We Have 100 Farms in Missouri and Illinois
An investor offers 100 Missouri and Illinois farms for sale, touting quick sales and profits. Listings show farms from 65 to 556 acres with varied improvements near Palmyra and Quincy, Illinois, and in Missouri, with prices ranging from 46 to 500 dollars per acre.
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Missouri
Illinois
Palmyra
16Th and
State
Jonathan
Grimes Goldenden
Ben Davis
Ilinoig
Charlies Elebrecht
Quincy
Chickey House
Chicago wheat panic and market shift on government policy
Chicago market turmoil spreads in August as fears grow over possible government action to move wheat to consumers at prices below guaranteed levels. Prices tumble across corn oats and pork while traders await a Wilson Barnes conference, with rapid liquidation and a cautious rally ending the day.
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Chicago
Aug
Ashington
Com
Wilson
Julius Barnes
Long Commission Co
Northweat
Binnaanelie
Tuesda
Ulnth
Tuesdey
New York Market Report Aug 6 Receipts Mixed Prices
Butter and creamery items show varied gains with creamery extras at 54 and 54 for high grades, firsts 51 2, packing stock and current make mixed. Eggs irregular with 25 952. potatoes firm and Chicago market receipts 13,426, poultry steady with live market unchanged.
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New York
Egge
Reegee
Chicas
Chicago
Curie
Hog Market Drops Forty Cents On Tuesday Prices Rise For Oats
Hogs fell to 21.75 from 21.50 on Tuesday with the government cost of living probe cited as a factor. Oats advanced to 1.96 per bushel, while two loads at 76 cents, one at 75 cents, and loose hay at 21 a ton were sold on the city market lot.
Be or Rio 7 Sae Santos Fight Upset
Joe Yorke loses to Santos in a disputed bout at Be or Rio after a tight contest. Officials report a score close to unanimous but fans question the decision and call for a rematch.
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Joe Yorke
Ie Nertee
Rio
Sae Santos
Stock Market Rebounds After Tuesday Rally In New York
Stock market reports a strong Tuesday session with a sharp rebound after Monday's broad losses. Gains were led by transportation and industrials amid good buying and short-covering, supported by news of easing railway labor tensions and hopeful railroad outlooks. Trading volume was about 1,875,000 shares with Liberty bonds steady and overall bond activity irregular.
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New York
Liberty
Long Commission Co
Atchison
Anaconda
Amn. Tobacco
Sumar
A. T
A. Loco
Erle
Gen
Met. Com
Goodrich
Spring
U. S. Com
Texas Oi
Pac
Mex
Midvale Steel
IMO
Preco
Cities
Penn
Vevee
Sinclair
Sears Roebuck
Stew't
Warner
Swift
U. B
U. S
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices Slump in Multiple Markets
Livestock market report from Chicago and regional bureaus shows hog receipts around 20,000 with prices generally $5 to $1 lower than Monday. Hogs heavies 20.10 to 22.00, mediums 20.25 to 22.25, lights 19.25 to 21.00. sows 18.00 to 20.00. Cattle receipts about 7,000 with varied weights and terms, bulls and veals listed. quotes range 10.00 to 18.75 for steers and heifers, with cows 7.25 to 13.75 and calves around 13.50 to 18.60. East St. Louis and Kansas markets show similar softer tone with mixed prices across hogs, cattle, and sheep.
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Chicago
East ST. Tot Uis
Bureau of Markets
Aween City
Kansas Cinemo
Grain prices in Rye and Barley market report
A historical snippet shows rye prices at No. 2 $1.49 and barley at $1.25 to $1.38, with Timothy around $9.00 to $11.60 and clover listed as Nominea, reflecting a compact crop market snapshot.
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Timothy
Clover seed prices mixed in Cleveland trading
In Toledo on August 6 details show corn Karlgar Co futures with quotes for several months including December at 29.68 and March at 24.75, alongside cash values around 5.50 to 6.90. Market activity appears uneven with muted demand and several months showing distinct bid levels.
