Grain prices plunge on Chicago Board of Trade selloff
On April 30 Chicago market brokers saw broad price declines across grain and provisions. Corn and rye led losses with sharp drops, spurred by officials’ actions against rising food costs and fears of free movement from rural sources. Oats and pork products fell in tandem, while buy-sell activity slowed and supplies remained uncertain.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
York
Board F Trade
Federal Wheat Director
Ry Leng Commission
Northweat Car Lota
Minneapolis
Duluth
Winnipeg
U. S
Grain Market Prices Across Cities In Late April
Grain markets show varied bids across Chicago Peoria and Minneapolis with corn trading near 1.60 to 1.75 per bushel for mixed and yellow varieties Wheat quotes range around 1.50 to 1.70 for No 2 white and mixed oats around 0.71 to 0.79 with prices differing by grade and city March through April notes reflect cash markets and regional delivery terms in St Louis New York and Kansas City reports.
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Chicago
St. Louis
ST. Poors
Peoria
Peorta
April
Kansans City
Kansas City
Mineapolis
Minneapolices
New York
Seed Market Toledo Price Notes and Dates
Seed market notes from Toledo dated April 16 show Clover seed price listed at $20 with transactions on April 27. Miscellaneous prices include cash and prime varieties with figures such as $324 in April, $60.20 in May, $606 in September, and $6.76 in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Clover Seed
Aisike Prime
Thmoethys Pratie- Ashold
Seppe
Horses and Mules Auction Catalog Fragment
Auction notes list various horse and mule lots with prices. Draft horses at 14 hands 0 inches to 16 hands 0 inches fetch from 140 to 260 dollars. Mules shown range around 14 to 16 hands with prices near 160 to 186 dollars. The fragment cites date April 29 and describes eastern and southern draft stock.
Financial Market Summary from New York April Closing
Rye and barley prices quoted after hours. Liberty bonds and U.S. Treasury notes show gains with Liberty 98 3/4, 106 54.Mercantile paper at 64 base, Sterling bills at 60 days 4 1/2. Government bonds strong, railroad bonds firm, time loans firm at 60 days and 6 months. Call money firmer, near 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Moncey
New York
Mercantiile Paper
Daily Market Letter Furnished by Long Commission Co
Corn suffers one of the market’s most violent breaks amid widespread liquidation and food administration moves to ease prices. Weather delays impact arrivals. oats and hogs weaken with a push by traders to buy lard futures. Steel stock market activity awaits steel corporation director decisions as conditions favor buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Commission Co
Food Administration
Seaboard
Steel Corporation
Hogs Down Twenty Five Cents In Royal Market
Hogs fell twenty five cents in the royal market on Tuesday, the sole feature of the market. Other markets showed no changes and city market trading was at a standstill due to the inclement weather.
Local Markets Farm Prices May Grain and Livestock
Local market page lists May prices from Noellenberg Milling Company for wheat and oats straw, mixed hay, timothy hay, clover hay, corn, oats, and straw. Livestock quotes include calves, fat cattle, fat steers, hogs by weight, poultry by species, and hides with varied grades. also milling products, linseed oil, and wool market notes with price ranges and suppliers Bolles, Rogers, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noellenberg Milling Courplany
Anck Brutaera
C. ’. Bishop
Miller & Arthur Co
Rockport News Briefs Include Births Visits and A Car Accident
Mrs Rex Brown visits relatives in New Salem. Hiermuin Bauer and family occupy the Martin property bakery in Manonios temple building. Mrs Emily Pryor weekend at niece Will Morton home near Horton. Alex Mathis veteran near here critically ill with multiple strokes. Clarence Furgeson and wife parent a son born April 26. Murrell Poor takes clerk job with Haines Rupert Co. James Brown Lilly Miller Maria Huffman Nellie Baker S J Welch motor to Quincy for shopping. Blackbelles minstrel at Pleasant Hill opera house drawn crowd. Ernest Roosa overturns car near Ambrosia bridge on way to Rockport. car damaged. rescue efforts.
