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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1911
Page
11
Uncertain weather in Argentina and a marked drop in the Western grain supply lift wheat and corn markets. U S final yield figures show shrinkage while prices advance on supply fears. May futures swing from modest declines to gains amid mixed cash and futures signals.
Daily movement reports show 42 carloads of wheat and 272 carloads of corn in Chicago with mixed contracts. Minneapolis and other markets note unchanged cash grain prices and futures in St Louis with No 2 yellow corn at 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 cents and No 2 hard wheat near 1.06 dollars.
In Chicago Cleveland and other markets, corn and wheat prices show declines while cattle hogs and sheep listings move unevenly. Reports from Peoria Omaha and Kansas City note mixed to firm activity with notable price levels and daily receipts reflected in varied tonnage and stock figures.
South Omaha and surrounding markets show cattle and hog receipts with steady to higher prices. Notable figures include cattle around 2.05 to 6.80 per hundredweight, hogs near 6.26, and lambs around 4.90 to 8.00, with receipts varying and market tone shifting toward strength in some listings.
A fragmented notice from Kansas City Missouri dated December 14 reports Dutter Creamery listing firsts and seconds with stock figures. It mentions Jodi and C. Pappes Bettas, other names appear garbled, and refers to western gathered whites and various lot numbers.
St Louis wool market steady with territory and western medium at 17 200 and medium grades at 10 18 cents and fine at 11 15 cents. New York sugar market steady with raw sugar quoted around 1 ¾ to 2 ¼ cents, muscovado 89 cost, centrifugal 96 to 4.80 dollars, molasses 8 text at 4.08. Retied quiet.
A dense OCR page lists farm and grocery prices in Muscatine including cattle calves meats and produce. Prices cover hogs cows lambs beef pork beef cuts poultry and staples like corn oats barley hay and produce items with per unit and per measure details. Only partial items are readable with several garbled phrases. Names of commodities and units include cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, hogs, beefsteak ham pork chops oats wheat corn timothy hay potatoes onions carrots lettuce apples oranges and bananas with assorted price points.
The Musquitine Tribe No. D5 meets every Thursday at 8 pm in Red Men home. Visiting chiefs are cordially invited to attend. James F Quinn, Sachem, phone 2- something. Lede ter St. Smith, C of RB, phone 30.
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