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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1930

Page

8

Swine Market Holds Steady In Chicago Trading

Chicago AP reports stronger overall market with reduced livestock arrivals. Cattle receipts 15,000 and hogs 35,000. cattle deliveries about half of last Monday, packers mostly not taking direct cattle. Hogs show steady to firm values with various weight classes quoted around 8.25 to 8.35, while lambs via through bills total about 6,000 with 14,000 open to trade. Packers seeking higher prices for natives and westerns. top bids at 9.00 for selected weights, but initial bids capped below 8.75.

Chicago Ceauke Sipeadae Feight Saceke Wen Bea

Iowa Hog Prices Today Across Des Moines Cedar Rapids and More

Iowa hog prices listed for Cedar Rapids Des Moines Mason City Ottumwa Waterloo and Des Moines markets show prime lights mediums heavies and packers with quotes mainly in the 6.60 to 7.90 per hundredweight range. Des Moines receipts indicate strong but steady demand with most hogs weighing 190 to 350 pounds and varied prices by weight and class.

Iowa Cedar Rapids Mason City Ottumwa SOO Tbs Waterloo

Chicago Hog Market Receipts and Prices Rise Slightly

Hog receipts reach 55 000 head with 29 000 direct shipments. Prices show 5 to 10 cents higher for lighter weights while top quoted at 40 dollars and a wide range across weight classes from 140 to 500 pounds. Calf and pig figures noted among receipts.

Local poultry and eggs and hog quotes in markets

Eggs local grocers and markets paying 30 to 23 cents. Poultry wages listed for heavy hens 14 cents light hens 10 cents heavy springs 14 cents Leghorn springs 10 cents stags 5 cents. Hog quotations daily via J P Squire Co Muscatine IA with good hogs 100 to 140 lbs 7.55. 150 to 170 lbs 7.70. 189 to 210 lbs 7.65. 220 to 300 lbs 7.75. extreme heavy butchers 7.15 7.60. butcher packers 7.00 7.15. heavy packers 6.50 6.85.

Leghorn Springs J. P. Squire Company Muscatine

Market Report Falls Flat on Mixed Livestock Demand

Classified cattle and sheep quotations show lower feeder steer prices and mixed slaughter cattle values. High graders remain scarce while stockers ease. lambs see strong feeding demand with top figures around 8.85. Receipts include 20 000 head of sheep and varied weight ranges for steers, heifers, cows, and calves.

Livestock Receipts and Prices Across South St. Paul Auction

Receipts include cattle at 6.90 head with slow steady trends, steers lower by about 25 cents, cows 4.00 to 5.25 bulk, neif ers 5.50 to 7.50, bulls 4.75 to 5.25 with some high. Calves dealers steady with bulk 8.00 to 10.00. Hogs 26,000 head steady to higher, top 7.85 for select lots. sows 7.00 to 7.25. pigs and light weights around 7.80. Lambs opening slow bids down 25 cents. best lambs around 8.00 with asks near 8.50. feeders strong. Through-billing included.

Montanas South St. Paul Minn Dept. of Agriculture Sioux City Iu. S. Dept. of Agriculture St. Joseph Mo U. S Texas

East St Louis hog and cattle market receipts report

Receipts at East St Louis show hogs 10,500 head with slow, uneven trade and prices from 7.75 to 8.60 for various weights. Cattle receipts 5,000 head with calves 1,800. steers generally steady to higher, vealers up about 0.50, cows and bulls varied through quoted ranges. Sheep receipts about 1,000 head with lambs opening strong and market mixed across weights.

East St. Louis U. S&. Dept. of Agriculture

Sioux City Livestock Receipts Show Mixed Movements Across Markets

U S Department of Agriculture reports cattle hog and sheep receives in Sioux City Iowa and St Joseph Missouri. Cattle receipts around 5 000 with calves 500 mostly steady with some beef cattle lower hogs 5 500 higher on average with top hogs near 8 10 per hundredweight and sows up slightly. Sheep receipts 8 900 with feeders increasing and fat lambs steady around 8.00. Reports note varied demand and price shifts across weight classes and stockers.

Peoria Hog Receipts Edge Up to 8.10 Top

Inl AP reports hog receipts at Peoria totaling about 2,500 head with steady to 10 cent gains. Top price reached 8.10, bulk hogs range around 7.75 to 5.00. Cattle receipts estimated at 200 head.

Peoria. Inl

Chicago Hay Market Receipts Hold Steady

AP reports Chicago hay market receipts total ten cars unchanged as buyers and sellers hold steady trading activity at midweek.

