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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
5
Arrangements underway for a city baseball match between doctors and lawyers at the fair grounds around May 20. Proceeds will be donated to Weed Park. The two teams show strong lineups with several local stars from past diamond days.
John Y. Calahan, general agent, Chicago, advertises 1.60 price from Chicago to Boston and return aboard Nickel Plate for May 31 to June 9, with excursion rates via New York City and extended return limit to July 15.
Cattle receipts 1590 strong with Beeves 4.15 to 6.10 stockers and feeders 2.90 to 4.80 cows and heifers 1.85 to 5.35 Texans 4.00 to 4.60. Hogs receipts 15000 slow but steady mixed butchers 6.35 to 6.55 heavies 6.50 to 6.57 rough 6.20 to 6.35 lights 6.30 to 6.55 bulk 6.47 to 6.55. Sheep receipts 5000 strong 4.35 to 6.25 lambs 5.00 to 7.75.
Butter prices were easy with creameries at 13 1 2 to 13 3 4 cents per pound and dairies at 13 1 2 to 13 5 8. Eggs were easy and quoted at 15 to 15 1 2 cents per dozen.
Butter prices show weakness with creameries offered at 14 20 percent and held at 14 17 cents, renovated at 10 16 cents and factory at 11 1/2 cents. Eggs are steady with no change.
The New York poultry market shows alive supplies steady with broilers at 24 26 cents, fowls 14 4 cents, turkeys 12 cents. Dressed meat offers steady prices: proilers 22 28 cents, turkeys 14 15 cents, fowls 11 13 cents.
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