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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
11
Chicago bid prices for wheat corn oats pork lard and rye with May and July contracts. Wheat May 96 percent, corn May 47 percent, oats May 34 percent, pork January 19.85, rye cash 80 percent, barley cash 60 to 84, timothy and clover cash values listed. Protein grain prices for Illinois market show no. 2 red 93 to 96 cents and various No. 2 white and yellow grades with small shifts.
Cattle receipts reach 3,000 with declines to 25 cents. Hogs see 22,000 head, 5 to 10 cents lower than yesterday. Sheep volumes 12,000, dull with losses of 25 to 50 cents. Prices shown for cattle, hogs, and sheep include various classes and ranges.
Butter steady. Creameries 23 to 29 cents, dairies 23 to 25 cents. Eggs steady with 1,400 receipts. At mark cases included 19 to 22 cents, firsts 29 cents, prime firsts 31 cents.
Chicago December 23 poultry markets steady live turkeys 17 cents dressed 21 live chickens 10 percent dressed 11 11 half cents springs 11 cents.
New York markets report butter unchanged with arrivals of 3 500 and eggs steady with receipts of 5 600. Fresh gathered extra firsts sell at 35 36 cents, firsts 33 34 cents, seconds 28 32 cents.
New York December 23 poultry market report shows alive supplies dull with chickens at 11 1 2 to 11 3 4 cents a pound and fowls at 13 to 14 cents, turkeys at 30 cents dressed and weaker.
Chicago December 23 dull sheep market with all offerings sold cheaper than Wednesday. Aged sheep fell 25 to 40 cents, yearlings 25 to 40 cents, and lambs about 50 cents. Prime native and Western lambs 6.25, other lots 4.50 to 6, shorn 5.75. Weathers 3.90 to 4.10, packers up to 4. Ewes 2.50 to 3.60, bulk 3.25 to 3.50, bucks under 3. Yearlings mostly around 5, fancy light weights above 5.25.
George D. Gibson is notified that on December 3 1906 the east half of lot four in block 66 Muscatine city was sold for delinquent taxes. Certificate of sale issued to George E. Baker, now held by George W. Keckler Jr. Redemption expires 90 days after service.
Grain prices posted from New York and St Louis include Wheat for May at 1.02% in New York and 97% in St Louis, Corn for May at 50% in New York and 47% in St Louis, with Oats listed at 33% in St Louis. The data reflects daily market quotes from December 23.
Peoria daily market note records corn trading at No 42 percent under the December 23 report. Price movement and demand details are limited in the brief item.
A compact report of Muscatine markets shows hog prices by class, steer and cow ranges, lambs and veal values, poultry, butter, eggs, and regional produce. It notes fluctuating hog demand with early strength that softens later, typical December wholesale activity in Chicago markets.
Chicago beef market shows sharp reversal with steers 15 to 35 cents lower from early highs and bulk selling 25 to 40 cents down for butcher stock. Best steers around 6.60 with some 6.85 to 6.90 marked, heavy and light lots hit hardest as supply remains tight and demand falters.
Wednesday's market opened strongly with best time but weakened 5c and 10c declines. Mid session trade improved yet finish weak leaving about 4 000 head in pens. Shipping orders down to 3 000 east vs 6 015 last week. Armour 7 000 total including 900 from St Paul. Packers weighed 210–275 lb at 7.85–7.93, Armour cost 7.86, Swift 7.88. One load of fancy 316 lb shippers at 8.05, 192–300 lb at 8.00. Price range narrow. few trades below 7.75.
In Chicago on December 23 livestock rounds closed lower across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle fell 15 to 35 cents with heavy steers hit hardest while sheep and lambs also declined. Hogs opened steady with 8.05 tops but demand waned. four day receipts this week show sizable declines from last week and year.
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