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12 MUSCATINE -JOURNAL AND.NEWS-TRIBUNE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, Market Early Records Established for Corn Shipments Cost Resistance Forces Decline in Hog Values Chicago The depressing influence of consumer resistance to high meat costs, reflected clearly in wholesale quotations particularly for pork, helped bring about another decline in hog values today. Heavy Hogs. No. Wts. Price 72 311 511.60 i 77 261 12,00 i Mediami.

Wts. Price and Farming NEW YORK STOCKS Wts. Price .292 fll.SO No. 512.10 SI 202 Wts. Price .215 S12.20 Cattle Outlook Meetings Scheduled for Oct.

5-14 Ames Will high slaughter cattle prices aad cheap eed cause inexperienced men to plunge into cattle feed- jig game this fall with a resultant over-expansion of the business and a disastrous price slump next spring This and related questions are slated for discussion by Rex Beresford, extension animal husbandman at Iowa State college, in a series of cattle feeders' meetings to be held in northwest Iowa Oct. 5 to 14. Beresford wiJl analyze the beet cattle outlook for 1937 and 1938 and describe the feeder cattle situation. Dates and places 'of mectinfis' scheduled arc: Orange City, evening of Oct. Merrill, afternoon of Oct.

Castana, evening of Oct. Sioux City, afternoon of Oct. Cherokee, evening of Oct. Spirit Lake, afternoon of Oct. Emmetsburg, evening of Oct.

Pocn- hontas, evening of Oct. 11: Spencer, afternoon of Oct. 12: Esther- 'iUc, afternoon of Oct. 14. Several other dates in northwest owa remain to be arranged.

The John Folcy irain elevator at Nichols was humming with activity ivhcn a Journal cameraman snapped the above picture as larjrc corn "ver beinr loaded for shipment. "Old Dobbin" was sharm, the Job of hauling In the bumper crop with the more modern means of haul- inr by tractor and truck, as evidenced by the picture. NCW eorn shipments from the community are selt.n an unusual record this year. Mr. Foley reports.

It is the first tune in the 30 years that Mr. Main Office to Handle All REA Business Here All business of the Eastern Iowa Electric Light and Power co-operative is now being handled through the main office at Davenport, County Agent Ralph Olson advised Muscatine county farmers today. He said that any requests for inspections, wiring or other information concerning the project should be taken to the Davenport office. It is unlikely that any manager will be named lor Muscatine county's co-operative, to succeed 1 Ben J. Stewart, who has resigned until a later date, Olson said.

All survey work for the remaining portion of the REA project in Muscatine county has been completed at present time, the county agent pointed out, and until work on this part of the project is begun there will probably be no manager secured for this county. Township Groups to Plan Mercer Husking Contest for the annual Mercer county corn husking contest will be discussed at a meeting ol township representatives to be held Saturday evening of this week at the Farm Bureau office in Aledo it is announced by Earl D. Peterson, farm adviser. While the definite date for the event has not been selected it is probable that the contest will be held the last week in October, The state contest this year to be held near Mcndota on Nov. 1 and the national event in Saline county.

ov. 4. A group of township leaders have selected principally to see that each township of the county has a competitor in the county event. These township representative: Ere, North Henderson, Boa not chosen; Richland Grove, Fred Zwicker: Suez Larry Morford; Greene, Chiney Smith; George Ncs- bitt; Ohio Grove, Carl Stephens Mercer, Cecil Bogart; Perryton not selected; Abington, Roy Kinnamon; Millersburg, Ralph Fields; Duncan, Bill McKinley Keithsburg, Lester Miller; New Boston, E. A.

Jackson arid Eliza 'Martin Liebig. Foley ha, been in the mi" business that new corn has been shipped ou In the month 'of September, he In the previous 30 years, the earliest slup- mLrSte WM Oct. 1Z, that was back in 1908, Mr. Foicy said. Shipments havr been unusually heavy, aggregates over 17,000 bushels in a "season Mr.

Foley personally lakes charge of the moisture tcstinr which is done on Brown-Puval machine. WcBride Cattle First in Waterloo Show Three head of cattle from the J. S. McBride farm, Seventy-Six ownship, were in the Guernsey icrd for this district which walked off. with first place honors at he Waterloo Dairy Cattle Con- bcins held this week.

