Wheat and corn rise as green bug reports boost grain market
Wheat closed firm after a day of mixed trading in Chicago with May futures up and gains aided by firmer Liverpool prices and reports of green bug and Hessian fly damage in the southwest. Corn advanced to new highs for the crop on forecasts of unsettled weather and strong buying by shorts, while oats slipped. Provisions held steady to modestly lower as hogs and cattle receipts influenced near term demand.
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Mareh
Liverpool
Bradstreet
Alinneapolis
Duluth
Shorts
Shorts and
Commission Houses
May Park
Hog prices rise at opening as supply tightens
Chicago reporters note a lighter hog supply than a week earlier and a keen demand at the market open. Prices advance 5 to 10 cents with shippers pushing to higher levels while packers resist beyond yester price marks. Early top hits 4.90, keeping the five dollar barrier briefly in reach.
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Chicago
Ill
Market Report Hogs and Sheep Rally as Cattle Stand
March 17 market news shows hog receipts at 2 000 with strong demand. Pigs quoted at 4.65, all others 5.10 to 5.20. Cattle market steady. Sheep demand robust with best lambs at 8.00. Buffalo trade noted.
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Buffalo
Grain prices in Chicago market report
Chicago wheat and corn futures quoted with No. 2 spring wheat at 1.08 to 1.10 dollars, No. 3 at 0.98 to 1.09, No. 2 red at 0.95 to 0.96, No. 2 corn at 0.63 to 0.64, No. 2 yellow at 0.65 to 0.64, No. 2 oats 0.53 to 0.44, and No. 2 white at 0.54.
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Chicago
Bae
ATS Bép. Se
Ill
The
Tribune
Hog Receipts Up While Demand Supports Higher Prices
Indianapolis live stock report shows 7 000 hogs 1 200 cattle and 50 sheep received versus 5 772 hogs 895 cattle 64 sheep a week prior. Demand improved with competition among buyers and prices up about 10c for good hogs to 4 8 0 4 9 0 on the year’s high level.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Auction Week Opens With Small Sheep and Lamb Receipts
Receipts of sheep and lambs were light but offered variety. Lambs sold around 5.50 to 7.00, yearlings up to 6.00, extra good sheep 5.50, others 2.50 to 5.00. Nearly 200 horses were offered in the opening sale with fair attendance but subdued bidding, prices about 5 to 10 per head lower than a week ago.
Indianapolis Steer and Heifer Quotations Tallied
Market quotations for steers and heifers from Indianapolis list classes by weight and grade. Prices per hundredweight range from about 4.00 to 6.05, with categories for good to choice, extra choice feedings, and medium comparisons across weights from 700 to 1,900 pounds.
Local Markets Market prices from multiple grain and stock yards
Loganport grain market and street market reports list wheat at 89c per bushel, corn 75c, oats 47c, rye 60c. hogs and cattle prices vary by weight and class across Loganport Union Stock Yards, McCaffrey Co, Foley Co, Stuart and Nehr, and Galveston Grain Co with numerous per hundred and per head figures. Royal Centre and Walton reports show similar grain and livestock price points and ranges.
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Bishop Elevator Co
McCaffrey & Co
J. H. Foley Co
Stuart and Nehr
Market Prices and Goods At Flora and Nearby Shops
Daily corrected prices list wheat at 90c, corn 70c per hundred, white oats 46c, new yellow corn 70c, caps hens and other poultry priced. eggs 12c, butter 17c. Miller and Walker quote wheat 90c, yellow corn 78c, oats 40c, clover seed 10 dollars, hogs 4.25.
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Galveston Grain Co
Galveston
L. E
Miller
Royal Centre
W. G. Sweet
Waverly
Rich Bros
W. C. Richard and Co
Miller and Walker
Burns Knocks Out Roche In Quick Victory
The Irishman Burns used superior speed to outmaneuver and stop Roche with a sharp right to the jaw. Roche fell, recovered, and admitted his defeat while Burns teased possible future opponents, saying he would fight anyone if the money was right.
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Roche
Burns
Squires
Farm Horses Bring Big Price At Sale In North Manchester
Edgar E. Phillips acted as clerk at a North Manchester horse sale yesterday where 59 head of farm horses brought 12800 dollars, an average of 217 dollars per head. A. C. Harter of North Manchester sold the stock. Prices ran 25 to 50 dollars higher than last year amid strong demand.
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Edgar E. Phillips
Manchester
A. C. Harter
Bridge and Hyman
Supreme Court voids loafing ban on city streets
Jefferson City Mo March 17 The supreme court ruled city ordinances prohibiting lounging on street corners unconstitutional The case from St Louis involved Jacob Gloner fined for picket duty in 1905 The court ordered his release finding no right to prohibit standing on streets absent obstruction or interference
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Jacob Gloner
Gardner Defeats Jackson in National Amateur Billiard Play
E W Gardner of Passaic New Jersey defeated Clarence Jackson of Chicago 400 to 250 in the fourth game of the national amateur championship billiard tournament. Gardner had a high run of 63 and an average of 13 23 29. Jackson posted a high run of 48 and an average of 98 28.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Maren
E. W. Gardner
Passaic
N. J
Clarence Jackson
Gardner
Jackson
Chip McGuire Escapes Tim's Place and Finds Shelter
A battered girl named Chip McGuire, fleeing from Tim's Place where her father sold her to Pete Bolduc, arrives at a riverside camp run by Angie, Martin, and others. She narrates a brutal past and a perilous escape, revealing a harsh hinterland world and her strong will to survive as they take her in.
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Tomah
Pete
Chip
Tim
Angie
Martin
Tinh
Pete Bolduc
Pete—Bolducc
Sartin
Nestle
Chip McGuire
Vera
McGuire
Ray
Levi
Family Camps in the Wilderness Near Angle
Martin Frisbie and his nephew Ray mond Stetson cut boughs and moved them to tents at the mouth of a bush choked opening. Martin's wife arranged tin dishes and utensils on a low wooden table. Levi, the long time wilderness guide, watches pails and pans hanging from wabnecks near a campfire as twilight settles by a slow river and nearby rill.
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Martin Frisbie
Raymond Stetson
Ray
Martin
Levi
Plain Food and Early Bedtime Prompt Bill
A physician tells a patient to eat plain food and quit late nights. The patient replies that thoughts of the bill have kept him up since the treatment began. The exchange highlights the humorous tension over medical cost.
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