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Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1925

Page

2

Wall Street Stocks Rally After Sharp Nash Motors Drop

On August 3 in New York trading, Nash Motors fell sharply by 29 points, dragging other motors while the overall trend remained upward. Investment was cautious in rails with the Southwest carriers drawing interest amid dividend hopes. Several specialties rose as speculative demand tightened, with UV. S&S and Cast Iron Pipe up five points, Brown Shoe and Great Western Sugar rising, and International Harvester and Frank G. Shattuck up about 3 points before mid-session. Canners eased on profit taking. Call money firmed to 4.5 percent. Closing remained strong.

New York Nash Motors UV. S&s Great Western International Harvester Frank G. Shattuck New York Cannere

Omaha Livestock Market Report From Aug 3

Hogs receipts 6000 with prices 13.40 to 13.65 for 200-280 lb butchers. Cattle receipts 12500 with fed steers 10.50 to 13.50, mixed yearlings 14.00, stockers and feeders 5.75 to 8.00. Sheep and lambs: killing classes lower, lambs 15.00, natives 14.75 to 14.95, feeders 14.25 to 14.50.

Omaha U. S. Dept. of Agric

St Joseph Livestock Market Report

St Joseph stockyards on Aug 28 show receipts of 3.500 hogs 15 to 25 cents higher with top at 13.75 and mix around 13.35 to 13.75. Cattle receipts near 5.000 with steadier demand. steers 8.00 to 13.50, top 14.25. cows and heifers 9.25 to 13.00. calves 5.00 to 10.00. stockers and feeders 5.25 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 2.500 down 25 to 50 cents. lambs 13.75 to 15.25. ewes 6.00 to 8.00.

ST Joseph Livestock St. Joseph Ewos

East St. Louis Market Report on Horses and Mules

East St. Louis market lists horse prices by type with drafts at 150 to 175 dollars and eastern chunks at 75 to 100 dollars. Southern horses range 45 to 75 dollars. Mules priced by size from 14.3 to 15.2 hands at 60 to 100 dollars, 15 to 16.2 hands at 125 to 190, 16 to 17 hands at 175 to 225 dollars.

East St. Louis

Sugar Prices Hold As Market Opens

New York sugar markets show raw sugar unchanged at 4.27 duty paid and refined steady at 541 for fine granulated.

New York

Visible supply figures show grain shifts in August

The New York report lists changes in the visible supply of American grain as of August 3. Wheat up 3,682,000 bushels, corn down 832,000, oats up 400,000, rye down 441,000, and barley down 154,000 bushels.

New York

Flour prices in Minneapolis market report

Minneapolis reports flour prices unchanged to 15 cents higher in car load lots. Family patents quoted at 8.80 to 8.85 per barrel, 98 pound cotton sacks. Shipments total 89 238 barrels with bran at 24.00 asked.

Minneapolis

Weather observations for several days with rainfall amounts

The report lists daily observations ending at 7 am with high and low temperatures and rainfall. Entries show rainfall amounts of 0.86, 0.78, 0.74, and 0.83 inches on different dates, with corresponding high and low temperatures ranging from 61 to 68 degrees and lows around 48 to 52 degrees.

Chicago Livestock Prices On August Market Report

Chicago hog receipts 29,000 with gains 15 to 25 cents. buyers scarce. Cattle receipts 20,000 with steady demand and premiums for weighty steers. Sheep receipts 2,000 slow with fat lambs down around 50 cents. exports unsettled. Estimated tomorrow hogs 20,000 cattle 65,000.

Poultry and Produce Prices and Market Summary

Chicago and New York markets show mixed poultry and dairy levels with unchanged alive fowls and varying butter prices. Receipts for potatoes and cheese advance, while live poultry and dressed poultry quotes drift irregularly with notable regional differences in Ohio and Minnesota.

Poultry Price Ledger Shows Mixed Averages

St Louis August 3 report lists hens 22 percent. springs 26. turkeys 85. ducks 14. large white ducks 18. geese 8. young Freese 12. and Butter 43 ages shown in a concise poultry price table.

St. Louis Springs

Kansas City Aug 3 Edges Firsts and Poultry Lot

Kansas City results show Edges Firsts 30 and 37 selected. Butter Cranmer y 47 48 with packing unchanged 26. Poultry Springs 23 hens 23 roosters 12 and broilers 23. Potatoes unchanged Red River Ohio s 1.25 to 1.50.

Chicago U. S Kansas Missouri Minnesota New York Uge Western Hennery Hennery Express Kansas City

Hay Prices In St Louis Market Report

Hay prices from St Louis on August 8 show steady demand. No. 2 timothy 16.00 to 18.00, No. 2 light clover mixed 16.00 to 17.00, No. 2 heavy clover mixed 15.00 to 18.00, and choice western alfalfa 27.00 to 28.00.

Hay St. Louis

Feed Prices in Kansas City Market Report

Kansas City market notes show pricing for hay and forage on August 3. Listings include No. 1 timothy at 14.50 to 15.50, No. 2 prairie at 11.50 to 12.00, choice alfalfa at 20.00 to 21.00, and clover mixed light at 14.50 to 15.00 per unit.

