Oil Selloff and Rail Strength Mark Active Trading on Wall Street
Heavy liquidation in oil shares and selective buying in rails dominated an irregular session. General Railway Signal advanced near 30 points to 819, then 276, rallied to 300. General Electric hit a record high around 320. Oils fell to year lows. Chesapeake and Ohio reached new highs as White Motor and Reynolds Tobacco showed strength. Call money held at 4 percent. closing was steady with oils bouncing on short covering.
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Reynolds Tobacco
Erie
Sugar Market Slips Further as Refined Demand Stays Weak
New York August 12 Raw sugar moved lower with an easier undertone at 4 33 duty paid. Trading extended yesterday's decline with midday net drops of one to three points. Renowned offerings in the spot market and slow refined movement weighed on prices. Refined demand remained flat with granulated at 5 36 to 5 50.
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New York
Juliet
Chicago and Omaha cattle and hog market report
Chicago and Omaha market notes show hog receipts around 16 000 in Chicago and 8 500 in Omaha with prices mostly 15 to 20 cents lower on lighter weights and steady to lower on heavier loads. Cattle and sheep trends vary with mixed steady to uneven prices for steers, yearlings, and fat lambs amidst fluctuating demand and numerous weight classes.
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Cattle and hog markets report from Kansas City and peers
Livestock prices show cattle steady to strong with calves and sheep mixed. Cattle and hog trade across Kansas City St Joseph Portland features top bids around 14.10 for cattle, 13.59 for hogs, with varied weights and regional price ranges noted.
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Woman Freed After Preliminary Hearing in Pierson Murder
Rose Smith, charged with first degree murder in the death of A. B. Pierson, was freed yesterday after a preliminary hearing. The testimony showed she shot Pierson with whom she was living after he had abused her.
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Poets Shaped by Quotations in English Verse
The passage notes Shakespeare Goldsmith and Thomas Gray as the poets most freely quoted in English. It imagines the sea emptied and rivers filling it, claiming it would take 40,000 years to replace such quotable lines.
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Goldsmith
Thomas Gray
Wheat market rises on weather fears and Kansas crop doubts
Wheat futures in Chicago climbed today amid poor British weather and shrinking Kansas crop estimates. Prices for September and December moved up before a late rally, while corn and oats followed wheat’s gains. Market notes show mixed grain prices in Chicago and Omaha with provisions advancing despite hog weakness.
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Great Britain
Liverpool
Kansas
Race results and standings from New York market close
Newswire style snip reports late trading results with multiple ticker values. Continental leads at 23, Prairie Pipe Line 123% and Standard of Indiana 60% and New York 40 percent with New Bedford at 5 percent and Salt Creek Consolidated blank.
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Rairie Pipe Line
Standard of Indiana
Standard of New York
New Bedford
Salt Creek Consolidated
Wall Street Closing Prices and Market Highlights
A compact roundup of closing prices across major stocks and bonds. It lists leading industrials including General Electric General Motors and Bethlehem Steel, utility and transport equities, oil and chemical concerns, and notable issue markers such as pfd shares and prominent railroad names.
Bumper Apple and Pear Crops Across States Boost Prices Seen
Government figures show apple production rising by 1 234 000 carloads with New York and Oregon adding 109 000 bushels since July. Peaches lag by 5 750 000 bushels from last season while California and other states export more peaches amid lower eastern yields. Grapes fall by 130 000 tons due to poor weather, hitting California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York.
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Washington
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Pennsylvania
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Chicago Dairy Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago August 12 reports show butter receipts 6,427 tubs with creamery extras at 41 percent and firsts at 39 to 49 percent. Cheese quotes hold firm with twin and single daisies listed and various cheese types including brick at 21 to 22 percent.
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Potato Receipts Edge Up as Market Holds Steady
Chicago potato market reports 62 receipts on track with 172 cars and 476 shipments. Market firmer on western stock and steady elsewhere. Colorado sacks round white 3.60, Idaho cobblers 3.40. Minnesota sacks early Ohio bulk 2.20 to 2.35.
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Foreign exchange rates steady in New York quotations
On August 12 in New York foreign exchange held steady with British demand at 4.45 percent and cables at 4.854. Other currencies quoted include France 4.66 4.67, Italy 3.60, Belgium 4.50, Germany 23.80, Switzerland 19.41, Spain 14.3749, Argentina 40.37, Brazil 12.00, Tokyo 41 3-16, Shanghai 78 percent, and Montreal 100 1-32.
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Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
Sugar futures close barely steady on light volume
Sugar futures in New York on August 12 finished nearly flat with about 43,000 tons traded. Markets showed September at 2.69, December 2.65, January 2.64, March 2.71, and May 2.79 per ton.
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Chamberlain and Briand Reach Accord on Security Pact
London reports complete accord between Aristide Briand and Austen Chamberlain, France and England foreign ministers, on the terms of France and allied powers reply to Germany's note about treaties of mutual guarantee and arbitration.
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Storm Sweeps Into Germany After Holkind Tragedy
A tornado that struck eastern Holkind Monday night killed twelve and damaged towns. The storm crossed into northern Germany with destruction near Altoona Schleswig Holstein and around Hamburg Gromen and Lubeck. Dozens injured and hundreds homeless in the Netherlands with heavy damage in Didam Doetinchem Oldenzaal Hengelo Zwolle and surrounding areas.
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Epidemic Paralysis Cases Break Records in California
Sacramento reports nearly 15 years of infantile paralysis cases in 2026. State health board figures show 378 cases from January to July, the highest since 1912, with 202 cases in July. Most cases are in the southern part of California despite authorities’ vigilance.
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State Board of Health
Utah Weather Update Shows Little Temperature Change
Partly cloudy tonight in Utah with little change in temperature. The forecast calls for continued mild conditions into Thursday with no major storms expected.
Silver and coin rates in markets abroad
New York reports bar silver at 69 percent and Mexican dollars at 83 percent. London sees bar silver quoted at 82 1 16 d per ounce.
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Bear ashore on Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska
A cablegram from Unalaska reports the U S Coast Guard cutter Bear ashore on a sand bar at Cape Prince of Wales near Seward Peninsula in the Bering Strait. The Oregon Oduna rushes to assist and the Algonquin sails to aid while the Bear shows no immediate danger.
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Coast Guard Service
Give Your Watch A Square Deal
An ad urges yearly cleaning and oiling for watches to prevent gummy oil and dirt buildup that impair timekeeping. The expert watch maker offers service at moderate cost and invites customers to examine the store’s latest watches and cases. Zenith Radio-MacMillan's choice at the NORTH POLE.
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Tientsin Mill Riot Debacle Shocks City
Riot at the Paocheng mill in Tientsin lasts through the day with Chinese police and troops firing on strikers wounding several, many shot in the legs. agitators from Shanghai sparked the unrest and the American manager Burton and family were forced to seek refuge as windows and mill property were damaged. Police and Pengtien soldiers later surrounded the mill to restore order.
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Labor unrest disrupts mills and tobacco factory sit-in shows
Report describes clashes as workers and guards faced escalation with fires and blockades at mills. Demonstrations at the British American Tobacco plant led to a walkout by women workers after leaflets urged a strike. Officials say the situation has since quieted.
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