Market report highlights price depressions and substitutes ban
Chicago May 12 news notes flour substitutes must sell below wheat costs driving expectations of lower cereal prices. Corn and oats fell with May contracts around 17 to 14 while provisions slipped as hogs weakened. Weather improved and feed prices dropped, traders profited from early selling. shipments remained on sixty day terms and futures showed weak activity across grains and livestock.
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Chicago
The
Food Administration
Market Letter Notes Mixed July Corn Decline
Long Commission Co reports July corn fell near month lows due to good weather softer cash markets and weak cereals demand. Oats eased on liquidation while May held above prior low. Provisions and hog prices softened by weak cash demand. Distillers rose on accumulation as steel shares led market strength.
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Amon
Marepe
Local Markets Far Products and Livestock Prices
Market reports list prices for corn, oats, clover hay, and milled feeds from Knollenberg Milling Co. and Uncle Brothers quotes for hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep. Local butcher and poultry rates are included, with hides and other farm goods priced, reflecting regional market trends and shipment notes from Norfolk and West of the Mississippi.
New York Stocks Mixed As War Orders Boost Outlook
Market shows steady week end tone with steel leading gains on anticipated freight rate rises. Submarine and airplane shares ease while mining issues attract buyers. several issues seen as due for higher prices on future demand. Coffee prices dull as sentiment shifts. closing remarks reflect social commentary on public benefactors.
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Wright- Martin
Okmulges Oi
Cresaon Gold
Weela
Kerr Lake
Caledonia
Mother Lode
Hogs Drop 10 Cents in Local Market Quotation
Local market notes show hogs dropping ten cents with a single change to 70 cents after a general rise in the prior week. Nine loads of farm products came to the city fat and solid on Saturday. Cheese sold at 19.50 per pound. corn and oats prices varied with sales at 1 and 7 dollars per unit respectively.
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Knelienberg Milling Company
Pobod T.ever Huailthes
Noolencerg Altiling Col
Chop Corp
Lanseuet Wil Ideal
Ceal
Bucrene
Sajtts
Ge.sa
Hoss
Floadbersie
East St Louis Horse Market Shows Strong Demand
EAST ST. LOUIS May 12 Horses show limited chance yet strong demand across trades. Draft horses command up to 225 to 250 dollars, eastern and farm types fetch 85 to 200, southern and farm mares range 110 to 200, with good prices for mules and various horse sizes.
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East ST. Louis
kKimdis
Steel Closes Near Maximum as Markets Rally May 12
New York stocks rose with United States Steel leading gains near a record close. Oils, sugars, tobacco, and shipping issues followed, while copper stocks lagged due to weak Washington rate news and quarterly results. Bond sales totaled 3.75 million dollars with Liberty issues sliding.
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New York
United States Steel
Washington
New Liberty
Liberty
Tay Am
A. T
Tovo
Atchison 5
Gag Erie
Wwe
Mex. Petrol Ag
GR Nor. Pac
Str
Penn
Peoples Gas
Pullman
Rock
RSI Studebaker
Letty
Lldy West
Union
Willys-Over
Livestock Markets Report Across Chicago and Midwest
Livestock receipts on Monday May 12 across Chicago Kansas City St Joseph Sioux City East St Louis and St Louis show steady to higher prices for cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs move around 17 to 18 dollars with mixed and heavy weights prominent. cattle receipts indicate steady steers and cows with calves varied. sheep receipts remain steady with lambs and ewes near mid-teens. Strong entities include Chicago and Kansas City markets with multiple price points across regions.
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Chicago
Lars Et Ee
Sal Haik
Kansas Citys
Kansas City
Wethears
St. Joseph
Omaha
Omatea
Miryba
Sioux City
Stoux City
East St. Louin
ST. Louis
Markets Tangle In Daily U S Trading Notices
Markets in St Louis New York Chicago and Kansas City report mixed dairy and poultry movements with butter eggs and poultry prices mostly unchanged or modestly higher. Creamery butter up slightly in New York receipts 6587 cases while live poultry in St Louis shows varied grades and outcomes.
