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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1906
Page
10
The Guarantee Loan Co offers small loans secured by personal property and keeps goods in the borrower’s possession. The service emphasizes confidentiality and operates with extended hours including Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 9.
Local items note Christmas candy at Hacker's and Samuels with Wilton cheese at the Cheese Store. A card party at A O U W hall is advertised for December 18 with 15 cent admission and prizes. Various residents visit friends, travel to Grandview, or return from trips to Davenport, Fort Worth, or Letts.
John Millhouse receives word of his mother Mrs. M. B. Millhouse's death in Memphis Tennessee. She lived in Muscatine in pioneer days and died after long throat paralysis. Born 1822 in Lexington Kentucky, she married Rev. James Gallatin then N C Millhouse. Funeral set for West Liberty conducted by Rev. Furnas.
Local notes from Columbus Junction include Cthar Dill leaving as extra mail clerk to Minneapolis return trip with Harold Thomas. Visits by Mrs Homer Clerk, Mrs Elizabeth Malin, and others traverse to Muscatine and Wilton. Rev Masson preached in Washington and Columbus City. several residents travel for visits and health updates amid upcoming Christmas events.
Market data from Chicago shows open high low close and yesterday values for Wheat Corn Oats and Pork and Lard futures. Dec May and Jul prices are listed with figures across Wheat Corn Oats Pork and Lard.
Wheat futures show mixed openings with No. 2 red at 75 3 4c and Dec at 78 1 4c. No. 2 hard 76c, Dec 3%c gain, May 78 3 4c high, 78 1 4c low. No. 2 white and yellow steady. Dec 41 4 5c, May 43 4 5c, Park prices Jan 15.90, May 16.20, livestock and rye/ barley/ flax values noted with limited movement noted in that session.
Cattle receipts 32,000, 16 cents lower. prices for cows and heifers range $1.05 to $3.20, stockers $2.40, Texans $2.75 to $4.00. Hogs receipts 35,000, about 1 percent higher. good heavy $6.20 to $6.35, rough $5.85 to $6.05, bulk $6.15 to $6.39. Lamps and other items listed with prices.
Chicago December 17 butter steady creamery 22 31c dairy 20 27c eggs steady 20 23c reported. Market moved evenly with prices unchanged across creameries dairies and eggs.
Chicago December 17 poultry market reports steady prices with turkeys at 12 cents per pound chickens at 8 per pound and springs at a similar market level.
A complete list of houses equipped with gas and electric can be obtained at the gas office.
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