Wheat prices plunge as board of trade restricts buying
Chicago May 16 Wheat prices drop twenty three cents after directors halt new buying for 48 hours and fix settlement values for July and September contracts. Market freezes with July at 2.59 and Sept at 2.28, while other commodities rise. Reports of possible board shutdowns circulate. trade expects a conservative solution in Washington to ease radical actions.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Washington
Boards of Trade
Grain Markets Across Midwest and New York Report
Grain prices in Chicago Minneapolis Omaha St Louis Kansas City and New York show varied bids for wheat corn and oats. Prices list multiple class grades with bid ranges including No 2 hard No 1 soft and white cox combinations, with notes on spot and cash quotations and term ranges for May 15 16.
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Kansas City
New York
Seed Corn Varieties and Prices From Local Seed Sale
Seed corn lines listed with prices per bushel and per pound. Varieties include Yellow Dent Boone County White Pride of North 86 day 90 Day Yellow Bloody Butcher Dwarf Essex Rape and Yancy Whippoorwill Cow Peas. All corn selected double milled with germination averages 92 percent or better.
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Boone County
Wheat trade unsettled by May ban and July shift
Long Commission Co.'s Daily Market Letter from Chicago on May 15 notes uncertain wheat trade due to May ban and July and September limits. Prices open slightly lower, hold, then decline as shorts sell. forecasts are unreliable amid favorable weather. Corn rises on May stoppage, later recovers. Oats steady, May trades halted and settled by committee. Provisions and hogs firm with grain gains prompting profit taking.
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Chicago
Chicago and Midwest Livestock Receipts May 15 Summary
Chicago market receipts show hogs at 88,000 with mixed prices around 16.15 to 16.55, cattle receipts near 18,000 with steer and heifer values from 6.65 to 14.26, and sheep at 8,000 with lambs around 14.76 to 19.26. Kansas City notes hogs at 14,000 with bids up to 16.40 and cattle around 18,000. St Louis reports hogs 12,500 with heavies 16.35 to 16.50, cattle 38,800. Omaha hogs 5,600 with heavies up to 16.20 and cattle 7,300 with steers near 9.00 to 13.00.
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Chicago
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Omaha
Omatia
Neb
Markets report from Chicago and New York May 15
Butter prices show mixed steady to firm levels across regions with creamery and extras at various percentages and dollars. Poultry and potatoes also move with regional receipts and price ranges noted. sugar, molasses, and coffee see small fluctuations in the New York market with overall steady to firmer tones.
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Idaho
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin
Michigan
Anegasa City
Kansas Cinemo
New York
Santos
Hay and straw market report from St. Louis
May 15 St Louis market notes hay mixed 319.50 21.60 timothy 19.50 423.00 clover 20.00 25.00 alfalfa 23.00 30.00 straw scarce and firm at 8.50.
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St. Louis
Seed Market Seed prices for Chicago and Toledo listings
Seed market notices from Chicago dated May 16 show Rye Nominal Barley Nominal Timothy and Clover with prices 7.50 12 and 10.90 11.85 in Toledo May 1. Alsike prime cash 11.60 Sept 11.50 and other seeds with small cash and October figures appear.
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Chicago
Toledo
Horses and Mules Price List and Biblical Military Note
East St Louis May 18. Prices listed for horses and mules including heavy draft, eastern chunks, southerns, and various heights and hand measurements with specific price ranges. A second note describes the Jewish military organization at Exodus departure, detailing each man over 20 as a soldier and each tribe with its own regiment, banner, and leader.
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East ST. Louis
Egypt
Dr King’s New Discovery Cold Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a long standing remedy for coughs colds and bronchial affections. It claims soothing balsam and antiseptic effects and urges readers to keep a bottle in the medicine chest at the drugstore for grippe croup and related ailments.
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Dr. King
Exchange Indicates Small Betterment On Market
New York May 15 Partial improvement was shown after three hours of dull trading. Industrials led gains with U S Steel up to 31.17% as other names rose two to eight points. Shippings and Industrial Alcohol advanced. bankers grew cheerier on liberty loan terms. Total sales 468000 shares. bonds unchanged. Money market notes mercantile paper and silver prices listed.
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U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Crucible
Lackawanna
Gulf States Steel
Bross
Quincy Bank Clearings Report From Quincy Clearing House
Quincy bank clearings for Monday reported by the Quincy clearing house association show a total of $191,468. This compares with $200,847 on the same day last week and $130,466 on the same day a year ago.
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Springfield saloons adapt to soft drinks after liquor ban
In Springfield Illinois on May 15 a large number of former saloon buildings remain active with the same customers as before. Bartenders serve nonalcoholic drinks while some lease-holders plan to stay open or switch to soft drinks hoping the dry victory may be reversed. Police have orders to raid suspected bootlegging fronts and the council moves toward a bone dry ordinance as arrests for illegal liquor sales mount.
