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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1914

Page

7

Weather Forecast for Davenport Illinois December 29

Weather shows precipitation of .01 inch or more as a low pressure system moves from the northern plains toward the Mississippi Valley. Cold air from Saskatchewan to northeastern South Dakota brings temperatures near 18 degrees below zero at Winnipeg, with wet conditions likely tonight and Wednesday across the region.

Davenport Mississippi Missouri Aty North Dakota Geru Saskitchewan Manitoba South Dakota Winniper British Columbia Rocky Mountain Tala Blamarckt Boston Danver Paso Galveston Cheyenne

Markets Today Warn Wheat Prices Slump in Downtick

Washington dispatches report a bearish tone on wheat after shipping concerns. Prices opened down about 1.5 cents and fell further before rebounding to end near unchanged to a small gain. Corn followed wheat, oats eased amid broader grain selling, while provisions erased early gains.

Chicago Th. Dee Washington

Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Report

Chicago grain and provisions market figures from the Associated Press wire show mixed futures with soybeans and corn fluctuating. Notable entries include May oats futures around 2.25 and May pork and lard contracts trading near 18.60 to 19.30 per barrel and per hundredweight, with rib and short ribs listed around 22.10 to 22.40.

Ian Los

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Compiled by AP

Chicago prices list Wheat No 2 red No 2 hard and yellow varying around 66 to 65 percent. Oats No 5 white around 49. Barley not clear. Timothy at 8 dollars. Clover 12.50 to 13.00. Fork 17.00. Latch 10.40. Tills 9.75 to 10.37.

Associated Press Chicago Stwc Wes Awe Saka Bland Wey Ie Timothy Dom OO

Kansas City Grain Market Prices Report by Associated Press

Cash Wheat trades with No 3 hard at 1.20 to 1.22 per bushel and No 2 red around 1.19 to 1.20. Corn and oats show unchanged to lower bids with No 2 mixed at 67 to 68 cents and No 2 white around 9 1/2 cents. Rye sits near 1.06 to 1.07, hay unchanged. Closing: Wheat May 1.224 and July 1.464 per bushel.

Cassociatea Press Kansas City Fo. der Hale

Dullness Follows Early Stock Rally

Government notes to Great Britain on interference with American marine commerce subdued early stock gains. Prices slid and trading nearly halted after a brief rally, with mixed grain quotes amid sparse activity and regional market reports from Omaha.

Associated Press New York N. Y Great Britain

Minneapolis Grain Market Report From Dec 9

Associated Press wire data from Minneapolis shows grain quotes for December contracts. May corn prices note 126.45 for No 1 bar peas No 2 northern at 1.204 and white corn around 0.4744. oats and flax listed with varied cents per bushel. price per bushel figures include 1.60 for a pound basis.

Minneapolis Associated Press Minneapolla Minn

Butter and Cheese Market Report From New York

Receipts and prices from the New York Produce Market show butter and cheese lots with various grades. Creamery extraneous items and firsts, with numbers indicating weights and values, reflect a mixed state of dairy goods.〕

New York Prouh Tennsyluanka

Chicago Produce Market unsettled prices and receipts

Chicago December 29 market notes report unsettled price levels for dairy and poultry. Listings include high er creamery items, receipts of 21 cars with mixed goods, 4,612 units of gas and meat products, and live fowl with turkey and hints of seasonal demand.

Chicago

Money Market Report from New York Exchange

The Associated Press leased wire from New York reports mercantile paper, sterling exchange rates and bond figures. Cables indicate sixty day bills at 4.5565 for demand 4.8610, with silver around 8.

New York Associated’ Press Mercantila Dalle Sterling Bhis

Kansas City Produce Market Report Clues At Market Prices

Kansas City market notes show mixed produce pricing with poultry and eggs terms scarce. Prices listed include roosters at 8c and turkeys at 10c, with varying quotes for eggs and other staples amid sultry weather.

