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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1918

Page

10

Grain Market News On Embargo Lift Boosts Prices

Chicago April 24 News that the coarse grain division would recommend lifting the embargo on east bound grain shipments spurred a sharp rise in corn values. May at 127 5, July 149, oats up 6 1 2. provisions up to 50 cents. Wet cool weather and strong export demand supported gains, with liberal exports and higher lard shipments lifting provisions.

Chicago The Food Administration New York Keston Long Commission Co Worthwear Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg Beach Seaboard Baltimore Tle Dtatilerg Eiurope

Grain Market Quotes Across Cities on April 24

Grain prices across Chicago St Louis Kansas City Peoria and New York show No 2 white No 3 yellow and No 4 yellow levels with mixed and yellow varieties varying by market No 2 yellow and No 4 mixed sit near 1.60 to 1.70 a bushel for corn while oats hold around 0.85 to 0.99 per unit Rye and timothy report smaller ranges in bid and ask quotes across the same region.

Chicago Timothy Cash St. Louisa. &T. Louis Fianana City Kansas Peoria Peorta New York Omaha Omatia Kansas City Sioux City St. Joseph Penton St. Louis

Seed Market Toledo Prices Reported for Clover and Timothy

Seed market notes from Toledo TALENO Ohio dated April 24 show Clover сорт prime Cash at 18.40 for Oct and 14.45 for Oct bids. Alsike prime Cash listed at 15.25. Timothy prime Cash old at 3.82, new and April at 3.874, with Sept 4.50 and Oct 4.50.

Toledo Taleno Clover Sord Alsike Timothy

Wet salted hides market report for April

Losses noted across hides with wet salted rounds and light weights favored. Current receipts show tare per hide, with prices for wet salted rounds and various grades including No 1 and No 2, plus miscellaneous hog hides and glue/pie halves valued at about 570 to 1472.50.

Daily Market Letter corn and grain market outlook

Commission Co ac Daily Market Letter notes unfavourable weather and continued forecasts pressuring corn, with July delivery up about 2 1 2 cents from Monday. Oats follow similar trends amid fair demand and eased premiums. Provisions rise on short covering, while stocks weaken due to war news. investors await decisive European developments.

Local Market Prices for Farm Products and Hogs

Prices from Wavllenberg Milling Company list wheat at $2. lu per bushel, yellow corn around $1.50 to $1.45, oats $0.98, timothy and clover hays noted with several per cwt prices. Hog quotes by grade and weight range dominate, with calves, cattle, poultry, and dairy feeds given. Also listed are hides, wool, tallow, and miscellaneous feed products with varied per hundredweight figures. Market appears weak with mixed farm commodity quotes and regional shipment notes from the G. L. a& QQ stack yards.

Wavllenberg Milling Cuowyany Gery Cu. Lyned Timothy Hay sligen _ Buied clover huliings Chup Corp Swiss Meek Chick Molles Rogera

Railroad Stocks Strong at Outset in New York Market

OpeningTuesday session showed general market improvement led by rails but gains faded as investors pressed leaders, with Central Leather and Nevada Consolidated posting disappointing earnings. U S Steel fell sharply amid ongoing pressure, total shares traded 460000. bonds firmer overall.

New York Mexico Central Leather Nevada Consolidated Coppers U.S. Steel Tokio 5 U. S A. T Loco Anaconda Atchison B.i and O C. M St. P N. W U. S. Steel West. Union Willys-Over

Markets Kansas City and New York on April 24

Butter and poultry largely unchanged across markets with steady egg and cheese trade in New York. Live fowl and turkeys show mixed gains and declines, while creamery and storage prices hold firm. Chicago reports unchanged cutter and lower egg prices amid ample receipts. sugar in New York steady at centrifugal 6.00 options and refined sugars around 7.45 per 100 pounds.

Kansan City Kansas City New York Chicago Wis Mick Minn

New York Stocks By J. E. Bennett & Co

New York stocks closed slightly lower as realized gains weighed on the market. Steel drifted lower with buyers liquidating, copper stocks fell but may rebound, Sinclair Oil near buy level at 27 and unlisted oils in demand. Mining plays Caledonia Cresson Gold Hecla Nipissing show activity with expected yields and possible dividend resumption, while government price of silver eyed at 1.00.

Grimulgee Oklahoma Otis Cosden World Film Corporation Caledonia Cresson Hecla

Market Prices for Grains and Clover

Rye and barley prices listed with April 24 figures. Rye No 2 at 50. Barley 1.40 to 1.80. Timothy 5 8. Clover 15 28. The figures indicate bid and ask ranges for each commodity on that date.

San Timothy

System D in American Army Red Tape Reduction

A WWI-era dispatch notes how the US Army adopts System D, a French term for cutting red tape, to speed transfers, supplies, and decisions. It contrasts bureaucratic delays with the field driven improvisation of officers, praising progress in streamlining for a war footing and stressing accountability shifts.

United States System D France

Timothy hay market steadies on strong demand

April 24 report shows Timothy hay and straw markets steady with good to choice timothy in local demand. Prices listed: Timothy No. 1 24 7 28. No. 2 around 26. Clover hay No. 1 about 8 7. Prairie hay Choice about 19 20. Alfalfa hay Choice 27 50. Straw 6.60 7.00.

Louts Timothy

River Shipping at Low Water Mark in Winona

Report from Winona Minnesota on April 24 notes no packet service this season between St Paul and St Louis, marking a sixty year low in upper Mississippi traffic. Government river improvement work continues, with 100 miles of six foot channel completed south of Winona and renewed hopes for full operation in 1919. The Nokomis delays highlight channel needs as barges drew too much water. Also cited are 1917 US tonnage figures of tonca beans shipped through Trinidad consulate, with 752,607 pounds valued at $427,055 versus 107,263 pounds at $122,628 in 1916. An old saying about thinking before speaking closes the piece.

Winona Minn St. Paul St. Louis Mississippi Nokomis Rivemen Rive Thnidad United States

Eager bidders drive quilt sale charity total to 104 dollars

Plainville April 23 eager bidders at the Earl Rice sale in Richfield raised 104 dollars for the Red Cross with a quilt donated by Ninis Fusselman an invalided lad. Bid by bid the quilt changed hands, with Bird McVay finally winning at 2.50 dollars before presenting it back to the maker. Stage turntable analogy contrasts bids and reversals as the crowd keeps up the action.

Plainville Earl Rice Richfield Red Cross Ninis Fusselman Grover Redman Bird McVay Barry

Ely's Cream Balm for Cold and Catarrh Relief

A brief advertisement promises quick relief from nasal congestion and head cold symptoms. It touts Ely's Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic remedy that soothes swollen mucous membranes, opens air passages, and ends dullness and snuffling. Buy a small bottle from your druggist and apply in the nostrils for instant relief.

Ely Adv

New Serum Claim for Rheumatism and Asthma Cures

A plant serum is advertised to relieve rheumatism and asthma quickly. Free consultation offered with reasonable prices. The notice warns against disappointment and urges readers to seek guidance to avoid failure.

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