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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
8
Improved export inquiry supports an uptick in wheat and corn despite mixed domestic demand. Reports from Chicago and Liverpool note some anxiety abroad but stronger futures as unsold stocks stay tight. Oats ease on better field conditions while provisions hold, and receipts show steady weekly totals across major grain streams.
Chicago live stock market reports slow cattle trade and steady hog prices amid high shipping demand. Hogs 32.00 head, cattle receipts 300 head, stockers and feeders 6.80, sows 3.70. A bank advert urges saving one dollar weekly as a path to wealth.
Associated Press dispatch from Minneapolis notes wheat futures rise with quotes for No 1 Hard Red Wheat and Corn No 3 yellow. Market activity shows mixed prices and attention to northern grain stocks and storage, with at least one white corn contract trading near a dollar level.
South Omaha livestock market report shows steady demand with range of prices. Steers and cows listed with per hundredweight figures. receipts around 100 head. Quotations unchanged though several price entries appear garbled. market activity described as steady.
Market notes from St Louis and Kansas City report hogs, cattle, and sheep trading with mixed prices. Hog prices range around 8.10 to 8.26 per hundredweight, while prime fed steers fetch about 8.60 to 9.00. Receipts are listed, with calves and stockers contributing to varied demand across regions.
Market notes from Omaha list wheat and grain prices with No 2 hard and No 3 soft rye bids, along with white and mixed varieties. Liverpool and American futures referenced with terms like June and October positions, amid scattered OCR distortions. The report preserves historical grain trading terminology and regional market activity.
Fragmentary Peoria grain market notes list several grain grades with uncertain details. Mentions include No 2 yellow, No 2 white, mixed and standard varieties. Data appears corrupted with illegible descriptions and incomplete figures.
New York reports on raw sugar prices with steady tone as mills and buyers observe the market. Kansas City notes butter eggs and poultry trading conditions, with wording indicating routine exchange and price movement across markets.
Markets report cattle hogs and sheep with quotations for various grades and weights. Includes figures for calves and feeder cattle, with receipts and per head prices, alongside retail feed and grain prices for oats and cracked corn from the New Orleans area and local merchants.
In a rapid House session the Rayburn plan for the trade commission faced defeat as Murdock’s substitute failed 151 to 14. The Clayton bill, backed by most progressives, passed with Republican support including several Iowa members. The Covington trade commission bill would create a three member commission with broad powers, require annual corporate reports, allow investigations of anti trust violations, and limit disclosure of trade secrets. The Clayton bill strengthens Sherman act provisions, targeting monopolies and restraints of trade, with specific bans on price discrimination and certain contracts, while restricting injunctions and labor provisions.
Muscatine State Bank notes a steady close with the market gaining in the final hour led by eastern railroad shares advancing over four points. Trading was light and Lehigh Valley remained weak. London caution weighed on American stocks while Wall Street anticipation of a pending Interstate Commerce Commission rate decision spurred optimism in steel and textile trade.
The list shows numerous listed companies and railroad names including American Sugar Refining, Amalgamated Capper, Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago & Western Indiana, Interborough-Mart, International Harvester, Louisville & Nashville, Missouri Kansas & Texas, New York Central, Union Pacific, United States Steel, and New Haven among others. It catalogs stock listings and related rail lines, with multiple entries indicating exchanges and conglomerates active on the date.
An OCR noisy summary notes dairy and creamery products with references to state dairy ratings and milk prices. It mentions 3200 cases and average fancy milk blends, with scattered figures like 2 900 tabs and 1434 145c, indicating a chaotic ledger of cheese and whole milk products.
Fragmentary list of market items with prices and items across states. Mentions St. Louis and Chicago markets, poultry and eggs, butter and cheese, and various scattered figures. Data appears garbled but indicates price movements and commodity categories in mid 20th century regional markets.
The weather map notes low pressures westward and unsettled weather across the plains and Great Lakes region. Thunderstorms affect Missouri Valley and upper Lakes while Pacific coast rains persist, with warmer conditions tonight and Sunday in parts of the St Lawrence to Atlantic regions. Forecaster M. Sherier warns the western glare and cold fronts will scour frost from Muscatine to Davenport over the next 44 hours.
The Journal highlights resort and railroad advertising as a key service feature. Readers are encouraged to request the free literature and brochures offered by hotels, railways, and travel promoters. The piece promotes leisure travel and suggests studying the literature can be as enjoyable as actual travel.
Regulation of Securities section details a bill authorizing the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve securities issued by rail carriers. It prohibits carriers from issuing stock bonds notes or guarantees without commission approval and requires investigation into purposes and use of issues. Exempts short term notes and restricts directors from conflicts across railroads.
The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company reports 214 years in business and actively seeks policyholders or beneficiaries to recover missed payments. From 1911 to now, 3,589 cases were investigated, with $29 unaccounted and $241,115.68 paid on policies, while many claims to deceased holders have yielded large sums to families unaware of cash values.
Society masonic card records Iowa Lodge No 2 regular meetings by f rie to San John son Washington CHAPTER M Stated monthly notices. W Gram He Pj 3 Johnson Secretary Webb Lane Royal and Select Masters Stated assembly each month. MG 3 La John B be deae SSxtaNdert Nov 1 K T Regular conclave Ennis Wednesday each month. C E Fox BGs W Creat Recorder.
Fraternal groups including WHOMTNGS LODGE NO 76 and MUSCATINE C W OF AMP KO 108 announce regular Friday or Thursday gatherings at local halls. Meetings invite chief and visiting members, with officers like C Hag ermann Sachem and J A vom s ELECTA CHAPTER detailing monthly second and fourth Monday sessions and secretary notices.
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