Kansas City Associated “Press

St Louis Produce Market Poultry and Butter Prices

Associated Press lists current market rates in St Louis with poultry items including chickens ducks and geese and butter creamery margins. Prices shown include 944 104e for chickens 1634c for ducks and 11 12c for geese with butter and margarine figures noted. Market notes indicate dairy products at creamery margins and general price ranges for the day.

Associated Press St. Luouis Dee Springs

Heavy hog arrivals force price cuts in Chicago market

Chicago stock market report notes arrivals of hogs well above expectations forcing price reductions. Cattle offerings lack attractive quality while stormy weather hampers sheep and lamb sales, with much of the supply placed in quarantine division.

Associated Press Chicago

Chicago Live Stock Market Report Dec 99 Slows Trade

Chicago market slows with 42 000 head receipts. Cattle range from native steers 6 40 to 10 00 and calves to 7 75. Sheep receipts 20 000 with lambs at 7 00 to 3 85 and yearlings around 6 85 to 7 50. Heavy price distortions noted across classes.

Chicago Associated Press

South Omaha and Kansas City Live Stock Markets Report

South Omaha reports receipts of 4 500 hogs and 1 500 cattle with lower hog prices and higher cattle and sheep values. Heavy hogs bring 6 95 to 7 10 while native steers reach 6 50 to 9 60 and yearlings 6 05 to 7 05. lambs trend at 8 00 to 8 76. Kansas City shows 13 000 hogs selling 10c lower, cattle steady to 16c lower, primes 9 25 to 10 25, western steers 7 00 to 9 00, and sheep firm with lambs at 8 20 to 8 85.

Associated Press Kansas City Dee

St Louis Live Stock Market Report

St Louis market report shows cattle receipts at 4,500 head with steady to lower prices. Hogs around 19 cents lower, totals near $6.00 to $7.35 for various grades. Sheep receipts 3,200 head, muttons about $4.50, lambs $8.00 to $8.75, yearlings $5.50 to $7.40.

St. Louis Associated Press Lenseé Dea

New York Poultry Market Prices and Toledo Grain Rates

New York December 29 Poultry prices for western chickens turkeys and fowls are listed with cash and average ranges. Western roasting chickens and fresh fowls show modest declines. In Toledo wheat cash and May futures trade around 1.28 and 1.52 dollars with prime clover seed and timothy futures noted for cash and December delivery.

New York Cassociated Press Toledg Ghain Tolefo

Muscatine Markets Livestock and Wholesale Prices

Market report from Muscatine lists hogs at 6.50 to 6.85 for choice light and heavy, cattle with choice steers at 6.00 to 6.50, good and stock steers 7.00 to 8.50, cows and heifers 6.00 to 6.50, bulls 5.00 to 6.00, calves 7.50 to 8.00, and sheep at 5.00 to 6.00, with wholesale produce prices showing barley and other staples.

LAMVS

Invitations Issued For College Holiday Reception

Invitations have been issued by the M. and W. C. A. for home for vacation college students and their friends to attend a reception tomorrow evening at the M. C. A. Building. No formal program is planned, but amusements will run from 8 to 9:30 with a vietrola concert and marshmallow toasting. College students without invitations are asked to consider themselves invited.

McNiel

Ruling Ends Stamp Tax on Pre December Deeds in Iowa

Montezuma Iowa Dec 29 after failed efforts to record deeds dated and delivered before December 1 a district court suit sought a peremptory order forcing the recorder to accept deeds for record without U S Internal Revenue stamps. The revenue collector reversed earlier rulings saying no stamps needed for deeds dated before December 1. The decision benefits holders of pre December 1 deeds and may be shared with Iowa county recorders.

