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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1920

Page

3

Corn Market Strength As Supplies Remain Tight

Chicago market closed firm on Monday with corn up to 4 cents gains as terminal supplies stay scarce. May futures at 1.357 to 1.85 and July at 1.325 to 1.32 due to limited stock and farmer holdouts for higher prices. Oats fell and provisions slipped amid large government livestock totals and steady export rumors.

Chicago Long Commission Co Northwest Car Latina Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg Lota

Market Prices and Commodities in Local Hog Market

The week opened with a dime rise in the local hog market keeping top prices at 15 dollars. Reports show heavy offerings on the city market lot with prices for corn, hay, straw, oats, wheat, and other commodities listed, alongside milling products, feeds, hides, furs, and cotton market notes.

J. BE Ituva & Sh Laurie Fess Clfl Bishop Cal Blatchford Liatchford du Bolles É& Hhoyers

Stock Market Drifts After Early Activity Turns Apathy

New York stocks opened with energy then fell into listlessness as call loans rose to 16 percent and time money remained hard. Rafis showed firm sentiment on progress of federal legislation, while United States Steel and other majors traded near minima. Volume totaled 475000 shares with Liberty bonds and victory notes steadily liquidating. Foreign bonds like Japanese 4s moved modestly. Total par value sales reached about 19.75 million.

New York Rafis United States Steel

Timothy hay prices and mixed clover rates listed

A fragmented market listing from ST, TAVIS shows timothy hay quotes at 4 bd standard 3031 priced per unit, No. 2 280, timothy futures 1023, heavy clover mixed No. 1 314a, No. 2 329 30, clover hay choice 2646 37, No. 1 3528, straw 10.59 ave.

Musileobcong Miliing Goenoney Cintthy Anek Brothers Tavis Furie Pratrie

Livestock Markets Report Across Cities Feb 3

Chicago hogs receipts 44,000 with steady to higher prices. cattle and sheep also active with varied grades and price ranges. St Louis and Kansas City quotes show steady to higher hogs and mixed cattle, Peoria notes steadiness across cattle and hogs. Market totals include heavy volumes and top prices in each region.

Chicago St. Pauls St, Louis Hansan City Kansas

New York Sugar Prices Steady on Feb 3

Raw sugar held steady in New York trading on February 3 with centrifugal at 13.04 and fine refined at 15 16 per hundredweight, reflecting stable early session movements as market sources noted muted price shifts.

New York

New York markets muddled with butter eggs and cheese notes

Markets report Butter strong with creamery grades at 66 67c and 92 score. eggs unsettled with fresh gatherings and firata 58c. cheese steady with state whole milk flats and averages near 30c. Chicago notes butter higher at 50 61Unc and poultry alive higher with springs at 5c and fowls 35c. Potatoes weak with northern whites around $4.45 to $4.75 per cwt.

New York Chicago

Toledo Seed Prices in Clover and Timothy Seed Markets

Toledo Ohio February market note lists Clover seed prices with Prime cash, February and March quotes, plus April and December figures. Alsike seed shows Prime cash and March price. Timothy seed prices shown as Prime cash for 1917 6.65, 1918 6.65, 1919 6.75, with March April and May at 6.87.

Toledo Clover Alsike Timothy

Market report covers horses mules and liquid bonds

Eastern prices list horses and mules by class with prices from $90 to $400. Liberty bonds quoted by series with varied yields while mercantile paper and government bonds show irregular trends. Regional oil and edible oil quotes include linseed oil cottonseed oil cocoanut oil and soya bean oil pricing.

