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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1918
Page
7
Market reports show bearish pressure on corn from excellent crop prospects in Illinois, with receipts and favorable weather easing prices. Opening quotes slipped, then declined further after reports of ship losses off the American coast, sending corn to season lows. June and July futures retreated while provisions rose on bullish warehouse stock figures.
Chicago grain market on June 3 shows No 2 Yellow corn at 1.62 and other yellow grades quoted from 1.57 to 1.42. White and rye futures listed with nominal and varying cents, barley and timothy prices noted, clover around 18 to 28, pork items at 24.07 and ribs 21.50 to 21.87.
Chicago grain and provisions market data shows July futures with corn near 4.123 and oats around 0.685 per bushel, with soybeans and lard futures quoted. Butter and short tables indicate price ranges and settlement figures, reflecting open high low close values and daily ranges.
Receipts and shipments reported by Hutton & Frenzel and Lamson Bros. for Wheat Corn and Oats. Today figures show moderate activity with last week and last year comparisons. Carrot and Oat receipts tallies list contracts and year over year totals for market items.
Associated Press leased wire reports Kansas City Missouri market pricing for cash corn oats rye and kernels. No. 2 mixed corn quoted around 1.50 to 1.52 with white and yellow varieties near 1.66 to 1.53. Hay values show steady ranges for timothy and alfalfa with prairie hay quoted around 18 to 24 dollars per ton.
St Louis Missouri market notes show corn futures lower with July at 31.83 percent and cash prices for No 2 white corn at 1.55 to 1.69. Oats are lower for track prices with No 2 at 70 cents and No 3 white at 73 cents. Futures show corn down and oats steady with July contracts noted.
Peoria IA June 3 Associated Press Leased Wire reports corn prices lower across grades with bid figures for No 3 white No 2 yellow and No 4 yellow listed. Market shows declines in white and yellow corn and mixed samples with standard and benchmark oats also noted.
Chicago market notes show butter steady at Creamery 34 to 41 cents, eggs higher with 296 cents per dozen, ordinary firsts 26 to 29 cents, potatoes lower with 40 car lots, Wiskinson and Minnesota/Michigan dairy items quoted, poultry up with Avues and Owls noted.
Kansas City market listings show Creamery prices at 89 cents for firsts and 371 cents for seconds, with 28 percent pacing in rebuy figures. Poultry rates include roosters, turkeys 23 to 24 cents, ducks 27 cents, and butter creamery around 41 to 44 cents, with various firms such as Jung Butler Creamery and Youltry Hoens represented. St. Louis market wire reports poultry and dairy prices, noting hens at 24 to 26 cents and turkeys near 23 to 24 cents, with butter-creamery around 41 to 44 cents.
Market notes show butter receipts 15 703 tbs with creamery and firsts quotes around 42 to 43 cents. Cheese receipts 4 638 boxes with state fresh specials around 24 to 24 2/4 cents. Live poultry no price. dressed chickens 33 1/8 to 37 8 cents, fowls 32 to 35, turkeys 25 to 30 cents. Sugar market steady with centrifugal 6.00 to 6.50 dollars. Confusing sentiment line about hope and cooking уст остальных.
The market rose in early trading as foreign conditions improved with gains led by steel and equipment shares. Reading and Union Pacific provided a base for rails while Marine Preferred and Liberty bonds showed mixed moves amid noon news of enemy submarines nearby. Prices across the board shifted with Liberty 4s and 4 1/4s failing to hold earlier highs and other Treasuries trading lower.
Leased wire notes HopeReceipts 18 000 head price ranges 20 to 25 cents above Saturday's average. Heavy cattle 16.40 to 16.60 merit 16.60 to 16.80 rough heavy 15.50. other classes mixed 16.40 to 16.70. Cattle receipts 15 000 head market slow. Deer steers steady to strong on food cattle. others steady. Sheep receipts 12 000 head market weak. Western calves 10 to 15 cents lower. Primo native 19.50. others weak.
