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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
3
Chicago market reports show bears gaining on corn amid generally lower, uneven bids. Prices slide for oats and hogs surge elsewhere, with heavy commissions and cautious buying shaping a volatile trading day across Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City markets.
Reported May prices for hay oats and timothy seed plus a wide range of mill and feed products from AKenollenberg Milling. Includes brans meal shipstuff corn meal and linseed oil meal price per cwt and per bushel, and feeds for dairy poultry and hogs with animal prices and grading notes from the western market yards.
Market summaries from St. Louis Chicago Kansas City Omaha Sioux City record Dec 15 16 hogs receipts ranges and prices for cattle calves sheep and yearlings with shifts in demand and steady to lower quotes across regions. Notable figures include Chicago hogs around 16 to 16.80 and Omaha cattle around 12 to 13 for varied classes.
Long Commission Co reports corn trading dull after poor weather with 200 car receipts. cash corn 6 to 10 cents lower and weak inquiry, outside markets bid selectively from Chicago. Oats selling generally lower, buyers steady on daily bids, premiums unchanged. Stocks resist local pressure with slight gains. rumors on railroad control swirl amid no official confirmation.
Local live stock market shows a 50 cent drop for hogs on Friday. Thirteen loads of farm products arrived at the city square including various hay and oat lots. Timothy hay sold in both loose and baled forms from $24 to $27 per ton. Oats moved at 61 to 66 cents per bushel. Wheat straw baled at $3.50 per ton and oat straw at $9 per ton.
Toledo Ohio December seed prices list Clover seed cash and futures at 16 10 to 16 50 per hundredweight Timothy and Alsike seed quoted with monthly figures. An index number for 45 commodities stands at 175 34 versus 189 by Jevons in 1809. Frederice C. Rockford receives 80000 from father after enlisting at Camp Grant.
In a busy session, major stocks staged substantial recoveries though high grade bonds held back gains until late trading. Strength centered on United States Steel and affiliated mills, with railroading hopes and broad demand lifting prices. Liberty bonds and other issues traded near prior levels as total volume reached about 4.1 million dollars in market value.
New York markets report butter receipts steady to higher with varied prices for creamery and extra firsts and a similar tone in Chicago with higher butter and unchanged cheese. Poultry prices show live fowls and turkeys firm in New York while Kansas City and St Louis note mixed gains and steady sugar and coffee futures across the era.
The market’s technical position suggests optimistic news would lift prices, but no decisive improvement is evident amid uncertainties. Investors are advised caution as the horizon remains clouded and trading likely stays nervous and narrow.
Dion's New York dispatch reports Christmas shopping underway as civil trade remains robust overall. Freight congestion eased briefly before winter weather worsened supply chains, causing some plants to shut or scale back. Weekly bank clearings total $5,177,251,052.
Hay and straw arrivals remain strong with tight supply and broad demand. Inspections of 80 cars show timothy and clover varieties leading prices from 27 to 32 dollars for hay and straw scarce with urgent demand and rising quotes. A few cars of wheat sold at 10 dollars per ton track, bids rejected for softer stock.
The fruit and vegetable market remains steady with last week's receipts and scarce dates until new supplies flow after year’s start. Freight routes shifted from Persia via Suez to Cape Horn, lengthening travel by 5,000 miles. New figs arrive from California as quality stays high while prices run 5 to 10 cents above last year. Fresh holly, wreaths, Christmas trees, and mistletoe arrive. diverse produce from cabbage to pears, apples, grapes, citrus, and nuts priced per pound or peck. Also notes of seasonal fruit like Valencia oranges and Florida grapefruits, with 1916 crop nuts and 1917 crop dates mentioned.
Local churches list Sunday school times morning services and leagues across Grace Methodist Bethel German Kentucky Baptist Central Baptist Immaculate Chapel and Immanuel Chapel. Noting pastors Reverends Losh McCarty Goetz Wahl Shank and Duke with service times including 9:30 10:30 2:30 6:30 7:30 and German services at 10:30 and 7:45.