East ST. Louts Renee Pao Reeds T.oujis

Pittsfield Neighbors and Local Appointments Noted

Mrs A Wisher and two children returned from Decatur after visiting relatives. Mrs Russell Carey entertained Monday. County Clerk Charles A Helker spent time in St Louis with livestock shipment. Mrs Jessie Johnston goes to St Louis to study millinery. she manages Urwatz millinery. Maud Brenner and Mrs Crane started posts in County Treasurer office for tax season. Willie Miller visited Kansas City. Mrs Mary Mayo visited Versailles with daughter Mrs Alfred Lidgard. Harry Sfalpin to St Louis as traveling salesman for Simmons Hardware. Albert Strauss in Chicago for livestock shipment. WS Foreman passed state civil service exam for state parole agent. Fred Davie from Kansas City visiting. opened meat market there. Robert Vertrees to Chicago seeking job. Merrick Shinn bought Miss Lucy Archer residence, will move soon. Hon A Ta Riser bought jets in Pringle Heights and will build residence on East Washington.

A. Wisher Decatur Russell Carey Ecards West Adame Street Charles A. Helker St. Louis Summer Hill Jessie Johnston Urwatz Maud Brenner Te. Crane Phosit Williams Yarry S. Miller Lilly Schaefer Kansas City Mary Mayo Versailles Alfred Lidgard Harry Sfalpin Robert Vertrees Gove Chicago Merrick Shinn Sail Dara Miss Lucy Archer Hon A Ta Riser Pringle Heights Washington Street

Hall's Catarrh Medicine for Deafness Cure Claim

A printed medical testimonial asserts catarrhal deafness is incurable by local aids and must be treated constitutionally. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as acting through the bloodstream to mucous surfaces, claiming cure for ear inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offering one hundred dollars for any unmended case. Free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio

Ruth Pacey Returns to Pike County Republican Office

After several days of serious illness Miss Ruth Pacey has improved and resumed her duties in the Pike County Republican office.

Ruth Pacey Pike County Republican

Marriage Licenses Issued In Palmyra

In Palmyra Missouri during the past week a list of couples obtaining licenses was released. Names include G T Head of Chicago with Stella Meyers of Columbus Ohio and Raymond C Taylor with Lillian T Cox of Palmyra among others across Hannibal St Louis and nearby towns. The report catalogs numerous pairings from Palmyra Hannibal and surrounding counties.

Palmyra G. T. Head Chicago Stella Meyers Columbus O. Butner Fern Wright Wannibal Clinton Dodds Anna C. Mappel Marion County Fred WaHer Ollie T. Davis Mannibal Oliver Spike Roadhouse Minnie Floglin Hannibal Jack Lamberson Mary Pritchett Frankford H. Huependen Allentown Vvavilte Kerry Buffalo N.Y Jack Owens Josephine Saegar Carl A. Caldwell Helen Risley St. Louis Lloyd Engle Bartville Oklo Gertrude Toolson George Webb Freda Jeffries Joseph F. Yager Mary E. Long M. J. Schrupe

Unclear Names Gather in Hannibal Area

Fragmentary OCR lists numerous personal names and places spanning Hannibal Davenport Marion Marian and neighboring counties, including Ward, Guldie Stewart, Bremmer and Benson, with scattered towns such as Alva Hull and Atlanta. Details and context are missing.

Alva IL Warnes Renny G Story Atlanta Roy Gaulhops Morning Sun Pearl Hener Davenport Ta Lester Martin Fannibal Ruth McIntosh Memphis Beach Drake Guldie Stewart Merton County Wm. M. Bremmer Dorothy Bixter Marian County Clarence H. Benson Beulah Oliver Balis County Ira Roach Flossie Moore Flannibal Charles Trowbridge Maynean Hendren Hannibal

Prominent Colmar Man Dies Sunday Morning

Colmar Feb 3 James Wybrant a prominent Colmar resident died Sunday morning from influenza in Colmar and vicinity.

Colmar James Wybrant

Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Paste Adverts

An old time home remedy promotes using garden sage tea with sulphur or a prepared product to darken gray faded hair. It claims natural, even color with several applications and notes an easier commercial option.

Wryeth Wreth

Bank Reference From Peoria and Country Banks Context

A historical notice indicating a bank reference option for Peoria and Country Banks, with a permanent address listed at 1191 con Ave in Peoria, Illinois, and a main telephone line noted as 842%.

Peoria and Country Con Ave Peoria Minois

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