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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
5
Special dispatch details futures and cash markets in Chicago with brokers J Toher and Co and H E McKay. Includes farm receipts for hogs cattle and sheep, wheat corn and oats quotes, and overnight changes with regional delivery notes and shipper estimates.
Hog receipts 34,000 with pigs 4.20 4.75, light 4.75 5.02, rough packing 4.80 4.90, mixed 4.85 5.10, heavy 4.95 5.12. Cattle receipts 16,500 with steers 5.45 5.70, good to choice 5.00 4.35, fair to good 4.50 4.80, cows 2.25 4.25, veal calves 5.00 7.50. Sheep receipts 12,000 with westerns 4.75 5.85, natives 4.00 5.90, western lambs 6.00 7.15, native lambs 5.50 7.20. East Buffalo market notes: cattle 3 cars steady, hogs stronger 5.10 5.40, sheep 5.60 6.00, lambs 7.50 7.60. Grain: St Louis wheat 71 72c cash, oats 25 25c, rye 55c. Milwaukee wheat 66 67c, oats 26 26c. Detroit wheat 71 72c, corn 39c.
Muscatine Iowa March 22 price list for wood lime cement coal and grain products. Wood ranges 4.00 to 4.50 per unit. Pine wood 2.25. Hard coal 8.00 to 8.50. Soft coal 4.00. Flour spring per sack 1.05, winter 1.00, graham 0.25. Shorts 0.80 per 100 pounds. Corn meal 0.15 per sack. Wheat 0.50 to 0.60 per bushel. Corn 0.30 to 0.32 per bushel, shippers price 2.41.
The report lists oats at 20 to 21 cents for shippers and feeders, oatmeal mill at 22 cents, rye at 40 cents, corn and oats chop at 80 cents per 100 pounds, bran at 80 cents, and Timothy hay at 8 to 9 dollars per ton. Live stock prices include hogs 4.00 to 4.50, sheep 3.50 to 4.00 per hundred, calves 4 to 5, cattle butcher stock 3 to 3.50, lambs 4 to 5 cents per pound, and dressed poultry prices from grocers.
Almanac notes spring begins today and locals report roads in good condition. Davenport business visitor Julius Schlapkohl and Wilton resident Clara Miller were seen, while Mrs. Jensen and Rudolph Dorbec from Moline are mentioned. School board approves nine months of school and raises teachers' monthly wages, retains the same staff, and plans new seats.
Cold relief tab product pitched by J. J. Havercamp as sole agent. No cure, no pay. Price five and twenty cents.
A concise reflection notes that every business faces a common challenge of absorbing a constant stream of stories. It suggests managers must filter, prioritize, and act on information to avoid overload and maintain focus. The piece emphasizes disciplined listening as a core skill for leadership.
A lighthearted note hints that a funeral sermon goes unheard as attendees drift away, leaving the speaker to reflect on the audience’s distraction during a solemn occasion.
An 19th century style claim suggests Shakespeare would praise Hood's Sarsaparilla for health. The copy asserts the medicine purifies blood, improves appetite and digestion, and imparts vitality by strengthening the body.
The undersigned offer a refund on a 50 cent bottle if Greene's Warranted Soup of Tar fails to cure cough or cold. They also guarantee a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded. Signed by G A Reinicke W B Barkalow Nesper & Co Jno J Havercamp and J Theo Keuchmann.
On specified dates Round Trip tickets valid 21 days will be sold for a single fare plus 2.00 to all points on this line in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota north of Shell Rock Abbott Crossing and Waverly. Tickets also available to many cities in Northern Western and Southern States. For details contact RB. Cc. R. & N. agents or Jnc. G. Farmer A. G. P. & T. A. Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The Waterloo Courier cautions local merchants about fake advertising schemes by transient agents. It notes losses from trade coupon schemes and window-display pitches that promise free newspaper notices, urging support for local panel advertising as the safe choice.
The piece warns merchants against paying for fake advertising schemes as fakirs profit from gullible merchants. It urges turning down fake ads and investing where returns are perceptible, keeping money at home. It also promotes the Iowa Central Route with direct connections and deluxe train services.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a Monday July 10 1800 timetable reference for Muscatine with times around noon and nine o clock, listing stations and routing in a South to North direction on a line labeled No 1 No 2.
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