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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
9
Market snapshot from Chicago on May 31 reports fresh low corn prices with moderate recovery aided by short selling profits. Oats decline alongside corn, with larger May shorts exiting the market. provisions weaken as hog values fail to decline.
Grain prices in Chicago show No 2 yellow at 1.55 to 1.61 dollars, No 2 yellow nominal at 1.50 to 1.55, No 4 yellow 1.56 to 1.40, No 6 ixglow around 1.22 to 1.25, No 6 yellow 1.12. White corn bids show No 3 white 1.44 to 1.73, stand card 1.76, Ayel No 2 nominal, No 3 1.65. Burley 1.00 to 1.25, Timothy 5.00 to 3.00, Clover 18.00 to 28.00, Pork nominal, Lard 23.90 to 24.00, Riley 21.35.
Chicago grain and provisions market shows July corn at 2.135 with a narrow range, oats around 68 to 66, and July oats futures posting. Mess pork per hundred pounds near 39.40 to 39.95, lard per hundred pounds around 24.15 to 23.90, short ribs at 21.77 to 21.00, reflecting active price movement across major commodities.
Receipts and shipments reported by Hutton and Frenzel with Lamson Bros. & Co. Wheat receipts today 42 000. corn 1 061 000. oats 651 000. Shipments: wheat 780 000. corn 601 000. oats 521 000. Carlota and Northwest Carlots figures include contracts, estimates, and last year comparisons for wheat corn and oats across Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg.
Kansas City Missouri markets show mixed grain pricing with No 2 corn at about 1.50 to 1.84 per bushel for various types. No 2 white corn around 1.63 to 1.65. No 2 yellow corn at 1.52. Oats No 2 white 0.73 and No 2 mixed around 0.? Prices highlight ragged ranges for Kaffir millet and milo maize listed near 2.70 to 2.75. Hay remains unchanged.
Associated Press notes St Louis grain market figures with No 2 corn at 1.50 and No 2 white at 1.69, oats at 70 cents for No 2 track and 73 to 74 for No 3 white. Futures show corn and oats lower with July contracts at 1343 and 64 0 asked respectively.
In Peoria WL on May 81 corn prices slipped across grades. No 3 white closed around 1.60 dollars, No white about 1.28, No 6 white near 1.20, and No 6 yellow and No 6 mixed at 1.20 with samples around 1.15 to 1.14. No 2 white and standard mixed futures also noted slight declines.
Chicago May 31 reports market activity with butter steady and receipts at 14,358 carloads. Potatoes show 34 cars with unchanged market. Poultry quotes slip for fowls to 270 and roosters to 1 cent, with assorted lines mixed.
Kansas City May 31 butter and poultry hold steady with unchanged prices. Eggs show first quality at 29 cents and seconds at 25 cents per dozen in the Associated Press transmitted market wire from Kansas City.
St Louis market notes poultry at 24 to 27 cents a pound with turkeys at 23 cents and ducks at 27 cents. Creamery items show butter and related goods priced around 26 cents. Local wire service item records daily price quotes from Louis, Missouri dated May 31.
New York market reports show butter receipts at 10 020 pounds with creamery prices up to 49 1/4 cents for extras and 40 1/2 to 48 1/2 for others. Cheese and fresh gathered eggs prices varied, while New York poultry lists live stock at 60 to 70 cents for rollers and dressed fowls at 31 cents with chickens and turkeys unchanged.
In Chicago May 31, slow demand outweighed tight supplies across livestock markets. Hog receipts reached 15,000 with later forecasts at 20,000 while prices ranged from 14.25 to 16.60 for different hog categories. Cattle receipts were 3,000 with firm mood. calves and feeders showed strength, and sheep offerings were subdued with weak demand for ewes and lambs.
