Market Quotation Summary from Wheat to Cotton
Weekly market wrap shows Chicago July wheat at 1.28 1 1/4, corn at 61 1/4 with minor weekly gains and losses. Visible wheat and corn supplies adjust, hog prices rise, cattle and lambs soften, and spot cotton edges higher to 10.27 cents. futures rise in New York, with persistent weather and demand factors shaping grains, feeds, dairy, and fruits.
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Denver Live Stock Market Report Sees Slow Trade
Cattle offerings were limited with demand indifferent and movement near standstill. Beat beef eaters quoted at 7.40 to 7.50, good grades 7.00 to 7.25. cows 6.00 to 6.40. common types around 4.70. Hogs slow with best 6.75 and bulk 8.00 to 8.40. heavies 5.75 to 6.26. sheep weak with spring lambs up to 6.50 and clipped lambs to 9.50.
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Hay and grain prices listed for corn wheat and barley
Market brief prints corn No 7 yellow at 61.03 cents per bushel, corn No 2 mined at 100 cents, wheat No 1 at an unclear price, barley and other items show illegible figures but indicate general price activity in the grain market.
Ant Farming in Central American Forests Reveals Skilled Tribes
A Christian Science Monitor writer reports Central American forests host a tribe of foresters road builders woodcutters and gardeners who reportedly raise half their own food. Ants farm green leaves into brown balls that become mushroom beds nourished by fungus. scientists observed ants tending crops and cultivating edible mushroom fungi in nests.
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Destroyers Supremacy in Submarine Defense
Admiral William Sims notes in the World's Work that Uboats required about 380 days to cross the Atlantic, a voyage destroyers could beat in ten days. He argues a flotilla stationed in European waters could protect the American coast nearly as well as near Hampton Roads or Newport.
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Militant Woman Sparks Albany Charity Ball Exchange
A militant woman derides male privilege at Governor Miller's Albany charity ball. She vows to oust men from politics and the arts, while Miller responds with a wink and admiration for the display of fashion among the women, noting men may be getting a better show.
New Wheat Storage Plan from England
An old suggestion from England proposes crushing or rough grinding wheat, then softening with superheated steam and compressing into hard blocks for storage. When needed, a simple crushing process would fit it for flour manufacture.
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Independence debate in Porto Rico and U S policy
The article notes Porto Ricans discuss independence amid US rule, while President Harding names E Mont Kelly as governor, replacing Arthur Yager. It cites Dr. Albert Shaw on Puerto Rico's future, argues independence is unlikely soon, and highlights economic growth, tax relations, and the island’s strategic role in Caribbean defense.
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