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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1934

Page

11

Chicago Hog Market Steady Despite Strong Receipts

Chicago market on hogs showed activity with prices holding steady after a weak start. Packers owned 9,000 of the 25,000 direct run as offerings were 35,000 above expectations. bulk sold at 3.55 to 3.70 with most pigs at 2.50. Cattle and sheep supplies near expected levels with steady to slight gains for lambs and older sheep. top hog and cattle prices noted alongside market activity in Chicago.

Chicago Price No. Wits Wis No. Wes No. Wa

Local Markets Report Tracks Poultry and Livestock Prices

Local grocers pay 10 to 12 cents for poultry. Hogs range from 100 to 140 pounds at $1.20 to $2.85, higher weights up to $3.20. Cattle show wide spreads with steers and heifers at $4.25 to $9.40 per hundredweight, vealers $5.00 to $6.50, cows $2.85 to $5.25, stockers $3.25 to $6.00. Sheep see lambs and rams up to about $11.25, spring lambs $9.85 to $11.25, ewes $3.0 to $3.25. Receipts include about 5,000 sheep.

Iowa Hog Prices Today Amid Mixed Market Readings

The Associated Press reports Iowa hog prices by market action on May 22 with corn unchanged. Cedar Rapids notes varied hog grade pricing from 140 to 350 pounds, packers and selling segments showing drops and stability across Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo Des Moines markets with several price ranges and weight classes.

Iowa The Associated Press Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Mason City Ileower Waterloo Good Packers Des Moines

Iowa Hog Market Review from Des Moines AP

The U S Department of Agriculture reports 39 500 hogs received from 22 yards and 7 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota in the 24 hours to 8 a m Prices steady to lower but mostly steady with late Monday activity fairly active and liberal loadings expected Tuesday Readings show price ranges by weight from light to heavy hogs and sows with bulk quotes, noting higher shrinkage in long shipments and exclusions for hogs bought on shipping point basis.

Iowa Associated Press Des Moines U. S

Chicago hog and cattle receipts report mixed trade

Hogs receipts total 25 000 head with 9 000 direct as market stays active and steady. Prices range from 3 50 to 3 70 for various hog weights while lighter pigs bring about 2 50. Cattle and calves receipts total 11 000 and 8 000 respectively with weighty steers noted.

Kansas City Livestock Prices May 22 Hog Cattle Sheep

Hog receipts 7 500 head with 560 direct bids mostly steady to lower than Monday. Top pigs to 3 30. weights 140 to 160 with 2 60 to 3 20. cattle receipts 5 000 head with calves 300. steers 550 to 900 pounds 5 75 to 7 35. cows 2 50 to 4 00. vealers 3 50 to 6 00. Sheep receipts 9 000 head with lambs and springers up modestly. native spring lambs around 10 75. yearling wethers 6 25 to 7 75. ewes 2 25 to 3 25.

Kansas City Tojo Arizonas Omaha U. S. Dept. of Agr California

Omaha Livestock Prices at Omaha Market Report May 22

U S Dept of Agriculture report shows hogs receipts 15 000 head with prices 2 9 to 3 20 on 140 to 350 lb class. cattle receipts 12 000 head with varied bids for steers yearlings and heifers. sheep receipts 5 000 head with lambs and wooled lambs selling around 8 75 to 10 25 per hundredweight.

Sioux City Livestock Market Report May 22

U S Department of Agriculture notes cattle receipts six head with mixed changes across classes. Slaughter steers and yearlings down to 25 cents, heifers and cows weaker, stockers steady. Hogs active with prices 2.55 to 3.20 per hundredweight, sheep receipts 2500 with minor action.

Sioux City U. S. Dept. of Agr

New York Stocks Report Mixed Gains and Losses

A snapshot of advancing and declining issues shows Alleghany up 2 percent and Atchison holding around 53.1, with several industrials like Am Steel and United Gas forming the broader moves. Tech and consumer names display modest shifts as traders weigh earnings and commodity signals.

Wheat Tumbles in Late Deals

Wheat prices fell more than 2 cents a bushel from the day’s high as late trading followed Roosevelt’s silver message. The market closed unsettled with May at 897, July at 88 1/2, corn steady to 4 off, oats mixed, and provisions varying from a 5 cent decline to a 7 cent rise.

