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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1920
Page
8
In Omaha on May 11 receipts show generally lower prices by 25 cents for most items, with top quotes around 14.90 and bulk sales near 14.50 to 15.50 for sheep and lambs. Sheep receipts reach about 5,000 with clipped lambs strong at 17.50 to 18.00, wooled lambs and feeders up to 20s to 26s, while butcher stock and ewes move around 13.25 to 14.00.
Market notes show dull potato receipts and steady to unchanged fowl prices. Northern white sacks sell at 1.35 to 1.50 per 100 pounds, Canada goods around 6.15 to 7.00, with current activity weak and stable overall.
Fragmentary OCR shows bond prices with 8 percent government issues and Victory bonds. Entries include first four, second four, third four, and fourth 4KS notes with prices around 86.88 to 89 and Victory 3s near 95.96 to 96.02. The unclear text leaves several figures unreadable.
Associated Press reports a motor convoy is to be dispatched across the continent by the motor transport corps. It will depart Washington around June 14 for Los Angeles via Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Tennessee Arkansas Texas New Mexico and Arizona.
The market shows unsettled closing with corn up to 3-4 cents and down to 8 cents, July at 175 3-4 and Sept 163 3-4 as rains delay planting and railways shift car loading. Oats fall 1-4 to 3 8, provisions swing from 5e off to 12 1-2e up, with oats bearish on lake inventories and rail congestion influencing shorts.
Illinois Republicans in the state convention named 10 national delegates at large and adopted resolutions. They voted to back Gov Lowden for the presidency until released by him and postponed further platform action after the national convention. The plank endorsing Thompson and the national committee member’s view failed in committee and was debated on the floor.
Delegates at the Chicago Cook County delegation sat silent as voices rose in pandemonium when Senator McCormick addressed the gathering. He urged Republicans to unite behind a single candidate, urging the party to present a solid front for Frank Lowden for president.
Nogales May 11. A formal invitation to foreign business men especially Americans to visit Mexico and engage in trade was issued by Tilian Tamez commercial agent for the liberal constitutionalist party at Nogales speaking for the revolutionary government.
Coblienz May 10. Allied authorities report Germany completing withdrawal of the Reichswehr from the neutral zone to the permitted level under the August 20 agreement. French evacuation of Frankfort expected as a consequence.
Estate of Anna Connor deceased gives notice by T Dan Connor executor to creditors and claimants. All claims must be presented within ten months after first publication with vouchers at the office of John Davies in the Babcock building Twin Falls Idaho. May 11 1820.
Guardian Tom Koto notifies creditors and all claimants against the estate of Frank Mizoguchi to present claims with vouchers at Twin Falls Cafe Twin Falls Idaho. Dated May 8 1920.
For sale 300 acres of land near Tittle Idaho under North Side project segregation. Sold on same terms as state lands. 120 acres cleared with good house and well on State highway. Sell all or part to responsible parties. Call or write Federal Abstract & Invest.
Twin Falls Idaho business listing for an analytical chemist expert in bacteriology toxicology and sanitary health work. Noted office at I D Building, transfer, 221 Shoshone Street.
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