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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
10
Tuesday's advance in wheat faded as selling pressed on Wednesday. Corn and oats closed lower or unchanged, while provisions rose briefly on liberal lard and live hog shipments. Weather reports in Illinois and Iowa indicated crop damage under 25 percent. overall, funds and exporters capped gains as profits were taken.
Chicago prices list No. 2 red wheat at 1.45, No. 3 red 1.40 to 1.45, No. 4 red 1.2060 to 1.36, and various yellow and white corn and oats figures. St Louis reports mixed wheat and corn values, Minneapolis notes unsettled market amid railroad strike talks, and New York cites firm spot rates for durum and northern wheat with modest corn gains.
Prices paid for hay and grain including No 2 hard wheat at 1.30, corn at 2.0, oats at 0.41, baled hay and alfalfa ranges. Milling products from Knollenberg show flour prices from 7.20 to 7.40 per unit and related stock feeds. Local butchers quote hog prices by weight, cattle and sheep values, poultry and hides markets, with New York money and mercantile rates reported.
Disregarding the railway labor deadlock and rising pessimism in western and northwestern farming centers, Wednesday's market showed varied but generally higher price gains for many issues. Leaders such as U. S. Steel, Mercantile Marine, Reading, motor stocks, and Cuban American sugar led activity, with total sales around 825,000 shares and bond dealings steady to strong.
Nineteen loads arrived and sold by early afternoon as better roads and mild weather boosted totals. Hay and corn prices improved with corn at 82 cents a bushel, loose hay at 8.50 per ton, baled hay at 10 per ton, straw at 5 per ton, and oats at 38 cents per bushel.
Chicago August 17 The market stayed active in a narrow range as selling pressure gave way to buying from seaboard interests. Government reports cite damage in the northwest at 60 to 65 percent, with wheat moves rising past recent years. Corn shows gains on eastern and local buying but softens from speculator pressure. oats see strong export demand and note limited car capacity hindering rapid moves to seaboard.
Chicago hogs 23 000 receipts mixed prices 9.70 to 16.80 cattle 17 000 receipts up to 15c higher sheep 16 000 firm to 1 50 higher. St Louis hogs 7 300 receipts up to 10c higher cattle 6 000 up 10c. Omaha hogs 10 700 higher heavy 9 50 9 60 cattle 4 500 steady sheep 7 500 higher. Kansas City hogs 10 000 up 6 to 10c cattle 10 000 steady lambs 10 10 75. East St Louis Ill hogs 7 000 up 5 to 10c cattle 6 000 steady sheep 3 600 steady.
Chicago and New York price notes cover butter receipts and eggs with varied firsts and seconds, cheese unchanged, potatoes firm, and poultry steady to easier. Regional lines list creamery extras, eyes and turkey prices, with regional fruitless settlements and multiple grade sketches.
An old advertisement toutsWyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a miracle tonic to restore natural hair color, add thickness, mend dandruff and stop scalp itching. It claims gradual darkening with daily applications and states the product is widely trusted for a natural look.
Senator Hollis outlined how rural credit would operate under the new law with 12 loan bank districts and nine directors per bank. He proposed Springfield Illinois Davenport Iowa Evansville Indiana and Sioux Falls as locations, with local farm loan associations handling loan applications and stock earnings returning to members.
A noted authority says kidney and bladder weakness stem from uric acid. It irritates the bladder, causing burning and frequent night trips. The remedy recommended is four ounces of rad Salts daily before breakfast for two to three days to neutralize urine acids and restore normal function. Tad Salts and Jad Salts are presented as inexpensive, harmless options made from grape and lemon acids with lithia.
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