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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
11
Wheat rose on moderate buying with May futures up to 82 cents, aided by export activity and weather fears delaying farm work. Corn remained unsettled as weather kept traders cautious, while pork, lard, and ribs moved modestly with varied opening bids and closing strength.
Grain and provisions prices show initial moves with soy and corn futures mixed. Notable entries include July and September contracts for corn, May and July for oats, and pork, lard, and short ribs futures with varied opening figures and week-long adjustments.
Chicago market notes show bids and quotes for Wheat and Corn grades, including No 2 red, No 8 red, No 2 yellow, and No 2 white, with various figures scattered and some unreadable terms. Prices for Barley, Timothy, and Clover listed, alongside rye and other grains, reflecting mixed bids and regional trade activity on March 19.
Kansas City price quotes show Wheat May at 82 1/2 cents, cash grain with No 2 hard 83 1/2, No 2 red 31 1.00, No 3 red 29 1/03, mixed corn 45 3/4, No 3 white 48 1/4, No 2 mixed 74 3/4. New York raw sugar steady with Muscovado at 3.08 and molasses at 2.83 per hundredweight.
Chicago market reports show hog supplies light and prices weak with few buyers and wary speculators. Cattle receipts exceed expectations, pushing prices lower despite a steady to firm hog trade. calves and sheep hold mixed gains amid unsettled overall market conditions.
Kansas City MO March 19 cat tle receipts 7000 native steers 7.75 to 7.10s cows and heifers 5.50 stockers and feeders 7.20 bulls 6.00 7,607 calves 7.50 to 10.00 western stockers 7,026 68.9 percent western cows 4.24 to 7.25 hogs receipts 16000 head market tone bulk 8.75 to 9.00 packers and butchers 8.55 to 9.00 sheep receipts 30000 head muttons 1.50 to 7.00 range lambs and yearlings 6.25 to 7.76 range ewen 2.00 6 8 0 1
South Omaha and St Louis market notes report cattle hogs and sheep receipts and prices, with steers cows and calves to 9.05, hogs around 8.50 to 9.00, and lambs near 7.00. Neb and Missouri auction centers list bids and gains, while grain and futures markets in Omaha and Liverpool show futures steadiness and mixed numbers.
Chicago Illinois March 19 steady market notes for dairy eggs cheese butter and poultry. Live poultry and eggs show varied prices with regional receipts from Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and Minnesota listed. Potatoes and butter receipts noted with regional price ranges and unsettled cheese quotations persist.
New York reports a volatile session as Guggenheim shares wavered on government antitrust talk. Union Pacific and Reading rallied while copper issues and other specimens faced selling. The day ended firmer with mixed commodity and stock movements amid rumors and a late broad recovery.
Kansas City Missouri March 15 butter and poultry unchanged at 1 1/4 cents. Records show slight steadiness in dairy and meat markets as buyers monitor supply.
Wholesale livestock prices listed for hens cows and calves with per unit and per dozen figures. poultry includes turkeys ducks and chickens with feed barley oats straw and other farm staples. miscellaneous fruits and vegetables noted with per peck or per dozen pricing. additional markets noted on page 4.
A mixed set of classifieds offers several city properties for sale at varied prices including a four room house with shed and workshop for 3000, a seven block distance from the post office. cottage and large lot for 1100. Also listings for a Davenport restaurant space for lease at 100 monthly rent and miscellaneous wagons and tools for sale with long payments. Listings show local loan firm contact and utility details.
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