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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
8
Young women of Muscatine are invited to attend the YWCA vesper service at 229 West Second Street upstairs at 3 30 Sunday afternoon. Miss Grace Appel will speak and Mrs Amelia Mull will play a cornet solo. A social tea rounds out the program.
Literary note presents a poem titled The dream is o'er set in a romantic lyric. It describes waking from a dream to a sweet morning and a lover’s invitation to dream again as day advances. The verses reference a saffron west and a royal train, with lovers held close. June Ainslee's published this notice.
The May Century presents literary rolls of honor in France through text by Th. Bentzon and drawings by M. Andre Castaigne. It depicts the Academie Francaise, Academie des Goncourt, and La Vie Heureuse committees with vivid portraits of notable writers. Bentzon, a leading novelist and essayist, is noted for intimate knowledge of literary circles and recognition by the French Academy.
Corner town avenue and Third street hosts a 9 90 class meeting and 9 30 Sunday school led by superintendent Howard Woolver ton. 10 45 worship features John Wesley Potter on He Missed His Chance. Junior League at 3 00, Epworth League at 6 45 with Potter leading and installing new officers. 7 45 worship by Mr Potter. Public cordially invited. J W Potter acting pastor.
South Muscatine special services at Mulford Congregational church feature a Lord s supper at 2 pm and an 7 pm address by W L Roach of the Law Enforcement league. Attorney C A W Kent will speak Wednesday at 7 30 pm, with other speakers and choir numbers planned amid refreshments.
Charles Farnum of Grandview avenue was injured while reshingling a barn roof on Henry Corbin’s farm south of Letts. He fell about 12 feet, fracturing his right arm, and narrowly escaped death. He received treatment at the Corbin farm and was moved to the city yesterday afternoon. he will be out of work for some time. Also notes travelers George Dinkmer and Ray Potter leaving Muscatine for a western tour with plans to stay in Colorado and California and possibly relocate to Washington or Oregon.
Glen Miller reported his missing cabin boat, lost while he was away, was located by James Burt of Patterson Indiana after a Burlington paper shared the Muscatine Journal notice. Burt found the craft on a small island and will hand it over to Miller who confirms ownership. South Muscatine locals Charles Lumley and spouse returned from a visit with relatives on the island and Perry home in Musserville.
Miner & Co provides the Chicago Board of Trade market roundup dated May 16 with figures for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Ribs and Hogs. Includes cash wheat and live stock prices and daily highs lows opens closes for May July and Sep contracts and market receipts and ranges for cattle hogs sheep and lambs.
Fresh gathered eggs receipts total 14 315 with storage packed at 17 to 18 percent. Western markets show no change and prices steady amid steady demand.
Poultry Alive dull as spring chickens move at 0 to 4. turkeys steady at 12 to 17 cents dressed. Fowls range from 12.5 to 14.5 cents. Location New York Market May 16.
St Louis market report lists July wheat at 54 1/4 cents, corn at 64 1/2 cents, and May oats at 49 1/4 cents. Activity reflects mid May trading with typical commodity price levels in the St Louis market.
Peoria market today lists corn No. 3 at 73 cents. No other produce details available.
Banks held 64.6 million more than the 25 percent reserve requirement as loans rose 4.78 million and deposits grew 5.90 million. The excess reserve reached 724,909 with a 2.195 million rise in reserves. Ex U S deposits fell 1.145 million.
In Chicago on May 16 the poultry market shows easy turkeys at 14 cents per pound. Chickens range from 11 to 127 cents per pound, broilers around 1 pound per dozen costing 2.25 to 2.75 dollars. Heavier birds 1.5 to 2 pounds bring 4.50 to 5.50 dollars per dozen.
Butter stays steady with creamery prices at 16 to 20 cents, dairies 15 to 19 ½ cents. Eggs steady with firsts at 15 ½ cents.
New York market report shows wheat for July at 98 cents and corn at 7.4 cents per bushel with prices listed for New York, N Y on May 16.
Butter steady with a decline noted as receipts reach 6 018. Creameries specials 22c extras 21c. dairy 16 to 21c. process 13 to 20c. factory first 17c.
A ledger of commodity prices and livestock rates: corn 7c oats 45c wheat 1.00–1.10, cracked corn 1.50 per cwt, popcorn on ear 1.15–1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40–1.75, per peck 30c. bran 1.35 per cwt. oil meal 1.75 per cwt. shorts 1.35–1.40. barley per bushel 0.80. chop feed 1.50 per cwt. hay 9.00–10.00. fresh eggs 12–15c. Live stock: choice heavy 5.15, choice light 5.25, rough heavy 4.50, stags 4.00. steers 5.00–5.50. cows 3.50–3.75. bulls 3.00–3.25. veal 4.00–5.00. lambs 5.00–6.00. sheep 4.00–5.00. Butter 16c, hens 8c, turkeys 11–10c, etc. Vegetables and fruits with varied retail prices. potatoes 0.20 per peck or 0.70 per bushel. tomatoes 2 for 5c. strawberries 12–14c quart. beef and pork cuts listed. sugar 17 lbs per dollar. groceries per 100 lb beet $5.75. Local market notes from Muscatine area.
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