Kansas City May 31 bulls hogs and cattle receipts about 4000 hogs steady bulk 10 to 18.45 heavy 16.30 to 16.50 cattle receipts 1000 steady steers 16 to 17.24 cows 7 to 8.00 calves 8.50 to 12.00 hogs and sheep receipts 4000 hogs steady lambs 16.50 to 20.40 yearlings 14 to 18 weathers 17.00 to 16.50 ewes 11 to 16
Hogs receipts 3,500 head market steady with prices around 16 to 16.50 for various grades. Cattle receipts 1,000 head steady with steers at 16.00 to 17.60, heifers 9.50 to 15.50, cows 11.50 to 13.78, calves 7.75 to 14.00. Sheep receipts 200 head steady with lambs 14.00 to 17.00 and ewes 12.90 to 14.00.
Hogs receipts 2,000 head, market lower. Top 17.40, bulk 17.20 to 17.35. Cattle receipts 600 head, market steady. Steers 12.00 to 17.00, cows and bulls 7.00 to 15.60, calves 7.00. Sheep receipts 700 head, lambs 12.00 to 17.26, ewes 8.00.
Hogs receipts 4000 heads market higher heavy 1620 1625 mixed 1625 1635 light 1680 1700 travel, put up in bulk 1625 1635. Cattle receipts 2250 heads market higher steers 1200 1725 cows and heifers 1000 1400 calves 850 wto. Sheep receipts 15000 head market steady rams 16 17.50 ewes 464 18. lambs 17.50 19.80.
Hog market in Sioux City shows higher prices across weights. Light pigs bring 16.45 to 16.55, mixed 16.35 to 16.50, heavies 16.25 to 16.25, sows 16.00 to 17.25, and selects at 16.35. Cattle receipts 1,200 head with steers 12.00 to 17.75, cows and calves 9.00 to 13.50, heifers 8.00. Shoop receipts 100 head with market steady.
In Chicago on May 31 the cattle market showed steers mostly 10 to 15 cents higher than prior day, with some classes called firm. Hogs declined, continuing since May 22, with prices unevenly lower by about 15 cents, sale ranges around 16.00 to 16.40 for various weights. Mediums and hutchers also eased, lightweights fluctuated, bulk around 16.10 to 16.40, while overall buyer activity included at least one outside packer aiding the hog market.
An advertisement from W. H. Fayle Co. at 214 Walnut St touts B A Thomas Hog Powder as essential for profitable hogs from birth to market. It claims the powder prevents cholera removes worms and cures thumps and promises a refund if it fails to perform.
In Davenport yesterday the Muscatine Muskies defeated the Locomotive Works team 2–0 in the Inter-City League. Stennett pitched a smart game for the home guard, allowing five hits while fending off threats in clutch moments. Arp lasted only two innings, walking three consecutive batters and allowing Bruno’s RBI hit as the decisive run.
New York beat Philadelphia 2 to 1 as Baker homered in the sixth to tie the score and Prout scored the deciding run after Dungan fumbled. Boston swept two games with 9-1 and 4-0 scores over the Senators, while Cleveland, Chicago, and Detroit posted 4-3, 4-3, and 12-1 victories respectively.
New York May 31 A new world record in the thirty five pound weight event was claimed today by Pat McDonald unattached who yesterday heaved the front ball 63 feet 5 inches at the Irish American Athletic Club Sheridan Memorial meet at Celtic Park The old record was 57 feet 2 inches made by Pat Ryan on September 1 1913.
A fragment from a deleted letter is discussed as readers claim it must pass through censor channels before publication. The exchange notes that the censor would bar risky content, raising questions about what remains readable and what gets blocked.
A garbled page of classified ads lists items for sale and requests such as good top buggy and harnesses, work horses, car and tires, furniture, residence, onion sets, plants, and work opportunities. Entries mention Mulberry area, phone numbers, and addresses, with several lines indicating low prices or urgent purchase needs. The jumble includes missing words and misspelled names, typical of an old newspaper want ad section.
Deciders in the stock market today showed only brief improvement in the morning before prices slipped again as war news prompted selling. Early gains vanished, with shipping and specialties down 3 to 8 points amid renewed activity and long accounts unwinding. Prime Treasury issues moved lower as rallies faded and bonds weakened.
A court of King’s Bench orders A M M O’Mara, mayor of Limerick, to take the oath of allegiance before exercising magisterial duties after he previously refused to take the oath. The order issued in Dublin on May 81.
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