Chicago Roosevelt

Chicago Cash Grain price report May 22

Wheat No 2 hard 9 11 s c. Corn No 2 yellow old and new 58c No 3 yellow 52 521sc No 2 white 574c No 3 white 57c. Oats No 2 white 37c No 3 white 36 37c No 4 white 35 35 Rye No 2 60c. Barley 457 82c. Timothy Seed 6.75 7.00 cwt. Clover Seed 10.00 14.25 cwt. Lard Tierces 16.15. Loose Lard 5.65. Bellies 8.50.

Chicago Clover

Poultry and Produce Market Report Chicago May 22

Live poultry receipts 58 trucks with hens steady and chickens easy. Prices listed for hens leghorn and rock varieties, turkeys, ducks, geese, and roosters. Butter creamery and extras priced by score. eggs receipts 27,958 cases with various grade prices. potatoes on track and U.S. shipments totaled 654 cars. regional prices for Idaho russets, Minnesota indices, early Ohio and California whites noted. storage and handling terms appear for bees and storage standards.

Chicgo Rock Springs U. S Idaho Minnesota

New York Produce Prices and Receipts Report

New York Produce Market notes butter receipts 20,060 tubs firmer. creamery butter higher with various scores. Cheese receipts 562,177 lbs quiet. prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 44,571 cases irregular with mixed colors standards and firsts at 17 to 17½ cents. Dressed poultry steady. live poultry weak with broilers and express prices listed.

New York

Uncertainty Hits Stocks as Silver Shares Slump

New York stocks moved irregularly as metal shares led losses after President Roosevelt’s silver legislation message. Silver names such as U S Smelting American Smelting Howe Sound and Cerro De Pasco fell about 1 to 2 points while other sectors eased. Transfers about 850000 shares and bonds showed mild gains and losses with grains and cotton modestly higher.

New York Roosevelt Congress U. S Cerro de Pasco Howe Sound U. S. Steel General Motors Chrysler Case Consolidated Gas American Commercial Alcohol Bethlehem Steel

Six Americans Survive Play Prestwick Round in British Amateur

Six leading American golfers headed by Johnny Goodman advance as Prestwick hosts the British amateur championship second day. Goodman defeated W M Robb 5 and 4, while George Dunlap Johnny Fischer Jesse Guilford and Jack Westland also won their matches. Other Americans ousted include Moreland Breault Valentine Marston Egan Van Arsdale. Lason Little meets Rankin tomorrow, and Douglas Grant beat J L Cowan 6 and 4 to reach the third round.

Prestwick Scotland America Johnny Goodman Omaha Prestwicks Goodman W. M. Robb Moseley George T Dunlap, Jr Johnny Fischer Jesse Guilford Jack Westland Dunlap A. W. Breault Detroit Fischer Gus Moreland Cincinnati Moreland Francis Ouimet Breault P. A. Valentine New York Ouimet Max Marston H. Chandler Egan R. C. van Arsdale W. Lason Little Lester Rankin Sunningdale Douglas Grant London J. L. Cowan Grant

Bond Market Sways Modestly Amid Inactive Trade

Prices show small gains on several issues like Bethlehem Steel 5s Detroit Edison 4s Milwaukee 5s and Northern Pacific 5s but overall activity remains dull. Some issues edge up while others slip due to thin bids, as Great Northern 4s Missouri Pacific 5s and Erie 5s suffer moderate losses.

New York Altthough Bethlehem Steel Detroit Edison Northern Pacific New York Central St. Louis St. Louis-San Francisco 4'S, Southern Railway United Drug Great Northern Missouri Pacific Baltimore & Ohio Erie Southern Pacific Texas Corp Western Union

Flour Price Report From Minneapolis Market May 22

Minneapolis market notes show flour unchanged at 24 678 barrels with Pure Bran at 18.00 18.50 per unit and Standard Middlings at 17.50 18.00, reflecting steady shipments and price ranges due to supply conditions.

Minneapolis

Sugar market steady with minor gains in futures

New York May 22 AP: Raw sugar and refined sugar futures hold steady with only a stray one point uptick. Unchanged price levels reflect a quiet trading day in the futures market.

New York Sugars New York

Lamb Market Early Indications Raise Prices

Early indications show buyers generally bidding higher for shorn lambs with prices above $9.00 and $10.50 on native springers. A catalog of 787 shorn lambs averages around 87 dollars, suggesting market strength as shipments are expected to reach higher totals.

