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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
15
The July delivery corn market showed weakness as weather and export demand influenced prices. Wheat shipments were steady and futures for September opened higher after initial declines, with August and September futures trading around the mid to upper figures before a modest rally.
Fragmentary cash grain and pork price notes list several numeric values and labels like No 2 and Pork Nominal. The readable items indicate market quotes but lack complete context for full interpretation.
Fragmented OCR shows Meago Grain and Provisions market data with open high low and close values for July and August. Figures include per 100 lbs rates and percentage ranges, indicating price activity and scheme details.
Receipts and shipments data from Hutton and Frenzel for Wheat Corn and Oats show today, last week and last year figures. Northwest carlots and Minneapolis Duluth receipts are listed with weekly and yearly totals. Export clearance reports Wheat Corn and Oats with oats at 40 000 units.
Kansas City market notes record cash prices for grain and feed products with No. 2 mixed at 1.55 to 1.57 dollars, No. 2 white around 1.86 to 1.90, No. 2 yellow and other grains listed, plus rough figures for oats rye kaffir millet and maize. Livestock and forage prices show timothy prairie alfalfa and wheat values with several dollar ranges.
Corn and oats held steady on the St Louis market with No 2 track corn at 1.69 and No 2 track oats at 0.73. Futures showed mixed activity with August corn at 1.50 to 1.54 and September 1.52 bid. Oats futures remained weak with August at 0.61 and September at 0.60 asked. Bearish crop estimates pressured prices late, leaving July and September modestly lower.
Corn prices steady with No 6 white at 1.38 a bushel and No 6 yellow at 1.55. No 6 mixed at 1.30 and sample oats unchanged with no trading activity.
Eddie Summers local pugilist may leave Muscatine with the next contingent of draft men. He announced plan to transfer from St. Louis to Muscatine county board to go to war with his new friends in Muscatine. He trains at the Red Men hall preparing for his final bout before camp and will fight Buck Sargent at Rock Island on Independence Day.
After an irregular opening the stock market steadied then declined. United States Steel fell further, dragging down industrials and the war division while copper, motors, oils, shippings, tobaccos also dropped 1 to 4 points.
Hogs receipts 45 000 head with good hogs steady at Saturday average. Best demand for good lights. common grades slow. Butchers and bulk sale prices listed. Cattle receipts 19 000 head with good steers steady, other grades slow to lower. Sheep receipts 17 09 head, market strong to higher. Rest western lambs at 18.00, natives 138.50.
Associated Press leased wire from Kansas City details hogs cattle and sheep market activity. Hogs receipts 8000 head steady with various price ranges. cattle receipts 12000 head higher with steers cows and calves listed. sheep receipts 6000 head steady with lambs and wethers prices.
St Louis stock market notes from July 1 show hog receipts at 12,500 with prices down. lights trading 16.70 to 16.90, pigs 16.50 to 16.90, mixed 16.50 to 16.85, heavy 16.65 to 16.75, bulk 16.60 to 16.85. Cattle receipts 10,000 with a steady market. steers 11.50 to 17.60, heifers 9.50 to 15.50, cows 7.50 to 13.75, calves 7.75 to 17.00. Sheep receipts 8,300 with steady pricing. lambs 14.00 to 18.00, ewes 12.00 to 12.00.
In St Joseph Missouri hogs show receipts about 35 000 with steady to higher prices top 16 65 bulk 16 45 cattle receipts 2 000 with higher trade steers 12 90 to 18 00 cows and calves 6 00 to 15 50 sheep receipts 4500 market steady lambs 13 00 to 18 00 ewes 6 11 to 12 00
Omaha live stock market reports hogs with receipts 9 800 head and prices for heavy mixed light and pigs, cattle with 6 600 head and steady market, steers cows and calves price ranges, and sheep with 12 300 head and steady demand.
Sioux City hog market receipts 7 000 head with prices light to heavy at 16.00 to 16.36 and bulk 16.00 to 16.30. Cattle receipts 3 000 with steady market steers 16.00 to 17.50, fat cows 9.00 to 15.00, stockers 11.00 to 11.25. Sheep receipts 590 with steady market.
