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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1916
Page
7
Wheat exports rescued Chicago markets from earlier doldrums with gains up to five cents in September. Corn oats and provisions also rose as foreign buyers and milling demand supported prices. Spot wheat and corn showed strength, with imports and shipments reflecting active buying and firm premiums despite mixed cables and Argentina weather concerns.
New York on Friday saw profit taking and a mixed session with 770000 shares traded, but mostly in under a dozen names. U S Steel led turnover at 150000 shares while Reading fell under pressure and coppers showed brief strength. Bond sales were light with U S coupon notes moving mildly, and the stock list showed mixed results across major issues amid a dull exchange market.
A dense OCR list shows wheat corn and oats quotes from Chicago St Louis Liverpool and other markets on Aug 26. Prices cover No 2 red No 3 red No 2 hard and other grades with varying ranges and regional notes. The page ends with a quip about friends thinning when money runs tight.
New York reports, citing a British merchant marine officer aboard the Bal tic, that submarine Bremen was captured in the Dover Strait on Aug 1. Thirty three of her 35 crew were taken prisoner, two crew members died, and the vessel was ensnared in a steel net with its stern underwater and bow high. A stray closing remark notes a mother’s wonder about her son’s choice of wife.
Long Commission Co. reports bullish wheat trends as cash demand and export prospects bolster prices. Corn shows strength with traders shifting funds from wheat, amid favorable crop reports and reduced selling pressure. Oats rise on frost damage in the northwest and Canada with expected large cash trade later.
Hogs and cattle prices move varies by city. Saint Louis receipts 6,800 hogs with mixed prices up to 10.90, cattle 2,600 steady to 10.75, sheep strong to 10.50. Chicago hogs mixed to 11.05, cattle steady to 10.85, lambs 10.60. East St Louis hogs down slightly, cattle steady, sheep strong. Omaha reports higher hogs to 10.60, cattle steady, lambs 10.00. Kansas City hogs steady, cattle mixed, calves to 10.50, sheep 9.70 to 10.40.
Bradstreet notes active trade and firm or rising prices across most products. Despite poor crop outlooks and uncertain railroad prospects, reports show strong factory activity and solid commercial collections. Bank earnings for the week total $4,281,994,000, up 35.6 percent from last year.
Friday's market report shows 24 loads of hay corn baled straw and oats sold with no price changes. Hay sold at 310 per ton for some loads, 9 50 per ton for others, corn at 86 cents per bushel, oats 45 cents per bushel for one load, and two loads of oats with no prices given.
Prices paid for grain and hay include No 2 wheat 1.4, corn 85 86c, oats 40 45c, straw and hay ranges. Milling goods list values for flour, meal, bran, and feeds. Hog quotes cover various weights and wagon loads, with cattle and poultry prices and diverse animal byproducts quoted by local merchants.
Chicago and St Louis report varied dairy and poultry quotes with creamery butter firsts around 28 to 30 cents and eggs unsettled. New York sees weaker butter with creamery higher, and coffee futures firmer as Rio and Santos cargos quoted.
Mrs Virgh Hedrick leaves for an extended visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Wise in Duquoin HI Mrs Albert Whitaker visits his mother Mrs Emma Johnson Sunday Mrs Alfred Ashley and children of Galesburg visit relatives near Siloam George Kiefer in Quincy Monday Brook Watkins and Fred Ackieson in Griggsville Thursday Mrs Brook Watkins learns of the death of her little nephew Homer Grady son of Walter Grady of Chambersburg
A court martial at Klagenfurt sentenced Gen Riedel who commanded Gorizia when captured by Italy to dismissal from the army and loss of his rank and pension in a dispatch from Austria relayed via London dated August 26 3 wireless.
A Duncan Mills resident Mrs G H Eveland writes of kidney illness and relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. She credits three bottles with a complete cure and urges others with kidney trouble to consider the remedy. Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
Vernon Willis returns from Culver Ind where boy scouts camped. Bay Creek fishing thrives after rains with catches four to five pounds. Strauss store adds Pansy McCaffrey and Edith Storck as saleswomen. Harry Miller travels to Chicago for Christmas goods. Milton’s carnival and homecoming set for September 21 22 23. Local preparations promise best Pike county carnival yet. Several residents visit or relocate including J W Clutch Kinderhook and Mrs Otis Rush with son Paul in Ottawa. Bourke Williams visits from Bloomington. Dean Morgan travels to Kane Ill to see relatives. Ford Smith visits from Springfield. Hazel Hulbauer replaces Leeds on sick leave. Walter Brunswick at Quiver Beach and Petersburg visits. Harvey Bacus recovering from blood poisoning. Crowder family rents Scanland property to start housekeeping September 1. Fern Medaris and Beulah Landers return from Chicago Michigan City. John Craven Jr visits northern state by car. A Sowers of Pittsburgh visits Jed on Milton farm. Mrs Haskell Lett recovering from minor operation in Seymour. Chester Autrey and Eliza Ransom marry in Hannibal. Judge Dent officiates. groom a farmer. Sheriff Shive holds family reunion with sisters and relatives present.
Reports from New Canton Illinois share dozens of small items. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Chas P Klitz in Quincy for supervisors session and Keokuk excursion. Several visitors travel between Atlas Baylis Pittsfield Quincy and Hannibal. Typhoid pneumonia illness noted for Mrs Charles Parks. Various local residents visit relatives and attend reunions and fairs. The Farmers League Fair lists are out with October 13 14 dates.
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