Corn Market Slips on Weak London and Hedging Pressure
Renewed weakness in British exchange and in hog values depressed the corn market in Chicago trading. January corn fell to about 1.39 to 1.40, May to 1.35, oats steady to slightly lower, and provisions mixed with small declines and advances. Bears dominated except for a brief late bulge as traders priced a pending correction after recent gains and some foreign buying supported rye. Eastern demand softened, with provisions easing in step with hogs and corn.
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Chicago
United States
New York Stock Market Dulls After Mixed London Decline
A sluggish session on the New York Stock Exchange followed an unexpected British market reversal and labor unrest over railroad returns. London bill declines sparked debate, while rails lagged and oils, motors, and steels added to uncertainty. Total volume reached 700,000 shares with bonds active in convertibles and war issues.
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New York
British Exchange
London
England
Senate
United States
Minnesota Wheat Prices and Receipts Report
Minneapolis market notes show wheat receipts at 205 cars this period versus 420 cars four years earlier. Cash bids for No 1 northern wheat at 3.10 to 2.30, corn No 3 yellow 1.52 to 1.55, oats No 3 mixed 0.63 to 0.85, flax around 5.1, barley 1.38, rye No 2 1.00, bran 4. Barrels shipped totaled 170.25 with miscellaneous data sparse.
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Minneapolis
Livestock Market Report Chicago Hogs and Cattle Slump
Chicago hog receipts reach 18000 with a slow market and prices down 10 to 20 cents. Bulk hogs around 14.15 top, heavy packing sows mixed. Cattle receipts 13000 with firm trend. beef steers near 18.20 for top weights, cows and heifers mixed, veal calves 16.25 to 17. Sheep receipts 20000 with market easing. lambs 14.75 to 17, ewes and culls varying.
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Chicago
Omaha
Abe
Ana
Suer
Peaathere
Ewes
Hogs and Cattle Receipts Mixed at Omaha Market
Omaha market notes show hog receipts around 1,000 with prices easing to about 12.25 to 13.65 for various weights. Cattle receipts near 4,200 with beef steers and feeders steady to higher on some classes. veal calves and stockers also listed with mixed price ranges. Killer and feeder activity indicates slight price shifts and regional demand fluctuations.
Market little changed as rates help sentiment
New York trading showed a cautious upswing but narrow fluctuations and lower volume. Money quoted at 5 percent improved sentiment while sterling fell to 3.75. United States Steel traded near 104% and closed about a half point down. Copper names showed tentative strength with Anaconda around 57%. Utah Inspiration Pittsburgh groups advanced modestly and rails remained featureless.
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Heilbronner Company
New York
Sterling Exchange
United States Steel
Republic
Baldwin
Utah
Inspiration
Butte & Superior
Wall Street Flashes Hit By Easier Money Signals
Wall Street markets weaken as money rules at 5 per cent and sterling falls about five points to 3.75. Telegraph and telephone stocks suffer in New York with Western Union briefly losing hundreds of wires. Crucible Steel declares a 3 per cent quarterly dividend payable January 31 with record January 13. Steel industry leaders forecast robust prosperity. firms like Bethlehem Midvale and Republic show oversold conditions. Analysts from King Farnum and Chapin anticipate a market upturn on renewed confidence and Mége bill effects.
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Heilbronner
New York City
Western Union
Crucible Steel Company
Charles M Sehwab
Bethlehem
Midvale
Republic
King, Farnum & Co
Sterling Exchange
B. Chapin & Co
American Smelting & Refining Com
Mercantile and foreign exchange dull in New York
New York December 18 mercantile paper unchanged with demand quotes for sterling at 375 and cables 376 francs demand 11.20 and cables 11.15 guilders 37 1/2 percent and 37 percent lire 13 and cables 12.75 marks 203 and cables 205 time loans steady call money easy at 6 per cent high and ruling rate 6 per cent low and closing bid 5 per cent last loan 5 per cent.
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New York
United Food Products declares extra dividend and whiskey sales
New York December 18 United Food Products company declares an extra 1 percent dividend in addition to the regular quarterly dividend of 0.5 percent. Julius Kessler, the president, announced the firm has 1,000,000 gallons of whiskey on hand with half sold for export.
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New York
United Food Products Company Toda
Julius Kessler
Precious metal prices slip and hold in markets
Bar silver in New York at 1.34 dollars per ounce with Mexican dollars unchanged. In London, bar silver quotes at 78.5 pence per ounce with money and discount unchanged.