Prohibition Party Names Ticket For Fall Election

The Prohibition party selected its slate to be nominated by petition and placed on the ballot in the general election this fall. L. J. A. Smay leads for governor with A. MacEachron for lieutenant governor and Mary Denny for secretary of state among others.

Des Moines Prohibition Party L. J. A. Smay Merrill A. MacEachron Goldfield Mary Denny Council Bluffs William H. Scheel Francis Outhier Prescott Samuel G. Hoeness Winterset John F. Joseph Sioux City W. C. Porter William A. Mott Iowa City

Woman Dies From Burns In Shenandoah Gas Stove Accident

Marjorie Westman aged 19 of Essex family died in Shenandoah Iowa from burns suffered when a gasoline stove valve blew off while she was lighting it. The incident occurred Monday and authorities report the death today.

Burns Shenandoah, Ia Marjorie Westman William Westman Essex

Foreign Exchange Rates and Cross Rates in New York Markets

May foreign exchange in New York shows steady demand with a wide spread of cents and unit rates. Listed quotations include Great Britain 5.11, France 6.62, Italy 8.53, Belgium 23.46, Germany 39.56, Japan 30.21, Switzerland 32.65, Mexico City silver peso 28.00, Montreal 100.25, and other relative values across Europe and the Americas.

Foreign Exchange New York May Fae Erie Exchange Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Jugooslavia Emeine Hungary Rumania Argentine Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Mexico City Montreal

Elkhart Woman Drowns in Watering Tank

Mrs. Kate Klatenhouser, 72, of Elkhart near Des Moines was found drowned in a watering tank at her home today after an illness.

Elkhart Des Moines Kate Klatenhouser Here

Grog Named After Admiral Vernon's 1740 Rum Drink

On a British frigate in 1740 Admiral Vernon served a rum and water mix that delighted guests. They dubbed the beverage grog after the admiral's program uniform, establishing the nickname that spread widely.

Jamaica Vernon

Journal seeks readers amid bereavement notices and ads

A mixture of obituary thanks and classified ads appears. The notice thanks friends and the American Legion for support after a bereavement. Classifieds include housekeeping wants, recruitment for 500 men to a fish fry with Senator Hicklin, a farmhand wanted, and poultry chicks for sale with pricing and contact details.

Eagles Hall Woolworth’s E. R. Hicklin

Major Heroes and Personal Turmoil Intersect in Tale

A collage of baseball stars and a serialized drama unfolds from opposing pages. Earl Averill and others rack up runs while Donna confronts family secrets, a threatening letter, and a looming inheritance as Madeline faces Ned Trafford in a tension filled circle at the circus.

Donna Madeline Grandfather Siddal Bill Amos Siddal Ned Trafford New Trafford Trafford

Mrs Margaret Lamb Celebrates 78th Birthday at Wapello Home

Mrs Margaret Lamb marked her seventy eighth birthday with a Sunday dinner party at her home near Wapello. Guests included Pete Berry Andrew Berry Ralph Berry Will McGraw Rose Ashby Marion McGraw Frank Rahmer John Lamb George Kulp Will Kulp Yearman Alberta Neilson Russell McGraw Robert Ashby Harold Yordt Henry Brimer Willis McGraw Neal Ashby and others.

Margaret Lamb Wapello Pete Berry Andrew Berry Ralph Berry Will McGraw Rose Ashby Marion McGraw Frank Rahmer John Lamb George Kulp Will Kulp Yearman Alberta Neilson Russel McGraw Robert Ashby Harold Yordt Henry Brimer Davenport Willis McGraw Neal Ashby

Donna Defies Demand to Leave Farm Brings Family Tension

Donna refuses Mrs Plan ter's order to depart as conflict erupts in the farm house. Bill confronts the decision, arguing against the departure while grandpop's care and dairy duties loom. Donna insists she will manage, sending for help as tensions rise.

Donna Bill

Executor's Sale At Lincoln Barton Farm Illinois May 24 1934

Public sale at the Lincoln Barton farm in Drury township Illinois on May 24 1934 at 1 00 o'clock. Consisting of 400 bit com. Some implements small tools and household goods. Raymond Fisher auctioneer terms cash.

Lincoln Barton Drury Township Illinois Raymond Fisher

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