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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
7
Chicago May 29 All future deliveries of corn touched new low levels. Higher temperatures and weather for crop progress appeared to be the cause. Rallies by shorts gave way to weakness later, with June around 1.93 and July about 1.55. Oats moved with corn as trade opened lower, then faded. hogs and grain weakness offset slightly.
Prices for corn oats rye barley and baled timothy and clover listed in standard market terms. No. 2 yellow corn range 1.56 to 1.65 with other yellow grades noted and rye at 1.90. Lard and ribs prices given. pork and lard reported with standard quotes.
A fragmented OCR shows prices and quotes for grains and oats with July and other figures distorted. Key terms indicate market activity, with mentions of high closes and fluctuating values, but the exact commodities, amounts, and dates are unclear from the text.
Kansas City May 29 grain prices show Buta at 1.581, HO No 2 white 1.68, No 2 low 1.56, 69 cents for Onts No 2 white, 76 cents for No 2 white oats, rye 1.75 to 1.80, Kaffir and amillemalzeo 2.85 to 2.90, hay unchanged.
Grain prices for corn and oats listed with bids and asks at St Louis market. No 2 track corn 21.56 to 21.57 bid, No 2 white 1.61 1 2. Oats No 2 track 72 72 1 2 c, No 2 white 74 76 c. Corn lower dull 1.37 bid. Oats steady July 65 4 asked.
Teoria reports grain values with corn down one cent for No 5 white at 132. No 6 white 1251.28 No 2 yellow 1.62 No 3 yellow 1.56 No 4 yellow 1 No 5 yellow 1.52 No 6 yellow 1 No 66 mixed 1.25 sample Shea 1.28. Oats unchanged No 3 white 73.
Chicago market shows butter and poultry unchanged with mixed receipts and higher live poultry prices. Kansas City reports butter and poultry steady, eggs at 29 cents for firsts and 25 cents for seconds, while St Louis notes slight poultry and butter variations and specific price points.
New York Produce Market report from May 29 notes mixed receipts and price ranges. Entries include regular and extra grades for creamery products, pack stock and No 2 items, with references to fresh gathered and storage terms. Various grades and quantities are listed for different categories, including crates and boxes.
New York May 29 report notes live poultry prices held steady with strong demand for crates of fowls and turkeys. Market shows unchanged quotes for roosters and other poultry products amid steady trade conditions.
New York sugar market reports steady trends on May 29 with centrifugal sugar at 6.005 dollars per pound and refined grade at 7.45 dollars per unit. Strong entities include New York trade centers and sugar producers observing subtle price signals.
James H. St. John Jr. leaves Muscatine for Austin to join the aviation section of the signal corps. He enlisted in St. Louis recently after Oxford studies. Since last fall he has led Red Cross and loyalty work and given talks on the war in England. The sendoff lacked usual escorts but included best wishes and a souvenir from the Muscatine County Association of Commerce as the band played a patriotic farewell.
Chicago May 23 hogs weakened as large unsold supply lingered overnight and cattle and sheep appeared not plentiful. Chicago Livestock Market reports May 29 show hogs with 13,000 head receipts, prices around 16.40 to 16.80 for various grades, cattle steady with native steers 10.50 to 17.00, stockers 9.25 to 13.66, cows and dollars 7.26 to 14.90, calves 8.50 to 18.25, sheep firm with lambs 13.50 to 17.75 and springs 14.25 to 20.00.
Kansas City market receipts total 13 000 head with steady trend. Cattle 7 000 head steady with mixed steers to calves priced from 4 125 to 16 75. Sheep 9 000 head steady with lambs 15 10 to 20 65 and yearlings 14 00 to 17 50. St Louis hog receipts 9 000 head lower with lights 16 50 to 16 70 and heavies 16 40 to 16 60. Cattle 3 500 head steady with steers 11 60 to 17 00 and cows 7 50 to 18 75. Sheep 1 000 head steady with lambs 14 00 to 17 00. St Joseph receipts 11 000 head lower, top 16 00. Cattle 2 200 head steady with steers 14 00 to 17 00 and cows 7 00 to 15 50. Shoop 2 500 head higher, lambs 12 00 to 17 25.
