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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
14
Chicago wheat rose on news of strained Anglo Turkish relations and Liverpool gains with Canadian threshing delays noted. December closed near 151 3-8, May around 154 3-8, corn steady but later down 1/2 to 1 1/4 cent, oats mixed with declines after early gains. provisions weak.
Chicago wheat and corn prices are listed with multiple grades and bid ranges. No. 1 hard wheat at about 1.58 to 1.62 dollars. No. 2 hard at 1.57. Corn shows a spectrum from No. 2 mixed at 95 to 96 cents, through No. 5 yellow at 93 to 94 cents, with white grades ranging near 95 to 96 cents. Oats rye barley and seed prices follow in similar ranges with lard ribs bellies and t imothy and clover seeds noted.
Peoria Ill September 17. Corn receipts four cars market unchanged with No 2 yellow at 6 cents No 3 yellow at 95 5 5 cents No 4 yellow 95 cents. Cars receipts seven cars up about 0 0 cents No 2 white at 40 cents.
Poultry prices listed by Swift & Co include No 1 hens 19 cents No 2 hens 15 cents No 1 springs 19 cents No 2 springs 15 cents and roosters 9 cents Eggs quoted at 2Sc. Richard Packing Co provides livestock panel pricing with good poe around 13.25 to 13.75 and packers from 12.25 to 12.5.
Chicago market report shows receipts and quotes for creamery products and poultry. Creamery extras and standard grades range around 45 to 46 cents, firsts about 42 to 45 cents. Poultry prices list fowls to 25 cents, turkeys to 20 cents, ducks and geese around 20 cents. Potatoes and total U S shipments noted with fair trading and steady market. round whites priced at about 1.90 to 2.10 dollars per unit.
New York dispatch notes butter receipts at 10 580 tubs with creamery extras at 48c. Eggs receipts reach 13 758 cases with fresh gathered extras priced 38 4d 4c, firsts 35 37c, store packed 31 32c, and seconds and poorer 28 13c.
State announces fresh whole milk flats with high grade to fancy specials. Cheese firm reports 196,168 pounds of product received under standard pricing 24 percent to 25 cents per unit. Average run length exceeds prior period as market figures update.
Kansas City market report for September 17 notes eggs up 1 cent with firsts at 32 to 39 cents. Poultry prices rise slightly for springs to 22 cents while other poultry butter and potatoes hold steady.
St. Louis report lists Springs at 23 cents per unit ducks at 17 cents large white ducks 19 cents and other varieties unchanged as of September 17.
New ao Sept 17 reports raw sugar unchanged at 4.21 with unsettled Kennedy price range from 5.50 to 5.70 for fine granulated sugar as traders watch futures and exchange activity.
New York market report shows live poultry fluctuating with chickens by freight 25 to 29 cents and by express 25 to 30 cents. Fowls by freight 24 to 29 cents and by express 20 to 33 cents. Roosters by freight 16 cents. Dressed poultry steady with prices unchanged.
East St. Louis Illinois on September 17 buyers could bid on good and choice draft horses at 150 dollars for 18 hands good eastern chunks at 75 dollars for 100? and 45 to 75 cents for southern horses. Mules priced by size from 16 to 17 hands at 175 to 225 dollars down to 14.3 to 15.2 hands at 60 to 100 dollars.
Receipts for hogs reach 19000 with mixed price moves. light weights down 10 to 15 cents while other weights steady to strong. Cattle receipts 12000 with feeders weak to higher and heavy stock scarce. sheep receipts 18000 with fat lambs slow and prices mostly reduced. Major buyers and outlets limited, prices vary by weight and class.
Sioux City Iowa market notes cattle receipts nine thousand two hundred head with slow trade. Hogs receipts six thousand five hundred head with strong tone and top around twelve dollars. Sheep receipts one thousand five hundred head and market steady. Prices listed by category for cattle hogs and sheep.
Kansas City Mo cattle receipts 6 500 head with calves 1 500 and steers and yearlings weak with limited sales. prices range from 4 85 to 9 50 for fat cattle. Hogs receipts 5 000 head. market active to shippers and steady to strong with top at 13 00. 160 to 220 pound pigs mostly 12 75 to 13 00. Sheep receipts 8 000 head. lambs 25 to 50 cents lower with western top 16 00. natives 14 75 to 15 75. wethers 9 00.
East St Louis market receipts include hogs 10 15 higher with top around 13 75 for 220 pounds and down. Cattle receipts 2 500 with western steers steady to 8 00 and fat cows to 11 60. sheep receipts 1 500 with fat lambs weak but some at 15 50 to 15 75 and ewes 5 to 7 50.
