Stock Market Strength on June Rise with High Records
Wall Street showed conspicuous strength as low priced rails with merger prospects pushed the market higher. Higher freight rates for the northwest aided carriers while speculators rotated into professional circle plays and oils. A dozen new high records were set including Dupont and Pierce Arrow issues. Pierce Arrow preferred rose six points and American and foreign power stocks gained 3 to 4 points. Call money was renewed at 3 percent. The close was strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northwest
Speraltias
Dupont
Pierce Arrow
Pierce Arrow Prior
Colorado Fuel and Famous Players
Call Money
Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Hogs receipts 20 000 steady to strong for medium and heavy butchers. Slower for others with prices 10 to 115c lower. Cattle receipts 6 300 with choice yearlings and medium weight steers firm to higher, cows and heifers steady to higher. Sheep receipts 8 000 lambs up to 25c higher with fat lambs 15.50 top and natives mostly 14.50 15.00.
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Omaha Livestock
Omaha
U. S. Dept. of Agric
Bologna
Horse and Mule Market Prices Listed at East St Louis
East St Louis on June 17 reports horses offered as good to choice drafts from 160 to 200 dollars, good eastern chunks 75 to 100 dollars, and choice southern horses 45 to 75 dollars. Mules numbered 16 to 17 heads bring 175 to 225 dollars, 15 to 16.2 hands 125 to 190 dollars, and 14.3 to 15.2 hands 60 to 100 dollars.
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East St. Louisa
Sugar prices steady in New York market
New York reports sugar prices as of June 17 with spot at 4.46 duty paid. Refined firms quoted at 5.55 to 5.70 for fine granulated sugar.
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New York
Flour Prices and Bran Rumors From Minneapolis Market
Minneapolis market update reports flour at 206 to 25c per tower and family patents at 840 a barrel. Bran listed at 28.00. The terse note reflects mid June price quotes and commodity levels for local buyers.
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Minneapolis
Chicago hog and cattle market near steady to higher
Hogs receipts 18 000 very slow early steady to 100 cents higher than Tuesday. Prices for good and choice 235 to 325 pound hogs 12.75 to 13.00 top 13.00, light weights 11.25 to 12.65, sows and fat pigs mixed. Cattle receipts 8 000 and sheep 12 000 with feedlots firmer demand. best yearlings Nebraska 11.65, heavy steers around 11.25, cows 10 to 15 cents higher, bulls firm. Livestock estimates for tomorrow hogs 30 000 cattle 9 000 sheep 7 000.
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Cago Livestock
Chicago
U.S. Dept. of Agric
Nebraskas
Market Summary of Produce and Poultry Prices and Receipts
Chicago reports unsettled poultry with varied figures for fowls broilers roosters turkeys ducks and geese. Potatoes show mixed United States shipments and stock trading slow with overall market steady. Butter eggs and eyes prices listed with receipts and grade ranges across regions including Wisconsin Michigan Oklahoma Arkansas Alabama North Carolina and related quality grades.
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Chicago
United States
Wisconsin
Michigan
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Alabama
North Carolina
Market Notes on Dairy Eggs and Poultry Prices
New York reports mixed dairy and poultry markets with butter receipts at 14 522 and category scores around the 40s in late June. Eggs show irregular receipts of 35 197 with fresh gathered firsts tying at 32 33 for near by and western henneries, while cheese firm and live poultry by express. Dressed poultry lists chickens frozen at 25 42 with overall firm prices and high variability across categories.
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New York
Express
Kansasity Market Ledger Silent Totals
Market prices and items listed: butter unchanged at 46 47, creamery, packing at 23. Eyes and firsts noted with values 28 and 34. Poultry figures Haers 21, roosters 11, broilers 34. Potatoes Red River River Ohjoe priced 1.50 to 1.60.
