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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
3
Chicago traders closed corn futures higher with December at 1.09 3/4 and May 1.06 56 as oats led the rally and cash wheat rose 5 to 10 cents. Strong demand from packing houses and seaboard shipments supported gains, while government price expectations were eyed by buyers and sellers.
Milling and retail prices for hay grain and milling products include high patent flour at 12.40, straight patent 2.20, hard wheat flour 13.40, graham 1.20 per cwt, bran 1.66, shell corn 1.90, oats 30 bushel, alfalfa meal 4.60 per cwt. Hog quotes cover weights 140 to 360 pounds, ranging 13.40 to 17.90, with wagon lots 15.40 to 17.90 and pigs 13.40 to 14.56. Hides, calves, and poultry prices also listed by Lewers Butchers and local traders.
The market, once seen as a professional trading affair, fell sharply around 11 o clock as top orders were hit near 118. Bear pressure and thin selling, attributed to floor traders and pros, dominated. Liquidation appeared in long positions, with cautious stance on further declines waiting for news on taxation and price changes before seeking a rebound. Specialty groups steadied slightly toward close, but tech showed little recovery.
The corn market resisted pressure with a near close gain of about 1 percent. Kansas reports a yield of 119,000,000 bushels, up from government August estimates and above last year’s harvest. Oats show improved demand with hull premiums and strong futures due to short covering. cash oats command good premiums. Provisions see a sharp hog price rise, with buying by commission houses and profit taking later. cash trade remains fairly active.
Hogs advanced another 23 cents Thursday as local market activity showed mixed hay trading and grain sales. In the city market, two loads of mixed hay fetched 20 dollars per ton, one at 19.50, one at 19, with baled timothy hay at 22. A load of corn sold for 1.60 per bushel, six loads of new cuts at 0.50 and one at 4.80. Two baled oat straw brought 8 and one load of wheat straw 7.50.
Chicago hay prices show timothy and straw values while Minneapolis flour falls and New York raw sugar remains steady. The piece notes rising automobile prices and urges readers to check The Whig Want Ads for used-car bargains.
New York on August 31 shows stocks plunging amid light trading as rumors of drastic price cuts in steels coppers and oils spook investors. Industrial Alcohol and Texas Company lead losses with declines up to 13 points. Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel drop amid broad market weakness. Call money strengthens while Treasury bonds stay heavy as the market closes with extreme weakness.
Chicago hog receipts seven thousand with highs near eighteen fifty and bulk around seventeen. Cattle receipts four thousand with beef steers around seven to eight dollars, calves twelve, and sheep lambs in the eleven to seventeen range. St Louis and Omaha show similar gains with hogs near eighteen dollars and cattle six to nine dollars, lambs up to seventeen dollars. Kansas City reports hogs around seventeen to eighteen dollars and cattle values mostly lower with steady to rising sheep.
Commodities show mixed receipts and prices as of Aug 31 with butter and eggs fluctuating. Rutter receipts 10,493 tubs in Chicago. eggs 9,435 cases. potatoes 50 cars. poultry alive up, fowls 20. New York butter steady with creamery at 48 1 2. eggs receipts 11,058 with varied firsts and seconds. cheese ease noted.
Hand bills say labor leader Mother Jones will address a downtown hall in Springfield as part of efforts to support striking street car workers. The strike remains deadlocked over the closed shop issue, with Ninth Illinois infantry maintaining order in the city.
The 35th annual Old Settlers event brings together residents from Hancock McDonough and Schuyler counties for a Plymouth picnic. Attendees enjoy community displays, food stalls, and nostalgic speeches marking decades of local ties.
Between two and three thousand people gathered in Plymouth's park for the thirty-fifth Tri County Old Settlers picnic. Rev I W Bingaman of Quincy spoke on Making Good, praising cooperation and loyalty. Prizes went to Red Cross car, Sadie White for driving, and local youngsters in races and fiddlers contest.
A Pike county citizens meeting in Pittsfield outlined Mobilization day events with a countywide reception for 175 drafted soldiers. Plans include a dinner by the Woman's club, a principal address by Hon. David Ball, and multiple parades featuring schoolchildren Boy Scouts and Red Cross members. Local notices cover residents and civic updates.
A prominent Pittsfield businessman built one of the city's finest structures now dedicated to Ford automobile trade. Miss Bessie Dean has departed for Eldorado to teach in the public schools.
Minnie Neuman of Palmyra died at her home after a cold developed into pneumonia. Born August 16, 1869, she leaves two brothers Edward and George and a sister Mrs Charles Gansz. Funeral Sunday at the family residence with Rev T M Barb ee officiating. burial in Greenwood Cemetery. She was active in the Presbyterian church and Rebecca lodge. Street repairs begin removing Main street stone crossings, to be replaced by macadam after petitions to the city council.
The Palmyra physicians examination list shows numerous candidates passing physically. Several individuals were disqualified for weight or other physical reasons, while many names such as George Albert Carey Emmett Churchill Charley Logan Mark Brown Dolph Glascock Roscoe Turner and John Ralph Simon are recorded as passed physically. The report notes multiple underweight cases and a spread of acceptance and disqualification outcomes.
Miss Frankie Connell of Hannibal county superintendent leads a two day teachers convention in Palmyra courthouse. Attendees include Flossie Langford Rose Stewart Jessie Lane Hugh Pawson and many others. Morning talk by E J Hoenghel Brunson Mo with lectures on geography and language and afternoon address by Dr Hartzog St Louis praised by teachers. County superintendent promotes support for rural Marlon county schools.
A thirty daily lessons course offered to men selected for service in the National Army. The material aims to help beginners start in the right way with an informal tone. It notes that binding rules come from official Army manuals and regulations, which this course only introduces.
A survey of the nine staff corps and departments in the army explains their duties. The general staff, adjutant general, inspector general, and judge advocate general handle planning records and legal matters. Engineers, signal, medical, quartermaster, and ordnance support fighting arms and administration with varied roles from construction to communications. The ad hoc roles of engineers and signal corps include battlefield tasks and aviation, stressing brains over sheer combat.
A Cincinnati inventor introduces Freezone, a tiny bottle treatment for corns and calluses. Apply drops to the affected area. soreness vanishes quickly, and the corn shrivels enough to lift away without pain. Keep a bottle handy to prevent future discomfort.
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