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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
14
Chicago markets show hog trading slow with some sales near steady to 15 cents below peak. Choice butchers around 19.50 to 20.70. light hogs strongest. Total hog supply reported at 77,000 vs 105,009 a week earlier.
New wheat arrivals failed to lift prices in Chicago trading as 155 cars reached Kansas points. Wheat closed unsettled at the same as yesterday, 5 to 8 cents higher overall. Corn gained 5 to 8 cents, oats fell to 3/8 cent, provisions mixed. Weather favored corn, cooler temps forecast. cash demand slow.
Receipts total 30 000 hogs with bids steady to higher on most cuts. Top hogs 200 250 pounds bring 19 75. Cattle totals 7 509 head with active trade strong to 25 cents higher on most killing classes. Slaughter steers 1300 1700 pounds fetch 13 90 to 15 25. cows 7 75 to 12 95. vealers 13 50 to 16 00. Overall market mixed with firmness in select categories and softer tone on light lambs.
Hogs receipts 3 500 head with prices up to 10e higher than Wednesday. Top hogs $10.50 for 210 to 260 pounds. Cattle receipts 2 000 head with steers and yearlings steady to strong and spots higher. Slaughter steer 950 to 1500 pounds $13.25 to $15.75. cows $7.00 to $11.00. Sheep receipts 3 000 head lambs mostly steady, top native lambs $15.60, 92 pound lambs $14.75 to $16.00, ewes $7.00 to $13.50.
Omaha Nebraska June 28 AP U S Department of Agriculture cattle hogs and cattle receipts listed with price ranges. Hogs top at 10 25 with bulk 180 to 210 pounds and various weight categories. cattle receipts at 220 head with fed steers and yearlings active and prices around 15 5 per hundred.
The market reports 6 000 head receipts with lambs and yearlings down 25 to 50 cents. sheep steady. Cattle and calves mixed with steers and heifers at various bids from 6.25 to 15.50, feed lot values noted. Best fat ewes listed at 650 and range feeding lambs easing from 13.0.
Receipts include cattle 1700 head with light steady trend. hogs 6590 head with fairly active market and a $9.50 to $10.00 top. calves 15800 head at $12.50 to $14.00 for good lots. sheep and lambs sold steady with best native lambs around $15.50 and fat ewes $6.10 to $6.50.
St Joseph Missouri cattle and sheep receipts for the day include 2,500 head of cattle and 2,800 head of sheep. Cattle numbers show feeders and yearlings steady to higher with select beef steers around 15.00 and 14.85 for yearlings, cows mostly 9.00 to 16.00, and 5.75 to 7.00 for cutters. Sheep list native lambs mainly 15.00 to 15.50, culls 9.00 to 9.50, and clipped ewes around 6.00.
East St Louis Illinois June 28 AP US Department of Agriculture hog receipts 10 500 head market steady top 1080 bulk 180 pounds up 1060 1075 150 170 pounds 950 1050 130 150 pounds 850 950 sows 940 to 1. D cattle receipts 2000 head calves 1290 head steady vealers 14 25 steers 1260 to 1475 988 pounders at latter 14 59 fat yearling heifers 1385 to 1459 cows 800 to 925 cutters 550 to 725 bulls 875 down sheep receipts 3000 head buyers not early interested most good and choice lambs 1535 to 1550
Cattle receipts 1500 head market strong to 25 cents higher with fed steers 12.0 to 15.00 and bulk 13.50 to 14.75. Hogs receipts 7000 head steady to 25 cents higher with bids from 9.85 to 10.15 for bulk butchers. Sheep receipts 1000 head market steady.
General Electric American International and Canadian Pacific edged higher at the opening. General Motors moved 180 to 181 while Wright Aeronautical fell, and Radio and American Smelting gained slightly. Heavy buying lifted Motors and Public Utilities with Case Threshing reaching 318.
A Florida physician, Dr John B Gorne, is credited with discovering the process of manufacturing ice. The notice appears in New York bonds reports dated June 27 furnished by the Wasentine State bank.