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Kansasity
Roosters
Broflera
Red River River
St Joseph Livestock Market Report
St Joseph June 17 hog receipts 7 000 steady to strong top 12 60 bulk 12 25 12 60 cattle receipts 1 500 strong to 25 cents higher bulk steers 8 75 10 00 top 10 50 cows and heifers 3 25 9 75 calves 4 50 9 25 stockers and feedens 4 50 7 50 sheep receipts 1 000 strong lambs 14 00 15 35 ewes 5 00 6 50
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ST. Joseph
Omaha Cash Grain Prices Report
Omaha cash grain markets show No 1 hard wheat at 1.49 to 1.50 per bushel and No 2 hard 1.49 to 1.51. Corn is listed as No 1 yellow 1.05 to 1.06 and No 2 white 1.05. Oats No 2 white 45 to 46 cents and No 3 white 47 to 48 cents.
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Omaha
Wheat Futures Rise and Fall on Liverpool Quotation Swing
Wheat futures advanced early on signals of a spreading hot wave and a Liverpool price uptick, with gains evaporating into a mixed close as profit taking and renewed crop estimates influenced July and September Contract levels. Corn and oats followed wheat higher at first, then cooled, while provisions softened on thin demand.
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Chicago
Liverpool
North Dakota
Chicago grain prices steady in Chicago market report
Chicago cash grain reports mixed prices across wheat corn and oats with No 2 yellow corn at 1.15 and No 2 white at 1.13 while No 3 mixed wheat sits around 1 44 and No 4 white oats at 49 16. Seed and forage values appear with timothy at 6.60 8.00 and clover seed at 20.25 28.00 alongside rye and barley listings.
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Chicago Grain & Provisions
Chicago
Hay Prices Rise Across States in Mid June Reports
Market notes from St Louis and Kansas City show higher hay prices for No 2 timothy No 2 light clover mixed and No 2 heavy clover mixed in St Louis with Western alfalfa at 26 to 27 dollars. In Kansas City No 1 timothy 15 50 to 16 50 No 1 prairie 10 to 12 and choice alfalfa 19 to 20 dollars.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Hay
Prairie
Clover
Grain prices in St Louis market report
St Louis cash grain prices June 17 show Wheat No 2 red 1 75 to 1 77, No 3 red 1 73 to 1 75. Corn No 2 mixed 1 11, No 2 white 1 11 to 1 11 1 2, No 2 yellow 1 12 to 1 13, No 3 yellow 1 11 to 1 11 1 2. Oats No 2 white 52 to 53, No 4 white 51 to .
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ST. Louis
Liberty bonds close higher as market reports gains
New York June 17 U S bonds closed with Liberty 3s at 101.2 First 48 at 102.17 First 4148 at 102.19 Second 4s at 101.15 Third 4s at 101.29 Fourth 4 at 102.28 U S Treasury 43 at 103.12 U S Treasury 4 4s at 107.7.
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Liberty
New York
U. S
U. S. Treasury
Toledo Seed Market Prices Reported
Toledo notes seed prices with Clover seed cash and futures quoted as 16.50 for June, 15.15 for October, and 14.80 for December. Timothy seed shows cash 3.75 and a futures line around 4.10 for September.
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Toledo
Clover
Timothy
Coffee Futures See Irregular Moves in New York Trade
In New York on June 17 the market reported Rio No 7 at 22 Santos No 4 at 25 with Santos Boxing futures showing July at 19 07 and December at 15 02 as prices fluctuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Santos
Swaney Scores Hole in One at Fort Dodge Club
W B Swaney shot a hole in one on a 165 yard hole at the Fort Dodge country club links using a spoon brassie yesterday. In Rock Island a trade was announced sending 21 year old George Gerken from the Mississippi Valley league team to the Decatur Three Eye league club for $4000 cash at season end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Dodge
W. B. Swaney
Country Club
Rock Island
Ill
George Gerken
Chicago
Decatur Three-Eye
Lee County Hampshire Pig Club Holds Annual Picnic
The Lee County Hampshire Pig club gathered at Donnell son Lee county fairgrounds twelve miles from Keokuk for its annual picnic. R W Dunlap assistant secretary of agriculture spoke as the chief speaker with representation from all Lee county clubs in a rally format.
