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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
12
The Glee Club of Carthage College performs a musical program at the Y M C A auditorium on March 11 featuring moving pictures and a Ben Hur lecture. Patrons can view fine views and hear eloquent talks with tickets 10 and 20 cents.
Harry Ethal won the honor trophy with the highest score in the senior indoor field meet at the local Y M C A gymnasium. Archival results list winners in dashes, vaults, jumps and throws with Ethal, Wallace, Millar and West among top finishers.
The Muscatine High School basketball team travels to Cedar Rapids for a decisive afternoon clash. Barry and Richards guard the lineup with Cummins Smalley at forwards and H Morgan at center, backed by a strong supporting crew and manager Jacobsen.
A mobile driven by Edward C. McCurdy collided with a car owned by Willis King, vice president of Jones and Laughlin Steel, in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Five people were seriously but not fatally injured in the crash reported today.
General Acoustic Co. advertises on page 5 a free demonstration for deaf people to hear using the Acousticon device. Dates and locations are provided for visitors to try the hearing aid at designated venues.
Columbus Junction March 7 report on a successful Simpsonian Literary Society event at the local high school with music readings orations a debate on immigration and a forthcoming alumni benefit play. Attendance strong with judges named and staff praised for preparation.
Chicago board of trade markets report with wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and hogs figures for May July Sep and current day close. Prices show mixed gains and losses across commodities with gains in hogs and some grains.
Chicago market report shows May wheat opening at 98 and trading to a high of 98 3/4 with a close around 96 1/2. July wheat quoted 90 1/2. May corn opens 63 to 63 1/4 with July at 61 1/2 cents. May oats open 53 with July at 44 1/2. Park price at 12.05 and May lard at 7.87.
Chicago Produce Market reports mixed grain and hay prices with varying bids for barleys, ryes and timothy. No. 2 red and hard wheats show multiple quotes from 1.00 to 1.05 dollars per unit while oats No. 3 white and yellow concentrates trade around 43 to 62 cents.
Chicago reports cattle receipts 300 steady prices from 4.15 to 6.20 for beeves cows and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 stockers and feeders 2.90 to 4.40 westerners 4.00 to 4.80 hogs receipts 15,000 up 10 cents light 4.35 to 4.65 mixed 4.40 to 4.70 heavy 4.34 to 4.70 rough 4.40 to 4.50 bulk 4.45 to 1.65 sheep receipts 6,000 strong 3.50 to 5.80 lambs 5.50 to 7.10 yearlings 5.50 to 6.50.
Chicago March 7 butter and eggs steady as creamery butter brings 22 to 28 cents per pound while dairies offer 20 to 26 cents. Eggs hold at 18 1 2 to 19 cents per dozen.
Chicago March 7 market report shows poultry steady with turkeys at 13 cents per pound chickens at 12 1/4 cents and springs at 12 1/2 cents.
New York March 7 reports May wheat at 1.95 dollars and corn at 7 and a half cents per bushel in the Chicago market context.
New York market reports weak butter with receipts of 3896 pounds. Creamery specials 29 cents, extras 28, thirds to firsts 24 to 27 3/4 cents, held 23 1/4 to 28 cents. Dairies common to fair 20 to 24 cents. Process 21 1/4 to 25 cents. Eggs weak with receipts 10900. Firsts 21 4 cents, seconds 20 1/2 to 21 1/2 cents.
New York market summary shows live poultry dull with fowls at 14 cents and turkeys at 11 to 14 cents. Dressed poultry steady with turkeys 12 to 18 cents and fowls 10 to 13 cents.
St Louis report from March 7 shows Wheat May at 97, Corn at 59, and Oats at 51 with price quotes for the market session. Local traders gauge grain movement as values hold steady amid trading day activity.
Peoria market notes corn No 3 at 59 to 59 1/2 cents with steady activity as of March 7. Local buyers and traders monitor price shifts and supply levels in the midday market update.
New York reports a bank statement dated March 7 with banks holding 30,136,000 dollars more than reserve requirements. The surplus indicates banks in the state maintain ample liquidity beyond the mandated levels.
Loans rose to $3,291,000 and deposits to $8,077,000 with reserves up $2,892,000 and surplus $873,000. Ex-US deposits increased by $654,000 as non clearing house banks show deposits of $739,396,000 and cash on hand $53,532,000 plus loans at $772,690. Read The Journal weekly.
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