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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
9
May wheat climbed to a new high in Chicago trading with a brief move to 1.30 and finishing at 1.31 percent amid overseas strength. The report notes small takedown by belated shorts and quotes from 77.3 Frenzel of the Board of Trade.
Chicago market report shows wheat corn oats prices with opening highs and lows for July and September contracts. Live stock quotes list cattle beef hogs and prices with receipts totals and market directions.
Butter steady at creameries 21 to 25 cents and dairies 18 to 23 cents. Eggs steady at the market with cases included 20 cents per dozen, firsts 20 1/2 cents, prime firsts 21 cents.
At Chicago market on May 21 poultry prices held steady with turkeys at 15 cents per pound chickens at 15 cents and springs also at 15 cents.
New York May 21 butter prices firm at the New York Produce Market amid receipts totaling 4444. Creamery specials quoted 26 27 cents with officials at 26 cents.
The report notes eggs firm and unchanged with receipts totaling 15,100. It references the 21 26c price lines for dairy products and mentions the imitation creamery contributing to firsts at 20 21c.
New York poultry prices May 21 show alive firm chickens and broilers at 27 30 cents Fowls 17 18 cents dressed broilers 28 30 cents fowls 15 16 cents. St Louis grain prices May 21 list July wheat 1.13 to 1.135 dollars, corn 69 percent to 69 and a half cents, oats 51 1 2 cents.
Daily corn price report from Peoria Illinois notes No 3 corn at 73 1 2 cents per bushel. Market activity listed with bids and offers for current trading.
An advertisement urges buyers to buy 180 acres with a 10 room house and outbuildings at 55 dollars per acre or trade for 200 acres with a four room house a large barn and young orchard at 60 dollars per acre. The owner notes the farm is too big for them and suggests a purchase fitting the reader's needs.
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