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Newspaper
Daily Captial News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
7
Cattle demand steady to strong with top choice steers around 13.50 per cwt and yearlings near 13.10 while hogs soften 5 to 10 cents from yesterday. Sheep and lamb values hold, futures show wheat around 1.36 to 1.37, corn near 1.00.
Sealed bids for street and alley improvements in Jefferson City Missouri will be opened July 11 1927. Projects include Broad Way Linn Street Fulker son Street and Hamlin Street with earth excavation rock excavation stone base penetration macadam cement curb and gutter and paving costs to be charged as special tax bills. Bids require a 10 percent certified check and council may reject any or all bids.
Wheat receipts today show mixed quotes with slight softness across grades. No. 2 dark hard ranges from 1.12 to 1.59, No. 3 from 1.41 to 1.56, and No. 2 red around 1.44 to 1.48 with minor declines. Corn remains steady with No. 2 white near 98 cents.
Cash wheat is 1.58 to 1.55 for No 2 red and corn around 1.02 to 1.06 for various futures, with oats at 53 to 48. Futures show July wheat at 1.43 7 8, September 1.42 3 8, December 1.45 1 4. July corn 1.01 1 8, September 1.06 1 2, December 1.03 bid.
Kansas City and St Louis produce and hay markets reported no change from Tuesday's quotations. Prices remained steady across commodities with buyers and sellers awaiting further market signals.
East St. Louis market summary lists hogs at 9.15 to 9.35 per cwt for various weights with top 9.35, cattle and calves steady to mixed, vealers and bulls adjusted, sheep and fat lambs down modestly. Chicago grain news follows with higher activity noted.
DeWyl Drug Store promotes a quick effective method to kill bed bugs ants and roaches with proven results. The advertisement claims fast relief and simple usage for households facing pest problems.
An advertisement touts 666 as a universal remedy for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria claiming it kills germs and cleanses the body. It presents the product as a panacea without scientific backing.
Favorable harvest prospects for domestic winter wheat in Kansas lowered prices as cutting advances fueled expectations of larger returns. Wheat closed 5 to 8 cents lower with volatility. corn and oats remained firmer while provisions held steady. Export premiums and hedging sales loom next week amid rising Liverpool stocks and Europe crop optimism.
Three of seven Joliet penitentiary attackers of Deputy Warden Peter N. Klein received executions by hanging on July 5 after the Illinois Supreme Court rejected their appeals. Two others escaped while one was killed in an escape attempt.
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