verification of German armaments. Stresemann argues for equality and warns allied patience may falter amid security fears, with France most concerned. Other council members named Briand Chamberlain Vandervelde Zaleski Benes Van Karnebeek. Mussolini may not attend.
Albert Olson testified of a letter from Clara revealing her pregnancy and a planned marriage to Erdman. Clara vanished after Sept 27 and was found beaten and buried on a hill. Christ Olson claimed discussions urged the father of Clara's lover to forget and wait for her return.
Erdman’s father says the girl planned to be a mother after Christmas and that the youth could not be responsible since he was away at Gale College until late April 1926. The witness noted no mention of Clara's family by the man.
Zero degrees at Charles City marked the lowest early morning reading, with Dubuque reporting four above Davenport ten and Sioux City twelve Des Moines thirteen and Keokuk sixteen. Forecasts predicted warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday in the eastern area.
A District of Columbia professor says sleeping in an electric bed, perfected for personal use, may prevent colds. The device claims to improve circulation and immunity through controlled warmth and massage-like effects.
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