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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1917
Page
3
Chicago and major Midwest markets show mixed close with corn down from January to May futures and hog prices dropping. Reports detail receipts by region including Minneapolis and Omaha, with cattle and sheep volumes and prices, and notes about coastwise demand and car availability affecting activity.
Market quotes list milling and forage prices from Newburg and Georgia mills, including corn, timothy hay, linseed oil meal, and other feed. Woven into the bulletin are notes on hogs, cattle, sheep, poultry, hides, and fats with per cwt and per head figures, plus a government bond list and London prices.
In AT LOUIS market for hay and forage 100 cars arrived. Of these 88 timothy, 8 clover mixed, 1 prairie, 2 clover, 1 alfalfa. Timothy and clover mixed show active demand at steady to strong prices. Prairie and alfalfa scarce. very low qualities fetch strong prices. Clover mixed 36 cars at 28.60, timothy 22 at 30, clover 38 at 38, alfalfa 8 at 38. Straw steady but easy. bales 2 cars wheat at 9.80 per ton.
The market letter analyzes corn and oats, noting car shortages and poor grain quality delaying shipments. It reports government action to supply cars, expectations of continued price fluctuation, and instructions for farmers to withhold old corn until in condition. It also covers provisions, live stock price trends, and outlook for hogs and cattle.
Market notes show hog prices slipping further while grain values move with mixed results. Sixty loads of farm goods traded with hay, corn, and oats reporting varied prices from $23 to $1.05 per bushel, $8 to $6 per ton for straw, and related small lots.
New York day opens uncertain on a short inactive session but recovers in the final hour. Leaders include U.S. Steel, General Electric, American Telephone, and Anaconda Copper with modest gains as coal, motors, and harvester groups rise. Trading volume around 145,000 shares. Liberty bonds steady near 97.80.
Market wrap from J E Bennett notes scattered gains in New York stocks, with uneven activity across sectors. Traders cited cautious sentiment ahead of weekend events and uncertain guidance from big names, while some early gains faded into the session’s closing levels.
The southern market advanced with higher bids this week while eastern classes stayed quiet. Buyers pressed for larger, finished cotton mules and 16 to 15% hands fetched strong prices. lighter stock remained slower amid heavy receipts and tighter inspection standards.
Washington December 2 Six brigadier generals of the national army were Saturday promoted to major general. The new major generals are George H Cameron Geof Read Charles T Menoher Charles C Ballou Andra Brewster and Oleg H Muir.
In Palmyra on Saturday morning Burlington Special Agent Glasgow and City Marshal Harvey located loot from box car thieves in a pasture on B. F. Moore's farm near the junction. Items included horse collar pads, candy boxes, underwear containers, and Golden Rule tobacco tins. Police continue to seek the guilty parties as robberies have spread along the line west of town. Also notes on local social events and visits, including Francis J. Ellison at Fort Omaha, the Sosey Ellison wedding in Kansas City, and community activities such as the Arymlap club dance and farmers meetings.
Miss Eva MecPike received a telephone message that her cousin Mrs Tom MecPike died suddenly at 4 in the morning. Funeral held Monday at 2 p m. Several local residents visited, traveled, or joined Thanksgiving gatherings. Emerson basketball team played Monticello in a close contest. Monticello won. Local health notes include rheumatism and other illnesses. multiple visits and family movements are recorded.
Sterling Thompson visits Fort Sheridan relatives near Deer Ridge while Henry Hayden family heads to Han nibal and EF C Thompson travels to Columbia for Thanksgiving with daughter Velva at Stephen’s College. Harry Naylor hosts seventeen relatives at a Sunday dinner. various Quails Bartons Thompsons Rob erts and others attend. Mrs Anna Datley returns from visits in St Joseph and Kansas City. Bethel residents Moore Musgrove Reary guests of Fan nie Musgrove.
Pike County teachers conclude annual institute in Pittsfield with strong program led by County Superintendent John N Clark. Speeches by Senator W Duff Piercy Hon H H Bancroft J M Thompson and Miss Grace M Osborne highlighted TB prevention Illinois Centennial and food administration topics. Local notes cover marriages licenses plus community updates and regional travel activity.
Physician James Louis Reyea asserts Nuxated Iron boosts strength and endurance after self tests and patient reports. He urges trials of two five grain tablets thrice daily for two weeks to verify gains, claiming dramatic 100 percent improvements in some cases while warning against metallic tonics. Available from local druggists with guarantee or money back.
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