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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
10
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a 50 cent home tonic to darken gray hair, smooth dandruff, and reduce shedding. It claims natural, even results by morning with repeated use, promising a youthful look and glossy luxuriant hair.
Chicago wheat prices edged higher on Wednesday despite nervous trading as peace prospects cooled. May and July futures at 1.675 to 1.671, with nearby levels 1.43 to 1.45 for later months. Corn up to 1.44, oats small gains. provisions mixed, with declines tied to weaker peace optimism.
Across Chicago Kansas City St Louis Liverpool Omalia Minneapolis Peoria and New York grain prices for wheat corn and oats show varied quotes. Key beans include No 2 hard and No 2 red wheat, No 2 white and No 2 yellow corn, with shifts in futures and cash bids reflecting market uncertainty. Prices range widely by grade and location.
Long Commission Co. notes wheat advances narrow as markets await allied peace stance. Corn tracks wheat with neutral outlook, oats move narrowly. suggest May oats over May corn. Provisions see heavy hog run and 15 cent drop, with peace potentially strengthening demand. buy on declines. December 13, 1916.
ST LOUIS market figures show poultry, butter and eggs with mixed gains and declines across hens, springs, turkeys and geese. New York prices list dairy butter eggs and sugar with firmer tones, while Chicago and other cities report cattle hog and sheep receipts and varying prices across regions.
Irregular but substantial stock recoveries on Wednesday lifted prices as shorts covered and operators favored rails. U S Steel and other leaders advanced while munition stocks showed interest. total volume reached 1.725 million shares with par value sales around 4.46 million.
Wednesday clearances reported by the Quincy Clearing House association show 9,285. Last week same day was 179,860 and for the year ago 175,102.
St Louis markets show Timothy seed prices ranging from $1.50 tailings to $4.90 5.00 for bright seed and clover up to $16.80 17.00 for choice clean seed, with redtop gilt and various millets listed. Chicago market reports No 2 Hye at $1.40, Barley $5c 1.21, Timothy $3.50 5.40, Clover $12.00 17.00. Painful coughs relieved by Dr King’s New Discovery, a winter remedy for coughs and colds. 50c at druggists.
Chicago market reports show timothy and other feeds with prices from 8.50 to 18.50 per unit. The page also carries an advice column claim that inactivity causes constipation and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a mild laxative, priced at 25 cents.
Prices reported in cents per hundredweight and per ton for hay and straw. One load of hay sold at ten dollars per ton, other hay loads had no price. Corn arrival priced at ninety cents per bushel.
Local market quotations list prices for No 2 wheat at 1.60 per bushel and corn around 1.00. New corn 0.85 to 0.90, oats 0.50. Baled straw 5 to 6, baled hay 3.17, loose hay 10 to 11, alfalfa 22. Shredded fodder and various seeds priced per bushel. Milling products show high patent flour 9.40, straight patent 9.20, hard wheat flour 9.40, bran 1.60 per cwt, and other feeds. Hog prices by weight range, wagon loads, and rough heavy categories listed. Local butcher and dairy feeds priced per cwt. Hides and animal byproducts quoted by quality. East St Louis market notes include horse and mule pricing, calves, sheep, butter, poultry, and tallow.
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