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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1906
Page
8
Local brief lists events and movements in Davenport including a Debs show at the Grand tonight, dentist and business notices, people traveling on trains, families visiting relatives, sales and services, and travel to Riverside, Kalona, and Burlington.
Rev. Bryant C. Preston preached on "The Socialism of Jesus" at First Congregational Church drawing a large crowd as Eugene V Debs prepared to speak that evening. The sermon urged obedience to Jesus's demands for forgiveness, brotherhood, and service, while cautioning against utopian abolition of labor or equality.
Muscatine Tent No 9 plans a Tuesday evening gathering May 8 at Maccabee Hall with state officers present to discuss important matters. A prize drawing follows the meeting and a social with refreshments and a smoker closes the evening. Visiting Sir Knights and all members are urged to attend.
Prices and receipts for commodities listed include SOE ice dated Sept 8 1957 with cotton at 50 cents and 62 cents, wheat at 8 con 2, corn 148 con 30, oats 185 con 32. The entry notes data received today.
Chicago market reports wheat corn oats and allied commodities with bid and closing figures. Prices listed for No 2 red and hard wheats and various corn types alongside date and futures for May and July contracts. Nearby totals show park and lard and rib prices with rye flax clover barley and timothy values.
Chicago May 7 cattle receipts 22 000 up 10c herd prices 4 15 to 6 15 for beeves cows and heifers 1 79 to 5 20 stockers and feeders 2 80 to 199 Texans 3 90 to 4 70 hogs receipts 34 000 strong to higher mixed butchers 6 15 to 6 42 heavy 6 32 to 6 45 rough 6 00 to 6 15 lights 6 10 to 6 40 bulk 6 37 to 6 42 sheep receipts 27 000 strong 4 00 to 5 75 lambs 4 75 to 7 60
Butter remained steady with creameries at 13 20%c and dairies at 13 1 8c. Eggs steady at 14 15c.
Chicago markets report poultry prices with easy turkeys at 12 uotes? and chickens at 12 cents, reflecting steady demand and modest trading across the city.
Butter prices remained firm in creameries at 13 20 and 13 18 cents for renovated and held at 13 18. Factory butter quoted 11 to 15 cents. Eggs held steady with extra firsts at 17 to 18 cents and seconds at 16 to 16 1/2 cents.
New York market report noting live poultry prices not established. Dressed turkey prices listed as 14 to 16 cents per pound, and dressed fowls at 13 to 13 1/2 cents per pound.
St Louis May 7 report shows Wheat July at 441 and Corn 44 1/4 cents, Oats at 30 1/4 cents. Market notes reflect price levels on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Peoria Produce Market in Peoria notes Cern No 3 at 49 cents on May 7.
Furnished market brief notes grain and meat prices with bid and ask ranges for wheat oats pork lard and ribs. Includes multiple contract months and closing figures from Chicago trading, reflecting early 20th century commerce.
Market prices list corn oats wheat and cracked corn retail rates. Includes poultry, butter, vegetables, fruits, fish, seeds, nuts and market notes on beef steers hogs sheep and lambs with weekly averages and shifts in demand. Local shippers report steady cattle and rising lambs amid high hogs and mixed beef quotes.
On Saturday May 19 the Iowa Central will run a popular excursion to St Paul and Minneapolis leaving Elrick Junction at 7 52 p m arriving Minneapolis 8 25 a m and St Paul 9 00 a m at the low rate of 4 50 for round trip Tickets good to return on any train until May 22 This will enable you to see all points of interest around the Twin Cities A tourist sleeper will be attached and reservations can be obtained from agents See bills or consult ticket agents for information.
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