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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
7
Classified item notes very cheap farm lands and a range of goods for sale or trade including overcoats suits traveling bags and furniture. Contact Joan A. Rowan at 121 W 2nd St for details and potential business opportunities such as a drug store location and yard space. Phone Cul 214 X.
Mrs Griffith and children of Waterloo visited Mrs. Gs mother Mrs Hess and family. Miss Hazel Baker returns from Hayfield to spend holidays. Mr and Mrs Will Anderson of Town City visit relatives. Miss Mabel Hague home from Blockton to Christmas with her sister. Miss Edna Potter teaches at Garden Grove to spend holidays with family. Mr and Mrs Roy Bulechek spend Christmas with Walter Crawford and M F Smitz. John Riggs at Muscatine Business College spends vacation at home. Nell Page in Iowa City to spend Christmas with parents. Ida Cotter to Oxford for holiday vacation. Glen Stonebarger from Huxley visits parents. Mildred DeLuno and J Ewin Griffith wed Christmas night at Fort Madison. Fred Crain and Frank Sherburne depart for California. Miles Allins family spend Christmas with Mrs Slater. Ed McCollister of Pleasant Valley visits John Kelso home. Mrs Anns Etenied at home after heart trouble. Funeral Tuesday at Reformed church led by Roy Williams. Several attend Henry Walker funeral at River Junction.
Weather and crop damage reports from Argentina spur wheat upturn as May contracts rise. European shortages and scarce South American offerings support gains amid firmer close. Corn mirrors wheat strength while provisions edge higher with pork and beef futures showing gains.
Disjointed OCR of Chicago cash grain prices shows No. 2 red, No. 3 red and yellow and white grain figures, various bids and lots, with confusing numerals and vendor labels. Names and places blend into a garbled ledger of prices, not a coherent report.
Recents and Shipments summary shows Chicago and St. Louis grain trading data for wheat and corn with contract grades and cash prices. Notable figures include no 2 red wheat, corn Near 4 32, and futures quotes for May July and December, reflecting market movement in Kansas City and Minneapolis districts.
Liverpool market notes steady wheat prices with Manitoba No 2 and Stanoha No 2 listed. Prices include 74 8d for a May shipment and 74 4407 Murch. Autres fro Dac and other consignments referenced with dates and bids.
Muscatine markets show varied livestock and produce prices with hogs, lambs, and beef cuts listed alongside feed grains and vegetables. Highlights include hogs at mixed rates, beef and lamb demand, milk and butter market notes, vegetables priced per pack or pound, and Chicago and Kansas City pricing references for dairy and poultry products.
A fragmented New York market notice lists fruits and produce with prices for bananas apples oranges and crams, plus wholesale and retail lines for wood coal and live poultry items. It references quantities such as 50 lb crates and four foot wood, along with price quotes for lard and soft coal.
The market notes a heavy run of cattle with prices lower at opening and hogs steady to firm. Cattle receipts weigh on values with declines 10 to 15 cents. hogs and lambs show varied moves. In New York, a cautious early session sees limited activity and mixed gains among smaller issues with overall market softness.
South Omaha and nearby markets report cattle and hog movements with varied bids. Notable activity includes mixed prices for cattle and feeders, quotes around several dollars per hundredweight, and reports of early trading in St Louis and Missouri markets.
Livestock arrivals at Kansas City show 6000 native cattle and mixed western stock with varying prices. Receipts total around 8000 across categories including southern steers and cows, stockers, and packers. Market tone indicates slight price shifts with overall bids and figures outlined in the daily ledger.
Market notes from St Joe and New York show mixed cattle receipts and prices with steer and cow quotes unclear. Included are cattle, hogs, lare animals, poultry mentions, and market steady to weak signals, though many OCR errors obscure specifics and entities.
Fragmentary market notes from New York show prices around 1.86 per unit with unclear entries for 89 test and 96 Lent values. The text is garbled with nonsensical terms and stray names, making concrete details hard to confirm.
The St Louis wool market in Des Moines and surrounding area shows prices for low grades, westerns, mediums and best lots. Buyers and sellers report demand fluctuating as price levels hold for merino and crossbred lots with steady trading activity across weight categories.
Ir and Mrs. Lundy and son Alvin spent Christmas with their parents near Atalissa. Miss Addie Wunderlich hosted Andrew Anderson’s family after a year in Chicago. Miller brothers from Walcott visited cousin Will Altender and family. Noah Dusenbury delivered turkeys and chickens to Davenport, netting him money. Louis Altender and son Alfred visited Wm. Hartman’s home. Charlie Feater stayed at Adama Pagl’s near Sunbury. Mrs Anna O Keefe spent holidays at Wilton. Will Altender and Fred transacted business in Blue Grass. George Grimm of Melpine was in town buying furs. Christmas programs at Pleasant Prairie and New Era drew large crowds. Louie Wolf family dined with Wm Hartman family. August Kemper and Algert spent Sunday with Clare Hansen near Muscatine. Will Schultz delivered a load of hay to Muscatine. Aurelia Sentinel notes President Taft’s stance on prison policy.
Fragmentary notes describe a Washington chapter meeting with officers named Fors, Haan, and Morus. The text references a stated convocation, seconds, and a secretary, but many words are garbled making specifics unclear. The item reads like a small society meeting summary from a newspaper page.
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