Hogs receipts 5 000 head with market weak to lower top 12 85 bulk 12 25 to 12 75 cattle receipts 3 900 head market steady to 25 cents lower steers 6 75 to 12 50 cows and heifers 3 25 to 10 25 calves to 12 00 stockers and feeders 5 25 to 8 50 sheep receipts 3 500 head lambs 14 50 to 16 00 ewes 6 50 to 8 00
Peoria markets report hog receipts at 2,000 head with steady demand. Tops reach $13.40 with lights at $12.75, mediums $13.00 to $13.49, heavies $12.75 to $13.40 and packers $10.50 to $11.65. Cattle heavy category steady with calf top at $14.59.
In Genoa two Italian officers Colonel Rosetti and Captain Queirolo dueled over the Salvemini treason trial. After an hour and three quarters of thrusting and parrying they inflicted only minor pricks to the arm and failed to settle their dispute.
New York reports a surge in shares across varied sectors as rumors lift prices. American Car neared 250, American Car and Foundry 115 3 4, General Baking 182, Western Union 140, with about twenty other issues hitting fresh year highs. Rail stocks lagged except Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific, while call loans renewal slipped to 3 4 percent.
Nicholas Legrand of Rock Island was elected governor of the Illinois Eastern Iowa Kiwanis district. Davenport Iowa was chosen as next year’s convention site at the final session. Other officials elected include Norman Michelson Chicago secretary John W Hartz Peoria treasurer and Charles Hoermann Dubuque lieutenant governor.
Los Angeles on September 17 the superior court heard more testimony in the conspiracy to swindle investors. Henry Hibbs and Thomas Hennessy face charges over a fraudulent six trillion dollar railway merger and phantom millions alleged in the scheme.
Married farm hand wanted by day or month and single hand also sought. Apply in person at Farm Bureau office. For rent furnished apartment in a fine home with references required. Also 6 room house for rent. Phone 2182-J. For sale household goods cheap $18 A Monroe.
Terry Druggan beer runner de luxe and Frankie Lake return to jail after a federal inquiry into Druggan's prior absence from his cell. Judge James H. Wilkerson orders the pair to explain why they should not receive another term and cites Sheriff Hoffman and jail officials to show cause.
Advices to the Exchange Telegraph report eighty Christian refugees arrived at Zakho from the Govan district of Mosul in destitute condition. Zakho authorities are to aid them as much as possible. Britain filed a formal complaint to the League of Nations at Geneva alleging Turkish soldiers displaced Christians in Mosul territory.
A roundup of upcoming court dates in Wapello Iowa detailing trial and hearing schedules from Sept 17 to Sept 29. Cases include objections to depositions, appeals, partitions, modifications, foreclosures, injunctions, equities, and divorces with parties such as Bishop Lieberknecht Brown Haschar Hank Snell Walk er Dickerson Boulton and firms Fuller Hiller.
The seventeenth district W R C convention is in session in Columbus Junction Iowa with a morning and afternoon program at the I O O F hall. State officers present include Mrs Gertrude Anderson of Marion department president of Iowa and Mrs Sadie Hollinger of Washington.
Department inspector Mrs Nora Bryson of Washington and past president Mrs Pearl Neal of Clarksville led district reports this forenoon. Royal Neighbor lodge provided noon meals at the I O O F hall as various corps filed reports.
Nashville report notes 15 southern conferences meet in October plus Big Holston and Louisville conferences on Sept 30 to decide the Methodist unification plan. After the Missouri vote Sept 14 the tally stood 211 for and 370 against, with elections to the 1926 general conference looming as the quadrennium ends.
Fayetteville West Virginia September 17 A P Trary Westmoreland fourteen was indicted for the murder of his mother. The grand jury report says he shot and killed her at their home August 10 after she scolded him. The boy is jailed awaiting trial.
In Sept 17 students camped in line from 11 PM to register early at the University of Iowa. By six this morning 2,900 stood in line that stretched off campus for blocks. Between six and seven, 2,000 received numbers at the first gate, and by noon 3,500 numbers had been distributed.
Dr John M Thompson senior resident physician at Overbrook hospital was discharged by the Essex county board of freeholders who held him responsible for the escape of Harrison Noel the confessed double murderer and kidnapper Thompson had refused to resign and threatened suit after the board found him at fault
Rev. Dr. Alice S. Dooley, pastor of the Pittsburgh Church of Divine Healing, said she accepts Houdini's test tonight at a theatre. She must answer three questions in sealed envelopes linked by cords. Houdini offers $10,000 to any medium who meets the conditions.
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