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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1912
Page
11
Chicago prices show quiet activity with May corn unchanged and hogs lighter than expected. Wheat eased briefly before recovering. May pork and lard rose slightly, while oats and rye held near prior levels. Regional quotes from Kansas City, Peoria, St. Louis, and Liverpool echoed a subdued trading day.
The Chicago market shows mixed futures with Wheat Dec and May figures around 1.90 to 1.89, Corn prices around 0.48 to 0.49 per unit, and Dec pork and lard quotes near 17.90 to 18.20. Cash grain lists No. 2 red wheat at 1.09 to 1.12, No. 2 yellow corn around 0.314, and assorted No. 2 Northern and spring grades with varied cents per bushel.
Cattle run small with bullish sellers and higher prices. hogs strong with prices up to 18 cents on live motion. Early top for choice hogs at 7.56, light receipts lift lambs and sheep prices. Chicago live stock reports show cattle and hog receipts and varied price ranges for Texas and western steers, cows, calves, and lambs.
South Omaha area and Kansas City markets show cattle hogs and sheep receipts in the thousands with steady to higher prices. Cattle receipts around 8 000 head in Omaha with steers cows and heifers and westerns varying. hogs about 4 800 head with top values near 7 7 climbing. sheep brisk with yearlings and lambs priced firm. Also notes St Louis and St Joe market activity and New York poultry prices.
New York market report shows raw sugar steady with Muscovado 89 test at 6 dollars per test, centrifugal 2.92, molasses coats at 3.17. Refined Quilet appears in brief, no other details provided.
For sale 80 acres of first quality land with fair improvements, good fenced, deep black soil, no sand, and joins farms of high quality in Muscatine county. terms negotiable, possession available immediately. Also 40 or 60 acres near towns with good well and farm improvements. FAGAN BROTHERS, German American Bank, Muscatine.
A lender emphasizes personal inspection of each pledged arm before loan approval. They guarantee clear titles and handle collection of interest and principal, ensuring accountability and security for borrowers.
New York stock activity showed restraint as traders awaited the Supreme Court ruling on the Minnesota rate cases. Bear-led pressure in transcontinental issues faded as the market recovered some losses. bonds remained steady and overall turnover softened ahead of Christmas. Union Pacific rose two points from Saturday’s close, while Reading, Southern Pacific and Steel advanced briefly before reversing. Chicago and New York exchanges quoted mixed prices across primary issues, with dull trading and cautious sentiment prevailing.
Report covers dairy items with creamery notes and current makes, cheese and butter receipts, fresh extras and special marks, then shifts to stock market style quotes for eggs and cattle. It lists wool prices from St. Louis, grain prices from Omaha and Elgin, and cotton futures from New York with closing notes.
New York December 23 buyers note butter prices with receipts showing tub counts and creamery extras held at 87 37 1 4 cents.
Market notes show cows calves sheep and hogs with prices per unit. Poultry includes spring chickens old hens pullets roosters turkeys guineas ducks and geese with per dozen or per head figures. Grains and hay list oats wheat barley timothy wild hay and baled hay with ranging prices.
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