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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1919
Page
3
Grain market reports from Chicago indicate strength in corn due to larger projected acreage. May and July futures show modest gains while oats rise on tighter supply and improved demand prospects. Provisions edge higher as hogs reach new 1919 highs, with various five-animal quotes and railway receipts noted.
Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City, Peoria and Minneapolis report varied grain quotes. Corn Nos 2 to 4 mix range from about 1.58 to 1.70 per unit, white and yellow types showing differing prices. oats mostly steady to higher across markets with standard and white varieties. Wheat futures and cash bids appear mixed with regional adjustments and daily receipts noted.
The market opens with strong broad prospects and rising general list quotes led by the Motor group. General Motors crosses the 272 mark while Whiting-Warnerland and Studebaker gain modestly. packing stocks rise with dividend appeal and potential speculative gains. Steel, mining shares like Caledonia Hecla and Cresson advance. unlisted issues including Cosden, Modral, and Island Oil show strength with higher levels anticipated.
Positive conviction holders show little satisfaction with current markets as corn and oats respond to bulges and weather, with unsettled conditions seen as bullish. Provisions rise with hogs and export demand, while stocks firm on Wall Street with American International leading gains and chatter of dividend adjustments at United States Steel ahead of peace and Victory loan conclusions.
Farmers struggle to sell hay and grain as prices rise. Timothy hay reaches 27 dollars per ton in Quincy, corn at 1.50 per bushel, oats 0.70 per bushel, baled wheat straw 58 per ton, and No. 1 wheat up to 40 dollars per bushel. Millers pay two cents more per bushel for wheat amid higher chopped corn and chicken feed prices. poultry markets report changes.
May prices show Wheat No 1 at 2.40 and No 2 at 2.35 per bushel. Straw and various hays quoted, plus cattle hog and sheep quotes from Loyal Butchers and C. J. Mishop Co. Include mill products such as bran oats meal and corn products with several per cwt and per bushel prices. Prices also list hides, pelts, and wool notes from Holleag and Rogers uncertainty noted on wool.
Auction notice from WABT St Louis lists horse and mule prices with descriptions such as 14 to 16 hands and 16 to 18 hands. Prices range from 90 to 325 dollars, with entries including various horse sizes and mule listings.
Readable figures show rye priced at 1.78 per bushel with 1.74 likely as a quoted value. Barley listed at 1.06 with 1.15 also shown. Timothy marked at 8.76 or 10.76 and clover described as nominal.
A Toledo notice lists Clover seed prime at cash 30 with April and October figures 30 and 17.60. Alsike prime cash 35. Timothy prime old 86 new 85.12 percent with April 5.12 May 6.10 September 5.70 October 35.47 and related April to October pricing details.
Trading in New York extends gains on optimism over a peace treaty, with American International Corp leading a broad advance among oils motors shippings chemicals and other issues. Rails and steel lag while volume reaches 975000 shares and total par value trades near 11700.
New York data shows Liberty Bend closing with Bio at 90.08 and first four weights at 95.495 seconds. Second four weights read 92.80, first 44y s3 Y.5ds, second 44ais VOG0, third 4%ys 95.954, and fourth 44s 90.76.
Receipts and prices show hogs, cattle, and sheep activity in Kannsonw City Peoria St Louis and Chicago. Hogs top near 20.60 with bulk around 20.10 to 20.80. cattle receipts include beef steers around 11.50 to 20.40 and calves up to 16. sheep varied with lambs around 18 to 20 and ewes around 12 to 15.75.
An analysis of how tractors spread across the midwest, their war driven growth, price trends, and impact on labor and prairie conquest. It notes 180,000 in use with production projections for 1918, the shift from giant to two plow models, and continued coexistence with horses.
An advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a cure for rheumatism claiming rapid relief within one to two weeks. It urges readers to buy 60 cent or one dollar bottles, with mail orders available and distribution through Owl Drug Store and other druggists.
An authority advises rheumatism is worsened by excess meat and rich foods that create uric acid. Drink water, keep warm, and use Jad Salts or Lithia water to stimulate kidneys and reduce uric acid buildup.
Butter prices and receipts listed for New York markets with varied creamery and firsts values, eggs and poultry figures for fresh and frozen stock, followed by Chicago butter and eggs receipts and poultry trends. Sugar and coffee spot values for New York on April 8 are included.
Broadway Bank at 1719 Broadway has been incorporated as a state bank after nine years as a private institution. The stockholders met Saturday to approve the change which includes a $100 000 capital stock and a $10 000 undivided surplus. Directors elected include W H Middendorf Henry Germann J G Stuart J J Michaels S S Groves Herman Henhorf H E Schmiedeskamp Judge Fred G Wolfe S H Thompson Robert McIntyre and J C Whitefield with Middendorf chosen as president.
Grandma used Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to revive dull gray hair. A downtown druggist touts the product as easy to use, darkening hair evenly by morning with minimal cost.
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