Wall Street stock surge lifts utilities and rails
New York traders pushed prices higher after an early rally with dividend hopes and resumed growth. Public utility shares led the advance while several chemicals and equipment issues showed strength. Southern Pacific led rail gains climbing to 106, its best since 1920. Radio Corporation drifted and failed to shift market mood. Call money opened at 3 percent, then eased to the 2s. The close was easy.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Radio Corporation
Cail
Chicago grain and provisions May to July quotes
Open high low close figures for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies show May and July contracts. Prices range from about 1.45 to 1.79 for grains and 15.90 to 16.62 for lard with rib and belly bids listed.
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Chicago Grain & Provisions
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Falter in Mixed Trading
Chicago cash grain market lists varied prices with corn futures showing mixed bids across grades No 2 yellow No 3 white and No 6 mixed. Oats and rye edge lower while barley and special seed values hover near reported levels. Lard ribs and bellies also appear in market notes.
Livestock Market Report from St Joseph
St Joseph cattle and hog markets show mixed to steady trading. Hogs receipts 13 000 with 25 cents lower top 10 40. cattle receipts 2 500 steady to stronger with steers up to 9 79.50 and calves 4 to 10. sheep receipts 4 000 with lambs 17 25 to 18 25 and ewes 9 to 10.00.
Omaha cash grain prices on January 7
Wheat values for No. 1 hard and No. 2 hard are around 1.69 and 1.6844 to 1.70. Corn prices show No. 2 white at 1.16 and No. 2 yellow at 1.20. Oats No. 2 white 58 to 58 1/2 and No. B white 57. Adjustments and variations appear in the market update.
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Omaha
Raw sugar holds at 4.59 with no sales reported
New York trading shows raw sugar steady at 4.59 forCu ban duty paid with no sales reported. Refined sugar eases slightly by up to 5 points, ranging from 6.25 to 6.50 for fine granulated amid quiet market activity.
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New York
Jan. T
Hay Market Prices Steady in St Louis Report
St Louis market notes show To-Hay steady with No 1 timothy at 24.00 25.00, No 1 Vight clover mixed at 22.00 23.00, and choice alfalfa at 31.00 62.00.
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St. Louis
HORSE AND MULE MARKET
East St Louis report notes horses finding markets and mules showing little change in demand and prices during January trading. Dealers indicate steady activity for riding stock while mule trades remain subdued amid cautious buyers.
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East St. Louis
Jan
Local Weather Summary 24 Hour Report
The latest 24 hour observation ends at 7 am with rainfall recorded as none. Highest and lowest readings are not fully legible in the report.
Chicago Livestock Market Report January 7 Hogs Cattle Sheep
U S Department of Agriculture notes receipts hogs 50 000 with moderate activity and price shifts across weights. Top hogs 10 75 with various classes priced from 7 00 to 10 75. Cattle receipts 15 000 with steady to weak undertone and calves higher to 11 00. Sheep receipts 10 000 with prices about 25 cents higher. fat lambs 17 75 to 18 50 and fall lambs 15 25. Official tomorrow estimates: hogs 70 000 cattle 14 000 sheep 28 000.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. S. Dept of Agric
Omaha Livestock Market Highlights from Jan 7
Hogs receipts 19 000 with bids up to 10 20 and bulk 9 40 to 10 10 for 200 250 pound butchers. Cattle and calves show steady to higher: fed steers and yearlings active with bulk 7 00 to 9 00, yearlings 10 25, veal top 9 25, stockers and feeders 5 00 to 6 00. Sheep and lambs strong with western lambs 17 50 to 18 00, ewes 10 10, feeder lambs 16 00 to 16 25.
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Omaha Livestock
Omaha
Dept. of Agric
Liberty Bonds Market Ledger Report
New York issues show U S bonds closing with Liberty 4 4s and first and second issues quoted. Treasury securities list 4s and 4s/4s in varied prices, with notes noting values around 106.10 for certain terms.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
Liberty S
Toledo Seed Market Prices Include Clover and Timothy
Toledo market notes record seed bids with Clover seed cash 19.30 to 19.50 range and Timothy seed at 3.35 to 3.45, dated January 7 with later January February asks.