The McBridcs also had twr, place-winners in the open classes at the cattle show, Elwood Sue Queen winning seventh nnd Crane Creek Jane sixth. Among those from Muscatine county attending PROSTATE RECTAL HERNIA todny for our FREE book, well Illustrated, full of "uibleanformation. No obligation Devine Bros. Clinic XAX. Iowa Butter Entry Is Given Perfect Score at Berlin W.

Rudnick, extension professor of dairy industry at Iowa State college, returned to the campus Tuesday from Berlin, Germany, where he attended the eleventh World Dairy Congress. The Iowa State college entry at the congress, a tub ot butter manufactured by N. E. Fabricius of the Dairy Industry department, was given a perfect score. Professor Rudnick was one of a delegation of 10 designated by the secretary of state to attend the congress.

Louisa County Husking Bee Is PlannecKkt. 26 The annual Lcliisa county husking bee will be held Oct. 26. at the H. B.

Stincman farm on highway No. 61 in Grandview township, according tc announcement made by. Cowan, county agent, Thursday. It is hoped to have at least six or eight contestants and those first to enter their names at the Farm Bureau will be allowed to compete. The winner will be eligible to enter the state contest and other prizes are being donated.

Mr. and Mrs. Dclbert Evcrs- meyer are the parents of a son born Thursday at Hershcy hospital. Muscatine. Miss Surline Asher and Florence Blough, local teachers' were dinner guests Wednesday evening of Mus Barbara Hook, daughter of Deputy Sheriff Frank Kook and Mrs.

Hook. Mrs. George Oakes and Miss Stella Willits entertained the of the Contract Bridge club, Wednesday evening. High honors went to Mrs. Lucille Thomas.

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Vo Wts. Price I No. Wts. Price 9" ,137 $12.20 i S7 1S3 $12.10 162 12.00 I Light Lig-htl. No.

Wts, Price No. Wts. Price 94 15S S11.70 I 76 142 S11.60 Good to choice medium weight hogs lost 10 to 15 cents in early founds but later all selections dropped to around 15 to 25 cents below Thursday's level. The top was oil to $12,25 per hundredweight. A further cut of.

1 to 1 '2 cents per pound in wholesale pork loin prices HIE past Uvo days has carried these-cuts 4 to 8 cents below the high levels reached in mid- S-eptcmber. Steers. NO WLS. Pl'ien. No.

Wts. Price '30 SSI SS.liO C2fi $0.50 i 17 ...1060 S.23 13....1005 S.OO 12.... S10 i HeUei's. No. Wts.

Price I No. Wts. Price S10 53.25 14 735 57.23 12 620 6.50 i The cattle market was quiet because ot the scarcity of supplies. Slaughter classes on hand, however, had a weak undertone and there were no choice prime steers quotable around $20 per hundredweight, the 18-year peak, on sale. While $20 has not yet been paid for highly finished grain led cattle during the sharp run-up that has occurred since April, this week's top was only, a dime below that level.

Spring- Lambs. No. Wts. Price I No. Wts.

Pric" 1000.. fin.30 1 360 52 S10.S5 131 SS 10.75 MO 73 10.30 Slaughter Ewes. No. Wts. Price I No.

