Grain Chicago Market Faces Foreign Exchange Shock
In Chicago, foreign exchange turmoil unsettled early trading but later triggered broad liquidation in corn and oats. May and July corn futures slid to about 1.34 and 1.41 dollars respectively, while oats weakened despite initial strength. Provisions remained heavy as bearish stock statements and financial conditions weighed on sentiment.
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Chicago
United States
Longs Commission Co
Esec
Tata
Park
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Winnipeg
Neccdta
Chicago Grain and Market Rates Across Cities Feb 4
Chicago area market notes list corn and mixed prices by grade, rye and wheat quotes for No 3 to No 8 grades, with yellow and white varieties. Regional prices from St Louis Minneapolis Peoria Kansas City New York include oats, oats, clover hay, and various farm goods, with hay and grain prices and butcher quotes.
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Chicago
Bree Sener Lee Timothy
St. Fouls
Louis
Met
Minneapolis
Northern
Peoria
Kansas City
Bel
York
New Yok
B. Stoner
New York
Kuelenberg Milling Company
Anck Brothers
Stocks Tumble As Foreign Exchange Crash Deepens
The New York stock market faced a sweeping decline amid a sharp foreign exchange crisis. Shares fell two to five points, with weaker issues losing ground as remittances to London and European capitals tightened. High class steels, motors, and equipment stayed near minimal levels, while oils and shipping joined the broad retreat. Trading totaled about 1,000,000 shares as bonds weakened and liberty issues hit new lows. overall market tone was one of widespread weakness.
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New York
London
Montreal
Paris
Rome
Liberty
Long Commission Co
Open
High
Gow,Close
Armour Pfd
Atchigon
Amer
Tob
A. Tl
Conn Edison
Cig
BEL Goodrich
Central
Iso Bay
Jas Mi
Pacific
City
Nor, Pacific
la Ghigo Cit
Bus Steel
Lorillard
Penn
Peoples
Sears-Hoe
Swift
iSo
Paycifice
Studebaker
Sinclair Oil
Texas OU
Steel Com
U. S& Steel Prd
Union Pacific
Rubber
Westing
Willys-Over
Witton and Uy
Tate Tot
Woodworth
Seed Market and Financial Briefs from Toledo
Toledo seed and market brief lists Clover seed prices and cash quotes for months including January March and April, plus Government bonds and Panama Liberty bonds with changes and times. New York money markets show mercantile paper weakness, rail bonds heavy, time loans strong, and cotton futures close easy with several monthly prices. An alarming note states African catfish possess a powerful electric shock capable of disabling a man.
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New York Money
New York
Mercantile Paper
Local Market Quiet As Offerings Stand Still
Trading on the local markets was practically at a standstill Tuesday. On the city lot there was only one offering during the day, a load of corn selling at $1.40 per bushel. The egg market was weaker and unsettled while hogs remained steady amid fluctuation.
Livestock Market Prices Across Multiple Mosl Cities
A summary of February 4 market reports shows hogs and cattle receipts in Chicago East St Louis Kansas City and Porta Illinois with varied price ranges. Hogs mostly lower with top around 15.50 in Chicago while cattle show mixed quotes from beef steers to veal calves and feeders. A separate note mentions a motorized vehicle offering to the army that could replace cavalry horses.
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J. E. Huvod & Co
Cmice Ness
Bishop Co
Amico
Swifts
Blatehford
W. Rew
Holles & Nogers
Chicago
East St. Louis
East St, Louis
Kansas City
Kansas
Orin
Prorta
Til
Scientist Aims to Talk With Planets by Radio
Washington February 4 Dr James Norris Rogers a radio pioneer believes Mars Venus or other planets may host intelligent beings and plans to teach them numerals then the alphabet using 100000 meter signals from his Hyattsville laboratory He notes that if inhabited Earthlings could eventually communicate within months or years. He recalls Marconi and submarine radio advances and outlines a method to transmit dots and dashes to teach numerals and letters as a first step toward understanding cosmic listeners.
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Washington
Mars
Venus
Earth
James Norris Rogers
Rogers
Hyattsville
Prince George's County
Dr. Rogers
Marconi
Bellmar
N. J
Marcon
France
Priess
Fort Meyer
Mr. Munsey
Ritz Carlton
America
New Haven
Messers
Rist-Carlton
Munsey
Ritz-Carlton Brotherhood
Frank Munsey
New York
Press
What's What In New York By Herbert Corey
Herbert Corey recounts New York media history and Frank Munsey's impact on the Herald and journalism. The piece notes Munsey's bold moves, editorial power dynamics, and the era's shifting control of papers and personalities in a lively, period voice.
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Herbert Corey
New York
Herald
Thirty-fifth Street
Frank Munsey
James Gordon Bennett
The
Mr. Bennett
Cable
Bennett
France
Ground log day in Plainville shows mixed fortunes
The Plainville note column records a clear day turning rough on roads as Jim Eales hauls saw logs to Nevin Call’s mill. Local movers include Mrs. Addie Ayleshire selling her Hull home and buying Lydia Cunningham’s property here. Other items note travels, visits, and a funeral. A later item mentions Sweden using wooden corks from pine due to cork scarcity.
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Jim Eales
Nevin Call
Addie Ayleshire
Hull
Lydia Cunningham
M. F. Lester
Barry
Henry Wagg
J.oren Hull
Everett
Uric acid in meat clogs the kidneys warned
A noted authority warns that meat forms uric acid that slows kidney function and causes pain headaches and digestive upset. He prescribes four ounces of Rad Salts daily to flush the kidneys with a lemon grape lithia mix, promoting clearer urine and bladder relief as a safe inexpensive remedy.
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G. B. Dowell & Son
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Ritz-Carlton Hotel
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Quincy
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Hamilton
Dorothy Bowker
James Hendricks
Richfield
Charles Fusselman
Trum Hull
Howard
Hendricks
Roy Wasy
Isaiah Mecarl
Melaskey
Baptist Society
Sweden
Standard Electric Co
Hampshire St
Knollenbergs
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President’s Commission
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