Wheat Bulls Rise On Bullish Government Forecasts
Chicago reports show big clearances at Baltimore and expectations that the farm reserves report will be bullish. May wheat near 1.8854 to 1.88% and July around 1.585 to 1.59, with corn and oats firm. Provision markets uneven as traders anticipate the farm reserves release and news of foreign buying in futures deliveries.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Long Commission Co
Burl Park
Uaa
Leon
Northwest Corpota
Tharss
Bay Fai Ua Probie
Haas
Thurs
Grain Markets Amid Mixed Wheat Prices Across Cities
Grain quotes show No 4 wheat steady to slightly higher in Chicago and Minneapolis while No 2 yellow corn and oats trade near steady levels. Prices vary by market with notable shifts in New York and Peoria as traders parse spot and future values. The article notes early declines followed by a late rally and mentions Europe’s early tobacco restrictions as a distant context.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Wheat
Minneapolis
Omaha
Omata
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
Peoria
Gossip On The Board of Trade Variety Update
The Northwestern Miller reports Minneapolis flour output rose to 400 685 barrels weekly, with 25 to 50 percent of capacity used and little export. Argentina’s current agricultural year appears disastrous with 16 million dollars planned for relief and 65 percent corn crop loss expected. Dodge City notes ten days of rainfall, Kansas City reports worsened freight, Santa Fe shows 4 600 freight cars in yards. Russell’s News estimates Belgian relief needs wheat at 2 600 000 bushels. Government farm reserves set wheat at 101 365 000, corn at 569 416 000, oats at 893 085 000 versus last year.
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E. Lawitz & Co
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Argentina
Wheat market slips and recovers on government stock data
Long Commission Co reports wheat trading with late day gains as discouraging holders sell gave way to price strength. Government stock figures show 161,585,000 bushels remain, about 52 percent of the crop, a figure deemed below private estimates. Corn and oats followed with firmer closes and robust cash and futures activity amid last hour selling.
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Seaboard
Wheat and corn move as market reacts to government report
Chicago March Wheat opened higher then weakened to 86 May as locals and buyers re established lines. A rally formed with pool buyers supporting prices. Government report out and discounted by some. Wheat rose 16 cents on anticipation, corn and oats mixed with some buyers buying back dumped corn.
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Klawitz & Co
Chicago
March
Hay and Straw Prices and Market Report
St Louis market notes list hay mixes priced around 13 to 15 dollars per ton with 14q quantities and steady straw at 7.60 to 8 per unit. Chicago reports steady hay with 705 tons received and 34 shipped, market lines showing No 1 at 15 16 and No 2 at 14 15, with rye oats and wheat values recorded.
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St. Louts
RT. Louis
Chicago
Ctitcago
ITGN
Seed Market Prices and Grain Quotes Report
Toledo Ohio market brief lists seed and grain prices with barley at $1.00 to $1.31, timothy and clover value shown, prime cash quotes for March around $11.15 to $11.45, with some phrases garbled. Names and figures indicate market activity for seed, hay, and related commodities in early March.
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Chicago
Ctmicago
Toledo
Caver
Horses and Mules East 8T TOUIS Horses-Extra heavy draft
Auction column fragment lists draft horses and mules with prices and measurements. Includes references to extra heavy draft around 150 dollars and various horse sizes with prices, plus scattered OCR errors for locations and weights. Core items indicate farm draft stock and animal listings typical of classified notices.
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Touis
Market Slows as Stocks Dip in Listless New York Session
A relapse into listless trading characterized Thursday's market with dealings falling 36 to 40 percent from recent days. Major stocks showed little change beyond occasional price moves, while bonds stayed steady. Total sales reached about 540,000 shares and discount rates held by the Bank of England cited by weak reserves.