Good Shepherd Church on 12th near Maine holds Holy Eucharist at 7 30 and 11 00 with Sunday school at 10 00 led by Rev W O Cone. Congregational First Twelfth and Maine with Pastor Mev George A Buttrick offers Sunday school 9 45 morning worship 11 and evening 7 30 with sermons The Revealing of Our Destiny and The Soul's Pilgrimage Christ Twelfth and State with Rev B R Bauman holds Sunday school 9 15 and morning 10 30 evening 7 39 plus additional services at 7 00.
The First Church of Christ Scientist on Eighteenth and Vermont lists Sunday school at 9 45, Sunday services at 11, and Wednesday evening meeting at 8. Free reading rooms on the Wells building first floor open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rev R H Hartley D D pastor leads morning services at 10:30 with a Sunday school at 9:15 and evening services at 7:30. Morning subject Beha Finding Men and evening subject by Prof E S Dowell titled Ultimate Success in Life.
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church at Washington and Eighth names Rev G D Hamm with Sunday school and Bible classes at 9:30 and divine service at 10:00. Luther Memorial at Jersey and Twelfth lists Rev T W Ringaman, with Sunday school 9:15, junior congregation 10:20, sermon 10:30, Christian Endeavor 6:45, evening service 7:30, morning sermon The Glory of Strength and evening Jesus is Coming. St John Lutheran at Seventh and Kentucky with Rev W C A Martens holds divine service at 10:30 and English morning service, no evening service.
St Peters Evangelical York and Ninth led by Rev Paul Lanshorst holds Sunday school at 9:00 and German services at 10:00 with a Young People's meeting at 7:00. Satem Evangelical Ninth and State under Rev H J Leemhuis offers Sunday school at 8:50 and services at 10:00 and 7:38 with morning topic Health and evening Alpha and Omega. St Paul Monroe Street led by Rev A W Fruechte lists Sunday school and adult Bible classes at 9:00, morning service at 10:00, evening service at 7:30 with morning subject The Day is at Hand and evening God's Love. Sunday school meets at 1:30 except primaries at 9:00.
At Unitarian Church on Sixteenth and Vermont streets Rev. Lyman Greenman, pastor, leads Sunday school at 9 45 and morning services at 11 o'clock.
Rev H W Trueblood leads worship at UNITED WRETHREN on Sixth and Cedar with Bible school at 9 13 am preaching at 10 39 am Junior and Intermediate C E at 2 30 pm CC E at 6 45 pm and another preaching at 7 30 pm in the evening.
First Christian Church at Ninth and Broadway led by Pastor Endres holds Sunday school at 9 15 a m and public worship at 10 30 a m The East End church at Twenty-fifth and High streets under Rev Mauck offers Sunday school at 9 20 a m communion at 10 30 a m preaching at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m and an evening service at 7 30 p m
c D Rush offers a load of corn for Red Cross sale to be auctioned Saturday after the call sale. He will bring in the corn due to cold weather. Local residents and visitors are noted with various travels and events around Griggsville December 11.
Prairie Oil and Gas company declares a quarterly dividend of 3 dollars and an extra dividend of 2 dollars. Both dividends are payable January 31 to stockholders of record December 31.
Carthage's Denhart hall hosts a tag day across town to raise funds for a new girls dormitory nearing completion and to transfer current housing from the old home to homeless boys. Local women and students canvass stores corners and the station for support.
Canton Missouri December 15 Bank of Canton reports a record corn sale 168 ears for 66 10 at 40 cents each premiums plus proceeds 53 10 go to Red Cross. Other items note stock sales 600 hogs 35 each total 21 000. Church circle chicken pie dinner nets over 50. Milton Lloyd resigns as assistant postmaster to join aviation service. Mrs Lloyd to join later.
An old box shows an influenza remedy with bold claim to cure colds in France. It features E. W. Grove’s signature on the box and lists a price of 30 cents.
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