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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
3
Chicago grain market shows corn weakening after northern Illinois supplies expand. Prices finish modestly lower to mixed with oats following suit and provisions steady to down, as selling pressure grows among rural holders and feeding demand remains uneven. Packers buy on the decline amid a nervous close and fluctuating spreads.
North and midwest markets report mixed grain quotes led by wheat No 2 red at 2.25 in Chicago and No 2 hard 2.26, corn values hover around 1.40 to 1.66 with yellow and white mix varieties, oats about 0.73 to 0.78, rye near 1.63 in St Louis and Kansas City cash ranges, plus minor notes from Minneapolis Omaha and New York on spot prices.
The market was dull Thursday with narrow moves. Steel hovered near 96, while motor and tobacco issues firm. buy Studebaker Wi-lys Overland Tobacco products and United Cigar Stores on setbacks. Hold Sinclair Oil and Mexican Petroleum for dividends and watch Baldwin Locomotive. Curb trading slow but rising in mining with Hecla Cresson Caledonia leading. seek bargains in unlisted securities on declines.
Quotations from Anck Brothers and Knollenberg Milling Co list farm prices for hay grain and straw, corn, oats, rye, and mixed lots, along with hog, pig, cattle and poultry prices. Includes beef and veal figures, hides, wool, and milling product retail prices and various fats and greases.
Public sale notice mentions death and liquidation of stock and machinery including ice equipment. Details show names Baylis and others, with items available for sale under court or executor instructions. Sale terms and location unreadable in fragment.
After a volatile session the market closed with net losses around 10. Profit taking rose on bulges and country offerings increased. Export demand talked of but no business reported. Feeding purposes demand softer in some areas. Favorable weather aided selling. Trade light and narrow swings persisted. Resting spots lower. Receipts small but adequate for indifferent demand. Country offerings edged up. Export bids below working basis. Stocks showed little movement. Constructive news dominated, including 10,000,000 pounds copper purchase, US government at 8 percent, French inquiry for 200,000 tone, Allis Chalmers and American Steel Foundries dividends, and bank loan reduction from 30 to 20 percent. Further similar news could buoy markets.
New York stock activity showed a sluggish session with widespread declines in leading issues under moderate pressure. Reversion to higher loan ratios failed to spark outside interest, while grim outlooks for steel and iron warned of further losses. total volume neared 11.4 million shares as utilities and rails fluctuated and liberty bonds slipped to new lows.
The local hog market reversed course on Thursday and moved downward by twenty cents per hundredweight. Seven loads were offered and sold promptly including three loads of loose mixed hay at 25 dollars a ton and three loads of baled mixed hay at the same price, plus one load of baled oats at 10 dollars per ton.
Hogs receipts 27 200 at St Louis with prices around 17.35 to 17.66 for hogs mixed and heavy, cattle receipts 7 00 with steers 11.50 to 15.25, calves 7.75 to 17.50, sheep receipts 1 400 with lambs 15.25 to 16.50 and cann ers 5 to 9. CHICAGO hog receipts 76 090 with prices 14 25 to 15 50 for pigs and 16 50 to 20 25 for beef cattle. KANSAS CITY hogs 13 000 with bulk 17.25 to 17.60, cattle 6 000 steady, sheep 4 000 strong with lambs 12 to 15.35.
Palmyra Missouri December 6 a handsome service flag from Palmyra Lodge No. 18 A F and A M is on display at Smith Bros store. It lists twelve stars with embroider ed names under each star including Brigadier General W P Jackson and doctors T A Roselle A R Stone J T Bloom and others. Also reported Alvin Sisk taken to penitentiary for four years after burglary convictions. Plan membership drive for Red Cross begins December 16 with district chairs appointed and scattered county auxiliaries.
Hancock County court actions include Asa Bennington vs Clarence Knappenberger with leave to file amended narrative, Herman Haas vs Thomas Baxter and Emil Baxter with leave to amend summons and narrative, E C Hassel vs H W Snider with default judgment for $102.25 plus costs, Clafford R Grant vs Henry Weber an appeal with appeal dismissed by defendant.
Advertises Texas Wonder by Dr E W Hall for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatism in adults and children. Claims mail order at $1 26 with a two months’ treatment per bottle and offers sworn testimonials from St Louis Missouri.
New York reports mixed butter receipts and creamery prices with changes across grade levels and irregularities in fresh vs weathered stocks. Chicago notes unchanged butter and poultry prices with live fowl and turkey values. St Louis lists poultry by type with varying percentages and butter prices stable. New York sugar futures show steady raw sugar and refined market quotes.
Timothy hay prices hold firm as market stays thin and demand remains strong for all grades. Quota timothy ranges noted from No 1 to headed and threshing categories, with Clover and Prairie hay also showing stable values. Liberty Bonds closing quotes listed for New York bonds with multiple convertible varieties.
Masters report of evidence leads to partition orders and divorces in multiple suits. Mary Freitag Wilson granted divorce from Elmer J. Wilson with custody awarded and costs assigned. Jerusha Nell Booth sues Martha Myers et al. guardian appointed for Frank Myers. other defendants defaulted. bond posted and fees allotted. Foreclosure and other partition matters referenced with master’s reports and commissions.
A damaged OCR fragment references a dated December 16 1918 event. It mentions evidence reporting and a local notice but details are unreadable. Named entities are unclear due to garbled text. no clear organizations or people can be reliably identified from the fragment.
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