Wheat Range Narrow in Open Trading Slumps in Chicago
Active buying by a leading commission firm lifted the wheat market in Chicago despite lower opening prices. July and September futures showed wide discounts but later rallied above Friday's close amid export demand and small rural offerings. Corn and oats followed with gains and mixed signals. provisions held steady as traders weighed export and harvest dynamics.
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East St Louis Livestock Market Report Summary
East St Louis and Kansas City markets show cattle receipts around 12 500 with prices drifting lower for beef steers and steady to higher for light weight stockers. Hogs and sheep volumes mix with tops around 8 26 for light hogs and 13 75 for spring lambs, while Omaha and other centers report varied gains and losses across cattle, hogs, and sheep.
Market notes from Kansas City and New York prices
Kansas City reports June 6 grain and livestock quotes with No. 2 red wheat at $1.52, No. 2 mixed corn at 52 1/2c, oats at 40c, plus horse and mule values. New York shows Liberty bond activity and cattle and hog prices at noon, with steers at around 5.70 and veal, veal prices, and bond closing figures alongside cotton and wool futures and commodity quotes.
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Prices tumble on exchange as floods hit rail lines
A Dow Jones market summary notes early losses amid British and U S declines. Stocks including American International, General Electric, and United States Steel fell with rail shares Colorado Fuel and Southern affected by flood news. Sugars drop sharply, oils and chemical groups weaken, call money opens higher amid unsettled foreign exchange.
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Americans in Bolshevik Prisons Reported in Desperate Straits
Warsaw dispatch says seven Americans held by Bolsheviks face worsening conditions. Capt. Merion C. Cooper, a former Kosciuszko air squadron commander, details meager rations, hunger, and harsh confinement, aided intermittently by foreign missions and welfare groups. He recounts fellow prisoners like Mrs. Marguerite Harrison, Essey unidentified, and Emmett Kilpatrick awaiting trials amid solitary confinement and medical treatment.
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Pete Herman Sails for London to Meet English Bantam Joe Higgins
Former bantamweight champion Pete Herman prepares to sail for London where he is slated to fight Joe Higgins. The widely touted drawing card Althoda has faded, and Herman plans about six bouts before returning home.
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Market Report: Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices Edge Higher
Receipts: cattle 25 000 hogs 42 000 sheep 14 000. Steers 10 25c lower. top steer 8 90. Hogs active steady to higher with 7.70 8.00 range and bulk near 6.00 8. Bulls calves steady 4 00. Sheep strong to 25c higher, shorn lambs 12 40, California springs higher, Texas wethers 5.00, lambs 3 75 4 50.
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Zbyszko seeks 21 matches this month to defend crown
Branislaus Zbyszko, a champion wrestler, insists on touring with no ceremony. He plans 21 bookings this month and more if arrangements allow. He aims to give every challenger a fair shot at the title while earning the gate. A Courier for sale ad notes him as a silent but effective salesman.
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Farmers Letters To Editor Prompt Community In Waterloo
Readers address the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa with questions and comments directed to the Farm Department. The note provides a phone contact 3330 for communications with the editor and farm desk.
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Ames to host crops and soils field day June 29
Iowa State College will hold the third actual farm crops and soils field day on June 29 at the agronomy farm. Visitors will tour experimental plots, view a soil fertility exhibit, and hear talks by R. A Pearson and C F Curtiss.
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Jersey Cow Tops May Butterfat Records in Iowa
McGregor Iowa June report shows Champion Trene, a purebred Jersey owned by Kinsley brothers, producing 166 pounds of butterfat for May. Of 200 cows in the association, 12 averaged 63 pounds. the top 10 averaged 58 pounds, including seven Jerseys from the Kinsleys and three grade Jerseys of Geraghty & sons. The Geraghty herd of 20 grade Jerseys set a May average of 48 pounds, winning the Hildee Cup and last year’s Kildee Cup. Their success, credited to scientific feeding, highlights the value of cow testing and has increased profits for the Geraghty family since joining three years ago.
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Culling Hens Tips From Iowa State College Expert
H A Bittenbender head of poultry husbandry at Iowa State College offers culling hints for laying hens. Key traits include bright red pliable combs and pelvic width, soft abdominal regions, energetic feeding, and early morning activity, with nonlayers lacking these traits.
