Wall Street opens erratic on March 17 trading day
Wall Street and New York markets show erratic moves with early selling pressure easing briefly as leaders receive support orders. Wheat falls 11 cents per bushel triggering renewed liquidation while major issues like American Locomotive American Can Savage Arms and General Electric drop 3 to 4 percent from prior prices.
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New York
American Can
Savage Arms
General Electric
Cheyenne Wye
Omaha Hog and Cattle Prices Reported in Market Roundup
U S Department of Agriculture reports Omaha hog receipts 15 500 with prices 14 15 to 14 25 for 200 300 pound butchers and 14 10 to 14 25 for lighter weights. Cattle receipts 8 000 with fed steers and yearlings weak to 25c lower, vealers and stockers mixed. Sheep receipts 11 000 lambs mostly 50c lower, heavies bids down to 14 00 with fat lambs 9 25 to 10 25 amid light activity.
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Omaha
U. S. Dept of Agric
Choice
Bologna Bulls
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Mixed at St Joseph Market
St Joseph March 1 7 hog receipts about 4000 with prices 14 25 top and 13 85 to 14 25 bulk. Cattle receipts around 2500 steady to 15 cents lower with steers 8 75 to 10 80, top 11 25 cows and heifers 3 50 to 10 00 calves 5 09 to 11 06 Breeders and feeders 4 50 to 8 50 sheep slow and lower lambs 6 50 ewes 9 6 wl
Auction of Unclear Goods and Prices
A fragmented listing shows various prices and descriptions for males aged 16 to 17 with measurements and values ranging from 80 to 225 dollars. Unclear text includes references to locations East and March, with scattered numbers and titles.
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Sun
Any
Starket
East
Ieee
Hay Prices in St Louis Market Report
St Louis market notes hay firm with prices for timothy at 21.00 and 22.00, No. 1 light clover mixed at 19.00 and 20.00, No. 1 heavy clover mixed at 16.00 and 17.00, and choice alfalfa at 28.00 and 29.00 per unit. Prices listed for different qualities.
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HAY
St. Louis
Sugar Market Shifts as Prices Ease in New York
The raw eager market showed ease with spot and April shipment available at 4.77 duty paid. Refined sugar remained unchanged from 6.00 to 6.20 for fine grandeated.
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New York
Do Seed Market Prices Noted for Cloverhead and Timothy Seed
March 17 report lists Cloverhead new cash 18.00 asked and 17.50 asked for March, 13.50 for October. Timothy seed shown cash and March 2.90, May 3.00, September 3.30 with March 17 date.
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Cloverhead
New
Timothy
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
U S Dept of Agriculture notes hog receipts at 15 000 with strong demand and higher quotes for 190 300 pound hogs and packing sows. Cattle receipts 10 000 with steady to lower prices for fed steers and yearlings and weaker bulls. sheep receipts 18 000 with extreme dullness and lower bids for fat lambs. Official tomorrow estimates list hogs 18 000 cattle 9 000 sheep 18 000.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. S. Dept of Agric
Chicago and St Louis Market Report on Poultry and Dairy
Poultry alive steady with fowls 25 to roosters 19 and turkeys 22 in Chicago. Creamery butter 49 percent and eggs 128 percent while potatoes show slow morning trading and large U S shipments.
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Chicago
United States
Wisconsin
Idaho
St. Louis
Springs
Market Notes on Eggs Butter Poultry and Cheese Prices
Kansas City and New York market summaries detail price movements for eggs butter poultry and cheese. Various items show declines for eggs hens and roosters with steady to higher butter and cheese quotes, plus noted receipts stocks and regional variations across districts.
Omaha cash grain prices on wheat corn and oats
Wheat prices show No 2 mixed at 1.45 to 1.45 percent, No 3 mixed at 1.42 percent. Corn lists No 3 white at 1.01 and No 3 yellow at 1.02. Oats No 8 white quoted at 42 to 43 percent.
Liberty Bonds Closing Prices
New York bonds closed with Liberty 2 percents at 101.19 and First 4 percents at 101.17. Second 4 percent at 100.27 and Third 4 percents at 101.14. Fourth 4 percents at 101.25. U.S. Treasury 4s at 100.14 and Treasury 4s at 104.25.
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Liberty
New York
Uss
U. S. Treasury
Coffee futures hold steady amid market quiet
Coffee Rio No 7 21 Sanntos No 4 26% futures show steady trading as July reaches 11.83 and December 16.36 amid a calm market in New York on March 17.
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New York
Grain futures tumble as Chicago markets reel on Liverpool slump
Wheat prices plunged amid heavy selling and efforts to limit losses. Liverpool quotations spurred the downturn as May and July contracts fell, while corn and oats dropped alongside wheat and provisions eased somewhat.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Chicago cash grain prices show mixed wheat and corn ranges
Chicago March 17 price report lists wheat and corn values across multiple grades. No 2 mixed corn around 1.11 1.08, No 4 yellow corn about 1.02 1.07, oats and rye prices shown, and lard ribs bellies figures included.
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Chicago Grain & Provisions
Chicago
M'y
J'ly
Flour and bran price report from Minneapolis market
Minneapolis markets show flour steady with a 30e drop, family patents listed at 8.65 to 38.90, bran at 23.00 to 23.50, reflecting price shifts in mid March.
