$1 Opens a Bank Account $1 THE LITTLE SAFE FREE
A brief ad notes a bank offers opening an account for one dollar and advertises Saturday evening hours at The Little Safe Free. The item emphasizes low initial deposit and convenient timing.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
9
A brief ad notes a bank offers opening an account for one dollar and advertises Saturday evening hours at The Little Safe Free. The item emphasizes low initial deposit and convenient timing.
Daily market report notes wheat corn oats pork lard ribs hogs and cattle futures, with highs lows and closes. Receipts listed for hogs 35000 cattle 15000 sheep 22000, prices shown for December May and July contracts.
Provisions and grain prices led trading in Chicago markets on December 9. Wheat December opened at 1.09 with highs near 1.10 and closed 1.09. May at 1.08. Corn December opened 59 cents, peaked near 59.46, closed 53. Oats December opened 41 1/2 cents, high 42 5/6, close 24 1/4. May 43 1/2. Park-Jtan noted at 21.50. Lard January 12.47, Riles January 11.60, Rye cash 7 e e. Barley cash 49 69 cents. Timothy March 4.05, Clover March 15.25.
Chicago market roundup shows wheat at No 2 red 1.23 1.24 dollars and various red and white corn prices. Cattle receipts 13,000 steady with Beeves 4.00 9.00, hogs 20,000 steady with prices from 7.90 to 8.55, sheep 22,000 steady with lambs 5.73 to 8.38. Butter and eggs steady, poultry steady with turkeys 0.? and chickens at 14 cents.
New York markets show poultry firmer with fowls at 15 to 21 cents and turkeys up to 20 to 28 cents. Butter steady with 3,500 receipts. eggs irregular with various grade prices. Grain notes include Wheat at 7.20 per bushel in New York, corn at 69 percent, and St Louis and Peoria market figures for December 9.
Reports from Muscatine markets show heavy and light live stock prices with steers cows and lambs listed, plus a broad range of produce and groceries. Prices cover hogs, veal, bulls, sheep with hay feed grains and canned goods, including Butter eggs poultry, fruits, vegetables, and meats with varied per unit rates across departments.
Heavy snow and freezing temperatures slowed arrivals but kept demand firm for cattle and sheep. Cattle tops reached 9.60 while medium grades eased slightly. hogs closed weak with packers holding 5,060 unsold. sheep and lambs mostly held yesterday’s prices with prime natives at 8.40. Week’s receipts down from last week and year, with steady to firmer steer and yearling prices amid strong bulk sales and delayed trains.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.