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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1919
Page
5
Weakness appeared in the corn market after the government crop report. January and May futures fell to around 1.34 and 1.32 dollars. Provisions varied, with declines and gains, as traders weighed rising corn yields and Canadian wheat prospects. Ongoing unloading of lard depressed the provisions market amid mixed gains in related commodities.
A market roundup from Chicago St Louis Minneapolis and other hubs notes mixed grain quotes with No 2 red and No 2 white corn soy oats and wheat prices, cash futures and receipts. Also reported are seed and oil prices and spot coffee quotes in New York and Toledo markets with weekly shifts and parity figures.
New York and Chicago market notes show mixed dairy and produce activity. Butter receipts rise with higher creamery and extra grades. eggs steady to unsettled with firsts at 74 to 80 cents. cheese varied with whole milk flats and averages. poultry alive and dressed unchanged. potatoes steady with arrivals from northern white and western russets and rurals.
St Louis reports bale hay and straw pricing across grades such as No 1 and No 2 Clover hay and alfalfa with varying quality. New York Cotton Market prices and Liberty Bond final prices for multiple series are listed, noting futures firmness and bond values.
Sentimental factors bolstered Saturdays stock market with a rally in foreign exchange and expectations of easier money next week. Strongest gains were in motor, oil, steel and equipment groups with 2 to 8% advances. rails were irregular aside from Canadian Pacific. Total sales reached 650000 shares as bonds followed stock trends with Liberty and Victory bonds easing. overall par value sales totaled 12,875,000.
Kansas City reports hogs steady to 10 cents higher with bulk around 1.56 to 13.75 and calves and feeders firmer. Cattle see mixed gains up to 60 cents, while sheep move 50 cents higher for the week. East St. Louis and Chicago similarly note varied moves across hogs, cattle, and sheep with overall strength in several weight classes.
Grovey Taylor family and Tiltons settle in former Gimonds home. Griffins move to Krank Lawless tenant house to help with farm work. Hall family relocates to Grifin’s vacated home. School closes for two days after teacher Ferryman’s car trouble. Pieper family recalled to Mendon for father’s illness, funeral held. Bowman family adjust in Liberty. Browning assists with Stout illness. J M family returns home from Canton store. Brackensick family moves to Canton for work and schooling. Detective Burns recalls bank robbery myths about ink and glass.
Adams County cow testing plans move forward as F A Gougler and C S Rhode visit dairymen to organize the Adams County Cow Testing Association. Twenty six herds are expected to sign up, with dues set at 39 dollars for small herds and incremental testing charges for larger ones.
A farmer notes rats destroyed about five hundred bushels of corn in one winter and robbed a summer hatch of poultry. Another reports grain and poultry losses sufficient to cover taxes for three years. Schroeder’s Poison Wheat kills rats in minutes and is sold by druggists nationwide.
The report notes funding for expert testing to keep complete records and eliminate poor milk producers within a year. Lake county previously found 158 poor producers in 400 cows, boosting average output from 7000 to 9000 pounds per cow per year after removal. It also cites earlywar car ratios in major nations and mentions the death of Mrs William Ewing in Kengal City after long nurse care.
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