Explorers Swap Tales At New York Club
In a newly opened half million dollar Explorer's Club clubhouse in New York many famed voyagers share adventures from deserts and seas. Roy Chapman Andrews, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Captain Bob Bartlett, Admiral Peary aide Harry Franck, William Beebe, Martin Johnson, Felix Reisenberg, and Anthony Fiala recount escapes, dives into Arctic and Antarctic travels, and perilous urban jaunts. The club traces to 1894 with founders including Shackleton, Younghusband, Albert of Monaco, Amundsen, Roosevelt, and more. The eight story building houses 60 guest rooms, a library, and a 300 seat lecture hall.
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New York
Gobi Desert
Explorer's Club
Seven Seas
Roy Chapman Andrews
Vuljalmur Stefansson
Arctic
Bob Bartlett
Admiral Peary
Harry A. Franck
Earth
Himalayas
Andes
Evory
WiHam Beebe
Martin Johnson
Felix Reisenberg
Anthony Fiala
Explorer’s Club
William Henry Brewer
Yale
Arctic Club
Carl Akeley
Ernest Shackleton
Francis Younghusband
Prince Albert
Monaco
Roald Amundsen
Morgan Co Leads in Huge Mergers Across Sectors
New York reports a wave of consolidations led by J P Morgan and associates. Major Morgan financed power and utility mergers expand across electrical, oil, gas, transportation, and food sectors. Three big combines United Corporation, Commonwealth and Southern, Niagara Hudson dominate, with American Superpower and Electric Bond and Share linking networks across 39 states and beyond.
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New York
Wallstreet
Echo
Morgan
East
Insull
Middlewest
Far West
P. Morgan
Morgans
J. PB. Morgan
Morgan Power
United Corporation
George, H. Howard
Commonwealth & Southern Corporation
American Superpower Corporation
Electric Bond, & Share Corporation
Cancer
American 45, Foreign Power Co
South America
Asia
Iowan drinks embalming fluid to be courteous
George Greenwood, 29, from Crystal, Indiana, was taken to the county hospital in serious condition after drinking embalming fluid offered by strangers. He claimed he accepted the drink to be courteous, despite the liquid being embalming fluid.
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Chicago
George Greenwood
Crystal
County Hospital
Wheat decline dominates Chicago markets amid unsettled weather
Nervous trading and heavy profit taking push wheat futures down about 25 to 3% from session highs while corn and oats fall as well. Cash grain prices slip and receipts rise, with Liverpool wheat prices closing higher on new crop estimates. Strong world demand and ongoing drought fears support deferred oats, as rains skirt the corn belt boosting spot oats demand in the East.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Canada
American Northwest
Kansas City Grain Market Report Summary
Kansas City grain data shows mixed early results with wheat receipts at 711 cars and prices for No 2 dark hard near 1.18 to 1.26 per bushel, and No 2 red around 1.20. Corn and oats futures edge lower with July near 0.80 to 0.94 for various grain types and spot quotes for white and yellow corns.
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Kansas City
Afa
Cotton prices ease as sales reach 5000 bales in Liverpool
Liverpool cotton markets show quieter tonnage with total sales at 5000 bales including 2300 American. Exports minimal at 100 bales, receipts nil. Futures open steady with July at 9.74 and October 9.66 while Chicago opens lower across months led by July down about 20 points.
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Liverpool
iNs
Chicago
Minneapolis Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Wheat receipts 108 cars with various grades and prices for No 1 northern and dark northern. Corn receipts 36 cars with No 1 yellow and No 3 yellow bids. Oats receipts 7 cars with No 3 white and No 4 white bids. Prices include September and December futures and bid levels across several grades.
Grain Prices in Omaha Nevada Market Report
Wheat closing prices listed for several grades with No 4 hard at 1.28? No 2 hard at 4.14 and No 1 northern spring ranging around 62 to 24. Durum and corn prices appear partially garbled but indicate mixed values and typical commodity quote structure from the Omaha market page.
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Omaha
Nev
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary
St Louis and St Louis area rates show mixed wheat and corn values, oats and barley quotes, and dairy and poultry prices. Notable figures include No 5 hard wheat 1.1g, No 2 corn 952607, timothy seed 4.20 4.95, lard 11.67, ribs 3.75, and eggs 40,087 receipts.