Omaha Nebraska stock market summary shows hogs receipts 16 600 head with lower prices heavy and mixed sales 16 200 16 40 cattle receipts 3 900 head market stronger with steers 12 26 17 25 cows 9 75 culver 38 50 2 75 sheep receipts 4 800 head market strong yearlings 18 00 17 50 western 14 60 16 00 lambs 16 00 19 50
Sioux City Iowa hog market eased May 29 with 13 000 head received. Largely lower prices across categories: light pigs 16.25 to 16.50, mixed sows around 16.20 to 16.50, heavy hogs 16.10 to 16.20. Cattle receipts 2 600 with steers near 11.00 to 17.25, cows and heifers 14.00, calves 8.00. Sheep receipts 300 with prices steady.
Telegraphic items from across the country report a troop train incident in Kankakee with arrests after a man pulled the air cord, a New York advisory against civilian cloth use, a union express company formed by several lines, and authorities alleging German agents undermining morale. Roosevelt criticizes wartime preps. aviatrix Stingony injured. body identified from a bank robbery in Madison. Mooney's murder sentence set for a later date.
New York stocks edged higher as calm before the holiday kept headlines light. Gains in steels, Baldwin Locomotive, Oils and Shippings Indicated short covering. Sumatra Tobacco rebounded, while Turberry bonds traded around mid 90s with mixed yields.
Tony Caponi a Tri-city heavyweight peer teams with Eddie Summers for an exhibition tonight open to the public. Caponi recently KOed Johnny Meyers of Des Moines at Rock Island, adding to his growing list of victories and near-no injuries. Summers, Muscatine’s rising hopeful, has built a local reputation in upriver fight circles under manager Frank Boston.
Chicago reports the transfer of the Topeka Western League baseball club to Oklahoma City or Tulsa has been authorized. Tommy Burns, ex heavyweight champion, left Victoria for Vancouver to direct Canadian forces and plans a six round bout with Fred Fulton. Patsy Cline outpointed Jimmy Hanlon in Des Moines. Wid Wheelock and Minor boxed to a draw. Herman Schaefer released by the Cleveland Americans.
A home talent comedy presented by the Christian Endeavor society of Mulford Congregational church will be performed at Letts on Thursday evening June 6. Ralph Bloom announced plans to bring the same play, Deacon Dubbs, to New Era and Sweetland later. The cast features about fifteen youths from the church.
Boston leads with 1 victory and Chicago down 0 as Detroit and Cleveland post high totals. St Louis and Philadelphia trade 3 2 with Detroit winning 4 2. New York suffers 2 8. Games today feature Washington at Boston and Philadelphia at New York. Pet 0.29.
Yesterday's results show Boston 6 and Pittsburgh 2 with other scores unreadable. Today's schedule lists Cincinnati at Chicago St. Louis at Pittsburgh Boston at Brooklyn and New York at Philadelphia. No further details or complete box scores available.
Boston wins 1 0 in Chicago as Joe Bush pitcher beats the White Sox who manage only one hit, a horseshoe single. Weaver wild throw in fifth set up the decisive run. Two Rowlands reach base, Cubs? None.
A cluttered want ad page offers items for sale including harnesses tents tires furniture pianos and plants. It also lists numerous wanted notices for workers buyers and real estate parcels with addresses and phone numbers such as 2448 St Mulberry 609 W Std and 201 Fair Ave plus offers of land per acre and large cattle lots from Iowa Illinois Michigan and Chicago firms.
Miss Mary B McPherson of Omaha Neb field secretary of the Iowa Christian Endeavor Union will address Mulford Congregational church next Sunday evening June 2 at 7 o clock She holds both state and national offices in the Christian Endeavor society and is an expert in her line All Christian Endeavors of the city are urged to attend.
A rousing war era rally at Lown Lodge No. 5 A F and A M gathered in the Masonic hall with speeches by Rev. A G Graves and Rev Newton Moore praising America’s role in the war. The event featured patriotic addresses, music by an orchestra, and concluded with the Star Spangled Banner and a luncheon. Attendees included Mrs. Peter Roman and her mother who left for Moline to visit Wesley Niebling.
Muscatine county young men formerly of Battery C 126th field artillery, now at Camp Upton New York awaiting transport to overseas duty. Telegrams from Camp Cody absent for about a week sparked funds requests as a possible detachment move. Letters suggest about 1600 men from the 34th division were moved to the Atlantic seaboard for overseas duties, with several weeks stay at the New York camp anticipated.
Grace Lusk a school teacher faces murder charges in the trial at Waukesha Wisconsin as closing arguments begin. Defense attorney James Clancey urges only two verdicts possible not guilty by reason of insanity or acquittal while Walter Corrigan prosecutes.
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