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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1928
Page
10
Chicago reports sharp declines in grain markets with liquidating sales. Wheat and corn exchange rates fall with corn hitting new season lows. oats also drop. Lard stocks weaken the provision market while sheep and lamb receipts show softer demand and prices.
Wheat No 1 hard 145 and corn varied with No 2 mixed at 1.92 to 4, No 3 1.03 to 4, No 4 1.02 to 1.03, No 5 1.01 to 1.92, No 6 1.00 to 1.91. No 2 yellow 1.93 to 1.05, No 3 yellow 1.91 to 1.04, No 4 yellow 1.91 to 1.02. mixed and white grades listed with cents per bushel and sample grades. barley 88c, rye and clover seed values. lard ribs and bellics prices noted.
Minneapolis August 13 AP Wheat prices ranged No 1 northern 1.36 to 1.73 for various grades and terms. No 1 fancy northern 1.72 to 1.73. No 1 hard spring 1.44 to 1.73. Dark northern spring good to fancy 1.50 to 1.72. Ordinary to good 1.37 to 1.46. Corn No 3 yellow 98 9. Oats No white 62 65.
Wheat prices for No 1 hard at 1.49 dollars No 2 hard at 1.39 to 1.48 No 3 mixed at 1.42. Corn prices include No 1 white at 87.5 to 89 cents No 2 white at 97 to 98 cents No 1 yellow at 97 to 98 cents No 2 mixed at 96 to 96.5 cents.
In Minneapolis Minnesota on June 13 quotations for lower nearload lots show patents at 8.00 to 8.10 per barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Shipments amount to 6.777 barrels with bran priced at 39.09 to 30.59 per unit.
Local market listings show poultry prices for hens and leghorns with varied rates, hog quotations daily published by J. P. Squire Company, and butchers with weights ranging from 299 pounds to 200 pounds quoted at values around 9 dollars and change.
June 13 market report shows butter and egg prices with standards and firsts easing around 42 to 44 cents. Receipts include 299 tubs creamery extras and 12 409 cases firsts. poultry offerings rise with fowls and spring broilers listed at 23 to 38 cents. Potatoes show 142 car receipts on track with steady U.S. shipments totaling 915 cars.
New York on June 13 reports Butter Easy receipts at 19 596 tubs and Cheese Firm receipts at 218 820 pounds. Eggs irregular receipts total 34 826 cases with price ranges for fresh gathered extra firsts and firsts, and storage packed grades steady.
A terse Kansas City brief notes June 13 events with unchanged produce figures and no other listed changes. The item mentions June 14 and names Hons. 14 but provides limited context for further detail.
New York poultry prices were steady with demand described as fair to good. Traders noted light trading and routine movement as the market closed with prices holding last week’s levels.
Kansas City market note shows steady receipts for June with alfalfa listings. Prices listed for No 1 extra leafy 61 and No 2 extra leafy 19.6, with No 3 and other grades noted as 13.50 to 20:00.
In New York on June 15 the market rallied with several stocks gaining 2 to 6 points. Russia Insurance, which started down 15 at 145, climbed to 169 as investors followed the crowd toward rising shares.
The report notes collapsed 46 points to 309 and that the renewal rate for call loans remained at 6 percent, indicating no change in credit terms.
Cattle quality fair with light steers in good demand while heavier beeves slow. Prices ranged to $14.90 for some steers and $14.50 for others as packers bought steadily. Hog trade was weak with underweight pigs discounted. butchers paid around $10.10 for top weights and sows brought strong prices. Lambs faced a price slump with large runs. western choice lambs near $16.75 and natives undercut by up to $1 per cwt. Ewes at $7.90.
Chicago livestock receipts show hogs 21 900 head with mostly steady trade on choice hogs and weaker lower grades. top hogs 200 280 pounds brought 19 16. cattle receipts 12 000 head with heavier steers down 25 cents and light yearlings active. slaughter classes and fed yearlings quoted at varied prices across weight ranges.
Kansas City stockyards report Hoge Receipts of 12 900 hogs with open steady to shippers and closing hull. Top hogs 225 to 240 pounds bring 9.75 while other weights show 7.49 to 9.79. Cattle receipts 4 590 head with calves 1 200 head. Light weight steers steady, others slow, yearlings steady to strong. Sheep market steady with native lambs to 15.00 and ewes 4.50 to 6.50.
June 13 Omaha reports from AP U S Department of Agriculture show hog receipts at 16000 with mixed price rises and declines across weights. Cattle receipts reach 7500 with fed steers and yearlings steady to higher in spots, lambs and sheep movement softer with ranges noted.