Wts. Friee 130 131 33.00 I SS Ill 33.50 Lambs advanced 25 cents, with Washington and Utah offerings selling up to $10.90 and natives to $10.75 and above. Am Can Ani Smelt and Eel Am Stl Fdrs Am Sug Rel 36U Am Tel and Tel 162 Am Tob 7S Anaconda 300s Atchison 37 and 0 Beth Steel 69 i Berg-Warner 40 Can'Dry 16U Can Pac Case 130 St and l'-i Chrysler Con Oil 11" i Con Can Corn Prod 59 3 4 Deere and Co 109'i Deere and Co pfd Dupont El Pow and Lt -i Gen Electric 44U Gen Motors Goodyear Hudson 10 Int Harv Kennecott Kresce 20 JlcKess and Rob 31 id Cont Pet 23U Mont Ward -JSU Nash-Kclvinator 13U Nail Cash Rec 25'i Xatl Dairy Prod 17li Central 27-li Oliver Farm 46 Penney S6 Pcnr. Ey Phillips Pet 50 Radio Rcm Rand IS rtepub Steel 23 Rey Tob 40 VI Scars Hoeb Shell Union 204 Secony Vac 1S 2 Std Oil Calif 36'i Std Oil Ind 40 Std' Oil Stewart-Warner HVs Studebakcr Swift and Co Texas Corn Texas Gulf Sul 33H Unit Corp 3-i Unit Drtis Rubber 40 Steel SIVi West El and MfR Woolworth 42'i Wricley 6S 3 1 Ycstwn Sh nnd Tb CTTKB CLOSE Ark Nat Gas Cities Service 2 El Bond and Sliare Foi-d Mot Ltd 6U Niasr'Hnd Pow 10 United Gas LOCAL MARKETS Prices of Wheat Average Lower in Market Today lisas-Local Ri-occrs and markets arc ayins 171i 21c. Hens over 5 Io 5 He: under 5 9c.

Good to 120 to 131 Ibs 1 1 Vi "00 10 230 Sla.i.i'a- 11 5 1 4l i 300 S10.SOMll,iO; i-e-vy butchers, J10.20S/HO.SP: Packers, 270 to 400 I 10.10; extra heavy packers, OKiOAGO CASH GRAIN KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK Kansas City, Oi-l. S. Dent. Acer) Hops 1.000: no directs; very slrnv: to 23c lower than Thursday's no sliiDuers n- ton t.i choice 170 to J.w LO mu ::6 heavier wMRlits 10.10: 160 to 170 S10.20W10.35: 170 IOWA LIVESTOCK BIDS By THE ASSOCIATED PKESS) Cedar liojrs. 140 to 150 sa.4.j«i-'J.60: ISO to 160 and IjRlil weights scarce; sows SD.oO® 10.25.

'Cattle calves 500; classes generally steady: Ftoelters and feeders slow at week's decline; 'sizable supply held by dealers: three loads Brahfim crass steers SG.S.'i: Tew butcher cows SS.UOfiG.jC; most hellVrs down from low euuer and cuitcrs 751J' selected vealcrs SIO.JO. Sheen 3.000: openinK' sales ranee larnbs -3c In "IK hijrher: odd lots na- tuvs steady to strong: sheep strong in 2.V higher: early sales ranire lambs rlinoed lambs odd lots nativ down from r.iiiRe cwas NEW BONDS this week were the Congress Mr. and Mrs. Sam Altckruse and Edwin, and Mrs. Crete Shcllabargcr, Mr.

and Mrs. Milton Eichclbcrgsv. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hoopes, Mr.

and Mrs. Clyde Minder, Mr. and Mrs. Will Stregcr and Gordon. Mr.

and Mrs. P. H. Nabcr and Mr. and Mrs.

S. McBride. Louisa Farm Bureau Seeking Talent for Production Oct. 7-9 Wapello The Louisa county Farm Bureau is requesting talent for the home talent show which it is Oct. 7, 8, and 9, in the form of a WLS barn dance show.

Miss Dorothy Bradley of WLS is directing the production. The Thursday -club members Wapsie Farm Bureau Will Name Officers at Meeting Tuesday Officers to serve during 1938 will be elected at a meeting of the Wapsie township Farm Bureau Tuesday evening, Oct. 5, at the South Prairie church. Highway Patrolman Ivan Franklin will give an address at the meeting on "Highway Safety." Families attending will bring doughnuts and their own service for coffee, It is a good idea not use well water in your It contains many minerals and salts which adhere to the radiator wails and impede circulation. Japan buys more.

American- made trucks than any other foreign country, while Belgium buys more American automobiles than any other country-. reef: market or. good and choice hoss. "'S and down, mostly lOc to i.ic fewer than Thursday's average: late market 15c to 3Sc lower with. 1 1 sows mostly 25c lower: top $12.2.1, hulk cood and choice 190 to 230 130 to ISO Sll.aOli 12.10.

