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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1916
Page
11
Market reports forecast a steady start as traders monitor overseas tensions and domestic demand. Prices edge higher on strong grain and metal trading, with investors cautious yet confident in a calm session pending official news from political talks.
Fragmented feed and cattle market notes show demand for hogs and cattle waning, with mixed prices and regional activity. The report mentions weak indicators, specific weights, and varied quotes across multiple buyers, including cattle and sheep values, amid market uncertainty.
Fragmented report shows a local live stock market scene with mentions of cattle and prices, including unusual terms and garbled names. Key entities are unclear due to OCR errors, but market activity appears noted with figures around several dollars and notable names partially legible.
Kansas City Mo reporters note subdued cattle and hog markets with loans and bids dampened. Prices show about 10000 to 17000 dollar ranges for cattle, while hogs and sheep experience softer activity amid steady demand in the midweek session.
A garbled OCR fragment references Chicago and an assortment of produce or commodities, listing colors and codes such as white yellow mixed and several number marks. No coherent event or person is identifiable. essential details are unreadable, leaving only scattered terms and erroneous strings.
Fragmentary OCR text from St Louis market listings, mentioning live market terms, poultry receipts, shipments, and daily aggregates. Includes references to Calunga Board of Trade, Hutton Collina Frenzel, and various weekly totals, with scattered figures and vendor names.
Fragmented OCR list of produce items and pricing including Wisconsin and New York references, with irregular tokens and broken names. The text appears as a garbled marketplace or catalog entry detailing various commodities and measurements without coherent sentence structure.
A rural sale listing describes multiple horses including a 7 year old black horse and a sorrel mare, various equipment such as plows, cultivators, wagons, a De Laval cream separator, incubator, Pekin ducks, hay and corn fodder, and an irrigating well, with items grouped under property and miscellaneous farm inventory. Includes weights, ages, and horse counts, plus machinery and household items.
A garbled New York seaborne wire reports a market disruption causing widespread price shifts. The note mentions Western Union, Wabash, Chicago, and Milwaukee transit lines with references to trains and regional stock actions affecting rail and industrial listings.
A concise wire desk summary from Associated Press and Wire reports details perishable goods pricing and shipments. The notes reference corn, rice, wheat and sugar futures, livestock mentions, and regional market activity including St. Louis and Livernon regions with price figures and commodity identifiers.
Wholesale market notes show live stock prices and farm goods including beef, corn, clover baled hay, timothy hay, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, apples, oranges, and poultry items. Prices are listed per ton, per bushel, or per crate, with various grade distinctions and units.
New York December reports indicate sugar production for 1916 17 will top all prior years. Analysts estimate a total near 2 466 000 tons, exceeding 2 006 000 last year and 2 592 245 in the previous season. The outlook reflects favorable growing conditions and increased market activity.
In a noisy industry note Paramount faces cost disputes as star Clarke demands higher pay. Reports claim exhibitors nationwide will raise ticket prices to cover Clarke’s salary, with a shift in marketing and theater policies amid the ongoing contract talks and industry pressure.
Hive miles northwest of Muscatine reports hot weather and cattle activity. Niles describe horses, milch cows nearing freshening, with attention to heat impacts on herd. Local farm notes mix livestock care and pasture conditions during peak season.
Fragmented ad notes items for sale including farm equipment and furniture with scattered prices and contact hints. The report lists local residents visiting Muscatine and Durant, social visits, and weekend travel, indicating a small town bulletin with business and personal notices.
Wilton and Davenport residents are mentioned in a stream of brief items. Clarence Mylton left Sunday for Toledo on the Overland Train and will return about the 25th, while Mrs. Nicolaus visited the hospital for treatment with Dr W Ay Cooling. Numerous neighbors, visits, and small trips are listed, including musical outings in Mount Vernon and Muscatine, and friends visiting in Davenport, West Branch, and Independence.
Dec 18 Cleveland Ohio reports President W A Jos nson of the state university is courted as a potential superintendent of schools in Cleveland a city of about 660000. Friends doubt official offer will be accepted despite a salary lure, as the university head may resist moving from his current post.
New York December 18 Mor chanta Association proposes a trans continental portal to link the United States and Russia. Business interests in Russia requested the move and a letter was sent to Commerce Secretary William C. Red Meld.
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