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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1920

Page

7

Palmyra to rebuild Moore residence after fatal fire

In Palmyra Missouri the home of Mrs Geo W Moore damaged by a spring fire will be rebuilt with a new addition and modern improvements. The county court allocates 4000 to pave Main Street across seven blocks and to grade and gravel connecting streets toward the Quincy Hannibal and Philadelphia highways. Subscriptions to the fund continue and Boots Dickson post of the American Legion adds 100.

Palmyra Geo. Moore George W. Moore Philadelphia Boots-Dickson Post The American Legion

Weekly Grain and Car Lot Figures From Northwest Markets

Wednesday figures show Wheat shipments at 479000 this week versus 1611000 last year, with Corn 356000 to 351008 a year ago and Oats 386000 to 377000. Northwest car lots report Minneapolis 101 this week, Duluth 155, Winnipeg 232, with prior values listed. Wheat contracts show 2 with 1 estimated and 15 last year, Corn 1 with 3 and 321 last year, Oats 10 with 9 and 116 last year.

Northwest Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Market Prices Across Cities Trimmed With Mixed Results

Chicago reports mixed commodity quotes with corn and wheat varying by grade, alongside oats and rye. Minneapolis and St Louis show modest changes in prices for wheat, corn, oats, and flax, while Kansas City lists cash wheat bids and corn ranges. New York spot markets reflect ease in grains and firmer currency notes with mercantile paper and bond activity.

Banana City Kansas City Peoria Til New York

Advance Again Fifteen Cents Added to Local Log Market

Local log market advances by fifteen cents as prices rise for commodities while other markets remain quiet. Trade activity centers on for-hire shipments and milling outputs with steady demand reported in regional exchanges.

Farm products price list from Knollenberg Mining Co and markets

The column lists prices for hay and grain including Wheat No. 1 tested at 2.70 per bushel, Rye 1.60, Oats 1.00 1.05, Yellow corn 12.55 3.60, and various hay grades plus market lot prices. Hog prices for wagon load ch15 weights range from 12.30 to 15.05, poultry and dairy pricing, milling products, and fats. It also reports weakened hides markets with No. 1 cured hides at 19 cents and other hides, skins, and byproducts values from Blatchford and Hilde markets.

Knollenberg Mining Company Blatchford Blatentora Swift H. P Hilde Bolles & Rogers

Market Quotes on Farm Seeds and Liberty Bonds

In St Louis output prices for various farm seeds are listed with grades and bid numbers. New York bond prices report final figures for Liberty bonds across multiple maturities including first and second 4s, 4s, 3s, and victory issues with specific percentage yields.

Steel market under pressure amid selling and merger rumors

New York April 29 stock market faced sustained pressure from heavy selling and a rush to cover short positions. Rumors of a merger among Bethlehem, Lackawanna and Midvale circulated without confirmation. Total sales reached 14.75 million in par value with Liberty bonds and victory notes near flat.

New York Middle West Supreme Court United States Steel Corporation London Bethlehem, Lackawanna Midvale Liberty Bonds Victory Notes

Chicago and East St Louis cattle and hog markets on April 29

Chicago market reports show cattle receipts about 5 000 with gains from 23 to 50 cents, top yearlings at 14.50 and best heavy at 14.10, calves steady to 2.15 lower, hogs 19 000 receipts with lights up to 25 cents, tops at 15.50 and 13.65 14.40 for larger weights, sheep 8 000 receipts steady to 25 cents lower with lambs around 20.40 to 20.00, and East St Louis reports cattle up to 25 cents higher, hogs closing quiet to 10 cents higher, tops 15.70, and lambs near 18 with ewes to 13. Kansas City stock listings note 7 000 hogs higher to 15.

Chicago Sterling Exchange New York Sioux City Long Commission Co E.eee Saveee Colorado East St. Louis

Market Results From Peoria Stockyards Cattle and Hogs Rise

Cattle buyers showed strength with tops around 13.50 for beef steers and yearlings up to 14. Bulk cattle sold 9.00 to 13.00 with fat cows steady near 9.00 to 10.25. Hogs traded active with gains 16 to 25 cents and top at 15.25. Sheep bids were slow with lambs around 18.50 and 17 for shorn. Junior buyers noted strong stocker demand at 9.00 on averages.

Peoria

New York and Chicago Prices Weigh Dairy and Poultry Markets

New York and Chicago report April 29 show butter and creamery prices varying by grade with extras reaching 6 1/2 to 8 1/2 cents per pound and packing stock at 42 to 48 cents. Irregular cheese volumes, state flats sold, eggs steady, poultry mixed with live broilers and fowls listed, and potatoes dull with northern white at 7.00 to 7.15 per barrel. Raw sugar firm at 19.56 per cent, refined grades steady, spot coffee dull at 15 15 16 cents for certain grades.

New York Chicago

Seed Market Toledo Seed Prices Brief

Seed market report from Toledo shows clover seed with Prime cash $28.50, April $28.50, Oct $28.25, and Dec at $23,235. Alsike prime cash $30, April $50. Timothy prices listed for 1917 and 1919 with UPIR $5.45 and monthly variations from April to December.

Toledo Clover Alsike Timothy

Cotton Futures Close Steady in New York Market

Cotton futures closed steady with May at 40.35, July 38.35, Oct 35.31, Dec 34.28, and Jan 33.82. Spot trading was quiet as middling cotton held at 41.35.

New York

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