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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1949

Page

13

NA Capital Stocks Quoted In New York Exchange

A historic list shows daily quotations for American and international stocks in New York with percentages next to each company's name such as General Electric 38 and Ford Motor 59. Firms span from Gen Foods 42 to U S Steel 73 and United Airlines 12 with many others including Boeing, Chrysler, and IBM in this market snapshot.

New York Gen Electric Gen Foods Gen Motors Goodrich Goodyear Hillnois Central Tel & Tel Kennecott Kresge Monty Ward Nash-Kelvinator Nat! Dairy

Chicago Produce Chicago March 11 Butter Poultry Prices

Butter receipts 944 744 with unchanged prices. Eyes receipts 10 754 unchanged. a dozen eggs lower on goodies to 38.5 cents. Live poultry irregular receipts 12 trucks. roasters to 37 cents per pound f.o.b. fryers 39 to 32 cents. broilers 28 to 29 cents. balance unchanged.

Chicago USDA

Chicago cash grain prices Capital columns March 11

Wheat and corn prices listed with No 2 yellow at 1.37 to 1.3734 dollars and No 3 1.34 to 1.3642 dollars. Oats show No 1 heavy mixed 74 to 92 cents with various grade ranges. barley and field seeds noted, timothy 16.50 to 17 dollars, sweet clover 15 to 16 dollars. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.34 dollars per bushel on track Chicago.

Chicago

Omaha Livestock Market Report March 11

Hogs salable 4,000 with slower trade. Barrows and gilts $21 to $22 for 186 to 240 lb, lighter cuts $19 to $21.50. Cattle salable 1,000 with steady steer and yearling trade, cows slow, vealers steady to weak. Stockers and feeders active, some prices listed for steers, cows, bulls, and vealers. Sheep quiet at about 959 head, bids around 50 cents lower for red wooled lambs, replacement lambs unchanged.

Omaha

Iowa Hog Prices Reported From Des Moines Auction

Receipts estimated today 37 000, week 39 500, year 14 590. Unloads at two Minnesota plants and 12 Iowa plants with 39 concentration yards, plus out of state stations. Prices steady to mostly 25 cents lower than Thursday. some bids 50 to 100 cents lower. Barrows and gilts by weight range shown from 160 to 360 pounds with varied bids. sows also listed across several weight classes.

Des Moines Mar USDA Minnesota Iowa Barrows & Gifts Good & Choice Eececeee

Grain Futures Chicago Open High Low Close

Grain futures in Chicago trading show opening prices and intraday ranges for March contracts as markets reflect supply demand shifts. Traders monitor weather, supply data, and export demand influencing price direction.

Chicago

Sound Films On Red Cross Service To Be Available

Four sound films on Red Cross services will be shown in Muscatine county. Groups may arrange showings by contacting the Red Cross office at telephone 2801. A project and operator are provided. The films include Red Cross Newsreel, It Can Be You, Highway to Service, and For Today and Tomorrow with lengths from 10 to 17 minutes and dates March 16 through 25.

Red Cross J. R. Gibson Muscatine County

Wheat And Corn Fall On Midday Grain Selloff

Chicago market ended with notable losses across grains soybeans and lard as fund selling pressed prices. Soybeans dipped over 7 cents at times while corn slipped more than 3 cents and wheat dropped up to 4 cents from morning lows. May contracts: wheat 2.13 2.14, corn 1.30, soybeans 2.29 2.30, lard 12.12.

Chicago Board of Trade

Local Market Reports for Poultry Eggs and Hogs

Poultry prices: heavy hens over five pounds 32 cents, lights and Leghorns 24 cents, cocks 20 cents. Eggs No 1 40 cents, No 2 35 cents, No 3 28 cents. Hog quotations from J P Squire Co with price ranges by weight for good to choice hogs, sows, and stags across multiple weight classes.

J. P. Squire Co

Classified Rates and Deadlines Announced

Rates listed for one day six cents per word three days ten cents per word seven days thirteen cents per word Ads received by 8:30 p.m. will appear the same day Display ads received by 10 a.m. can be published the same day

Demonstration Schedule for Conesville and Durant

A farmstead improvement demonstration is set for March 15 at 1 30 p m at the Vere Walker home northeast of Conesville with Miss Rita Tarr landscaping specialist conducting. An identical demonstration will follow March 16 at the Mark Collier residence south of Durant open to the public and interested attendees invited.

Vere Walker Conesville Rita Tarr Mark Collier Durant

Estimated Receipts Report from Chicago Market

Chicago on March 11 reports estimated salable livestock receipts for Saturday. Hogs three hundred head. Cattle three hundred head. Sheep one hundred head. The text also mentions medical notes about tonsils and a historical reference to St. Urban monastery in Zofingen Switzerland noting medieval tile production.

Chicago USDA St. Urban Zofingen Switzerland

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