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New York
London
Liberty bonds prices at 2 55 PM on Dec 18
New York reports bond prices at 2 55 p m with 3 1 2s at 99 24 first 4s 93 46 second 4s 91 36 first 44s 93 54 second 44s 91 56 third 44s 92 34 fourth 4s 91 58 Victory 3s 98 94 Victory 3 1 2s 98 90
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New York
Victory
Lead price rise by American Smelting and Refining Co
New York December 18 The American Smelting and Refining Company advanced the price of lead to seven and seven and a quarter cents per pound, signaling a firmer market.
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New York
American Smelting and Resting Company
Metal Market Update Unchanged Across All Metals
In New York on December 18 metals remained steady with no changes recorded across major categories. Investors watched for shifts near year end as market activity stayed subdued amid unchanged prices and stable demand.
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New York
Monster arctic turnip and giant vegetables from Fort Good Hope area
A local gardener near Fort Good Hope grows a 32 pound prize arctic circle turnip. Reports from Fort Resolution and Hal river describe potatoes up to six and a half pounds, cabbages exceeding prior records, and abundant onions lettuce rhubarb and peas. Dr E N Kindle of the Canadian survey cites long days and near continuous sunshine as the cause of remarkable plant life across the district.
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Fort Good Hope
Arctic Circle
Mackenzie River
Fort Resolution
Labrador
Mission Garden
Hal River
E. N. Kindle
Persistent Buying Keeps Metals Stocks Near Peaks
Copper shares on the New York Stock Exchange showed signs of a turning point as persistent buying swept the session. Anaconda Utah Inspiration Chile Steel Chino traded up but pulled back near the close while Butte & Superior rose early before giving back most gains. Sterling exchange fell to 3.79 from 3.91 and money rates slid below 6 percent for the first time in six weeks.
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New York Stock Exchange
Lauzier- Wolcott
Anaconda
Utah
Inspiration
Chile
Steel
Chino
Butte & Superior
Sterling Exchange
Standard
China
Nevada
Ray
Kennecott
Davis-Daly
North Butte
Montana Fire Insurance
Arctic transport steamer under construction at Fort Smith
The Lamson Hubbard Canadian company builds a large freight and passenger steamer for Fort Smith to the Arctic at an estimated cost of 100000. The ship will launch after a 22 ton boiler is installed this winter and the Mackenzie River opening will enable spring service to northern points. The vessel aims to replace costly dog team freight and deliver supplies to far northern settlements during open water.
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Fort Smith
Alberta
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Lamson Hubbard Canadian Company
Fort McMurray
Dog Team
Pacific Development Corp Aims South Sea Trade
The Pacific Development Corporation of New York is mounting a push to win the south sea island trade for the United States. It bought Deutsche Handels und Plantagen Gesellschaft der Sudsee Inseln zu Hamburg assets in American Samoa and plans to deploy a large equipped steamer to the islands. Pago Pago will serve as headquarters as reps tour to secure locations.
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Tutuila
Samoa
Pacific Development Corporation of
New York
South Sea Island
United States
Deutsche Handels Und Plantagen Gesselschaft de Sudsee Inseln-zu-Hamburg
American Samaa
Pago Pago
Hungarian notice on Bandholtz removal from military council
A Budapest semi official communication says Brig. Gen. Harry H. Bandholtz was automatically excluded from any role in the inter allied military committee’s councils after the American mission left the peace conference.
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Basle
Budapest
Harry H. Bandholtz
Idaho Corn Acreage Surges Since Five Years Ago
Prof. H. W. Hulbert of the University of Idaho reports Idaho corn acreage rose from 9,900 to 22,000 acres over five years. He notes this is the largest percentage gain among Northwest states for a similar period.
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Moscow
Idaho
H. W. Hulbert
University of Idaho
Northwest
Japanese to stop issuing picture brides passports
The state department was notified that Japan plans to halt passport issuance to picture brides with about a two month window before the restriction takes effect. The move aims to avoid injustice to those already progressing with marriage plans.
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Washington
State Department
Mexican man kidnapped near Somerton and shot near San Luis
Reports to customs collector John B. Elliott say Rodolfo Bara, a Mexican, was abducted from a ranch near Somerton Arizona on November 29 and later shot near San Luis Sonora where a federal Mexican army post stands.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John B. Elliott
Rodolfo Bara
Somerton
Ariz
San Luis
Sonora
Juarez Police Add Historic Patrol Vehicle Named Julia
Juarez Mexico reports the city’s police force of 53 members, led by the chief, will unveil its first patrol vehicle a sturdy truck like unit. Officers plan to name the first woman passenger Julia, while the force includes a detective squad mounted officers patrolmen and a truant officer.
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Juarez
Mexico
Julia
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