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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
6
Cold snap reduces raspberry yield with red raspberries up 50 cents to 2.75 per crate and black berries 25 cents higher at 2.00. Currants sell 1.75. Strawberry market empty as cherry season nears end at 1.75 a bushel. First hay load arrives. hay price falls from 6.50 to 5.50. Corn up two cents.
A dense catalog of prices from Muscatine markets lists grains, livestock, produce, and retail items. Wheat at $1.10, oats 32c, corn 47 50c, rye 50 55c, hay to $11 per bale, butter to 25c, chickens and eggs with varied perishables, fruits and vegetables with per unit and per dozen pricing, fish species priced by pound, and live stock values including hogs, steers, cows, lambs, and calves. Representative Chicago sales conclude with low, medium, high prices.
Daily open high low close quotes for corn wheat oats and lard with receipts and Northwestern totals. Chicago prices show No. 2 red wheat around 1.04 and July contracts near 92 cents to 95 cents with various highs and lows, plus park and lard values and notes on North Western receipts.
The biennial cost of running Iowa state institutions rose to 2 554 922 96, up 216 482 52 from the prior period. Wages increased 88 539, coal 115 281, with Cherokee, Clarinda, Glenwood, Independence and Mount Pleasant bearing larger fuel bills. Flour also rose, while the board of control maintained standards. Average population 7 632. total employees 1 477. per capita costs for salaries provisions fuel and other items listed.
Demand for medium grades dull and prices weaker across stock categories. Some lots 10 to 20c lower, but handy light steers strong as conditions improve with well distributed runs. Hogs down 5 to 10c from yesterday, calves gain early then fade, sheep and lambs surge with yearlings around $6.35 and lambs up to $8.50 with bulk gains around 25c.
D N Johnson and companions travel to Gladstone Manitoba for a ten day trip to celebrate the Fourth of July there. Milford Barnes leaves for India to teach at Rawal Pindi for three years, joined by sister Ella heading to Egypt for three years. Mrs G W Brock plans a two month California visit and Portland exposition, while Myra Anderson's death at Herman is announced. Columbus Junction and City boast Muscatine business college graduates including Noel and Blair families, Ensign Frank L Roper to lecture on Salvation Army work with stereopticon views. local arrivals and returns noted from Hendrickson Brown and Gib Bailey.
Cattle receipts 5,000 steady with good to prime prices $5.25 to $6.25. poor to medium $3.75 to $5.00. Hogs receipts 20,000 down 5 cents. mixed butchers $5.25 to $5.50, good to heavy $5.45 to $6.25, light $5.25 to $5.45, bulk $5.37 to $5.45. Sheep receipts 8,000 steady. sheep $4.00 to $5.50, lambs $5.50 to $8.50.
Butter steady in Chicago trade with creamery quotes 16 to 20 cents and dairy 15 to 18 cents. Eggs easy at 12 to 13 cents. Market activity reflects modest demand and stable pricing indicators.
Chicago poultry market prices listed: turkeys 14 to 15 cents, chickens 11 to 13 cents, springs 16 to 20 cents. The report notes a firm market with steady demand on June 30.
Wheat for July at 98 7/8 cents and corn for July at 61 1/4 cents in the New York Produce Market report dated June 30.
New York butter and egg prices mixed with steady egg quotes. Extra creamery butter brings 20 to 20 1 2 cents per pound while factory butter runs 14 to 16 cents. Eggs hold steady with no change noted.
New York market data shows poultry prices on June 30 with fowls 10 to 13 cents, springs 22 cents, broilers 22 to 25 cents, and turkeys 13 to 17 cents.
Wheat for July at 85 1/2 cents, corn July at 54 1/2 cents, oats July at 31 4/5 cents. Market notes show prices from St Louis on June 30.
Peoria market notes corn No 3 trading at 55 4c as of June 30 with supply and price activity in the regional market.
Advertisement states Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures piles with a money back guarantee. Claims therapy prevents fatal disease and urges purchase at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
A. W. Hamill of Keota visits his father M. G. Hamill in Grandview. L. A. Krahl starts a 22 by 50 feet two story dry goods and shoes addition while the old room becomes groceries. Schweitzer Bros. roof ready. Tom McDaniel begins new residence. City council hires surveyor to set grade.
John Davis of Wisconsin visited with his brother Ed at week’s start. Freddie Kramer and the Miller children have mumps. Mrs. William Rand suffered appendicitis but rests easier. Florence Duncan is ill with scarlet fever. The Chamberlin home is quarantined. Funeral of Mrs. Duncan well attended. neighbors extend sympathy. Reverend Morrison hosted guests including Van Camp and Longstreth. Miss Welkert and Miss Barsch visited uncle William Moots. Williamsburg’s Hahn family visiting Duncan funeral. Mrs. Baker of Wilton attended the funeral.
$14.00 to Chautauqua Lake New York and return from Chicago via Nickel Plate railway with return limit August 8 no excess fare on any Nickel Plate train. Three daily trains with vestibuled sleeping cars. Meals priced 35c to $1.00 served in dining cars and mid day luncheon 50c. For details write John Y. Calahan General Agent 113 Adams Street Room 298 Chicago Illinois Chicago ticket offices 111 Adams Street Aud itorium Annex Chicago depot La Salle and Van Buren Sts Elevated Loop.
The E O Flecta Chapter No 2 holds meetings on the second and fourth Mondays monthly. Mrs C H Seerteman and August Othmer listed as officers.
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