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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1933
Page
9
The hog market was nominal with 25 000 head. 7 000 sent direct to packing plants and 15 000 to government. Prices for medium weights around 4 to 4 30. Market down 15 to 25 cents from last Saturday. packing sows off 10 to 15 cents. Cattle and sheep nominal. receipts redirected to packers or held for Tuesday. Livestock exchange closed Monday for Labor Day.
Combined hog receipts at 22 concentration yards and 7 packing plants in interior towns and Minnesota end at 8:00 am today with 900 head, down from 19,000 a week ago and 18,000 a year ago. Quotations vary by weight from 14 to 550 pounds, with ranges from 2.00 to 4.05 dollars, based on bulk sales. light loads weekend loading expected.
The Associated Press reports steady hog prices across Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo Des Moines Cedar Rapids and related markets. Price ranges span 140 to 350 plus pounds with values from about 1.80 to 3.85 per cwt depending on weight and market, including good packers and seeders with mixed quotes.
Chicago livestock prices show cattle steady to 25c higher for top fed steers and yearlings, with lower grades down about 25c. Stockers and feeders drop 25c with good demand, while veal holds near steady and hogs list mixed gains and losses across weight classes.
U S Dept of Agriculture report lists hogs at 17 000 head including 16 001 pigs with prices for various weights and grades. Cattle and calves also noted with fed steer and yearling prices and changes from the prior week. range lambs and ewes quoted with per head and per hundredweight figures.
Kansas City reports hogs at 16 000 with 500 direct and 15 000 government pigs weighing 190 to 220 pounds selling around 4.00. Trade active on government pigs. Cattle and calves for the week show fed steers and yearlings weak to 25 cents lower, grass slaughter cattle scarce with gains to 15 cents. Vealers weak to 50 cents lower, stockers firm, feeders down 25 cents. Small lots of yearlings rise to 6.50 with a practical top.
Local market notes list hog prices by weight from 100 to 300 pounds with ranges from 1.65 to 4.40 dollars per hundredweight and various classifications such as extreme heavy butchers and packers marked at specific dollars. Livestock section includes terms like old roosters and springs with price hints and mentions boars and hens in cents per pound.
Week's livestock prices show yearlings and 1200 lb steers at 6.25, grass steers to 4.00, loads up to 4.55, stockers 3.00 to 5.00, calf stockers up to 5.65. Lambs about 50c lower, sheep 25c off. Colorado lambs to shippers 7. W, packers 6.5, natives 6.65 to 6.50, closing natives 6.35, fed yearlings 4.25 to 4.75, slaughter hogs 2. v 2.50, feeding lambs 5.25 to 5.90.
Chicago reports show total U S shipments at 266 with 96 on track. Russets steady while other stock weak and demand moderates as supplies remain liberal. Prices listed for Wisconsin Minnesota Idaho Colorado North Dakota and Washington Russets and Round Whites among U S No 1 and commercial grades.
Eggs listed at 13 763 a firm with mixed colors unchanged. Whites Pacific coast fresh shell treated or liners fancy 39 30 Pacific coast standards 2b 2 28 percent, other whites and browns unchanged. Butter 8 728 firm unchanged. Cheese 135 943 firm unchanged. Dressed poultry steady and unchanged. Live poultry steady to weak and unchanged.
Foreign exchange rates list the demand in cents for currencies including Great Britain France Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Japan and China plus Mexico and Montreal. Readings show varied figures with nominal value noted for New York Montreal and silver peso in Mexico City.
Mrs Rosa Koeppe of Davenport was honored at a noon birthday dinner marking her 84th. Family from Stockton Davenport Wilton Maysville Rock Island and Nebraska attended along with 40 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Charles Koeppe her late husband and their Fulton township farm years earlier preceded retirement.
Ainsworth Mrs. Madge Rabe nold entertained at a miscellane ous shower in honor of her sister in law Miss Helen Rabenold whose marriage to Burke McCreedy will take place next month. The party featured pink and white decor mini bride and groom candles and pencil games. Out of town guests Mrs. Marie Rabenold and daughter Mary Dell of Ottumwa attended.
Statistics suggest younger sons show stronger brainpower than elder brothers with Caesar and Lincoln cited as examples.
