Market News and Prices From Chicago Board of Trade
Weather forecasts and market notes from Chicago report better Argentine weather easing wheat selloff, with May and other futures fluctuating. Cattle and hog markets show mixed strength, with hogs closing higher and cattle steady. Chicago produce and New York close details provided, including cereal and stock movements and cash prices for wheat corn and dairy.
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Chicago
Idlower
St.nepes
Shorts
Waterloo
Wellington
Kansas
XeGow Eagle
Local notices and social roundup from La Porte City
Mrs. A Z Kline hosts Lotus Club with 25 guests at West Main Street. Miss Myrta Hager resigns teaching post due to ill health. Miss Ruth Elwell fills vacancy. Mrs. J E Davis of Sumner dies after gall bladder illness and surgery. Local retirements and celebrations include Mr and Mrs Fogles thirtieth wedding anniversary and Dr Gingrich hosting 83rd birthday. Apples prize display at Kline’s meat Market. Various town residents visit Cedar Rapids Waterloo and other nearby places.
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Porte City
Wesley
Foggies
Fogles
Cedar Falls
la Porte City
Fegles
J. NM
McQuilkin
D. Allison
BE. W. Esher
Amine Quarkenbush
Mesdames Waldroff
Wallace
Roy Bailer
Miss Hager
Myrta Hager
Ruth Elwell
Miss Elwell
J. E. Davis
E. A. Osborn
Sumner
Osborn
Davis
Relef
Lookout
Cah
Ionia
Tonia
Tegret
AteCoyts Music Store
Mac
Plano
Flo
McCoy
Beenage
E. M. Reeves
Waverly
A. N. Kalb
Cedar Rapids
M. B. Jones
Rangoon
Burma
United States
Jones
H. J. Blanchaine
Rengnitz
Waterloo
D. J. Hummel
Mowery
Chas. Hummel
Waterlno
E. Quackenbush
Northwestern Jews, Horticultural Society
E. Norber
H. H. Scott
C. B. Gingrich
Vernon Gilme
Hummel
Water Inc
R. B. Fields
Vinton
Arthur Robinson
Redvers
Can
Government and Packers Fight Over Eight-Year Restraint Case
In early 1903 Judge Grosscup issued an injunction against Chicago packing firms for restraint of trade. Five months later the government presented grand jury evidence. indictments followed but no verdict on guilt or innocence. Since then fights continued with immunity pleas and quashed indictments, yet no court decision resolved the core issue of illegal restraint.
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Chicago
Chcago Tribune
Grosscup
the National Packing Com
Tobacco prizes are big aid to Pa baseball players
Boston nov 18 report on Bull Durham signs in United States ballparks notes a 350 cash prize plus tobacco for every home run. 238 signs were hit this season yielding 11 900 dollars to players and 4 392 home runs generated 199 449 pounds of tobacco. Located signs in Three league include Danville Decatur Rock Island Dubuque and Peoria with varying home run totals and tobacco payouts.
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Boston
Mass
Bull Durham
United States
Danville
Decatur
Frank Lofton
Otto Vogel
Rock Island
Richard Smith
Dubuque
Heavy Hitters Score Big With Tobacco Payouts
The Three-I league reports heavy hitters earning tobacco payouts for home runs. Rock Island and Springfield saw no bull sign hits with limited home runs, while Waterlon and other cities posted higher totals. Overall 145 home runs yielded substantial tobacco sums across teams and cities.
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Chicago Board OF Trade
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Michigans
Minnesotas
Beeves
Omaha
Neh
Selrog
Helfere
New York
ST. Louis Close
Minneapolis
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Islands
Chicagoa Great Wistern
Bio Northwestern
AtcHison
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel, Common
Ban
United States Steel, Pfd
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific
Creat Northern
Elly Teen Pacific
New York Central
Romsus
Julius Caesar
Rome
George
Auburban
Scote Warden
Philadelpha Times
Grand Canyon
Gaia
Chiraga
Hari
Furl Ak
Mattons
A. Z. Kline
Memr
Ers of Lotus Club
John Moran
M. C. Garman
Ed Harring
Northwestern Greening
Walbridge
Salome
Pawaukee
First National Bank
Lowa
Friedl & Son Bakery
Government
Packers
Tessesses
Springfield
Waterlon
Madame X
Glengarry
Peabody Pew
Young Wallingford
Katrine
Allan Rutledge
Dan Matthews
Taggart
Reliable Drug Store
Knapp Drug CO
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