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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
12
Dr. A B. Clapp eye ear nose and throat specialist 205 East Second St. B Hand and son of Wilton spent yesterday afternoon in this city visiting with friends.
Local residents visit Muscatine from Letts Moscow Davenport and Winterset with social calls. Mrs Bestenlehner and Miss Robinson spent the afternoon in Davenport. Miss Siegel returns from Davenport trip as others arrive for social visits in Muscatine. Mr Furnas and Mrs Furnas from Letts spent the day with friends. Souvenir baskets were given Oct 13.
Local notices list a luncheon and supper on October 13 and a stream of visitors and shoppers. Names include Mrs. Harry Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winters of Morning Sun, Mrs. L. Van Horn of Letts, and others visiting Muscatine, Davenport, Rock Island, Wilton, and Bolton areas. Several ads promote Babcock buggies, Dutch Market specialty German dishes, and insurance from John A. Robbins.
A newspaper notice warns married men to avoid letting family use non Foley's products for coughs and lung trouble. It highlights Foley's Honey and Tar as the superior option, noting it contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package. A. W. Morgan, Druggist.
Advertises Brainworth’s Sunny South Shoes promising warm dry feet for $1.25 with money back guarantee if not true.
The Savings Department invites you to open an account with one dollar. Interest at 4 percent compounded semi annually will accrue as your spare dollars grow. Now is the time to start an account.
Mrs. Ida M. Wright Eisele a longtime South Muscatine resident dies at her home after six weeks of complications. Born August 6 1862 in Muscatine County she married Joseph Eisele in 1881 and left eight children seven living. Funeral arrangements not yet set. services for Mrs John Schultz held at St Matthias Church.
F X Schaefer of Muscatine returns from Cincinnati where he attended the Laundrymen’s National Association meeting with 1300 delegates. He purchased a compressed air cleaner to use in Muscatine, claiming it cleans carpets and furniture without raising dust and should arrive soon.
Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store advertises Dr King's New Discovery for treating throat and lung diseases. Priced at 50 cents and $1.90.
Chicago today reports wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and hogs with closing ranges and opening highs. Cash grain prices list No 2 red hard and yellow varieties and standard quotes.
Chicago, Oct 10. Cattle receipts 700 steady with Beeves 3.40 to 7.35, stockers and feeders 2.60 to 4.60, cows and heifers 1.60 to 5.35, westerners 3.15 to 5.75. Hogs receipts 8,000 weak to lower, prices 5.65 to 6.60 with bulk sales 5.90 to 6.25. Sheep receipts 1,504 steady, lambs 4.00 to 6.20, yearlings 4.30 to 4.90.
Chicago market notes show poultry steady on October 10 with turkeys at 17 cents per pound, chickens at 11 1/2 cents, and springs at 12 1/2 cents. Prices reflect current demand in the local wholesale market.
Chicago market brief notes butter steady creamery prices 27c dairy 24c eggs firm firsts 23c at Chicago on October 10.
New York grain market update shows Wheat for December at 1.105 per bushel and Corn for December at 76 1/2 cents. Prices reflect trading activity on the New York market dated October 10.
New York Produce Market report from New York on October 10 shows butter prices unchanged and receipts totaling 4,400. The market overview notes stable prices amid steady supply in the wholesale butter sector.
The Larew auction firm announces a Friday October 16 1908 sale at the Sale Pavilion Lone Tree Iowa featuring 150 head of horses including draft express business wagon and top driving horses plus good mules. Buyers from eastern markets expected. horses must be listed in advance and stalls and feed are provided. Auctioneers Chas Larew G A Fernstow clerk.
New York market data shows alive poultry quiet on Oct 10. Springs and fowls quoted at 15 cents, turkeys at 14 cents. Dressed poultry firm with springs at 15 to 18 cents, fowls 14 to 15 cents, spring turkeys 18 to 20 cents.
St Louis grain prices on October 10 show wheat at 1.01 percent, corn at 62 percent and 62 and three quarters cents, and oats at 48 cents.
Peoria market notes corn No 2 yellow at 78 and trade details from October 10 list.
The New York bank statement reports reserves above 25 percent by $34,707,000. Loans increased by $12,227,000 and deposits by $5,982,000 while the reserve fell by $6,086,000 and the surplus by $7,582,000. Ex-U. S. deposits decreased by $7,575,000.
The Muscatine market lists corn 45c oats 75 80c wheat 75 80c cracked corn 1.70 per cwt shelled popcorn 1.40 1.75 per cwt on ear 1.15 1.25 per cwt per peck 30c bran 1.35 per cwt oil meal 1.75 per cwt shorts 1.35 1.40 barley per tushel chop feed 1.70 hay 6.00 7.00. Local live stock values show choice heavy 6.25 choice light 6.00 rough heavy 5.50 stags 5.00 cows 2.25 3.25 bulls 2.50 3.00 sheep 3.00 4.00 lambs 4.00 4.50 peaches 10 lic bucket watermelons 0 2c grapes 2ic basket apples 0 50c peck rocky Ford ic ic pears 20c doz.
A retail price list from Muscatine Produce Co covering Butter-Paking stock eggs hens springs old roosters turkeys ducks chickens and a wide range of vegetables and fruits with per pound per dozen or per peck pricing for meats dairy produce and produce items including lemons plums apricots cranberries and more.
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