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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1917
Page
10
Scarcity of offerings and signs of export buying push wheat higher in Chicago as May and July futures advance. Corn oats and pork futures also gain amid strong export demand, cold weather delays, and reports of poor U.S. winter wheat conditions.
Grain market listings show mixed and varied prices for wheat corn oats across Chicago St Louis Kansas City and Minneapolis with multiple grades and standards quoted. Prices range from $1.00 to $2.70 per bushel with mixed yellow white and red varieties noted alongside standard and high grade figures.
Seed corn prices appear with Reid's Yellow Dent at 2.50 per bushel Hoone County White 2.60 Pride Of North 5 day 3.00 per bushel ay Day Yellow 3.00 per bushel Lloody Butcher 3.25 per bushel Lacks extra and notes pricing details for other varieties.
John Barrett returns from Kansas saying conditions align with reports. Argentine cable notes government permits shipping 7 250 000 bushels of wheat to allies with Canada or Australia returning a similar amount in July September. 100 000 tons of flour authorized to Spain Brazil Paraguay and Norway. Enid Oklahoma report: wheat stands fair with late harvest. oats good. corn planting widespread. Liverpool says wheat dull yet firm. corn very firm with light Argentine offers. Illinois crop: favorable weather. oats sown. winter wheat damaged. plowing up. corn plowing progressing. Iowa crop: cold dry start then rain. corn plowing fast. fruit outlook good. potatoes planted. winter wheat a failure. crop not to exceed 30 percent.
The Daily Market Letter from Long Commission Co. notes renewed cash wheat inquiry from domestic and foreign sources creating a firm market tone. It blames war-driven demand for scarce food and transportation bottlenecks, predicting continued high prices and potential delivery issues for May contracts as shorts face risk.
FE Lowitz and Co report from Chicago on April 25 describing steady open, bullish crowd, and prices advancing to session highs. May wheat leads gains, corn strengthens with wheat, cash demand prompts shorts to cover. writer visited Kansas over the weekend finding crop conditions similar to government reports with no improvement.
Chicago Kansas City Omaha and St Louis show varied livestock activity on April 25 with cattle and sheep receipts rising in some markets. Prices range from native beef steers around 7.5 to 12.0 dollars, mixed cattle near 15 dollars, and lambs about 12 to 16 dollars with strong sheep demand noted in places.
In Chicago on April 25, strong demand and scarce supply push up alfalfa timothy and clover prices. Timothy around 18 dollars, alfalfa 28 to 30, clover 22, straw firm near 84 to 50, with rye oat and wheat futures varying from 7.50 to 9.10 dollars per unit.
Toledo and Chicago market notes list Clover seed Patina cash and Avril at 10.60 and 10.82, Alsike Prime cash and Avril at 11.80, and other seeds including barley Timothy and Clover around 12.17 in Chicago. Market conditions show varied cash prices for Clover and related grains across dates in April.
New York on April 25 saw a general yet moderate stock market pullback with limited turnover totaling about 400 thousand shares. Leaders fluctuated within two to three points while copper, hydrogen, motors, and oils dominated activity and the United States Steel quarterly report awaited after the close.
Chicago butter lower trade receipts 51,096 cases with creamery firsts and higher prices. New York butter steady with creamery extras at 42c firsts 40c. Kansas City butter creamery firsts 43c. St Louis poultry prices firm roasters 16c turkeys 20c. Spot coffee unchanged with Santos 45 10?4c. Eggs prices mixed and sugar molasses steady.
East St Louis farmers advertise horses and mules with extra heavy draft priced around 190 to 250, eastern chunks, and good southern stock. Mules range 14 to 18% hands with various price points from 76 to 270 dollars, listing several age and height categories for quick sale.
A New York cablegram quotes an Athens newspaper reporting Greece is about to join World War I with the Entente. The dispatch says Prime Minister Alexander Zaimis has made proposals to the Allies that have been accepted.
Trustees of the United Society of Christian Endeavor postponed the international convention planned for New York July 4 to 9 due to patriotic reasons and the welfare of thousands of youths. The meeting is deferred for one year if the war ends by then. A census of all shoes is reported to be ordered in Germany.
