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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
9
Weather delays curb protein and grain deliveries across Kansas Nebraska and Illinois. Prices slide from early highs as buyers remain cautious amid uncertain yields with limited shipments and mixed market signals from Chicago and coastal zones.
OCR fragment details a garbled market listing for Chicago Gratz and Provisions Market with scattered references to prices, June entries, and a few place names such as Elon and Kentucky springs. The text is incomplete and contains many unreadable segments, offering only hints of commodity pricing and regional identifiers.
Various property listings show multiple houses and lots for sale with prices in the hundreds to thousands. Readable items mention houses with lots, half lots, full lots, and various locations, all indicating sale opportunities in a municipal property notice style.
Kansas City Grain Market report lists cash and futures prices for wheat and other grains. It notes various grades and quantities with bid quotes and market movements, including lower futures and cash prices, and mentions related notes from St Louis and other markets.
The report compiles a mixed grid of grain and produce pricing from Omaha, Liverpool, Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis markets. It lists wheat, corn, oats, and various brand names with futures and spot figures, plus notes on shipments, delivery months, and price ranges.
A noisy grocery and livestock market listing for Muscatine shows hogs priced with slim margins and varied grain quotes. Several items like oats, corn, barley, and hay appear with bid figures, weights, and packaging descriptors, reflecting a rural county trading day.
Market notes show mixed prices across categories with steers and heifers under pressure early. Receipts include native and western cattle with prices quoted around 6.50 to 9.09 for various classes, light demand and weak tone noted as traders weigh futures and cash demand.
South Omaha Neb June 2 cattle receipts shown native and feeder movement steady with stockers and feeders selling at 4% calves around 150000 to 8100 and 410 for other classes. Lambs bringing about 35.25 to 7.50 while hogs and sows noted with varied prices in a busy market session.
The Kansas City live stock market lists varied cattle and hog categories with prices. Cows, heifers, and steers show mixed receipts and values, including heavy cows at 4.00 to 7.50 and hogs around 5.00 to 7.00, with total receipts near 1,900 and rising.
St Louis, Mo July 4 Citations show varied stock prices. Cattle and heifers traded around several dollars per hundredweight with mixed entries for steers and cows. Hog and sheep figures listed with several totals, market activity noted as variable and dated in local notation.
West Liberty Iowa June 1 Special The annual Alumni association banquet of West Liberty High School drew about 130 members and featured music by Crescent Five plus readings and an original poem. New officers named include President Paul Anderson and Secretary Elsie Mosher, with a duslness session shaping the year’s leadership.
New York Stock List shows tart sale notes with cattle prices and calf values, alongside a broad list of companies including American Beet Sugar, American Car & Foundry, Anaconda Mining, and Chicago & Northwestern. Grain, poultry, and sugar markets are reported with steady tendencies and price quotes for various commodities and stock listings.
A well-to-do Angela farmer shot his wife and mother-in-law then killed himself. Ruth Clark, the treasurer, is reported among the dead or harmed. Mrs. Staples and the mother-in-law were injured, with Mrs. Staples expected to die per physicians. The incident occurred west of the city, leaving a grim scene and a multigenerational aftermath.
Money to loan on horses cattle farm machinery household furniture vehicles plains growing crops and other valuables. Immediate funds available without red tape or neighbor inquiries. Office over the old Post Office Mt Sterling Iowa.
Multiple classified items listed: 1108 East Front Street brick house with barn and outbuildings on acre, fruit and shade trees, river view. inquiries to Florence M. Bradford. Household goods including Victor Talking Machine, dining and kitchen furniture, beds, Hoosier cabinet, stoves. inquire at 800 Whicher St. 52.50 to 53,600 acreage near Monroe County Missouri. farm prospects claimed by H Graham Grandview Town. Jot of stock grain and poultry farms near Virginia. Theo Haple Richmond Va seeking details. For sale bargain one act single harness seven dollars ninety, teamsters harness twenty dollars, two wagons and cash prices listed. contact Panetal Wrothers 309 EB 2nd St. Phone 714-X.
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