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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1913
Page
9
Outh End Nach and Muller announce a temporary shutdown starting Wednesday evening for eleven days or two weeks. The factory will inspect all machinery, invoice stock, and carry out general repairs and improvements to restore full operating order amid increased orders. Employees have worked ten hour days to push repairs and invoicing. The factory plans to resume January 11.
Three sermons will feature the watch service at Musserville Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow evening. The Rev. H F Bilbert district superintendent will give the first, followed by Rev. Is Barker pastor of Park Avenue church, and Rev. H E Tintler will close. A ritual program and a consecration service at noon are planned.
Fourteen members of the Kappa Delta class of Mulford Congregational Church were entertained at a six o'clock dinner by Miss Grace Appel on Hershey Avenue. After dinner the gathering included music and games. The event was a Christmas party with exchange of presents among guests.
About fifteen young friends of Miss Grace Barrows were entertained last evening at a six o'clock dinner at her home on Schitler at rest. The table was prettily decorated with Christmas decorations and a splendid four course dinner had served. The evening was pleasantly spent at games and music.
Funeral services for the late William Tobias will be held tomorrow. Services start at 1 PM from the house and 2 PM at the Corman Lutheran Church. The Rev John Haefner will officiate. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs George Wilson and Mrs Gradly Anderson of Keokuk are visiting at the Reverend's home.
A bank urges a New Year gift to a wife, son, or daughter that builds a saving habit. Any amount from one dollar opens an account, with the idea the initial sum starts a year of growth and financial discipline.
Chicago prices opened lower on light demand with December futures edging down but showed late strength as shipments and supply news supported a firmer tone in corn. Argentina harvest reports offset by Australia and Europe visible supply shrinkage, leaving oats and cattle trades mixed. Hog receipts at 32,000 held market steady to weak, while cattle and sheep receipts were sizable and prices generally eased.
Muscatine people and guests are mentioned in a series of social notes including Mrs H E Butler's visit from Oregon Street and Henry Lemkau returning home from Galesburg. Also reported are trips to Arden and Burlington, with dances planned at Roach and Musser hose house and relatives visiting in Oakville, Washington, Wolrbone, and Little Wails Mina.
New York December 30 stocks rose generally as sentiment favored the long side. Trading was tempered by year end factors and stiffening call money. Reading on a Canadian Pacific led gains while a Siegel interests setback offered only brief pressure. Bonds remained steady and the market closed weak with mixed activity.
Washington reports the international claims commission in Peking will submit a claim for RE. BR. Bueckman of Loomis Nebraska. His wife and two children were murdered and property burned in the Chinese revolutions of 1911 and 1912. He has refused to claim damages due to an agreement with the Scandinavian Alliance Mission.
New York officials reveal Mayor elect John Purroy Mitchel has practically chosen a team for city offices, with the police commissioner post still unsettled. W Cameron Forbes of Massachusetts was offered the job but may decline, leaving a key appointment unresolved.
Receipts and shipments data list primary receipts for Wheat Corn and Oats with amounts for today last week and last year. Includes Chicago Board of Trade figures from Hutton Cullen Lamson Bria Co and Northwest Carlots Minneapolis Winnipeg and Duluth estimates and tomorrow's cattle sheep forecasts.
Kansas City live stock market reports hog receipts around 17 000 head with steady to steady to firm prices. Bulk cattle and beef steers mix from 6 to 9 dollars, prime fed steers near 8 50 to 9 00, lambs around 7 40 to 8 15, and sheep generally steady to firm amid active demand.
Open high and low figures for wheat corn oats and related fats show May July and Dec contracts across wheat corn oats and meats. Cash market lists No 2 and No 3 grades for wheat corn and rye with prices for pork lard and ribs and notes standard grain and livestock values in Chicago on December 90.
South Omaha and St Louis market notes show hogs and cattle receipts with mixed price shifts. hogs at South Omaha lower on 13 700 head, cattle mixed to steady, sheep higher, while Kansas City and Omaha grain markets list cash and futures prices for wheat corn oats. Liverpool grain market closes with spot wheat steady and futures weak.
New York market listings show Amalgamated Copper American Beet Sugar and American Cotton among leading stocks. General Electric International Harvester and United States Steel appear with notable prices, alongside rail names Chesapeake and Ohio and Canadian Pacific. Butter and dairy receipts at New Haven reflect steady cheese and milk prices with mixed storied results, while raw and refined sugar in New York markets trend steady to higher with Muscovado and centrifugal ranges noted.
Peoria market notes show corn receipts at 53 cars with slight price shifts and several grade quotes. Data receipts of 6 cars indicate minor lower ranges for No 2 and No 3 white corn. New York poultry prices firm with dressed birds steady to higher on western chickens fowls and turkeys across standard ranges.
New York dairy mentions include steady receipts and various extras with unclear figures. The garbled text references tubs, hats, process extras, and cheese firm notes plus state whole milk data and held data, indicating fluctuating commodity movements without clear totals or dates.
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