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Keokuk
Lee County
Hampshire Pig Club
Donnellson
Lee County Fairgrounds
R. W. Dunlap
Trial Testimony in Habeas Case Moves Courtroom
Sioux City reports Mrs Wilson Tuttle defends against an Iowa habeas petition over custody of her three year old child. Courtroom witnesses testified as tears flowed among attendees at LeMars proceeding.
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Sioux City
Witesses
Wilson Tuttle
LeMars
Mondell Urges 15 Percent Income Surtax Cap
Frank W. Mondell former Wyoming congressman spoke to the Sioux City chamber of commerce urging a maximum 15 percent income surtax as central to reforming national tax structure.
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Sioux City
Frank W. Mondell
Wyoming
Cummins Says He Will Support World Court in Next Congress
Waterloo report notes Senator Albert B Cummins announced support for the world court in the upcoming congressional session as part of his stance on international affairs.
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Waterloo
Albert B. Cummins
World Court
Dickinson Pushes Farm Commission Plan at Polk County
Des Moines reports Representative L J Dickinson urged creating a farm commission similar to a farmer conference proposal. He spoke before the Polk County Farm Bureau federation outlining the plan and its aims for agricultural support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
L. J. Dickinson
Polk County Farm Bureau Federation
Creston Band Delivers Extended Program Amid Varied News
The Creston band offered a longer Sunday program to make up for storm losses with a cornet duet by Dr Wendel and Earl Silverthorne and an encore of O Sole Mio. Silverthorne, now of Portland, will motor west this week. next Sunday Orville Smith will be the tenor soloist. Cadman wrote Rosaria the rose pageant in Portland this week with a 5 000 cast. Charlies Zollars returns from Ames for a Texas engagement with Westy’s Orchestra. The Philadelphia open air festival drew 60 000 with sound amplification. Ernestine Schumann-Heink will return to the Met next season for select roles. Arthur Middleton tours Australia with Paul Olthouse. Bernard Malin returns from Ames. Main plays trombone in college bands and stays in Creston. Dvorak’s Humoresque memorial planned at Spillville. Texas band law now parallels the down law across about half the states. Lucille Boyd returns from Parsons College for a midwest tour with a Parsons College concert party directed by Dr. Austin Abernathy. the group includes Carol, Hadley, and Miss Boyd.
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Creston
Dr. Wendel
Earl Silverthorne
Silverthorne
Portland
Oregon
West
Orville Smith
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Charlies Zollars
Ames College
Beaumont
Texas
Westy
Roof Garden
Mr. Zollars
Philadelphia
Ernestine Schumann Heink
Metropolitan Opera of New York
Arthur Middleton
Australia
Paul Olthouse
Bernard Malin
Ames
Mr Main
Dvorak
Spillville
Iowa
Turkey River
Parsons
Carol
Hadley
Miss Boyd
Burlington Man Heads Iowa Bankers Association
Camil Webbles of Burlington elected to succeed C J Wohlenberg of Holstein as president of the Iowa Bankers Association at the thirty ninth annual convention. Sioux City hosts the 1926 convention and officers elected include President Emil Webbles Burlington Vice President C C Jacobson Mapleton Treasurer A E Hindorf Newton Frank Warner Des Moines re elected secretary. Col James L Welsh urged preparedness while noting wartime costs and dangers in a speech to bankers in Dubuque.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Camil Webbles
Burlington
C. J. Wohlenberg
Holstein
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Sioux City
Emil Webbles
C. C. Jacobson
Mapleton
A. EK. Hindorf
Newton
Frank Warner
Des Moines
Association
Board of Administration
Ilyi Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
James L. Walsh
Army Ordinance Department
Hunt For Man Reveals Sister Clothed in Sack
Discovery of William P Gallagher age 71 odd job man of Astoria Queens uncovers his sister Mary living in his squalid hut for three years neighbors unaware. Acquaintances visiting the hut found the little white haired woman in a potato sack who said she had not reported the death because Gallagher kept her indoors.
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Associated Press
New York
William P. Gallagher
Astoria Queens
Mary
Gallagher
Mr Oral Yarrington Visits Mrs Myrtle Ronk
Mr Oral Yarrington of Villisea arrived this afternoon for a few days visit at the home of Mrs Myrtle Ronk.
