Wall Street Stocks Mixed as Utilities Lead Gains
Wall Street opened with strength then quieted as brisk rallies surfaced in high priced issues. United States Cast Iron Pipe rose six points and Havana Electric advanced five percent. Utilities showed strong group activity on merger and recapitalization interest. Garage Arms rebounded five points after hitting lows. Rail shares slowed amid Western carriers rate increase talks. Call money rose to 2 percent as the day closed strong.
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New York
United States
Havana
Omaha Livestock Market Report Highlights Hogs Cattle and Sheep Movements
Receipts at Omaha July 16 show hogs steady to 10c higher with light weights strongest and tops reaching 13.85 per cwt for 200 pound butcher hogs. Cattle receipts total 4,200 with fed steers and yearlings generally steady to strong while grass cattle soften. Sheep and lambs see lambs down about 26c with fat lambs around 14.75 and range-fed lambs near 23.75.
Hay prices in St Louis and Kansas City market report
Market notes from St Louis and Kansas City show hay price ranges for various grades and mixes. Timothy, clover mixed, prairie, and alfalfa prices are listed with high and low figures, reflecting wholesale bids.
Market Prices Reported for Flour and Bran
Minneapolis notes July 16 with flour price at 10 lower and family patents at 8.85 to 9.00. Bran ranges from 24.00 to 24.50, showing pricing in grain commodities.
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Minneapolis
Weather observations from July readings
Local observations show daily high and low temperatures with precipitation. On Friday July 10 the high reached 87 and low 60 with no rain. Saturday July 11 saw 91 and 72 with no rain. Monday July 13 reached 94 with no rain. Tuesday July 14 recorded 98 with 0.55 of an inch. Wednesday July 15 had 91 and 76 with no rain. Thursday July 16 showed 95 and 67 with no rain.
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts July 16 Report
U S Department of Agriculture notes hogs receipts 22 000 open 10 cents above Wednesday's average later trading lower big packers inactive packing hogs mid 12 75 to 14 50 cows and steers trend mixed cattle receipts 12 000 grain fed steers steady to strong vealers 10 00 to 11 50 sheep receipts 13 000 fat lambs down about 25 cents and ewes up to 140 pounds range 8 50 official tomorrow hogs 22 000 cattle 3 000 sheep 6 000
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Omaha
U. S. Dept. of Agric
Nebraska
Chicago
Poultry and dairy prices in Chicago and New York markets
Market notes show mixed Poultry and dairy values with Chicago prices for fowls broilers and springs, butter and eggs steady to firm in New York, and live poultry firm with varied freight and express rates. Receipts for potatoes and butter totals listed, with notable holdover and demand factors across regions.
Market Report From Kansas City July 16 Prices Steady
Butter higher and creamery at 46 47, packaging unchanged at 26. Eggs steady with firsts 30 percent and selects 37. Poultry unchanged with hens 20 roosters 11 and broilers 27. Red river potatoes at 1 50.
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Chicago
United States
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia Barrel Cobblers
Kansas City
Red River Ohles
Weathered Odds and Odd Numbers From A Fragment
Fragmentary notes from St Louis on July 16 show figures for hens ducks turkeys and geese with several percentages and butter data. Values appear incomplete but indicate a mixed agricultural or market record with numbers such as hens 28 and 29 ducks 15 and butter 44.
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St. Louis
Hene
Springs
Turkeys
Ducks
Reese
Young Geese
Sees
Horse and Mule Market Prices at St Louis
Market report from St Louis notes horses range from good to choice drafts at 150 to 800 dollars and eastern chunks at 75 to 100 dollars, with southern horses from 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 126 to 190 dollars, and 16 to 17 hands at 175 to 225 dollars.
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St. Louis
Liberty Bonds Market Closing Figures
New York July 16 U S bonds closed with Liberty 23 percent at 100.28 and various 4 percent issues trading around 101.14 to 107.16. Treasury notes and securities also listed with specific bid prices.
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Liberty
New York
U. S
Treasury
U. S. Treasury
Coffee futures firm on July and December contracts
New York reports futures for Rio No 7 at 197-16 Santos No 4 at 23 percent and July 18.97 with December at 14.64 as market activity remains steady.
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New York
Rio No
Santos No
Sugar market steadies with Cuban sugar unchanged at 4.27
New York raw sugar holds at 4.27 a cent for Cuban duty paid. Refined sugar shows moderate activity with steady prices, fine granulated ranging from 5.25 to 5.40.
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New York
Omaha Cash Grain Prices July 16
Wheat prices shown for Nos 1 to 3 with ranges from 1.54 to 1.63 dollars per bushel. Corn quotes include No 2 white at 1.06 and No 2 yellow at 1.07 to 1.08. Oats cited as No 3 white at 0.45 and No 4 white at 0.45.
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Omaha
Wheat and grain futures rise on crop damage reports and demand
Chicago grain markets ended with firm prices as damage reports from spring wheat and other crops boosted futures. September wheat moved to around 1.54 while December near 1.55, with corn and oats also trading higher on improved demand and weaker Liverpool quotes. Hog prices supported the provisions market with a firm close.
