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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
3
Auction week reports show wheat, corn, oats, and rye prices in Chicago Kansas City and St Louis. Receipts and clearance figures posted. hay and straw values listed with graded quality. hog and pork prices noted for local butchers and wagon hogs.
April 6 listing shows Timothy No 1 at 40 42 standard 25 39 No 2 36 38 and 24 35 for No S. Threshed Timothy 25 30 light clover mixed No 1 38 10 No 2 26 Sin heavy clover mixed No 1 37 38 No 2 35 37 pure clover No 1 38 39 No 2 35 37 alfalfa hay choice 39 40 No 1 36 38 standard 34 35 No 2 80 32 No 3 28 29 prairie hay choice 28 10 No 1 26 27 standard 25 26 No 2 22 cs straw 89.50 10.00
A fragmented OCR note mentions coupon values and percentages, referencing Panama and several numbers like 106, 108, and 85. It lacks coherent context but suggests a financial or promotional item with unclear figures. Further readable details are unavailable.
New York and Chicago market notes show butter, creamery, and cheese prices firm or higher. Live poultry, potatoes, and sugar trade ranges are listed with current quotes and grades. Currency and bond activity also reported, including mercantile paper and call money rates.
Liberty bonds prices shown for various series with final prices and yields. The report lists final prices for 4a first and second series, third and fourth issues, and victory bonds with corresponding percentages and prices.
New York stocks opened unsettled amid Franco German tensions then rose, with General Motors gaining to 3.85 percent and Crucible Steel up about ten points. Volume reached 900,000 shares as banks and international issues edged higher.
A long classifieds page lists numerous real estate options including two story brick houses with 7 to 11 rooms on streets such as N 6th Ave N 5th St and Vermont St. Prices range from about 950 to 13 000 with features like city water gas sewer modern interiors and car lines. The ad also invites readers to save the page for tomorrow and notes multiple parcels on one lot and terms options.
A classified list offers 80 acres with 5 room house in Mendon township for $11000 possession to arrange. 19 acres near city with 3 rooms and barn for 6 horses at $3000. 33 acres with 3 rooms and fruit trees three miles north of Hull station near church and school at $1100. 133 acres in Lec 3 T3 R7W Pay son Twp with 7 room two story house, barns, timber, orchard nine miles north of Hull at $90 per acre. 120 acres in Gilmer Twp with 90 plow land, blue grass pasture and 6 room house two miles south of Paloma at $100 per acre. 180 acres in Pea Ridge Twp with 109 cultivated, 6 room house, barn, wells near Timewell and Clayton at $95 per acre. 40 acres in Melrose Twp with cottage, fruit trees and orchard, will yield $3000 this year at $450 per acre.
Chicago and Kansas City trade reports show mixed livestock bids with hogs and cattle varying by weight and grade. East St Louis and Peoria listings reflect higher cattle demand and steady sheep values, while Seaboard notes seed oil and seed products pricing in Seaboard oil markets.
Cotton market report shows May at 40 324, July 37 70, Oct 34.78, Dec 934.04, Jan 38 45. Spot middling cotton remains steady at 42.00. Market observers note unchanged near term, with prices holding across active months in New York trading.
Spot coffee in New York remains dull and unchanged as April readings show Rio at 73 with a 14 percent figure and Aantog at 42 with 24 percent 24. The market continues to display minimal activity amid steady prices.
Property listings describe 185 acres near Perry Illinois Pike county worth 225 per acre with immediate possession, 80 acres near Pittsfield priced at 10 000, 135 acres near Louisiana Missouri at 60 per acre, and 320 acres near Liberty Illinois in McKee Township with a 5 room house and barns. Terms favorable. owner seeks Kansas exchange via John Liegle and local office.
Agents advertise several Missouri holdings near Canton Shelbyville and Palmyra with 160 to 360 acres priced from 40 000 to 159 per acre. Properties include tim ber blue grass pasture, good fences, two-story houses, multiple barns and outbuildings, water cisterns, and proximity to schools. Some parcels exchangeable for Illinois land and offer five-year loans and flexible terms.
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