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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
3
Market report notes weakness in cash corn at outlying points away from Chicago and a broader bear market driven by a large US surplus of meats and cereals. Outs and provisions stayed soft while grain speculators reduced bids and stocks show cautious near-term risk as recovery hopes fade.
Cash wheat and corn prices show fractional gains and declines across Chicago St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and New York with No 2 and No 4 yellow and white cereals and mixed lots quoted. Market activity notes lower wheat in several reports and steady to weak oats while prices vary by grade and location.
Prices for hay and grain from Knollenberg Milling Company list Wheat No 1 at $2.20 per bushel and No 2 at $2.27 while various timothy clover and mixed hays show $10 to $26 per unit. Cattle hog and poultry quotes follow from multiple suppliers with weights and lots, including dairy feeds and milling products.
The Wednesday stock market showed little feature with Industrials easing and US Steel around 90 tied to expected declines. Recommend buying Mudt ies, Atchison, St Paul on weakness for gains and hold to maturity. bonds appear attractive as par approaches.
St Louis market notes show Timothy hay prices easing with large receipts yet steady demand for shipping oats and alfalfa hay, listing various No 1 and No 2 prices and straw values. New York market briefs report merchants’ activity, sterling and government bonds firm, time loans steady, call money at near 4 to 5 percent.
Market report notes no overall feature in the city market Wednesday with quotes unchanged. Oats showed weakness with two loads selling at 66 cents per bushel. Hay and straw prices ranged with mixed hay at 22 to 23 per ton and clover and wheat straw selling at 19 to 23 and 9 per ton respectively.
Hors es and mules trade remains active with good demand for southern mares and quality stock. Prices show mastern chunks at 10 180, farm mares at 126 100, southern horses 110 120, pliws 25 45, mules steady with 16 to 18% hands 40 226 and smaller sizes from 50 to 180 dollars.
In New York on February 6 the market moved around copper shares with American Smelting dropping 6 percent after a dividend cut. United States Steel and other leading groups saw short covering, oils and motors showing some resilience, and General Motors advancing nearly three points. Total volume reached 375,000 shares as domestic bonds eased and Liberty issues declined.
Across St Louis Chicago and Kansas City markets on February 6 livestock receipts ranged from hogs to cattle and sheep. Hogs strong early then mixed with butcher grades weaker. cattle steady to firm with beef and butcher cattle up to 19 cents. calves and feeders higher. Sheep show steady to higher trends with lambs and yearlings firm. Prices quoted include hogs from 14.00 to 47.40 per cwt, cattle mostly 7.00 to 16.75, and sheep around 9.50 to 17.10 per cwt.
New York receipts for butter and cheese show firm prices with creamery and extras varying by grade. Eggs, live poultry, and meat markets display mixed activity while cocoa and sugar trends edge up. Kansas City and Chicago reports note scattered gains and firm spot coffee in New York.
RYE AND BARLEY and seed prices for Clover and Timothy trade note futures with timetabled cash and Mar Apr May values. Separately a Washington hospital total dated Feb 6 shows 906 062 sick and wounded among American soldiers on January 16 down 97 486 from December 19 with disease and injury counts.
United States army strength on November 11 totaled 3,703,273 officers and men including the marine corps in Europe, with detailed tables showing allied and German rifle strengths from April 1918 to November 1918. The report notes peak Allied forces in Europe, with American deployment rising after July and front line losses for Germany. It also lists U.S. and allied counts in Europe, at sea, and in the United States and possessions.
A fragment discusses a German worker named Edison who aims to apply American speed and piecework methods but has limited success. It notes Bergmann works with 13,000 employees fed daily at noon with a stew plate costing 30 pfennig to workers, while actual production cost per plate is one mark.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy home solution to restore natural hair color. The copy claims it darkens grey hair naturally, using a sponge or brush to apply, with results seen after one or two applications and a dramatic youthful appearance.
A health column explains excess hydrochloric acid causes indigestion by fermenting undigested food. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily before breakfast to neutralize acidity, reduce gas, and stimulate digestive organs, adding the product origin and user base.
Rheumatic sufferers are urged that weather changes affect them and a remedy named Neutrone Prescription 99 promises relief. The ad claims winter terrors banished and urges readers to buy 50 cent or 1 dollar bottles from Owl drug store or leading druggists, with mail orders available for the 1.00 size.
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