Cattle receipts 2,500 head with light demand for yearlings and light weight bulls. Calves 3,500 head down 25 to 50 cents on quality. Hogs 10,000 head opening slow, lights and butchers steady to 10 cents higher, best 159 lb averages up. Sheep 500 head with lambs weak, yearlings sharply lower, best lambs around 15.25, feeding lambs 19.00 to 11.59.
St. Joe livestock market report shows hogs volume 8500 head with steady to lower prices after 10 cent lower bids. Cattle receipts 2000 head with mixed yearlings up to 14.75 and fat cattle around 13.25 to 14.59. Sheep receipts 5900 head with natives mostly 14 to 14.75 and ewes around 6.25 to 16.00 for rangers noted.
East St. Louis auction totals hogs 15 090 head steady. top 10.05, pigs 199 lb up. cattle 2 800 head steady shade higher. calves 1 5090 head. steers steady. heifers 13.00 up. cows 8.25 9.50. bulls 7.8 8.75. sheep 4 900 head indications 25 to 59 cents lower on all classes.
Cattle receipts 3000, market steady with fed steers and yearlings 11.00 to 14.25, bulk 12.50 to 13.75. heifers 10.90 to 13.75. cows 8.00 to 12.90. veals 9.00 to 14.90. bulls 7.50 to 11.00. stockers 9.00 to 12.50. hogs receipts 12599, top 9.79, movers 9.25 to 9.60. sows 5.50 to 8.65. sheep receipts 500, bids 5 cents.
At Harbor Grace Newfoundland early indications suggested the Columbia would not depart today for the continuation of the trans Atlantic flight with Miss Mabel Bell and companions. Capt Oliver Le Boutillier chief pilot Arthur Argles co pilot cheered by the auspicious start of the flight and Mrs Bell hoped for an early take off after a 1100 mile hop from New York.
In Hap pY magazine a veteran notes Doris has endured four engagements, implying readiness for future life battles. The remark frames resilience through repeated experience rather than direct events.
A fragmented diary style remark reflects parental hope about a child with political ambitions. The speaker notes the child’s potential brainy nature and friends’ consoling lines that he may grow out of it as he ages.
Vice President Charles G. Dawes discussed his new Chow dog named Cung and, when pressed, declined to discuss politics or the Kansas City convention. The interview focused on dog breed merits and care.
At the Kansas City convention hall the Republican platform committee remains deadlocked on farm relief as delegates and McNary-Haugen demonstrators clash in heat and silence. Senator Fess struggles to maintain order while prayer and band music punctuate a tense, slow afternoon.
Iowa Republicans discuss a farm relief plank for the party platform as J O Shaff pushes for a definite agricultural promise. The delegation split shows 27 for Lowden on first ballot with two pledged to Hoover. Weaver attacks Rawson, cites ambitions and credentials. George Lichty expected to judge seating on merits.
Chicago reports Frank and May Brown of South Sioux City Ned reconciled after dropping out of a 244 hour marathon dance, declaring no divorce. Col Robert John and Miss Serina Bergandi won 3500 dollars after 259 hours 59 minutes. rivals Marcella Meadows and Walter Graf surfaced as engaged.
Farmers gathered in Baltimore to push for Hoover with a mass show while Wyant led a counter pitch urging support for the GOP. Personal debates broke the crowd into groups as camp followers claimed Hoover would aid farmers, with parade plans forming for the convention hall. The scene contrasted with Tom Campbell declaring Hoover the farmers' best friend and promising real relief. Tickets circulated unused as thousands sought admission.
Iowa officials and supporters discuss endorsing MacNider for president with 14 states already backing him. Frank Lund and Reed Lane push for favorable Iowa votes as J. O. Shaft helps frame party resolutions. A farm pilgrimage of about 400 marchers protests Coolidge farm policies with signs declaring not reds, not radicals, just republicans.
Trepassey N F June 13 AP The start of the monoplane Friendship for Europe was deferred until tomorrow after two more unsuccessful take off attempts of the 6 ton load. Pilot Wilmer Stultz said the fuel load was too heavy and planned to unload gasoline for test flights. Co pilots Lou Gordon and Miss Amelia Earhart showed disappointment at the delay.
Casein a milk constituent widely used in making one of the toughest glues, noted for its strong adhesion. The report highlights its role in industrial bonding and surface fixing applications.
Buffalo NY June 13 AP reports M E Forbes president of Pierce Arrow Motor Car confirms talks for a merger between Pierce Arrow Motor Car Co and Studebaker Corp. This follows rumors of a potential union between the automakers.
The United States saw its heaviest two day rainfall in Taylor Texas on September 9 10 1921 totaling 63 11 inches.
Gen Umberto Nobile’s account of the Italia disaster details a rapid descent and crash on the Arctic ice on May 25. Survivors, including Nobile, remain with the drifting dirigible as rescuers plan a path toward North Cape aided by improving radio contact with the base ship Citta di Milano.
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