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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
9
Chicago traders noted higher corn and wheat prices due to extreme heat and declining crop conditions. Spring and oats followed, with September futures climbing on hot weather forecasts and tales of rust damage in Canada.
Open high low close figures show wheat at July 1 80 to 90 and Sept around 89 1/2 with mixed gains across contracts. Pork and lard futures strengthened with July pork at 16.60 and lard around 8.22 to 8.26, while short ribs traded near 8.36 to 8.60. receipts indicate broad daily movement and car lot breaks across wheat corn oats and rye with Kansas City and Minneapolis Duluth price activity.
Wheat prices steady to higher with No 2 hard at 8 1 8 8 to 8 7 No 3 hard at 8 to 8 1 2 Corn mixed up to 1 higher No 2 white 58 no 2 yellow 87 3 No 3 yellow 67 4 oats up 10 to 43 4 New receipts show wheat 8 corn 53 oats 2 and shipments wheat 5 corn 61 oats 0
Wheat and corn prices across Liverpool Peoria and Minneapolis markets listed. Manitoba No 1 wheat at 7860, No 2 at 7s 1d, No 3 at 7s 14d, July 144d, Oct bs S3id. Corn bids for Old and New World mixes varying by grade. Peoria and Minneapolis show mixed futures and cash quotes with No 1 hard and No 3 northern wheat futures and spot cash values noted.
Prime hogs sold up to 6.70 with gains at the open. Cattle prices steady with no choice steers shown. Sheep and lambs steady with top lambs around 7.60. Receipts around 15 000 hogs and 12 000 sheep. bids ranged for beeves, steers, and calves amid mixed heavy and light weight lots in Chicago markets.
Stock receipts and prices across St Joseph South Omaha and Kansas City markets show cattle steady to strong with natives and stockers demanding 5.25 to 6.50 for cattle, hogs around 6.30 to 6.50, and sheep about 3 to 7. Notes include 6,600 sheep receipts and 8,400 cattle receipts, with heavy hogs near 6.60 to 6.80. New York butter and cotton markets also referenced with steady to firm trends.
Resolution orders construction of combined storm water and sanitary sewer in Sub-Sewerage Districts 21 4 22 within Muscatine Iowa. Plans include pipe sizes from six to eighteen inches across Cedar Cordar Fulham Parham Mulberry and Sycamore streets with manholes catch basins and connections. property abutting districts 21 4 22 described in plat on file.
New York June 30 The stock market opened irregular with U S Steel Union Pacific Amalgamated Copper and other active issues slipping fractionally. American Telephone rose after ex dividend and ex rights at 13934 from 14846 prior. Selling followed indictments of corporations and officials, aiding a sharp bear drive before the market steadied into close aided by shorts and light demand.
A stock list shows various American companies with bid or price hints including Amalgamated Copper American Car & Foundry American Smelting & Refining Anaconda Mining Coast & Southern Chicago & Northwestern Denver & Rio Grande, Northern Pacific, New York Central, Pennsylvania, United States Steel, Union Pacific and other major firms. Also notes on New York Poultry Market and Wool Market with prices and conditions.
The Muscatine Iowa City Council, after hearing no valid objections by the June 29 deadline, adopts plans to construct combined stormwater and sanitary sewers in Sewerage Districts 21 and 22. Bids required by July 20 with specified bid bonds and city contract terms.
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