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New York
Creaqinery
Kansas City
Seed Market Toledo Prices and Currency Notes
Toledo market report lists Clover seed prices with prime cash and future terms and includes Timothy and Alsike seed quotes. New York money markets show mercantile paper rates for 4 and 6 months and a bar silver price with Mexican dollars at 77 cents.
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Toledo
Clover Geed
Alsike
Thoothy
Dee
New York Money
New York
Mercantile Pa
Varley And Clover Figures Highlight Chicago Meeting
In Chicago on May 12 Nye No 2 and related figures tied to Varley and Clover surfaced with sums like 1,201.50 and 18 28, hinting at financial notes or stakes. The fragment suggests a financial or betting context with named parties but lacks full details.
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Varley
Timothy
Clover
Gem City Woman to Teach Commercial at Pittsfield High
May 12 Miss Mary Heatherly of the Gem City Business College in Quincy was hired by the board of education to teach the commercial department at the Pittsfield high school for the remainder of the year. The move relieves Miss Elizabeth Mayo of Pike County Telephone Co. who had led the department since Prof. Albert Lippold left for military service. Other notes include talks by Prof. R. R. Kimmel at Kinderhook graduation, and local updates on families, moves, and school staff changes.
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Pittsfield
Mary Heatherly
Gem City Business College of
Quincey
Board of Education
Elizabeth Mayo
Pike County Telephone Company
Albert Lippold
Kinderhook
R. R. Kimmel
Ray Calhoun
Clyde Calhoun
Perry
Elizabeth Geisendorfer
Bluffs
Delmar Kesterson
Arthur Cannon
Hannibal
Arthur Green
Wells Fargo Express Co
Frank McClintock
Camp Taylor
Charles Heitzleman
Lions City
Iowa
Mary Hassett
L. W. Nordsick
Lutheran Church
Hillsboro
Robert Vertrees
Chicago
Epworth League
Methodist Church
College Corner
Annetta Kestersoen
Charles Catrell
Camp Tayior
Carroll
J. M. Crosby
Ohin
Corey's Plans and War Dispatches From the Front
A wartime letter describes Corey’s resolve to document the army regiment’s experiences in detail for a forthcoming feature. He predicts the battle will test Allied lines on the Somme, notes fatigue limiting daily writing, and stresses that true victory comes from outfighting a formidable foe rather than eloquence.
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Hoowever
Somme
Brest Treaty Source of War, Deputy Says
New York May 12 The Russo German Brest Litovsk peace treaty is blamed for future wars and permanent antagonism between Germany and Russia by Dr Ludwig Haas Narlsruhe Reichstag member in a letter to Berlin Tageblatt He argues Germany should avoid binding itself to a fixed policy given Russia's uncertain future.
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New York
Brest-Litovsk
Germany
Russia
Ludwig Haas-Narlsruhe
Reichstag
Berlin
Rusia
New Treatment Claim Raises Quincy Medical Debate
Four weeks into treatment James K Wilcox reports near recovery from long illness after trying non poison medical methods. He joins James Bennett and Mrs Mattie Burnard in praising a new system that avoids poison drugs and claims to cure liver stomach kidney bladder and nerve disorders quickly. The healer advertises free examinations and asserts his methods correct many years of study in Chicago Los Angeles Europe Africa and Mexico City. He contrasts natural remedies with grafted doctors and vows honest service with or without pay.
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James K. Wilcox
N. 3Rd St
Wilcox
Quincy
Abraham Lincoln
Washington Park
James Bennett
Ursa
Mattie Burnard
Quincey
Adams County
Chicago
Los Angeles
Europe
Africa
Mexico City
Baltic border states must stay free, says German official
He warned that it would be dangerous for the German Emperor to become Duke of Courland or any Baltic country and urged the new border states of Russia to remain free. The speaker noted the rapid wireless signal time from Washington to San Francisco and commented that oil speculators often slip up.
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Courland
Baltic
Ruesiag
Washington
San Francisco
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