Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1917 — From the Wagner Private Wire [ARTICLE]

From the Wagner Private Wire

Feb. 23—2.00 P.M. There will be a special meeting of congress March sth. ’ ' Lloyd George in speech in parliamen today says the British govern? ment will confine its imports to necessaries and war materials. English government guarantees her farmers SI.BO for the 1917 crop of wheat and $1.65 per bushel for 1918 crop. Live Stock Market—Hogs, receipts 25,000 steady, 5c up. top $12.95. Cattle 3,000 received, steady. Sheep, 5,000 received, steady. Grain Market Wheat-May, High $1.17 5-8, low $1.75 3-4, close $1.76 3-8. July—High $1.50 7-8, low $1.49 1-4 close $1.49 3-4. Sept.—High, $1.39 1-4, . low $1.38 close sl. 38 3-8. Com—May, high sl.Ol 1-4, low SI.OO 3-8, close- SI.OO 3-4. Cora—July high, SI.OO, low $.99 1-2 closa S 99 5-8 Oats—May' high $.57 1-4, low 56-5-10, close 56 3-4. Oats—July, high $.55, low, $54 close $.54 5-8. ■ Mrs. Mary D. Eger returned home Thursday evening after a visit with ter sister, Mrs. Griswold of Valparaiso, who has been quite sick. By some mistake the Remington Order of the Eastern Star was notpublished as one of the lodges helpng furnish room No. 7 in the new Jasper county hospital. The name of the lodge was also omitted from the name plate on the door and a new one is being made. B. T. Clark, of Pueblo, Colo., son of Mrs. E. L. Clark and a brother of Leslie Clark passed through Rensseaer today enroute to Indianapolis to oin his wife, who has been visiting n Indiana for the past several weeks. Kr. and Mrs. Clark will return to Rensselaer later for a visit.