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Chicago
United States
Liverpool
Iowa
Nebraska
Orta
Chicago cash grain price report summary
Chicago cash grain prices list futures like Wheat No 1 hard and No 2 yellow with values around 1.53 to 1.61. Oats and rye show mixed quotes with small fractional changes. Barley timothy seed and clover seed listed with specific per bushel prices. lard ribs and other soy items included.
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Chicago
St Joseph Livestock Market Report
Hogs receipts 6,000 with steady opening sales and top 13.90. bulk 13.50 to 13.96. Cattle receipts 2,000 steady to 25 cents higher, steers 8.50 to 12.50, cows and heifers 3.25 to 12.00, calves 4.00 to 10.00, stockers and feeders 4.75 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 4,000 steady to 25 cents lower, lambs 13.50 to 14.75, ewes 6.00 to 7.50.
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ST. Joseph
Wheat and corn prices mixed in St. Louis cash markets
In St. Louis on July 16 cash grain markets show No 2 red wheat at 1.60 to 1.62 the No 2 hard at 1.59 to 1.60. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.12 and No yellow at 1.12. Oats No 3 white at 47 to No white at 46.
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ST. Louis
Toledo Seed Market Cash Bids For Clover And Timothy
Toledo seed market reports Clover seed cash 16.60 with Oct 15.15 bid and Dec 14.55. Timothy seed cash 28.74, Senate 4.00.
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Toledo
Clover
Timothy
Local residents depart for visits and vacations
Mr and Mrs Gerald Smith return home from Loveland and Denver after a westward vacation. Mrs Robert Baird and family travel to Wawatosa Wisconsin to visit relatives. Pauline Weller leaves for two week trip to Detroit and Aurora for vacation from Burlington freight house. Mable Guthrie health nurse and sister Laura depart for Denver for several weeks. George Breazeales visit to Aurora ends with trip to Afton to visit Mrs Mary Chandler.
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Gerald Smith
Loveland
Denver
West
Robert Baird
Katharine
Robert
Donald
Wawatosa
Wis
Ralph and
Leroy
Aurora
Catherine Chandler
South
Walnut Street
Afton
Mary Chandler
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank to Open July 20
Manchester Iowa reports Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank will reopen on July 20 after a December closure, under a reorganization plan that guarantees creditors full repayment from a trust fund. Des Moines notes Midland Life and Des Moines Life and Annuity have merged.
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the Associated Press
Manchester
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank
Farmers’ and Merchants’ State Savings Bank
Wallace elected president of Memorial Union at Iowa State College
Ames on July 16 reports James T. Wallace, Des Moines brother of former agriculture secretary Henry C. Wallace, chosen as president of the Memorial Union association at Iowa State College. Wallace, class of 1894, did not graduate. Madrid also on July 16 notes a local freight brakeman Walter Kelley losing trousers during a hoboes raid on the caboose. conductor H. E. Ziebell was away at the station with waybills as the raid occurred.
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Ames
James T. Wallace
Des Moines
Henry C. Wallace
Memorial Union Association
Iowa State College
Wallace
Madrid
Walter Kelley
H. E. Ziebell
Mississippi businessmen plan Des Moines Ames visit
More than 100 Mississippi businessmen will tour Des Moines and Ames around August 26. They will travel in special cars and showcase a complete exhibit of products from their state.
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Les Moines
Mississippi
Des Moines
Ames
Mrs. Fitch Wins Painting Contract for Portland Township Schools
Burt Iowa July 16 Mrs D E Fitch has taken the contract to paint all school houses in Portland township Kosauth county She will paint both interior and exterior and expects to finish by the start of the fall term.
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Burt
Iowa
D. E Fitch
Schoo
Portland Township
Kosauth County
Three Mathieson workers die in alkali tank car fumes
Niagara Falls July 16 Three employees of the Mathieson Alkali company died and two others were in a hospital in serious condition after being overcome by fumes while coating the interior of a tank car with a rubberized solution.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Mathieson Alkali Company
Fort Dodge Hosts State Tennis Championship Opener
Fort Dodge Iowa reports the state tennis tournament opens Monday July 20 with Paul Bennett of Des Moines defending his title. Harris Coggeshall of Des Moines and Ted Swenson of Cedar Rapids announce entry. Men start Monday juniors Tuesday women Wednesday.
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Fort Dodge
Paul Bennett
Des Moines
St. Louis
Harris Coggeshall
Ted Swenson
Cedar Rapids
Hammill to Speak at Ottumwa Scout Picnic Tonight
Des Moines July 16 Governor John Hammill will be the principal speaker at a community and scout picnic in Ottumwa tonight. He is expected to reference the tax hearings now being held by the state executive council.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
Ottumwa
Death of Mrs Curran in Montana Automobiles Crash
Waterloo reports the death of Mrs. Curran wife of Dr AB Curran pastor of Grace M E church and former superintendent of the Dubuque district. She died in Forsythe Montana from injuries suffered in an automobile accident a week earlier while returning from a motor tour of the west.
