Corn Prices Fall on Bumper Crop Forecast in Chicago
Chicago reports a likely bumper corn crop, pulling corn prices down 3% at close with December at 1.08 and May at 1.06. Wheat eased to 2.02 September as oats slid. provisions rose 10 to 35 cents. government price fixes and fair weather outlook pressured bulls while receipts and trading volumes expanded.
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Chicago
Long Commission Co
Cave
Minneapolis
Duluth
Winnipeg
Market Letters On Corn Wheat And Livestock Prices
Weekly Market Letter reports continued improvement in corn with favorable next week weather likely lowering prices. Cash corn demoralized. oats receipts rising. government plans for grain handling spark fear of minimum price under market. Wheat shows no trade as government sets price. No. 1 northern wheat fob Chicago valued with freight deductions. plowing limited for 1918 crop.
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Chicago
Hogs Advance Twenty Cents Here Saturday
A new local market high for hogs was set Saturday with prices up 20 cents, top at 18.25 dollars. Twenty-one farmers attended the city market. Hay and oats prices varied: loose hay at 18 dollars a ton, 320 for two loads, oats in eleven loads with mixed prices from 57 to 70 cents per bushel, baled oats hay at five dollars a ton.
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Shaw
Local Markets Show Wide Wheat Corn Prices Across Cities
Chicago and other markets report No. 2 wheat around 2.20 to 2.28 per bushel with No. 2 red at 2.20 and No. 2 hard at 2.28. Corn varied by grade from about 1.50 to 1.90 per bushel, oats around 0.66 to 0.66 1/2, and mixed white oats near 0.66. Milling products list retail prices for four and milled goods, including hard wheat flour 13.40 per cwt and straight flour 12.60, with several feed and byproduct prices cited. Prices for hogs, cattle, poultry, hides, and other farm goods are also reported from multiple locales.
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Chicago
St. Noog
St. Eats
ST. Loues
Guy
Peoria
Proria
Coarn
Enark
Hansen City
Kansas
Minneapolis
Northern
Omaha
Omatta
New York
Kuyllenberg Milling Company
Istatehford
Sativus
Mississippi River
Choice Aepps Wethaing
Roush
Wasson
Choice
Hough
Loca
Anck Brothers
Davis and Cleaver Co
Uccsae
Vies & Stowery
Markets Chicago and New York Butter and Poultry Prices
Chicago and New York market notes report butter creamery tub prices around 40 cents in Chicago with firm tones in New York. Receipts for butter and eggs show variable figures. poultry steady at retail levels, with dressed products irregular. Kansas City report lists creamery prices. poultry and roosters noted with limited price data.
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Chicago
Aus
New York
Nw York
RTM
DAD
Kges
Rio
Santos
Horses and Mules Prices Listed for Sale at Bart St. Louis
Auction notes show horses and mules with varying sizes and prices. Drafts priced up to 160 and 35 cent entries reflect regional market. The fragment ends with a social comment about busy women prioritizing charm over other tasks.
Toledo grain and seed price listings from August 19
August 19 report from Toledo shows Clover seed Prime cash 13 dollars with bids around 12.60 to 12.70 for December and March, Alsthe Prime cash about 11.60 to 11.68 for December and October, Rye No 2 at 1.83, and Timothy around 4.80 with Clover near 12.17. Chicago market notes include late pricing for August 19.
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Toledo
Dee
Chicago
Timothy
Change Business Falls 10 Low Ebbs On New York Stock Exchange
New York stock market weakens to the summer’s low ebb as turnover in a two hour session barely reaches 100000 shares. Rails show pressure from government regulation rumors. U S Steel slips after early strength while Bethlehem Steel and Lackawanna Steel drop 1 to 1 1 2 points. Industrial Alcohol stands out among movers. Copper issues stay narrow. Bonds and money markets show little change amid general dullness.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Rails
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem and Lackawanna Teels
Charr PB
Aedes C. M
St. P
N. W
Saceas
Nor
N. Wu
N.Y
NWL
Pace W.eee
Bee
Waheed Studebaker
Union Pac
U. 3. Steel
US 8. Steel Pfad
Ee Willya-Over
Why Russia Is Unstable and The Path Forward
A historical analysis argues Russia's vast size, poverty, and weak organization left it vulnerable to czarism and anarchist socialism. It contends only a massive wartime sacrifice could fuse the masses, while later peasant congresses and socialist participation slowed chaos. It warns unchecked anarchists risked revolution and the war’s democratic outcome.
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Russia
Rusia
Peasants’ Congress
Galicia
Drafts for selective draft examined in Marion Palmyra
List of names from Marion Palmyra area examined for the selective draft up to noon Saturday. Names include Earl F. Rhoades Monroe City Hannibal area route, Julius A. Davis Palmyra, Elden L. Earnest Hannibal with dependents, Emmett Dowlin Monroe City, Harold E. Peterson Hannibal, David A. Given Hannibal with dependents, and many others with claims or dependents noted.
