Market News: Corn Soy Becomes Heavy On Wet Weather Pressures
Chicago April 16 market report shows corn prices slipping after early gains as rains threaten crop movement. May delivery fell from 1.68 to 1.58 while July eased to 1.52. Oats declined modestly and provisions fluctuated with renewed profit taking. British price lifts helped an intraday upturn, but fades followed, with top season prices reached in May options.
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Chicago
Long Commission Co
Stort Ribs
Eee R
Northwest Car Lota
Minneapolis
Duluth
Winnipeg
Grain Market Prices Across Regions Report
Grain paper notes prices for corn wheat oats and sorghum across Chicago and other markets April 16. No 2 yellow corn at 1.62 and white 1.62. No 2 white oats around 0.70 to 0.75. Kansas City and Minneapolis show mixed and white wheat values near 2.55 and 2.48 respectively. quotations vary by grade with several percentages noted.
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Chivalco
Chicago
Aupril
N.S
Persyte
Ueda
Peorin
Prorta
Minneapols
Minneapolis
Fink
Kannity
Kansas City
New York Stocks Show Gains Amid Broad Optimism
J E Bennett Co notes improved atbiosphera broad amid Heven treaty crete rise and steady growth on the New York Stock Exchange. Strong showings in Studebaker Stutz Willys Overland and General Motors with good dividends. Packing issues attract attention with Wilsons Armour Cudahy and Wil at higher values. Feed the world theme persists as investors seek rocks to buy and hold for dividends. Mining group like Hecla Jedonian and Cresson Gold watched for gains.
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Atbiosphera
Crete
New York Stock Exchange
Arket Tueaday
Mateur
Studebaker
Stutz
Wil'n Overland
General Motors
Wilsons
Armour
Cudahy
Wil
Peiy Sinclair Ob
Texag OU
Exten Petroleum
Tate
Tneo
Broad Street
Ises
Mden
Tittdson
Federal
Int
Bpe- Meum
Worth Watchx
Hecla
Jedonian
Cressan
Corn futures rise on cash gains amid rapid unloading
May and September corn sold heavily on new high ground causing a sharp setback with prices closing below Monday night. Futures gained on cash corn as the market shows a rush to unload recent purchases. Oats weakened after feeble rallies due to poor seeding weather. Provisions saw best buying from shorts while packers supplied trading. Semi monthly stock data showed gains in lard and ribs with marines and oils leading stocks higher, while industrials lagged. Investors remain drawn to highly sensitive issues promising quicker returns and long term holds like U S Steel.
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Shorts
U. S& Steel
Wheat Tops Local Market Amid Rising Prices
Wheat sells at 2.43 per bushel with mills paying that rate for No 1 and No 2 samples. Hay brings 30.40 per ton loose, corn sells at 1.60 and 1.55 per bushel, clover 25 per ton, oats 0.70 per bushel, and baled wheat bran at 0.88. Hog prices ease a nickel.
Local Markets Report Prices for Hay Wheat and Hogs
Local markets list farm product quotes from the Mudenberg Milling Co and Anck Brothers butchers. Hay prices include baled and loose varieties, and clover and mixed hay with per ton and per bale figures. wheat and corn prices shown with No. 1 and No. 2 tests. hog, sheep, and cattle quotes by weight. poultry, eggs, oil, and mill product prices from regional suppliers.
Chicago and St Louis Livestock Markets Report April 16
Chicago hog receipts 28,000 with prices mainly 10 cents higher. bulk sales $20.40 to $20.65 per cwt, heavy weights up to $20.76, sows $18.54 to $20.70, lambs and sheep mixed. Cattle receipts 9,000 with feeders firm, heavy beef steers $11.65 to $14.20, butcher cows $7.05 to $15.50, veal calves $14.00 to $17.78. St Louis hogs 16,620 with top $20.60 to $20.75. cattle 6,200, native steers $11.50 to $18.50, cows $10.50 to $13.50. sheep 1,500 with lambs $19.50 to $20. Sheep steady to strong. Final St Louis East St Louis hogs top $20.75. Peoria hogs top $20.60. Kansas City hogs to $20.80. cattle and sheep varied with steady to strong trends.
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Muodenberg Milling Company
Anck Brothers
Ig.gu
CG. J. Bishop Co
Lens Ce
Jan Staps
Miller& Arthur Co
Chicago
Bulis
St. Louis
Herbie
East ST. Louis
Peoria
Kansan
Kansas City
Ted AO
Eulig Amd
Markets Review From New York and Chicago Apr 16
Butter steady with rising receipts across creamery and extra grades. Dressed poultry and live stock largely unchanged as Chicago shows mild potato price movement and steady butter. Sugar and coffee futures and spot prices in New York hold near recent quotes with centrifugal at 7.28 and refined granulated at 9.00, coffee spot unchanged around 16% for Robusta and 21 for Santos 4s.