Saylor Wichelman report details wire connections with Jackson Hros Boese Co in Chicago and New York. The document lists addresses at 409 410 Hershey Building and provides contact phone 2524.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.414. Corn No 2 mixed 1.95 No 3 mixed 1.011 to 1.02. No 5 mixed 98.5 to 99.14c. No 6 mixed 96.4c. Yellow prices range 1.04 to 1.055 for No 2, 1.04 to 1.042 for No 3, 97 to 1.03 for No 4, 91 to 1.0114 for No 5, 99 for No 6. White oats No 2 68 to 70c, No 3 68 to 71c, No 4 67c. Rye no sales. Barley 91 to 101. Timothy seed 4.10 to 4.75. Clover seed 20.75 to 28.00. Lard 12.00. Ribs 12.75. Bellies 14.25.
Minneapolis stock shows IAP wheat receipts at 101 cars, down from 105 last year. Cash bids list No 1 northern at 1.26, No 1 fancy northern at 1.76 to 1.76, No 1 hard spring 1.46 to 1.78, No 1 dark northern spring 1.62 to 1.64, good to choice 1.48 to 1.62, ordinary to good 1.37 to 1.47, No 1 dark hard Montana 1.35 to 1.56 arriving 1.35 to 1.56. No 1 red durum 1.24 to 1.49. Sees Seen 3 yellow 1.04 to 1.05. Oats No 3 white 0.627 to 0.667.
Swift & Co reports poultry prices for hens four pounds and up at 18 1/4 cents. Leghorns and blacks at lic. eggs No. 2 at 20 cents. Hog quotations from J F Santre show prime butchers 189 to 309 pounds average $10.00. extreme heavy butchers $9.49 to $9.00. prime butcher packers $8.69 to $9.00. good heavy packers $8.25. No market on common grades.
AP summary notes butter receipts 11 850 tubes with prices from 24c to 49 1 2 c. Eggs unchanged with 15 956 mac. Poultry alive hens balance steady with 4 car receipts. Potatoes on track 57 7 cars. 303 cars on hand and 1 137 cars new stock trading very slow due to rain with mixed regional prices for barrels and cobblers.
Butter prices steady with receipts of 11 908 tubs and creamery extra at 44 to 45 cents. Cheese and eggs also steady with 259 203 pounds of cheese and 22 367 cases of eggs. Fresh gathered extras quoted 82 to 32 cents with extra firsts around 30 to 31 cents and firsts 30 to 30 1/2 cents.
The New York market reports varyingly priced poultry with dressed, live, and express shipments. Broilers move 15 to 45 cents by express while freight fowls range 23 to 29 cents and express fowls 18 to 29 cents.
Des Moines report says the state supreme court upholds a municipal court system that fines drivers for careless and imprudent driving, validating the courts in Waterloo Council Bluffs Marshalltown Clinton and Des Moines.
Missouri delegates led a Reed parade with banners and cowbells as Howell extolled the Missouri senator and Reed’s platform. The hall buzzed with cheers and interruptions as Oklahoma and Nebraska standards joined the procession amid band music and restless delegates.
At the Democratic national convention in progress, Reed delegates clash and cheer while Eugene D. O Sullivan of Omaha places Hitchcock in nomination for president. The roll call drags past midnight as supporters rally for Smith of New York with Roosevelt aides leading the formalities.
The Muscatine Journal outlines pricing for classified ads with 2 cents per word for small type and 4 cents per word for large type, 10 percent cash discount, and five day payment window. Ads in light face type, no heavy borders, must use guide words. deadlines are 6 PM for display and 11 15 AM for classified, with no cancellations after 11 29.
Robinson of Arkansas leads a crowded field as convention buzz grows. The Arkansan’s added religious equality to his inaugural speech strengthens his bid amid anti Smith delegations. Forecasts push adjournment to tomorrow with platform adoption and ticket selection to follow, possibly after an overnight recess.
Practical kitchen tips for enhancing soups with grated cheese and for rug care by air drying. A simple raw vegetable salad option uses carrot slivers cabbage beets and bean slices served on lettuce with French dressing.
A list suggests ways to vary mayonnaise by adding whipped cream grated cheese peanut butter horseradish chili sauce or shredded pineapple for new flavors.
If the children tire of their morning cereal try serving it with butter and a little sugar instead of topping off the bottle.
The article notes that the typical kangaroo weighs about 150 pounds on average. This figure serves as a general benchmark for the species at rest.
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