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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1924
Page
7
Grain futures at Chicago Board at Ports showed irregular movements with July and new crop deliveries easing then rallying on cash buying. Corn and wheat rose late as foreigners and cash handlers indicated demand while spot prices improved on better crop news and exports.
Reports show Lamson Bros. and Co. notes from the Grain Exchange building in Sioux City. Prices fluctuated with open, high and low figures listed for wheat, corn and oats, alongside receipts for today and comparisons to last year.
Fragmented OCR shows various grain prices and lots listed in a St Louis market note with frequent typos. Entries include different grain types such as red, yellow, white, and mixed, with prices ranging around $1.00 to $1.35 and various lot numbers.
Market prices listed for hard and white wheat grades with quotes for No. 1 No. 2 and No. 3 grades, including dollars per bushel, discounts, and percentage changes. Data lines show varied values such as No. 1 hard at about $1.21 to $1.35 and No. 3 white around 58 cents, with multiple bids and fractions.
Fragmentary notes from Chicago dated July show references to July and September with months noted as off or unchanged. Mentions December and an apparent adjustment or nominal issue. No clear event, person, organization, or concrete outcome is discernible.
In Chicago the July futures eased modestly as longs sidelined amid moderate demand. Weather and developments were generally satisfactory. Corn weakness reflected subdued bread grades and broad grain softness with speculative interest holding 4s steady overall.
Peoria reports July 30 market update with yellow corn prices at $1.19 and $1.00 for No 6, high grade values at $1.065, while San Francisco markets show a $12 rise today, $3 higher than last week and above last year.
In a July 30 Minneapolis note the ledger lists various egg and produce items with mixed figures. Entries include No. 1 dark eggs, No. 9 dark something, and several mixed or white varieties with prices and percentages, though many details are garbled.
New York July 30 Plenty of constructive developments buoyed the market in early trading with steel common leading gains on an extra dividend and strong June quarter earnings. United States Steel soared to 105% while General Motors and Pan American advanced as profit taking later tempered the list. final quotes showed steady demand and subdued selling with U S Steel at 105% and Baldwin at 119%.
The OCR reads scattered bids for wheat and corn across grades No 1 through No 4 in multiple varieties and markets. Prices appear around 1.00 to 1.82 per unit for common wheats and mixed feeds, with rye and timothy also listed at diverse rates.
OCR readout lists mixed grain and meat prices with entries such as No 1 and No 2 items. Values show laird and dark keg prices around 1.19 to 1.27 with various lot numbers and units.
In a Burgess woodland tale Farmer Brown's Boy watches Mrs Happy Jack relocate her baby squirrels from a maple tree near his house to a hollow in the Green Forest. He suspects an enemy and weighs possible suspects, noting Black Pussy's innocence and Shadow the Weasel's possible presence.
Mason City report cites improved Iowa banking conditions says 90 percent of so called bank troubles are mental. Howard Fuller, ex-bank examiner now vice president of Iowa Loan and Trust in Des Moines, notes 1,900 banks in Iowa with only 90 failures in six years, deposits totaling about 25 million dollars.
The column laments publicity around million dollar purses after Georges Carpentier fights and Tunney comments. It jokes about Georges the orchid man and lilies, questions Choix Evans golf, and notes jealousy in sports and media coverage of long fights.
The Stock Yards market stayed busy with steers and yearlings at top quotes of 11.25 for two loads of 1,408 pounds and 11.20 for two loads of 800-pound yearlings. Steers sold from 10.00 upward, yearlings mostly 9.10, heifers to 9.25, cows 4.00 to 6.50, bulls and vents steady, stockers scarce and log market mixed.
Market data show 11 000 cattle 14 000 sheep and 16 000 hogs receipts. Grain fed cattle steady with top steers around 11 50, yearlings 11 40, vealers 9 50 to 10 50. Sheep steady to strong with most lambs 13 with bulk around 14. Hogs slow with most bids 25 to 50 cents lower. top hogs near 11.00.
Cattle receipts around 8000 with 1500 yearlings. grass fed stock strong and opening bids near steady. Top mature steers and bulk native calves steady to firm with packers paying around $8 to $10.66. light vealers strong. Hogs receipts 6500 with bids lower as big packers inactive. best hogs around $9.25. Sheep receipts 3000 with market up 25 cents. top native lambs about $13.10 to $12.50.
St Joseph market data shows steady conditions with prices for cattle and hogs. Bulk sales around 9.50 to 10.40 per cwt for selected cattle and проximately 5.00 for pigs.
Grain receipts at Sioux City show today versus last week with lag noted for corn wheat and oats. Representative cash sales list No 1 northern No 2 northern and No 2 white wheat with prices from Minneapolis and other market terms.
Grantland Rice highlights American swimming and diving girls as record breakers. Illinois, USC, Missouri, Michigan, Grinnell and Bowdoin claim first place wins in various events while Cambridge and Edinburgh earn top finishes abroad. Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell and others fail to place in long events. the piece notes Kelly and Costello and references rowing, baseball, and Yankee hopes in Sioux City.
The record lists butter retail 42 45c wholesale 40c butter fat 32c packing stock sec Poultry Market with broilers leghorn and heavy hens prices. Egg Market shows No 1 eggs per case 6.75 and regional prices. Mill Feeds with brans shorts middlings and meal prices. plus a mixed corrected May 9 1924 train schedule for Sioux City and connections.
A jumble of business listings covers auctions, bath and beauty parlors, cleaning, contracting and decor, real estate and loans, dressmaking, patents, shirts and tailoring, and employment ads. Entries name firms like Bockleman Sales Co, Davenport Cleaning Works, White Lion Realty, and Tagg Shirts, with brief services and contact cues.
Market figures show receipts for cattle hogs sheep and horses in 1924 with daily totals and weekly comparisons. Data includes past week shipments and range of sale prices for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grain futures and provisions notes.
Original notice alerts Carl C. Watson of a plaintiff claim for 299 dollars 26 10 cents plus interest dating to 1918 for goods and labor. It asserts Watson is a non resident with attached real estate in Sioux City and an interest in Ella J. Watson estate. Proceedings begin September 2 1924. failure to appear leads to default and judgment.
Classified rental listing details furnished and unfurnished rooms and apartments across many streets with prices from $2.50 a week to $30 monthly. Notes include light housekeeping, private entrances, electricity paid, and proximity to Lincoln area streets like Nebraska, Pearl, Market, 9th, and 21 Garages on Jackson Street.
A compact classified notice invites applicants for an office helper position. Prospective candidates are urged to call 835 to connect with The Register Want Ads and initiate screening before decisions are made.
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