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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
9
Market notes show wheat prices sliding after a weak opening while December and May futures show limited gains. Corn softens as outside factors, including rainfall and export demand, weigh on futures. oats and other grains follow with mixed results. Provisions drop on lower hog quotes, though overall demand remains tepid amid cautious trading.
A garbled ledger summary lists weekly receipts and shipments with figures for Corn, Dulango Carlots, and other commodities. Entries reference Huttos Collins Freeze and Larason Sroa Co with varied totals, including 873 400 and 840 000 in multiple line items.
Chicago cash grain prices and futures listed for commodities including corn, wheat, and barley. The report references associated wire service data from Drew Leonard, with notes on oats, rye, hay, and sugar futures, plus regional market quotations from Minneapolis, Peoria, and Kansas City. Prices for No 2 mixed corn, No 1 white, and other grade staples are given alongside regional adjustments and market activity.
Property listings in Muscatine advertise citywide homes at unusually low prices with many units available on easy payment plans. Prospective buyers are urged to contact Titus Loan and Investment at Zig Town Ave for details and potential secured homes.
Distorted market notes show a leftover supply weighing on hog pricing in Chicago with mixed cattle and sheep activity. Prices quoted include heavy cattle at about 9.00 to 9.20 per cwt and hogs trading near 7.04 to 7.20 with varied steer and heifer permits across the Midwest.
Fragmented entry describes cattle and hog prices at South Omaha market with garbled details. Mentions rows of cattle and hogs, prices around several dollars per hundredweight, and unclear vendor notes. No clear date or firm totals due to OCR errors.
Fragmented financial brief describes unclear market activity with mentions of Calico receipt, SFO, and various scattered company and price cues. Notable terms include markets, theater brand mentions, and numeric jumbles, providing a murky glimpse of a trading day.
Oct 16 meeting at Mrs. Vigron and Mrs. Pour Penney featured an entertaining program with songs, readings, jokes, and a lunch. Births include a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Don Edge. Dr. Winter plans to rejoin his family in falling. Visitors and relocations mark the week, with several residents away at events and others moving into new homes.
Kansas City live stock sale notes large turnout with cattle and sheep prices. Cattle numbers around 4100 head with steady to higher markets. cows near 4.50 to 7.05. calves around 6.00 to 6.50. yearlings about 6.50 to 7.50. hogs and sheep also active with prices listed for various weights and ages.
Obscure railway market chatter appears mixed with dull trading and scattered offerings. The report cites various unnamed rail interests and a Chicago client, with mentions of Western printers and market anomalies. Prices and commodity notes follow the New York Produce Market wire, indicating a cautious, unsettled sentiment amid unclear demand.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Kansas City market brief lists stray names and times. It mentions Kansas City, Missouri, and seemingly pairs with producer or trading terms, but key details are unreadable, leaving an unclear summary of activities or outcomes.
A fragmented note from St Louis Louie Missouri outlines unchanges and partial names such as Ananointed Prana Loaxed Wire, Hutter and Meee. The text includes stray numbers and months, with no clear events or outcomes to confirm.
Muscatine markets report wholesale market quotes for grains hay and straw, with corn at per bushel and clover hay around per bale. Produce prices cover potatoes sweet potatoes onions and other produce, plus dairy butter and poultry prices, reflecting a busy wholesale exchange.
Mrs Joseph Porter from Washington visits Wapello to comfort her ailing mother Mrs Elizabeth Thompson. Others from Winkout Morning Sun and Mediapolis attend Sunday activities. Local clergy fill pulpits in Winfield while teachers plan certification exams. Footney boys lose 29 to 6 at Wort Branch. Members plan to attend Cedar Rapids Grand Chapter of O E S. Gordintor Bros stock show ends with a matinee and evening show. Harris on Missionary Society holds all day Kensington event.
Columbus Junction reports visitors from Muscatine Washington and Seymour. Local movements include Mrs G S Dinein in Davenport and Miss Strong of Muscatine. Reformed church services planned. newly ordained officers listed. pension day in Cedar Rapids. several local residents travel for events and visits.
Partial local notices from New Toston Illinois describe visitors and travel. Mrs Clair White and family hosted at Aloha while Mrs We Sault visited with Mrs Paul Graham of Aledo. Multiple residents were seen boarding the Blackhawk for Burlington and Davenport trips with Clyde Troonor delivering an address at the Lyceum Opera House.
Mr and Mrs Don Parsons have moved to Burlington where he works in a barber shop. The community notes widespread absenteeism among elementary students with a notable drop in lower grades. The week reported only two children remained in kindergarten as attendances fell.
Classified fragments include half cent word ads for lots and sales items in various locales, plus notices of weddings and visitors. Items mention Maxwell touring car for sale, selling pins and hardware, and a wedding ceremony staged during a home exposition in Chicago with unusual interruptions.
A long column of local items reports Rongare the Monk seeking funds for Davenport market endowment, a coroner's inquest into infant death finds intestinal indigestion with no blame, and numerous social visits, travel to Dallas City Monmouth and Macomb, farm purchases, dances, meetings, and repairs across towns including Joy Aledo and Viola.
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