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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
5
East Hill students of Lincoln grammar school will dismiss Thursday afternoon. The annual Friday picnic at Weed's Park is being planned as one of the largest ever, with mothers invited. Students will spend the day at the park with noon dinner served, marking the close of a year teachers call unusually severe.
Governor Fred M. Warner of Michigan dismissed reports that President Roosevelt advised him to slow railroad legislation and let the interstate commerce commission handle current issues. He stated, Nothing of the kind occurred. The denial follows Roosevelt's Lansing visit last Friday.
The Muscatine lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will hold memorial exercises at Greenwood cemetery on Sunday afternoon June 9 honoring the departed head of the order. Delegates from Wilton Letts Iowa City and West Liberty will attend. Rev Judson Kempton of the First Baptist church will deliver the address.
At the regular W. R. C. meeting in the G. A. R. hall arrangements were made for memorial services next Monday at 2 PM following a ritual. Afterward the ladies will decorate graves with a committee to oversee cemetery care and a delegate slate for the Dubuque department convention was chosen. Seven candidates were initiated.
Spring dress material sale begins tomorrow in the dress goods department. Makers prices prevail with extra coupons available.
Chicago champions prepare to face the Cubs daily at West Side grounds as McGraw's New York Giants arrive for a week of fierce matchups. The Cubs beat the Athletics 19 6 in Philadelphia in a lopsided opener.
Local notice advertises a sale at McColm Dry Goods Co with extra coupons and goods department items. timing mentioned as Thursday in the public notice.
Meats rise across the board with lamb up about thirty percent in eight weeks. Packers in Chicago report more than 20,000 lambs entering yards daily while dealers say limited supply chokes the market. Consumers face higher costs as beef prices also trend upward.
American League results show Philadelphia 6 over Chicago 10, New York 3 over Cleveland 4, Washington 7 over St. Louis 4, Boston 7 over Detroit 5. National League games postponed due to rain. Three League results include Rock Island 2 over Decatur 3, Cedar Rapids 0 over Peoria 2, Clinton 1 over Springfield 5, Dubuque 1 over Bloomington 3. Iowa League scores list Keokuk 2 over Burlington 9, Jacksonville 6 over Quincy 1, Oskaloosa 3 over Ottumwa 1.
The schedule lists New York at Chicago Boston at Pittsburg Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St Louis Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington Cleveland at New York Detroit at Boston.
Texas cattle arrivals to market are delayed by about a month, with and without stronger supply, higher quality beef remains scarce while poorer cuts are expected to rise in price.
Today’s markets list prices and ranges for wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and related futures with figures for July September and December contracts. Car counts show 426 wheat cars 83 16 oats and 517 233 corn received today with estimated 46 wheat 292 oats and 62 corn cars planned for tomorrow.
Chicago wheat prices show No 2 red 96 cents No 3 red 85 to 95 cents No 2 hard 95 to 96 cents No 3 hard 85 to 94 cents No 2 white 54 to 54 4 cents No 2 yellow 54 to 54 4 cents No 3 54 to 54 4 cents No 2 white and No 3 white reported as nothing doing with scattered quotes and ranges.
Catte receipts 22 000 steady. Beeves range 4.40 to 6.85 with cows and heifers 1.75 to 5.60 and stockers 3.00 to 5.25. 004 prime steers 5.65 to 6.45. Hog receipts 27 000 steady. Light hogs 6.15 to 6.35, mixed 6.10 to 6.32.
Sheep receipts reach 12,000 with strong demand as bids push prices higher. Heavy and yearling categories show gains with heavy at 5.85 to 6.95 and yearlings at 6.49 to 7.25 while lambs move 6.50 to 8.60. Bulk sales noted at 6.20 to 6.39.
Chicago market roundup shows butter weak with creameries at 18 23 cents and dairies at 17 2 cents. Eggs hold steady at 14 4 cents.
Chicago market report shows poultry steady with turkeys listed at low prices and chickens at 13 cents per pound. Buyers and sellers observed cautious trade as June market activity continues in Chicago.
New York butter prices were barely steady with factory and common to firsts at 18 2014 cents. Eggs remained steady and unchanged.
New York reports mixed poultry prices for June 5 with alive birds showing irregular demand. Spring chickens bring 28 cents, fowls 12 cents, and turkeys 12 cents for dressed. Broilers sell at 80 to 35, fowls at 11 to 16 cents.
The New York Produce Market reports wheat for July delivery in trading on June 5. Buyers watched price movements as traders weighed supply expectations and weather risks impacting harvest prospects.
St Louis June 6. Wheat July 93 54 93 42 cents. Corn 52 ½ cents. Oats 46 cents.
Peoria market update shows No 2 corn trading at 531 1/2 cents per bushel. The worded note indicates current price levels in the daily agricultural market coverage.
A Muscatine woman named Mrs Hanlin, aged with four living children James of Chicago George of Tacoma Mrs Elizabeth Porter and Mrs M H Kilbourne Ames College, is celebrated for memory, sharp sight, and sunny nature. Relatives in Chicago Tacoma Ames and Kankakee visit as gramachildren arrive for the family observances.
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