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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1911
Page
21
Aggressive talk of overbought wheat sent values lower while Liverpool quotes confirmed bearish tone. Rain in the Northwest and unsettled weather boosted selling. corn slumped as moisture promises grew. September wheat opened down and closed near steady. oats and provisions weakened with wet weather.
Chicago grain and provisions market update shows open high low and closing figures for day trading. Notable shifts in prices reflect supply demand dynamics and market sentiment.
Chicago cash grain prices list bid levels for wheat varieties including No 2 red No 3 red and hard wheats with ranges from 87 to 91 cents. Northern spring and durum values are shown with No 2 northern at 97 to 101 cents and durum around 82 to 87 cents.
Daily movement shows wheat, corn and oats receipts at Chicago with totals and graded contracts. Wheat 208 cars today, 277 last week, 280 a year ago. 427 cars of corn with 169 contract grade. 154 cars of oats.
Wheat closed at 84% 84%c for Sept bids with sellers at 84%c. Corn July 55%c bid Sept 57%c. Cash grain shows No 2 hard wheat 86 91c, No 1 89c, No 2 red 82c. No 2 mixed 56% 57c, No 2 white 57%c. Oats 42% 43c, No 2 white 42c. Rye 85 90c. Timothy hay 18 19, prairie hay 15.50 16. Receipts Wheat 60 cars.
Wheat quotes ease by 1 to 2 cents with No 2 hard at 85 87c and No 3 hard at 82 86c. Corn loses 1 to 1 1/2 cents with No 2 white 53 54c and No 2 yellow 53 53c. Oats fall 1 cent with No 3 white 40 40 4c. Receipts noted as wheat 2, corn 59, oats 16.
June 24 listing shows wheat prices with futures and grade details. No. 1 hard 98 cents and 5 4? cents rounded, No. 1 northern around 96 to 98 cents, No. 2 northern about 14? to 96 cents, No. 3 around 94 cents.
Wheat spot easy with No 1 Manitoba at 7s 6½d and No 2 Manitoba at 7s 3¾d. No 3 Manitoba 7s 1d. July 6s 9¾d, Oct 6s 8d, Dec 6s 8½d. Corn spot New American mixed 4s 8d, old 5s 4d. July 4s 0d, Sept 5s 4d.
Peoria market notes on June 24 show No 2 yellow corn at 54 to 55 cents, No 3 yellow 54 cents, No 4 yellow 52 1/2 cents, No 3 mixed 54 cents, No 4 mixed 52 1/2 cents, sample 45 to 46 cents. Oats listed as inactive.
In Duluth Minnesota on June 24 the wheat market shows July at 5 3/4 bid and September at 5 3/4 bid with nearby at 8 1/2 cents asked and September at 8 7/8 cents.
Chicago notes butter creamery prices at 19 23c, daisies 17 21c. Eggs steady with receipts 11 212 cases, firsts 13c and prime firsts 14c. Cheese steady daisies 11 12c, Twins 11 11c, Young Americas 12 18 12c, Long Horns 12 4 12c. Potatoes easy old 0 1.00, new 2.00 2.15. Poultry live steady turkeys 12c, fowls 11c, springs 18 22c. Veal steady 50–60 lb 8 9c, 60–85 lb 8 9c, 85–110 lb 10 10c.
A Muscatine market page lists hog classes, sheep offerings, and heavy packing. wholesale and retail markets cover country and creamery butter, eggs, poultry, and a full slate of meats with prices for beef, pork, veal, and fish. Also notes are made of produce, grains, and a health tip advocating topical Chamberlain's Liniment for musculoskeletal pain.
Chicago June 24 Hog prices sag in late market with packers paying about five cents less than yesterday. Early scalpers and shippers traded at steady levels before a drop, with some heavy packers bidding as low as 6.25 dollars. Cattle were steady and nominal, while sheep remained unchanged.
Cattle receipts near 200 estimated steady market with prices for Beeves Texas and western steers stockers and feeders cows and calves listed. Hog receipts about 106000 with values across light mixed heavy and tops around 6.55. Sheep receipts near 4000 with natives western yearlings lambs and spring lambs price ranges noted.
South Omaha cattle receipts reach 300 with market steady. Native steers bring 5.00 to 6.25, cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.60, western steers 3.50 to 5.60, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 5.20. Hogs receipts 8,500 with prices from 6.00 to 6.35. Sheep receipts 300 with lambs 5.25 to 6.25 and sheep 3.00 to 5.00.
St Joseph Mo June 24 cattle receipts 100 market steady steers 35 to 41 cows or heifers 25 to 31 calves 30 to 38 hogs receipts 5000 market 5 to 1 percent lower top 6.32 bulk sales 6.20 to 6.30 sheep receipts 600 market steady lambs 5.50 to 6.75
Cattle receipts 3090 and hog receipts 3500 mark steady. Native steers 4.80 to 6.35, southern steers 3.50 to 5.25, native cows and heifers 2.25 to 4.76, stockers 3.50 to 5.10, western steers 4.50 to 6.00. Hogs heavy 6.20 to 6.30, packers 6.25 to 6.40, lights 6.20 to 6.35. Sheep and lambs around 3.20 to 5.75.
News of the Har Timan merger decision favoring the companies spurred a burst of activity on Wall Street. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rose about 2 to 3 points with several industrials such as General Electric and National Biscuit posting gains. The session closed strong with notable advances in Union Pacific 3 percent and U S Steel up 1 percent while Underwood Typewriter climbed around 6 percent.
New York June 24 The clearing house banks show reserves $86 975 500 above 25 per cent requirement an increase of 18 653 750 from last week Loans 1 959 278 000 up 44 587 000 Specie 391 301 000 up 11 926 000 Legal tenders 83 910 000 up 1 965 000 Deposits with members 76 450 000 up 15 183 000 Net deposits 1 838 778 000 up 41 681 000 Circulation 45 924 000 up 531 000 Bank cash in vaults 406 725 000 up 5 288 000 Trust cash in vaults 68 495 000 up 8 603 000 Trust cash in banks 76 450 000 up 15 183 000 Aggregate lawful reserve 551 670 000 up 29 074 000 Excess lawful reserve 86 975 500 up 18 653 750 Summary for Greater New York acts not reporting to clearing house Loans 623 835 700 Specie 64 067 600 Legal tenders 11 761 300 Total deposits 720 377 600
New York June 24 dull poultry trade with alive prices for Western broilers 22 cents, fowls 14 to 24 cents, turkeys 12 cents. Dressed market steady with Western broilers 18 to 25 cents, fowls 12 to 15 cents, turkeys 12 to 15 cents.
New York Produce reports Butter-Firm with receipts at 7,517 and prices unchanged. Cheese-Firm also with unchanged prices. Eggs-Firm prices flat with receipts totaling 12,040.
Galveston Texas June 24 cotton market remains steady with 15 cent price quotes in lighter trading activity noted.
A compiled snapshot shows varied results across major U S stocks with many names and fractions noted. Prominent values include Amalgamated Copper 0.71 percent, American Beet Sugar 2.55, American Car & Foundry 56 percent, American Smelting & Refining 81 percent, American Sugar Refining 119 percent, Anaconda Mining 40 percent, and several rail and utility issues trading with yields and preferreds listed.
In July St Nicholas presents a simple glider project by Francis Arnold Collins. A clever small craft can be built from reed or cane about five inches long. It demonstrates basic aeronautical ideas with readily available materials.
June report from St Louis notes for territory and western mediums 17 19 cents fine mediums 16 17 cents with a small price variation and overall market listing.
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