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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
9
LaR&M Musquiti ne Tribe No 95 holds Thursday 8 p.m. at Yeoman hall. Worthy chiefs are invited. Fred Ray Sachem contact p2g-M Lester Smith Clerk of BR.
Newspaper brief lists lodge meetings in Muscatine and surroundings. Knights of Pyhtyas Wyomings, Bend City Lodge, Righuant Nobles, Eagle Lodge, Muscatine Lodges, Homesteaders, Laurant Council, Woodr ive Camp, and other orders invite visiting members in good standing to attend regular sessions held on various Fridays and weeknights at local halls.
Daily schedule details East and West bound trains serving Chicago Kansas City Davenport Muscatine Wilton and surrounding routes. Includes California Special local stops on select trains and Wilton Branch connections with noted local freight and passenger services across multiple lines with daily and Sunday exceptions.
A persuasive advertisement urges renters to buy a home by paying like rent. It promises a desirable property and eventual ownership, urging immediate start of saving to secure ownership.
A fragmented OCR shows railway timetables for Muscatine and nearby lines including Frostland Garden City Wapello and Elrick Junction with arrivals and departures from Roundhouse and other stations. Also lists banking houses Cook Musler Co and First National Bank figures and discuss English peers voting rights plus a short note about a trout fishing anecdote from London Field.
Antiquity of tin notes brass and tin in Tyre about 1000 B C while Phoenicians, noted for trade from Tyre and Sidon, rivaled in fame and tonnage. The piece reflects on ancient commerce and metallurgy with a concise historical angle.
Market quotations from H J Frenzel show Chicago activity with wheat corn oats pork lard and hogs. Prices move across Dec May and July contracts with mixed gains and losses and hogs at close down about five to six points on the session. Receipts tallied around forty eight thousand head.
Wheat prices opened higher and closed mixed with December and May contracts showing small gains and declines. Oats and rye traded firm to higher with steady to modest gains. Cattle hogs and sheep markets reported higher receipts and varied prices. butter, creamery, and dairy values remained steady with egg prices steady.
Poultry prices in Chicago on December 20 show turkeys at 17 cents, chickens at 12 3/4 cents, and springs at 12 3/4 cents, all listed as steady with the usual regional variations.
Market report lists choice steer prices from 5.00 to 6.00, cows and heifers 2.00 to 3.50, lambs 5.00 to 6.00, veal calves 4.50 to 6.00, and bulls around 4.10 to 4.28. Hay, grain, corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye and feed prices vary. butter, eggs, poultry, and produce lines show regional rates for Muscatine and surrounding markets.
New York markets show butter firm with varied creamery prices and strong byes. Receipts listed, with creamery specials at 87 cents and other grades. poultry dressed and prices steady with chickens fowls and turkeys noted. Grain markets include wheat and corn figures from New York and St Louis, with regional listings for Peoria and other meats and fish prices.
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