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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
6
Market activity at Sioux City shows higher prices for hogs and cattle. Receipts Tuesday near 9,500 hogs and 4,500 cattle with steady to higher bids. hogs ranged around 14.25 to 15.20, cattle mainly 7.00 to 13.90 for steer and fat classes, with stockers and feeders showing modest gains amid light summer demand.
WHEAT No 4 hard 2.50 82.55 nominal No 4 northern 2.45 2.50, No 2 northern 2.35 2.40, No 3 wheat 2.15 2.20, No 2 hard Montana 2.35 2.40, No 1 durum 1.95 2.00, No 2 durum 1.90 1.95 nominal. July 2.28 bid, September 41.90 bid. Corn No 3 yellow 1.82 1.83 arrive, 1.77 1.78, other grades 4.65 1.82. No 4 yellow arrive not quoted. Oats No 2 white Montana 7.41 7.51, No 3 white oats 7.41 7.21 arrive, No 4 white oats 7.04 7.21. Barley 1.20 1.58, choice 1.53 1.58. Rye 2.33 2.35 arrive, 2.15 nominal. Flax 2.93 2.98 arrive 2.923 2.98.
Copenhagen reports Dr. Anton Meyer Gerhard, once Count von Berntorff's emissary to Emperor William over the Lusitania matter and U.S. activities, has been advanced to ministerial director of the German colonial office.
Market slow as bulk sales ranged 14.50 to 15.00 for cattle with light activity and mixed 14.00 to 15.20. receipts show native beef steers from 14.00 to 15.00 with calves at 10.00 to 15.00. Sheep receipts counted 200 with sellers noting market weakness and feeder weights moving at 10.00 to 16.00.
Readable portions show commodity prices and futures notes for corn oats pork lard and related items with values and percentages. The fragment references months and prices like July and various figures, but key details are incomplete.
Milwaukee market update lists wheat prices for Dakotas No 1 and No 2 northern grades with bids and asks, corn values for No 8 white and No 3B yellow, oats No 8 white standard Sept and Dec figures, barley No 4 at 1.14 to 1.52, ryeNos 1 2 3 at varied levels, and flax No 4 northwestern at 2.79, reflecting bids and ends of day quotes for Sept and Dec contracts.
Chicago prices show butter higher at .34 and .38, eggs receipts totaling 17 868 cases, potatoes up with 20 cars received, poultry alive and lower for fowls, ARM.
New York markets show unsettled dairy with creamery extras at high scores and mixed firsts. receipts total 26 206 cases with fresh gathered firsts at 86.86 and 84 46 auth. Poultry remains alive firm while dressed and fowls trade weak with turkeys around 18 to 32.
South St. Paul mint market reports hog receipts at 6600 with prices from 14.00 to 15.00, bulk around 14.40 to 14.50. Cattle receipts at 2.00 with steadiness, steers 6.00 to 12.00, cows and heifers 7.00 to 10.00, calves near 9.00. Sheep receipts noted, lambs 7.00 to 15.50, twoathers 7.00 to 9.75, ewes 5.00 to 9.00.
Major John R. Brennan resigns and hands over the Pine Ridge Indian Agency duties to Special Agent C. Ellis of the Indian Department. Brennan plans to devote himself to a large Rapid City area ranch after years as a well known western agent.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg facing criticism after his address. Centrist leader Erzberger urges firm Reichstag action opposing Pan German and annexation claims. Main committee endorses submarine activity as surpassing expectations. Berlin notes no change in tension with Coalition still undecided on war aims and electoral reform.
A wartime local draft notice outlines calls for physical examination and military service under the May 8 1947 act. It explains exemptions, filing procedures, and penalties for evading registration, with forms for exemption claims and discharge, and lists grounds such as religious service and dependence. The document references local boards and responsibilities for registrants and officials.
A recommendation from the National Editorial Association executive committee calls for federal price controls and aid distribution for print papers. The report, circulated by chairman J. Holmayer, asserts censorship issues and privileges should be used carefully and settled fairly.
A fragment notes the responsibility falls on the man to notify his local board once the cause ends or any outline that modifies the cause. The wording suggests administrative duties tied to cessation of a legal or civic matter.
Workers at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing presented a protest to Secretary McAdoo opposing an eight hour day and a six day week. They argue the change would deny overtime earnings and affect their wages.
New York City bullion markets push silver to 80 cents an ounce marking a postwar peak and a sharp rise from yesterday. Analysts point to heavy coinage demand by European nations as a key driver.
Toronto workers walk out over wage demands paralyzing trade and transit. Streets clogged as vendors and autos struggle to move crowds, signaling widespread disruption across the city.
Washington July 11 Hoover warns that delay in food control legislation harms farmers and the consuming public. A food situation report by Herbert Hoover says speculators gain from inaction, risking wheat price drops for farmers and worsening under nourishment in major cities. The letter to Wilson urges immediate strong government action before pending legislation passes.
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