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Minneapolis
Commission probes freight rate structure nationwide
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders an investigation into current railroad freight rates in all regions. Carriers, state and local authorities, and shippers may file briefs by May 16 with answers by June 15. A commission committee and experts will study rate practices, focusing on agriculture impacts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fall's Son-in-Law Must Answer Bond Question
In Cheyenne Wyoming on March 17 the Teapot Dome case heard that Col J W Zevely received 25000 in liberty bonds from Harry F Sinclair and that Wahlberg former private secretary to Sinclair testified. The court ruled M T Everhart Fall son in law must testify about a possible bond deposit for Fall while Everhart refused to answer last night.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Col
J. W. Zevely
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Interior
G. B. Wahlberg
Sinclair
Europe
Wahlberg
Zevely
M.T. Everhart
Pueblo
Colo
Secretary of the Interior
T. Blake Kennedy
Teapot Dome
Fall
Wyoming Oil Reserve
Everhart
Wheat Drops 11 Cents When Market Opened
Chicago wheat prices plunged at the open as May delivery fell toward 1.54 while prior levels near 1.64. Heavy selling and a semi panic in Chicago and Liverpool trade contributed to the broad drop across oats rye corn and other grains with sharp early losses in May and July contracts.
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Associated Pres
Chicago
Liverpool
Conn
Man Arrested After Lodging Complaint in Cedar Rapids
L H Vaseaux went to the police station to file a complaint against his divorced wife. During the filing a call from the wife led to his arrest on a charge of attempting to commit a public offense. He allegedly hid at her home before drawing a revolver at bedtime. friends subdued him and he claimed he tossed the pistol into the river.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
L. H. Vaseloux
Would Excuse Nebraska Women from Jury Duty
Lincoln Nebraska, March 17. The Nebraska senate debated women’s civic duties and voted that although women are entitled to vote they must not be compelled to serve on juries in the state. The measure passed by a comfortable majority.
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Associated Press
Lincoln, Neb
Senate
Nebraska
Postponement of Senate File 46 on Jury Service by Sex and Age
A definite postponement was declared for Senate File 46 which proposed allowing women to serve on juries and lowering the age requirement for jury service. The measure faces further consideration before enactment.
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Senate
Peoples Gas cuts gasoline price in Omaha stations
Omaha, Neb March 17 The Peoples Gas company reduces gasoline price at all its stations from 16.9 to 15.9 cents per gallon Effective today Manager H M Michaels said increased business volume made the cut possible Gasoline elsewhere sold for 18 cents per gallon
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The
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Peoples Gas Company
H. M. Michaels
Michaels
Boy Lies To Free Mother Of Murder Charge
Harold Sonny Willis a 14 year old boy admitted to the district attorney that his earlier confession claiming he killed Dr. Benjamin B. Baldwin was a lie. His mother Mrs Margaret Willis had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Harold
Sonny” Willis
Margaret Willis
Benjamin B. Baldwin
Minnesota Man Dies Sudden in Davenport Hotel
John R. Grunig, 64, of Comfrey Minnesota, died at the Blackhawk hotel in Davenport from a ruptured aorta. He arrived with August Weigahal, and after complaining of dizziness collapsed and died before a doctor could be summoned. Survived by seven daughters and four sons. A daughter Mrs. Fred Erickson lives in Cedar Rapids.
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Associated Press
Davenport
John R. Grunig
Comfrey
Minn
Blackhawk Hotel
August Weighal
Fred Erickson
Cedar Rapids
Think Warren Declined Recess Appointment
Washington March 17 report that Charles B Warren may have declined a recess appointment as attorney general and that another nominee would be sent to the Senate today. White House officials and Warren offered no comment. J B Detter returned to his Omaha home after a brief visit here.
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Washington
Coolidge
Charles B. Warren
Senate
White House
J. B. Detter
Omaha
Air Power and Terror of Flying War Machines
Colonel Harry Graham of Rockwell Field warned at a San Diego American Legion meeting that air power could compel peace by overwhelming nations with superior aircraft. He described giant airships and long range carriers, noting bombs and even pestilence as future threats alongside the need for immediate air defense and ready air forces.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Hammer Club
American Legion
Harry Graham
Rockwell Field
Graham
War Speech Urges Readiness for Early Hostilities
The speaker warns that with this kind of war the nation must be prepared to fight at the outbreak of hostilities and calls for immediate action, training, and mobilization to deter aggression and defend national interests.
Federation of Music Clubs Nominates Officers Today
Iowa federation of music clubs in session at Towa City discusses officer nominations for next year. Election will be held tomorrow and plans to sponsor junior music clubs will be considered. Davenport junior orchestra to perform in the afternoon.
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Associated Press
Towa City
Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
Davenport
McCoy Convicted On Assault Charge
Los Angeles March 17 Kid McCoy former pugilist recently sentenced to San Quentin for the slaying of Mrs Theresa Mors faced the prospect of being sentenced Friday to 38 years for assaulting several persons at the time of the Mars slaying He was convicted yesterday on the assault charge. Davers Sa March 17 The body of James McCorrison was found in a small boat floating in the Mississippi river this morning Poison death suspected.
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Associated Press
Los ‘Angeles
Kid McCoy
San Quentin
Theresa Mors
Mars
Davers
James McCorrison
Mississippi River
Heath
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Reston
Telephone 87
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Ias Company
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