Corn Leads Grain Rally as Flour Sales Halted
Chicago May 2 Extraordinary upswings in the corn market offset earlier price declines tied to the federal cost of flour drive. Stopage of flour sales by two large mills and ample corn supplies spurred a 6% to 7% net rise with July at 1.63 and September near 1.693. Oats and provisions followed corn’s movement amid weather and planting worries. Northwest car lots and Winnipeg/Duluth reports show mixed activity. total clearance for wheat, corn, oats noted as None.
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Chicago
Long Commission Co
Minneapolis
Duluth
Winnipege
Wheat and corn price notices from multiple markets dated May 2
The report compiles mixed price quotes for wheat corn oats across Chicago Peoria Minneapolis and St. Louis with No 2 and No 3 yellows No 2 whites and No 4s listed, noting receipts 24 cars in Peoria and general market movement up or steady. Prices range around 1.50 to 2.70 per bushel with various grades and standard maturities noted.
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Peoria
Peorgca
Mineapolis
Minneapolis
Hanana City
Kansas City
Thieder
St. Louis
ST. T.ovis
New York Stocks By J E Bennett And Co Session Analysis
New York stocks moved under weak market influence with ELS Steed stock retreating to prewar dividend levels. Caution urged in picking investments as speculative quadrants rise and declines affect house stocks. Cudahe active and likely to improve. Liberty bonds firm with postwar loan passage. Rail and oil issues mixed. Perfection Tire and Cale dentia noted for attention amid cautious demand.
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Armours
Wilsons
Swifts
Cudahy
Cudahe
Studebaker
Willys
Rye and barley prices in Chicago markets May report
Rye No 8 priced at 1.70 in Chicago on May 2. barley and other grain notes appear amid brief market terses. Names and details are garbled but indicate commodity trading activity in Rye and related grains.
Daily Market Letter Shows Corn and Oats Rally Amid Weather
The Daily Market Letter notes corn opened strong and rose to near the day high on unsettled belt weather and stronger shipping demand. Oats rallied on unsettled weather signaling lower acreage, with May price discounting to July. provisions saw light offerings and profit-taking.
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United States
Shorts
United States Steel
Market Opens With Hay Grain on City Market Lot
City market opened Thursday with three loads of timothy hay selling for 80 dollars and three loads of mixed hay fetching the same. One load of yellow corn sold at 1.00 per bushel and baled wheat straw brought 5 dollars per ton. Hogs fell another dime. Local wool market reopened with prices from 40 to 45 cents.
Local Markets Report Prices From May to Milling Company
Local markets list prices for wheat, corn, oats, hay, straw, and milling products. Includes wool and hides quotations, dairy and poultry prices, hogs and cattle values, with specifics from Auld Fur May and the Wanlenberg Milling Company and other local firms. Wool market not fully developed. quotations incomplete.
Market News Roundup From New York May 2 Butter and Poultry Rates
Markets report butter weak with arrivals 8 6188 tabs, creamery and extras higher. Meys breaded and fresh gathered figures listed. Poultry steady live with broilers and fowls priced, turkeys noted. Dressed meat unchanged. Chicago and other quotations referenced with limited detail. Sugar steady in New York with centrifugal at 7.38 and granulated 9.
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New York
Chicago
Biock
Yobhn
Spaulding Rons
Algarrol
Texas
Bilsat
Terkey
New New York
Stocks Soar On New York Exchange In Busy Session
The New York stock market posted a brisk seventh straight session with over a million shares traded. Shippers oils and motors led gains amid broad advance. notable names included Atlantic Gulf Royal Dutch and Mexican Petroleum with mixed results. Union foods and several steel and chemical issues rose. trading volume totaled about 1.35 million shares as Liberty bonds held steady.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Atlantic Gulf
Texas Company
Royal Dutch
Mexican Petroleum
United States
Cotton Oil
Wilson and Company
Harvester
American Can
Baldwin
Ohio Gas
General
American Telephone
Ralls
New York Mercantile Paper Trades Slow Amid Bond Market Strain
May 2 New York report notes Mexican holdings and government bonds under pressure as markets react to unsettled trading. Commentary mentions bond bids, closing figures, and jitters in the financial sector with limited concrete price data.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
Liberty Bond
Aly
Livestock Market Reports From Chicago St Louis and Kansas City
Chicago and St Louis animal market roundups show steady to higher trends across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts ranging into thousands. Prices across beef steers hogs and lambs vary by weight class and region, with buy orders and bulk sales reported in multiple markets.
