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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
7
Official estimates show salable hogs 2 000 with ceilings around the top. cattle trading active with most at 16.00 to 17.60. 4 000 hogs sold at ceiling. sheep market steady with shorn lambs up to 15.35. Cattle and hog receipts detailed, with ranges for steers, heifers, cows, and calves.
Omaha live stock report June 1 shows a steady hog market with 1200 head salable and prices around 14.45 for barrows and gilts 140 pounds and up, sows and stags about 13.70. Cattle volume 509 with calves 25. killing classes slow but demand varied, two loads of good fed steers 13.50 to 16.25. Sheep 700 with 96 pound wooled lambs at 15.75 and ewes scarce at 8 with little other offering.
New York Produce New York reports eggs totaling 44 793 cases with firm prices across grades. Current receipts list mixed colors and sizes with per dozen and per pound figures. cheese sales show 472 556 pounds nominal with no quota.
Live poultry firm with receipts of 10 trucks and 1 car. Fowl at 19 to 28 cents, Leghorn fowl 26.5 to 28 cents, wasters 30 to 35 cents, fryers 23 to 31.5 cents, Leghorn fryers 30 to 31.5 cents. Butter and eggs firm on unchanged markets. butter receipts 1,226,774, eggs receipts 32,839 with markets unchanged.
Chicago reports arrivals at 55 and total U S shipments 1 381 as new stocks show very light offerings and limited sales. California lists 100 bag Long Whites at 34 21 4 7 percent, Louisiana 100 pound sacks Bliss Triumphs at 4 31 4 51, North Carolina Cobblers at 4 38 U S No 1.
New York trading centers on a selected list of low priced rail issues and investment grade corporates as demand remains heavy for railroad obligations facing reorganization. Government and foreign dollar bonds draw less interest in the early session with attention turning to potential developments in these reorganizations.
Chicago prices show mixed moves in futures and spot markets for wheat corn oats rye and barley on May 31 with July wheat at 1.681 and several grains posting varied percentage changes amid ongoing trading.
Market quotations for hens and poultry by weight, eggs on grade, hogs and sows by weight and range, and stags with no dockage. Includes price bands for 4 lb plus hens, under 4 lb hens, ducks and geese, and multiple weight classes for hogs, sows, and stags. Prices quoted by John P. Squire Co.
Combined hog receipts across 11 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 5 a.m. totaled 26 500, up from 22 100 and 43 300 a year ago. Active, steady trading with loads heavier than last Saturday. Barrows and gilts mostly 160 to 180 pounds at 13.50 to 14.45, 180 to 360 pounds at 14.20 to 14.45. Sows 270 to 400 pounds 13.45 to 13.70, 400 to 450 pounds 13.30 to 13.70, 450 to 550 pounds 13.30 to 13.70.
West Branch Cow Testing Association reports May results with Stoll Bros herd at 51.9 pounds butterfat average. Coxon herd 46.6, McBride 41.8, Smith 41.5. Overall 386 cows averaged 32.1 butterfat and 777 pounds milk. top individual cow owned by John Offringa at 1293 pounds milk and 79.9 pounds butterfat.
The Wilton Vacation Bible School ends with a closing program Sunday at 8 pm in Grace Evangelical and Reformed church. About 55 to 60 pupils attended the two week session. Rev J M Newgard will lead morning worship at 9 30, church school at 10 30.
No cat sales noted. Barley priced at $1.19 with 5 1.39 percent, feed at 80 cents and $1.64. Field seed per cwt lists timothy at $6.00, red top $15.00, red clover $31.50, sweet clover $10.65, and alsike $28.50.
Margaret M O Neal Daley Becker 79 of 225 West Third Davenport died at St Luke's Davenport at 10 23 p m Thursday after an extended illness Born June 16 1865 in Davenport she lived in Muscatine early in life and returned to Davenport about 20 years ago Surviving son Owen Daley Rockford Ill daughters Mrs Glenn Randall Reynolds Ill Mrs Charles Graff Bettendorf Ill Mrs Charles Miller Muscatine Twelve grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren Also survived by a son and two husbands previous She was a member of St Mathias church Body sent to Fairbanks Home for Funerals Muscatine services pending
Leland Larson family visits at Grandview with Rachel Larson returning home for a multi day stay. Gladys Kinney returns home after a two week visit with Gertrude Carroll. Esther Odle from Burlington visits her parents Mr and Mrs Dave Wallace. Navy nurse Betty Rexroth returns to California to resume duty. Mildred Thompson completes a teaching year and will visit Bert Thompson’s home.
Ida Mae Jones files for divorce from Elbert George Jones citing cruel and inhuman treatment. Married January 24 1940 in Muscatine, lived together until December 1944. Seeks custody of two minor children, $50 monthly alimony, $50 monthly for child support, and household goods. A separate dismissal appears in Marie Tumey vs Howard B Tumey.
Miss Ida Grimm, county recorder, reported May totals of 236.25 in recording fees. Deeds 66.40, real estate mortgages 60, charter mortgages 27.75, releases and assignments 21.50, margin releases 7.50, miscellaneous 53.10, transfer fees to the county auditor 25.50. Licenses issued 264.50 including 65 fishing licenses and 199.50 for 133 combination hunting and fishing permits. Also notes Alexander Graham Bell, born 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mrs. Wilma Weiskamp hosted the Good Neighbor club for a May gathering with sewing for Schick hospital Clinton as the diversion. Attendees included many local women and several families joined for a tray luncheon.
Memorial Day events at the Columbus City cemetery featured Rev. Lester H. Bill giving the address under the American Legion Allen Wright Hansez post. The event included a patriotic band selection directed by Vernon Brown, readings by Mrs. Marian Cecil and Miss Marjorie Woodruff, a Legion firing squad salute, taps by Warren May and Junior Smith, and decorations on veteran graves.
The Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously approved Thursday the nomination of Rep. Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico as secretary of agriculture. The panel ordered hearings set for June 11 on Claude R. Wickard’s nomination as Rural Electrification Administrator.
In the locality wet conditions delayed planting until recently. Many farmers planted on Memorial Day as weather allowed.
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