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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1912
Page
6
Grain market notes from Kansas City listing prices for corn and oats with futures and cash prices. Includes bids for No 3 hard red winter, No 2 white, and other grades, with July and September futures shown alongside cash quotes and market observations.
Grain figures from Peoria Illinois show mixed prices with higher bids for some cereals. The fragment mentions corn and yellow varieties with uncertain descriptors, indicating a market snapshot rather than a full report.
Fragmentary OCR text references New York Produce and dairy items with scattered phrases about milk, receipts, and merchandise. Sections include incomplete product names and dates, with unclear references to people and places, rendering a brief, non-specific notice of a market listing.
A readably damaged OCR fragment lists dairy terms and product classifications such as whites, browns, and creams with scattered numbers and misreads. It mentions Receipts, Creamery extras, and various coded items, implying a catalog or ledger entry without coherent context or complete details.
Kansas City Missouri June 24 cattle and stock sale reports show 14,000 animals with steady to lower trends. Prices listed include steers 2.05, heifers around 3.00 to 4.00. cows and bulls varying by lot. total receipts 6000 and aggregate value near 3.6 million dollars.
St Louis stock market notes cattle including 3,700 Texans three thousand seven hundred Texas cattle trade and beef steer prices around 3.00 to 5.75 for cows and feeders. Hogs strong with mixed loads near 7.50 to 7.80. Sheep and mutton listings show steady demand and prices in the market report from St Louis.
Market notes for South Omaha show cattle and calves trading with receipts strong. Prices listed include cows and heifers near six dollars and twenty-five cents, with other stock moving briskly amid demanding buyers.
West Liberty awaits a week of festivities with promised events from an international band on the 28th and a seven day lineup of attractions. Guests attend a Kensington party honoring Miss Bertha Hull and Edward Jack with elaborate displays and practical gifts, while local clubs plan stands and refreshments for visitors amid flag decorations and community pride.
A flurry of visits and homecomings fills Davenport Muscatine and nearby towns as residents travel for family reunions weddings and social events. Notables include Mrs George Ling and Mrs Roy Kelley visiting relatives in Muscatine while others return from Burlington Nichole Durant and West Liberty. The Yanan's club held its year end gathering with readings and refreshments hosted by Mrs Sehal nit and other local ladies.
Fragmented OCR entry from Chicago live stock market shows cattle and hog receipts, prices, and market notes but is garbled. Reads like mixed cattle, western stock, and beef totals with several misread figures and names, lacking coherent details.
Chicago Protomnce Market reports steady prices across dairies and cheeses with mixed values for milk products and poultry alive. St Joseph Live Stock Market lists cattle hogs and sheep trading with steady to firm tone, while St Louis Wool Market notes western wool trends and City Produce lists low prices for battles and seats.
Muscatine stockmen report heifers and cows sold steady with steers and heifers strong. Lambs and calves quoted, with prices around five dollars for lambs and four to five dollars for calves, while calves and other livestock showed modest demand.
Grandview residents Jang Javed Jers and Sarah Tweete with Ninette visited Muscatine on Monday then returned home. Mrs CE Jaynes of Kossuth arrived Tuesday to visit Rush Gase's family. Mrs F Craddock of Des Moines visits her parents Mr and Mrs S Gray. Wm Allen Harness Hascher and Earl Walters left Friday for Chicago for several days of sightseers. John Tuszet and children of (incomplete text).
A fragmented price list shows wholesale poultry and farm staples including chickens, corn, wheat, barley, oats, rye, feed, potatoes, fresh eggs, dairy items, fruits, meats, and vegetables with varied per unit or per bag prices. Notable entries include potatoes per peck, eggs per dozen, apples per peck, strawberries per quart, and bacon with several meat cuts listed.
Numerous local residents are noted visiting relatives and traveling for short or indefinite stays. Mrs T J E Milbourne calls at Letts to see daughter Mrs Ghas Coder who remains seriously ill. Several locals, including Geo Cocilin Herman Gast J Z Beik Joan Grady and Ly L Schneider, toured in a touring car. Others departed for Bighton Iowa and Muscatine for visits or business.
A Republican Judicial Convention for Clinton Scott Jackson and Muscatine counties was called for August in Davenport Iowa to nominate one candidate for district judge. Delegates are allocated by county and by votes for B F Carroll in 1939 with each county receiving specific delegate counts. The meeting is dated June 12 1912 and authorized by BL Miller chairman of the Republican committee.
Multiple listings advertise houses from 1 to 6 rooms for prices between 1 409 and 3 250 with monthly payments offered by Titus Loan & Investment Co. Also offered: teams of horses, harnesses, wagons, and a live stock sale. Properties include the Emerson Hoopes homestead of 30 acres in Muscatine near a streetcar line and a 3 acre city tract with house and orchard. A small launch boat with 4 HP Cushman engine is for sale in Cedar Rapids by A H Roth.
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