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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1906
Page
5
Hershey lumber puller began its first run of the year under Tony Schlipf and John Wolfrun with about ten men. The raft, received last week, will be turned into laths and shingles once moved through the mill. The work aims to clear this raft before the next arrives around July first.
Arrangements set for two W W trips to Muscatine from the Tri-Cities. Saturday afternoon Rock Island pleasure seekers depart by boat with Acme Packet company. music and dancing aboard and return in the evening. Sunday the W W carries a large Tri-Cities group with Davenport M B A degree team. Davenport Military Band aboard to entertain. potential Moline attendance for a Muscatine-St Louis baseball game.
An advertisement proclaims a gigantic conspiracy against health but offers Dr. King's New Discovery as the remedy at 50 cents and one dollar from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
A new Rock Island line crew arrives consisting of about 30 Negro laborers from Guthrie Oklahoma to straighten rails and assist in yard reconstruction. The workforce totals nearly 200, with most workers foreign, American roadside laborers, and Negroes. Other local news notes include Musser mill water main removal resuming and several residents visiting or traveling.
The Diamond Jo Steamboat Co held its annual meeting in St Louis last week and elected officers for the coming year. Jay Morton of Chicago was named president and treasurer, John Killeen of Dubuque as vice president, Isaac P. Lusk of St Louis as secretary, with A L Dawley and Miss Clara Freymark elected to additional posts replacing Hal Otley.
In Columbus Junction on June 12 at 9 o'clock Miss Dimple Blair and W. R. Lytle were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Blair. The ceremony occurred in a softly decorated parlor with June roses carnations and smilax. Rev. Lytle of Indiana officiated in a brief impressive rite.
A promotional message extols Malta-Vita as the ideal summer food for children and the whole family. It emphasizes easy digestion, rich nourishment, and red blood value, recommending a breakfast of Malta-Vita with milk or fruit juice and urging grocers to stock the product at 10 cents.
Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served prepared by Mrs. Annie Hodek of Washington with guests seated at small tables, the bride and groom at a large table. Out of town guests included Rev. and Mrs. Lytle of Indiana and Rev. John Bloom of Wilton Junction. The report also notes local visits, travels, and a new general store opening in the Collings building near the National bank.
In Toledo Ohio on June 12 ice dealers admitted guilty pleas to conspiring to restrain trade. R A Beard and Compton Lemon of Hygeia Ice changed from not guilty to guilty following Miller. Other ice men' cases will be tried at once.
Inter state Mining Company reports a major ore strike at Wallace Idaho in Shoshone county near the Hercules property once offered at 11 million dollars. The find shows a wide ledge with two big shoots and five feet of galena ore averaging over 15 percent lead while chalcopyrite copper appears in the ore.
The First Methodist Sunday school plans a trip to Davenport on the steamer Columbia. The boat departs the local landing at 8 AM and returns in the evening, with lunch served on board at a nominal price. A large crowd is expected.
Home grown cabbage appears again with grocers selling the California variety. The W. H. Hoopes Commission company first sold one lot last Saturday and now four commission houses plan to ship a car load in a few days. The crop is reported to be excellent and possibly the largest in years as crews harvest on Island farms.
Strawberries grown by F. B. Holmes near Atalissa are praised as the finest in the area. Roy Barkalow sent in a box to the office highlighting their large size, red color, and exceptional taste. The report notes the best methods were used to produce the fruit.
Furnished by H J Frenzel of the National Board of Trade, the markets section notes Chicago trading activity from the post office block. The item is a brief market bulletin dated June 12 with contact details for Frenzel.
Cyclone sale underway at Cohn Mercantile Co with prices slashed across departments. Bargains advertised on clothing, household goods, and general merchandise during the event.
Chicago markets publish closing figures for wheat corn oats pork lard ribs rye flax barley clover and timothy. Quotations: Wheat No.2 red 87 88c No.3 red 84 86c Sept 84 1 2c. Corn No.2 52 53c. Oats No.2 37c No.3 36% c. Pork July 16.87 16.90 Sept 16.65. Lard July 8.85 Sept 9.00 9.02. Ribs July 9.37 Sept 9.40. Rye cash 62 66c. Flax 1.07 1.10. Barley 43 57c. Clover 11.25. Timothy Sept 4.05 4.30.
Chicago market notes cattle receipts 3500 steady to strong with Beeves 4.00 to 6.05 cows and heifers 1.65 to 5.10 stockers and feeders 2.75 to 4.60 Texans 3.75 to 4.40. Hogs receipts 16000 strong with mixed and butchers 6.40 to 6.72 good heavy 6.65 to 6.75 rough 6.40 to 6.55 light 6.40 to 6.67 bulk sales 6.35 to 6.70. Sheep receipts 15000 steady to strong with lambs 5.50 to 7.20.
Chicago on June 12 reports butter firm with creamery quotes at 14 19 5 cents and dairy at 14 17 cents. Eggs steady to easy at 11 13 cents. Market notes show firmness in butter and softening egg values.
Chicago market report shows poultry steady with turkeys at 9 cents and chickens at 11 44 cents per pound. No changes in prices observed as trade continues in Chicago.
New York on June 12 notes butter and eggs steady and unchanged. Market observers report stable pricing with no significant shifts across dairy products.
New York June 12 poultry market reports alive steady with broilers at 26c, fowls 13c, turkeys 11 12c. Dressed prices steady with dressed fowls 20 25c and turkeys 11 13c.
Market prices show beef cattle, cows, heifers and hogs with varied average bids. Figures include cattle at 4.05 to 6.57 per unit, hogs from 3.50 to 6.60, sheep and lambs around 4.00 to 6.25, and miscellaneous items listed with small totals.
Yesterday's Markets in Brief notes strong opening sales in steers with later demand rising. Heavy fat cattle and feeders steady to firmer, but medium and plain lots dull. Hog prices rose about fifty cents late, closing well and at the high since April. Sheep active with native ewes selling around 6.25 and lambs steady to 1.06 higher. Westerns priced at 7.20 and Springers at 4.8.
Representative sales reported yesterday in Chicago markets indicate subdued activity with limited demand. Brokers cited cautious buying and softer prices across sectors, suggesting a slower trading day and cautious sentiment among investors.
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