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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1935
Page
9
Chicago markets report hogs at $11.00 per hundredweight for the first time since 1930, with tax added bringing buyers to $13.25 for choice medium swine. Trading active in lighter weights and packing sows, demand for heavy butchers slow, cattle bids weak. Receipts listed at 9,000 head with cattle prices mixed and lambs steady.
Concrete results advertised for better outcomes with well graded sand and gravel from Northern Gravel company. Prompt delivery available by phone 193. Also notes a dance at Pike Run Pavilion on Wednesday night July 24 and a radio sale featuring 1936 Philco radios at Schreurs Radio Store. Cedar-Pakt bag free with every winter garment cleaned at Luellen's.
Ottumwa reports hog prices up 15 cents across classes except stags 10 cents higher. Quotes include 140 to 150 Ibs at 8.95 to 9.25, up to 350 to 400 Ibs at 8.90 to 9.20. Mason City Waterloo Des Moines show varied gains with ranges for 140 to 290 Ibs and packers across several weight classes.
Des Moines reports 24 hour hog receipts at 9,400 across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota yards and plants, up from last week but below last year. Prices show uneven gains with quotes spanning from light to heavy weights, reflecting strong trade and higher loads.
Local markets report eggs at 18 to 0 cents per dozen and poultry prices for hens, springs, and old roosters with varied cents per pound. Hog prices range by weight from 9.70 to 10.30 dollars for 160 to 180 pounds and fluctuate up to 9.95 to 10.25 dollars for heavier stock, with packing sow rates listed across weight brackets.
Receipts total about 9 000 hogs with lighter weights and packing sows higher. Hogs priced 10 to 15 cents above Monday, top $11.00, sows $9.35 to $9.50, few pigs 9.75 to 10.00. Cattle receipts 5 000 with weak to uneven bids, light steers and yearlings steady to weak, top vealers $8.00, cows and heifers dull. Sheep 3 000 with lambs and yearlings active and up to 25 cents, native lambs mostly $8.00, Washington lambs $7.80, yearlings $6.50.
U S Department of Agriculture notes 4 500 hogs on receipt with prices from 9.00 to 10.50 per 100 pounds for various weights 150 to 300. Cattle receipts 3 200 head with calves and yearlings priced from 8.75 to 11.00 for medium weights and beef cows from 3.50 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 3 000 head with lambs 7.00 to 7.50 and yearlings around 5.10 to 5.90.
AP summary from Kansas City shows hog receipts 1500 head with prices 15 to 25 cents higher. top $10.50 for 170 to 270 lb hogs and $10.10-$10.40 for 289 to 325 lb ranges. Cattle: 5500 head traded. calves 1000. few better grade steers sold, yearlings steady, cows weak, vealers steady, stockers slow. Sheep: 2000 head. lambs 25 cents higher, top native lambs $8.00, most sales $7.75-7.90.
Sioux City cattle receipts 2 000 head with varied prices for yearlings, cows, and calves. hogs 5 000 head active with mixed gains. sheep receipts 1 000 head with higher asking prices noted. New York bond market sees modest gains in rails and industrial loans, utilities weaker, Italian issues down.
New York reports irregular foreign exchange demand with varied quotations. Currencies listed include Great Britain at 496%, France 6.6244, Italy 8.06, Belgium 1.99, Germany 40.25, Holland 67.74, Norway 24.93, Sweden 25, Denmark 22.16, Finland 2.20, Switzerland 32.2, Spain 13.73, Portugal 4.5214, Greece 95, Poland 1%, Czechoslovakia 4.19, Yugoslavia 2.31, Austria 19.00, Hungary 29.80, Romania 1.01, Argentina 33.07, Brazil 8.63, Hong Kong 29.24, Shanghai 329.00, Hong Kong 52.95, Mexico City 27.90, Montreal in New York 99.90, New York in Montreal 10.09. N-Nominal.
The daily stock roundup lists numerous firms with varied gains and losses. Major names include Allegheny, Am Sugar, Am Steel, Gen Motors, RCA, Sears Roebuck, Ford, Goodyear, Penn, Packard, and Union Pac among others with percent changes shown beside each. Curb markets show Ark Nat Gas and Cities Service among modest movers.
Wheat futures fell more than two cents below early highs amid bearish crop news interpretations. A five cent drop in Minneapolis quotations suggested rust and drought damage in spring wheat may be less severe than feared. September wheat closed 3-4 to 13-8 cents lower, corn up to 1 cent, oats flat to small gains, rye and barley mixed, with provisions inching higher.