Hay Market Stable as Receipts Hold Kansas City

Kansas City reports hay receipts and S and S cars remain unchanged amid market activity. No notable shifts in supply, demand, or pricing observed in latest AP update from Kansas City.

Kansas City Hay Market Kansas City Hay S&s

Poisoned soup kills forty students at Erode school

Forty students at London Mission School in Erode Madras collapsed and died after lunch when a snake was found in the cooking utensil. The poison from the snake contaminated the soup. the cook was among the victims. Officials are investigating the incident reported by Exchange Telegraph.

Bombay India London Mission School Erode Madras Exchange Telegraph Company

Corn in Rally After Setback

Chicago trading saw aggressive late buying lift corn futures as the market reversed from oversold conditions. Traders cited a small rise in visible supply and government agency activity as supportive, with December prices up ¼ to ½ cent and a strong day for primary corn arrivals.

Chicago Farmers National Grain Corporation General Commission House

Grain Quotations and Cash Grain in Chicago and Minneapolis

Chicago cash grain prices list No. 1 hard wheat at 79 and No. 2 hard at 78e with various grades of corn, oats and yellow wheats noted. Minneapolis reports wheat receipts 212 cars versus 313 last year, with cash No. 1 northern and dark northern values and nearby futures for amber durum and red durum. corn and oats prices shown, plus rye and flax values for this period.

Minneapolis Minn Montana Berlayn Fassia

Poultry and dairy prices steady in Chicago receipts

Chicago AP report lists poultry receipts including fowls, turkeys, ducks and geese with prices from 14 to 24 cents. Butter creamery extras and standard butter values noted, with 10 818 tubs reported as weak. Eyes receipts show 4 912 cases steady and firsts graded at 28 cents.

Chicago

Potatoes and Produce Market Report with Prices

Market notes show fresh receipts 25c and 23 24c, with 20 22c for refrigerator items and 19c for refrigerator extras. Potatoes: 114 car on track, 734 Sunday shipments, Wisconsin round whites 1.34 to 1.60 per cwt, Minnesota round whites 1.25 to 1.40, Idaho russets No 1 1.70 to 1.90, No 2 1.25 to 1.35. Eggs refrigerator standards 15c, butter storage standards 29c Feb 28c.

U. S Wisconsin Minnesota Idaho

Omaha Grain Market Report

Wheat prices ranged with No. 1 hard at 72 cents and No. 2 at 70 to 71 cents. Corn quoted White No. 3 at 66.5 cents and No. 4 at 64 to 64.2 cents. Oats White No. 3 at 33 cents.

Omaha

Minneapolis Flour Prices and Shipments Report

Minneapolis flour prices hold steady in carload lots with family patents quoted at 5.30 to 5.40 a barrel in eight pound cotton sacks. Shipments list 30 451 barrels with bran at 18.4 and standard middlings at 17.50.

Minneapolis Minn

Egg price receipts show mixed lots and regional quotes

New York egg receipts list 10 386 cases with irregular mixes and color. Quoted prices range from 16 18 1 2 cents to 40 38 cents for extras and firsts, with regional notes for nearby hennery brown and white pullets and Pacific coast white shell treated eggs. Rutter Receipts cite tubs and creamery pricing with score benchmarks.

New York Hennery Brown Hennery Colsely Pacific Coast

Missouri egg and dairy prices hold steady in St Louis

Prices for eggs butter poultry and cheese remain unchanged in Missouri markets. Eggs listed at 24 cents per dozen for No 1 eggs. Butter creamery extras 34 cents, standards 32 cents. Poultry heavy hens 19 cents, light hens 14 cents, young turkeys 23 cents, old turkeys 20 cents, spring ducks 15 cents, geese 12 cents. Cheese Northern twins 18 18 cents.

St. Louis Missouri No. 1 Llower Northern Twins

Market Prices for Eggs Butter Poultry Listed

AP report from Kansas City lists eggs at 6.90 per dozen, butter at 0.36 to 0.27 per pound depending on form, packing butter 0.12, and poultry prices for hens 11 to 16 cents, broilers 14 to 19 cents, roosters 12 cents, springs 18 cents in large quantities.

Kansas City

Poultry Prices The New York Market Report

New York poultry prices show dressed birds steady with fresh cuts and frozen options listed. Alive stock remains weak with various freight and express rates for broilers fowls roosters turkeys ducks and western long island listings included.

New York Long Island Express

West York Sugar Market Holds Steady Amid Raw Sugar Gain

Raw sugar firmed to 3.35 with delivery. Futures edged 4 to 5 points higher but not surpassing. Refined sugar unchanged at 4.75. AP reports market activity in New York.

