Revere Breaks in the Wheat Market
Chicago and New York trading desks report a sharp wheat collapse amid rail labor fears, with prices dropping to about 1.80 to 1.80 ½ dollars and July near 1.58. Corn and oats also slide while traders weigh the Adamson law delay and domestic supply signals. Chicago and Minneapolis note unsettled prices, with primary movements showing declines across grains and mixed futures.
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Chicago
United
Supreme Court
New Orleans
Long Commission Co
Minneapelia
Winnipeast
VBLB
Teast Sr
Grain Markets Across Chicago and Kansas City
Grain traders report mixed prices across Chicago Kansas City and St Louis Wheat No 2 red winter around 2.04 1.98 and 2.04 per bushel with various hard and white classifications noted Corn No 2 mixed near 1.07 1.09 and yellow around 1.09 to 2.08 per bushel Oats No 2 mixed and white prices also listed Regional grain prices reflect typical midmonth activity with multiple quality grades and market notes from three cities.
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Obi Ic
Omatia
Maren NS
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
Peoria
Chicago
Culecago
St. Louis
RT. Tatis
Wheat prospects and grain news from around the globe
Gossip on the Board of Trade reports ruined wheat on sandy land in Hutchinson Kansas and weak rain prospects. It notes Belgian relief exports 1.25 to 1.5 million bushels and 300k Gulf wheat. Petrograd controls grain amid scarcity. Argentine weather favorable for corn. U S visible wheat supply down 1.78 million bushels to 48.13 million. Italian decree limits imports. rains improve conditions in Missouri Kansas Nebraska.
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E. Lewits & Co
Lecount
Hutchinson
Kan
U.S
Grain Market Slumps On Weather and Rail Strikes
Chicago March 13 Market sold off sharply as favorable winter wheat weather and rail disruption fears pressure prices. Corn steadied then weakened with wheat. oats eased after early strength. Cash and futures traded lighter as foreign needs rise, Argentina halts shipments, and car shortages hinder shipping. Hog receipts rose with lower prices and limited pressure on provisions.
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Chicago
Aas
Tova
Argentina
Barrett's Letter Report on Wheat Market Slump
Chicago March 13 Wheat opened easier due to rains in winter belt. Locals dull with few buyers, market weakens amid heavy selling, May price at 1.80. Corn lower as longs boost selling, shorts buyers. Oats firmer, longs fair sellers.
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BH. Lewits & Co
Chicago
May
Longs
Hay and Straw Trade Report Clears Market in St Louis
St Louis March 18 hay and straw arrivals totaling 18 cars included seven timothy seven clover mixed and one clover with market for all descriptions firm and values realized. No top quality hay reported though alfalfa sold around 26 per unit while straw held at seven and a half dollars for grain crops. oats rye prices are steady.
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St. Louis
ST. Y.otts
Rivnetist
Auction Prices for Horses and Mules in East and T. Louis
In East and T. Louis area markets a range of draft horses and heavy drafts sold for around 16047245 dollars, extra coat m chunks bringing about 140180 dollars, good southerns 90 to 185 dollars, and mules 16 hands priced from 150 to 270 dollars with 15 to 18 percent hands listed at 128 to 250 dollars and 14 to 14 44 hands at 60 to 105 dollars.
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East &T. Louis
Eixtra
Fragmentary Toledo Notice Mentions Berlin and Prices
Incomplete OCR notes mention Toledo and March events with scattered figures such as 11.06 and 1.5, plus references to Clover and Chicago. A German photo reference notes a picture taken in one ten millionth of a second.
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Germany
Rails Dominate In Erratic Exchange
New York on March 13 reports rails dominated a choppy market with notable advances in transportation shares and weakness in steel and utilities. Gold imports steadied sterling while Italy signals to restrict imports pressured Internationals and bonds. Total market turnover reached 850,000 shares amid uneven activity in munition stocks and equipment.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Italy
U. S
Quincy Bank Clearings Report From Quincy Clearing House
Quincy Clearing House reports Monday bank clearings at 609,681 dollars, above the 470,892 dollars the prior week and up from 889,649 dollars for the year to date. The figures reflect daily totals and suggest stronger activity in the local banking market.
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Quincy Bank
Quincy Clearing House Association
Csceeens
Livestock Markets Across Major Cities Report Mixed Hog Cattle Sheep
Chicago receipts 54,000 hogs weak. native beef cattle 8.70 to 12.50. sheep 23,600 with lambs 12.40 to 14.90. St Louis hogs 18,700 steady. feeders 5.50 to 9.75. cattle 7.00 to 11.76. Omaha hogs 8,000 lower. cattle 8.75 to 11.76. sheep 13,700 steady. Kansas City hogs 10,000 lower to mixed. cattle 8.50 to 12. sheep 7,000 steady. Indianapolis hogs 56,600 top 15.20. cattle strong to 12.50.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Louis
East St. Louis
Omaha
Kansan City
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Market report rounds up butter eggs poultry and more
Chicago markets show butter steady creamery at 39 to 40 cents. eggs higher with receipts 7,442 cases and firsts at 26 1/2 to 26 2/3 cents. Poultry alive higher with fowls 20 to 21 1/2 cents, springs 22 cents, turkeys 26 cents. Other cities report varied butter creamery in 42 cents Kansas City 42, Elgin 40s. New York markets note firm to unsettled butter and firm raw sugar prices. Coffee spot demand weak with unchanged prices.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Ilovis
Hansen City
Kansas City
Elgin Hutter
Elgin
New York
Hennery
Hennery Browne
Public Sales and a Wolf Attack Report
Public sale notices list March dates and locations for Chester Ballou Camden Dover Emergon Barry Basin and Stauffer areas with several ranches and residents named. A Northlands Minnesota farmer named Al Blood was menaced by a hungry wolf but defended himself with a jack knife, after which the wolf fled.
