Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Quincy Whig in Quincy, Illinois

We have 16,534,107 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1919

Page

3

Market News Grain Prices Drift Lower on Argentine Competition

Chicago April 11 corn futures eased as Argentine supplies press for May and July. May at 1.56% and July at 1.51 with oats and provisions also down, while bearish hogs and corn sentiment weighed. Industry shift toward Argentine corn and strong export estimates underpinned the market amid delayed seeding and quiet wheat and oats volume.

Chicago Argentina New York United States Long Commission Co Northwest Minneapolis Duluth

Grain price snapshot across U S wheat to corn markets

Chicago St Louis Peoria Minneapolis Kansas City and New York reported varied price moves. Wheat ranges No 1 and No 2 hard and red prices from about 2.40 to 2.69 while corn prices showed No 2 yellow and mixed at 1.50 to 1.69, oats steady around 0.65 to 0.70 with flax near 5.86.

Chicago Aette N. S St. Loulins Louis Peoria Minneapolis Anena City Kansas City New York Knaullenberg Millog Company Swift Blatchford

New York Stocks Market Amid War News Outlook

The New York stocks rise on favorable abroad negotiations though obstacles to peace weigh. Traders are advised to buy oil and copper plays, energy and packing firms, with packing leaders advancing. Studebaker Willys-Overland GM seen to rise on dips. oil gas copper and mining issues show strength with gains in Hecke Cresson Gold and related shares.

Tuat Studebaker Willys-Overland General Motor Wilys-Over- Land Ray Swifts Cudahys Wilsons Armours Texas Oil New York Swifts International Catedoniia Hecke and Cresson Algo

First Woman Suffrage Society in South Africa Founded

The first woman suffrage society in South Africa was founded seventeen years ago at Durban, Natal. The note marks historical context from the Durban roots, while the rest of the fragment references agricultural items such as rye and barley and prices, indicating a mixed page snippet from a historical newspaper.

Africa Durban Natal

Market Wrap Confident Yet Jittery Across Grains and Stocks

Corn sentiment wavered amid east congestion and Argentina competition depressing deliveries while May held firm. Oats mirrored corn with weak conditions. hogs down ten cents. stock market held on peace talks with steel rally followed by broad profit taking and rising speculative interest.

United States Steel

Hogs Downgrade Market With Small Dime Drop

The local hog market registered another minor drop on Thursday with the price slip described as a dime. Prices remained steady overall, continuing a quiet day on the city market lot as higher values from previous days persisted.

Local Markets Farm Products Prices and Quotations

Market listings from the Knuollenhberg Milling Company cover hay and grain prices, corn and oats quotations, straw, mixed and timothy hay, clover hay, and assorted milling and byproduct prices. Also included are hogs, cattle, sheep, poultry, eggs, oil, hides, tallow, wool, and miscellaneous farm commodities with unit prices and ranges from grocers and local firms.

Knuollenhberg Milling Company Anck Brothers Co. F. Bishop Ca Miller & Arthur Co

Markets in New York and Chicago report mixed dairy and produce results

New York markets show butter firm with varied grades and high receipts, while cheese remains steady amid sizable shipments. Chicago butter declines with high case counts, poultry steady, and potatoes steady with diverse grades. New York raw sugar and coffee markets show steady or tense pricing for April 11.

New York Chicago

Stocks Flashy Yet Mixed on Lively NY Market

The New York stock session on April 11 showed extreme speculative behavior with United States Steel jumping 2% before a sharp late-hour reversal wiped gains. Motors and shippings saw brief upsides, while American International fell about six points after news of calling remaining stock, others held modest advances. Bonds were irregular. total par value sales reached 11,875,000. Liberty bonds and money market rates were noted.

New York United States Steel American International Atlantic Gulf General Electric United States

Livestock Markets Across Midwest Slump and Bend

Chicago market opens lower with hogs near 20.15 to 20.50 and total receipts about 20,000. cattle 9,000 with calves and veal prices mixed. sheep 11,000 steady to slightly lower. St Louis and Kansas City report similar softness with hogs around 19.90 to 20.60 and cattle ranges from 9 to 18.50. Peoria and Indianapolis show active hogs at top around 20.75 and steady cattle demand, with mixed regional trends across the day.

