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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
11
Local ad notes Harding Dye Works contact and a fireproof chimney claim. It lists 607 East Second Street and promotes dry cleaning and dyeing services alongside concrete chimney work by The Geosskians Concrete Co.
Reading from a turbulent session, wheat and corn futures fell on opening amid bear market signals and damp weather. Traders watched Argentine conditions and favorable harvests temper demand as May contracts shifted lower. Provisions and grain cash prices showed modest declines with mixed regional quotes across Kansas City and Liverpool markets.
Cash grain prices show mixed quotes across St Louis Minneapolis and Peoria markets with mentions of wheat yellow No 2 and other grades as well as live poultry and turkeys in New York. Reports reference market close dates and general price directions with scattered figures including 21 pilfered quotes and steady to lower trends across regions.
Chicago prices show hog trade firm with light sales and cattle mostly unchanged. Buyers remained cautious as hogs traded around 5.10 for select lots, while cattle played it safe with mixed demand and limited movement across major markets including Kansas City and Chicago.
South Omaha and St Louis markets show mixed cattle and hog activity. Readings include various classes like steers heifers cows calves and feeders with prices ranging across several dollars, along with notes on market tone and receipts.
Chicago produce market notes show Butter from Stondys Creameries with 1 900 cases received. Poultry and turkeys steady with alive birds priced around 136.00 per unit. Receipts include 42 cars across various commodities and prices vary by supplier.
New York market notes steady prices for sugar varieties and molasses as of December 51. Muscovado at 6.12 per unit, Crushed at 6.60, Granulated fine at 4.90, Powdered at 5.00, Molasses and refined grades showing listed figures.
In New York and St Louis markets scattered items show mixed activity. Receipts listed for butter bread and cheese with no exports noted, plus 5 297 cases for refrigeration related goods and a 20 cent local storage charge. Market terms include firm or steady movement with some price mentions in cents and vague commodity phrases, reflecting a routine weekly score.
In New York trade strength appeared in early stock activity but gains were cut by a sudden Southern Panic break. Amalgamated and sugar issues showed uneven moves as short covering boosted prices, while industrials and rails displayed mixed results. Cotton and grain markets closed with steady to firmer tones amid broad activity.
Auction notice for a public sale on December 30 at 10 o clock am on the farm premises 5 miles southeast of West Liberty 434 miles southwest of Atalissa and north of Cedar Valley M church listing 15 horses 102 head of cattle 18 head of horses 2 dozen chickens 00 bushels corn oats and farm machinery terms day of sale and refreshments provided by the M E church Ladies Aid with Gene Pagen John Osmers auctioneers and John Van Hora clerk
Readable lines list batch market items for Muscatine including cattle heifers poultry ducks geese turkeys and eggs along with wholesale and retail feed crops oats wheat cornmeal barley timothy hay and straw price notes and various cabbage onions and turnips. The fragment reads like a local market ledger with quantities prices and item names.
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