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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1917
Page
7
Chicago markets show corn gains amid cold weather and light receipts. January futures rise to about 1.265, May near 1.245 while oats hit a season high. Export prospects buoy markets. hog quotes slide but do not curb grain uptick. Cash grain quotes list No 3 yellow corn around 1.38 to 1.65 and oats at about 1.52 to 2.0 with other grains varied.
Muskies dominate Rock Island Athletic Club 77 to 15 at Armory Hall last night in a slow friendly contest. Lohr leads Muskies with steady shooting while Tabor struggles for Rock Island. half score 40 to 3. A post game dance followed under team supervision with about fifty couples.
Great Lakes, Midwest basketball critics face a challenging season unless the Great Lakes training station develops a strong team. Coach Olcott from Kansas yokes 25 000 potential players, two weeks into practice and showing solid progress. An on short notice lineup even defeated a strong college five, with Felmey of Wisconsin and William Johnson of Illinois AAU pedigree likely to start as forwards.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Chamberlain’s Tablets for biliousness or constipation. It promises ease of taking and pleasant effect, claiming satisfaction from the remedy.
The Muskies schedule a key basketball game with the Winds Athletic Club next Tuesday night at the armory. Speakers note the squad’s recent run of victories, led by former local standout Norman Tilott, and promise a fast, hard contest likely drawing a large crowd. A dance will follow the game with a small admission to dancers.
Receipts and shipments reported by Hutton & Frenzel for Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat today 446000, corn 664000, oats 765000, with last week and last year comparisons. shipments and domestic market figures for wheat corn and oats. Minneapolis and Peoria grain prices. export clearance and Minnesota market notes. St Louis market details with No 2 track prices for corn and oats.
Chicago reports liberal arrivals of hogs weighing on the market despite cold, with direct packer consignments for cattle and sheep. Kansas City notes large hog receipts with lower market. cattle and sheep receipts mixed but steady to lower in several cities including St Louis. Prices show ranges for hogs, cattle, and sheep across multiple markets.
Chicane Dew and the White Sox allied boxers Micral Wells and Tess Tate from Oklahoma and Minnesota will meet January 23 in a US home bout in Joplin Missouri. The event features Moran of Pittsburgh and Kilton of Rochester as opponents for a 20 round fight with a Boston Nation regasement.
Ear receipts 3500 with hogs selling lower. Light 16.10 to 16.30, mixed 16.30 to 16.40, heavy 16.25 to 16.50, pigs 10.00 to 13.00, bulk 16.25 to 16.40. Cattle receipts 400 with steady trade. steers 9.50 to 18.50, cows and heifers 7.60 to 13.50, calves around 11.50. Sheep receipts 1500 with steady market.
The Associated Press reports Omaha stock receipts mixed at 416 406, hogs steady with prices from 10.00 to 16.85, cattle receipts around 600 with steers 8.50 to 13.60, cows 6.50 to 10.60, calves 8.75 to 12.76, sheep 100 head steady with feeders 11.00 to 12.10 and ewes 9.70 to 11.50, lambs 15.00 to 16.50.
Chicago trading for hogs and cattle shows varied classes with receipts around 21 000 hogs and 16 000 cattle anticipated for Monday. Bulk hog prices range 16.50 to 16.60 per cwt, while native steers bring 7.50 to 14.26 and calves around 8.00 to 16.00. Sheep receipts near 4 000 with lambs at 12.75 to 16.75 and wethers 9.10 to 13.10.
Produce market reports from Kansas City and Chicago with prices and receipts. Butter and eggs show stable to modest changes. potatoes receipts noted at 15 cars. poultry alive but lower in Towls with 19 items at 284 to 4.
Washington reports cooks were recruited from city hotels and restaurants to support regimental kitchens during wartime. The U S Public Service Reserve mobilized three hundred cooks in four days and informed hotel managers and cooks nationwide, with strong offers to swap kitchen stalls for military needs.
Kansas City cash grain and oats prices hold steady with minor shifts for corn and rye. St Louis poultry butter eggs and butter prices show nominal gains and steady receipts while New York dairy and produce markets report mixed price levels and varying box and case counts.
New York markets show poultry prices steady on live birds with chickens at 23 to 24 cents, fowls at 24 to 25 cents, and turkeys 30 to 35 cents. Dressed poultry steady with chickens at about 46 cents, fowls 27 to 28 cents, and turkeys around 20 cents.
New York stock market closes with mixed gains across sectors. Industrial alcohol and American Tobacco show notable strength while steel and other major issues hover near the prior finish. Irregular close figures around 460,000 shares traded, with prices ranging near 96 to 98.
Decimal currency trading in Ghitago shows native Silvers steady to Thursday with pockets of strength. Hog supplies remain excessive after a large layover from Thursday, with receipts around 55,096 and total arrivals near 39,000. prices vary, buyers bid far apart, and butchers report softer demand.
An advertisement by Walter Z Pierce & Co at 43 Exchange Place New York urges investors to buy stock of an independent oil company promising 16 percent annual return with commissions to top brokers. The notice presents the live-wire salesman pitch and company contact.
In Sandusky Ohio fans are watching baseball on ice as Put-In-Bay North and Middle Bays and Nolleys Islands organize teams. A pennant race may be held if weather allows. Players skate with solid balls and bat, bases must be touched, and scores often reach the thirties amid chilly conditions. Also noted is a boxing bout in Des Moines and extreme cold across Canada with 48 below in White River and 32 below in Winnipeg and Cobalt.
Washington reports a Belgian reconstruction plan for swift revival of the economy after the German invasion. Prominent Belgians in France, meeting in Paris, coordinate on restoring industrial life with broad support from national business and labor sectors.
An 1918 sale listing advertises auctioning of 19 mules and horses, cattle including cows and calves, sows and hogs, plus farm implements. Items include a wide array of plows, binders, planters, mowers, seeders, wagons, and machinery. Reserve notes indicate in foal mares and aged stock, with many equipment brands and tools scattered throughout the description.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a column by See Wathan Col Joh Onmeres Ametionver. Details unclear. readable fragments do not provide a clear event, date, or proper names beyond the author cue. Produce a cautious card noting an unidentified column segment.
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