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Toledo
Clover Seed Prime
Carhgar Co
Marvalale Yrne
Daily Market Letter Furnished by Long Commission Co
Corn market firm after a weak start due to shorts covering and bullish sentiment. Damaging crop reports and strong oats cited as reasons for buying, but Washington action fears caused a late 10 cent drop. Hogs and provisions weakness dampened corn, oats held modest gains, provisions ended very weak with little support. Stocks rose late as investors dismissed radical labor fears and industrial restructuring, urging traders to avoid excessive pessimism.
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Washington
Hay and straw market reports from St Louis
Timothy hay markets ease with large receipts and weak demand. High No 1 timothy in fair local demand. medium and low grades dull and hard to place. Prices: No 1 30 32, standard 29 29, No 2 25 27, No 3 21 23, threshed 15 17. Clover mixed No 1 27 28, No 2 24 26. Heavy clover mixed No 1 27 28, No 2 24 26. Clover hay No 1 27 28, No 2 25 26. Alfalfa hay choice 36, No 1 24 35, standard 32 33, No 2 29 38. Prairie day choice 24 ge, No 1 21 22, standard 20 21, 2018 19. Straw 8 50.
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Chicago
Ward
N. S
N. Sa
N. B
Timothy
Louis
Proria
Peoria
Minneapolis
Kansas City
New York
Kmollenberg Milling Company
Anck Brothers
C. F. Bishop Co
Cotton Opening Fuits Futures Prices in New York
Cotton futures opened easy with October at 2 cents, December at 32.30 cents, January 82.25 cents, March 32.30 cents, and May 32.05 cents. The report notes a soft start to trading in New York on August 6.
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New York
Hughes Declares No Reservation Needed in League Pact
Bolton Landing New York August 5 Charles E Hughes says Article XI of the League covenant carries no injury to American interests and requires no reservations. He wrote in reply to Senator Borah asserting Article XI is as objectionable as Article X and argued Article XI is properly limited to action future must decide by justice and national views.
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Bolton Landing
N. Y
League of Nations
Charles E. Hughes
Borah
Hughes
More Than 3 Million Paid Tax On Incomes
Washington reports 3,472,890 persons filed income tax returns for 1917, about 3 percent of the population, with total net incomes of 13,652,383,207 dollars. The year saw 3,035,684 more returns and 353,805,587 more net income than 1916, due largely to wartime tax law expansion.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
German horse dealer convicted for bribery attempt
Ludwig Sacke, a German horse dealer, was found guilty of attempting to bribe American army officers in a 24 000 horse sale case. He received four months imprisonment and a 5000 mark fine from the superior provost court. The court noted Sacke acted as a go-between with higher German interests backing the conspiracy.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Ludwig Sacke
Sacke
Large Part Of Army Food Ready For Sale
Washington Aug 5 More than half the surplus food stocks held by the War Department as of July 19 are immediately available for sale. The list includes 16.5 million dollars worth of frozen fish and fresh beef, 20,703 dollars of fresh pork, 1,136,000 dollars in frozen fresh poultry, and 147,000 dollars in granulated sugar sold to the sugar equalization board, in addition to previously announced canned goods and bacon.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Sugar Equalization Board
Sheriff Postpones Illinois Sheriff Convention in Ottawa
Due to Chicago race rioting Sheriff Peters of Cook County president of the Illinois Sheriffs' association has postponed two weeks the annual convention planned in Ottawa this week.
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Ottawa
Chicago
Peters
Cook County
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
Fight ends in draw in Tulsa for heavyweight belt
Sam Langford of Boston and Jack Thompson of Philadelphia fought fifteen fast rounds to a draw in Tulsa. It was the first bout in an elimination series for the $1,500 belt offered by promoter Billy Ma in the Negro heavyweight championship of the world.
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Tulsa
Sam Langford
Boston
Jack Thompson
Philadelphia
Billy Main
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