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Oral Yarrington of
Villisea
Myrtle Ronk
Social notes skip through Orient and nearby towns
J Oshel of Orient and W Hickok travel for business. Mr and Mrs F H Wickham of Orient shop in Creston. Miss Clara Moorehart and Mrs Francis Jones of Mt Pleasant on way home from Bedford. Gladys Bowers returns home from Bedford. Mrs J A Smith and Mrs L V Joseph attend Charles L Bullard funeral. Mrs V W Fitch of Kokomo visits Bedford. Maude Bowers of Orient to Boone for Masonic home cornerstone ceremony. Mrs Carl Foster of Peru returns from visit with Beaumonts. nephew Thomas Beaumont accompanies.
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J. Oshel
Orient
W. Hickok
Osceola
F. H. Wickham
Creston
Clara Moorehart
Francis Jones
Mt. Pleasant
Bedford
Gladys Bowers
Thayer
J. A. Smith
L. V. Joseph
Lenox
Charles L. Bullard
V. W. Fitch
Kokomo
Ind
Fitch
Maude Bowers
Boone
Bowers
Carl Foster
Peru
Thomas Beaumont
North Elm Street
Foster
Scopes Explains Religion and Evolution Stance to Press
In Chattanooga Tennessee on June 17 John T. Scopes defended his position to newspaper men saying he is a Christian who believes the Bible is divinely inspired and that Jesus Christ existed. He argued man evolved from a lower order of animal and that creation and science need not oppose each other. Superintendent Walter White said no teacher would be hired without fundamentalist views and the school board would act after the July 10 trial in Dayton.
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Dubuque
James L. Welsh
New York
Iowa
Bankers In
Associated Press
Shattanooga
Tenn
John T. Scopes
Rhea County
Dayton
Prof
Scopes
Walkter White
F. E. Robinson
Bond
Iowa Man Heads Lutheran Educational Association
B C Hoste of Boone Iowa was re elected president of the National Lutheran Educational association at the gathering in Mankato Minnesota H J Struve of Hebron Nebraska was named vice president John H Goeh pinger of Boone Jr secretary and Emil Boe of Mankato treasurer The assembly discussed possible Lutheran acquisition of Valparaiso University and planned to appoint a committee to examine the Indiana district where the school is located for favorable conditions
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Associated Press
Mankato
Minn
B. C. Hoste
Boone
National Lutheran Educational Association
H. J. Struve
Hebron
Neb
John H. Goehpinger
Boone, Jr
Emil Boe
Valparaiso University
Indiana
Reductions in State Game Wardens Staff Adopt New Law
Des Moines June 17. To conform with a new law effective July 1, reductions in game warden personnel across the state are under way. Two deputy wardens at Council Bluffs were dismissed to aid in enforcement of the new statute. Releases in other sections are planned or underway, with exact deputy counts not learned.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
William B. Prenter Named New Head Of Engineers
The advisory board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met in Cleveland and selected William B. Prenter of Cleveland to succeed Warren S. Stone as president. Mr. Stone died last Friday. L. G. Griffing becomes first vice president and A. Johnston of Chicago becomes grand chief engineer. Johnston’s former post remains vacant.
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William B. Prenter
Associated Press
Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood
Stone
L. G. Griffing
Mr. Prenter
A. Johnston
Chicago
Mr. Griffing
Mr. Johnston
Feist Sues Winterset Theater Over Song Use
Leo Feist Inc of New York filed a federal suit against the Winterset theater in Iowa seeking equitable relief and an injunction. The action targets use of the song I'll See You in My Dreams, claimed to be exclusively owned by Feist.
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Des Moines
Yuce
Leo Feist, Inc
New York
Iowa Theater
Winterset
Aad
Assault on Watchman Steals 400 Suits in Chicago
Six men beat an aged watchman in Chicago's west side district and robbed the Standard clothing company of 400 suits valued at 10000 dollars. They loaded the garments into a motor truck and fled the scene.
