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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1945
Page
9
Official estimates show hogs 16 000 cattle 15 000 sheep 12 000 receip ts light supplies cleared early. Fed steers and yearlings up to 18 with strong high prices for yearlings. cows scarce with beef cows higher. Salable sheep 300, total 6 300, lambs steady to strong with mixed westerns and decent demand for shorn and fed lots.
Hogs salable 250 with price mix around 14.45 for top barrows. cows and calves steady to weak. Cattle salable 150 with fed steers and yearlings steady to strong. cows 25 cents lower. stockers firm. Sheep salable 200 with lamb prices 15.75 to 16.00 for good to choice, ewes weak. California new crop feeding lambs 13.50.
The New York bond market closed firm with railroad issues edging up slightly in quiet trading. Central of Georgia 5s, Jersey Central, and New Haven notes held near previous levels while Missouri Pacific general 4s and Norfolk Southern convertibles rose. Some declines appeared in Southern Pacific 4 42s of 81, Lehigh Valley 4s 29 92, and Missouri Pacific and Illinois Central bonds. Industrials barely advanced led by American Tobacco 3s, Armour & Co 443s, and Standard Oil of New Jersey 3s, with utilities such as Pennsylvania Power & Light 4s and AT&T 3s also inching up. Foreign and government issues were quiet.
Poultry and hens over 4 lbs sell at 25 cents per pound, under 4 lbs and Leghorns at 23 cents, stags and cocks at all weights. Ducks and geese 20 cents. Eggs on grade 28 3IC.
Combined hog receipts at 19 concentration guards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ended 8 a m show 25 500 head, up from 20 800 a year ago and 32 700 a year earlier. Active and steady trading with loading little changed from last weekend. Barrows and gilts 160 to 180 pounds 13 50 to 16 45, 180 to 360 pounds 14 20 to 14 45. Sows 270 to 400 pounds 13 45 to 13 70, 409 to 450 pounds 13 45 to 13 70, 450 to 550 pounds 13 30 to 13 70.
The Grandview township Farm Bureau gathered at G. G. Beik home Tuesday evening with 62 members. Program featured talks on school legislation by Ernest Lieb erknecht and Mrs H N P Small, plus musical numbers by Betty Jo Beik and Marie Beik and Ted Small with Mildred Shellabarger. Readings by Jack Bieri Nola Johnson Bobbie Schlutz and Darrell Young.
Mr and Mrs E J Wylie purchased the former L W White home, the 4 U Baker residence, in Lone Tree as the Whites plan a California move. Dusterhoffs’ daughter Darlene heads to Chillicothe Business College. Memorial Day exercises featured Rev C E Coggeshell and music by local quartet.
Wheat and rye recovered from an initial drop as resting demand and short covering pushed markets up. July wheat finishes at 1.68 7 8 to 1.69, corn up to 1.18 3 8, oats 64 1 2, rye 1 1 4 to 3 8, barley unchanged at 1.03 1 8.
An assortment of classified notices and ads. Hinkley’s Paint Cleaner promotes shop supplies for graduation cards while Lea Typewriter Exchange and Hullquist Music Shop advertise instruments and services. Roofing and chimney repairs offered with contact numbers. Overseas shipping boxes noted.
Potatoes arrivals total 61 on track S81 with 967 U. S. shipments reported. Demand exceeds supply and market remains firm at ceilings. California Long Whites U. S. No. 1 priced at 4.59 to 4.69, No. 2 at 4.01. Louisiana Bliss Triumphs commercial at 4.04.
Sample grade yellow wheat at $1.12 to $1.17 per bushel. Corn and oats listed with No 1 special red oats and timothy seeds trading around $1.15 to $1. cabinet for field seed per cwt. Prices show rye not offered and several clover seeds priced from $1. for timothy and seed mixes.
Lt. Carl E. Linder Jr of Des Moines donated a Nazi flag claimed as Hitler’s banners captured east of the Rhine. He wrote the flag was taken at Erpel Germany on March 8 and it now rests with the state historical department’s trophies of all wars collection.
The Independent School District of Muscatine Iowa invites bids for about 1280 tons of stoker coal on a guaranteed heat basis. Bids due by 12 noon June 18 1945 with preference given to Iowa grown products. Information and bid forms available from Reva Holtz Secretary City Hall.
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