Hog market slips as supplies rise at major markets
Unofficial receipts for tomorrow show cattle 8,000 hogs 15,000 sheep 4,000 in Chicago. hogs steady to 10 cents lower with top at 10.10. May hog cost averaged 9.58, lowest since December. Cattle and sheep markets mixed with weighty steers steady and light cattle firming. lambs and sheep mostly steady with occasional highs.
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Corn Belt
Chicago
No. Wits
No. Wts
Aie
Price
Sap
Bios
Wits
Iowa Hog Prices Today Ottumwa Iowa June 7
Iowa hog prices by weight class shown for Ottumwa with declines. Prices range from 8.25 to 9.55 per 100 pounds across 140 to 450 pounds, with several weight brackets unchanged in Waterloo Mason City. Packers rates vary by weight up to 8.45.
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Ottumwa
Packers
Waterloo
Mason City
Iowa Hog Market Review Des Moines June 1
Combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and nine plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ended 8 am today totaled 21,700, up from 16,300 a week ago and 11,800 a year ago. Prices ranged from 8.20 to 9.95 per cwt with loads lighter than 160 lb and heavy weights showing varied quotes.
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Iowa
Des Moines
U. S
Hogs and cattle trade figures from Chicago livestock market
Chicago market reports show hogs at 16 000 head with direct sales around 6 000 and a top of 10 10. Cattle 6 000 with calves 2 500 and steer prices improving slightly. Bulls and heifers steady to strong with best weighty steers around 9 00 and yearlings at 8 60, fed cattle from Nebraska and Iowa valued at 8 25 to 8 75.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
Nebraska
Iowas
Local Poultry Prices From Nearby Markets Lineup
Local markets list poultry pricing with heavy breed hens at 22 cents per pound and Leghorns at 20 cents per pound. Old roosters priced at 10 cents per pound and under 4 pounds at 8 cents. Spines and pultry notes indicate mix of heavy birds and lighter weights.
Market Quotes For Livestock Prices From Local Dealers
The report lists bid and asking prices for cattle and sheep with several categories. Vealers and heifers command about $8.25, cows $5.00, bulls $6.25, top dealers up to $9.50, typical around $8.00. Sheep load of 5,000 head described as slow. lambs scarce with early spring grades around $11.00 to $12.00 and clipped earlings near $10.40. Bucks discounted around $1.00. weighty animals $2.50 to $3.00.
Livestock Market Report at Kansas City June 2
U S Dept of Agriculture notes hogs 2000 mainly steady to lower with top 9.80 for 170 260 lb. cattle 3500 with calves 1100 steady to higher for fed steers around 7.75 to 8.10, heifers and yearlings steady. sheep 5000 with spring lambs 11.25 top, most 11.00 11.25, Arizona and fed yearlings seen.
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Kansas City
U. S
Arizonas
Fed
Arizona
Market Report Omaha June 3 Hogs Cattle Sheep
U S Dept of Agriculture notes: hogs 5 000 head, 200 direct, steady to 15c lower than Monday, 170 to 260 lb better grades at 9.55 to 9.70. Cattle 5 000, calves 200, fed cattle firm to 15c higher, stockers and feeders steady, heifers 6.30 to 7.50, beef cows 4.75 to 5.60, vealers 4.00 to 5.60. Sheep 2 500, lambs steady to strong, other classes steady.
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Omaha
U. S
Chicago Produce Chicago June 2 Poultry and Prices
AP report lists poultry markets with 28 live trucks and steady prices. Hen weights 5 lbs and under at 17c, over 5 lbs at 18c. Leghorn hens 15c. Plymouth Rock and White Rocks various prices. turkeys 14 to 17c. ducks and geese priced. butter and eggs quoted. potatoes on track with mixed regional prices. U S grain and potato futures noted as closed.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
White Rock
New York Produce Prices Show Mixed Movements June
Live poultry steady to firm with no freight quotations. Eggs total 62 721 cases with mixed colors and special packs from fresh receipts. Butter slightly firmer with various scores moving to 28 28 1 2 c. cheese prices unchanged at 812 742.
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New York
New York Bonds Edged Higher Amid Mixed Market Review
In New York June 2 bonds showed a mixed day with some issues easing to fractionals while U S government securities posted small gains. Notable losers included Chesapeake Corp 5s of 1947 and Baltimore and Ohio 4s. high priced issues like Armour 4 3 4s and Goodyear 5s gained. Foreigns remained quiet and mixed. Philadelphia Vincent Lopez and Trinidad figures appear in sparse notes.
