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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1918
Page
9
Market on corn eases as planting nears completion and near-term crop movement expectations grow. Prices show a cautious tone with July and June futures fluctuating amid wet conditions and rain in the grain belt.
Grain and provisions market reports from Chicago and St Louis through May 22 show mixed price activity. Receipts and shipments data from Hutton & Frenzel and trade correspondents indicate fluctuating bids for wheat corn oats and soybeans with notable activity in Kansas City and Peoria markets.
Chicago and other markets report varied produce and poultry prices via leased wires. Butter, poultry, and sugar markets show unsettled or steady trends, with feedstock items like potatoes and tomatoes listed alongside regional price movements and arrival receipts.
Partial dispatch from New York notes poultry market items and price moves, while San Francisco reports a large fire at the Fowler Proplane plant destroying fifteen airplanes and significant quantities of spruce wood and materials.
Reports from Chicago, St Louis and Omaha markets show rising demand for hogs and improved prices amid uneven arrivals. Prices for cows, heifers, and lambs vary by region with settlements around 80 to 110 dollars and notable activity shifting toward tomorrow's settlements.
Sioux City market notes show live hog and steer pricing with bid ranges and receipts. Prices hovered around 17.00 to 18.00 per hundredweight with steer values near 17.00 to 17.70 and hogs reported with varied yields and receipts totaling around 209 head.
Representative sales show a rebound as prices rise to the highest since May, with hogs and cattle gaining amidst tighter markets. Estimates list live stock categories and prices including hogs at 17.09, choicest beef at 15.77, packing at 16.50, and calves 10 to 12. Ads note lost articles in The Journal and encourage placing notices.
In Chicago at Cubs Park on May 22 Coombs dazzled with a strong right arm and clever pitching as Brooklyn edged Chicago 1 to 0. Vaughn and van Ulus matched him in a brisk duel, while Brooklyn’s Kruge and Batters combined for the lone run and the win.
Fragmented club standings show teams like New York Chicago Cincinnati and Boston in the National League with results including Brooklyn 1 Chicago 0 New York 4 St Louis 0 Cincinnati 7 and Philadelphia games. Early reports list team records and upcoming matchups amid scattered names and places such as Detroit Philadelphia Boston Washington and St Louis.
After the Jind Cross parade Eddie Summers and Folway Rose plan an iron boxing exhibition at West Second Street Athlony club rooms. Summers aims for a four round bout Thursday night while Rose may fight twice more. Frank Boston, manager of the Gagety, handles ticket sales and local fans are urged to attend for a entertaining evening of boxing.
Washington dispatch notes turmoil as union chiefs purge presidents from railroads and federal directors appoint. Reports of storm devastation in Manson Wisconsin and Lone Rock Iowa, plus indictments of Townsley and Albert for conspiracy. Siberian evacuee Lindsay arrives in Seattle. northern church reunion halted. underwear theft warnings. a Duluth recluse found dead. coal yard policy debates in Atlantic City. Deneen declines bid for Republican renomination.
New York Giants win over St Louis as six players collect hits in a 4-2 victory. Holke hits a run, Rodriguez drives in another with a triple and Barnes adds an RBI single. In Cincinnati, Reds hammer the host in a 7-4 win after a costly error, Magee ejected for arguing.
A disparate set of sports notes outlines Maso Halverston and Chick Ivana pursuing Jersey matches with Jerome Travers and other champions, plus several college and university athletes from Illinois and Minnesota, with conference medals and court cases noted. The report also mentions William Lee of Illinois, Purdue games, wrestling titles in Ogden, and a New York war relief comment amid broad sports and public notices.
A long OCR of want ads lists land, livestock, vehicles, household items, tools, and rental notices. Entries mention 160 acres in Louisa County for sale, farm equipment, autos, tires, furniture, seeds, plants, and numerous rental listings across towns, with contact details and phone numbers.
Wilton town reports Sergeant John Shuger has entered the officers training school at Camp Cay for a three month course to earn a commission. Shuger was among 40 chosen from 20,000 men for the school, while news from Wilton soldier Herman Thurnton mentions his promotion to sergeant in charge of 20 men at New York University.
In brisk early trading the market showed notable gains across several sectors. Distinctive moves included U S Steel and General Motors rising as investors shifted toward industrials, while fertilizer and tobacco issues also posted stronger prices. Liberty bonds traded irregularly with notable price swings from prior levels.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jetae Pfaffer of Wilton were held Tuesday afternoon at Grace Reformed Church with Pastor A Cuyselman in charge. The remains were interred at Oakdale Cemetery after services attended by many friends and neighbors. Members of Camp 106 MWA urged to gather at the hall at 7 this evening with uniforms for the parade. parade duties assigned to parade captain.
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