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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
9
Local fraternal and benevolent orders list their regular meetings at Yeomen Hall Fiske Flat Trinity and other venues. Notices include Muscatine Lodge No 804 Elks Knights of Pythias Masons and related groups with meeting days times and officers named for weekly gatherings and visitor invites.
Mason ic Iowa Lodge No 2 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Tuesday evening each month with W M P Yngham and Secretary B J Johnson. Washington Chapter No 4 R M meets the second Friday monthly led by J A Pitchforth and Secretary B P Johnson. Webb Council of Royal and Select Masters meets on the third Thursday at Stein s music hall led by G D Lezotte T I M.
The Cook Musser and Company State Bank lists capital of 250000 with P M Musser as president W E Rilven as vice president B Cook as cashier Fd C Cook as assistant cashier and Ed C Stocker as manager Savings Dept 4 percent interest on time deposits. First National lists S G Stein as president D V Jackson as vice president and S M Hughes as cashier with capital 50000 surplus 65000 and directors including S G Stein D V Jackson J R Reuling R K Smith J Carskaddan F P Sawyer 8 M Hughes. Vault boxes for rent offered by the Safety Deposit.
Market update from Chicago with wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and hogs prices. Quotations show daily highs and lows and changes from prior day. Car and rail receipts for wheat corn and oats are listed with totals and tomorrow’s estimated car shipments.
Chicago market notes show July wheat at 1.1342 with high of 1.14 and low 1.12, July pork 20.90, lard 11.72, ribs 11.45, cash grain prices for No. 2 red and white corn varied around 1.13 to 1.15, oats around 55, and barley around 60 to 73 cents. Live stock bids include hogs from 7.25 to 7.50, steers 5.00 to 5.50, and lambs 5.00 to 5.45 with Muscatine prices for butter eggs and meat markets listed. Local receipts noted 171 cars with oats market following corn strength.
Live stock prices show steers averaging 10c lower than Monday with few prime lots selling steady. Hog market weak with packers absent most of the day and bids closing 10 to 15c below opening. Sheep and lambs steady to firm with good demand and broad participation from buyers and shippers.
Chicago reporting July 22 shows cattle receipts around 4000 with steady prices and hoods steady to lower for hogs amid 15000 receipts. Beef values range $4.80 to $6.00 for beeves and calves $5.50 to $8.25, hogs at $7.45 to $8.20, sheep $3.00 to $5.20, lambs $4.75 to $8.25, demand mixed to strong.
Butter steady. Creameries 22% 26 cents, dairies 20 23 cents. Eggs steady with receipts 9,400. At market, cases included 18 cents, firsts 21 cents, prime firsts 22 cents.
Chicago traders note firm turkey prices at 14 cents per pound and chickens at 13 cents, with spring fowl values quoted between 18 and 19 and a half cents amid steady demand.
New York markets report live poultry prices for July 22 with spring chickens at 19 cents, fowls 15 to 16 cents, turkeys 13 cents. Dressed poultry shows irregularity with broilers 17 to 25 cents and fowls 15 to 16 cents.
On July 22 in New York the January contract opened at 11.81, high 11.97, low 11.68, closed 11.78. October opened 11.86, high 11.90, low 11.65, closed 11.77. December opened 11.82, high 11.99, low 11.70, closed 11.81.
New York on July 2 reports Butter firm at 8,200 receipts and Creamery specials at 27 1 3 cents official price 27 1 3 cents. Eggs show irregular receipts totaling 14,060.
St. Louis grain market notes July 22 with Wheat at 1.08 per bushel for July delivery, Corn at 7 11/16 cents, and Oats at 44 cents. Prices reflect near term futures and market activity in St. Louis.
Grain quotations from New York dated July 7 reflect July wheat levels and market activity. Traders and mills monitor futures and cash prices with attention to supplies and demand in the U.S. Midwest.
Grain Market News from Chicago reports wheat prices falling as large new-wheat offerings and light receipts press down. July wheat at 1.15 and September at 1.08 with favorable thrashing reports for winter wheat and strong corn demand keeping buyers active. Weather and cooler forecasts lighten northwest spring wheat concerns.
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