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Chesapeake Corp
Baltimore and Ohio
St. Paul
St. Louis
San Francisco
U. S
Treasury
Armour
S. Goodyear
North American
Western Union
Detroit Ali Baba and Turkey Draw in Sultry Bout
Detroit fighter Ali Baba and Sedalia coach Frank Sexton exchanged blows in a crowded ring as both drew and were counted out, keeping their records unresolved.
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Ali Baba
Turkey
Frank Sexton
Sedalia
Drew
New York Stocks Mixed With Rising Am Can and Am Sugar
Daily closing quotes show Am Can at 128 1/4 and Am Sugar at 55 with gains for several blue chips. Anaconda 33 1/2, Chrysler 95, Gen Elec 37, Goodyear 24 54, IBM 37, Westinghouse 113, Woolworth 49, Sears Roebuck 72, and Wrigley 67 mark notable movements amid overall volatile trading.
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AT & T
Atchison
Beth Steels
Borg Warn
St Paul
Chrysler
Curt Wright
Deer & Co
Deere
du Pont
Wheat Unsettled Higher at Close
Wheat climbed on reports of potential Sino Japanese tensions with Winnipeg beginnings. Prices finished unsettled with July at 84 1 2 to 5 8 and Sept at 84 5 8 to 3 4, corn steady to 3 8 up at 59 1 2, oats down 1 8 to 3 8, provisions mostly unchanged.
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Chicago
China
Japan
Winnipeg
Chicago grain quotes with varying prices and no sales reported
The Chicago market reports no sales for cash wheat while corn, soybeans, oats, rye, barley, and miscellaneous grains show mixed No 1 to No 5 prices and sample grades. Prices listed include No 1 yellow corn at 614% to 62, No 2 yellow at 614% to 62, No 2 white soybeans at 67, and related notes on oats rye barley and seeds.
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Chicago
Boston Wool Market Sees Steady Demand and High Bids
Moderate quantities of wool sold in Boston at firm prices as buyers show some interest in fine western wools. They hesitate to pay over 85 cents secured for good French combing length territory lines. Ohio fleeces are quoted at about 35 cents grease for fine Delaine, with mixed TM and blood lines around 37 to 38 cents.
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U. S&s. Rept
Ohio
Foreign Exchange Rates Steady Demand In New York
Foreign exchange markets show steady demand in New York on June 2 with quotes: Great Britain 499 percent, France 6.58 percent, Italy 7.87, Belgium 16.91, German free 40.25, Reg 22.19, Reg. Travel 24.50, Holland.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Man Slays Wife and 4 Children in Dayton Tragedy
Walter Johnson 42 killed five family members in Dayton Ohio including wife Louetta 41 and children Rose Marie 15 Elsie May 10 Marietta 8 and Walter 12 then killed himself after noting clock times five survivors say discord over work and funds drove the killings Coroner H W Harris reported the note indicates he could not “take” the family strife and burdens.
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Walter Johnson
Hrace
Wilbur
H. W. Harris
Johnson
Louetta
Rose Marie
Elsie May
Marietta
Walter
Salvation Army Leaders Head to Iowa Council
Adjutant Katherine Davis and Captain Ella Stacy depart Des Moines for a two day Salvation Army officers council with Iowa participants. Colonel Fletcher Agnew and Des Moines staff to conduct sessions as Guy Lawson and Margaret Bennett assume duties. Missionary band service led by Miss Edith Bond Tuesday night.
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Katherine Davis
Ella Stacy
Salvation Army
Des Moines
Iowa
Fletcher Agnew
Territorial
Chicago
Guy Lawson
Margaret Bennett
Missionary Band
Edith Bond
Officials to Sell Surplus Shingles at Muscatine Airport
Muscatine emergency relief headquarters to receive formal bids for a surplus stock of composition shingles. About seven bundles totaling 233 square feet of four in one shingles will be disposed of. Bid blanks available from the IERA office in the courthouse. A stray line notes a driving speed fact unrelated to the sale.
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Muscatine County
Muscatine Municipal
IERA
Court House
Mixed Global City and Country Figures Listed
A compilation of diverse numerical values associated with countries and cities worldwide. The list includes Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switserland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Argentina, Brazil, Tokyo, Shanghai, Honkkong, Mexico City, Montreal in New York, and New York in Montreal with varied figures.
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Finland
Switzerland
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Portugal
Greece
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Austria
Hungary
Rumania
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Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Honkkong
Mexico City
Montreal
New York
West Branch farmer leans on Lincoln cane in 4th of July plowing
George Preston of West Branch, nearly 78, plows corn each July 4 using a walnut walking stick said to have belonged to Abraham Lincoln. The cane arrived in Iowa in 1857 after a family journey from Ohio. Preston awards it daily use as a legacy of a long hiking tale.