West York New York

Nelson Wins High Honors At Scout Camp Awards

The Muscatine delegation of about 30 Boy Scouts and leaders, including Austin Hoopes and Melvin Clark of troop 126 and Paul Nelson of troop 124, received merit badges and top camper recognitions at Camp Minnegota. Clifton Reeves of troop 124 earned a gold medal for best camper in Second class. Victor Sparling of troop 127 won a silver for Tenderfoot.

Ing Nelson Clifton Reeves Camp Minnegota Victor Sparling William Dale Francis Young Randall O’brien Wilson Kruse Charles Wilson Davenport Area Court of Honor Committee Walter O. Kruse Area Camp Committee Muscatine Austin Hoopes Melvin Clark John Mueller Paul Nelson

Santa Claus Will Visit Here Friday

Santa to prepare for his annual Christmas trips with Eskimo people likely able to explain how he travels so fast. Muscatine merchants expect a letter and a radiogram from Santa during his journey to keep children informed on the latest developments.

Santa Muscatine

Danish King Injured in Copenhagen Auto Collision

King Christian of Denmark suffered serious facial cuts after a royal car crashed into a small sedan returning from Copenhagen opera. He checked on the two women occupants, then continued to Fredensborg. Injuries came mainly from broken glass.

Copenhagen Denmark Christian Fredensborg

Bomb Wrecks Savanna Home of Atilio Vannini

A bomb exploded at the residence of Atilio Vannini plunging the area into darkness as a casing fragment severed a main lighting wire. Windows shattered in nearby homes. Vannini blames an anonymous note threatening $4,000 for the attack. He refused the demand.

sVanna Atilio Vannini Vannini

Market Dips as Weather Dampens Trading Start

New York stocks opened the week with a drizzle of selling that deepened into a moderate downpour. Rail, oil and specialty shares slid below November 10 levels, though many pivotal stocks held above bottom prices while oil shares faced rumors of further cuts. The money market stayed steady with call loans at 2 percent.

New York Wall Street

Bonds Slide Amid Uncertainty as Treasuries Steady

New week opens with continued uneven bond trading. Domestic railroad and industrial issues fall to new lows, led by second grade obligations, while several rails including Erie 5s and Missouri Pacific 5s decline. United States government bonds hold firm as Treasury announces 400 million dollars of certificates. Dies on Way From Church J N Hughes dies suddenly at 69 returning from church in Lenox Iowa.

New York Mila Erie Boston and Maine Missouri Pacific Southern Lenox J. N. Hughes Taylor County

Wisconsin Enters Union as State in 1848

The Territory of Wisconsin gained statehood and was admitted to the United States as the State of Wisconsin in 1848 marking its transition from territory to full state status.

Territory of Wisconsin Union State of 1848

Congressional warnings delay relief bills amid deficit fears

Congress advances relief legislation while Sen Borah of Idaho derides permanent prosperity from public spending as false and vicious. With a deficit looming, he urges funding relief only at minimum levels and taxes, especially on higher brackets, though he does not oppose public works or seed loans. The Senate reviews a 60 million dollar aid measure from the agriculture committee. The House awaits a 30 million proposal from its agriculture committee.

Washington Congress Treasury Mellon Borah Idaho Senate Agriculture Committee House

Des Moines Banks Merge Involving Iowa Trust

Louis C. Kurtz announces the consolidation of the Iowa Trust and Savings Bank with Iowa-Des Moines National Bank and Trust. The Iowa Trust and Savings was placed in receivership Saturday by the state banking department. All deposits are guaranteed by the Iowa-Des Moines National Bank and Trust, the state's largest bank, with capital of 2 million dollars, surplus of 1 million, and undivided profits over 600 thousand.

Des Moines Iowa Trust and Savings Bank Iowa-Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company Louis C. Kurtz State Banking Department Iowa- Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company

Kaufman Funeral Held Saturday

Funeral services for Burton Kaufman of Joy Illinois were conducted at his grandmother’s home with Rev. W A Lamp presiding. Classmates from Joy High School 1927 served as pallbearers. Out of town mourners included relatives from Joy Thompson Buffalo Riverside Detroit and more. Burial followed in Columbus City cemetery.

Columbus Junction Burton Kaufman Joy, Ill A. H. Parsons W. A. Lamp G. S. Newman M. L. Davison H. M. Patton

Mildred Loew Granted Divorce From Arthur Loew

Mildred Zukor Loew daughter of Adolph Zukor is granted a divorce from Arthur M. Loew son of Marcus Loew on grounds of mental cruelty. They married January 6 1920 in New York and have two children with custody awarded to Mrs. Loew. The couple had separated years earlier.

