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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1919

Page

10

Corn market soars as shorts squeezed in mixed Chicago trade

Chicago April 6 market report shows corn rising amid bearish overreach and scarce midday offers. July and September hit season highs while May and July prices move higher. Oats advance modestly with provisions steady to higher. deltas reflect Argentina price influence and late squeeze dynamics. Northwest car lots show mixed weekly totals. receipts and shipments vary across wheat, corn, and oats with notable year over year shifts.

Chicago Argentina Long Commission Co Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Diverse Wheat and Corn Prices Across Markets Reported

Chicago and Peoria show mixed grain prices with No. 2 white and yellow corn nudging around 1.58 to 1.67 per bushel and No. 1 hard wheat near 2.60. Minneapolis and St Louis list cash wheat and oats with modest gains while animal feed, hay, and hog prices vary by market.

Chicago N.S Suemple Peoria April Hansan City Kanbas City Minneapolis St. Louis BT. Louis Otorn Wknollenberg Auling Mil Swiift

Decline of a Dime Reported Friday

After a steady rise over a week the market dipped Friday by ten points. Top price fell a nickel while the lower grades dropped a dime. Repairs on city market scales moved four loads of produce to be weighed elsewhere. Loose mixed hay sold for 25 dollars per ton and vats at 70 cents.

New York Stocks Market Review By J E Bennett Co

Market Monday moved in a narrow range with a steady undertone. Motor stocks led gains while packing shares drew interest. bonds and steel issues showed mixed signals. Curb market firms as war stocks advance. Cosden and Atlendo rising. beware overextended rhetoric and seek bargains on declines.

Huy Studebaker Willysverland General Motors Wilsons Uderstaadl New York ChistHe Bay Cata Gonia Cresson Cosden Atlendo

Rye and Barley Market Prices in Chicago

Market notes from Chicago list rye at 116, barley at 7 800, Timothy and Clover prices shown with nominal values. Readable fragments indicate commodity pricing terms and currency markers.

Chicago Timothy

Market Report Shows Stronger Demand for Horses

RAST ST LOU, April 3. Market improved and stronger on all horses and has recovered the loss sustained week age. Mastern chunks $1Seg1R00, farm mares southern type $125 160, southern horses derive $110 120, southern horses medium $65. Mules with quality sold on arrival and are now higher than this season. 16 to 16 hands $200 825, 18 to 19 hands $225, 14 to 14 1/2 hands $385, 9 to 12 hands $50 12% to $125.

ST. Lou lHorges

Dun's Weekly Review Optimistic Over Economic Recovery

New York April 6 Dun's Weekly Review reports an optimistic tone about the wartime economy. Despite disputes over deprive questions, business shows growth in confidence and production, with some sectors shifting from government work to civilian channels and price levels stabilizing. Weekly bank statements indicate ongoing expansion in credit.

New York Actul Operaons Centerprica

Moonshiners Renew Trade In Mountains

In Knoxville Tennessee on April 4 members of the Mountain School Workers organization report a marked rise in illicit distilling across the Appalachian Mountains. They attribute the surge to prohibition and high whiskey prices, with demand pushing the price to 18 to 20 dollars per gallon.

Knoxville

New York Stock Market Ends Strong After Uncertain Session

Prices across the exchange showed uncertainty in early trading yesterday, then rallied in the final hour. Rail stocks led gains with Southern Pacific up 4 percent as heavy block buying appeared. other transcontinentals rose 1 to 2 points while steel, motors, and chemicals followed the late market strength. Overall volume reached about 800,000 shares amid a backdrop of steel dispute news and peace conference headlines.

New York Stock Exchange S’rday Southern Pacific Hines Mercantile Marine United States Mberly

Market News West and Midwest Livestock Reports

Chicago and St Louis reports show mixed cattle hog and sheep receipts with steady to lower prices. Hogs near midweek demand varied by weight class, cattle steady to mixed as producers adjust to regional market shifts across Kansas City and East St Louis.

St. Louis Kansans City Kansas City East St. Louis East ST. Tauis

Market notes from New York and Chicago April reports

Markets column reports mixed commodity notes from New York and Chicago. Butter receipts, creamery outputs, egg and poultry figures appear with irregular spellings and typos. Potato markets show firmness, sugar steady at 7.28, coffee spot prices quoted for Santos and Rio varietals.

New York Matera Chicago Hutter Quay Springi Ag New Yorn Spot Coffee Santos

Seed Market Tone: Clover and Timothy Prices

In Toledo on April 6, market notes show Clover seed pricing with cash terms at 30 and April 25.50 and October 17.8. Alsike prime cash 2a. Timothy prime cash 10. new d 65 6.15. April 505 May 5121. Rept. 5.70 for October. Bad resolutions are good ones that bean.

Toledo Alsike Timothy

Food Starvation Amid Balkan Transport Turmoil

Amid heavy Balkan snows and war disruption, Herbert Corey reports widespread hunger in Jugoslavia caused by blocked roads and loss of work oxen and carts. Dalmatia and Montenegro face severe shortages despite some Red Cross relief, with many towns experiencing famine while others have food locally.

Herbert Corey Belgrade Jugo-Slavia Balkan Serbia Red Cross Hoover Croatia Slavonia Bosnia Herzegovina Dalmatia Chidren Hoover Food Mission Countess de Gasquet-Jame Miss Pratt New York Standard Oil Pratts New York Montenegro Black Mountain Russia Constant Southworth Cincinnati Trunger Gorizia Triest Jonas Spalato Austria Knin Dalmatian American Red Cross Hover Mission

Rebekah Lodge Initiation Event at Local Hall

Three candidates were initiated by the Rebekah lodge Tuesday evening. Mrs Lizzie Castle Mrs Sue Glines and Mrs Laura Little served refreshments including fruit salad and cake after the ceremony.

Perry county notes and local elections report

Perry county records a busy week with a 10 percent land assessment rise, notable returns from township and city races, and two Wednesday weddings. Included are visits from Harvey Barry III and Lieut Rolla Six, returning soldiers and a Navy and Army contingent, farm sales by L A Wike, and a funeral for Samuel Winner Sr. Events spotlight community figures Akers Six and Gard.

Barry, III Harvey Perry Rolla Pike County Lund David BE Akers Wm. A. Peck Centerville Miss Peck Beulah Grubb Staughton Wis W. W. Kuntz Medical Department Rollo Judge Advocate Department Harry Gay Chester Mayberry Army Harold Furniss Navy John Bonifield W. M W. Stroheker Earl Bentfield

Sole Survivor Remains Of Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Founder

The report notes a man who died near Arensville Illinois after residing in the vicinity for years. Among eight founders of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M E church only Mrs. Lole Parker remains, widow of Bishop E W Parker of India, and the group formed fifty years ago in Boston.

Woman's Foreign Missionary .Society of the M. FE. Church Boston Lole Parker E. W. Parker India

Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Ad Threatens $1000 Reward

State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County and Frank J Cheney swears as senior partner that his firm will pay one thousand dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims internal use and action through the blood on mucous surfaces. Notary A W Gleason confirms the oath on December 6. Drugstore price is 75 cents.

State of Ohio City of Toledo Lucas County Frank J. Cheney F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo O Hall A. W. Gleason Hall Ohio

Barlow One Horse Corn Planter Offer

Five dollars buys a Bar low One Horse Corn Planter while supplies last. Contact J. R. Little Metal Wheel Company at First and Cedar Streets for details.

J. R. Little Metal Wheel Company First Cedar Streets

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