Wheat Bulls Rain Control Then Market Review
Chicago May 9. Wheat losses from winter kill drought and insect damage reduce acres by roughly four percent. Corn futures show narrow premium gaps with May deliveries trading amid shifting spreads and strong cash demand for nearby shipments. Oats hold slight improvement while hog movement remains uncertain. provisions gain on week with nervous market sentiment. Park figures show May, July, and Sept bids and futures ranges with cash quotations for wheat varieties and corn grades.
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Chicago
May
Livestock Market Report Chicago and South Omaha May 4 7
Livestock receipts were uneven with cattle showing a week long decline but finishing near last week's levels. Cattle supplies totaled 45 627 head in Chicago with beef steers and cows trading in narrow ranges while hogs fell 15 25 cents on light competition and heavy receipts. Sheep and lambs closed lower as packers accepted weak demand and abundant stock. South Omaha data lists cattle, hogs, and sheep with varied prices and weekly totals.
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Chicago
South Omaha
Texas
Mothers' Meeting praised as enjoyable event and notices
The correspondence notes sympathy for young parents after the loss of their first child. It reports a Mothers' Meeting at Mrs. C A Lacey with 50 attendees featuring music, readings, and a dialogue, followed by refreshments. Florence Wright plans to study music at Simpson College in Des Moines starting September. Cattle and hog receipts and prices are given for Des Moines and South St Joseph markets.
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P E. O
C.A. Lacey
Florence Wright
Simpson College
Indianola
Itor
Rube
Bis Enterprise
John G. Robinson
Washington
Bradfield CO
Atlanta
Grain prices and lot numbers from the market report
An OCR fragment lists various grain lots with colors and prices. Entries include No. 3 white and No. 3 yellow oats with quoted prices such as 62 63 and 60 63, as well as No. 4 white and yellow 41 to 44 cents. The text also mentions standard quality and quantities like Io 450.
Des Moines Commercial Club Boosters to Visit Capital City
A three Pullman train carrying Des Moines Commercial Club boosters will arrive tomorrow at 1 28 PM and stay one hour before departing at 2 28 PM. The tour covers southern Iowa with stops at Willisea Red Oak Shenandoah and Clarinda earlier today. Clarinda merchants extended warm hospitality including bath facilities for visitors.
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Iowa
Willisea
Red Oak
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Burlington
Des Moines
Measles Purposes and Local Farm Notes on Route No Nene
A. Brook and Jacob De Fries fight measles while Miss Lura Ilogue visits Fairfield. J. L. Tucker sells his farm and moves to Brighton. Miller and Seaton grade roads. Jess Augustine helps George Garrett with corn. Thomas Bros invest in goats and feed with brush. Ralph Hesseltine works for John Green on Route 6. Mrs. John Griffith fills orders for chickens and eggs. Mrs. Mary Erwin visits with Howard Swick. G. E. Erwin and Elias Lowry build a fence for J. F. Simpson. Chapel runs Verdi store and increases egg trade.
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A. Brook
Jacob de Fries
Lura Ilogue
Fairfield
J. L. Tucker
Brighton
Miller and
Seaton
Jess Augustine
George Garrett
Thomas Bros
Ralph Hesseltine
John Green
Route 6
John Griffith
T. F. Gideon
Mary Erwin
Route 2
Howard Swick
G. E. Erwin
Elias Lowry
J. F. Simpson
Chapel
Verdi
Two Engineers Drowned Near Helena River Project
Newburgh N Y May 12 A dispatch reports Yale graduate John Catchart among two engineers who drowned while stretching a river wire for soundings near Helena Montana The wire pulled the boat under causing the stern to submerge and both men jumped in but Catchart and another man were lost.
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Newburgh
N. Y
John Catchart
Yale
Helena
Mont
Catchart
Des Moines Market Price Listing for dairy and eggs
Butter No 1 creamery g9c process 244yc country roll 25 cooking 24 Eggs No 1 21 No 3 18 cracked 17 Live Poultry Hens le old cocks 8 Ducks 12
London Firm Reports Advertising Profit Over 25 Years
A London company shows profit from advertising after 25 years of campaigns. The total outlay began with an initial expenditure of $50 and accumulated influence across multiple markets.
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London
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Frank L. Wilson & Co
Ruth Ward
Jerseyville
Cardus
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Washington County Savings Bank
Washington National Bank
Iowa Gas and Electric CO
South St. Joseph
Commercial Club
Boosters
Capital
Threved Southern Lawa
Rive
Centerville
Foley
Lemmon’'s
McElhinney Drug Co
Des Moines Market
John Robinsons
Pew
Robinson
Cincinnati
Standard Oil Company Incorporated
South Side
J. A. Harwood
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