Reno, Nev Mildred Zukor Loew Adolph Zukor Arthur M. Loew Marcus Loew New York

Theaters Tonight Offer Mixed Screen Fare

Amuse U presents Passion Flower with Kay Johnson. Metro shows The Pirates and Crystal features The Way of All Men with Doug Farbanks Jr., Noah Beery, Dorothy Revier. Added comedy. Fox Palace screens Morocco starring Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe Menjou with Foreign Legion in Africa, Fox News and Song Cartoon.

Kay Johnson Metro Colored Fantastic the Pirates Crystal Doug Farbanks Jr Noah Beery Dorothy Revier Fox Palace Morocco Gary Cooper Marlene Dietrich Adolphe Menjou French Foreign Legion Africa Fox News Song Cartoon

Artiglio sinks after boiler blast while salvaging Florence

The Italian salvage ship Artiglio sank off Houat after a mine blast from divers detonated near the wrecked munition ship Florence. Fourteen crew members died as explosives aboard the Artiglio reportedly detonated. The Florence contained thousands of tons of powder and had been condemned as a navigation hazard between Houat and Hoedic. The Artiglio had been attempting to recover $5,000,000 in gold bullion from the sunken liner Egypt.

Lorient France Artiglio Florence Houat Hoedic Egypt

Reds Massacre 20 000 Troops Near Hankow

Reports from Northern Hupeh say nearly 20 000 provincial troops were massacred by bandits between Kwangshui and Hwangan, the heaviest government loss since anti banditry drive began. Chiang Kai Shek now commands the north central campaign as bandits attack ships on the Yangtse.

Hankow China Kwangshui Hwangan Hupeh Chiang Kai-Shek Yangtse Yanktse

Mrs. Coon Rites Held at Wapello

Funeral services for Mrs. J. L. Coon wife of the Commercial hotel proprietor were conducted Sunday at the Presbyterian church in Wapello. The service drew many attendees from Mediapolis Morning and other longtime residence points with special musical numbers by local performers. Burial followed at Kossuth Cemetery near Mediapolis.

Wapello J. L. Coon Commercial Hotel Burlington Hospital Presbyterian Church Phillip Palmer Cedar Rapids Mediapolis Will Carr Genevieve Fedderson Fred Moore E. A., McWilliams Columbus Junction J. L Lesner W. B. Jamison Bert Strickler George Oakes Parker Osborne Clarence Kern Marengo Kossuth Cemetery

Carry Out Wishes of Mother Jones at Burial

Mary Jones known as Mother Jones is buried near the graves of her miners at a Mt. Olive ceremony after a high mass at the Church of the Ascension. Thousands of miners and families from Illinois and other states attend to honor the labor leader who died in Maryland at over 100 years old.

Mt. Olive Mary Jones Church of the Ascension Labor Jones Virden Illinois States Maryland

Frontier Grave Mystery Shrouds 11 Skeletons

A six foot deep frontier grave near Folsom Iowa yielded 11 skeletons found by farm workers Mace Jorgensen and Sam Godfrey. Skulls were crushed suggesting an Indian attack, bodies stacked haphazardly. Coroner Raynor suspects the remains are white, not Indian.

Omaha Folsom Mace Jorgensen Sam Godfrey Raynor Mills County

Jennings Buys Implement Store in Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction resident Frank E. Jennings buys the W. R. Luckey estate implement store and will take possession this week.

Jennings Columbus Junction Frank E. Jennings Spring Run W. R. Luckey

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Tes Moines U. S. Dept of Agriculture T.a. m Chicago Livestock TU. S. Dent. of Agriculture South St. Paul Livestock East St. Louis Livestock Sioux City Livestock St. Joe Livestock Peoria Livestock Department of Agriculture Ering C. Timothy Minneapolis Grain New York Poultry Nelson Santa Claus Sam NEA King of Savanna Bond Department Muscatine State Bank Delaware Belgium Bethlehem Steel Ss Canada Calif Petr Cuba Wworks A . Ee Ee Ot. & P Ry Co Esses Eevene Goodyear Tire Inland Steel Rueger & Tellus National Dairy Bias Penn R. R Phillips Petrole Bilas Royal Dutch Sly Shell Union Oil Southern Calif. Edison Southern Pacific Texas Corpus Youngstown Sheet & Tube New York Bonds Kaufman Mildred Loew Sycamore St. Muscatine the Lions Club State Commission For the Blind
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