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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
9
A small pocketbook with about 50 cents was lost between 412 Park Ave and the corner of 2nd and Mulberry. Please return to this office.
Passenger No. 402 arrives and No. 401 leaves with freight movements noted. All trains run daily except Sunday. W. S. Underdonk, Agent.
Readable fragments indicate freight carries passengers with times 6:50pm and 11:44pm and 8:45am noted. Mentions Me and names Ramone Teller with uncertain context. No clear events or destinations present in the fragment.
Schedule lists trains Nos 4 2 5 and 6 for southbound service with times between Elrick Junction Muscatine Round House and Grandview, plus connections at Wapello for Burlington. Northbound shows Nos 3 and related trains with arrival and departure times from Muscatine Round House Fruitland Grandview Wapello and Elrick Junction.
Open high low quotations for wheat corn oats and meats as of June 4 with nearby futures prices and percent changes. Hogs closed five cents higher as car and recipient receipts update grain and hog totals for the day and tomorrow’s estimated arrivals are listed.
Judge Charles Elliott of Minnesota named by President Taft to the Philippines Supreme Court. He is a West Liberty native, educated locally, then at West Point, later a Minnesota lawyer and judge. His brother Clark Elliott served in the Philippines and the 6th Infantry. A A King, son of Dr King, is an Army officer. Joe C. King was Iowa’s youngest Spanish American War soldier. Judge H E Deemer also hailed from West Liberty schools.
To Disso the Calon of stomach liver and kidney ills and cure biliousness and malaria take Electric Bitters. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store offers the remedy. Livestock market receipts show cattle hogs and sheep with varied price ranges and bulk sales.
Butter remains steady with creamery quotes at 22 26c and dairy at 20 24c. Eggs hold firm at 19c for ordinary and 19%c for firsts with prime firsts at 21c. receipts total 26,000 cases including and at mark.
Chicago June 4 Poultry steady turkeys 15 cents chickens 13 1 2 cents springs 20 30 cents.
New York Produce Market reports butter barely steady with 7,600 receipts and creamery specials at 27c, officials prime 21c, creamery extras 26c. Eggs steady with 22,400 receipts and firsts 22c, official firsts 21c, seconds 20c.
New York June 4 poultry prices show alive and dull market for chickens with broilers at 22 to 30 cents and fowls at 16 cents. Dressed birds steady with broilers 26 to 30 cents and fowls 15 to 16 cents.
New York on June 4 reports Wheat for July at 1 25 38 and Corn for July at 82¾ cents. The brief market update lists futures figures reflecting the day’s trading activity.
Chicago June 4 Wheat and Corn futures show July contracts opening high and closing near midrange. September Wheat and Corn prices move lower with mixed bids across related grains. Cash grain prices list various No. 2 and No. 3 grades with White and Yellow varieties priced for delivery.
St Louis market report notes July wheat at 1.14 percent, July corn at 73 73 3/4 cents, and July oats at 51 1/2 cents.
Peoria Illinois June 4 corn No 3 price at T4 a ẽe.
Chicago June 4 cattle receipts 1,000, market steady. Reeves price at 5.19 to 7.20, Texas 4.60 to 6.25, western cattle noted. Market tone reflects stable demand with steady quotes across regions.
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