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New York
Bank of England
AL T. & Ty
Toco
Atchison
Pac
Lille
M & St. BP
KIL Cy & NW
Erie Oo
Grt
Nor
Pfd
Lehigh
bin Roy BT AG
N.Y
NOY
NLL & He
Penn
Rock Island
Studebaker
Ay Union
Os Steel
Weert. Union
Quincy Bank Clearings Report From Missouri Association
Fragmented OCR notes reference the Quincy Clearing House in Missouri with mentions of daily clearing activities, dates, and names obscured by damaged text. The readable fragments point to routine banking clearings and a scheduled day, but specifics are unclear due to corruption.
Livestock Prices Across Markets Revise Quietly
Kansas City and Omaha market reports show mixed receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with steady to firm prices. Chicago and St Louis indicate hogs strongest and cattle steadier, with calves lambs and feeders trading at varying but solid bids.
Poultry and dairy market notes from major cites
Reports from St Louis Chicago Kansas City and New York list unsettled prices for poultry meats including turkeys and fowl, with creamery butter and cheese prices steady or rising. Highlights include 7,188 cases received, creamery prices around 4 to 6 cents, and coffee futures subdued at about 9 to 10 cents per pound amid general market steadiness.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad For Spring Laxative
An advertisement promoting Dr King’s New Life Pills as a spring laxative. It promises to remove winter wastes from the intestines and blood, improve energy and complexion, and claims the pills aid nature’s process. Distributed by druggists for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Wheat and Flour Prices Rise Further On Markets
No. 2 wheat priced at 1.86 per bushel, up five cents, while flour climbs to 9.80 and 10.00 per barrel with a 20 cent gain. Hog prices hold steady on the local live stock market as farmers weigh and sell multiple hay, straw, oats, and corn loads with varied prices and two bushels recorded at 1.16 and 1.20 dollars.
Local Markets and Milling Prices in Hay and Grain
Prices paid for hay and grain include No. 2 wheat 1.85, corn 1.12 to 1.20, oats 60 to 62 cents, baled straw 6 to 7, baled hay 11 to 13, loose hay 10 to 12, alfalfa hay 27 to 27, shredded fodder 8, and clover seed per bushel 8.50. Milling products show high patent flour 10.00, straight patent flour, hard wheat flour 14.00, graham flour 3.00 per cwt, wheat 1.85, corn meal 2.60, and various feeds including linseed oil meal and cottonseed meals. Hog and pig quotations from C B & Q stock yards list prices by weight, with range from 10.05 to 14.76 for choice hogs and smaller weights for pigs and sows. Prices for poultry, butter, and hides are included with fluctuating rates for hens, spring chickens, ducks, geese, and calf and horse hides.
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Knollenberg Milling Company
Swift
H.R
H. P. Kyggs
Mississippi River
Anck Brothers
Fire Destroys Palmyra Residence. Saffarans Lose Home
In Palmyra Missouri a kitchen flue caused a blaze that destroyed the two story frame home of Mrs Angle Saffarang around 9:30 am Thursday. Roof and upper floor suffered severe damage. contents on the lower floor were saved. Nearby, firefighters saved the adjacent home of W H Secutt. The Palmyra High basketball season ends next week with girls facing Hannibal High and boys meeting Clarences High at Mitchell Hall.
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Palmyra
Angle Saffarang
Holt
W. H. Secutt
Saffarans
Hannibal Tligh
Clarences Bigh
Mitchell Hall
GC. M. Hay
St. Louisa Ia
J. A. Larmn
J. W. Owsley
Missouri Stone Defense Turmoil in Missouri House
A Thursday morning fight in the Missouri House over a resolution backing Senator William J. Stone led to a party clash. The 79 to 60 vote against the resolution and its substitute reflected Democratic attacks on President Wilson and raised sharp questions about Stone's stance and loyalty to the President.