Chicago Trading Highlights and Iowa Stockyard Reports
Closing quotations from the Chicago stock exchange show Allied, Tang Air Metal Works, S. Borg Werner, Butler, Dexter, Great Lakes Aluminum, Grigsby Grunow, Insull Utilities, Meadows, United Corp, and several farm equipment makers among active issues. At St Joseph hogs steady to higher with 450 lb prices around 11.25 to 11.40, 2000 lb tops near 11.35. Cattle receipts for work and feeder stock show mixed changes with steers and yearlings priced up to 14.75, cows to 8.25, and stocker prices around 10.00 to 12.50. Sheep receipts at week’s end show higher lambs and yearlings, with tops near 14.50 and fat lambs around 6.75 to 7.00.
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Chicago
Chicago Stock Exchange
Allied Pd
Ween Tang Air Metal Works
Binks
Borg Werner
Butler Sros
Dexter Company
Great Lakes
Alrerafl
Grigsby - Grunow
Hart Glitter Pik Insull Utilities
Sceae Meadows
Mo. Klins
Pines Winterfront Standard
United Corp
Radio & Telev
Zenith Redlo
Qliv
Olly
St. Joseph
Ted Steers
St Wigher
Chicago Market Receipts Report Mixes Timothy Types
The July 6 Chicago market item lists receipts for timothy and clover mixed hay, with prices shown per ton or unit. Entries include Timothy Claver mixed at 18.00, Timothy Prass mixed at 16.00, and alfalfa at 22.00 cents, noting various on-farm lots and associated figures.
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ChicaGo
Hay
Timothy
Timothy Claver
Timothy Prass
Clayer
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards spotlights cattle auction activity at Union yards with buyers and sellers noting demand, prices, and notable consignments. The page lists lots, lot numbers, and participating firms, reflecting regional market conditions.
Potatoes and Flour Market Reports From Chicago and Minneapolis
Chicago reports on potato receipts for July 6 with 22 cars on track and 159 cars to come, noting U.S. shipments and price ranges around 2.75 to 3.00 per bushel, plus Virginia Cobblers and Cobblers tag lines. Minneapolis flour figures for July 6 show loading lots for families and sac shipments, with total shipments listed at 24,705 and bran at 623.00 to 23.50 per unit.
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Chicago
U. S
Southern
Bliss
Virginia Barrel Trish
Minneapolis
Favorable Shares Rise Sharply in Stock Trade
New York July 6 Eastman Kodak crossed 200 for the first time today and other leading rails and major issues showed strength while many list items moved irregularly. Trading quieted by weekend absence and unsettled technical positions.
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New York
Eastman Kodak
Mkr Western Union
Underwood Eliott Fisher
Federal Reserve
United States Steel
General Motors
American Can
Radio
Chrysler
United Gas Improvement
Western Union
Ms New
Eastman Kodek
Union Paufe
UT Canadian Pacific
R Misesouri-Kansas-Texas
Sears Roebuck
Westinghouse
Curtiss Aero
General Electric
Motors
American Beet Bugar Co
American Gan. Co
American Car & Poundry
American & Foreign Power
American
American Smelting & Refining
American Tel
American Tobacco
American Woolen Co
Yecerey Ey Ves
Apmaconds Copper Mining Co
D 'Alchisan Toneke & Santa Fe
Baltimore & Onlo
Bethlehem Steel , Fees
California
Packine i
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
FE & Pacific
Chicrusier Motors
E Cities Service
Colorado Fuel& Consolidated Gas Continental Can
Cern Products
Crucifle Steel
Paul de Nemours Electric Power & Light
Erie Railroad
General American Tank
Eeeepeeey
General Asphelt
General Cigar
General Electra
General Motors General Outdnor
Ady
Goodrich
S. cc
Sac
Graham Paige
Great Northern
Ore Grove
Canonta
Eee
Howe Sound
Thndson Motors
Winois Central Inland Steel Si
Inspirato Cons
Copnsc
International Harvester International Neiket
Sesssae
Kansas City Southern
Kelly Springfield
Kennecott
Copper
Rresge
Lambert , Lavisville
Mark Trucks Marland Ol
Miami Copper
Contineat
Aissouri
Kansas & Tes
Missouri
Pacific
Montgomery Warthes
Wash Motors
National Bisewit
Nations Pept
Nevada
New York Central
N.Y
N. OH
Tharit
Northern Pacific Ee
Duel Packard
Ieee Pees
Pacina Gas & Elecerm
Pan American Assistetee Paramount Fanos Basky
Penna
Railroad Peoples Gas
Prins Petrolety Casera
Radio Corp. of America Reading
Roapublic Iron
Reynolds Tol
Sears Ronbuck
Shell Union OW
Simmens Co
AMC Sinclair
Cansellisted Oly
Southe Pressts Siveesween Lgdh
Souther RY Easta
Roy Standard Gas & Elrcteie
Standard Oil of
Standard Ol
New Jersey
Standard OW
Studebaker Corporation
Sten Pt
Vanadium
Wamtar Vie Eee
Westinghouse Bleesig
Willys Overland
Wright Aern
Yellow Trace & Candi
Pace Bell Ae Stergeg Re
Steet
Bond Market Dull Trading on July 6 in New York
A quiet session in the bond market saw converters slipping in early trading as prices edged lower. Losses showed in International Telephone 448 and Ate eblaerain, while Allegheny, American Telephone, Missouri Pacific, and Southern Pacific bonds fell with warrants. Overall activity was light as utility and industrial bonds, government issues, and foreign bonds traded slowly, with some rail names holding yesterday's gains.