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Rockport
Ill
Rex Brown
New Salem
Hiermuin Bauer
Martin
Bauer
Manonios Temple
Emily Pryor
Will Morton
Horton
Alex Mathis
Mathis
Clarence Furgeson
Murrell Poor
Haines Rupert and Co
Jas. Brown
Lilly Miller
Maria Huffman
Nellie Baker
S. J. Welch
Qincy
Blackbelles
Pleasant Hil
Opera House
Ernest Roosa
Ambrosia Bridge
Market Gains and Shifts Fueling Broad Stock Activity
New York stocks showed broadened trading with more issues quoted than in recent sessions. United States Steel rose to 102 midday then closed at 101% amid strong buying. utilities and telecom shares advanced on Burleson's cable privatization push. Shipping led gains with Marine Common and Pacific Mail up nearly 3 points, while sugar and Royal Dutch sugar stocks fluctuated on heavy selling. Total volume about 1.55 million shares. Liberty stock firm. Par value panel totals around $12,250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
United States Steel
Burleson
Marine Common
Pacific Mail
Royal Dutch
Liberty
Livestock Markets Report From St Louis Chicago and Kansas City
Hogs receipts around 190 at St Louis with lights to 40 and bulk near 20.65 heavy weights around 26.50. cattle receipts about 7,200 with native beef steers near 11 to 18 dollars and cows 10 to 18 dollars. sheep receipts about 8,000 with lambs around 12 to 18 dollars and ewes near 14 to 18 dollars. Similar notes from Chicago and Peoria describe steady to lower markets with hogs near 20.40 to 20.60 and cattle varying by class. Kansas City shows 70,000 hogs steady to lower with heavies 20.55 to 20.85 and cattle around 10 to 15 dollars for steers and cows.
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St. Louls
ST. Louis
Peoria
Kansan City
Kansas City
Gisone
Harry Eckhardt
Dallas City
P. W. Cutler
Carthage
J. H. Lloyd
M. Huston
BE. Webb
J HE. McWherter
Breeders’ Association
W. I Smith
Markets report from New York and Chicago butter and sugar notes
New York April 30 raw sugar steady at 7.28 cents per pound and fine grain Virteal. butter steady in New York and Chicago markets with varied receipts and prices. creamery butter higher in New York receipts over 11 thousand. poultry and potatoes show weakness in Chicago. oats, coffee, and other commodities appear with mixed activity and unsettled prices.
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New York
Chicago
Texas Bliss
Bishel
Sulfar
New Yor
Centenarian Odd Fellows Event and Local Socials
Was Near and Mr and Mrs Roosa only sustained slight injuries. The WLOT CL club met at Mrs Chas Lowerys home Friday afternoon with fourteen members present. A floral contest saw prizes awarded to Mrs DT Mesmith and Mrs Lilly Miller. Refreshments and assistant hostess Mrs Strother Grigsby. Rockport Lodge LO O F celebrated the Odd Fellowship centennial with speeches and music. Mr and Mrs Phil Wyatt and children attended a Baylis wedding at Summer Hill for Wesley Tiunstan and Elvira Shaw. Rev J G Gross officiated at the bride's mothers home Mrs Angeline Shaw. Bellows enclosed in electric flash light by a Connecticut inventor cuts current after one minute to save battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Wyatt
Summer Hill
Wesley Tiunstan
Baylis
Elvira Shaw
Angeline Shaw
J. G. Gross
Death of Carthage Blacksmith John Lawton
John C. Lawton a Carthage blacksmith long active in the trade died in Omaha after a long illness. Funeral in Carthage at the Baptist church with Rev J M Jones officiating. burial in Moss Ridge cemetery. Survived by widow and six children including Charles of Wyoming, Mary, Ralph in New York City, Amy in Omaha, and Ethel Rood of Houghton Michigan. aged about 70. Lawton known as a devout church member and active in local affairs.
