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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
7
Chicago defeats 5 to 4 by Brooklyn in the first game of the double header. Fraser suffers an early hit and Brown follows, but Hofman cannot advance runners in the ninth with two on and none out.
Minnie C II, racing under difficult conditions with a 27 mph average, completed the Muscatine to Fort Madison river trip in 2 hours 50 minutes, arriving at 9 50. Owner E Corsepius announced support for Muscatine club plans to send the boat to the British International Trophy race on August 1 at Huntington Bay Long Island.
A short notice lists Dr. Cal W. Smith discussing inhalation therapy as a treatment for tuberculosis. The column then records numerous brief social and travel notes about residents and visitors in Muscatine and surrounding areas including Atalissa St Mary's church Rock Island Letts West Liberty and Chicago.
An old advertisement claims Bucklen's Amnica Salve heals burns wounds and sores with a clean bandage and saturated dressings. Sold at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
Two games will be played by the White Sox in Washington, Chicago, Il., July 7 as part of the eastern trip. The schedule gap from May 10 due to rain is to be made up as a double header this afternoon, meeting the league rule for postponed games.
Wheat No 2 red 89% to 91 cents, No 2 hard 91 to 92, corn No 2 74% to 74% cents, oats No 3 51 to 54 cents, wheat and corn futures settle near end of day. September and July prices listed for wheat corn oats with accompanying barometer readings and spot barley rye timothy values.
National League results include Chicago 4, Brooklyn 5. Pittsburg 2, Philadelphia 1. Cincinnati 1, New York 2. St. Louis Boston game affected by wet grounds. American League saw Philadelphia 6, New York 5. Other leagues list Dubuque 4 6 Clinton 3 0 Decatur 8 Springfield 3 and Cedar Rapids Rock Island rain delay. Bloomington 5 Peoria 6 in twee innings.
Brooklyn visits Chicago and New York travels to Cincinnati while Philadelphia meets Pittsburg. Boston hosts St. Louis, Chicago goes to Washington, St. Louis greets Philadelphia, Detroit plays New York, and Cleveland visits Boston.
A refreshing summer drink blends cold fresh tea with orange syrup and lemon juice. A scoop of ice cream tops the drink and Nabisco Sugar Wafers accompany it, described as every hostess’s reliable standard of wafer excellence.
S. B. Barnes holds the post of honor with a capital story The State vs. Dodge. A Mother of Four by 8 B Hackley of Kentucky is an animal tale of rare truth and beauty. Also read A Desert Croesus and an Editorial Camp plus camping and fishing pieces. Newsdealer contact details provided.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts at 25 000 with values from 2 60 to 8 35 for beeves and 2 40 to 6 30 for cows and heifers. Hogs receipts 12 000 with prices from 6 10 to 6 80 and bulk sales 6 45 to 6 65. Sheep and lambs receipts 19 000 with lambs from 4 00 to 7 25 and sheep from 2 75 to 4 80.
Butter steady and firm in Chicago with creamery offerings at 19 to 22 cents and dairies at 17 to 21 cents. Eggs steady for firsts at 15 1/2 cents. Market notes reflect stable dairy and egg prices in the day’s trade.
Chicago July 7 poultry markets show firm turkeys at 14 cents a pound chickens 10 cents and springs 13 to 16 cents per pound indicating steady demand and stable supply in the Chicago market.
New York dated July 7 reports wheat for September at 95 and three quarters cents and corn for September at 80 and three quarters cents per bushel. Market notes include standard trading updates from the New York Produce Market.
New York markets show dull demand for poultry with live birds steady at Springs 18c and fowls 12c. Prices for turkeys and related items are marginally unchanged as buyers hold back in midseason trade.
Advertisement declares Zemo a clean external liquid that permanently cures eczema pimples dandruff and other skin or scalp diseases. Sold by A W Morgan at 107 West Second Street with local merchants carrying the product.
Butter steady in New York on July 7 with receipts of 17 400 from factory and first grade at 19 cents. Imitation creamery at 20 cents. Eggs firm and unchanged with receipts totaling 23 500.
Wheat Sept. contracts range from 86 56 to 8656 cents, corn 71 5 cents, oats 41 4 cents as of July 7 in St. Louis.
Peoria Illinois July 7 corn market reports No. 3 grade closing at tie with other reported bids. Local traders note steady demand and accessible supplies as buyers await futures direction.
Monday's market saw net gains from Friday as bullish crop reports from Missouri and Ohio, plus heavy Nebraska rains, spurred buying. Prices rebounded about 4c from intraday highs while Hungary's crop outlook and light weekly shipments weighed on sentiment. visible supply and export clearances shifted lower versus last year.
Cattle advances of 15 to 25 cents boosted fat steers while some grassers gained 10 cents. Prime steers sold at 8.25 for 1,436 to 1,508 lb, with Texans at 4.50 to 6.90. Cows, heifers, and bulls posted modest gains. calves flat. Hog prices rose 5 to 10 cents to around 6.49 on strong shipping demand. hog volume higher than expected with 4,500 left in pens. Total cattle and hog trends tracked across six western markets and Chicago stats show mixed but firmer pricing amid light supplies and ongoing demand.
Prices for sheep sellers climbed 15 to 25 cents with yearlings up 25 to 40 cents and lambs 25 cents. First range lambs arrived and were Idahos selling at 7 to 7.25 dollars, with culls to 5.50. Natives brought 4 to 7 dollars, range yearlings 4.25 to 5, and feeders at the same. Ewes and wethers mixed 4 dollars, Texas wethers 4.25, and fed yearlings and wethers 4.45. Fed western yearlings to killers 4 to 5.50, natives 4.25 to 5.50, bucks 2.50 to 3.
Horse trade reopened in a dull tone with few outside buyers. Small offerings moved slowly and prices weakened from last week. Receipts estimated at 500 head versus 356 a week ago and 559 a year ago, with supply exceeding buyers’ needs. Majority of horses were medium or plain, with weak demand for good drafters and general purpose types.
A. D. Neff of Osceola reported favorable crop outlook after arriving with cattle. Samuel Fallon from Fort Dodge moved four hog loads. S. K. West of Fairfield shipped cattle. H. O. Farley of Osceola sold hogs averaging 359 pounds at 6.65. Peter Frohling from Hamilton County posted cattle sales. Terrance Gallager of Williamsburg sold stock. F. W. Klopping of Jasper County offered butcher stock with satisfactory prices. Lincoln Noble of Noble finished with cattle sales.
Five cars of cattle sold at yesterday's market. Noble notes fat cattle nearly gone. George Bolts of Cumberland Iowa marketed four loads, two bringing 7.75. Hugh O'Donnell Williamsburg sold butcher stock with satisfactory prices. Huntsberry Winfield reports nine-car inquiry. fat cattle nearly depleted. Nolan Williamsburg newly married expresses indifference to market trends.
A market report listing corn oats and wheat prices, feeds such as cracked corn and bran, hay at 9 to 10 dollars, fresh eggs at 15 cents, live poultry market quotes from heavy to rough, cattle and lamb prices, and Muscatine Produce Co. markets. Includes butter paying 17 cents per pound delivered locally.
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