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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1935
Page
9
Chicago June 4 hogs slipped 5 to 10 cents amid stepped up marketings. Arrivals reached 16 000 at Chicago with prices for various weights ranging from about 9.40 to 10.05. Cattle and sheep receipts also noted with mixed conditions in key western markets and declines in pork loins due to saturation in the market.
Hog price reports from Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Mason City Waterloo and others show steady or slight declines across weights. Prices span from light hogs at about 8.00 to 9.30 per hundredweight with packers offering 6.25 to 8.50 and sows around 8.00 to 8.95, with regional variations and market notes.
Des Moines report shows 11,809 hogs received at 22 yards and 9 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 48 hours ending 8:00 am. Mostly steady to weak with some quotes nudging lower. prices listed for various weight ranges and sow categories, reflecting a softer undertone.
Eggs local grocers pay 17 to 19 cents. Poultry hens 12 to 15 cents, roosters 9. Hog prices listed by weight: 40 to 160 lbs 9.00 to 9.20, 160 to 180 lbs 9.20 to 9.40, 180 to 220 lbs 9.55, 220 to 275 lbs 9.40 to 9.55, 275 to 300 lbs 9.25 to 9.40, packing sows 275 to 350 lbs 8.10 to 8.70, 350 to 425 lbs 8.40 to 8.50, 425 to 550 lbs 8.25 to 8.40, 50 and up 8.07 to 8.25.
The document lists price ranges by weight for hog shipments with notes that excess weights are excluded from quotes. It mentions 425 to 550 pounds pricing and warnings about shipments showing extreme weights and mismatched quotes.
The June market update lists potato shipments and stock levels across several states with prices and decay notes. It covers poultry live car movements, butter and cheese storage and current prices, and egg pricing, reflecting moderate demand and trading with firm or steady quotes in multiple categories.
Live poultry mixed by freight and express with roosters and fowls unquoted while turkeys and ducks show notable figures. Butter creamery cheese eggs and standards prices listed with mixed color varieties and storage packed firsts. general prices steady with occasional percentage figures and quality notes.
AP reports results from several bouts including John Henry Lewis defeating Tom Patrick in Los Angeles, Billy Celebron stopping Cir Duva with Daven port’s Scotty McLean and Milt Aron drawing in Rockford and Chicago, George Salvadore outpointing Harry Dublinsky in New Orleans and Boston.
The list records multiple company tickers and percentage moves for trades on a New York stocks page. Notable names include Amoco, Anaconda, Atchison, Chrysler, DuPont, General Electric, General Foods, General Motors, Goodyear, IBM, Packard, Penney, RCA, Sears, Union Pacific, US Steel, Woolworth, Ford Motor, and many others with percentage figures ranging from small gains to notable declines.
Chicago June 4. An unexpected rise in Liverpool wheat prices lifted Chicago quotes as bullish overseas noise offset favorable crop prospects. Wheat closed 1 1/4 to 1 7/8 cents higher with July at 83 7/8 to 84. Corn rose 1/8 to 1/2, July 80 3/4 to 7/8. Oats and barley mostly steady. rye mixed. Provisions steady to firm.
Chicago June 4 AP reports cash versus No 1 hard at 97 No 2 mixed AR corn 87 oats sample seed 34 percent sample grade 37 rye buckwheat soybeans rye none barley seed 48460 malting 58c per unit Timothy seed per cwt 10.00 12.00 Clover seed per cwt 11.00 15.75
Des Moines dropped to the bottom of the Western league after an 11th straight defeat. Cedar Rapids won a doubleheader 9 to 5 and 1 to 0 as Claude Passo allowed four hits in game two with 10 strikeouts, and Howard Taylor homered to help Cedar Rapids.
National League standings noted with matchups: Indianapolis at Toledo and Louisville at Columbus. Minneapolis at Kansas City and St Paul at Milwaukee highlighted alongside the Classified Ads section.
A dense listing of radio programs across networks CBS NBC and more. Notable entries include Abe Lyman Bing Crosby Phil Spitalny Earl Bartnett and Frankie Masters orchestras, Amos n Andy, Broadway varieties and baseball game Cubs vs Cincinnati.
Zion Lutheran defeated United Brethren 21 to 4 as Zion hurler Roylander limited the United Brethren to four hits. Zion Lutheran collected 16 safeties and eight errors led to a big offensive output while Zion’s A Brill and Bender each accounted for two hits.
Iowa City captured the Elks state golf title with a 679 stroke 36 hole team total at Geneva GC. George Frohwein led individuals with a 154 total six over par, firing 77 in both morning and afternoon rounds. Decorah placed second at 776, with Ottumwa, Burlington and Muscatine also competing among 26 golfers.
The Muscatine All Stars girls kittenball team will not appear in a game this week due to other activities. A week from Wednesday they will play a girls team from Washington Iowa.
Helen Wills Moody, former American tennis champion, resumes comeback at St. George’s Hill tournament in Weybridge England by beating Miss P N Morrison 6 1 6 0 in the third round to reach the fourth round.
King Levinsky seeks to clash with Detroiter Slade in a Davenport outdoor boxing card sponsored by the Twentieth Century Sporting club of Chicago and Davenport. The feature eight round bout pairs Levinsky with Slade, while eight prelims include Diamond versus Leonard and Rightmire versus Lee, with ref duties assigned locally.
Robert Dutch Holland, Minneapolis third baseman and slugger, lay in a Milwaukee hospital after an unintentional beaning by Steve Larkin. Holland suffered a fractured jaw and possible skull fracture as Milwaukee’s Brewers defeated the Millers 9 to 1. The Millers then moved to Kansas City for a four game series with a makeshift lineup. Indianapolis beat Columbus Red Birds 1 to 0 in six innings due to rain. St Paul and Kansas City tied 4 to 4 in a night game halted to catch trains. Louisville and Toledo not scheduled.
The Yankees defeated the Athletics 7 to 4 as Campbell homered with the bases loaded in a tense game. The Giants beat the Cardinals in Chicago 6 to 2, dropping St Louis four games behind New York. Chicago's Charlie Root held the Cards in check. In St Louis Cleveland beat the Browns 7 to 1 as the Browns and Knott faltered.
The Iowa state high school golf tournament halted in Des Moines by rain will not be replayed this year. The board of control of high school athletics made the decision on Monday. Muscatine high school will disband for the year though players will continue summer drills aiming for a stronger team next season. Bob Rice, the No 1 golfer, will be the sole missing member for 1936.
Muskies coach Karl Jacobs or Ivan Stebbins will start on the hill with Kenny Huber catching. Indees pitcher Clarence Messer or Flea Schroeder will work with Ernie Taylor behind the plate. Past Muscatine matchups drew big crowds and close finishes as stakes rise for the Sunday game.
Special Execution directs sale of the NW quarter of the NW quarter in section 20 township 78 north range 3 west containing 40 acres in Muscatine County Iowa. The sale benefits John B Gallagher Receiver of Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank and will occur June 29 1935 at the Muscatine County Court House from 9am to 4pm with an 11am stated auction time.
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