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Toledo
Clover Seed
Timothy
Coffee Rio No7 and Santoa No4 futures update
Market notes show Rio No7 at 2316 with 25 percent shares steady while Santoa No4, January at 21.70 and May at 18 dollars. No further details provided.
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New York
Rio
French Note on Cologne Occupation Provokes Debate
The German reply to allied notes on Cologne occupation arrives in Paris, calling the action a reprisal and violating Versailles. French circles see it as a protest with no demand for action, while allied powers may stand by their Jan 10 non evacuation notice pending the armament report. Brussels shuns Anglo American questions on Belgian reparations and Dawes Plan funding.
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Associated Press
Paris
Cologne
Berlin
Military Control Commission
Germany
Brussels
Jan. i
Wheat Gains At Chicago Trade Amid Buy Orders And Rumors
Chicago board of trade reports mixed opening with May wheat around 1.77 to 1.79 and July near 1.42 to 1.55 as active buying by a leading commission house and exporter rumors lift prices then pull back. Corn and oats follow wheat, with gains tempered by weak corn samples. provisions rise with grains.
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Chicago
Produce and Poultry Prices and Receipts Across Markets
Kansas City and Chicago report mixed produce pricing with butter at various grades and receipts, live poultry demand steady, potatoes trading slow with 38 cars on hand, Minnesota and Wisconsin white potatoes values noted, New York butter and egg markets mixed, cheese firm with high receipts, and dressed poultry steady at St Louis with goose and egg figures.
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New York
Irreemlar
Hennery White
Western Hennery
Hennery Browns
Express
Frdeht
Fraght
Legion Show Opens With Des Moines and Sioux City Pairings
Mason City on January 7 hosts the opening Legion athletic card tomorrow night featuring John Harris of Des Moines vs Navy Rostan of Sioux City as the main attraction. Des Moines’ Phil Longo faces Fort Dodge’s Battling Nelson in the windup with Leunion arranging the event and guests from many surrounding posts attending.
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Mason City
John Harris
Des Moines
Navy Rostan
Sioux City
American Legion
Phil Longo
Battling Nelson
Fort Dodge
Leunion
Leaghon
Virginia College Students Prepare to Study Abroad
Williamsburg Virginia college students plan study tours abroad in summer 1925. William and Mary College will run programs at the University of Toulouse in France and the National University in Mexico. courses earn diplomas or teaching certificates. Dr. C C Fichtner leads Toulouse, Professor C E Casteneda leads Mexico. English knowledge required for Mexico participants.
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Associated Press
Williamsburg
University of Toulouse
France
National University
Mexico
William and Mary College
Alliantce Francaise
University of Mexico
William and Mary
Toulouse
C. C. Fichtner
C. E. Casteneda
Allied finance ministers open talks on German reparation payments
Paris January 7 The conference of allied finance ministers opens with 40 minute session focusing on German reparation payments and related issues. M Clementel welcomes delegates including American reps Kellogg Logan Herrick. Churchill and Clementel exchange views in a friendly exchange.
Allied finance ministers wrap first conference session
At Paris on January 7 the first session of the allied finance minister conference ended at 3 55 pm. British Chancellor Winston Churchill and James A Logan Jr. met with the reparations commission after the preliminary session and were understood to see favorable prospects for settling American reparations claims.
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Associated Press
Paris
Etienne Clemente Trench
Winston Churchill
M. Clementel
France
Frank B. Kellogg
Great Britain
James A. Logan, Jr
Reparations Commission
Myron T. Herrick
M. Clamental
Ale
London
Frlank B. Kallogg
Ambassador Herrick
Finance Ministers
Aris
Allied Finance Minister
Eechequer
Virtues Rest Easily Upon Lumanug of Manila
Manila December 7 Vicente Lumanug a customs inspector earning 55 dollars a month found a purse aboard a world excursion steamer carrying eight thousand dollars. He located the owner on board, returned all the money and refused a five hundred dollar reward. A grateful passenger later praised his honesty.
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Associated Press
Manila
Vicente Lumanug
Honety
Vicente
Railroads Deploy Gasoline Cars In Local Service
Since the war, sixty railroads have installed gasoline driven railway cars for local service, expanding nonmilitary operations and increasing efficiency on regional routes.
