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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1918
Page
10
Chicago notes a strong corn rally as increased rural demand and adverse weather push prices to season highs. Oats respond similarly with gains, while provisions swing with varied outcomes. Exporters reportedly withdraw. hog weakness adds no lasting bearish effect on provisions.
Grain market updates from Chicago Peoria Kansas City and Minneapolis show mixed to higher prices for corn and wheat with varying grade listings. Receipts and market levels listed for No 4 white and yellow kinds in Peoria and Minneapolis details on No 2 white yellow and red grades in multiple cities.
Prices for wheat, hay, corn, oats, hogs, cattle, poultry, and mill products from Knollenberg Milling Co and local markets. Includes hog weights, outside station values, butchers quotations, and various farm supplies with unit prices and delivery notes.
A New York market digest notes Sunday trading soft on rail control rumors, with the general list off about a point. VUOS Steel remains firm around the PFJ mark, while bonds attract steady interest. Buy Atchison Pacifica St Paul and Southern Railway on setbacks. Okmulgee oil rebounds while other miners gain as broader market activity shifts ahead of holidays.
Market brief from Chicago shows rye and barley pricing. Tarey-900 at $1.06, Timothy-8 il, Clover nominal £9,14. Rye No 2 indicated.
Toledo reports prime clover seed cash prices at 26 dollars for December and 26.40 for February with several monthly values through March. Alsike seed shows cash old 6.20 new 5.27% December and 6.85 January, plus May 6.47. Timothy seed lists cash December 19.75 and March 20.00.
Corn prices firmed through the session reaching new highs on all deliveries as Shorts bought to cover amid rumors of a bullish USDA move. Oats lagged yet gained on distant delivery while stocks faced selling pressure near the close. Steels softened ahead of inventory timing, dampening fresh business and keeping long term investment buying in view.
The hog market remained steady as receipts at the local market lot were light due to rain. One load of oats sold for 70 cents and two loads of baled wheat straw brought about $10 per ton.
New York stocks drifted with the trend of the week, trading volume shrinking and many prices sliding late. United States Steel Studebaker Marine Preferred and Mexican Petroleum led activity while utilities and local traction bonds weakened. total sales reached 415000 shares.
Liberty Honda in New York on December 14 published final auction prices for various models. The report lists 3144s at 97.70, first convertible 4s at 93.32, second 4s at 93.14, first convertible 4% at 97.80, second convertible at 95.96, third Ks at 96.04, and fourth 4 being something.
Livestock markets show mixed results across St Louis Chicago and Kansas City with receipts around 4 000 72 000 and 11 000 respectively. Steers 11 54 to 18 50 in St Louis cattle gains and calves steady. hogs mostly 10 cents lower in Chicago. lambs and ewes varied with buyers cautious across the trio of markets.
Market briefs from New York Chicago Saint Louis and Kansas City on December 14 cover dairy eggs butter and poultry with receipts and price levels. Creamery creamery eggs and cheese in New York show higher and mixed values while Chicago reports largely steady butter and unsettled eggs. Kansas City notes butter and poultry strength and general steady trends across the region. Sugar and coffee markets in New York show steady raw sugar and mixed coffee demand with prices unchanged for raw sugar at 7.28.
Rain visited the Pike County area as Smith Hall held a well attended sale. Residents in Kansas City and Quincy sent or received goods and news while many families planned moves, medical treatments, or farm work. Local soldiers return home, postmaster exams proceed, and influenza cases stay quiet as events unfold across Barry Kinderhook and nearby towns.
Co C Dowell moved to town from his farm. T L Maxey returned Friday from Chicago after attending the Royal Arch Masons grand chapter. Ed Struit and family visited relatives at Canton Missouri. Margaret Watson home for holiday vacation. Illinois Woman’s College closed early due to epidemic. A A Kreinschmidt called from Oklahoma for his wife’s illness. she is improved. Mr and Mrs Ray Thornton visited from Heardstown for weekend with Mrs Hl Thompson and relatives. Jake Barnes plans to start a restaurant here. Mr and Mrs C A Naffety left for Kansas. Chas Lippincott and wife left for Rochester Minnesota for medical treatment.
Dun today notes not without some inconvenience but little actual unsettlement as the country moves toward a peace basis. Readjustment of production labor and prices continues yet a more natural situation returns with fewer restrictions aiding commerce. End of official steel trade supervision signals a prewar footing return and private projects resume. Weekly bank clearings run at 5 940 400 584 dollars.
An old advertisement promotes St Jacobs Liniment as a harmless neuralgia relief. It claims fast, non staining pain relief for neuralgia on any body part and urges readers to try a small trial bottle from local drugstores.
Lincoln Nebr December 14 The right of Director General McAdoo of the federal railroad administration to arbitrarily increase intra state freight rates without first submitting such increases to the state railway commission for review is challenged in a new test railroad rate case filed in Nebraska reports indicate.
A district court at ColumbusNebraska hears a test suit filed by the commission seeking an injunction. The commission challenges an approval in a legal action to halt or restrain actions pending further proceedings.
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