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Dunkerton Air Set for Big Horseshoe Pitching Tourney
Dunkerton hosts a county wide horseshoe pitching tournament tied to the Black Hawk County Farm Bureau picnic on June 17. The Courier plans a silver loving cup for the champion, with permanent engraving after three wins. Dunkerton pitchers, led by F Canfield, pledge strong showings and a Dunkerton delegation. Rules specify 40 foot pits, steel shoes, and a 21 point win, with special scoring for ringers and closest-to-the-penn shots.
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Delaware Farmers Battle Acid Soils With Lime
Delaware farmers in Manchester declare war on acid soils. Two limestone crushers are busy in the county to produce lime fertilizer due to high freight costs. The county has limestone deposits and acidic soil. Two cars of acid phosphate have been shipped. Robert Combs is the county agent.
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Fayette Breeders Elect Leaders for Purebred Livestock Group
Fayette In June officers for the Fayette County Purebred Livestock Association were chosen at four Farm Bureau meetings. R. C. Blake a Holstein breeder from Oelwein was elected president J. A. Morf a Duroc Jersey hog breeder from Randalia was named vice president and Clyde H Combs county agent was elected secretary treasurer Rex Beresford of the Ames extension department spoke on boosting the home market for purebred stock and using local advertising.
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Iowa butter output to rise twenty percent this year
Des Moines June 6 Preliminary figures from State Dairy Commissioner W B Barney indicate Iowa's butter output for the year ending July 1 will rise about 20 percent over the previous 12 months. The gain is attributed to higher dairying profits improving cash flow in dairy communities.
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Buchanan County Farm Sold for 250 Per Acre
Independence June report records Chesmore of Cone township selling a Middlefield farm last week for 254 dollars per acre. The 80 acre tract is praised for excellent improvements and regarded as among the best in the neighborhood.
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Old Dobbin Friends Meet at Clinton State Harness Meet
Clinton Iowa June 6 There will be a convention of old Dobbin's friends here Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday this week at the state convention of harness makers association Wayne Dinsmore Towan secretary of Horse Association of America will be principal speaker Slacker Rens Go Bloomfield Iowa June 6 One sixth of the 6090 hens handled in the culling work carried on by the Davis county farm bureau were thrown out as non producers
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Farm Bureau Wins Order for Shorter Rail Link at Doon
Des Moines June 6 The state railroad board has ordered a few hundred feet of connecting track at Doon in Lyon county linking Great Northern with Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha lines. The move cuts Rock Rapids to Sioux City shipping distance from 122 to 73 miles. Lyon County Farm Bureau petitioned. nine months given for construction amid railroad opposition.
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Orpington Breeders May Convene in Iowa
Carroll Iowa June White Orpington breeders from seven states may hold their district meeting in Iowa if C W Walker of Manning vice president of the American White Orpington club can swing the tide this war Iowa has more than 160 breed ers of White Orpingtons a larger number than any other state in this district The states in this district are Iowa Nebraska North and South Dakota Montana Minnesota and Wisconsin The state meeting will be held in Mason City December 39 to January 2 in connection with the state poultry show Walker is corresponding with all the White Orpington breeders in Iowa asking for a fund to be offered for premiums which will outelass all other competition for the district show
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Wayne County Agent Halts Sheep Scab Spread
Corydon Iowa June One sheep flock in Wayne county was found infected with sheep scab. County Agent Q P McKelvey ordered dipping to confine the outbreak and neighboring farms were dipped to prevent spread.
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Benny Kauff Won't Rejoin Giants After Trial Farewell
Joan McGraw seeks Benny Kauff’s disposal once he is reinstated. Chicago Cubs manager Evers and St. Louis Cardinals chief Branch Rickey want to acquire him. Giants patrons oppose his return despite full jury exoneration. Knott and Sayles tor isconfused. text unclear.
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Farmers Demand Government Aid For Self-Sufficiency
Washington June 6. Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fall warns that without long term loans for farmers on crops and livestock the United States will not be self supporting in ten years. He argues for reform of rural credits and amendments to the Federal Reserve Act to shield farmers from hoarding while enabling renewals based on market conditions. He cites losses to agricultural stock Raisers and warns of Argentina supplying meat and wheat if conditions don’t improve.
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Leach Cross Eyes Comeback Against Age Bar
Leach Cross once known as Dr Louis Wallach defies New Yorks age limit barring boxers past age four from ring entry. At not yet 40 he aims to challenge Leonard as eastern promoters push a comeback seriously to seize a title.
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