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George Preston
Preston
Abraham Lincoln
Ohio
Jonathan Preston
Sol Heald
Lincoln
Iowa
West Liberty
Henry Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Tipton
Chicago
Springdale
George
Heald
For Sale—multiple houses and lots in city area
Advertisement lists several properties for sale by Kemble’s in Hershey Building. Includes a six room modern dwelling with double garage for 3750, four room Park Place home with three lots for 800, two story six room Wisconsin Street home for 1200, 114 story Fletcher Avenue house for 2000, two building lots on North Orange for 700 each, three Park Avenue lots for 500, 80 acre farm near city for 100 per acre, and 73 acre highway 38 property for a right price, plus loans.
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Wisconsin Street
Fletcher Avenue
North Orange
Park Avenue
City
Highway 38
Kemble’s
Hershey
Elks Delegates to Attend State Meet in Decorah
Ten delegates from the local lodge will attend the state Elks convention in Decorah June 7 through 10, per secretary Sanford Schmaltz. A large delegation from across the state is expected. The lodge plans a Sunday fish fry at Mittman's pasture four miles south of Muscatine, weather permitting, moving to the lodge basement if needed, with arrangements led by the social and welfare committees. A marked road turnoff from highway 61 will guide attendees to the site.
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Elks
Decorah
Sanford Schmaltz
Mittman
Muscatine
Light Vote Noted for Farmer Labor Candidates Here
The Farmer-Labor party made its Iowa ballot debut in a Monday primary in Muscatine County but drew only a handful of votes. Most precincts reported no ballots for Farmer-Labor candidates with only a few rural township ballots giving a total of about six votes. None exceeded two or three votes for any candidate.
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Farmer-Labor Party
Iowa
Muscatine County
Farmer-Labor
Ticket Sale Large for S. A. Benefit
Five hundred tickets sold for a Burlington Salvation Army band concert at the YWCA on June 12. Adjutant Katherine Davis heads the effort. Proceeds fund a Weed park outing for poor mothers and children. about 200 will join the picnic, with donations from clubs and lodges.
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Burlington
Salvation Army
Katherine Davis
Weed Park
Dooley to Lead Iowa 1937 Track Team
Iowa City centerville sprinter and quarter miler Andrew G. Dooley will captain the University of Iowa track squad for 1937. He holds the 100 yard dash record at 9.6 seconds and ran the 220 yard dash in 20.7 seconds, after finishing second in a 1935 world record race. Dooley contributed to 440 and 880 relay teams and has been hampered by injuries, ending his season after a right thigh injury at the state meet. He had planned a bid for the American Olympic team in the 400 meters.
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Iowa City
Andrew G. Dooley
University of Iowa
Centerville
University
Dooley
Iowa
Batting Averages Rise in Association Camps
In four games, 94 hits and 139 bases boosted batting averages across the American association. Highlights include Toledo Hens beating Indians 14 to 9 at Indianapolis, Milwaukee’s 5 to 1 win over Minneapolis, St Louis 14 to 1 over the Blues, and Columbus 19 hits in a 13 to 1 victory over Louisville with Johnny Winsett collecting four hits.
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American Association
Association
Indianapolis
Toledo
Indians
Milwaukee
Kansas City
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Blues
St. Paul
Johnny Winsett
Columbus
Louisville
Army hall invites contact for personnel reception
Individuals will be received at the Army hall by army workers Adjutant Davis and Captain Ella Stacy. They may call 1469 or will be contacted by the army staff for follow up.
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Army Hall
Davis
Ella Stacy
Moonlit Summer House Romance Delivers a Dilemma
Gail rejects Dick's marriage proposal amid a moonlit garden scene. He pressures her by wealth and status, while Gail loves him but prioritizes her work and independence, leaving their future unresolved as the tale continues.
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Geddes
Gail
Concert by Muscatine Band Before Labor Assembly Meet
The Muscatine trades and labor assembly met an hour early at 7 pm to finish routine business before a concert by the Muscatine Municipal Band directed by Elmer Zeigler. The meeting proceeded with only routine items.
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Muscatine Trades and Labor Assembly
Muscatine Municipal Band
Elmer Zeigler
Sheriff's Sale in Muscatine County Iowa 1936
A special execution sale is set for July 3 1936 at the Muscatine Court House door. Property is Lot 2 in Block 95 in Muscatine Iowa. Proceeds go to D W Bates superintendent and receiver of the American Savings Bank of Muscatine. Sale hours 9am to 4pm with 11am likely start. Sheriff F B Nesper signs.
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Muscatine County
City of
Muscatine
Iowa
D. W. Bates
State of
American Savings Bank of
A. m. Muscatine
F. B. Nesper
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