Mew York. Oct. 1. iAPj After early JndeLiisiveiies.s bonds a little lower in dealinps today. Price shifts were held to fractions for the must part and turnover was restricted.

corporntes were rasped wliilo luans were t'onerally lower with losses running up S'32nds of a point. Foreign dollar were Some of Ihe lower 11 prices railroad obligations nrkefl up modest frac- Jndustn.Tl bonds churned within limits and many traders apoatvntly were keeping to the sidelines. M'oderate selling cropped out in 'he utility division. Consolidated Edison dropped about a point and American Water Works and Electric was oft a 'ike at one time. Bucking the general trend.

Alle- Chany 5s of 19-10 jumped some 3 on a couple of sales. Fractionally hfener were St. Paul 5s. Xew York Central Northern Pacific 'Is and Western Union to ISO ISO to 250 Ihs. SlJ.20Tni.35; 250 to 270 Sll.IOC'i.Jl.:.!:' 270 to 290 Sll.OOM ll.lo: 200 to 32.1 S10.90ftll.-i5; 325 to 350 t9.SO'a9.n5: packers, 275 to 350 350 In -12: S9.5.j*i9.70; to 500 fS.30«n 0.45: 500 to 5.10 59.03ifio.20; 500 to 600 5S.80ftS.So.

Cattle prices unchanged. Cattle: Tone ot market steady: prices unchanged. 5c to 15c lower; 1-10 "to 1. .0 S9.1UVn.'15: 130 10 160 SILO-WOO' 160 to 170 J10.in<i-10..|0: 1.70 to ISO SlO.fiOft'10.90; ISO to 220 SI0.304' 11.20; 220 to 250 S10.SO ft 11.10; 250 to 270 S10.70WH.^O: 270 to 2SO SlO.SOP-lO.nO: 290 to 325 SlO.30SilO.SO; 325 to 350 Sln.Su 350 10 -100 SlO.lOf/10.-IO: packers 275 in 350 350 In -121 S9.30fl-3.60; -123 to 550 J9.00ffiS,30. Mison lOe lower: soocl 140 to 150 SO-1 1 ISO 59.BO«ifl.75; bulehers.

isn 250 250 to 2,11 HO.Sflfi-in.35; packers. 275 to 350 Ibs. S3.6oWO.SO; 350 to -125 0.55. May July Oats- Dec, May Soy bcaJU Oct. Dec.

May Rye- Dec. May Oct. There were only 13,824 motor vehicles registered in the United States in 1000. "Cattle 2.000: calves 500: slaghter classes slow, undertone weak; largely Hock run: cows predominating: only cutter and common beef grades cet'tine reliable action: and cutters generally J4.00go.00: few KrAoS cows upward to 56 but little action on better zrades: jrrass heifers S8.30 down 56: no reliable outlet for scattering and medium lijr'it li-eieht nnd yearling steers on htinrt: bulls and vpalers -weak: weighty bulls quotable to 57; vealcrs jll 50 clown. Sheep 7.000.

including 1.000 direct; sprine mostly "5c higher: and Utahs mostly Quite a few ot the new 1937 carc re ipp C( a type of hypoid pear which needs a cial lubricant. FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, Oct. 1. (AP) Foreign cMChar.prc steady: demands in cents: Great Britain -135't; France S.ia'.j; Italy 5.26'i: Belgium 1G.S-1: Germany free 40.13. registered 21.70, travel 2J.SO: Holland 55.23; Norway 24.S3: Sweden 25.5-1: Denmark 22.12: Finland 220: Switzerland 22.07'^: Spain, unquoted 1 Portugal 4.50 Greece Poland ISni- Chechoslovakia 3.50: Jugoslavia 2.33: Austria 1S.S6X: Hungary 19.75: Rumania .76: Argentine 33.COX: Brazil R.SOUN: Tokyo 3S.W: Ssanchai 2n.RO; Honskons 31.06: Mexico City 27.S5: Montreal in New York 100.00; Now York In Montreal 100.00.

4 No- 3 hard. SI.1-'" 1.13; Corn. NJ. 1 yellow. S.c: -No.

2 j-1- low. P7c; No. 2 yellow, new, kiln "'oatW'x'o. 1 food. 31'ic: No.

3 mixed, 32," No. 2 white, -No. white. i Ry- No. 2, Soy beans: No.

