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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
9
Readable market ledger with wheat corn oats hogs and cattle prices from Chicago. Includes live stock receipts by region and current futures openings plus wholesale and retail prices for commodities and produce in Muscatine market listings.
Wheat prices moved with opening at 98 93 and closing near 94 1 4 cents. Corn showed mixed moves with Dec at 57 and Sept around 66 cents, oats opened 37 to 38 cents, and rye cash at 72 to 74 cents. Pork Sept at 22.85, lard 12.22, ribs 11.75. Barley 48 65 cents and timothy at 3.59 dollars.
Wheat prices listed for September 2 in Chicago show No 2 red at 1.904 to 1.05 dollars, No 3 red 0.97 to 1.02, No 2 hard 1.01 to 1.02, No 3 hard 0.95 to 1.00, and No 2 0.68 to 0.70, reflecting bid ranges and closing prices.
Railway timetable notes show service on the Chicago to Kansas City main line with multiple Nos. 12 62 2 4 88 49 61 11 and more, including California Special and local passenger stops. Details list destinations Davenport Muscatine Garden City Frank Junction Morcentine and connections, with arrival and departure times and westbound eastbound designations.
Schedule fragments list stop times between Muscatine Fruitland Garden City Grandview Wapello and Wilton. Entries show arrival and departure minutes from early morning to evening with several line breaks and missing data, indicating a timetable page.
Chicago il sept 2 cattle receipts 5000 steady ranges 4 25 to 8 05 for beeves texas 4 14 to 5 00 western 4 40 to 6 50 stockers 3 25 to 5 20 cows 2 25 to 6 50 calves 6 50 to 9 25 hogs receipts 15000 higher light 7 65 to 8 25 mixed 7 50 to 8 25 heavy 7 25 to 8 25 rough 7 25 to 7 50 good to choice heavy 7 25 to 8 25 sheep receipts 16000 weak sheep 2 75 to 4 70 lambs 4 40 to 7 75
Butter and creamery prices steady with 24 to 29 cents for creameries. Egg prices steady with 18 to 21 cents for various grades. receipts reported at 7,700 cases, markets awaiting demand.
Poultry prices in Chicago on September 2 held steady with turkeys at 17 cents, chickens at 15 cents, and springs at 17 cents.
New York Produce Market notes poultry steady for alive stock with chickens at 18 to 19 cents, fowls 17 to 18 cents, turkeys 15 cents. Dressed demand irregular with breakers 15 to 20 cents, fowls 15 to 17 cents.
In New York City September 2 the market reports firmer receipts totaling 8 200 for creamery specials at 30 30 1 2 cents and extras 29 1 2 cents. Egg receipts are steady with 15 400 on hand.
New York grain prices report activity on September 2 with Wheat December at 1.02 dollars and Corn December at 67 cents. The brief notes reflect a steady to firmer market for nearby and deferred contracts in the morning session.
St Louis grain markets report wheat at 96 1/4 cents for December, corn at 55 3/4 cents, oats at 37 1/2 cents. Peoria corn market lists No yellow corn at 68 1/4 to 68 1/2 cents.
The report lists bid and ask prices for corn at 89 78 and oats at 40 45 cents. Cracked corn retail at 1.70 per ewt, popcorn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt, shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt. Barley 70 to 80 cents per bushel. Hay loose 10.00 to 11.09 per ton, baled 12.50, and chop feed 1.79 per ewt.
Schedule notes list multiple Chicago to Kansas City trains including Southwest Limited No 112 and No 105, Local passenger No 108 and No 102, and freight No 292 and No 291 with times such as 2 30am and 7 19am plus 8 45am and 11 44pm. Nalle appears as an entry or destination fragment.
Steamers Helen Blair and Columbia run to Davenport Rock Island Burlington Keokuk and intermediate points with weekly weekday 7 am departures Sundays 7 30 am Saturdays 7 pm and weekday 730 pm to Burlington area. W A Blair manager W G Block Co Azenta.
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