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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
9
Chicago fans witness the Cubs raise the world champions banner then suffer a heavy defeat as Boston hands them an 11 to 3 loss. The White Sox defeat the Yankees 9 to 2 at Washington Heights with Fielder Jones leading the attack.
American League scores include Chicago 9 over New York 2 and Detroit 0 over Washington 1. National League results show Boston 11 over Chicago 2 and New York 8 over St Louis 4 with other games rained out or postponed. Three I League reports Bloomington 5 over Rock Island 3 in six innings due to rain. Dubuque 9 over Decatur 3. Peoria 9 over Clinton 0. Cedar Rapids Springfield postponed. Central Association Quincy 5 over Jacksonville 1. all remaining games postponed by rain.
A slate features Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburg, and New York at St Louis with rivalries and regional bragging rights on the line.
A sports brief lists games with Chicago visiting New York, Cleveland at Philadelphia, Detroit at Washington, and St. Louis at Boston.
A white man a colored woman and their kidnapped young girl vanished after a Tipton Cedar county abduction tied to Cornelius Jones of Tipton and Mrs Jones who later wed William Courtz of Cedar Rapids. The buggy was found in Wilton with no further trace of the trio.
A liveryman arrived in Wilton this morning and joined the search for a kidnapped child. A $50 reward was offered by Mr. Jones for information leading to the captors or the child's return. Muscatine police were alerted to the Tipton case and are watching for the described trio, though it is believed Mr and Mrs Courtz did not plan to come to Muscatine.
Chicago markets show wheat, corn, oats and hogs with mixed moves as May and Sep contracts traded within narrow ranges. Prices listed include wheat around 101 to 102 cents, corn at 66 cents, oats near 54 cents, pork around 13.55 to 13.72, lard about 8.40 to 8.72, ribs near 7.35, with New York wheat July around 99 to 100 cents and corn around 74 cents.
Chicago May 22 Wheat No 2 red 1 01 to 1 02 No 3 red 95c No 2 hard 1 01 No 3 hard 93c No 3 75 to 75 75c No 3 yellow 75 to 76c No 3 white 51 to 54c Market opens Hog receipts 12 000 with 4 501 left over market strong to higher Light 5 40 to 5 77 heavy 5 35 to 5 80 mixed 5 40 to 5 60 rough 5 35 to 5 50 Cattle receipts 1 509 steady Sheep receipts 6 900 steady.
Cattle receipts 1500 steady with steer prices from 4.75 to 7.30, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 5.30, cows and heifers 2.30 to 6.10, westerners 4.50 to 5.75. Hog receipts 12000 up 5 to 10 cents. light 5.40 to 5.62, mixed 5.40 to 5.45, heavy 5.35 to 5.85, bulk 5.65 to 5.80. Sheep receipts 6000 steady. ewes 3.75 to 5.25, lambs 4.50 to 6.80, yearlings 5.60 to 6.30.
Chicago market report shows steady poultry prices with turkeys at 14 cents, chickens around 11 1/2 cents, broilers about 1 lb per dozen priced from 2.50 to 3.00 dollars for 1 to 1 1/2 lbs and 4.00 to 4.50 dollars for 1 1/2 to 2 lbs, and 5.00 to 5.50 dollars for 2 lbs.
Butter prices held steady with creamery at 19 to 23 cents and dairies 17 to 21 cents. Eggs also steady with firsts at 15 cents.
New York May 22. Poultry prices listed with alive spring chickens at 39 cents. fowls 13 ½ cents. turkeys 1 ½ cents. dressed spring chickens 25 to 32 cents. turkeys 12 to 17 cents. fowls 11 to 14 cents.
St. Louis on May 22 reports July wheat at 86 cents, July corn at 6.45 cents, May oats at 51 cents with steady trading.
Market listings show corn 70c, oats 45c, wheat 1.00 to 1.10. Cracked corn retail 1.50 per cwt, popcorn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt. Per peck 30c. Bran 1.35 per cwt, oil meal 1.75 per cwt with 1.35 to 1.40. Barley 0.75 to 0.90. Chop feed 1.50 per cwt, hay 9.00 to 10.00. Fresh eggs offered.
Market report lists live stock wholesale prices with heavy and light choices, steers, cows, bulls, veal calves, lambs, and sheep. Also notes poultry prices, vegetables, fruits, dairy, flour, and flowers with various per unit rates across departments and items.
Edward Butler of N Y C Tourist offers comprehensive city tours in New York promising to show the entire city, save 56 percent in time and expense, and serve as protection against confidence men. He invites visitors to meet at the depot, arrange hotel accommodations, and notes escorts are not uniform. Special mail shopping terms, with party size specified, available.
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