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Jefferson City
House
William J. Stone
John W. Campbell
Cedar County
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Missouri
United States Senate
Missouri House of Representatives
Wilson
Frank N. Farris
House of Representatives
Wilkinson
Jackson County
Committee On Federal Relations
McQuie
Montgomery County
Stone
Clapper
Schuyler
St. Louis
Case of Calloway
Senator Stone
Senate
Dumm
Cole County
Public sales schedule lists multiple auctions by location
March dates span Richard J. Moore in Griges ville Chester Ballou near Rushville C D Lawson near Camden Straham Bros near Dover Mareh Street Towson Barry J B Stauffer near Dayua and Charles Stauffer near Barry with exact mileages and dates March 9 19 22 for several items at rural sites.
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Richard J. Moore
Grigesville
Chester Ballou
Rushville
Mareh
C. D. Lawson
Camden
Straham Bros
Dover
Mareh Street
Towson
Barry
J. B. Stauffer
Dayua
Charles Stauffer
Population Estimates for United States and Possessions
Federal census data used to project growth. The continental United States was estimated at 102,826,309 on January 1, 1917, with possessions bringing the total to 113,309,285. The Treasury statisticians, applying a different method, calculated the continental population as 18.002 million on November 1.
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Continental
United States
Census Bureau
Feasury Department
Carthage Inventor Succumbs After Grippe and Inventions
James Johnson known as Shucking-Peg Johnson dies at 90 in Carthage after days of grippe and erysipelas. Born in Kentucky in 1827 he moved to Adams County and later Durhan and Elvaston before settling in Carthage. He patented a corn husker in 1871 and manufactured the device, later turning his shop into a dwelling. Survived by two daughters and a second wife, with funeral arrangements undecided.
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Geee Il
James Johnson
Westor Ulinois
Durhan Township
Elvaston
Melvina J. Thomas
Minnis
Alice Aaron
Ella McKee
Cedar Purpids
Col
Hanna
Johnson
M. E. Church
William de Hart
West Main Street
Gelock
Mr. de Hart
Whitby Township
Upper Canada
Ife
Thomas
Rebecca (McCausland) de Hart
Pilot Grove Township
Plains
California
Pilot Grove
Misa
Mary Hillegoss
Indiana
Charles de Hart
Caroline Owsley
Wil W. de Hart
Redlands
Calif
Emma D. Mughes
Seattle
Wash
Mattie Buckey
Spencer
Rivers McNeill
Evanston
de Hart
Carthage Township
Presbyterian Church
State aid road plan advances amid disputed Route 14 proposal
Carthage board session approving state highway plans for four state aid roads. Section 14 faced petition opposition, then a committee report found impractical to maintain current segment. final resolution referred for review but deemed infeasible to grant the petition. An appropriation was authorized for surface work on portions of all four routes under the state highway commission.
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Carthage
Board of Empervisory
State Highway Commission
Fisher
Prairie Township
State Aid Roads Committee
William Purener
Death of Mrs Nat Nokes in Mt Sterling
Mrs Nat Nokes died suddenly at 6 in the morning at her West Washington Street home. She was about 77, widowed, and longtime resident of the area. The county fair enjoyed strong support from Epworth league with $100 pledged for a new church. The event netted about $60 over expenses. A boy, Eddie Ausmus, 10, broke his arm after a fall at a family home. Alonzo Newton sold 100 Duroc Jersey hogs to Ed T Pen Aleton, stock buyer, averaging 247.71 pounds. Evert Stoffer's business took him to Clayton. Lea Hendricks left for Canon City, Colo. A Pennsylvanian invented a portable developing cabinet for photographers.
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MT. Sterlin
Nathaniel Nokes
Washington Street
Nokes
Mt. Sterling
League of the Methodist Church
Epworth League
Eddie Ausmus
Assemblyman Proposes Cat Muzzles at Night
Meriden Connecticut Assemblyman Walter E. Savage proposes night time muzzles for cats. Mrs Anna Muller of the Humane Society protests the plan warning animals may hang themselves and that cats will cry through their noses.
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Walter E. Savage
Meriden
Conn
Anna Muller
The
Humane Society
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