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Ill
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Weighing Machine Becomes German Daily Necessity
London May 18 The automatic weighing machine, once a toy, is now a daily necessity in Germany per Berlin deputy mayor Dr. Reicke. He said wartime rationing has everyone weighing themselves regularly, replacing laughter at weight gain with concern over pounds lost since last month.
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Germany
Reicke
Berlin
Recruitment of Jewish Army Under Mustermaster Direction
On approaching an enemy, the Jewish army was raised by conscription from the tribes under a mustermaster who also appointed the officers. The force was organized into thousands and hundreds, each led by its captain, as noted in Numbers Chronicles and Chronicles references.
Rog Prices Boosted Again in Market Notes
Prices in the Rog market rose with a toga price advancing to 138 higher. Three farmers arrived in the city market area. A load of oats sold for 75 cents per bushel. Two loads of loose hay brought in 20 and 22 dollars per ton respectively.
Local Market Prices for Hay Grain Milling and Livestock
Local markets list prices for hay and grain including No 2 wheat 3.20, corn 1.50 to 1.65, baled straw 7.50 to 8.00, and milling products from Knollenberg Milling with flour prices around 16.20 to 16.60 per hundredweight. Hog, pig, and cattle quotes show choice hogs 12.80 to 15.40, fat steers 8.50 to 9.50, calves 5.50 to 10.50, and poultry and hides quotations corrected daily by local dealers.
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Swift
H. P. CC Fox
Mississippi River
Anck Brothers
Davia and Cleaver Co
Bolles & Rogers
New Zealand’s War Effort Outpaces Most Empire Regions
Wellington May 15 New Zealand claims the distinction of contributing more men to the British empire’s forces per population than nearly any other part of the empire except England and Scotland. Official figures show 80,503 men from a 1,160,000 population or 1 in 13. Over 10,000 horses have been sent to the front. The military service act will exhaust the first reserve of single men and those who married after May 1915 by August, then the second reserve of married men will be drawn. Colonel James Allen says reinforcements have gone forward without a break. Antiwar influence of the I W W is noted but not widespread. Sedition leads to jail, voluntary recruiting remains strong.
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England
Scotland
James Allen
Defense
Industrial Workers of the World
Payson High School Baccalaureate and Class Night Plans
The Charlies W. Seymour Memorial High School will hold the baccalaureate service Sunday May 20 at 7 30 p m in the Congregational church with Rev G A Buttrick delivering the address The Class Night program follows Tuesday May 22 at 8 p m in the High School and the Commencement on Thursday May 24 at 8 p m in the school auditorium Receipts fund chairs for the auditorium and several local residents are noted as moving or attending events including staff changes and district visits.
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France Would Rise in Flame of Enthusiasm for U.S. Army
Washington report outlines how many American troops could be shipped to France on a timetable from twenty thousand in a month to three million in two years. It argues that sending trained units now could hinder building a larger force, while massed national guards could be sent in stages with proper training. The piece notes French and British needs, Russia's uncertain role, and the urgency of reinforcing the Western front. France would hail the troops, and American public opinion is urged to face hard truths about the war’s duration and costs.
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Perfect Morale in British Line At Arras Front
London reports show wounded officers and men praising British progress on the Arras battlefields. They cite confidence from morale, material abundance, and victory potential while noting occasional mistakes on the German side. Stories include a wounded veteran’s odds against German tactics and a dugout discovery after a shell blast.
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La Grange Area Visitors and Local Illnesses
Mr and Mrs Chester Gullion of Benbow Mo visited relatives in La Grange Sunday Albert Johnston of Carthage and Melvin Johnston of Hannibal also called on friends James J Smith from Quincy and Rev W E K Moore officiated at the Dur ham Methodist service Quinn Becker from Liberty spent Sunday in La Grange Mrs Eva Schofield is seriously ill with pneumonia Her husband S B Schofield was buried last Monday Death due to pneumonia Other visitors included George Muir of Decatur IL Harrison Klusmeier and family G T White of Maywood and R M Boulware and son of Clark County Ray Barber of Denver IL and L R Jennings of Durham attended.
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Durham
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Liberty
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San Antonio
Texas
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Decatur
J. T. Muir
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High Hill
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French grafting despoiled trees
Paris reports France adapts to orchard destruction by German raids. A Norman peasant suggested grafting to save damaged fruit trees. The French Horticultural Society issued instructions for grafting all varieties, to be completed by May 168.
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Paris
France
Trench Press
Horticultural Society of France
Notable Dugout Masses In German Line Yield Casualties
Report describes a crowded dugout after a large shell exploded within a German trench. Many dead German soldiers lie packed on the floor, including officers, with no visible wounds. A telephone receiver was found in one casualty's hand, suggesting a chaotic scene and the shell’s devastating confinement.
China to Erect Statue for John Hay
A Chinese senate bill proposes a bronze statue of former U S secretary of state John Hay to honor his open door policy and his role in proposing refunds of Boxer indemnities. C T Wang and others educated in America back the memorial, praising Hay for safeguarding China from spheres of influence and aiding Far East peace.
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China
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Sloan's Liniment Relief for Sprains and Strains
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