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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1911
Page
11
Improved cash market demand supported by reports from Argentina and stronger corn, though harvest conditions and West notes limited gains. May wheat opened around 84 to 85 cents, advanced to 95, then closed near 64 3/4 cents. May corn moved higher, hogs and provisions pressured by large receipts expected next week.
Chicago cash grain prices show varied results with multiple grades reported, including No 2 yellow and No 1 Northern Shoe. Receipts and shipments noted, with reference to contract grades and movement of produce. Omaha market reports indicate higher prices for No 4 hard and related grains, while Kansas City and other regional summaries reflect unchanged or mixed trends in corn, oats, and wheat.
Partial OCR notes show grain prices and market terms with mixed illegible text. Entries reference wheat and corn prices, grade numbers, and price points such as 1.07 for a unit, with unclear details on quantities and timelines. Abbreviations and garbled words require cautious interpretation to keep core market references.
A Liverpool market brief lists wheat and flour values with spot prices and futures notes. Manitoba and Tar areas show price movements, with May bids appearing amid mixed demand and trading activity.
Peoria market list shows varied grain bids including Minnvi items and Dee offered prices. Entries reference May futures and assorted lots with quantities and identifiers, indicating a fragile OCR read of a grain report.
Fragmentary New York market item notes raw sugar prices and cube granulated sugar figures, includes mentions of nominal rates, cuve sugar, powdered sugar values, and a coffee market reference with limited legible details. Strong entities: New York, raw sugar, powdered, coffee market.
The weekly statement shows New York banks holding 471,950,000 in excess reserves, up 16,758,850 from last week. Loans rose 12,936,000 and specie gained 320,700, while circulation fell 382,000 and gold deposits declined 4,194,100, all within Greater New York totals.
St Louis Live Stock Market reports receipts and price levels for cattle calves and hogs. Texan and native cattle steady to higher with varying feeder and stocker values. Hogs and lambs show mixed prices, market described as steady with bids ranging across categories.
Raw market notes show cattle and stocker prices steady at South Omaha with receipts around 100 head, cows and heifers around 3.76 to 6.00, hog and sheep trades steady, with top hogs near 2.70 and overall receipts about 200. A parallel entry for St Joseph market lists cattle around 2.75 to 2.90, hogs steady, calves near 4.00, and total receipts about 300.
Chicago market report dated December 10 shows Butter and Creamery items from D PMet dairies at 21 to 22 cents per unit with 1,396 receipts. Cheese and Dalston entries around 15 to 19 cents. Potatoes and Turkey prices noted with limited clarity. industry steady with glue and related goods listed. Receipts and miscellaneous codes appear, but several item names are partially garbled.
Community notes from New Fork on December 18 discuss Putor Finn and a 160 year age claim for a creamery. The weekly edition urges state sellers to promote whole milk and address regional buyers with a focus on extras and pricing terms as part of a targeted market push.
St Louis Wool Market report from St Louis Missouri lists December prices for western medium and other grades with 17 to 20e and 16g 280, plus sizing and fine stock notes. Kansas City Produce Creamery section notes 33.5 cents and 31 cents with packing stock values and miscellaneous figures, reflecting market activity.
Market notes list varied hog prices and heavy packing at five dollars per hundredweight, with choice steers around five dollars and lambs near five dollars per hundred. It also details cattle, cows, veal, pork products, and assorted produce and feed commodities with mixed quantities and unit terms. The source shows broad commodity pricing across livestock, meats, and farm staples in a Muscatine market listing.
Columbus Junction Indiana dated December 16 reports Rev. A W McSinain called to Grinnell after his mother’s death and rescheduled sermon on Knockers to December 34. Local social notes include visits by families from Wapello and Muscatine, a Sackethball game where Baas fSen won 31 to 8, and depot clerk Wylie leaving for Kansas City. Also mentions K P lodge wives banquet and Bucklen Arnica Salve ad.
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