2 yellow. 9Sc. Barley: Sales. feed. nominal: maltinp.

nominal. Timothy seed: S2.23'B2.73 cwt. down. Red cln'ver- S27.riOfJ-32.iiO cwt. Lard: $11.15: loose, 511.33.

Bellies: 516.25. HOG MARKET REVIEW Des Jloincs. Oct. 1. (AP) (U.

S. Dept. Asr. hoc; receipts at 22 concentration yards and 10 pack- ins plants located in interior Iowa and southern the 24 hour period ended at a. m.

today were compared with 12,600 a week ago ant! .1 year aso. Unevenly 5c to IJe lower than average Thursday on all classes; undertone flow, weak: loadings estimated litle chunked, but some heavier than 13.30U week aco. Quotations Light lights. MO to 16" sood and choke. SS.SO'ir 3050- lishi wcishls.

1GO to ISO sood and choice. 510.35M-11.20: ISO in ib- jrood and -choice. medium wciKlits. WO to 220 sood and choice, Sll.lO'i 220 to 250' sond and choice, S11.10SU.40. heavy weights.

250 to 290 good S10.75«i-11.2o; 290 to 350 good nnd choice. packing sows. 273 to 350 good. 350 to 423 good, S9.50 IIP.SO: 423 10 550 Price quotation? in this report 'are on transactions made today up to I'lSO a. and embrace sales of deU-i'--red bogs' consummated in the various plants, concentration and assembly yards within the interior Iowa-southern Minnesota area.

CHICAGO PRODUCE Chicago, Oct. 1. (API Poultry. 7i'2 trucks, weak: hms. 4VJ Ibs.

and up. than ISc: Leghorn hens. l.T-c: springs. -1 and up and less than -1 colored, 20 1 Plymouth Ruck. 22c: White 21Ue: broilers, colored.

22e: Plymouth and Rock, 21c: bareback and leghorn chickens. ISc: roosters. 13c: horn roosters. 1'c: turkeys, hens. 20c; voong toms.

23c: did. ISc: No. 2 turkeys. lOc: young ducks. 4 -j Ibs.

and up. colored, 13c; white. 20c: small colored. 17r-; white, old geese. 15c: young.

17e. 9.MS. steady; specials 'S3 score), extras iS2i. extra first Slfi- 3-! 1 firsts (SS-SO). C2 1 W33c; seconds (S1-S7'- 1 2Sfi30'- standards (90 centralised cal-lotsl.

3-S'lc. B5KS 6.G60. weak; Orsts, local. I 23'ie; ears. 23'ic.

I Futures Closed. Butler: Storage 3-ic: 'jc. Eggs- Refrigerator standards. 22c; 22Vic. Chicago Prices averaged lower late loday influenced by hedging sales and by nervousness in regard to liquidation of Winnipeg October contracts.

Chicago July wheat, however, scored gains owing to reports lack of moisture in the southwest section ol domestic winter wheat territory. A dispatch from Junction City, Kansas, said the first nine months this year were the driest on record for that vicinity. At the close wheat was 1 cent lower to 1-4 cent higher compared with Thursday's finish, Dec. 1.07 5-8 to 3-4, May 1.08 3-8 to 1-2, July 1.02 1-8 to 1-4, corn 1-2 cff to 1-2 up. Oct.

70., Dec. 63 to 1-4, and oats 1-4 to 3-3 CHICAGO GRAIN PROVISIONS Chicago. Oct. Open Cl Ydy High Low Close htaL T.OS :1 i l.OS 1 1.09U l.OTlj 1.07*i May l.OS's l.OS 1 1.09 1.08 l.OSi. July 1.02-'gl.02 1.03!i 1.01H1-02'., Oct.

Dec 63 .70 .64 .65 .31 'i .31 '4 .30" IO.S7 J0.92 10.00 10.SO 10.S7 10.90 10.S2 10.90 1052 JOf'i ft 10.75 10.75 10.77 10.73 10.70 10.70 13.45 15.43 Jan. Ocl OMAHA LIVtSTOCK Omaha. Oct. S. Dept.

