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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1907
Page
8
Local notes show Graff sells drugs and lists land prices from $8 to $136 an acre in the Texas Panhandle. The item also covers travel, visits, and social notices including Mrs. Claude Houser’s trip to Columbus Junction and numerous departures to Davenport, Letts, Ainsworth, and Iowa City.
Forty-niner, Lawyer, Soldier, and Old Type American. Hot Springs Ark July 29 United States Senator Pettus of Alabama died Saturday night at 10 o'clock after a stroke at breakfast. He was born July 6 1821 Limestone County and became the oldest serving senator. He held legal and military posts, fought in the Mexican War and Civil War, and returned to law in Selma.
The obituary notes Senator Pettus elected to the United States Senate for the term starting March 4 1897. He was repeatedly re elected serving as a senior Alabama delegate to Democratic national conventions. Born in the era of Monroe his life spanned major national events and he remained a influential figure in the Senate until his later years.
Daily market summary with wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and livestock prices. Includes futures quotes for May July September and December contracts and receipts in Chicago Live Stock Market with cattle hogs sheep figures and price ranges.
Chicago July 29 wheat futures show Sept at 92 1/2 to 93 1/4 cents, with high 93 3/4 and close 92 3/4. Sept oats and rye and barley prices listed. pork futures at 16.27 to 16.47. large hogs at 9.19 to 9.27. cash wheat and assorted No. grades detailed. no activity for several No. 2 and white/yellow categories.
Chicago market notes steady poultry with turkeys at 12c, chickens 11c, springs 15 16c. New York butter prices show weakness with various creamery and dairy grades quoted. New York live poultry eased with spring chickens at 14c, fowls 14c, turkeys 12c. dressed poultry firm to steady with chickens 16 22c, turkeys 10 14c.
New York Produce Market reports on July 29 with Wheat for September at 99 percent and Corn priced at 62 cents.
St Louis market reports wheat at 89 1/4 cents for September corn at 54 percent oats at 38 1/2 cents. Peoria market lists corn No 3 at 53 1/2 cents.
Corn market 55 cents per bushel oats 40 to 42 cents wheat 75 to 80 cents retail cracked corn 1.35 per cwt popcorn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt popcorn per peck 30 cents bran retail 1.10 to 1.15 per cwt oil meal retail 1.60 per cwt shorts 1.15 to 1.20 per cwt barley dealers pay 45 to 50 cents country eggs 1.13 cents retail local chop feed 1.35 per cwt hay 10 to 12 dollars.
Butter and poultry prices dominate the daily market report with Butter at 16 to 18 cents per pound and fresh per case and per dozen rates. Live poultry notes show chickens and turkeys priced for live and dressed sale, with hens at 9 cents per pound and turkeys at 12 cents live. Vegetables and fruits sections list cabbages, onions, potatoes, pickles, lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, rhubarb, cauliflower, spinach, wax beans, green beans, tomatoes, peas, beets, turnips, and a wide fruit range including bananas oranges apples and strawberries with per unit and per dozen pricing. Meat prices cover beefsteak, roasts, lard, veal, lambs, sheep, hides, sausages, and pork cuts with price ranges. Miscellaneous staples include sugar, flour, cheese, spring chickens, stags, and fresh fish with several species noted. Flower market lists several blooms and greenery with unit pricing.
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