Kansas City Hay Timothy Pririe Choice Alfalfa Clover

St. Louis Cash Grain Prices Update

St. Louis cash grain reports prices for wheat corn and oats with bids and offers. Wheat No 2 red 1.69 1.71 No 2 hard 1.59 No 2 mixed corn ranges from 1.07 to 1.08 with other mixed and white varieties listed. Oats No 2 white about 42 percent, No 8 white near 41 44 percent, and No 4 white around 41 41 1/4 percent.

ST. Louis

Liberty Bonds Climb on New York Close

In New York on Aug 3 Liberty bonds ended mixed with 5s at 100.25, First 4s at 101.24, Second 4s at 100.24, Third 41 48 at 101.15, Fourth 43 48 at 102.2, U S Treasury 4s at 102.27 and U S Treasury 4s at 106.6, reflecting varied demand across issues.

Liberty Bonds New York Liberty U. S. Treasury

Coffee futures steady on Rio No7 and Santos No4

New York August 8 coffee market reports Rio No 7 at 2038 Santos No 4 at 23 percent. Futures hold steady with September at 18.29 and December at 16.14.

New York Rio No Santos No

Wheat and corn rise on optimistic crop bets and damage reports

Unofficial crop estimates place U S wheat at about 660 000 000 bushels with a higher trend in prices. Saskatchewan damage reports buoy markets while private estimates show 672 600 000 bushels. corn and oats follow wheat higher with mixed gains and firmer hogs lifting the provisions market.

Chicago United States Saskatchewan Canada

Chicago cash grain quotes shed light on daily prices

Market notes from Chicago show bid levels for wheat corn oats and rye across multiple grades. Prices listed include wheat No 2 red 1.62 to 1.66 and corn No 6 mixed 1.07 to 1.07 percent, with rye and timothy and clover seeds also noted.

Omaha Cash Grain Prices August Wheat and Corn Rates

Omaha market report shows No 1 hard wheat at 1.59 to 1.66 with No 2 hard 1.58 to 1.65 and No 1 mixed 1.50 to 1.60. Corn quotes list No 1 white 1.00 to 1.01, No 1 yellow 1.03 to 1.04, No 1 mixed 1.01, oats No 2 white 40 to 41.5 and No 6 white 39 to 40.

Omaha

Toledo Seed Market Prices Brief

Toledo Ohio August 3 Clover seed cash 17.20 Oct 15.75 asked Dee 14.85 bid Timothy seed cash 3.95 Sept 4.35 Oct 4.15

Yoledo Seed Market Toledo Clover Seed Cash Dee Timothy Seed Cash

Batter Keeps Hitting Three Home Runs in Three Days

Dick Cox powered Brooklyn to wins over the Chicago Nationals by blasting a fourth inning homer for his third long ball in as many days. Zack Wheat had nine hits in nine at bats before a fourth inning homer, while Sheriff Blake was pitching.

Associated Press Chicago Dick Cox Brooklyn Chicago Nationals Zack Wheat Cox Sheriff Blake

France Faces Debt Talk With Uneven Path Forward

The Gazette notes France struggles with debt matters, signaling a cautious approach amid financial pressures. Observers describe steps as tentative, with policymakers weighing options and public reactions shaping the pace of reforms.

Harlan Man Wins Medal in Southwestern Iowa Golf

Rex Moore of Harlan, 1922 champion, captured medal honors in the seventh annual Southwestern Town Golf association event at the Country Club links. He shot 74, two strokes better than last year's Council Bluffs star Paul Scott, who finished 76. About 200 clubs from Southwestern Iowa entered, with scores from 74 to 121. Jaude Williams of Atlantic, defending champion, posted 82. Gene Vaughan of Shenandoah, ex Omaha star, shot 78. An upset saw A C Clapp of Harlan fail to reach the championship flight.

Associated Press Counciharts Rex Moore Harlan Southwestern Iowa Southwestern Town Golf Association Council Bluffs Paul Scott Harlan Man Jaude Williams Atlantic Gene Vaughan Shenandoah Omaha A. C. Clapp

Iowa Farmer Prepares Funeral Rites In Advance

Charles W. Lau wealthy retired farmer and former school board member was buried in Davenport Iowa. He had prepared his funeral orations and musical selections on phonograph records with separate texts for home and crematorium. He listed friends to attend and pallbearers were chosen before his death.

Associated Presa Davenport Charles W. Lau Lau

Autos Responsible For Large Number of Deaths

Washington reports 418 automobile deaths in 57 cities for four weeks ending July 18, up from 417 in the prior four weeks. From Jan 1 to July 18 total fatalities reach 2,511, with 4,992 in 1924 and 4,827 in 1923, in a 26.8 million population sample. New York totals 501 deaths year to date, 76 in the latest four weeks. Chicago 299 for the year and 45 in the latest four weeks.