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New York
Chicago
Alloa
Santos
Horses and Mules Prices at East St Louis Auction
Eastern horses sold in chunks with price ranges from 140 to 275 dollars. Mules measured 16 to 17 hands fetch 490 dollars for large stock, 150 to 175 dollars for smaller stock, and up to 90 dollars for 18 hands and more. Auction date noted as April 14 in East St Louis.
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East BT. Louis
Apri
Hornea
Stocks Rise As Peace Treaty Prospects Boost Market
New York April 16 The approaching peace treaty and Victory loan support a strong active session. Shipping shares lead with 3 to 7 point gains. oils 2 to 6 points. equipment 2 to 3. motors 1 to 2. United States Steel hits 99% as Pacific Mail Atlantic Gulf Marine and others gain. Total sales 1,226,000 shares. Liberty issues hesitant on reduced offerings. Money market shows firm time loans with call money high to low.
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New York
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
Pacific Mail
Atlantic Gulf
Marine Common
Preferred
United Fruit
Mexican Petroleum
Texas Company
Pan-American
Sinclair OA
Baldwin Locomotive
American Locomotive
General Electric
American Wilson
Wilson Company
Liberty
Liberty Roads Race Results Highlight New York Meet
Liberty New York reports sprint times with notable finishes including 31g's 99 for first four, cerone 4s 93.60, eve 805.70, and 414 03.50. Third 44's 95.56 and fourth 4ig's 93.66 rounded out the event.
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Liberty Roads
New York
Grain prices in Chicago report rye and barley figures
Rye No 2 priced at 1.69 Lith and 1.69 fractional. Barley quoted at 1.02 to 1.15. Timothy listed at 8 to 10.75, Clover noted nominal. Prices reflect Chicago market data from April 16.
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Chicago
Seed Market Prices Reflect April Grain Cash Values
Seed market items show Clover and Alsike prime cash prices with April and May quotes. Georgia court ruling clarifies prohibition law interpretation, limiting possession of intoxicants even when previously required. Britain’s large country estates reduced by high taxation, with about 1,600 before WWI, many private palaces requiring large staffs.
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Toledo
Ug Alsike
Timothy
Washington
Supreme Court
Great Britain
Gen Dickman Knighted by British General Along Rhine
Gen Thomas T. Dickman commander of the third United States army was knight commander of the Order of Bath by Gen Sir Herbert Plumer in Cologne. Other American officers named knights and commanders include Brig. Gen George Bell Jr Major General William Lassiter Brig. Gen John L. Hines Brig. Gen Charles P. Muir and Cols Malin Craig Harry A. Smith John Montgomery David H. Biddle William P. Wooten Horace Stebbins and S. H. Williams. Plumer praised wartime friendship as duties shift to peacetime. Captain Field joined the 122nd field artillery and arrived home after earning a commission in France.
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Associated Press
Cologne
Thomas T. Dickman
United States Army
Order of Bath
Sir Herbert Plumer
Army of Occupation
Order of St. Michael and St. George
George Bell, Jr
William Lassiter
3Rd Army
John L. Hines
Charles P. Muir
Order of the Bath
Malin Craig
8Rd Army
Harry A. Smith
John Montgomery
Dickman
David H. Biddle
William P. Wooten
Horace Stebbins
3Rd Army Corps
Col
S. H. Williams
Plumer
America
Great Britain
Rhine frontier deal pledges demilitarized banks and German exile
Paris reports an authoritative plan to demilitarize both banks of the Rhine extending 23 miles east of the river with no forts troops or conscriptions. Germany to be exiled before the peace congress on April 28. Versailles to receive the treaty on German arrival. signing authority and Weimar consultation to follow amid Allied discussions.
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Associated Press
Paris
Rhine
Germany
Clemenceau
E. M. House
Versailles
Weimar
Council of Four
Lloyd George
London
Wison
Orlando
Italy
Adriatic
Lengthy Confession In The Fricke Treason Trial
New York April 15. A seven and a half million word document claimed as a government confession by Albert Paul Fricke, a naturalized citizen accused of acting as a German agent, was offered in evidence in his federal treason trial. Prosecution introduced evidence to counter Fricke’s claim that the information given was in exchange for immunity.
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New York
Albert Paul Fricke
Frnke
Marshall Field Appoints Soldier Bureau Assistant Manager
Marshall Field, heir to the Chicago merchant, who enlisted as a private and rose to captain in France, becomes assistant manager of the employment bureau at the bureau’s Chicago headquarters for returned soldiers.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
France
Uric Acid In Meat Brings Rheumatism
Rheumatism is linked to excess meat and rich foods producing uric acid. The kidneys filter this acid, skin pores also help, damp, chilly weather worsens it, and Jad Salts or Rad Salts are recommended for a week to eliminate uric acid and boost kidney action.
