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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
8
Local items report money to loan on real estate with security offered by G M Titus of 213 Iowa Ave. Several residents depart for Columbus Junction for visits. New buggies sell at cost. various residents travel to Letts Montezuma Wilton and Atalissa. Grand opera house advertises Ben Hur show with admission 10 cents.
Endorsed by dress makers this hookless fastener avoids hooks and eyes. Not sold in stores. Send 35 cents for one or one dollar for two to Hallock Supply Co. Austin Station Chicago Il.
G y Titus advertises a good stock of millinery for sale at 213 Iowa Avenue and urges callers to act at once. The brief notice emphasizes availability and immediacy for potential buyers.
A Muscatine meeting of saloon keepers is set to decide whether to circulate a petition to reopen under the Mulct Law. The discussion follows reports from Davenport Times about Scott county petitions and state law provisions, including consent signatures, bonds, property owner consent, and sale restrictions near churches schools and fairs.
Today's market notes from Miner & Co Chicago board of trade show wheat futures mixed with May and December positions, corn and oats quotes steady to firm, pork and lard prices shifting, and hogs closing higher. Trade activity lists car receipts for wheat corn oats and a forecast of tomorrow's arrivals including hogs at 22,000 head.
Wheat May opened at 1.05 to 1.06 per bushel with a close around 1.06. Corn May opened near 0.607 with a high near 0.61 and a close around 0.61. Oats May opened around 0.545 and closed near 0.54. July figures and pork and lard prices are listed with cash rye at 83 3/4 cents.
Chicago market report shows Barley at 0.95, Timothy March at 4.75, Clover Marsh 17.54 and Wheat No 2 red around 1.01 to 1.0375. Cattle receipts 8500 steady to strong with beves 3.60 to 6.25, hogs 15,000 steady from 4.10 to 4.55, sheep 15,000 10c higher. butter 20 29c, eggs 20 7c in Chicago market.
Chicago market notes list poultry prices for turkeys and chickens with small percentage quotes and spring items among mixed offerings.
New York market update shows poultry alive with easy conditions. Chickens 12 cents, fowls 13 cents, turkeys 14 cents. dressed poultry firm in price and demand.
Butter prices firm with creamery and factory lots showing small gains. Eggs per dozen mostly steady with extras and firsts holding near 29 to 31 cents. Wheat and corn futures quoted across New York St Louis and Peoria markets with minor shifts in May contracts.
A detailed listing of current prices across multiple markets including corn oats wheat and other grains for retail and wholesale. It also covers eggs butter hay cheese and meat products with ranges for loc al live stock and various poultry and fish prices.
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