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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
9
In New York on March 5 James Clendennen Eckert won a contest over his father General Thomas T. Eckert's will. A New York Supreme Court jury ruled the estate share should split equally between James and his brother, each receiving half of the estimated 1 560 000 left to the sons.
A garbled seedy collage of local business ads touts vacuum cleaners handbags boots wall paper cleaner varnish harness repairs and a range of services. Mentions Seventeen years experience with electric motors from Marcatine Vacuum Cleaning Co at 311 Town Ave plus J K Tyler Oph D 126 East 2nd St and Natl Cash Register John A Romar Co Pawnbroker. Also notes fireproof concrete chimneys 507 East Second Street and an auto repair garage on Cedar Street opposite Grane Hotel Banker Auto Co.
Chicago price news shows wheat weakening after bearish farm reserve reports from the Dakota and Minnesota. May futures slip from early gains to around 90% to 91% before closing steady, corn and oats follow wheat’s drift though hog futures push protein prices higher. Liverpool and Omaha markets relay firmer corn and mixed grain prices with steady produce and cattle notes across regions.
Chicago and Minneapolis market notes show mixed grains with May and July contracts edging up for wheat and oats while cash prices vary. Wheat No 2 red around 1.01 to 1.08, corn near 2.00, oats around 0.96, and park and fat prices listed. Minneapolis reports May wheat about 85 percent, corn around 52, and oats near 96. Market activity reflects futures volatility and regional price spreads across commodities and cash markets.
Market report summarizes cattle hogs and sheep receipts across South Omaha Kansas City and St Louis with price ranges. Includes cattle cows and calves western and native herds buyers’ activity and notable shifts in hog and sheep values. Also lists poultry and produce prices from local markets and national exchanges for March 6.
Chicago stock market notes firm hog prices at a yearly peak with 24 000 hogs and 4 500 cattle receipts. Beef cattle show steady to higher bids with steers and calves in demand as buyers race for freshly arrived stock. Sheep and lambs also sustain gains across markets in Chicago Live Stock reports.
New York March 6 The stock market faced a wavering week with dull trading and overall weakness. Prices fell 1 to 2 points amid poor Bank of England news, while railroads showed little strength and bonds eased. Tobacco, Woolworth, and Pump preferred were cited among declines, with Canadian Pacific slipping over 7 points and overall sentiment bearish as speculation waned. Sugar prices in New York were steady to firm with refined markets steady.
The interstate farm and industrial congress opened in St Joseph Missouri with an address by Dr A Ross Hill president of the University of Missouri. Delegates from Iowa Kansas and Missouri attended and Governor Morehead of Nebraska served as vice president. Speakers included A Gallowas of Grinda Illinois and Wellhouse Bullard of Tonganoxi Kansas with topics on improving the lot of the speaker's wife.
The electors of the Muscatine Independent School district will meet at the eighth hall on Friday March 7 at p.m. to nominate three candidates for the office of school director to succeed Directors Fulham Hutchinson and Halu. Dr. P. Fulham, President Board of Education.
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