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Chicago
West Side
Genna
Standard
Grand Jury Indicts Cottage Grove Bank Rebels
Des Moines Iowa June 17 three men and one associate were indicted by a grand jury for the Cottage Grove State Bank robbery. Joe Wagner of Kansas City Bruce Cassidy Frank Valverio and Charles Kelley are named in the indictment.
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Des Moines
Joe Wagner
Kansas City
Bruce Casady
Frank Valverio
Charles Kelley
Cottage Grove State Bank
Americans Sign Protocol to Outlaw Poison Gas War
Geneva June 17 American delegates signed the protocol outlawing poison gas and bacteriological warfare at the closing session of the conference on limitation of traffic in arms and munitions.
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Geneva
Court Reverses Decision in Leland Divorce Case
The appellate court reversed and remanded the divorce petition of Albert R Lee land against Mrs. Charlotte Leland and Rev. Carl D Case Oak Park pastor after testimony alleging intimate relations with the pastor. The lower court dismissal is set aside and the decree prayed for is to be granted. The case centers on Mrs Leland's testimony and its credibility amid pastor Case's reputation defense.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Appellate Court
Albert R. Leeland
Carl D. Case
Oak Park
Foell
Leland
Dr. Case
Charlotte Leland
Norwegian Aviators Reach King's Bay In Polar Search
The Norwegian government search team for the Amundsen Ellsworth polar expedition launched from Advent Bay and headed along the coast toward King's Bay by seaplane, choosing the coast to bypass inland glaciers and aiming to reach King's Bay within about two hours while exchanging wireless messages en route.
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Advent Bay
Spitbergen
Gvernment
King’s Bay
Oscar Island
King's Bay
Spitsbergen
Blaine Letter Refutes Extradition in Schoenfeld Case
Madison June 17 Governor Blaine refused extradition of Rev F W Schoenfeld senate chief clerk to Iowa in 1921 for obtaining money under false pretenses. The graft committee read Blaine’s letter stating Schoenfeld sold $600 stock in a sanitarium company to Rakow of Howard county and that the directors authorized the sale. The governor contends no crime was committed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Blaine
F. W. Schoenfeld
Senate
Towa
Senator Quick
Schoenfeld
Rakow
Howard County
Board of Directors
Whitney Wins Republican Nomination for New Jersey Governor
State Senator Arthur Whitney of Morris county won the Republican nomination for governor in a June primary defeating former Attorney General Thomas F. McCran and former District Court Judge Cornelius Doremus. The tally from 2,403 of 2,776 precincts showed Whitney 123,480 votes to McCran 97,293 and Doremus 46,924. A. Harry Moore was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. This marked the first defeat of an organization candidate for governor in 15 years under the direct primary law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Arthur Whitney
Morris County
Anti Saloon League
Thomas F. MecCran
District Court
Cornelius Doremus
Whitney
MccCran
Doremus
A. Harry Moore
Jersey City
New Jersey
Galesburg golfers win Southeastern Iowa Illinois tourney
Galesburg golfers captured the Southeastern Iowa Illinois Golf association event held Monday in Burlington with Monmouth and Fairfield close behind. Illinois team members included G Craig and John Charston with C A Charston scoring 37 for the first nine holes while Weaver and Mia of Burlington posted 74 for 18 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Burlington
Galesburg
Illinois
G. Craig
John Charston
A. J. Dexter
C. A. Charston
Monmouth
Ill
Fairfield
Centerville
Maserve
Ila
Weaver
Mia
Floyd Grace
Long
Order of Eagles Open State Meeting
Des Moines hosts the twentieth annual convention of the Iowa State Fraternal Order of Eagles with several hundred representatives from 23 lodges. Speakers include Dr. George Tank of Davenport and Phib Glaser of Keokuk. Officers to be elected at the closing session Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa State Aerue
Order of Eagles
George Tank
Davenport
Phib Glaser
Keokuk
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Wall Street
Cash Market Report
Omaha Cash Grain
Board of Trade
Richmond
Cecil Eldreige
Ashton
Chas. A. Hayden
Hunt
Man
Man Heads Lutheran Educational Association
Sues Winterset Theater
Grand Jury
Cottage Grove Bank
Ama
Raft
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