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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1906
Page
8
Local items note excursions and rail travel, with names of residents across Letts Muscatine and Davenport. Mrs J R Spiller and Miss Jessie Blake travel for visits. The Cubs baseball team heads to Wilton. several residents attend business matters and funerals in Peru Cameron Nichols and Rock Island. A city scales repair and a Luther League social are listed among daily happenings.
An old advertisement claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve prevents fatal outcomes after accidents and speeds healing of cuts burns and sores. Sold for 25 cents at Havercampos Prescription Drug Store.
Fares listed include 18.60 to New Haven Conn and return, plus 1.00 from Chicago via Nickel Plate Road on June 2nd 8th 4th and 5th at New York City excursion rates. Return limit June 30th with option to extend. Nickel Plate office in Chicago Room 298 No 113 Adams St.
Deputy Marshal Binz confronts Captain Gazell over the missing star and club. Gazell refuses to surrender and is discharged for neglect of duty. His star and club are left at Smith & Bowman’s store and later secured. Police to double up. mayor to fill vacancy soon.
Senator Allison argues against rushing a bill to restrict denatured alcohol. He says six months are needed for careful review of European methods and domestic enforcement to prevent fraud. He warns that lax control could allow tax-evading distilleries to enter commerce before proper regulations are in place. After his remarks the amendments were dropped and the bill passed.
Chicago May 29 market report lists wheat oats corn and livestock prices. Details include No 2 red wheat at 91c No 2 hard 85 86c May 84 1 4c July opening 83 3 4c and pork ribs hogs and cattle prices with receipts figures.
Butter remains firm with creamery prices at 14 20%6c and dairies at 13 18c. Eggs hold steady at 14 14%4c. Market conditions show cautious demand for dairy and egg products in Chicago.
Chicago May 29 report shows poultry prices firm with turkeys at 10 cents and chickens at 11 1 4 cents per pound. The market notes steady demand in Chicago.
Great Western Cereal Company resumes operations this morning after about a month of shutdown for repairs. The factory runs with full staff and ample raw materials, and management expects steady production for the rest of the year depending on incoming orders.
Butter firm for creameries at 14 21 cents and renovated 11 lic factory at 12 15 cents. Eggs steady unchanged.
Poultry market report from New York on May 29 shows live poultry steady with broilers at 26 to 27 cents, turkeys 11 to 12 cents. dressed broilers 22 to 28 cents, turkeys 14 to 16 cents, fowls 11 to 13 cents.
In St. Louis on May 29 the market shows Wheat for July at 11 dollars and some cents, Corn at 4.75 dollars per cwt, and Oats at 34.4 cents per bushel.
In Wapello on a rainy Sunday, memorial services at the Presbyterian church drew a large crowd. Rev. M. E. Todd delivered the address, marking the first city veterans to hear him on this topic. The speaker was praised as eloquent and the sermon well received. Earlier, a misdirected foreign native named Philip Ridley was helped after arriving in town.
Peoria records corn No 3 at 484 cents per bushel in a brief market note from the Peoria Produce Market dated May 29. The report lists No 3 corn trading at about 484 cents, with other prices not specified.
Open high low and close figures for sugar and several stocks are listed with percentages. Notable entries include A. Sugar at around 137 percent and So. Pac near 65 percent, St. Paul near 168 to 170, Mo. Pac about 94, Ann. Cop around 266 to 268 with fractional readings.
A listing shows One pound best 18¢ coffee and this hour 12 4¢, Nevsa toe 1.25, quarter barrel sack of Peerless flour 1.05, indicating a window sale with multiple item prices. Prices and items reflect a period sale style.
Iowa market notes list corn oats wheat and livestock prices with readings for corn 48 cents per bushel oats 28 to 30 cents per bushel wheat 65 to 70 cents, eggs 14 to 15 cents, butter 21 to 25 cents, beef and pork prices, live hogs and cattle quotes, and regional retail prices for produce and fuel. Local live market reports detail hogs, steers, cows, lambs, hides, fuel coal, wood, and various fruits and fish prices with yesterday’s market recap.
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