Muscatine Aerif No 81 Percent Meeting Tuesday Evening
The Muscatine Aerif No 81% unit holds a meeting Tuesday evening at 7 30 near the Dunbar restaurant. Members and friends are welcome. P Goff secretary. BG
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
23
The Muscatine Aerif No 81% unit holds a meeting Tuesday evening at 7 30 near the Dunbar restaurant. Members and friends are welcome. P Goff secretary. BG
Market quotations from H J Frenzel show grain and livestock prices with wheat around 107 to 108 percent, corn 58 to 61 percent, oats 40 to 43 percent, pork lard and rib futures around 11 to 12 dollars, hogs closing strong. Receipts today list wheat 36 cars, corn 540, oats 144. tomorrow's estimates project 57 wheat cars, 190 corn, 49 oats.
Chicago market reports show Dec wheat opening at 1.07 and closing 1.07 with May at 1.07. Oats Dec opens 41c, highs 41c, closes 41c. May 43c. Pork Jan 21.42 to 21.45, Lard Jan 12.42, Ribs 11.42 to 11.45. Cash grain prices list No 2 red wheat 1.21–1.22, No 2 hard 1.99–1.11, No 3 white 0.56, Standard 0.43–0.44.
Chicago cattle receipts 5500 steady with beef prices from 4.00 to 9.25 per cwt. Stockers and feeders 3.15 to 5.30. Cows and heifers 2.15 to 5.70. Westerners 4.25 to 7.50. Hog receipts 23000, prices 7.85 to 8.55. Sheep 22000, steady 3.15 to 5.25. lambs 5.25 to 8.00.
Chicago on December 7 reports butter steady at 26 33 cents with creameries and dairies at 24 29 cents. Eggs steady with receipts of 3,900. At market, cases included 20 to 25 percent with firsts at 28 14 cents and prime firsts at 30 cents.
Poultry markets in Chicago show firm tone with turkeys at 12 cents, chickens at 15 cents, and springs at 13 cents.
New York, N Y December 7 Wheat for December traded at 1 17 and a half cents per bushel while corn finished at 69 and a half cents per bushel in today’s New York grain market report.
St Louis Missouri December 7 Wheat futures for December at 1.08 and a half cents per bushel Corn at 58 1 2 cents Oats at 40 1 2 cents per bushel.
In Peoria Illinois on December 7 corn No. 3 graded 56 cents per bushel reflecting market activity for the day.
Muscatine markets report live stock prices with choice heavy at 7.85, choice light 7.70, rough heavy 7.25, and cows and heifers 3.00 to 3.50. Lambs 5.00 to 6.00, steers 5.00 to 6.00. hay and grain futures show corn 60 to 65c, wheat 95c to $1.00, oats 35c, rye 60c, barley 41c, hay loose 11.00 to 11.50, feed-stuff prices incl. bran 1.15 to 1.25, shorts 1.20 to 1.35, oilmeal 1.80 to 1.85, cracked corn 1.50 to 1.69. Produce lines list country butter 25c, eggs 25c, hens 9½c, turkeys 12c, and various vegetables and fruits with assorted prices including potatoes 60c per bag, cranberries 10 to 12½c per quart, and fresh meats across multiple cuts and items.
In Chicago on December 7 native steers sold at largely 10 to 15 cents above last week with best steers reaching 9.25 dollars. Hogs advanced 10 to 20 cents at the open, finishing higher. average price rose to 8.41 dollars, the top daily average since 1882. Sheep and lambs moved well with prices up 10 to 25 cents, choice native lambs touching 8.00. total receipts were down about 8,000 cattle and 4,000 sheep versus last week, while year to year declines were 11,000 cattle, 45,700 hogs, and 23,900 sheep.
New York Produce Market report from December 7 notes butter prices quiet with 8,000 receipts and creamery holdings at 28 1 2 to 32 1 2 cents. Eggs remain firm with receipts of 2,600 and extra firsts quoted at 31 to 33 1 2 cents.
Cattle prices ranged from 4.50 to 7.25 for steers depending on weight and flesh, with heavy cows and fat heifers at 4.25 to 5.00 and bulls 3.60 to 4.50. Hogs eyed gains of 10 to 20 cents, overall market’s strongest December price levels since 1882, while sheep and lambs boosted by 10 to 25 cents with fed western lambs at 6.75 to 7.75 and native lambs at 8.00 top.
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