Wheat market rallies as cold rains limit planting
Chicago markets Monday saw wheat surge amid unusually cold rainy weather halting spring seeding, with May at 166 and July at 165. Corn steadied after profit taking while oats drew strength from other grain moves. Provisions hit season highs as May deliveries drew attention and hog prices faced only temporary pressure. US visible supplies fell for wheat and corn, signaling tighter market conditions ahead.
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Liga Dse
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Weta Doe
Tigh
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WSK
WSA
Daly Co
U. S
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Winnipeg
Livestock Markets Across Major Cities May 2 Reports
Market reports from East St Louis Kansas City Indianapolis St Louis and Chicago show mixed to steady conditions. Hogs and cattle receipts vary by city with prices ranging from light to heavy and lambs and sheep posting gains in several markets.
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East ST. Louis
Kansas City
Lnwer
ST. Louis
Chicago
Masa
Coward Beises
Jamales
East St Louis market ad listing horses and US bond notes
A fragmentary East St Louis marketplace ad lists heavy draft horses at 1750 dollars and other horse prices plus scattered U S bond and coupon references including 2s 3s and 4s notes. Names and full details are unclear due to OCR garbling.
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East St, Louis
Good Southern
Marles
Harris
Stocks Continue Upward Climb In May Market
New York May 2 stocks rose amid mixed news including labor disturbances and eastern setbacks. Marine shares led gains with Marine Preferred up 7 3 4 points to 98 and Marine Common up 41 2 at 295 6. Other shipping stocks advanced while rails remained weak until late trading. Total daily volume reached 920000 shares. bonds stayed steady.
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New York
Mercantile Marine Preferred
Common
Nea
Marine Preferred
Pacific Mat
Sta
United Fruit
Crucible Steel
Baldwin
American Locomotive
Reading
Panama
Markets Report From Chicago and New York May 2
Chicago market notes show butter creamery at 29 732. eggs steady with 38 555 cases receipts. poultry alive higher with fowls springs and broilers noted. potatoes steady with white varieties from Michigan Wisconsin Dakota Minnesota. New York reports dressed poultry firm with chickens and fowls priced and live poultry unsettled. turkeys cited with moderate figures and broilers listed.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas City
Kansas
Springs
New York
Hennery
Hennery Browis
Wisconsin Twins
New York Poultry
Local Markets Prices for Hay and Grain
Local markets report assorted prices for hay and grain including No 2 wheat at 1.10, corn 0.71, oats 0.40, various hay types from 8.50 to 14.00, alfalfa and clover seeds, and milling products. Hog prices are listed for shipments west of the Mississippi at C B Q yards with ranges by weight.
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Knollenbergling Company
Mississippi River
Poultry Prices and Butter Rates Reported in St Louis
Louis buyers watched market listings from St Louis on April 2 showing poultry for sale by class. Chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese posted price ranges with eggs and butter creamery rates also noted.
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Louis
ST. Louis
Wheat market shifts as May deliveries rise in Chicago report
Long Commission Co. reports May wheat deliveries gaining on deferred futures amid sharp declines in passage stocks and unseasonable northwest weather. News notes broadening trade, strong cash demand, and lower visible supply. corn and oats show mixed activity with May contracts trading at premiums. Includes local butchers’ price quotes for hogs, cattle, lambs, poultry, eggs, butter, hides, and miscellaneous farm items.
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Chicago
Extra Quiet Day in Local Market
Muddy roads kept volumes low at the local market. Only one load of loose hay arrived, selling at the top price of 13.50 per ton. Hog prices fell ten cents per hundredweight as livestock activity slowed.
Whig Want Ad Sells 22 Foot Family Launch Fast
A 22 foot family launch was sold quickly after an advertisement appeared in The Whig Want Ad columns. The line advertised it as cheap if taken at once and the purchaser acted promptly. The Whig Want Ad column is praised for fast results and broad reach.
Booster Meeting Planned for Concordia League
Young men of the German Lutheran churches of Quincy and friends are invited to a booster meeting of the Concordia Mutual Benefit league at St. Jacobi school hall Eighth and Washington streets at 8 oclock Monday May 8. The league workings will be explained to attract members. Officers include President Dr J H Seidel Vice President Fred Peuster Recording Secretary Raymond Heidbrink Financial Secretary George Hoffman Treasurer Henry Bornmann.
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Quincy
Concordia Mutual Benefit League
St. Jacobi School Hall
Eighth
Washington Streets
J. H. Seidel
Fred Peuster
Raymond Heidbrink
George Hoffman
Henry Bornmann
Real Estate Transfers and Odd Newspaper Clippings
Real estate transfers list multiple Bruns, Brune and J Brung deeds with prices from 100 to 8 000 dollars and locations such as Camp Point Clayton and Sherrick's addition. Also a stray anecdote about a newspaper ad counter outburst and a garbled marriage notice fragment featuring Toba Jenkins and Sarsh Smith.
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John E. Bruns
Fred Bruns
Brune Bruns
Bela See
Henry Bruns
St Swila
Fie J. Brang
Afetta M Pastayston
Sherrick
Camp Point
Jonathan R. Rice
Wiliam
Rice
Thomas
Clayton
Charles WW. Myler
Henry Vollmer
Hoax Notice Sparked by Phunniman Dispute
In a terse exchange a clerk defends printing errors after Phunniman's notice prompts a debate about deaths. A man insists the notice is a hoax and berates the staff while offering half a crown to remove Phunniman's name from the Deaths list. Nearby, a shopkeeper and professor discuss music lessons and plans for a daughter.
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Ried
Phunniman
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