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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
11
Markets show softer wheat futures as weather and demand concerns ease. Reports indicate weaker corn prices and seasonal shifts in supply, with traders awaiting additional data on crop conditions and global demand dynamics.
Chicago traders report stronger hog demand with prices firming, while cattle and grain futures edge lower. Weather across Arkansas and India influences exporting sentiments, with wheat and corn futures showing mixed moves as receipts and shipments data trickle in from key markets.
The South Omaha, Chicago, and St. Louis markets show mixed receipts and prices. Hogs near 5,100 to 12,600 head with higher bids, cattle receipts around 8,000 to 11,000, western cattle and yearlings trading around 4.00 to 6.50, and calves near 6.00. Sheep entries reach about 4 to 6 figures with varied quotes, while Kansas City and St. Louis report higher hogs by 10 cents and cattle steady to higher.
Chicago Cash Grain Market report notes bid and offer levels for assorted grain grades including No 2 and No 3 hard spring and white varieties, with prices listed in dollars per bushel. Several line items appear garbled. key entities include No 2 spring, No 3 hard, and No 2 white, reflecting a limited snapshot of early market quotes from December 18.
Fragmentary OCR text from Peoria grain market listing includes mixed commodities such as white and yellow maize and standard market terms. References to Toara and Th Ter are unclear. No clear prices, quantities, or dates present in readable segments.
Market notes from Omaha Grain Market show bids for corn and related prices with references to 80 corn No 1 and No 2 values, alongside general trading terms. The garbled OCR lists multiple grain items and prices, signaling a summary of commodity bids and market activity in Nob. Ore and surrounding areas.
Chronicle of Liverpool Dee market notes listings for grains and mixed commodities, including Manitoba futures and American export references. The column mentions Kansas City Produce and New York Poultry Market entries with prices and assorted poultry products.
Fragmented OCR text from New York Practice items mentions tuna and milk related terms, factory mentions, quantities like 7,100 and 2,400, plus various garbled terms. No coherent event or person clearly identifiable.
Chicago notes varied produce markets with prices for poultry and dairy, listing chickens and turkeys at 13 to 14 cents, dressed at 14 cents, and liver and eggs noted. Grain and sugar markets show shifts in futures with references to New York, Minneapolis, and Kansas City exchanges, plus miscellaneous regional terms and entries from Detroit and Milwaukee.
Market notes from Muscatine show hog prices around 64 to 87.50 and packing items with values like 71.00. Agricultural goods listed include hay per bale, bran, wheat, lucerne, Timothy hay, malting barley, wood products, and coal with various per-unit prices.
Market shows gradual strength with steady early gains in heavy selling abroad weighing on sentiment. Canadian Pacific slips while American Express advances. bonds remain steady as traders assess Russian securities collapse and shifting steel shares amid mixed volume and profits taking.
Washington reports an 2,888,000 acre rise in United States winter wheat planted for the current season, compared with last year’s revised estimates. December 4 crop condition reached 7.2 percent above normal, the highest since 1903, with rye down and several states showing gains in planted area while Washington state eases by 1 percent.
A fragmented grocery listing from a 1920s style market page. Reads items and prices across produce and meat, referencing potatoes cabbage lemons oranges grapes peaches apples and various cuts of beef pork and lamb. Includes quantities like pecks baskets and pounds with scattered vendor notes and misspelled items.
A long obituary notes Allen Babbitt of Freeland Illinois died December 13 1918 aged 90 years 2 months and 2 days. The deceased moved with family to Appanoosa county in 1863 and married Alda Pettet in 1830. Survived by many children and grandchildren, the article describes his church affiliations and character and details the funeral held at Canasville Church December 15 1918 with neighbors paying respects.
Classified snippets show real estate offers and exchanges in West Adams district Los Angeles and Foster County Eastern North Dakota farms. Listings include a corner lot exchange for a five room house at seven dollars, mortgage terms, and ad agency details plus an auto school and shipping rates. Names include Anderson Realty Co and Bord Transfer Co with contact lines.
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