Markets Mixed as Holiday Slowdown Dampens Trading
Stocks opened with dull activity on Saturday, turnover around 600 000 shares as traders head into holidays. Metals proved most volatile with losses of 1 to nearly 3 points, Atlantic Gulf and West Indies rose about 10 points, while bonds showed limited movement amid peace talks. Currency markets were nearly quiet and government bond listings were unchanged, with par value around 1 820 000.
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Livestock Market Summary From Midwest and Plains Grid
St Louis received hogs and cattle with steady to higher prices. hogs 1010.60 and 7.75 9.25 for pigs. cattle steers 7.60 11.50. sheep lambs and yearlings also listed. Chicago reports 20,000 hogs. ranges top 10c higher at 10.60. cattle and sheep receipts and prices given for native beef, western steers, stockers, cows, calves and lambs. Omaha and Kansas City tote similar grain of hogs, cattle, and lamb prices with receipts and ranges across regions.
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Omana
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Mississippi River
Hough
Anck Brothers
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E. Tullaw
S'c. Brown
Daily Markets United States Butter and Eggs Prices
Chicago and other markets report butter and eggs with mixed receipts and price changes. Butter prices show variances by region with creamery and standard grades, eggs firm or varying by grade, and poultry varied in demand. Regional quotes include Missouri and Illinois markets with cited per unit rates.
Grain Markets Peoria NL December Grain Prices
Peoria Newfoundland and Labrador grain market notes show corn edging lower to up slightly with No 3 white at 24 only a misread price. Oats hold steady with Standard No 3 White at 61 and No 4 White at 60.
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Horses and Mules Advertisement From East St Louis
In East St Louis a classifieds note lists horses and mules with varying prices and measurements. It mentions mules around 18 to 18% hands priced at 176 and 226, 18 to 18% hands at 176 and 225, and 14 to 15 hands at 50 and 110. The text is an OCR fragment with several garbled figures.
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Augusta Notes And Holiday Activities Report
Augusta Illinois residents engage in Christmas events and visits as members travel to Pensacola Florida for winter, with local Masonic officers elected and a Christmas tree celebration highlighted. Paris dispatch notes allies' peace reply to Germany nearing completion, detailing grievances and central powers' responsibility.
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Cyrus Falmer
Champangen
Chas
Stockton
Masonic Order
H. P. Bradette
Geo. Milier
John Ogden
Geo. Slingerland
Paris
Germany
Petit Parisien
Market Receipts Saturday in Local Market
Prices held steady in the local market on Saturday as sixteen loads of farm products moved. Hay and baled straw sold at several prices, with corn bringing 93 and 89 cents per bushel.
Local Market Prices and Livestock Quotes
Local markets list commodity prices for grains and feeds, milling products, and various farm staples. It records hogs, wagon hogs, sheep, calves, and cattle quotes, with daily butcher and poultry rates, prices for hides, and livestock by size and weight from multiple sources.
Blair Answers School Tuition Queries In Illinois
Springfield special report notes State Superintendent Blair clarifies Magill tuition law effect after 1915 act repeal. Any eighth grade graduate in districts without high schools may attend a chosen high school with local board approval, tuition paid by pupil’s home district. Blair warns many districts cannot fund tuition and elementary schools without emergency legislation.
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Increase of Women Workers in Berlin
In Berlin the number of women applying at employment agencies rose notably in the fiscal year 1913-16 while male job seekers fell. The Central Employment Agency registered 206,980 men and 157,514 women, with 121,466 fewer men and about 26,000 more women applicants.
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Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
The readers are informed of a claimed cure for catarrh and other constitutional diseases. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to work through the blood and mucous surfaces, with the proprietors offering one hundred dollars for any counterexample. Address and sales details are provided.
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FL. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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Recalling Wilson as Johns Hopkins fellow student
Dr. Inazo Nitobe of Imperial University recounts time with Woodrow Wilson at Johns Hopkins in political economy. He recalls Wilson as mature and dignified, respected by peers, and notes Wilson’s early work aligning with Aristotle and Bagehot influencing his Congressional Government.
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Wilson
Inazo Nitobe
Imperial University
Mr. Wilson
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Chinese Railway Built At Once
Peking reports an American financed railway to run from Chuchow in Hunan province via Hengchowfu to Kweilin and Nanning with a spur to Yanchow. The route will connect British lines toward Nanking and create a sea access link, boosting mineral and agricultural transport in Hunan and Kwangsi.
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Alton Road to Double Track From Roadhouse to KC
The Chicago and Alton Railroad plans a 9 million dollar project to double track 80 miles from Roadhouse to Kansas City Missouri. The first segment will be Kansas City to Slater with more work Mexico to Booth to follow. Grade reductions are included and costs rise in rough country. Daily trains between Roadhouse and KC averaged 38 this fall, peaking at 42.
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Booth
Governess Margaret Brown Shapes Italian Royal Youth
In Rome special dispatch, Margaret Brown, English governess to three Italian royal children, wields quiet power behind the throne. Her English style educates princes Humbert and the royal girls, influencing girls’ outdoor activities, doll rules, and the Boy Scout movement. The impending Edward VII and Yolanda match may extend her influence beyond the nursery.
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Vienna’s defiant winter of culture and crowded theaters
Vienna endures a third somber winter with scarce dinner options and no Riviera travel. Yet theaters and concert houses report record crowds and sold out performances. Cafes stay packed though late licenses vanish. Despite inflation, revenues rise as demand for art remains strong.
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