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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1908
Page
8
Roller rink closes next Saturday night and Excelsior Hose Co. hosts a mask ball at Hare's hall with 15 dollars in prizes. Y M C A Star Course and Katherine Ridgeway Concert Co. appearances brighten the Grand tonight and election returns will be announced. multiple residents and visitors noted in city today.
Chicago March 2 markets report from Miner & Co shows wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and hogs with May and July futures, steady cattle hog and sheep receipts with prices. Poultry dairy and produce markets listed with varied rates. local live stock and retail markets detail beef veal lamb and miscellaneous groceries and fruits.
Peoria and Chicago produce markets list corn and wheat prices for March and March 2. Wheat futures advance and variations show May and July contracts with highs and lows. Also noted are oats corn rye barley prices and May pork lard ribs and Timothy forage quotes for Chicago.
New York on March 2 shows poultry alive unchanged with dressed prices for springs and turkeys. Butter and eggs mixed. creamery specials at 30 31/2 cents, firsts to thirds 24 29 cents. eggs unsettled with firsts 21 cents and seconds 22 22 1/2 cents. St Louis market notes wheat May 99 cents, corn 58 1/2 cents, oats 50 4 cents.
Grain and feed prices listed for Muscatine markets include corn 57 to 60 cents, oats 40 to 45, wheat 80 to 90 retail 1.00, cracked corn 1.45 per cwt, popcorn 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt, per peck 30 cents, bran 1.35 per cwt, oil meal 1.75 per cent, shorts 1.35 to 1.40 per cwt, barley 75 to 80 per bushel, country eggs 22 to 25 cents, chop feed 1.45 per cwt, hay 7.09 to 10.00.
Tree ripened juicy oranges will be sold at low prices as Orange Week starts Monday March 24.
Lavinia notes Patr Gold Medal Flour as a top quality product emphasizing its superior grade and trusted brand heritage.
Nichols IA March 2. Nichols Athletic club defeated Washington Company D basketball five 42 to 14. Early uprising gave Nichols a 28 to 8 lead. The militia men were outclassed by Nichols team work and shooting. Next Saturday Nichols meets West Liberty High School at West Liberty.
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