Railroad Seeks Rate Cuts to Avoid Receivership
Washington reports the Senate Interstate Commerce Commission heard Alfred P. Thom of the Association of Railway Executives warn that reducing interest on government loans to the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad is needed to avert June receivership. He noted the 55 million loan bears six percent and discussed consolidation limits and cost savings amid industry trends.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Alfred P. Thom
Association of Railway Executives
St. Paul
Cummins
Eexpert
Thom
Nickel Plate
Southern Pacific
Seances Reported In Santa Clara Family Case
In Santa Clara near Mission Santa Clara two youths, John Santos 18 and Adeline Santos 16, reportedly fall nightly under occult influence causing seances with the spirit world. Parents refuse contact as neighbors confirm seven consecutive nights of apparent possession or control by an apparition.
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Santa Clara
Calif
Mission Santa Clara
John Santos
Adeline Santos
Adeline
John
Santo family hysteria blamed on religious frenzy
Dr Joseph Catton of San Francisco was called to the Santos home but refused admission. He said the community’s religious zeal caused the children’s swoons and hysteria spread from an attending crowd, with the ghostly bystander urging prayers for the departed family friend.
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Joseph Catton
San Francisco
Santos
Bryan calls for sweeping cuts to Nebraska budgets
Governor Charles W. Bryan proposed draconian budget reductions totaling 4.84 million dollars across 12 state departments. The agriculture board would receive 311,300 for a biennial appropriation, while normal schools would be cut to 1,325,955.22 from 2,353,196.20. The board of control and institutions faced a 1,329,300 reduction to 3,841,880.
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the Associates Press
Lincoln
Neb
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska Senate
House of Representatives
Bryan
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Control and Institutions
Spain Enters Market For Imported Motor Cars
German auto makers show interest in Spain where low import duties attract them after the war. They aim to regain market share but must contend with American competition. American cars are popular. French cars follow. Reduced duties strain Spain's rationalized auto factories, many said to be going out of business.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Spain
Stop Child's Cough Quick Today
A vintage ad presents Le Dalsam as a safe, old fashioned remedy for children’s coughs. It claims to prevent croup and heal the throat, noting it is harmless and effective without ordinary cough syrups. Available for 30 cents at all stores.
Law Makers Arrive in Des Moines for Legislative Session
A few Iowa lawmakers reached Des Moines to prepare for the session set to open next week. Tomorrow more lawmakers will arrive in larger numbers. Early contests for speakership and president pro tem involve W C Edson and E P Harrison for the House, Ed Campbell and J L Brookhart for the Senate, with headquarters to open at the Savery hotel for campaign direction ahead of the Republican caucus.
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Associated Pres
Des Moines
John Hammill
W. C. Edson
Storm Lake
E. P. Harrison
Oakland
Ed Campbell
Ida County
J. L. Brookhart
Washington
Edson
Harrison
Savery Hotel
Keeps PHK Handy in the Kitchen
A quick tip advises adding a screw eye to the end of an ice pick and hanging it near the refrigerator. The note calls it one of the most easily lost kitchen tools.
Provide Drainage for House Ferns with Broken Crockery
An inch layer of broken crockery at the pot bottom improves drainage for house ferns. The technique suggests placing shards under soil to prevent waterlogged roots and promote air flow.
ECONOMIZE ON GAS BY USING ONE OVEN HEAT
Advice to maximize oven efficiency by using a single heat source. If space is limited, place a brick on end to create taller stacking and bake multiple dishes from one application of heat. Plan to bake as much as possible in one cycle to save fuel.
Concealed Shelves Hidden by Matching Roller Curtain
Kitchen shelves not enclosed in a cupboard may be screened from view by a roller curtain. The curtain should match the wallpaper or painted finish in the kitchen for a discreet appearance.
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Wall Street
Timothy Sead
ST. Joseph Livestock
St. Joseph
Leghorn
Waoneapolis
Chicago Board OF Trade
Kansas City
Rutter
Virginia College
Clementel
Churchill
Churchhill
Foreign Office
Lumanug
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Ralph H. Brooks
N. Pine St
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