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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
8
The board of education plans to elect teachers for the coming year at tonight's regular monthly meeting in the German-American bank building. The teachers' committee will present recommendations, with few anticipated changes and possible vacancies for non-applicants. A popular teacher may have received an offer from an upriver city, though unverified.
No instructions for Taft. Resolutions praise Taft but do not pledge delegates to him.
Special Correspondence notes Admiral Dewey honored in Washington as the Spanish American War is recalled. It recounts the Manila Bay decision and the Long message, compares ships Alabama and Delaware, and argues for stronger naval forces to prevent future losses.
John Beimford of Wilton Township finally consents to run for county recorder, joining the Democratic ticket to be contest on the June primary. De Armand of Davenport, a candidate for Congress from the Second District, visited Muscatine Democrats to bolster support.
W A Miller of Walnut street announces a yearlong effort to invent a durable enamel stove polish and seeks a patent. He claims the polish will not burn off and has tested it on a stove pipe for sixty days with the finish remaining bright. The substance is clay based and has drawn enthusiastic opinions from several testers.
At Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store a counterfeit dollar leads to trouble while a genuine quarter buys Dr. King's New Life Pills for constipation malaria and jaundice in a provincial scene.
Deliv ries of actual grain under contract terms reached a record one day total at the Chicago board of trade with heavy oats and corn purchases. A single firm long on May oats and corn took in six million bushels of oats and three million bushels of corn. pork and lard also moved in large volumes. Hogs closed five cents lower at a top of 5.85 dollars.
Furnished by Miner and Co with H J Frenzel as manager. Office over the post office. May 1 figures show Wheat and Corn trading with open high low and close values for May July and September contracts. Prices listed include Wheat May 99% 104 991% 102 99% and Corn May 67% 68 67 67 67 with subsequent September values.
Wheat and corn prices move in Chicago with July wheat opening 88 85 to 89 5c, closing near 88 14 for May, and July pork lard and ribs quoted. Oats, rye and barley seen with modest range shifts. Clover inactive and Timothy for April at 4 25. No. 2 red and white wheat price ranges listed for market participants.
Chicago dairy and livestock markets show cattle receipts at 1500 with varied prices for beeves, stockers, cows and westerners. Hogs totaled 17000 with prices slipping across light to heavy ranges, bulk sales around 5.65 to 5.75. Sheep receipts reached 8000 with weakness noted. yearlings and lambs quoted from 6.25 to 7.50 depending on class.
Chicago on May 1 reports steady poultry trading with turkeys at 14 cents per pound and chickens at 12 to 13 cents. Broilers weighing about one pound sell for 3.50 to 4.00 dollars per dozen, while larger birds from 1% to 1% pounds bring 4.50 to 5.50 dollars per dozen.
New York poultry prices show alive fowls at 13 cents, turkeys 12 to 17 cents, dressed fowls 11 to 13 cents. Butter steady with 3,976 receipts. eggs steady with 22,542 receipts. processes range 16 to 23 cents for common to special.
New York May 1 Wheat July 97 1/2 cents Corn 73 cents per bushel as reported from the New York Produce Market.
St Louis May 1 Wheat July 84 1 2 cents Corn 62 1 2 cents Oats May 4 75 cents per bushel lower market figures listed for the St Louis produce exchange with currency figures noted in the period.
Peoria May 1 Corn No. 3 sells at 65 tee. Market notes reflect regional trading, with buyers watching supply and quality for futures.
A dense price list shows oats wheat corn and barley ranges for cash markets. It also covers live stock bids including choice steers cows bulls lambs and hogs with per head and per cwt figures. Fresh eggs butter and various vegetables fruits and flowers are listed with per unit or per dozen rates.
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