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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1925
Page
12
Wheat prices opened lower then gained on active buying from eastern houses and reports of smaller spring arrivals. A drop in Liverpool quotes and a larger French crop weighed, while snow in Alberta suggested delayed threshing. Corn eased on frost fears, later recovering, and oats tracked wheat. Provisions remained unmoved.
Wheat prices show No 2 hard at 1.55 to 1.59 percent. Corn ranges include No 2 mixed 95 to 96 3/4 cents and No 2 yellow 96 to 97 cents. Rye, timothy and clover seed values listed with lard ribs and bellies in the pork market.
Peoria Illinois September 16 market report shows 16 cars of corn receipts with No 2 white six cents and No 2 yellow 96 cents No 5 yellow 94 and a half cents No 3 mixed six and three quarters cents sample 93 cents per bushel.
Oats receipts indicate two cars on No 2 white priced around 40c and No 3 white at about 4c. Details reflect grain market activity and car shipments.
Poultry items listed by Swift & Co with No 1 hens at 19c No 2 at 15c No 1 springs 19c No 2 springs 15c Toasters and Eggs priced. Richard Packing Co provides livestock prices including hogs at 13.25 to 3.75 and packers at 2.25 to 12.50.
Butter receipts 5143 tubs with creamery extras at 46c to 45c. Eggs 7103 cases with ordinary firsts 28c to 30c. Poultry alive and weak, fowls 20 to 26c, springs 24 to 24c, turkeys 20c, ducks 20 to 23c, geese 15 to 16c. Potatoes 82 cars. U S shipments 665 cars. market barely steady as Wisconsin bulk whites fetch 1.85 to 2.05 per cwt, other regional russets 2.50 per cwt.
New York market update shows butter receipts 13 192 tubs with creamery and packing stock prices, eggs receipts 18 440 cases with fresh gathered and storage packed grades, and cheese steady with 120 093 pounds moved. Prices include 4 9 2 3 4 8 c ranges and 45 54 c for browns.
Kansas City reports bird prices mixed with poultry at 22c for "lower" and 1c lower for springs. Other items like butter, eggs, and potatoes hold steady with no change in the market.
The bulletin lists springs at 25 4c and others unchanged with Egeges at 33c. Butter is quoted at 47c. The report reflects typical local market figures for St. Louis, Missouri.
New York sugar markets report unchanged raw sugar at 4.21 a hundredweight. Refined sugar remains unchanged at 5.55 to 5.70 for fine granulated.
Live poultry prices show firm demand with chickens 28 to 34 cents depending on freight or express, turkeys not listed, fowls at 26 to 34 cents, with roosters around 18 cents by freight. Dressed poultry prices remain irregular and unchanged.
Horses list good and choice drafts at 150 dollars and up 18 hands good eastern chunks 75 to 100 dollars and 75 cents. Choice southern horses 45 to 75 dollars. Mules range 16 to 17 hands at 175 to 225 dollars 15 to 16.2 hands 125 to 190 dollars and 14.3 to 15.2 hands 60 to 106 dollars.
Hog receipts reach 13 000 with big packers active and 160 to 210 pound pigs averaging 13 30 to 13 55. Cattle receipts 10 000 fed steers steady to higher with some above 16 25. Sheep receipts 22 000 fat lambs steady to higher with prices from 15 50 to 16 15 for desirable lots and heavies around 15 75 to 16 00.
Cattle receipts 3000 head with slow market and weak kill demand. fat steer and yearling prices range 8.00 to 15.00, cows 9.50 to 12.00, bulls 3.25 to 4.75, feeders 6.00 to 9.00. Hogs receipts 9000 head steady to 25 cents lower. top 12.75, typical range 11.00 to 12.75. Sheep receipts 1500 head steady.
Cattle receipts 13 500 head with calves and steers. top weight prices around 13 25 per cwt. Hogs receipts 5 000 head with prices 12 00 to 13 05. lighter weights off. Sheep receipts 4 000 head with lambs up 19 to 25 cents and natives up to 16 25. Packers slow and stocker activity weak overall.
Receipts totaled 13 500 hogs with mixed weights and prices down from Tuesday s best. Packer sows and light pigs showed declines while extra choice hogs brought up to 13 60. Cattle receipts reached 5 500 with native steers steady to higher for western types. Yearlings traded around 14 50 and top cows 15 00, with lights 14 75 to 15 00. Sheep receipts 2 000 with top lambs about 14 75 and bulk 15 50 to 15 75, culls to 1 00.
Hogs receipts 6500 head market steady to 25c lower with top 12.00 and bulk 12.40 to 12.90. Cattle receipts 6500 head market steady to lower with steers 7.00 to 12.00, cows and heifers 3.25 to 10.25, calves 9.00 to 12.00, stockers and feeders 5.50 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 3000 head steady to 110c higher with lambs 14.75 to 16.25 and ewes 6.50 to 8.00.
Hogs receipts 1,000 head with lights at 13.40, mediums 13.00 to 13.40, heavies 12.75 to 13.15, packers 10.50 to 11.65. Cattle receipts fair to strong with calves topping at 14.50.
New York stocks advance with General Motors hitting a year high after a big demand, American Smelting and Dupont also rising. Commercial Solvents A United Drug and Fisher Body gain, while rails lag amid a strong market and a four percent call loan rate.
The page notes a vaudeville attraction drawing a larger crowd than last year. It lists firms displaying at the event including Independent Oil, J. B. St. Clair Bottling, Detthof Hardware, McColm and Co, Lohr and Chase Music, Muscatine Music House, Henderson Drug, C. E. Richard and Sons meat, Muscatine Lighting, and L. R. Heitz garage.
Long standing wholesale grocer seeks salesmen with proven direct-to-consumer plan. Products in daily use with year round demand and strong growth potential. Experience not necessary. Write John Sexton Company Box HH Chicago for permanent connection and future in sales.
A Muscatine Journal information booth was erected at the entrance to accommodate guests. The narrative mentions various businesses including Bankers Auto, Meerdink Clothing, G A Chaudoin electrical, A C Springborn plumbing, Ficken Furniture, Bogard Clothing, S G P Stein Furniture, Crozer Plumbing Heating, H H Stein confectionary, Worcester Salt, and the Duz company. A London shop keeper is noted for dainty latch keys for girls.
Forest Clayton and Vernon Selley from Willisea Iowa were seriously injured when struck by a Wabash freight train near Danville Illinois. The youths had sat on the track and seemed to have fallen asleep. Clayton is believed to have a fractured skull.
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