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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
9
Holiday trading mood keeps grain markets quiet with narrow price moves. Wheat opens steady with slight shifts as May and other contracts show minor gains and losses amid dry southwest weather. Corn and oats trade near unchanged to modestly lower, while provisions stay firm on higher hogs and quiet commerce.
Chicago and Kansas City grain markets on December 26 report mixed cash and futures prices. Wheat No 2 rer appears around 1.09 to 1.04 in places, while corn and oats show varied unchanged to slight moves across Cash and track prices. Regional markets at St Louis and Peoria echo mixed wheat strength and weaker corn in cash channels.
Raw sugar markets held steady in New York with price quotes showing Muscovado at 9 test and $2,425 centerfugal, 9 S test at $3.92 for molasses. Refined grades listed but figures incomplete. market activity appears subdued with limited movement and standard daily variations.
Chicago December 26 Steer trade firmer as offerings for the week are meagre and prices advance. Packers pay 48.65 for good lambs, an independent buyer pays 8 753 for prime cattle, marking the season high. Cattle receipts 10,390. hogs 19,000. sheep 21,000 with generally higher bids and steady to higher markets.
Kansas City stock market reports for December 26 show cattle receipts around 6 000 head with prices rising up to 1.0 cent. Native cattle and southern steers feature in mixed ranges with cows, calves, and stockers priced across a broad band. Hog and sheep figures follow, with general upward shifts in price and volume reflected in regional data from St. Louis and Kansas City exchanges.
New York poultry prices steady with dressed western chickens and fowls listed. Omaha cash grain mixed with wheat around 91% and corn near 42%, receipts and shipments detailed. Minneapolis wheat quotes show Dec at 81 1/2 and May around 84 1/4. Chicago butter firm with creamery and cheese markets steady and fresh receipts noted. Potatoes listed with Wisconsin and Michigan prices.
A distressed ad offers cash loans with weekly or monthly payments to settle debts. It promises quick receipts and flexible terms, using personal property as security and a written contract for each loan. An agent may call at homes to explain bill paying.
Readable excerpt lists poultry steady with live turkeys 15c dressed 200 and veal steady at 9 1 te. Mentions Minnesota and springs with cryptic figures, unclear dates or agencies. Strong entities include Poultry and Veal categories and location Minnesota placeholder terms.
New York December reports show mixed dairy and egg receipts. Milk and creamery outputs hold steady while cheese prices remain unchanged. Boxed eggs and butter shipments vary with regional demand captured in fresh and western gathering categories.
In St Louis on December 26, the wool market showed steadiness for frontier and western mediums at 21 6s per pound with a middle quote around 19 200. New York cotton and coffee exchanges were closed today. Kansas City oil and dairy trades indicated unchanged butter and poultry markets with limited activity.
The Muscatine market lists wholesale and retail prices for poultry including turkeys old hens ducks geese and guineas plus spring chickens roasters and eggs. It also shows prices for corn oats hay barley and various feeds along with produce like apples oranges grapes and berries and staple vegetables and dairy items.
Fraternal groups announce regular convocations and meetings across Iowa towns. Descriptions list lodge numbers, dates, nights, meeting places, officers, and visitor welcome notes for craft lodges, knights, red men, and related societies.
New York holiday trading yields minimal speculation amid high call money near 8 percent. Markets show weakness in rubber and broad weakness in many stocks, with standard issues slipping while bonds stay steady. By late session, some pressure eases and select blue chips creep higher, leaving overall activity muted with cautious optimism.
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