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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1905

Page

8

Local notices and travel plans from Braunworth to Davenport

Braunworth's shoes praised and Globe offers prompt service day or night. Mrs Amalia Schmidt Gobble leaves 103 West Seventh for Fairfield expecting a week away. Meeting at the levee May 20 to sail to Davenport. Mrs Abbey Smith leaves 403 East Fifth for Sikeston Missouri to handle two weeks of business. F S Fillingham leaves 208 East Fifth for Mediapolis on a short business trip returning via Burlington tomorrow. J M Yoder of Wellman arrives from Colorado and New Mexico planning to return home today. Mr and Mrs Adam Karg of Davenport depart noon for home after visiting the Krug home tied to the death of Jacob Heidt.

Amalia Schmidt-Gobble West Seventh Street Fairfield Abbey Smith East Fifth Street Sikeston Missouri F. S. Fillingham Mediapolis Burlington J. M. Yoder Wellman Colorado New Mexico Adam Karg Davenport C. H. Krug East Tenth Street Jacob Heidt

Making Money in Muscatine County Land Values Rise

Daniel Hayes explains land value growth in Muscatine County from five to eighty dollars per acre over forty years. He notes annual income from ownership, mortgage yields, and compounding benchmarks, arguing that land can earn substantial returns and be sold at any time. He highlights similar opportunities elsewhere.

Muscatine County Daniel Hayes

Grand Excursion Planned for Davenport Trip May 20

Local notices announce a grand excursion to Davenport on Saturday May 20 with plans for a picnic and a boat dance at Weed's Park. Various residents report travel to Davenport for funerals and social visits, with multiple Firefly departures noted.

W. W J. S Davenport

Card of Thanks from the Wiegand Family

The Wiegand family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness aid and sympathy during their recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. John Wiegand and Family.

John Wiegand

Attic Party Honors Beatrice Edmiston Before Departure

The Thirteen club and friends surprised Beatrice Edmiston at Mr and Mrs Will Edmiston home on West Fourth street. Attendees danced played games and enjoyed refreshments before a program in the music room featuring Edmiston and a male quartet with Gretchen Legler accompanying. Edmiston departs tomorrow for St Louis to stay with relatives.

Thirteen Club Beatrice Edmiston Will Edmiston West Fourth Street Miss Edmiston St. Louis Messrs Edward Schmidt Jack Kennefick Will Jones Louis Beard Gretchen Legler Josephine Wyant Mildren Lane Lillian Beard Sadie Smalley Grace Griffen

Market Quotes and Livestock Receipts Summary

Private wire from Donovan Commis-Co shows grain prices for May July and Sept futures across Wheat Corn Oats and Pork Lard and Ribssully figures. Livestock receipts listed for Hogs Cattle and Sheep with regional comparisons for Kansas City Omaha and Northwestern bases.

Chicago Produce Markets Weekday Prices and Ranges

Wheat prices advance with diverse grades ranging from No 2 red at about 1.00 to No 3 red under 1.00. May and July futures show openings highs and lows, while corn oats rye and other grains list mixed quotes. Live stock markets report cattle receipts at 18006 with varied prices, hogs higher with mixed butchers and heavy values, sheep and lamb ranges noted.

Chicago Toe Associated Press

Chicago Butter and Egg Market May 17 Report

Butter prices slipped with creamery quotations at 18 2 3 cents and dairy stock at 16 19 cents. Eggs held steady at 14 1 1 2 cents per dozen.

Chicago

Chicago Poultry Market Report

Chicago May 17 poultry market steady with turkeys at 149 15c per pound chickens 18c per pound springs 3.00 to 6.50 per dozen

Chicago

New York Produce Market Wheat and Corn Futures

New York Market report shows Wheat July at 9 15/16 cents and Corn July at 53 1/2 cents. Trading notes indicate modest activity with котs in futures corrections and day-to-day price moves.

Cravenette Oxford

New York Butter and Egg Market Report

New York May 17 butter unchanged eggs unchanged as market conditions hold steady with no price shifts reported across dairy commodities.

New York

New York Poultry Market Prices Reported

New York on May 17 reports alive poultry prices with spring chickens at 35 cents per pound and fowls at 12 cents. Dressed broilers cost 30 to 35 cents, fowls 10 to 13 cents, and turkeys 13 to 17 cents.

New York

St Louis Produce Market Report May 17

Wheat July price is shown as Soe. Corn July quoted at 47 1 4 cents. Oats July at 28 1 4 cents in St Louis market report.

St. Louis Peoria

Stocks and Bonds Stock market snapshot with varied figures

A compact report shows open high and low values across multiple equities and bonds. Notable entries include Am sugar, So. Pac, U. Pac, US Steel, Tex Pac, and Tenn coal with percentage changes and price points reflecting a volatile trading session.

St. Paul Mo. Pac U. Pac A. Copper Ae Ea RK. Island Il, Cen US Steel US St’l Pf Fa Tex Pac Colo

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Cure or Pay

Advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for pain sores wounds burns and piles with full cure or no pay. Claims product available at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store priced 25 cents.

Havercamp

Market Prices and Shares Across Wheat to Livestock

Markets report detailed price ranges for wheat oats corn and hay. Retail butter eggs poultry vegetables and fruits list buyers sellers and per unit rates. Livestock prices for hogs cattle and sheep are given with representative Chicago market sales and notes on current demand.

Chicago Markets in Brief Cattle and Hogs Mixed on Tuesday

Yesterday's Chicago Markets in Brief reports cattle values holding firm in a small Tuesday run with fair packers and shippers. Grassier grades seen dull while cows sell steady and trade active. bulls steady with moderate demand. calf run liberal with some declines. Hog trade active with minor gains and packers buying good kinds. rough heavy offerings neglected. Sheep trade strong with western wethers at 5.25 and lambs steady to 10 higher. western sheep at 6.75 and wool at 7.50.

Chicago

Weekly cattle hog and sheep receipts change

Receipts this week show a rise of 6,700 cattle compared with last week while hogs fall by 5,800 and sheep by 6,300. Year over year gains include 2,800 cattle, 9,400 hogs and 4,900 sheep.

Market Report Shows Mixed Sheep and Lamb Prices

Day shows higher light and mixed offerings with 4,000 below early estimates. Western lambs bring 6.75, Mexican sheep and yearlings around 5.50, Tuesday receipts estimated 18,000 then 16,000. General demand steady, fewer shipping orders, freer sale on big weights.

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