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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
3
Chicago trading shows corn easing to near session lows amid scattered selling and light outside support while oats firm and provisions weaken. Regional quotes include No 2 yellow corn around 1.94 to 1.95 in Chicago with other markets listing varied prices. shipments and receipts across wheat and corn show broad activity and fluctuating demand.
Hogs remain weak with another fifteen cent drop per hundred pounds reported in local quotations Tuesday. Turpentine also shifts with price per gallon rising from 1.78 to 1.80. City market shows higher prices for vats, oats, timothy, corn and alfalfa across several loads and tonnage.
In St Louis the timothy hay market shows tight No 1 demand with prices for No 1 at 31 33, standard 29, and No 2 26 28. Alfalfa and clover values vary by quality. In New York, Liberty bonds closed with mixed quotes including 4s around 94.20 and victory bonds near 99.50 to 99.56.
East St Louis on August 27 reports a southerners market for horse stock with good finish and fat, better mules and coal for movement. Prices list good to choice drafts 160 to 300, southern horses 80 to 1100, plain southern 25 to 65, mules fat cotton and miners hold value with 16 to 17 hands at 200 to 350, 18 hands 100 to 200, smaller sizes 90 to 150.
U S stock trading rallied on boosted confidence in President Wilsons stance toward railroads and the current cost of living and wage issues. Metals and transport shares led gains with rails fading while heavy trading totaled about 76 000 shares as call loans held at 6 percent and Liberty bonds steadied.
Long Commission Co reports corn heavy and irregularly lower as selling favored by news. Oats viewed friendlier, rye and barley down, export demand weak. Provisions fall with hogs and corn. market trading small. Stocks show better tone on potential moderation of labor costs and oversold conditions. Crucible Steel up on shifting market dynamics. Overall expect irregular higher values after Tuesday gains.
The market showed strong interest with higher prices across rails oils and industrials. Investors urged buying on weak days, with expectations of a late fall upswing as grain, copper, tobacco and food stocks gain, and private ownership returns loom for key rail firms.
Otis ST. LOMTS reports August 27 price quotes for gasoline in one to four barrel units. Raw gasoline at 2.33 and bottled at 2.40 per gallon. Cotton seed oil quoted per pound. Winter white 32 cents, yellow 81 2/3 cents. Summer white 8 1/3 cents, summer yellow 3 1/2 cents. Aluminum and tree cocking white 31 1/2 cents, yellow 5 cents.
Seed quotes for Clover Alsike and Timothy at Toledo Ohio with prime cash and futures prices for Aug Oct Dec and Mar delivery. Government round list references U S government coupon notes and miscellaneous letters appear in the fragment.
New York notes show mercantile activity at 5465 percent, sterling 60 day bills at 114, government bonds easing with rail and Time loans stronger. Closing bid stands at 6 percent.
New York cotton futures opened steady with the Oct contract at 1.40 cents per pound, Dec at 1.38 cents, Jan at 1.30, March 0.82, and May 2.02 cents, reflecting a calm start to trading.
Circus Today Annals outlines the Carthage Fair racing events and schedule. It lists participating acts and anticipated races with times and venues. The program describes track heats and feature races, highlighting crowd draws and entertainment acts.
No races today due to the Setis-Fioto circus as its main feature. The event is billed as one of the world’s largest circuses with a large crowd expected, despite several purse races listed earlier.
Carthage, Aug 27 The Hancock County Poland China Breeders Association will hold its first annual sale at the Hancock county fair grounds on Friday. Officers are John Hamman president E L Treaser vice president and Barry A Eckhardt secretary treasurer. Fifty head of young boars and gilts from various herds will be sold under a capable judge ensuring quality. Sales manager is H A Eckhardt association secretary. Auctioneers will be W Finncan Faye L Houtchens and Col Fred Johnson. Fieldmen are O S Garrett George Hunt and Col H Q Whiteman. Exhibits include school department items with premiums of 5.90 first 3.00 second and 2.00 third. Numerous township school premiums awarded for best exhibit books and various craft and paper displays.
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