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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1911
Page
6
Daily movement of product receipts and shipments shows mixed lot activity with wheat and corn. Totals include 15.60 and 1225 in value, alongside several reference notes and partial figures from the station.
Grain market notes from Omaha indicating prices for wheat and corn, with shipments and quantities. Mentions totals around 1.0 million dollars, numbers tied to 212 wheat and 195 barrels of corn, reflecting early trading figures and shipment details.
Peoria and St Louis grain markets show mixed quotes for May delivery. White and yellow corn prices, oats and other grains listed with bids ranging by grade and moisture, noting market activity and tentative pricing observed for the period.
Liverpool market notes show mixed commodity quotes with No 2 Manitoba wheat around 11, No 3 Manitoba at 11, prices for futures in March and May fluctuating. Flour and potatoes described as firm, poultry steady, and various regional bids and prices appear with fragmented phrases and uncertain figures.
Fragmentary OCR of a New York practice page lists scattered items like creamery references, process specials, and miscellaneous terms. The readable content names places, dates, and entities in a garbled, partial text, offering limited event or action details. The overall legibility is too low to extract a coherent news item or concrete outcomes.
In New York on December 18 markets show sugar and related commodities with prices noted as 4.37 to 4.57 per unit. The report also references wool market activity in St. Louis and produce notes from Kansas City including butter prices and grade indicators.
Chicago live stock figures show a weak market with cattle and calves down a few cents and hogs steady to lower. Sheep and lambs remain weak as receipts reach around eight thousand dollars in value, with stockers and cows showing subdued demand and horses selling slowly.
A fragmented OCR passage lists varied prices and items such as EEGs ED, choles, anise, racenuts, lambs, and yearlings with inconsistent amounts. It references bulk sales, lower prices, and a few numeric figures like 82.60 and 2,704.00, but lacks coherent context or complete details.
Fragmented OCR text lists various cattle and stock terms with prices and quantities such as stockers, steers, hogs, and market totals. Mentions include western steers, cattle values, and a series of monetary figures, but the passage is garbled with numerous misspellings and incomplete entries, lacking coherent events or names.
South Omaha and St Louis stock markets show mixed results on December 18. Cattle receipts around 4,000 with steady to lower bids. hogs and sheep varied, with buyers and sellers negotiating values. St. Louis reports moderate cattle inflows and prices, while St. Joe notes demand for feeder cattle and bulls with uneven prices across classes.
Market notes from Muscatine show wholesale and retail prices for meats and produce. Hogs, beef cuts, pork products, poultry, dairy items, oats, wheat, cornmeal, hay, and firewood are listed with per unit prices. Names of products and fluctuating rates reflect a busy commodities page.
Fire damaged the roof area of Mrs. Anna Geltz residence at 5 Lucas Street Saturday night around 1:30. A passerby spotted flames from the chimney, prompting a rapid alarm and a quick response from the fire department. Fire minimal damage to furnishings. roof repair needed. Chief Currys led the timely suppression before hose failure became critical.
In Wapello this week to wea his quile Owbo te staying with her parents, Mrs R J Butler, Miss Mary Carmean visited with her sister, and Mrs Boltz with Val- Jods spent Sunday with Beane. Mr Q Teoberte and Merle Graves shopped in Muscatine. The Limit members plan a Christmas party at Miss Mary Davis's home.
Alma Oth to Ale bert Sankey Brow in a Wapello ceremony set for Tuesday October 19 at high noon. The groom a prosperous young businessman from Trin Falls Idaho formerly resided here. After the ceremony they depart for their new home. Dan Gallagher and family plan to move soon to Columbus Junction where Gallagher will work in a store. P J Foxen, owner of the Commercial hotel, has sold to W A Cony Winfield who will take over in January. Mr Cobb formerly ran the Silverdomn hotel in Isely and is well known here. Mr Hixon, long time hotel manager, will retire. R W Ady hosted a kettle drum and card party on Monday. Sam T H Erwin of Wapello was a debate winner at Lincoln Neb last week in a Town vs Olen contest and will enter law studies after graduating. Clara Barr visited Calville this week with Mrs E L Mattiet. Mr and Mrs J G Weaver and Mrs Sam Briggs attended a funeral in Morning Sun. Mrs McOmiber of Davenport visits her sister Mrs Will Kelly in town.
Gladwin community records show Mrs. Fines visiting daughter Mrs. Garard after Tuesday afternoon. Protracted meetings run through December 12 led by a lady evangelist from Des Moines. The Garard family welcomed visitors, while Thos. Garard shipped hogs and Mrs. Moorman hosted visitors from Washington. Ell Reynolds is ill after a trip to Ainsworth, and Miles Foster joined the Jones brothers for a Sunday visit.
In Des Moines Iowa a jury found Dr Harry D Kelly insane at the time of the fatal nursing home incident. His defense team plans to appeal and seek freedom on grounds that the jury’s verdict was inconsistent with the law and the insanity ruling. Kelly remains in jail awaiting the judge’s action Wednesday on motions to set aside the verdict.
The firm of W. Rummells in Hotty is transferred to S. Johnson of Dixon. Rummells resigns from the wholesale cabbage business and the transfer includes the lock and parlors. Johnson, a leading Dixon business figure, takes over with Spencer, a Dixon resident, as an associate and an up to date stock is being installed at the new place of business.
Regular meeting details include Brackewarth, Braukewarth, and others with sessions monthly. Red Men and Royal Forefathers announce Thursday and Wednesday gatherings, with visiting chiefs invited and contact phone numbers listed.
A fragmented advertisement lists Jacksonville Florida farming interests offering winter garden truck items at thirty dollars per edre and fifty conte cash per month with contact for particulars. It mentions Jacksonville Heights Improvement Company and provides unclear names and numbers in a garbled layout.
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