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New York
International Telaphona
Ateeblaerain
Allegheny Corporation
American Telephone
Mmittouri Pacific Tas
Southern Pacific
Bates
Waterloo Market Prices At Noon July Graik Walecoa Mills
Market price list from Waterloo covering provisions, dairy products, poultry, cattle, hogs, and hides. Entries include flour, butter, potatoes, eggs, beef and veal categories with price ranges, plus hay, straw, and wool/hide values. Names of suppliers and stock categories present with assorted weights and figures.
Iowa Hog Prices From Cedar Rapids to Mason City
Iowa packing centers quote hog prices with packed variety by town. Cedar Rapids offers top prices around 10.95 for primes under 400 pounds. Des Moines reports receipts steady to strong with primes at about 10.25 to 10.50. Mason City lists cuts from 9.60 to 10.70 for various weights and sow prices, while Abbreviated data for Ottumwa and other tiers show minor adjustments and range shifts.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Tuckers
Mason City
Hogs and cattle trade report from East St Louis market
Market opened higher on hogs with a slow later trade and several medium weights selling. Cattle receipts totaled 200 with native steers and yearlings up to 10% higher, cows and bulls up 23% with vealers at 16.5 cents, top week prices around 16.00 for 903 lb yearlings and 14.90 for 367 lb feeders, lambs quoted near 14.75 to 14.00 per hundredweight amid a steady to higher week.
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St. Louis
SUZEF
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Reported in South Saint Paul
South St. Paul on July 6 shows weekly cattle prices with heavy steers at 15.25 and yearlings 14.40, stockers 12.00, beef cows 7.75 to 20.40, and plainer grades weak. Receipts near 257500 for week, hogs steady to strong with butcher hogs 11.25 and sows around 10 to 11, pigs scarce around 11.05, sheep receipts 200 with lambs and yearlings up slightly and fat native lambs at 8.00 to 42.60 for varied weights.
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Chicago
Edeets Teas
MT Azan
Minneapol
Louia
Hansens City
Cornaes Seeener
Aremteeres
Pegereene Pey
South St. Paul
Qgattle
Horton Waterloo Youth Injured in Auto Wreck
Horton, a Waterloo youth, and Charles and La Verne Nicols of Waterloo were severely injured when the light roadster they rode in lost control Thursday evening. Charles and La Verne Nicols suffered deep cuts and bruises, Floyd Nicols had a fractured wrist. The piece notes a visit by Charion Turner of Chicago to grandparents in the area and mentions Charion as a prize-winning photographer in an Eastman Kodak contest.
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Horton, Waterloo
Horton
Charles Michels
Floyd
la Verne Ninols
Waterloo
Lght
Charles
la Verne Nicols
Floyd Nicols
Charion Turner
Chicago
Flor. Taylor
Franklin Street
Charion
Ttle
Eastman Kadak Company
Fred Turner
Curtis Afrarit Corporation
Church Board Plans Repairs On Shadow Arches
The Official Board of the First Methodist Episcopal Church has directed contractor J. J. Delerson to carry out needed work on the church shadow arches. Several arches show looseness and a precise repair estimate has not yet been determined.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
J. J. Delerson
Hog market shows strong price gains in Chicago trade
Hog quotations rose to new highs with steady to higher bids across weights. Receipts reached about five thousand, including two thousand direct, with notable demand from packers and holdovers. cattle activity was limited with higher steer prices and firmer butchers calves. Sheep and lamb values edged up on lighter supplies and improved demand.
