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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
7
Chicago reports that government move to take possession of railways weighed on corn as traders doubted larger interior grain flow. Early prices steadied after a modest rally, with January at 1.26 1 0 and May around 1.24 to 1.24 1 2, finishing largely firm though unsettled. Oats weakened after initial strength as provisions remained irregular.
A scanned Want Ad page lists numerous classifieds for sale and rent. Items include homes on Dale Street and Maple Avenue, farm equipment like a Burroughs adding machine, a violin, a combination plow and marker, houses for sale and rent, hotel fixtures, and assorted livestock and feed. Several contacts and phone numbers accompany the notices, with livestock, real estate, and household goods offerings dominating the page.
Rock Island travels to the Armory for a Friday night game against the undefeated Waskies led by manager George Volger. Stars Grindley Walters and Manfield highlight the Muskies lineup as a fast, hard contest looms. A Chase Orchestra dance follows the game with one admission serving both events.
Rock Island welterweight Harl Henderson prepares for his January 19 clash with Cleveland’s Al Doty at the Rock Island Athletic Club. Henderson, training hard in the Symnasium, weighs about 147 to 148 pounds and aims to prove critics wrong who doubt his punching power. Doty is expected to make weight without difficulty.
Chicago papers report Bob Slasbrook is released to Mobile of the Southern association. The Tribune notes the White Sox will struggle next season without his voice as coach in the box. Slasbrook demonstrated coaching skill with Joe Tinker at Columbus before joining the World Series effort. His home is Grundy Center, Iowa.
Assessors to guide annual meeting with instructions on income tax questions and a war crop census to map 1918 farming plans. The census covers men in farming, crops and livestock, aiming to boost acreage and yields for wartime demands.
George Volger manager of the lo weal professional basketball five stated this morning that his starring mentor Robert Iggy Flasbrook will return to the city this afternoon. Hasbrook left for Guthrie Center last Friday night after the game with the high schools boys where he spent Christmas with his parents.
Marguerite Clark stars in the Paramount version of Bab’s Matinee Idol, a light comedy about a boarding school girl’s first romance. The film, adapted from Mary Roberts Rinehart, will play Friday and Saturday this week, drawing on Clark’s playful performance and the author’s recalled youth.
The Pittsburgh Star praised the three act musical comedy Oh Johnnie Oh offered at the Grand theatre for New Year’s Day shows. A large audience enjoyed the latest songs and entertaining new version, with high remarks on music and style.
A program showcased "Give Me the Moonlight" "Give Me the Boy" and other tunes including "Over There" by Geo. M. Cohan. Mr. Corwin led ten pretty soldier girls in blue uniforms with American tags, and his number had to be repeated several times to satisfy the audience.
Chicago grain prices across yellow corn and oats show nominal and varied futures values with several grades listed. Barley and timothy futures appear at specific price ranges while pork and lard quotes reflect regional commodity activity and market jitter.
Receipts and shipments data furnished by Hutton & Frenzel with Lamson Bros. & Co. shows Wheat and Corn figures for Today and last weeks and last year, plus outs, oats, and Carlots. Includes export clearance and livestock estimates for Friday and Friday cattle hogs and sheep.
Peoria grain market reports corn prices rising 7 to 18 cents with No 4 yellow bid at 1 65 to 1 78 offered and mixed lots around 1 61 to 1 57. No 2 white and standard white bids noted with varied quotations and samples.
St Louis market summary shows corn No 2 track at 1.70 and No 2 white at 1.78 with futures steady. Oats No 2 track at 1.25 and No 4 white at 1.814 cents. December corn 1.28 and May 2.26, oats December 1.65 and May 1.64 with steady futures.
At Kansas City market, cash corn prices ranged for No 2 mixed at about 1.68 to 1.72 dollars with No 2 yellow near 1.70 to 1.72, oats mixed around 81 cents, and white varieties at 1.70 to 1.72. Closing prices show December corn at 1.28, January and May near 1.25 to 1.26 with slight variations.
Minneapolis market summary lists grain prices with corn at 1.70 per unit, oats around 0.77, and wheat near 2.28 as reported by Associated Press dispatch from Minneapolis. The terse data shows fractional yields and price quotes typical of late 19th century market notices.