Comrade Hortenstine Remembered by Soldiers' Home Friends
A heartfelt tribute from Soldiers' and Sailors' Home comrades, Cottage 22, honors Mrs. John B. Hortenstine. The poem likens her departed kin to a gentle plain, evergreen shade, and steady lamp, praising faith, duty, and comforting memory amid grief in Illinois.
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Sam
Illinois
John B. Hortenstine
Soldiers’ and Sailors' Home
Cottage 22
Rain Fell Early Hitting Plainville Community
PL AINVILLE ILL The much needed rain fell early Monday morning. Several from here attended the funeral of J P Elliott at Payson Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Albert Wagg of Richfield were trading here Thursday. Arthur Renner was peddling fish in the area.
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J. P. Elliott
Payson
Albert Wagg
Q Richfield
Arthur Renner
Instant relief Cream Balm for nasal congestion
A promotional ad promises quick relief from nasal congestion and catarrh. It urges readers to buy a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from their druggist, claiming instant penetration of air passages and soothing of inflamed membranes. It highlights fragrance and antiseptic healing properties.
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Ely
Women Dry Clean Things At Home With Gasoline Solvite
An advertisement urges women to dry clean home items using gasoline and Solvite soap. It claims suits coats silks laces and rugs can be cleaned at home saving five to ten dollars, with warnings to dry outdoors away from flames and to buy Solvite from drug stores.
Inside Bath Health Fad Promoted With Limestone Phosphate
A newspaper note promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims the inside bath purifies the alimentary canal and prevents illness, urging readers to buy lime stone phosphate from the dung store for daily use.
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Bath
Local notices and social updates from town Friday
Peach trees bloom and a potential peach crop this year. The Watson men plan 600 apple trees this spring. Brooks' daughter of Industry visited the area. Ab Kirkley is working in Quincy. Miss Dorothy Clark drove to Hannibal with Mrs. Mattie Smiley of Axtell Mo. Miss Myrtie Sturtevant called. Grant McCart’s group met Wednesday evening after school. Dave Crim paints at Rh. EB. Ben son. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Fusselman visited Richfield with Mr. and Mrs. Win Crim Sunday. Payson meat market is closed. locals may need Hull meat. Mrs. Sadie Klocke visiting in Quincy. George Boren Jr. and family visited his brother Harvey Sunday. Ed Lewton and family visited Mrs. Lydia Cunningham Sunday afternoon. Ida MecCarl spent Sunday with his sister Mrs. George McClaskey. CP and Henry Wagg worked at Colt Monday.
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Watson
Mr. Brooks
Ab Kirkley
Quincy
Dorothy Clark
Hannibal
Mattie Smiley
Axtell
Myrtie Sturtevant
Grant McCart
Dave Crim
Rh. EB. Benson
George McClaskey
Henry Wagg
Colt
Maywood Notes A Busy Page Of Local News
Andy Kaiser family welcomes a baby daughter while Mrs Ferguson and their new baby son join the doctor in rooms at the Cason home. Anna Loudermilk visits Knox City. Ellen Gamm heads to Washington D C for civil service. Hedgecock from the high school visits Canton. I J Lowe and J B Quinn attend a Kirksville Angus sale. Pittman Brothers buy Sharp property in Maywood. Mrs J H Church now in Novelty Mo visits. Mrs Callie Taneyhill of Victor, Rent. visits her mother Mrs Maggie Carpenter. O G Pulliam and children spend...
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Andy Kaiser
Dr. Ferguson
Quinn
Kirksville
Pittman Brothers
Miles McNally
Ewing
Sharp
Maywood
J. H. Church
Novelty
Callie Taneyhill
Victor, Rent
Maggie Carpenter
O. G. Pulliam
Weekend Visits and Local Happenings
Over the past week Miss Beulah Yarbough returned to Rockford after visiting her father. Mrs. Sharpe and Miss Martha Leeser were guests at the Mart Walking home. Mr. and Mrs. Berkmin of Marion County visited Mr. and Mrs. Matt Watking. Olen Fountain celebrated his birthday April 13 with a Sunday surprise. Grover Goings and family report illness among their three children, now recovering after influenza.
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N. I. Cason
Beulah Yarbough
Rockeford
Sharpe
Martha Leeser
Mart
Berkmin
Marion County
Matt Watking
Olen Fountain
Grover Goings
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J. E. Bennett & Co
Ames E. Bennett &Co
RAIN
Mders
Chicago Board of Trade
Hampshire Street
Knolenberg Milling Company
Swift
Blatchford’s
Hlatchfords
New York Money
Mercantile Paper
U S
Liberty S
Grain Commission Merchants
Gen. Dickman
Field
122Nd Field Artillery
Fricke
Plainville, Ill
Moo
C. Whittington
Ford
Maine
Kimball
Kimball Phonograph
Giles Brothers
Empire
Richardson Lubricating Co
Quincy, Ill
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