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Palmyra
Earl F. Rhoades
Monroe City
Fred Thompson
Hannibal
Julius A. Davis
Elden L. Earnest
Emmett Dowlin
Harold E. Peterson
David A. Given
Jesse J. Crabtree
Taylor
Allen Umstadtt
Theodore G. Schiveitler
Stephen L. Dearing
Ely
Arthur Trumyloo
Withers Mill
Gustopher J. Rolthoff
Russell
Dearing
Archie R. Bumgardner
Calbert Dryden
Cristobal Guitierres
George Augebury
Olin W. Dudding
Matthew Gasberry
Annibal
Warry H. Hardwick
John A. Thiig
William J. Porter
James HW
Gaskill
George A. Allison
Thomas F
Glen Fesler
Simon Anderson
Daniel E. Mahoney
Grant Wilkerson
Claims
Livestock Market Results From Chicago and St Louis
CTICAGG reports strong hog bid with top record 19.00, cattle receipts near 2,0600 with mixed grades, hogs and sheep seen steady to weak. In St Louis hog receipts 2,600 with prices $18.75 to $19.00 for heavy, cattle 500 with native steers around 14.25, sheep lambs fluctuating around 16 dollars for lambs and 10.50 for wethers.
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Chicago
Cticagg
Lamba
St. Leola
ST. Louis
Livestock Prices Across Missouri and Plains Markets
In St Louis Omaha and Kansas City market notes, hogs and cattle receipts show varied gains and steadiness. St Louis reports hogs at 28 to 60 cents higher with mixed and butcher categories strong. cattle feature native steers around 14 to 23 dollars, yearlings and calves mixed. sheep receipts steady with lambs near 10 to 12 dollars. Omaha notes hogs up 50 to 75 cents, heavy and light ranges listed. cattle receipts show native steers about 9 to 14 dollars, stockers and calves up to 8 dollars. Kansas City reports hogs 25 to 35 cents higher, with prime fed steers around 14 dollars and calves up to 12 dollars. Market activity reflects broader midwest demand for slaughter and feeder classes.
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Omaha
Canberg
Kansan City
Kansas City
Hay and Straw Market Summary at St Lenin and Chicago
Hay market shows solid demand for timothy and clover mixed at steady prices with light supplies. Clover and alfalfa hold steady with top grades firm but ordinary alfalfa and prairie clover softer. Timothy old at 25.3 to 27. new 23 26, clover 26, alfalfa 24. Straw steady at 84.5 to 85.0 in Chicago market. choice timothy 30 to 31, No 1 29 to 30, straw rye 11 to 11.50, oat 10.60, wheat 9.60 to 10.
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St. Lenin
ST. Touts
Timothy
Chicago
Separation cause of his death by own action
Herr Chante Scott a 34 year old secretary and treasurer of a manufacturing company and member of an old St. Louis family shot himself in a doctor's office in St Louis Missouri on August 18 his wife had obtained a divorce a month earlier friends attributed the act to a highly nervous condition from worry
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ST. Louis
Herr Chante Scott
Scott
Holland aloof in peace discussion
Reports from Holland say the government remains strictly reserved about the pope peace note. Hope persists that both belligerents will seek Queen Wilhelmina as intermediary, making it prudent to stay detached from any peace effort likely to fail without joint action.
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Rome
Holland
Netherlands
Death of American fireman explained in British waters
The body of James H. Bush a 28 year old Brockton Mass fireman aboard an American vessel washed ashore ten days after disappearing on watch An inquest returned accidental drowning as the verdict This marks the first death since the American flotilla arrived.
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Rase
James H. Bush
Brockton
Mass
German Destroyer Sunk
LONDON Aug 19 The admiralty reports a hostile destroyer and two mine sweepers were severely damaged by British naval forces on Thursday. British warships suffered no damage in the engagement.
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London
The
Admiralty
Home Reading Course for Citizen Soldiers
A historical guide for National Army volunteers outlines daily lessons on camp life hygiene discipline and personal care. Emphasizing cleanliness, sanitation, and self-responsibility, it argues flies illness and dirty camps threaten health and soldiers must scrub, bathe, wash clothes, and maintain personal items to protect themselves and peers.
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Army
A Street of Thought For Time Is Money
A Quincy Railway Company notice urges riders to stand properly at crossings and have fare ready to speed boarding. It advises alighting promptly after the car stops to save time for others.
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Quincy Railway Company
Reichstag to Discuss Ence Proposals and Political Situation
London report states Pope Benedict's ence proposals and the broader political climate will be on the Reichstag agenda when it convenes August 21. Berlin dispatch via Copenhagen to Exchange Telegraph notes the topic list.
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London
Benedict
Reichstag
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Land for sale and trade across Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana
Auction style real estate ad offers numerous parcels in Iron county Missouri and Oklahoma including 112806 acres near Quincy property in Oklahoma with $15 per acre, 80 acres in Arkansas, 160 acres in Pittsburg County Oklahoma and 80 acres in Cleveland County. Purchasers can pay $2 cash and monthly installments with options to trade Texas Arkansas or Louisiana land. Includes invitation to excursions and request for land listings.
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Arkansas
Quincy
Oklahoma
Texas
Iron County
Oklahoma City
Poinsette Co
Arkangays Valley
Midway
Pervice
Craighead
Poinsette County
Mt. R
Jessy
Louisiana
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