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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1931
Page
7
Chicago market summary shows wheat prices higher on the day while corn slid most of the session. Canadian drought and delayed seeding with poor soil conditions offered support for wheat, prompting trading activity and cautious optimism amid weather concerns.
A mixed goods report shows wheat slips amid slack demand from exporters while corn and oats hold firm on rising wheat prices. European stocks are generally small with British, Russian, and Australian supplies shaping price expectations. In U.S. markets, hogs and cattle move unevenly with buyers slower, and lambs and sheep mostly steady as traders weigh quality and weight categories at major auction houses in Chicago and Kansas City.
A garbled page lists screen wire repair prompts, livestock prices including spring lambs and ewes, and multiple grain quotes from Chicago and Kansas City. It mentions CONSTANT SERVICE South Lawrence Lumber Co and various state locales, with prices for lamb cuts and mixed produce alongside wheat, corn, oats, and rye figures.
Classified ad listing multiple used cars with model years 1923 to 1930 including Buick, Graham Paige, Studebaker, Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge. Prices range from 95 to 1095 dollars. Contact shown as phone 402 with evening hours.
The page lists grain prices such as tar cote 0 and soft wheat at 58 pounds, with various items including kaffir, ducks, cows and hogs with mixed figures. It also covers New York bond movements, Kansas City livestock prices, and a Wall Street summary noting broader market trends and dividend expectations. Prices and entities include New York, Apr 23 AP, Lee, Kansas City, and US Steel.
A scanned page presents a chaotic crossword puzzle with numerous clues and garbled OCR text. It mentions across clues like Countanance Thing Barren Pagan god and many broken terms, with partial answers and filler lines, reflecting a disorganized puzzle page from a past issue. The legible elements reference a goddess of the harvest and scattered word fragments, showing typical newspaper puzzle layout amid unreadable segments.
The report notes ongoing demand softness with a question of true scarcity. Despite this, several carriers posted better March earnings, signaling first two months of the year showing improvement. Standard Oil of New Jersey and nine net shares index indicate a mixed to steadier tone across utilities and industrials.
Cable from Shanghai reports the death of Mrs. David Kinley wife of the former dean of the University of Illinois. She died after a prolonged illness in Champaign Illinois with complications from an illness and weeks of declining health.
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