2.500: mostly lOc to 23c off 1 too 511.55: 190 to 260 511.25® 11.40: sows $9.750.10.13. Cattle 1.500; calves 200: fed steers. short fed yearlings and light, short fed heifers JS.SO-B- n.OO: beef cnws s.v-iOfi7.M: cullers bulls S5.75fi6.25; vcaler? Sf 1 Sheep 6.000: native lambs S3.W® 10.35: range Iambs slaughter ewes S3.50^-1,50: range feeding lambs 59.30(510.10; load short term breeding cwe.s BRUCEWOOD DRESSES SUITS Exclusive at GLASS Smart Shop BOSI UN WOOL Boston, Oct. 1. fAP) (U.

S. Opl. was transacle-d in wool today. Worsted were practically out oT the market. RuessBros.

13th Annual Poland China Hog Sale THURSDAY, OCT. 7 at Farm, West Liberty, Iowa will -husbands tonight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Limbocker, southwest of top S10.30: natives S10.50 seen strtinc: slaughter ewes S3.50©5.00: leeams lambs relatively scarce. Jld.75fB10.55 to NEW YORK PRODUCE Tork, Oct.

1. fAP) Eggs, 10774. easy: mixed-colors, mediums, 20iiO21c; dirties, Xo. 1, ISUfi-lO-'ic; Average checks. refrigerator first" refrigerator seconds.

refrigerator mediums, 21c: refrisrerator dirties, other mixed colors unchanged. --Butter 7.36S. firm: creamery, extra score), 3Sc; other grades unchanged. Cheei-e 115,977, quiet; ill prices unchanged. Subscribe for The Journal.

50 Choice Boars and Gilts. The Deep, Thick, Short Legged Type. LANGWITH FARMS, BOSCOE, IOWA Farm located- 20 -miles north of Burlington, la. Follow signs on-gravel road miles west of Mediapolis, Iowa. Guy Pettit, Auct, Artie Pence, B.

R. Evans, DUroc News. GIBSON LIVESTOCK AND GENERAL SALE MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 Starting at 11:00 A. M. Everything except livestock sold before noon, and if you want to sell anything in this class, have it here and ready to sell by 11 o'clock.

Livestock sale starts at 12 o'clock noon. Horses, veal calves, hogs, sheep, dairy cows, then stackers and feeders, beef and butcher cows and bulls. Think we will have about the usual run of stockers and feeders. One lead of Shorthorn yearlings reported by wire and possibly 2 more loads by Sunday morning. There are several small bunches of local cattle 20 head of native White Faced Hereford- steers that might be here.

All you stocker buyers that are in the market are to come early, and you may find just what; you are looking for. Cow buyers will find some extra good- fresh Guernsey cows, 3 just fresh, -T. B. and bangs tested. Our veal market is the top.

Had 104 head of calves week and could have sold a lot more at top prices on the Our'hog market was well reported. Packing sows sold high and had a lot-of shoats and got them sold. Top on feeders. next high $12.50. Last Monday receipts: Hogs, sheep, 175; cattle, 359; horses, 5.

Total, 818. Remember your stock should be in and tagged by o'clock noon. Thanking you all, N. GIBSON COMMISSION; CO. West Liberty, la.

Public Sale of Dairy Cows TURNER HALL BARN, ELDRIDGE, IOWA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1937 1:15 P. M. 24 offering consists of Jersey, Guernsey and Holsteins. Twenty of them are fresh with calves at foot, the balance are due in ten days.

I have 6 cows from the herd that ranked second highest in test in the State of Illinois, four fine Holstein cows and four good young Guern- seys. They are'high bred, extra large and good age. Ail T. B. and blood tested.

If you are going to sit on a milk stool this winter, I have cows it will pay. you to own. My cows will- be at the Turner Barn Saturday and Sunday for your inspection. NO cows'sold before the sale. Terms: Cash.

Central Trust of Eldridge, Clerk. Rollie Canning, Owner H. L. Wilcken, Auctioneer i This calendar of sales dates is published for the convenience of those interested in holding sales and lor tee buyers. You can list the date of your sales by 'phoning or calling at the Muscatine Journal office.

Oct. Whittaker Oct, Cow Sale) Oct. 4 P.N. Gibson Comission Co. Oct.

Cattle Sale Oct. Bros. Oct. Farms. Oct.

W. Lenker Sons;.