Foreign exchange rates and markets with brief notes
Foreign exchange in New York on July 6 shows steady demand for many currencies. Key quotes include Britain at 9 1/4 pence, France 3.907 a, Belgium 40.11 cents, Germany 40.11, Norway 36.62, Spain 1.430, Argentina 42.02 cents, Brazil 8. unknown, Shanghai 65 cents, Montreal 99.25 cents. Butter futures ended and closed due to holiday.
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New York
Aagate
Express
St Louis
St. Houle
Great Britain
dige-Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokto
Shanghai
Montreal
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Summary
Livestock receipts at Sioux City markets show calves weak to steady, steers and yearlings steady to higher, beef cows strong to 2.50 higher, vealers down. stockers and feeders mostly 26c lower. Hogs receipts 6000 with direct demand steady to 2c higher, prices to 14.90 for larger weights. Sheep receipts 800 with steady market, fat lambs up to 14.50, yearlings around 12.40 to 14.25, ewes 6.50. Western Feeding Institute noted at 81335.
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Sioux City
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices July 4
Kansas City market report shows hogs receipts 2,000 with 80 direct and steady to higher prices. Hog average around 11.20 to 11.95 per 100 pounds. 250 to 350 pound hogs mixed. Cattle receipts weekly with varying gains. steers and yearlings up, top slaughter steers around 15.50 to 20.00. vealers to 41.50. stockers and feeders around 10.50 to 15.50. Sheep receipts none. natives around 14.75 top. yearlings near 11. lambs and bucks mixed with modest gains.
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Kansasity
Gattle
Medhium
Grain prices in St Louis market report
In St Louis Missouri the grain market shows No 2 red and white wheats and No 2 yellow corn with varied prices. prices range around 1.25 for No 9 red white wheat and 1.23 for the other grades, with No 2 yellow corn at about 0.63.
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St. Louis
Wheat market soars as crop prospects fade
Chicago grain notes report major authorities warning spring wheat yields may drop in Canada or the United States after a freeze. Prices rise across wheat and corn while oats gain and provisions vary. European crop worries, limited U.S. stocks, and tight lard supply propel a volatile trading backdrop.
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Chicago
Mew Farm Relat Board
Deouth
Genade
United States
Europe
Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Mixed
Omaha stock market notes receipts totaling about 3,400 hogs and 1,503 cattle with mixed price shifts. Hogs show top prices around 13.50 for 225 lb butchers, with lighter weights and sows near 10.00 to 10.35. Cattle movements mark gains for steers and yearlings to 16.00, beef cows to 8.25 to 10.00, and stockers 12.00 to 13.00, while sheep receipts reach 2,900 with lambs around 14.00 to 14.25 and ewes near 5.75 to 6.25.
Wheat Receipts From Chicago and Twin Cities
Wheat receipts reported for Chicago Duluth and Minneapolis, with totals. The figures show July data for Kinesee and Northwest wheat receipts, noting dust today and weekly year totals, summing to 447 across Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth totals.
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Chicago
Northwest
Duluth
Minneapol
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Aniis
Ponh
Kansas City Grain
Minneapolis Grain
Minn
Montana
Peoria Grain
Peoria
Omaha Grain
Board of Trade
ST. Joseph Livestock
Chicago Hay
Waterloo Markets
GRAIK
Walecoa. Mills Co
Bywitz & Oa
Carlet
Ath Backing Co
B. Rath
Peed Co
Timothy Bay
Wild Prairie Bay
Gohn Bros
S.e
Iowa
E. ST. Louis Livestock
Liberty Bonds
Liberty
Churoy
Ab Sulac
East St. Tout
Sk. Paul
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Kansas City Livestock
ST. Louis Grain
State Loan Co
Floot
Omaha Livestock
Onaha
Winchester
Shanks & Adams Loan Co
Lafayette St
Clarke County
Osceola
Commercial National Company
Town
Clarke
Gonsola
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Messrs. Chapman & Cutler
Orreach
Commercial National Bank Terminal
Buanoning
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