Cash grain prices in Chicago for wheat corn soybeans and seeds with multiple grain classes and price ranges. No. 2 red and hard wheats quoted from 85c to 97c per bushel, corn values 83c to 86c for yellow and other grades, oats at 36c to 41c, soybeans No. 2 yellow 60c to 62c net track, barley seed prices and seed crops listed.
Chicago market report lists live poultry receipts 31 trucks with mixed prices for hens leghorn and rock varieties, turkeys and ducks. Butter and eggs show firm creamery prices and varied grade rates. potatoes receipts 31 cars on track with light demand and prices for U S No 1 russets and Bliss Triumphs. Closing futures indicate butter and storage standards pricing for upcoming months.
New York reports unsettled butter receipts at 16 831 tubs and firmer cheese demand with 479 115 lbs received. Live poultry remains firm by freight with 21 896 cases noted. Egg prices, including premium marks and white eggs, show varied but stable quotes across different packs and regions. Boston fleece wool markets show moderate demand with Ohio 64s to 32 cents grease and other grades near 30 to 32 cents.
Major Heroes Danny Taylor drove in four runs and Linus Frey’s single broke up a slugging duel with the Cubs in the eleventh inning. Johnny Whitehead and the White Sox held the Athletics to nine hits. Texas leads in turkey production with North Dakota second. New York City receives its first carload of horseshoe nails in over a century.
Burlington Transportation announces a new east west bus service linking Davenport to Omaha with daily arrivals of two buses in Muscatine. schedule shows westbound arrival 2 26 p m and eastbound 4 04 p m in Muscatine with stops in Davenport Buffalo Montpelier Fairport Fruitland Grandview Fredonia Columbus Junction Cotter Ainsworth and Washington en route to Omaha.
Davenport Blue Sox fail to extend win streak as St Joseph topples them 4 to 1 with Snooker Dress limiting Davenport to five hits. Cedar Rapids rallies to within a half game of Sioux City while Augie Luther belts two homers in Des Moines 3 2 win over Keokuk. Council Bluffs idle as series begins.
Pittsburgh fighter Al Gainer defeated Billy Nichy by knockout in New Haven. Jackie Wilson outpointed Sammy Angott in Pittsburgh. Buck Everett knocked out Chick Rains in Gary. Adolph Winter and Roscoe Toles fought to a draw in Chicago. Sammy Silverstein stopped in Kamestown. Baby Miller outpointed Johnny Lucas in Richmond.
Princeton coach Mercer Beasley predicts a rising star for 19 year old Frankie Parker of Milwaukee and Lawrenceville school after Parker dominates S Ellsworth Davenport 6-0 6-1 in the Sea bright Invitation first round. Parker, ranked No 4 nationally, impresses despite rain soaked courts.
American League leaders include Vosmik Indians batting .350 and Greenberg Tigers with 110 RBIs and 26 homers. Gehringer Tigers score 77 runs. Cramer Athletics 125 hits. Werber Red Sox 16 steals. National League top hitters include Vaughan Pirates batting .394. Medwick Cardinals 131 hits and 76 runs. Ott Giants 22 homers. Castleman Giants 8 2 pitching leading the chart.
Classified rental notices show furnished three room apartment at 1310 Smalley Ave and 210 Linn, a furnished housekeeping room at 211 Pine, a five room first floor residence, a first floor residence flat at 200 East 7th, housekeeping rooms via 1057-W, plus a general for rent notice. Also an ad for Udga stomach relief and a wanted experienced salesman for electrical appliances. A found gold watch is advertised with owner to identify and pay.
Zion Lutheran defeated United Brethren 14 hits and errors aided the Lutheran win as Harvey Dunker allowed six hits. Legion beat S C A A 13 to 1 at Weed park with Archie Edgington yielding six hits. Also mention of Maynard Eckhardt and Emlet’s perfect night at the plate noted. Town council of Stockton Muscatine county to meet August 5 1935 at 8 pm. taxpayers to hear on expenditures.
In Muscatine County Iowa Karrol L Stropes sues Maxine D Stropes for absolute divorce claiming wilful desertion starting July 1932. Defendent must appear by noon of Sept 2 1935 or default will be entered and judgment rendered. Attorney F L Bihlmeier signs the notice.
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