Associated Press Washington Commerce Department New York Chicago

Champion Boy Live Stock Judges Return

Hampton today welcomed home the live stock judging team that won first in the international contest at London. A big reception is planned Wednesday night by the farm bureau. Champions Harlin Leonard Lester Olson and Raymond Menahan are greeted.

Associated Press Hampton Town London Farm Bureau Harlin Leonard Lester Olson Raymond Menahan

Greece Warns Bulgaria as Frontline Troops Mobilize

Dispatches report Greece has sent two regiments to the Greek Bulgarian frontier and may move troops three miles into Bulgarian territory if demands for reparations over the Nicolaides murder are rejected. Bulgaria says no serious dispute exists, while Athens strengthens frontier posts amid tensions.

Associated Press Paris Athens Greece Bulgaria M. Nicolaides Stanimaka League of Nations France Nicolaides

1600 Youths Attend Military Training Camp at Des Moines

Sixteen hundred youths from Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri join a thirty day Citizens Military Training Camp opening at Fort Des Moines. Lieut. Col. David D. Biddle will administer the oath and present the flag at the formal opening. Visitors day is set for August 27 with governors invited to review the troops.

Associated Press Des Moines Iowa Nebraska Missouri Citizens Military Training Camp Fort Des Mones David D. Biddle Fourteenth Cavalry Fort Des Moines

Parade Attendees Train for Reserve Commissions

About fifteen percent of the men at the camp have attended previous camps and are working toward reserve commissions.

Woman Found Dying In Cistern In Ill Farm

Coroner investigates the death of Cora Stallman found delirious in a cistern on her sister Anna Seaman’s farm near Mattoon. Officials note threatening notes signed by various aliases and suspect possible poisoning or self harm, with handwriting not matching Stallman. Seaman and wife expected home soon to determine next steps.

Associated Pre and Mattoon Cora Stall- Inman Anna Seaman F. S. Shilling K.K.K So-and-So Miss Stallman Shilling Seaman

Auto Salesmen Prohibited From Including Fire Insurance

Des Moines on August 3. Chrysler salesmen who add fire insurance from Palmetto Fire Insurance Company of Sumter S C to car sales face prosecution. The insurer is not authorized to do business in Iowa and cannot be sued in state courts for losses or liability denials.

Des Moines Chrysler Automobiles Palmetto Fire Insurance Company Sumpter S. C W. R. C. Kendrick Iowa

Dental Expert Says Dead Man Not Henry Schwartz

A dental expert in San Francisco states the dead man identified as Henry Schwartz, VP and GM of the Pacific Cellulose company, is not the executive. The verification comes after questions about Schwartz's possible death and identity.

Henry Schwartz

Death in Walnut Creek Lab Sparks Missing Man Probe

A man died in his Walnut Creek laboratory last Thursday after an explosion. Sheriff R. R. Veale seeks a missing laborer Joe Rodriguez. A dental expert A. J. Nielson found the charred body not matching Gehwartz Schwartz’s teeth, noting large variations. Schwartz reportedly carried $180,000 in life insurance.

Walnut Creek R. R. Veale Contra Costa County A. J. Nielson Gehwartz Schwartz

Demand for body possession refused in Pacifi c Cellulose blast

Martinez Calif August 1. Mrs Chas Henry Schwartz demanded possession of the body found in the Pacific Cellulose Company laboratory after an explosion. District Attorney Tinning refused the demand and announced a grand jury would be convened to investigate the case.

Martinez Calif Chas. Henry Schwartz Contra Costa Pacific Cellulose Company Tinning

Kimball Seeks Lieutenant Governor Nomination Again

Clem F. Kimball of Council Bluffs announces he will seek renomination for lieutenant governor despite earlier health concerns. He says his health has improved and does not expect a change in plans unless something occurs to alter his decision.

Associated Prendd Council Bluffs Iowa Clem F. Kimball Sam

Exonerate Marshal For Shooting Gunman

Hanlontown marshal Ed Bederick was vindicated by a coroner's jury for shooting Charles Adams alias C Moran in the line of duty. Adams body was shipped to St Paul yesterday.

Mason City Ed Bederick Hanlontown Charles Adams C. Moran St. Paul Adams

Young Golf Prospect in Western Junior Championship

In Beverly Hills the qualifying round of the Women's Western Golf Association junior championship begins today with 11 year old entrants. The youngest competitor is Auriel Vilas of Hot Springs Arkansas.

Chicago Beverly Hills Auriel Vilas Hot Springs Ark

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Wall Street Omaha Livestock Cash Market Report Lfc Mies Chicago Livestock U. 3S. Dept. of the Board of Trade Chicago Grain & Provisions Dex Lot Burley Southwestern Ottumwa Milwaukee Railway Delano Watson Phillip Davies Warren Riggs Ed Larsen Corning Elizabeth Hall Leon Morrison West Montgomery Street J. P. Hale Colorado Springs Mr. Hale Lida’ James James J. B. Bohrana Mary Agnes Nevinville Rreek San Francisco Pacific Cellulose , Company Kimball Santa Claus Industry
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