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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1918
Page
7
Chicago market notes show corn led gains on Friday amid rain threats to crop movement with January and May futures up. Oats followed corn higher while provisions rose on grain bulge. export bids slow and shipping demand weak amid favorable weather for bulls in corn.
New York December 21 Stocks extended their fifth straight weekly decline as heavy Liberty bond selling returned after a weak opening. The market saw 515000 shares traded with rails, shippings, utilities and copper leading the losses while oils and tobaccos steadied near firm. A bright note came from private bankers selling 50 million dollars of Pennsylvania Rail Road five per cent bonds to a banking syndicate, signaling a sound investment climate despite broader weakness.
Local quotations were unchanged on Friday with market activity light due to bad weather. Hay and grain prices included loose mixed hay at 25 dollars per ton baled mixed hay 25 dollars per ton yellow corn 1.45 per bushel oats 0.70 per bushel and baled wheat straw 10 dollars per ton.
A dense roundup of raw commodity quotes across U S city markets including Chicaro Peoria Kansas City Minneapolis Omaha St Louis New York and Quincy local farm product prices for corn oats wheat and hay plus hogs cattle and wool values. Reports show mixed to higher grain cash prices with various No numbers and weekly receipts, alongside diverse livestock quotes and feed goods.
Record of livestock receipts and price ranges from Wanans City Kansas City Chicago and St Louis on December 21. Hogs cattle and sheep show steady to mixed demand with bulk and butcher weights cited, including pork and veal values and stocker feeder trends across regional markets. Prominent figures cover hogs from 14.50 to 17.65 per hundredweight, cattle at various fatting and calf prices, and lambs and ewes with fluctuating bids.
The Toledo market lists prime Clover seed cash and January at 24.85, February 25.15, March 25.10. Alsike prime cash and December 19.65, May 19.80. Timothy prime cash old 8, new December 5.10, January 5.15, May 3.25.
New York market shows butter steady with creamery prices up and eggs irregular with mixed firsts and extras. Chicago notes butter and eggs steady, master eggs with various first and ordinary levels. potatoes in stock. Kansas City reports butter and poultry unchanged. eggs firsts around 60 with seconds 4 percent.
On December 21 Rye and Barley prices slid while Government and railroad bonds held steady. Time loans and call money eased as Liberty bond quotes showed first and second convertibles trading near 92 to 98 with varied percentages across series.
Bradstreet reports a holiday rush in consumer buying contrasting with slack wholesale demand. Prices are being revised downward amid government stockpiles and divergent outlooks. Inventorying is underway, travelers are home for the holidays, mail orders fill small lots, and excess stocks trigger deck-clearing. Government wool auctions show strong demand for desirable materials but weak grave stuff and women’s goods. products move to jobbers or manufacturers. Weekly bank clearings total $8,697,674,000.
Two or three army airplanes traveling from Houston to Detroit will depart Scott Field Belleville Illinois at nine this morning en route to Indianapolis. The damaged third plane will be sent back to Ellington Field Texas. From Indianapolis the flight plan heads to Dayton Ohio then Detroit.
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