Kansas City io Mo June 3 Hog receipts 9000 head market strong price ranges include hogs 16.35 to 16.50 per cwt cattle receipts 11000 head market strong steers 14.00 to 17.25 cows 9.00 to 14.00 calves 7.60 to 13.00 sheep receipts 13060 head market steady lambs 15.50 to 20.50 yearlings 14.00 to 17.50 wethers 13.00 to 16.50 ewes 11.00 to 16.00
Hogs receipts 7 500 head market higher lights 16 75 16 90 bulk 16 90 sattle receipts 6 500 slow mortor steer 11 50 17 60 heifers 9 50 15 50 cows 7 50 13 75 calves 7 75 14 00 Sheep receipts 4 000 market grow lambs 14 00 17 00 ewes 12 00 YA0
Hogs total 3 500 head with top claim at 16 45 and bulk around 11 20 to 16 40. Cattle receipts 3 000 head show steady tone with steers 12 00 to 17 00, cows and yearlings 7 00 to 15 50, calves 7 00. Sheep receipts 1 700 head steady with lambs 12 00 to 17 25, ewes 8 00 to 13 75.
Closing prices for the month show steady tone with some classes uneven from the low day last week. Hog, cattle, and mixed packing trades display varying strength. light weights sold steadier while offerings cleared at about 16.25 to 16.55. Mediums and muttons show slight strength against Saturday, with fighters modestly lower than last week.
Funeral services for Frank Zybarth, Nichols farmer, were held at St. Mary's church with Rev. Father Kiffane officiating. Interment followed in St. Mary's cemetery. Born July 29, 1897, Zybarth died after a three month illness from pneumonia and hemorrhage. He is survived by his mother, a sister in Muscatine, a sister in Nichols, and three brothers.
Rock Island defeated Muscatine 8 to 4 as pitchers Stenneth and Taber allowed multiple runs. Key contributions came from Marini O'Neil and Fuller on offense with several stolen bases and timely hits.
National League standings show New York leading with 11 wins and 20 losses, Chicago and Cincinnati close behind, with Brooklyn and St. Louis mid pack. Yesterday Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 6 to 3, with no other NL games listed. Today’s schedule features Chicago at Boston and Pittsburgh at New York among others.
Chicago hosts a 6 2 win as Slim Love’s pitching falters in a rare no hit bid by the White Sox against the Yankees. The program also notes Cleveland’s 1 0 win over Washington in an eleven inning pitchers battle and Detroit’s 4 3 win over Boston with Ruth homering.
A jumble of 20th century want ads and rental notices lists items for sale such as seed, horses, household goods, organs, and farm land. It includes rental offers for cottages and flats, job notices for barbering and night work, and various miscellaneous items like maps and farm equipment. Names and addresses are partial and faded in places.
Chicago June 8 report: Joseph B. Tinker is relieved of duties as manager of the Columbus club in the American Association and Morde cai Brown, formerly a noted pitcher for the Chicago Nationals, is named manager. Bobby Roth of Cleveland suspended for insubordination. Jim Barnes and Jock Hutchinson defeated Chic Evans and Warren K Wood in an 18 hole golf match at Chicago to raise more than 5500 for the Red Cross.
A long audience reaction to My Four Years in Germany at the Grand extols the film as a powerful, fact filled exposure of German scheming and Wilhelmine rule. It portrays James W. Gerard, Prussian power, and the war’s causes with dramatic scenes and official sources.
Milwaukee Wis June 3 boiler makers and helpers in railroad shop trades urged their national officers to call a strike vote on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad. Dissatisfaction over wage adjustments cited. Telegrams of protest sent to Director General W G McAdoo. New Bedford Mass June 3 textile mills employing 36000 shut down following a textile council strike. One third of workers on government contracts. Washington DC June 3 nearly a thousand city employees walked out for higher pay, demanding a minimum of 3 a day, mainly in street cleaning and water departments.
Vienna based Arbiter Zeltung reports the Austrian social democrats at a conference urged workers to avoid strikes and overrating their strength. They warned against rash acts that could bring disaster and deprive labor of power in the future.
A local insurance business advertises coverage under the name Insure U.P. Byrne located at 109 East Second Street with phone contact 813. The notice presents contact details and service existence in a compact business card style.
Washington DC June 3 two grain inspectors were suspended under the grain standards act for misgrading grain shipped in interstate commerce. One was based in Kansas City Kansas and the other in Omaha Nebraska.
The Houston department of agriculture suspends three inspectors at Kavgan City Kansas on similar charges. The suspensions are temporary pending investigation. The fragment also references Apollo and a remark about competition in the movie world today.
Hog farming advice touts BR Thomas Hog Powder as essential from birth to marketing age. Claims include cholera prevention worms removal and thumps cure. If the powder fails to improve food, a refund pledged by W H Fayle Co. at 214 Walnut St with advertisement tones.
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