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Chicago
Checago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Sansas
St. Taos
Seed Market Prices Near Toledo Post May Trade
May notes from Toledo report clover seed prime cash 26 and 20.50 Ask prices. Timothy prime cash old and new 5.20 with May 5.20 Sept 6.10 Oct 5.75.
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Toledo
Timothy
The Garden of the Gods and Other Quiz Answers
Fred Haskin presents a daily quiz with concise questions and answers. Topics span geography Alaska to the Garden of the Gods, world shipping in 1918, the seven bibles of the world, Palmer the Attorney General, and U S military strength at armistice.
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U.S
L.S.S. A
U. S
U.S. Navy
Tiz Offers Quick Relief for Sore Feet
Advertisers claim Tiz cures tired feet by drawing out poisonous exudations that cause swelling and pain. The product promises instant relief from callouses bunions and aching feet. A 25 cent box is sold by druggists.
Market Prices for Draft and Mules at Wast BT
In WAST BT LOUIS on April 29 buyers quoted draft prices with ranges for 150 to 370 eastern chunks and 140 to 200 for southern lots. Mule prices listed by height and age included 16 to 17 hands at 150 to 400, 18 to 18% hands at 110 to 270, 14 to 14% paras at 90 to 175, and 13 to 18% hands at 160.
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Wast BT
Louis
Southernay Sisog
Indo European ties and military mail rules explored
The text discusses Lithuanian language as related to ancient Sanskrit, the distribution of 50 000 WWI volunteers into infantry artillery engineers medical and cavalry units, and notes on spider crabs and crow speech. It also mentions discharge rules for soldiers and mail rules for AEF packages, citing post office policy.
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India
Europe
War Department
Army of Occupation
United States
Ely's Cream Balm Relief for Catarrh
Advertisement copy promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a quick remedy for clogged nostrils and head colds. It claims the fragrant antiseptic cream penetrates air passages, soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and provides instant relief with open nostrils and clear head.
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Elv
Adv
Salts in Hot Water Clears Pimples Skin
A health notice explains pimples and boils come from toxins in the bowels. It recommends taking four ounces of Rad Salts dissolved in hot water each morning for a week to clear the skin, cleanse the blood, and stimulate the kidneys. Jad Salts, made from grape and lemon acids with lithin, is cited as a safe alternative.
In Flanders Fields Poem Author and Other Q&A
The piece presents a Q and A on war poetry and science. It notes Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae as author of In Flanders Fields and reports his death in France on January 18, 1918. It describes the Gila Monster, its venom, habitat, and appearance, and explains the insignia for U S Navy radio operators. It invites readers to send questions to The Quincy Whig Information Bureau.
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Flanders Fields
John McCrae
France
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Radio Corps of
Navy
Cc. B.C. A
U. S. Naval Service
Whig
Quincy Whig Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Inside Bath Habit Promises Health From Hot Water
Millions drink hot water with lime stone phosphate each morning to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Proponents claim it clears waste toxins and improves overall health arguing internal cleansing is key while external washing offers less benefit.
St. Jacob's Liniment Promises Fast Back Pain Relief
An advertisement touts St. Jacob's Liniment as instant relief for backache lumbago and sciatica. It claims quick easing of soreness stiffness and lameness with a gentle rub and asserts the product is harmless and non staining. A trial bottle via a druggist is urged for lasting relief.
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St. Jacob's
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