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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
9
Real estate pitch from Patterson Realty Company of Warsaw Illinois urging investments in lands along Little River Red River and valleys in Arkansas Texas offering various tract sizes and the chance to double money in a short time.
A finder revisits Gorey Livery at corner of 3rd Street and Mulberry Avenue and collects the promised reward. The brief notice notes successful completion of the search and payment to the finder.
40 acre farm with new house and barn 12 acres pasture 28 acres plow land small fruit land black soil located 3 miles from Rock Island near Black Hawk Tower. Will sell cheap or exchange for Muscatine city property. Down payment small. See H M Bartlett Attorney Muscatine Iowa.
A brief personal notice seeking an elderly woman to provide work and companionship for a retiring applicant. Indicates there are two people in the family and provides a contact phone number 622-xX for inquiries.
Electa Chapter No 32 meets on the second and fourth Mondays monthly with W M Mrs Hallie Pitchforth and Secretary Miss Emme Manlove. Pocahontas Romona Council No 52 meets on the first and third Fridays in the Maccabee Hall with Pocahontas Mrs Eml Kranz, Wampum Collector Lydia Young, Keeper of Records Mrs Isabel Norton.
Fraternal groups meet weekly in Muscatine with installations and socials. Listings include WOMING LODGE No 76 K of P and Muscatine Camp No 106 Modern Woodmen of America, plus Muscatine Lodge No 8 and Prairie Encampment No 4 D of R and Elks Lodge No 804, with officers named and meeting times. Bloomington Council No 175 FB of A meets Fridays with officers listed.
Market quotations from Chicago Board of Trade dated December 29 show wheat at 92 to 97 cents, corn around 46 to 49, oats near 31 to 34, pork and lard futures trading with small changes, hogs weak early then closing softer, cattle and sheep receipts steady to slow, with prices largely firm for cattle and mixed for hogs and lambs in a busy day of Chicago trading.
Wheat May opened at 96% to 97% in Chicago trading with May closing 97% and July at 93%. Corn May opened 48 to 49% with July 49%. Oats May opened 33 to 34% with July 34%. Park price $19.45. Lard $10.42%. Ribs $10.22 to 10.25. Rye cash 80%. Barley 60 to 85c. Timothy 8.00 to 9.75. Clover 10.00 to 14.25.
Butter across markets steady with 23 to 29 cents per pound. Creameries 23 29c, dairies 21 to 25c. Receipts 2,000 with bids at the market 19 to 22 1/2 cents at the case. Firsts quoted at 29 cents and prime firsts at 31 cents.
Poulire Prizas Chicago reports live turkeys at 17 cents, dressed turkeys at 21 cents, live fowls at 11.5 cents, and springs at 14 to 15 cents.
New York markets report December 29 with butter receipts around 7,000 pounds and prices for creamery butter at 23 to 31 cents per pound. Egg receipts reach about 10,800 dozen with easy trading conditions noted.
New York poultry market shows alive chickens at 12 12% per pound, fowls 13% 14c, turkeys 14 18c. Dressed stock weaker with chickens 11 17c, fowls 11% 15c, turkeys 16 22c.
New York December 29 Wheat May at 1.02 and corn 56 percent. St Louis December 29 Wheat May 98 cents corn 47.25 cents and oats 32.25 cents.
Peoria market update notes No. 3 yellow corn priced at 43 cents per bushel as of December 29 with steady trading in local sessions.
Chicago markets show wheat by grades with prices ranging from No 2 red at 94% to No 3 yellow at 43% to 44 cents. Cattle receipts total 7 500 with Beeves priced from 4 65 to 7 25 per hundredweight as traders describe a slow market.
Fraternal Bankers Reserve Yeomen Hall meets first and third Wednesdays at 8. Banners Lodge Degree of Honor meets Tuesdays at Workman Hall. Knights of Columbus Laurent Council No 1305 meets second and fourth Fridays at Maccatee Hall. Homesteaders Pearl City Homestead No 219 meets first and third Fridays at Yeoman Hall. Musquitine No 35 meets Thursdays at 8 with visiting chiefs invited. Officers named: W F Tobias president C Lemkau secretary Mrs Josephine Stineman banker Mollie Wiles chief of honor Minerva Stroh financier Gussie Mull recorder J P Ryan GK A G Bestenlebner financial secretary B F Dyer president Co Ingreham secretary 510 West 5th St Merk Taylor ate phone 1075 X D F Borgstadt C of B phone 555 J.
Muscatine reports live stock values for choice and heavy cattle, cows and heifers, lambs, veal calves, bulls, and sheep with price ranges. It lists feed prices for hay, straw, corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, cracked and shelled corn, and various grain products for the market.
The frst and third Thursday meetings are held in their hall at the corner of Town Avenue and Third Street. OF L Pycatt is foreman and Mrs Alma Scott is listed as correspondent.
Fraternal orders list meeting nights and halls in Muscatine. F O E Muscatine Aerif No 815 convenes Tuesdays at 7 30 pm in Fagie Lodge hall near Dunbar cafe. Eagle Lodge No 10 meets Thursdays at A O U W hall on Chestnut Street. Woodbine Camp No 142 Royal Neighbors of America holds 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Shelby Norman Post No 231 G A R meets first and third Tuesdays in Court House hall.
M B A Bend City Lodge No 143 of the Modern Brotherhood of America meets on the second and fourth Monday evenings at Yeoman hall corner of Lyons Avenue and Third Street. A cordial invitation is extended to all members in good standing. Dr E H King president.
The American Nobles chapter in Muscatine holds meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month at Yeoman Hall at the corner of Third and Avenue. All visiting members in good standing are invited to attend. Elma Scott secretary and Alexander W Scott protector.
Muscatine Produce Markets offer alfalfa at 1.25 to 1.35 per unit and straw at 9.00 per ton with hay and flour rates listed. Retail and country markets display fixed prices for butter eggs poultry beef and pork cuts, vegetables, fruit, and fish with varied per unit or per pound costs including specific items like turkeys at 12 to 25 cents, potatoes at 70 cents per bushel, and fish prices from 10 to 17 cents per pound.
Chicago December 29 steer market opened slow as shippers bought good steers at unchanged levels and packers bid lower. A cut in the week’s estimate from 18 000 to 17 000 due to belated trains stimulated prices, with most sales finishing firm and some gains of about 10 cents. Prime Iowa steers around 1 787 pounds sold at 7 00 with others 1 400 1 580 pounds at 6 60 6 99. bulk 1 200 1 400 pounds 5 50 6 25. feeders and plain stock 5 00 5 40. killers down to 4 76 for light lots. Calves strong to 8 75. butcher stock up to 10 cents. country demand supported firm values for feeder and stock cattle. Market not expected to broaden soon. three day run this week 33 690 versus 42 510 last week.
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