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Waterloo
AB. Curran
Grace M. E
Dubuque District
Forsythe
Mont
Will and wardrobe secrets in headlines mix
A brief record notes two items: a Columbia Record line about short dresses revealing family skeletons and a Detroit News quip urging a man to make a will to avoid later contest on grounds of mental incompetence.
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Columbia Record
Detroit News
Believe Iowa Farmer Killed By Spooner
Ottumwa Iowa July 16 The killing of Harry Overturn a local farmer in a private lane on his farm has provoked strong statements from officials and farmers about the menace of necking in parked cars on highways A suspect described as a spooner is held responsible but no decisive clues have emerged The sheriff notes tire marks possibly from lord Goodyear tires and two witnesses report a Ford The victim died at 3 o clock after being brought to a hospital while still conscious neighbors say there was a man and a woman in the car and the county license plate was seen with the number 91
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Associated Press
Silumwa
Harry
Spooner
Ottumwa
Lord Goodyear
L. R. Ferguson
Wapello County
Dempsey to Fight Wills in Postponed Heavyweight Bout
Promoter Tex Rickard announces Jack Dempsey will meet Harry Wills for the heavyweight title with a formal contract signed. The meeting date is open and the fight likely won’t occur this year but is hoped by September next year. Dempsey expresses willingness to fight anytime.
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Acne
New York
Tex
Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Dempsey
Dempsey Hints Title Defense Against Tunney Madden or Wills
New York July 16. Jack Dempsey, returning from Europe with a cough, is ready to defend his title. He expects to meet Gene Tunney or Bartley Madden in the fall and Harry Wills as a challenger next year. Under the contract the champion may take a single workout bout with a chosen contender, though Dempsey did not know who would be selected.
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Ment
Richard
New York
Jack Dempsey
Europe
Gene Tunney
Bartley Madden
Harry Wills
Much Cooler Forecast For Central States Amid Heat Wave
Central Western states faced a day of cooler relief as forecasts called for a drop in temperatures. Heat records persisted with Salt Lake City at 104 and other peaks in Rock Springs, Grand Island, North Platte, and Omaha. Des Moines reached 98 and Sioux City 100, while Michigan Lake breezes cooled Chicago after a 94 degree peak. Two Minnesota heat fatalities were reported, one in Minneapolis and one in Green Bay.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Montana
Wyoming
Mercury
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific
Rock Springs
Wyo
Des Moines
Sioux
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Green Bush
Nebraska
Wyem
North Platte
Grand Island
Omaha
Lake Michigan
Reezes
Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Bank Assistant
Jules Gleason former assistant cashier of the Farmers Savings Bank of Masonville is jailed on embezzlement charges with a shortage of 47825.50 dollars. He had served his connection at the Masonville bank and faces county jail detention.
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Associated Preeay
Manchester
Jules Gleason
Farmers’ Savings Bank of
Masonville
Gleason
Unclear phrasing on bank takeover and preliminary hearing
Fragment mentions a bank taken over by the banking department last May and notes that no date has been set for a preliminary hearing. No names or places provided.
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Banking Department
Washington Defines Attitude Toward China
An official Washington communication outlining the U S attitude toward China has been cabled to Paris for French officials. The full content is withheld but aims to prevent misunderstandings between the American and French governments.
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Washington
China
Paris
Iowa Health Dept Tags Three Engineers for Beach Sanitation
Des Moines July 16 three sanitary engineers will join the Iowa state health department to inspect bathing beaches statewide under state board of health authority. Dr Don M Griswold state health commissioner says work starts now. Dr H L Saylor Des Moines city health officer elected president. Griswold named secretary.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Department of Health
State Board of Health
Don M. Griswold
H. L. Saylor
Griswold
Canned Heat Sends Man to Sanity Commission
Ray Badgey is declared sane by the local sanity commission in Vinton Iowa. He had terrorized farm homes near Atkins Newhall and Van Horn earlier in the week and was found intoxicated as the result of drinking canned heat.
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Vinton
Yuly
Ray Badgey
Liberty
Sanity Commission
Badgey
Atkins
Newhall
van Horn
Glicks Return from Loveland Visit
Mr and Mrs A M Glick arrived home Wednesday evening from Loveland Colorado where they had been visiting relatives for several weeks.
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Mrs
A. M. Glick
Loveland
Col
Pontow couple attends Denver brother's funeral in Fort Lyon Colo
Mr and Mrs Paul Pontow of Denver arrived here forenoon to attend the funeral of Paul Pontow's brother Harry who died Monday at Fort Lyon Colorado.
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Paul Pontow
Denver
Mr. Pontow
Harry
Fort Lyen
Col
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Bert F. Price
Osceola
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Dora
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Mathews
Oskaloosa
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Herman Serbtoesser
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