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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
9
New York markets closed mixed as traders digested late stock quotations Thursday. Major averages showed uneven moves with gains in some sectors while others pressed lower, reflecting cautious trading amid earnings and macro data.
Susan K Patterson sues Charles Patterson citing cruelty after their 1959 marriage in Muscatine and 1963 separation. She seeks child custody child support home furniture and equipment attorney fees and health insurance. Judge Janssen orders temporary custody protection and a writ of attachment. other notices list divorces fines and hospital admissions for local residents including Kyle, Porter, Mull, and Nelson birthdays.
Reading shows wholesale buying prices unchanged with slight shifts in grade categories. Scores and brands mentioned include AA 92 and BOC notes. Different weight classes such as mediums and standards appear with specific figures, while odd fragments indicate varied market bids and quality tiers.
Muscatine county department of social welfare begins its annual audit of financial records for the year ending June 30. Elizabeth Masterson, director, reports that Thomas M. Scott of the state welfare department will conduct the routine examination from the office at 316 Walms Street. The department administers old age assistance aid to the blind aid to the disabled and aid to dependent children. Officials and others are asked to cooperate with the audit team.
Arrivals show mixed shipments with 217 total U.S. items and slow market demand. Washington russets sell around 2.40 per bag while Red River Valley round reds fetch lower prices as buyers pull back.
A terse OCR readout cites Chicago cash grain terms for September and later, mentioning soybeans and oats with grade notations, weights, and prices. The fragment references soybean oil and various white wheat classifications alongside column codes, indicating market shorthand rather than a full article.
Readable line item shows cash grain quotes for Muscatine with moisture discounts. Soybeans discount noted for No 2 and No 1 by November 15 and updated dates. Prices and terms indicate discounts based on moisture content and grade levels.
USDA officials report Friday receipts of 5,000 cattle 6,000 hogs and 300 sheep in Chicago. Hog prices mostly 25 cents lower with 200-250 lb butchers 16.23 top, 82 head up to 16.40. steers scarce, choice 1000-1150 lb around 23.00-23.30. Slaughter hogs 190-260 lb 15.50-16.00, 250-300 lb 15.00-15.50. sows 14.50-15.00, 350-400 lb 14.75-14.95. calves few. Sheep steady 90-105 lb lambs 19.50-20.00, ewes 4.00-6.00.
Willian S. Robertson, a Muscatine general contractor, received a Rock Island District Corps of Engineers contract to install sheet steel piling and a concrete foundation for the Amana Woolen Mill pump house and sump. The project funds total $21,394 with a low bid of $22,394, and work must start within 15 days of notice and finish by January 1964.
New York stocks continued to decline this afternoon as trading remained active. Volume was about 1.1 million shares, down from 6.34 million on Wednesday. Major issues fell modestly, with many stocks drifting fractions to a full point lower by midday.
Obituary notices list Archie A Braun 39 of Durant who died at Mercy hospital Davenport after a two month illness. Surviving widow Gladys Braun and son Roger Braun, daughter Marian Dunbar, plus siblings. Services at Ralph J. Witlich funeral home Friday. Interment Memorial Park Muscatine. Also Frank B McEvoy 77 funeral held at Fairbanks chapel with interment Greenwood. Ella F Sissel 88 dies in Muscatine hospital with extensive family survivors. Edward McDaniel 61 dies after illness. services Friday at Fairbanks chapel. Interment Greenwood. Continuous note of local churches and funeral homes.
Profit taking and liquidation dampened grain values on the Board of Trade as uncertainty among traders about U S Soin ideal for American grains sparked heavy selling. Corn and rye led losses, with corn down over five cents a bushel and rye down more than six cents near the close. Wheat, rye, and soybeans traded lower amid unsettled receipts and futures, with December prices showing sizable declines across benchmarks.
Pvt Richard M Smith son of Mr and Mrs Martyn Smith of Muscatine received a Certificate of Achievement for top scholastic work in Basic Food Inspection Procedures at the U S Army Medical Service Veterinary School in Chicago. He is a Muscatine High School and Muscatine Community College graduate, now stationed at Fort Douglas Utah.
Classified ad classifications list categories and rates for notices help wanted sales real estate vehicles and services in the Muscatine Journal with examples of pricing based on word count and repetition.
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