Local live stock market reports hog prices steady on Tuesday. Three loads of hay arrived and sold at $20 per ton with two loads of loose hay and one bale load bringing the same price. Buyers showed strong interest despite limited city market activity.
Prices paid for hay and grain include No 2 wheat at 2.55 dollars per bushel and corn at 1.30 per bushel. Milling product prices list high patent flour 13.20, straight patent 13.00, hard wheat flour 13.40, and corn meal 5.60 per cwt. Livestock quotes cover hogs, calves, fat cattle, and hides from western stockyards, with varied weights and price ranges. Poultry, eggs, and dairy feeds priced, plus miscellaneous items such as tallow and grease.
Richfield Illinois brief with names and events including Miss Travel Moore shopping in Barry and visits by Mrs A J Moore Mrs Sarah Deaton and Mrs Florence Swan along with Mr Karl Rice family Easter exercises and a school election results showing P H Wistner elected over Aura Redman by 61 to 25 votes mentions travel and local visits to residents husband Henry Schwartz Paysen visited Join Brown and family with Sunday calls.
Springfield April 628 Gary London grants a reprieve for Vincenzo Martelluro condemned for killing Antonio Caragati in Joliet last July. His sentence extended to Friday. pardon board to consider commutation.
An advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills for spring skin care. It claims to cleanse the body and improve complexion and eye brightness after winter stagnation. The ad urges try tonight at druggists for 25 cents.
In Palmyra Missouri on April 24 a Cow Testing association was organized, the first of its kind in the area. It includes 26 dairymen with 445 cows and plans to begin testing by June 1 with one tester visiting each member monthly. Officers elected are Harry Houck president G S Keller vice president and J Beach Drake secretary treasurer.
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Home reports funeral services for John A. Copeland and Christian Harmon, both hospital deaths, with burials in the home cemetery. Wilson M. Burbridge, 70, of Co. G, 92nd Illinois, died in hospital. Numerous staff transfers, resignations, and furloughs are noted, including Baker Kenny Winkin and painter Emi Weichtein improving cottage interiors. ongoing sickness and critical conditions of residents, plus a Col. Shepherd WRC meeting announced.
Hancock County announces eighth year final exams for April 27 conducted by district teachers with papers sent to S. D. Faris. Seventh year exams May 4 at listed sites. subjects include reading writing arithmetic grammar geography U S history and agriculture. Special and advanced standing exams offered June 2 and July 13. Eighth year commencement set for August 24 during the annual institute.
Dr Hoffman of Teutopolis visits Hull Catherine Orr and Raymond Eding win declamatory contest gold medals Eliis Franks arrives from Richfield Mrs Aldo Tarnsworth hospitalized in Hannibal Charles and Burtin Gray travel to Montana John Hogan elected school superintendent new city officials to assume duties May 1 Mrs Alicea Bridge of Springfield visits Harry Folen of Dixon Mo travels south J W Hackman of Moeredosia visits Hull
Palmyra hosts a Philadelphia business visitor and an automobile crew from the Washington Crisps visiting local grocers. A Star route mailman brings a pelican to be mounted after it was killed near Philadelphia. Charles Burgdorf tours an auto school in Kansas City and visits H M Howard's repair shop as Judges Ray Durand and Richards meet as a board of equalization.
Helen Culkin youngest daughter of John and Mrs Culkin and Hugh Bernard Cosgrove of Chicago were married Tuesday morning at 7 30 in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride's parents home on East Wabash Street.
Claude Briggs and two children returned home after a brief visit with her father in Clayton. Mrs. Pevehouse of Clayton visited Mr. and Mrs. William Lambert. Edna Morrison stayed with her mother who has been sick. William Blinsett was elected school director at the recent election. Ada May Campbell and her mother from Clayton spent the day with Mrs. Joe Collipot. The Briggs family and relatives from Buckhorn and Macomb visited Clayton. Mrs. Chapman is recovering in hospital.
An advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears clogged nostrils and stuffed head from catarrh. A small fragrant antiseptic cream is applied to the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes, opening air passages for instant relief and a headache-free breath. Ah the relief.
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