More than 78 business and professional men in West Liberty signed the NRA code with blue eagle displays in their windows. The week’s notes report Missionary society activities, church services resume, and a busy schedule of local visits, meetings, and school opening preparations.
A Columbus Junction farewell event honored Mr. and Mrs. Damon Hicks with around 65 attendees at the Milo Fulton home as they plan to move to Columbus Junction. The gathering featured yard games and a potluck lunch at the Howell home to honor Mrs. R. W. Owen and Mrs. W. C. Hall who are leaving town.
The Letts study club voted to sponsor the Letts library when meetings resume. A library committee was formed with Mrs H D Frame Mrs H J Austin and Mrs Ulric Lintner joining the club. They will meet Library Association representatives next week to plan a benefit entertainment. The Friday meeting opened with a potluck for 15 members and guest teachers from Muscatine. Committees for the Philathe a supper were named including Kitchen Dining room Candy Publicity and Hostesses with numerous members listed.
Morning Sun's new term opens with 104 high school and junior high students and 45 first graders 36 second graders 35 third graders 44 fourth graders 24 fifth graders and 27 sixth graders. Miss Marion Morris absent due to sister Harriett Morris’s death at University Hospital. Cary girl injured after riding coaster wagon bumped by S H Delzell truck near home. United Presbyterian seeks organic union with Presbyterian church. meeting called for Sept 4 with Dr Archibald Cardle moderator.
Miss Mary Helen Cashman hosted the Seventy Six Cedars 4-H club at her aunt Miss Mary Cashman’s home Wednesday. Seven members and one visitor attended with roll call answering What I Like Best at the Fair.朗
Relatives gather in Muscatine for the Lewis reunion set for Sunday. Miss Betty Bennett hosted a piano recital Friday evening at the W. Weber home. Harry Robertson of Richland visited Columbus Junction relatives. The Bell family relocated from Oak Street to the Jesse Tisor property on Cherry Avenue. Damon Hicks of the Boston neighborhood will occupy part of the house.
Notice to note holders and other creditors of Wee sotation pe to present notes and other claims. Dated July 8th. E Bigom cashier announces closure of affairs for the bank located at Mupton State of tows.
Multiple rental notices listed for a residence at 1123 Mulberry avenue and 600 E 10th with options for rooms or whole house, plus contact numbers 1801-W and 2301. Also maternity and adoption services offered with seclusion at Fairmont Hospital 4909 East 27th. Kansas City Missouri.
Stated communication of Iowa lodge No. 2 A. F and A. M. set for Tuesday September 5 at 8:00 p m All Masons welcome Per order W M.
Eve and Dick race to locate a missing ad copy for tomorrow's Times. A phone call warns the 10 15 deadline is near and the couple must search the desk envelope and store to avoid job loss. The tension centers on the missing copy and urgent deadline.
Mrs James Chilson of the Marsh vicinity learns of the death of her brother Joseph Miller in Los Angeles California. Miller son of Louis and unnamed Miller and born in Woodford Illinois moved to Marsh as a youth. He married Rebecca Chilson and moved to Los Angeles in 1921. Survived by wife a son Lloyd a daughter Blanche Miner and four sisters and three brothers in Indiana Illinois and Oregon.
The Muscatine Journal Pattern Department promotes an Anne Adams pattern for a smart school wardrobe. Pattern 1534 includes a jumper frock with diagonal seaming and a guimpe with youthful collar. Sizes 4 to 14, fabric needs listed, illustrated step by step instructions. Catalog and pattern prices and address provided.
The Letts post office will open Labor Day from 8 to 9 30 a m and 4 to 3 p m with the lobby open all day Rural mail carriers will not deliver mail Firemen hold monthly meeting Tuesday evening and town council meets Monday evening Dr E R King and Ed Haill were in Wapello Thursday evening to receive auto laws instructions Mrs B B Lintner to entertain the Woman s Home Missionary society Wednesday afternoon Several residents including Mr and Mrs Fay Collins Arlene Marian and John William spent Friday in Davenport and others visited local homes and events through the week
Public probate notice states that on August 18, 1933, the Clerk read a will for Edwin L. McColm deceased and that the hearing for proof is set for September 14, 1943, at the county district court. anyone with interest may show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Muscatine August 18, 1923. Em C. Erwin, Clerk of the District Court. Arthur Hofman, Attorney.
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