Chicago St. Louis Peoria Teoria Nona Kansas Ciy Kansas City SIIE Indianapolis

Seed Market Toledo Price Report

Toledo seed prices list April 11 shows Claver and Alsithe cash primaries with April and October values. Timothy seed notes changes from old to new prices across April May September and October periods.

Toledo Claver Alsithe Timothy

Hines Rejects Steel Price Levels Set by Board

Director General Hines declined the industrial board and Commerce Department steel price terms as too high. He said the railroad administration would pursue fair, reasonable prices and that the board lacks power to impose them. The dispute moves to President Wilson for review.

Washington Railroad Administration Department of Commerce Industrial Board Hines George N. Peek Wilson Peek Ilines Mr. Hines T. C. Powell Powell Railroad John Skelton Williams Robert S. Lovett Henry Walters Mr. Powell Henry B. Spencer Interstate Commerce McChord New York

Salts in hot water clears pimples and cleans blood

An advertisement claims pimples and skin eruptions come from toxins in the bowels. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts dissolved in hot water each morning for a week to purify the blood, stimulate kidneys, and clear skin, noting Jad Salts are inexpensive and made from grape acid and lemon juice with lithia.

Drink a Glass of Real Hot Water Every Morning

A health fad advocates waking intake of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the digestive tract. The ad claims benefits for digestion, appetite, and overall well being, urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate for daily use.

Home Dry Cleaning with Gasoline Adverts Solvite Soap

A vintage advertisement promotes saving money by dry cleaning household items in gasoline with Solvite soap. It urges using a gallon or more in a dishpan to wash suits coats silks laces gloves shoes furs draperies rugs outdoors away from flame. It claims items come out like new with no fading shrinking or wrinkling.

Brisk Demand Behind Steep Egg Prices Conference Hears

CHICAGO April 10 At a farmers retailers commission men and wholesalers conference brisk demand and government plans to bid 3 000 000 pounds of frozen poultry were cited as causes of high food prices A retailer's representative urged prices at 20 cents a dozen wholesale and 25 cents retail a commission member responded Airing views the meeting focused on supply shortages and market pressures.

Chicago

Stop Catarrh Open Nostrils And Head

An advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm to relieve head colds and catarrh. Apply a small amount in the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes, clear the nose, and ease headaches. The copy highlights instant relief and pleasant fragrance as benefits.

Ely

Farmers mock price squeeze on eggs and goods

A farmer quoted five buyers per case of eggs and said Canadian buyers haul many carloads daily while noting commission margins were thin. D. O. Thompson of the Illinois Agricultural Association warned farmers also rail against high prices for manufactured goods as city consumers do for food.

Commission D. O. Thompson Illinois Agricultural Association

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. E. Bennett & Co James E. Bennett & CO New Oreck Exchange Ham Street Ronda Long Commission Company Bolles & Rogers Santos D'A New York Money Mercantile Paper Alg Liberty Bonds Liberty Bona Clésine A. T Atchison BRT. Ae 22 22 22 Can Pac 1160 180% 159% 160 Cc M, and &T. P Erie Elec Nor Lehigh Penn Peoples Gas Rock Island Union RG So Willys-Ove Gol Uws Cs Liberty Stys Grain Commission Merchants Chicago Board of Trade North Fifth ST S.A. E. Ratinget Geo. Keller & Sons Quincy, IL Clough-Reihm Co 18Th and Broadway Miller & Arthur Drug Co Maine Chevrolet Republic Trucks Goodrich Solid Wth Broadway Etter Er & EL Delaplain Sterns Anti Trust Gale Quincy Morris Adler-Moller Company 6Th Avenue Bennett Garage and Machine Co Maine Street Collins Plow Company Sixth Avenue Clough-Reihhmi Company Dillon’s East End Hampshire Street Geise Massie and Sons 4Th Pinkleman-Clarke Co Pinkleman Barry Company Quincy Vulcanizing Company Quincy Garage Jersey St South Side Garage and Machine Co 8Th Vermont Street A. H. Beckgerd State Street Heldbreder Brothers State Streets Heitdbreder and Niemeyer Whitfield Drug Store Sth Hampshire T. C. Nichols Motor Car Co Maine St
Search Courier

Search the Quincy Whig Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Quincy Whig?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication