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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1920
Page
3
Chicago reports 1920 acreage doubts spark buying in corn with May trading around 1.35 to 1.36 and July near 1.32 to 1.82 while oats rise and provisions firm. Trading includes large January deliveries and a surge in prices on the season’s high. hedges and receipts data show varied weekly totals across grains and car lots.
The local hog market closed the week with a ten cent rise on Saturday pushing top prices to 14.90. No other changes were reported in the market.
Market and price quotes for farm products list wheat, corn, oats, hay and straw, fats, hogs, cattle, poultry, eggs, and diverse feed. Includes hide and fur prices from Bolles & Nogers and market terms for leather and byproducts. Prices reflect prime seasonable goods and vary by weight, size, and quality.
New York stocks opened Saturday with gains in industrials led by steels and equipment as rails and shipping improved. General Motors reversed early losses to end down 6 points, Baldwin Locomotive faded, Republic Iron drew short-seller interest, and United States Steel slipped slightly amid a broad retreat in bonds and other issues. Total volume reached 250,000 shares.
February reports show hay and straw prices in St Louis with timothy clover and alfalfa grades, Liberty Bond final prices in New York, and cotton futures easing with March at 36.00, May 34.04, July 28.85, plus heavy government and railroad bonds in New York money markets.
Markets report from New York listing butter creamery prices and cases, cheese and milk flats, poultry quotes and potatoes. Includes unsettled eyes, fresh gathered firsts and state averages, with mixed quotients across butter, cheese, poultry, and potatoes.
Seed market report from Toledo Ohio lists Clover seed with price history for January February and April, Ajisike seed price trends, Timoth prime cash prices for 1917 through 1919 with monthly figures, and Marvel seed prices for April May. The data reflects fluctuating commodity values and monthly pricing.
Chicago market notes for February first show hogs higher with bulk around 15.10 to 15.40 and top 15.50, cattle and sheep mixed with calves up and sows softer. East St Louis reports mixed hog and cattle trading with similar price ranges. Kansas City and Peoria receipts and price movements indicate steady to higher trends across hogs, cattle, and sheep for the week.
Charles Belling, 42, an American, returns via the steamship Stockholm to New York for the first time since birth. He gazes at the Statue of Liberty, the Woolworth Building, and local saloons with to let signs plastered in windows. His father Thomas Belling, a famed circus man, brought the family to Europe 42 years ago. Charles spent his life performing in rings across Europe and the Far East.
Public sale notices list events from February involving Arthur C Pfanschmidt near Columbus G B Dowell Son of Center Mo A V Young of Palmyra Mo selling Poland China stock Sowed Greening s Livery Wannthal Feb Farm sale W Prentice 14 miles from Lewistown and 897 acres of land 113 miles from Lewistown Mo February 21 event dates and locations shown.
Chicago markets show No 4 mix corn futures around 1.46 to 1.50 with multiple mixed grades quoted. yellow and white corn prices vary by grade, with oats and rye also listed. Minneapolis and St Louis locations report wheat and corn prices, while Kansas City shows unchanged cash wheat and mixed corn prices. New York notes spot prices for wheat and corn and government bonds in trading.
The Maddlas Mass workshop jail site has been acquired by the High School Athletic Association for use in basketball and other indoor sports, after a period of idle use.
Stomach liver heart lungs rheumatism deafness cantarrh leg ulcers nose throat children diseases varicose veins and chronic diseases of women and rectum are listed. The notice states free thorough examination and consultation regardless of prior treatment, with non overcharging terms and a bank reference option. Address given is 1121 Glendale Ave Peoria Illinois and telephone Main 8413.
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