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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1910
Page
11
The Maccabee ball is held on the second and fourth Friday of each month. All visiting brothers in good standing are invited to meet. J. P. Ryan is G K and A G Bestenseheer serves as Financial Secretary.
Mt Squuitine Tribe No 95 meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. in Red Men home. Visiting chiefs are cordially invited to attend. Mark Taylor, Sachem. Phone 1075-X. D. F. Borgstadt, C. of R. Phone 555-J.
Fraternal orders in Muscatine list meeting dates and halls. American Nobles invite visiting members. Brotherhood of American Yeoman and other lodges name officers, locations, and meeting times. Visitors in good standing welcome at Yeoman hall and Maccabee hall events.
G A R Shelby Norman Post No 231 holds meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Memorial Hall in Court House. Inviting members welcome. Jtobt. B Baird, Commander. A G Tyler, Acting Adjutant.
H D Horst and THUS Brown advertise general practice, probate and estates, notary services, and real estate in room 4407 of the German American Bank building. G M Titus posts general practice and estate settlements, with title abstracts and Illinois blanks. Carskaddan and Pepper announce offices on West Second street offering legal representation and counseling.
MasonIC lodges in Iowa City publish monthly meeting dates and officers. Masonic bodies include MasonIC Lodge No. 2 A F and A M Washington Chapter No. 4 Royal Arch Masons Webb Council Royal and Select Masters De Molay Commandery No. 1 Knights Templar with stated meetings and officers listed.
Fraternal Bankers FSERVE meets first and third Wednesdays of each month at Yeomen Gall at 8 p m. All members in good standing requested to be present. W F Tobias president C Lemkau secretary Mrs Josephine Stineman banker.
The article lists 8. G. Stein as President D. V. Jackson as Vice President and S M Hughes as cashier. Capital stock is $100000 with a surplus of $65000. Directors include J R Realing BR K Smith J Carskaddan F P Sawyer and 8 M Hughes. Safety Deposit Vault Boxes for rent.
The piece discusses explanations for the term Romany used for gypsies. Leo Winer proposes the name arose in Christian lands, links to Charlemagne era pilgrims, and suggests a Greek root eri mites meaning hermit, with popular etymology aligning all pilgrims with Rome.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet recalls a rider nearly toppled into a bog when his horse bolted. He stayed on the edge, the horse halted at the brink, and the man barely escaped a fall. The minor misadventure highlights the peril of near disaster.
Open-High-Low closing prices for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Ribs from Chicago. Hog and cattle receipts listed with estimates for tomorrow. Live stock markets show steady to slow early trading with varied category prices and regional comparisons.
Wheat May opened 95 95 %. high 96 . low 95 . close 96 . July 93. Corn May opened 47 . high 47 . low 47. close 47 . July 48. Oats May opened 33 . high 34 . low 33 . close 34. July 33 34. Park Jan 19.62 . Lard 10.57 . Ribs 10.47 . Rye cash 81 . Barley 60 86 . Timothy 8.00 9.75 . Clover 10.00 14.25.
Chicago market report lists wheat and corn futures with varied grades and prices. No. 2 red wheat at 93 to 94 cents, corn No. 2 around 46 to 47 cents, several white and yellow corn values shown. Prices include No. 2 and No. 3 white and yellow, with standard at 32 to 33 cents.
Cattle receipts 5000 strong with Beeves 4.55 to 7.25, stockers and feeders 3.40 to 5.80, cows and heifers 2.40 to 6.15, westerns 4.10 to 5.90. Hogs receipts 23000 slow and steady prep for market activity.
A Philadelphia businessman receives a postcard from his son and daughter in law claiming they are bound for Hell. The twist reveals Hell is a Norwegian village of 1388 residents, not the fiery afterlife, making the note humorous and unexpected. The father quips he would not mind the destination if it had not been sent on a postcard.
Steady prices for Light and Heavy grades with mixed values around 7.35 to 7.79. Bulk ranges 7.55 to 7.70. Sheep receipts noted at 2 and natives 2.50 to 4.30 with lambs 4.25 to 6.50.
Chicago lines report butter steady at creameries 23 29c and dairies 21 26c. Eyes steady receipts $3,200 at mark with cases included 19 22c firsts 29c prime firsts 31c.
Poultry market in Chicago on December 20 shows steady prices with live turkeys at 17 cents per pound and dressed at 21 cents, chickens live 10 cents and dressed 11 cents, and springs live 10 cents.
New York market report lists live poultry prices with chickens at 11½ to 12 cents per pound fowls 13 to 14 cents and turkeys around 20 cents. Dressed chicken 12 to 16 cents fowls 13 to 15½ cents and turkeys 18 to 23½ cents per pound.
New York market report dated December 20 notes butter receipts 9,400 and varied creamery and factory classifications with prices around 22 to 31 cents. Eggs are barely steady with receipts 6,900.
Wheat for May at 1.02 dollars and corn at 55 1/2 cents per bushel are listed in New York market figures for December 20.
St Louis grain market notes bid prices as of December 20 with wheat at 97 and three-quarters cents for May delivery, corn at 46 1/2 cents, and oats at 33 5/8 cents.
Peoria market notes corn No. 3 yellow priced at 43 1 2 cents per bushel.
Market notices list live stock prices for choice and heavy cattle, lambs and veal, sheep, cows, and steers with ranges. Retail feed, hay and grain prices, and per ton or per bushel valuations are provided along with Muscatine produce market quotes for butter, eggs, poultry, beeswax, and other staples.
A list of price quotes for meats and produce including calf liver beefsteak tenderloins and sausage at 15 to 32 cents per pound. Produce prices include potatoes 70 cents per bushel cabbage two cents per pound sweet potatoes 25 cents per peck and oranges 40 cents for 320? with various fruits and fish priced per pound or per dozen.
Chicago hog market ends steady after an early 10 to 15 cent advance. Receipts estimated at 29,000 with 4,500 left in pens. 8,500 bought by outside buyers including 2,000 for Cudahy Bros. of Milwaukee. Prices ranged to 7.86, with a load at 7.75, general average 7.64, up 8 cents from Saturday but 25 cents below last week.
Demand for sheep and lambs was urgent with many arrivals up 2.65 to 3.25. Prime native lambs touched 6.50, Westerns 6.00 to 6.40, and ewes 2.25 to 3.85 as heaviest activity cleared pens by 10 oclock.
Chicago reports a quiet horse market with steady prices from last week. Receipts approx 500, demand fair, with most orders limited in price and holiday dullness expected until after the new year. Prices show light delivery horses 140 to 165, drivers 150 to 200, small southern chunks 125 down, mules 150 to 250, commonly under 150.
Beef steer trade opens the week with light Monday receipts of 19 000, down 5 000 to 10 000 from expected volume. Prices rise 10 to 25 cents over last week with medium to choice beeves gaining 15 to 20 cents. Top yearlings reach 7.20 and heavy steers fetch 7.00 as sales run 40 to 50 cents above last week’s lows.
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