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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1913
Page
7
Professor W J Kennedy of Iowa State College warns beef and meat prices may rise further with no return to normal levels. He cites land costs and high farm labor, calls for grass, silos and alfalfa to boost cattle, and blames market structure less than supply.
In Ansley Nebraska Mrs Cora Stinemier was bound and gagged by a burglar as he ransacked her home. She managed to reach a phone and call her husband at his store. He rushed home to find her bound and unconscious but unharmed otherwise.
Financial items report grain and futures prices with mixed activity and notes on cash markets. Prices for wheat corn oats rye barley are listed with various grades and region references, plus secondary calls and cash quotes from Chicago and Milwaukee exchanges.
A fragmentary OCR list shows produce items with unit prices for oranges lemons cabbage cauliflower cucumbers pears and more. Includes values like lemons 5.56, onions 8.70, cauliflower 1.75 per crate, cucumbers 1. per unit, and cranberries 7 per unit, reflecting a miscellaneous street market ledger.
A fragmented OCR listing fruit and dried fruit prices. California peaches and apricots show as extra choice or fancy grades with per unit pricing. raisins and muscatels priced per pound or container. Mentions of general market figures and small numeric codes appear due to garbled text.
A garbled OCR page shows train timetables for multiple lines including Grand Trunk, Queen & Crescent, Atlanta routes, and various intercity connections. It lists departure times, arrivals, and depot locations with references to Indianapolis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, and others, mixed with classified ads for machinery and jobs.
The Cham ber of Commerce reports the Southwestern Tariff Committee withdraws its demand for freight tariff copies, while a Home Products Committee meeting at 2 pm plans a campaign to promote Cincinnati made goods. An agricultural push mails 1 200 letters to farmers to boost Hamilton County farming. Methodist leaders seek chamber support to host the 1916 quadrennial conference with about 1 800 delegates and hundreds of alternates over thirty days.
Cattle, hogs and sheep receipts vary by region with markets mixed. Hogs show slow to lower demand while cattle receipts rise. prices for select butchers and common grades shift, and calves show slower sales with mixed values. Regional notes include Kansas City and St. Louis markets with steady to weak trends and several price ranges for different grades.
An aged OCR text from a New York area listing shows various meat cuts and prices such as bellies shoulders and picnics with figures like 12.25 and 13.26 noted alongside terms like sugar cured and dry ham. The fragmentary data hints at a shop or market price sheet with several lines of assorted cuts and percentages.
James Skinner of Shawnee Ohio reported that in a Port Smith hotel he was robbed of $100 from his stockings. He showed officers a pair of women's silk hose and said he wore them. a hole was cut in the hose while he slept and the money taken.
Partial readable lines describe a schedule or results with names and places missing. The text includes references to a Saturday, a crew or team note, and scattered figures, but key details are garbled or incomplete.
Fragmentary OCR text references dairy items and New York locations with unclear figures. The readable parts mention cheese, dairy, a date fragment, and currency-like marks, implying a brief, unidentified market note or catalog line.
Disjointed OCR notes describe whisky barrels sold on a Saturday basis of 1.28 per gallon. Mentions 1.10 barrels and various grain, cottonseed, and fiber items, with scattered prices and terms.
Train departures and arrivals listed for routes to Pittsburgh Columbus Newark Wheeling Washington and other points. Timetable shows multiple daily leaving times from Central Union Station with speeds and connections.
Fragmented rail timetable lists departures and arrivals for Chesapeake and Ohio lines at Norfolk and Pittsburgh routes. Mentions Maysville Fourth Street, Pennsylvania Station, and connections to Richmond Loganport Chicago with daily and Sunday exceptions.
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