Butter steady at 48 cents for creamery firsts with 27 cases and receipts at 14 282. Potatoes higher with 12 cars of old receipts from Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota. new receipts 120 cars from Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma with sacks at 2.40 to 2.10 and white 2.50 to 3.00. Poultry alive higher with fowls at 28 to 34 cents and springs 31 to 44 cents.
Kansas City July 1 market reports show Butter Creamery at 40c for firsts and 38%c for seconds with Sowet packing at 32c. Hees firsts 34%40c seconds 27c. Poultry hens 24c roosters 18% and broilers 34 to 4c.
St Louis market report shows hens at 25 cents, spring chicks large at 39 cents, turkeys 27 cents, ducks 19 cents, geese igh at 50? The butter creamery price is 43 1 2 cents and eggs at 50 cents per dozen.
New York July 1 butter creamery extras 44 45c firsts 42 44c packing stock 33c. Bees receipts 15 050 cases fresh gathered extras 41 42c storage packed firsts 38 40c do regular packed extra firsts 28 40c do firsts 26 38c hennery whites 51 5c hennery browns 43 47ec do fathered browns and mixed 364 42c Cheese receipts 2 612 boxes state fresh specials 21c do average run 23c
Live poultry no prices quoted. Dressed quinit receipts total 974. Chickens 43 to 54 cents, fowls 39 to 45 cents, turkeys 37 to 33 cents.
New York sugar prices show steady activity across grades. Raw sugar steady at $6.005 per centum weight, refined varieties mixed with slight differences from $7.35 to $9.99 for various forms, including cubes and powder.
Reports show Choice Light cattle at 16.00, Choice Heavy to 15.75, Heavy Packing 15.00. Choice Steers 11 to 12, Stock Steers around 9 to 11, Cows and Heifers 7 to 9, Calves 10 to 71.
In a Cleveland July 1 doubleheader Detroit took the opener 10 to 2 and won the nightcap 4 to 2 as Cobb and his club piled hits. Cobb had seven hits in nine at bats across the two games, while Coveleskie struggled in the first game and Bell and Bagby matched in the second.
Do you want a home of your own see Ziegler the insurance man 204 Town Ave Lots on easy terms O 8 a East Lawn and Park Place additions. science party leaving town will sacrifice if taken within week. Phone 1632 For has Hostein bull would exchange to Ford car Fd L Haba Phone 595 Forsale 11m spring wagon at all at new Phone 3113 or call at 911 Lucas St.
The standings show Washington leading with 36 wins and 33 losses and Philadelphia at 22 40. Yesterday’s results include Chicago 3 St Louis 4 and Detroit 10 Cleveland 2. Today’s games include St Louis at Chicago, Detroit at New York, and Boston at Washington.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati split the twin bill with a 7 7 tie in the opener and a 5 4 loss in the nightcap. Harry Hendrix struggled, Jose Steele limited Louis to one hit in Game One, and Caton and Bigbee drove the decisive runs in Game Two.
Chicago beat Cincinnati 7 to 6 in game one and 7 to 7 after an 11 inning second game called. St Louis dropped to 2 to 4 as Pittsburgh won 5 to 1. No other games scheduled with Brooklyn at Boston and Philadelphia at New York.
Bob Moha arrives in Rock Island to meet Harry Greb on July 4 at Douglas Park with 6 000 expected fans. Training at Industrial Home building. ticket booths and special officers planned to handle crowds. Jimmy Harris versus Stanley Everett in semi windup noted as potential corker.
In a scribbled plea, the writer urges attention to a rear guard action and requests a future history of the war to include their participation. The message emphasizes personal involvement and asks for a dedicated line in any written account.
The Muskies versus Davenport Locomotive Works game was canceled due to wet grounds. In the Inter-city league Davenport Keeler beat Moline Federals 6 to 5 in eleven innings, leaving both clubs tied for first.
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