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Carthage
John C. Lawton
Omaha
Neb
Baptist Church
J. M. Jones
Moss Hidge
John Lawton
Havin
John Foutz
Lawton
Thomas Rand
Rand
Wyoming
Nebr
Laura Lucinda Cutler
Old Baptist Church
Freddie
Charles Lawton
Weoming
Mary Lawton
Ralph Lawton
New York City
Amy Lawton
Ethel Rood
Houghton
Mich
Farm Breders Association
Hancock Coounty
Hancock County
J. A. Lloyd
Farr: Bureau
Dharry Eckhardt
Tratlas City
M. Bradshaw
Litfarpe
E. JL. Traser
MR. Randall
Ro Graham
W. ©. Ewing
Po. OW
Otler
al EL Webb
Smith
W. J. Carlin
Nathan Cutler
George Myers
Ralph Lyon
PB. Reed
Juhn Hamman
E. Prior
C. A. Schroeder
Women Dry Clean At Home With Gasoline Adv
An advertisement urges women to dry clean household items at home using gasoline and Solvite soap. It claims five to ten dollars saved, stating suits coats waists silks laces gloves shoes furs draperies rugs can be restored without fading shrinking or wrinkling. It warns to dry outdoors away from flame and notes Solvite soap package with directions is inexpensive at drug stores.
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast a Splendid Habit
The article promotes drinking a glass of real hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels of waste toxins. It claims improved digestion appetite and facial glow, noting a quarter pound of limestone phosphate costs little and helps biliousness constipation stomach trouble and rheumatism.
Sherman Opposes Amended League Covenant
Senator Sherman of Illinois says he favors a peace league but will not support the revised covenant. He cites Article II and a two year withdrawal notice as flaws and argues amendments do not meet his objections. He warns that Article 15 shifts finances and democratic affairs from Congress. Dr. David Jayne Hill calls the league the work of politicians, not jurists, an organization of power rather than justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sherman
Illinois
Congress
United States
League of Nations
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Catarrh Relief
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh and colds. It claims rapid relief by applying a small amount in the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and clear air passages, easing congestion, headaches, and snuffling discharge. It urges readers to ask a druggist for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Zone Finance Office Caught Up By May 1st On $60 Bonus Payments
Washington officials report the Zone Finance Office aims to complete payment of the $60 soldier bonus by late April, with about 40,000 checks issued daily. Colonel P L Smith notes most claims will be paid by the end of April except stray cases. Delays stem from lost discharge papers and incomplete filing, prompting requests for discharged soldiers to secure their records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. King
Washington
Zone Finance Office
Congress
P. L. Smith
Quartermasters Corps
Hingis
Four Transports Due In May With Troops
Cruiser Chester is due at New York around May 7 carrying a detachment of Company B, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division and several casual officers. The Savoi is due at New York May 21 with 21 casual companies for various states. The Arcadia is due at New York around May 12 with units of the 82nd Division and casual companies and officers. The Hesaro will arrive at New York around May 9 with units of the 78th Division and eight casual officers aboard.
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Washington
Chester
New York
127Th Infantry
Savoi
Arcadia
Miller's Antiseptic OM Snake Oil Claims Soaring Fame
Miller's Antiseptic OM known as Snake Oil claims three million bottles sold with a money back guarantee. The ad touts relief for rheumatism lumbago and neuralgia, and promises cures for sore throat tonsillitis cuts and burns. Manufactured by Herb Juice Medicine Co with bottles priced 0c 606 and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Juice Medicine Co
Why Chilly Weather Brings Rheumatism
Rheumatism is a painful ailment that can affect any person. The piece explains uric acid buildup due to damp cold weather and advises drinking Rad Salts or Jad Salts daily for a week to stimulate kidneys and rid the blood of impurities.
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Tiberty Honda
New Yorks
Liberty Bond
Dls US
James E. Bennett & CO
Chicago Board of Trade
Hampshire Street
Knellenberg Milling Company
Oméli
Rran
Swifts
Mlatchford
Deacon
Gée
Heeswax
Bolles and
Rogers
Atchirton
St. Br
Erie
Grt
Nor
Pia
Pac
Penn
Peoples Gas
Juck Island
Bac
Studebaker
U.S. Steel Pfd
Willys-Over
Santos
Connecticut
Grain Commission Merchants
C. Whittington
Ford Service
Ford
Maine
Miller
Chickering & Sons
Ampiio
Arands Giles Brothers
West Side Square
John S. Allen
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Sucrene Dairy Feed
Knollenberg Milling Co
Quincy, IL
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