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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
12
Short notices list residents visiting Davenport and Peoria as well as travels to Muscatine Davenport Chicago and Los Angeles style ads for Runyon’s and Brainworth shoes. Births and departures mix with lost item and new agency notices. Local names include Mrs Lydia Baker Miss Anna Molis Mr M A Byrne Mrs Mary Long Mrs Ralph Griffin and Dr A B Clapp.
Reports from Muscatine indicate Root Juice offers rapid relief for indigestion rheumatism kidney problems and nervous conditions. A Morgan's Drug Store customer testifies to regained strength appetite and easier digestion after several doses. Demonstrations market rate is one dollar per bottle or three for two dollars and fifty cents.
Everett Allen Smith eight months old son of Mr and Mrs J E Smith of 425 East Second Street died yesterday after a brief illness from a complication of diseases. The funeral was held at 1 PM with Rev W B Ireland of the Musserville M E Church officiating. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
The United States circuit court refused to issue an injunction to stop the interstate commerce commission from enforcing its order that reduces rates on cattle shipments from the southwest to Chicago St Louis Kansas City and other points.
The Old Ladies Home board appeals to the public for donations to help care for the county's homeless women. They seek sheets pillow cases towels linen flour coffee tea meat soap butter lard potatoes eggs fruit wood and other household items from merchants and individuals. The event on Wednesday November 4 will feature a program for afternoon and evening and is open to all.
Chicago grain and provision market reports list Wheat May at 1.02% and Dec at 99c, Corn Dec 63c, Oats Dec 47% to 49%, Pork Jan 15.52, Lard 9.27, Ribs 8.25, Hogs top for day 5.90. Cash grain prices show No 2 red Wheat 99c to $1.00.
Chicago prices show cattle receipts 600 steady with ranges from 3.15 to 7.50 for beeves and 2.69 to 4.45 for stockers and feeders. Hogs receipts 16,000 weak to lower with bulk sales 5.30 to 5.70. lambs and yearlings steady to firm at 3.75 to 5.75 and 4.25 to 5.00 respectively.
Butter steady creamery 20 to 26 cents dairies 18 to 23 eggs steady firsts 24 cents. Poultry strong turkeys 15 cents chickens 8 to 9 cents springs 12 cents. Market notes from Chicago Illinois dated October 24.
New York, N Y Oct 24 poultry alive quiet springs 13 ½¢ fowls 13 ¾¢ turkeys 14¢ dressed quiet chickens 12 16¢ fowls 9 9 ½¢ springs and turkeys 10 16¢
New York Produce Market reports butter trading activity on October 24 with prices moving and buyers showing renewed interest. Traders note steady demand from bakeries and dairy processors as the market adjusts to seasonal supplies.
In New York City on Oct 24 the grain exchange shows wheat for December at 1.08 and corn at 0.73 with receipts around 5 000 bushels for eggs steady.
In Peoria Illinois on October 24 the corn market shows No. 3 corn at 42 cents with current price levels and quality notes for traders and buyers.
New York on October 24 reports banks hold 32.88 million dollars above 25 percent reserve requirements. Loans declined 6.4 thousand, deposits rose 1.485 million, reserve up 1.78 million, surplus up 1.409 million, and ex-U S deposits up 1.413 million.
Market prices list corn 45c, oats 80c to 5Se, wheat 80c to 5Se, cracked corn 1.70 per cwt, pop corn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelled, 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt per peck 0.30, bran 1.30 per cwt, oil meal 1.73 per cwt, shorts 1.35 to 1.40 per cwt.
Barleyo Pertishei tie to grain chop feed retail at 1.70 per cat. Hay sells from 6.00 to 7.00. Shippers pay in the local live stock market. Choice cattle, heavy 5.25. Choice cattle, light 5.00.
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