Montezuma Iowa U. S. Internal Revenue R. J. Smith District Court Dubuque Murphy Smith

Commission Alters Regent Degree Rate Orders

The Interstate Commerce Commission, at Washington, issued an order altering its prior advance freight rate decision. It says strict compliance would disrupt long standing rate relationships between Central Freight Association territory and the Southwest and break up established groupings of points of origin. Carriers must preserve these groupings, may advance some class rates, and Central Freight roads may raise rates on commodities not specifically authorized.

Washington Inturerate Commerce Commission Central Freight Association Southwest

Farm supply and grocery price list ad notice

A dense price sheet lists feed and grain prices including corn oats wheat and bran. Retail items show cracked corn shorts rye hay potatoes cabbage lemons cucumbers carrots turnips peppers and various meats with per unit prices and bulk figures. The ad mentions poultry products and farm staples like oilmeal cornmeal cane sugar and lucerne with curved units and dates omitted.

Wilton Muscatine visitors and local movements noted

Wilton Iowa December 29 reports several residents visiting relatives and traveling. Dr and Mrs Schmidt Miss Edith Barnard and Mrs Adalaide Barnard returned from Muscatine. Mrs Preston Conant and son Preston arrived from Ainsworth visiting Mr and Mrs H Wise. Lydia Grunder visited from Muscatine. A Latchaw to Davenport for business. Mary Burnett returned from Muscatine after holidays. H J Patton and B F Stone visited Davenport after time with family. Clara Brammeier returned from Davenport after Christmas. Orris visited Davenport for business. Mrs Henry Wildasin and Erma traveled to Davenport. Betty Robins returned from Durant after Christmas. Rev Julius Doden visited Atalissa. Albert Sessler returned to Davenport after days there.

Peter Grunder A. Latchaw Davenport Mary Burnett Muscatine H. J. Patton E. E Orris Henry Wildasin Erma Betty Robifs Durant Julius Doden Atalissa Albert Sessler

Residents Return Home After Christmas Visits

A string of local residents halted in Monticello Iowa to resume routines after Christmas visits. Lincoln Beaver and J. Ticktin returned from extended stops in Monticello and Muscatine respectively, while Alexander Atwill headed back to Chicago after time with his mother Maggie Atwill. Others include W F Warner from Davenport and families H H Dillon in Crawfordsville, H J Jepson from Davenport, and several relatives visiting town over the weekend.

Lincoln Beaver Monticello Isaac Peiffer Alexander Atwill Chicago Maggie Atwill W. F. Warner Davenport Albert Grunder Baby Kirk Grunder Muscatine J. Ticktin H. H. Dillon Crawfordsville C. M. Marshall H. J. Jepson Bert Snider O. J. Whitmer Lincoln Neb Forest Whitmer Nevin Whitmer Tipton Clara Joyce Topeka Kan Joyce Anna Williams West Liberty Elmer Marticke Walter Herr Walter Gray Silvis F. W. Cummings Frieda Marolf Moscow Charles Port Canton

Watch Parties Planned in Muscatine for Holiday Night

Muscatine prepares for a festive holiday as a new rear arrival is welcomed Thursday. Social events multiply across homes and lodges, with midnight gatherings and amusements urged for celebrants. Churches plan watch services while industry shuts down Friday as all activities pause.

Muscatine

Emil Seidel to Speak Here Jan 5

Emil Seidel former Milwaukee mayor and 1904 socialist vice presidential candidate will lecture at Hare's Hall on Tuesday January 5 at 4 p.m. on Shall Trusts Rule the United States. He tours the central and eastern states to recruit members for local socialist groups and strengthen the national socialist press.

Emil Seidel Maylor Wilwaukee Wis Dt3 Hare’s Wall United States Mr. Seidel The Socialist Party National Socialist Party National Socialist

Port visitors and family visits noted at local homes

Mr and Mrs Theo Port rank McSwisgen were guests at a Davee port business visit Monday afternoon and evening. Mr and Mrs Henry Dunker spent Monday noon visiting two days at the home of their son L Ru Dunker.

Theo. Portrank McSwisgen Henry Dunker Muscatine L. Ru Dunker

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