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Chester Ballou
Rushville
C. D. Lawson
Camden
Graham Bros
Dover
Iil
rohn—Lige Yarbrough
Emergon
I. P. Davis
Alamo Ranch
Barbage
Lawson
Barry
Grok
J. B. Stauffer
Basinarch
Charles Stauffer
Northlands
Minn
Hogs Drop Fifteen Cents in Local Market Plunge
Hogs fell 15 cents in the local livestock market after a period of rising prices. Only six farmers attended due to bad weather at the city lot. Oats sold for 62 cents per bushel, corn sold in three loads at 1.15 to 1.20 per bushel, and baled hay brought 12 dollars per ton.
LOCAL MARKETS Prices Paid for Hay and Grain and Hogs
Local markets report shows prices for mill products hay grains and animal products. Wheat at 1.45 a bushel corn 1.12 to 1.20 oats 60 to 62 straw 16 to 07 hay 10 13 alfalfa 22 and assorted seeds and milling goods with firm hog and poultry quotations, plus hides tallow and leather prices.
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Anck Brothers
Davis and Cleaver Co
New Joan of Arc interests pope in Paris visions
Rome dispatch reports Vatican interest in Mile Perchaud a 20 year old French peasant girl who says she has seen visions and heard voices instructing her to lead France to victory like Joan of Arc. She resides in a Paris boarding house run by nuns while her claims attract attention from church and public.
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Rome
Paris
Vatican
Mlle. Perchaud
Mile
Perchaud
Department of
LaVendee
Joan of Arc
France
Perchand
Spring Colds Dangerous Says Advertisement Headline
Sudden temperature changes bring spring colds with stuffed nose sore throat and general cold symptoms. The ad promotes Dr Kings New Discovery as relief and urges continuing treatment until the cold is fully gone to avoid relapse.
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Ft. King
Dr. King
Adv
Death of Michael F Brady in Carthage at 73
Michael Francis Brady died at his daughter Anna Jackson’s home in Carthage on Sunday at one o’clock. He was born October 8, 1843 in Bristol, PA, lived in Nauvoo area since 1863, and died after a lagrippe contraction on March 1. Survived by his wife and six children. Funeral at Nauvoo Catholic church with Father L. C. Tholen officiating. Burial in Nauvoo Catholic cemetery.
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Cartitage
Michael Francis Brady
Anna Jackson
Mr. Brady
Nauvoo
Jackson
Clara Brady
Carthage
Hannibal
Bristol
James T
Bridget Brady
Iowa
Hancock County
Brady
Ife
Minnie Honce
Hamilton
J. T. Brady
Grace Shepherd
St. Joseph
Adele Brady
L. C. Tholen
Father Brennen
Henry, Til
J. Dick Hardin
Springfield
Court House
Hardin
Clark Reaugh
Wm. Kirkpatrick
Wabash Avenue
Will C. Hamilton
O. H. Rohrbough
Claude Laveck
New Raymer
Colo
Angie Woodbur
Katie Whitney
Superior
Mich
Charles E. Crim
Lown
la Harpe Township
Township 7
Charlies Bartlett
Lena M. C. Springer
Callahan
Delta Kimbrough
Ivan
San Francisco
California
Admirals Put in Charge of Key U S Fleets and Subs
Admiral Henry T. Mayo leads the Atlantic fleet expected to bear the brunt of any war. Admiral William B. Caperton commands the Pacific fleet likely to see action. Rear Admiral A. W. Grant heads the United States submarines in the Navy.
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Henry T. Mayo
William B. Caperton
A. W. Grant
United States Navy
Lowden Eyes 3 or 4 Major Appointments This Week
Gov. Lowden, March 13, said he aims to make three or four major appointments under the consolidation bill this week. He noted two nominees have not yet consented to serve. He also met Monday with agricultural society representatives to discuss naming a 15 member advisory committee to work with the agriculture director.
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Springfield
Lowden
Illinois
Per Diem Cut as Legislature Adjourns Early
Jefferson City March 18 the house adopted a resolution to adjourn at noon March 19 with the senate expected to concur. The cut ends the $5 daily pay for members, reducing pay to $1 daily from Wednesday. clerks receive full pay. The senate passed the county annexation bill aiding St Louis expansion if approved before the 1920 census.
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Jefferson City
House of Representatives
Senate
Farris
Representative Sprague
House
Gardner
St. Louis
Shoots her lover in self defense at roadhouse
Estella Libbe 45, living with William Moseley at a roadhouse near St. Joseph Maine, shot Moseley after he battered the door with an ax. She telephoned the sheriff from her son's home and was jailed. Moseley, once in the livery business, had a prior divorce from his wife.
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ST. Joseph
Estella Libbe
William Moseley
Senate Passes Annexation Bill in Missouri Legislature
Jefferson City March 18 The senate passed the St Louis county annexation bill allowing St Louis to annex all or part of St Louis county if a majority of voters in both the city and county favor the annexation in separate elections The house has not yet acted but is expected to take up the measure later this week
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Jefferson City
Mar
Senate
St. Louis County
St. Louis
House
A Good Old Fashioned Physic Remedy Ad
Foley Cathartic Tablets described as a wholesome laxative that cleanses the bowels, tones the liver, and eases indigestion. A Hancock Michigan testimonial from Wm. O. E. Bielke praises its mild yet sure laxative action without griping. Miller Arthur Drug Co advertises the product.
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Foley
Wm. O. E. Bielke
Hancock
Mich
Miller & Arthur Drug Co—Adv
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POPE
Michael Brady
Hancoge
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King Corn
Susan McAnulty
Chas
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