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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1916
Page
23
Market notes from Chicago show wheat futures mixed with July and September around 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 percent gains. Corn futures dip slightly while oats and oats products move. Cash quotes list No 2 red wheat and yellow corn and other staples, with butter eggs and cheese prices reported in New York.
The Chicago market bulletin lists varied cattle, hogs, and poultry quotes with mixed prices for prime and common lots. May entries show weights, grades, and receipts, including hogs at 66 to 1016 and fowl around 18 to 29 cents, with beef and sheep notes and regional supply figures.
New York May 12 details a tentative market rally with Studebaker leading gains and General Motors near 460 while Willys Overland sits at 270 amid wartime demand. Other industrials like Baldwin Locomotive rise. rail and utilities show earnings strength. Oil duty figures and credit balances also noted with mixed freight shipments and market shifts.
New York analysis notes no major developments in trade conditions. Despite political envoys causing hesitancy in new outsider markets, productive enterprise remains robust amid international uncertainties and ongoing controversies. Almanac highlights excess avoidance and restraint in illegitimate undertakings, offering assurances of stability.
The article describes widespread industry strain as demand rises and supply chains strain. It notes higher prices, extended deliveries, and tight raw material markets driven by weather, trading activity, and inflation. It mentions new production processes and the impact on domestic consumption and prices, with April activity showing ongoing expansion in several sectors.
Fragmented ad text advertises font sales and job mentions with scattered prices. It lists housing options including a 1 room basement dwelling and a vacant lot with monthly payments. References several locations and a food neighborhood context with vague terms.
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