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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
15
In Chleves, AL on December 20, talks across the Argentine wheat belt kept prices steady at the open. May futures opened slightly higher then softened, later gaining to around 91 1/2 cents, with a firm close. Corn and oats opened mixed to steady, pork and hog markets higher with May pork up to 19.20.
Market notes from Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha and Liverpool show mixed grain and produce prices. Wheat futures firm with No 2 red around 1.09 per bushel, corn modestly down, oats steady, and barley varying. Liverpool reports spot wheat firm and futures steady. Chicago produce markets show butter firm and eggs stable with mixed livestock quotes.
St Louis market notes show wheat futures higher with May at 98 93 and July at 87 40, followed by a rise in other grains. Corn prices appear irregular, with quotations for No 4 and other standard grades, reflecting a cautious session in the St Louis Grain market on December 20.
New York Cotton Market notes futures moved steady with closing bids for December at 1.1771 and nearby months across the board. Spot cotton closed quiet with middling upland around 12.20 dollars and notable sales totaling 209. Dates reflect Dec trade and price ranges for June through October contracts.
New York December 20 Butler receipts reach 4 044 tabs while cream stock and cherry packing show no change. Dominate Chepso duties steady with unaltered receipts. Ice receipts total 64 boxes and 6 210 cases noted with steady Egga stock.
Kansas City Missouri listing shows butter and cheese price changes, poultry items including roosters, and assorted produce. Turkey quotes appear with a ten cent and sixteen and thirteen cent range, reflecting a local market price sheet.
Raw sugar Muscavada 8 test $3.42 per cental, canefugal 98 test $8.92, molasses Sf test $3.17, Refined Quilet prices listed in New York market notes.
The St Louis wool market reports steady movements with territory and western mediums at 21 to 25 cents, fine mediums 18 to 20 cents, and fines 18 1 5 cents. The cotton exchange has voted to close on Thursday, the day after Christmas.
Chicago and Kansas City reports show steady to higher live stock prices. Hog receipts near 17,000 with light to heavy weights selling at 6.85 to 7.95 dollars, bulk around 7.10 to 7.30. Cattle receipts around 2,000 with mixed steers and cows ranging from about 2.70 to 9.75, with cattle prices generally firm. St Louis and Omaha market notes indicate similar strength and steady to higher trends across hogs cattle and sheep.
South Omaha Nebraska stock market reports show total receipts around 800 head with a steady tone. Prices listed include native steers six to ten dollars, cows and heifers variously six to eight dollars, and stockers six to eight dollars with calves around two to six dollars.
Livestock prices include hogs calves cows steers and sheep with quotes for heifers lambs and poultry items. Poultry wholesale notes list spring chickens ducks and turkeys with small lots and various prices. feed retail shows grains hay straw and meal options along with oats and lucerne bundles.
Early trading showed rising speculative confidence as moderate advances across many issues lifted quotations. Bulls bought with vigor while broad demand remained steady. rails and industrials led, prices held firm as the market closed strong amid improving trade and European monetary outlook.
Weekly and monthly convocations for OALDS Manunxs OWA Lodge No 4 AF and AM, Washington No 4 Red and other orders. Sections list dates for Stated convocations, regular conclaves and council meetings, with officers named and venues such as Braunworth AL, Masonic Halls, and local storefronts. Invitations extend to members in good standing and visiting brothers.
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