Butter prices steady to higher with receipts of 2,866 cases. Eggs rise with firsts at 50 to 60 cents for marked cases, refrigeration firsts at 39 to 88 cents. Potatoes drop as receipts reach 45 cars. Midwest Hulls priced at 1.90 to 2.05 per unit with sacks around 2.00. Poultry alive up and eggs and springs show mixed gains across markets.
New York market notes show Butter firm with receipts about 8,533 tubs and prices near 40 to 60 cents for various grades. Eggs firm with 6,497 cases and mixed firsts and extras priced around 40 to 60 cents. Cheese steady with 373 boxes and state whole milk specials around 24 cents. Names, figures, and item labels are partially garbled but reflect dairy commodity movements in New York on December 27.
New York poultry market report indicates dressed poultry prices with weak tones. Chickens bring 21 to 85c, fowls 18 to 27c, turkeys 23 to 28c, live poultry prices not quoted.
St Louis Produce Market reported poultry largely unchanged with hens at 1814a and butter lower. Creamery butter quoted at 484 490 and eggs at 47 48e.
Chicago live stock market notes a sharp drop in hog prices due to numerous arrivals. Cattle offerings are plentiful while sheep remain light. total receipts reach about 54,000 hogs, with lambs around 12.60 and sheep prices steady near 5.60.
Sioux City market report shows hog receipts at 7,000 head with prices for light hogs around 1.85 to 1.68, mixed 10.45 to 16.55, and bulk 16.40. Cattle receipts near 1,800 head with cows and calves 2.00 to 12.50, calves 7.50 to 11.60, and calves to 11.60. Sheep receipts 1,500 head with a steady market.
Omaha Time Stock Market reports hogs and cattle trading lower with 8500 hogs at lower bids around 16.85 dollars and 16.00 for others. Steers and cows also quoted lower with calves and lambs showing mixed to steady prices. Sheep sales remain steady with yearlings and lambs trading around 11 to 14 dollars per hundredweight.
Kansas City market receipts total about 4,000 hogs and cattle with prices listed for grades. Hog values range from $16.00 to $17.00, cattle include steers $3.76 to $14.60 and cows $6.00 to $6.60, sheep receipts around 9,000 with lambs $10.26 to $15.00 and yearlings $10.00 to $11.50.
Associated Press release notes receipts for the day with 12 000 head hogs market lower with various price ranges for lights pigs mixed and heavy hogs cattle receipts 6500 head market lower beef steers cows calves lambs ewes and watchers listed with price bands in a concise livestock market summary.
A brief Kansas City market wire note reports butter and poultry prices unchanged with cryptic figures such as 470 and LNG. The fragment provides little context on sources or specifics beyond location Kansas City Missouri and date December 27.
Representative Sales from Chicago report mixed steer prices as demand shifts. Early consignments showed some gains for higher quality lots while plain grades held steady to strong. after urgent orders, activity softened and many late offerings, including the Road to chosen, fell to lower values.
Trading yesterday showed a steady demand with big packers waiting until late in the forenoon. Prices overall 10c higher than Monday and about $1.25 above last week, with butchers and lighter weights selling 20c higher and certain lots around $17.10 to $17.15, while offerings and spot bids varied through the session.
New York December 27 reports show short covering but profits-led selling offset by absorptions lifting key names. Great Northern Canadian Pacific Rock Island Coalers and Texas Company rallied above early highs while Industrials and the war group also strengthened. Bond yields for minor railroads rose as Liberty bonds rose. Juiberty prices around 97.35 and 98.48 for three and a halfs.
An Atlantic excursion film by Howe showcases super-dreadnought guns firing 25 miles and 1 400‑pound projectiles. It highlights deck crew discipline and midshipman training at the U S Naval Academy, with vivid photography and dramatized sequences of naval power and precision.
A daring British airman battles a Zeppelin above London and defeats the enemy craft by maneuvering into position directly above it. He then ends its mission by dropping a bomb, marking a decisive air victory in the night skies.
French General Fayolle, pivotal in guiding Franco British forces on the Italian front, helped clear ground for the May 1915 offensive that captured Albain Carency Notre Dame de Lorette and the Labyrinth, establishing the path to Vimy Ridge. He served as second in command to General Pelain and is esteemed as one of France’s ablest officers.
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