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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1918

Page

10

Market News Fluctuations Hit Oats and Corn Prices

Chicago reports price shifts in corn and oats with lower hog futures. Corn rose to March at 1.27 and May at 1.25, while oats showed a setback amid price concerns. Wheat and other grains show mixed receipts across major markets from Chicago to Kansas City and Omaha, with cattle and hogs showing varied gains and declines in regional trading.

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Local Markets Parades Prices for May and Grain

Local market notes list May price quotes and grain deals from Mudleabers Milling Company with numerous commodity figures. Prices cover corn, feed mixes, seeds, cotton meal, alfalfa, dairy feed, and hog and beef quotes, with shipping lines and market terms from stations west of the Mississippi River. A separate New York money section notes cash silver at 64. Mexican Voters, and various loans and call money figures.

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Stock Market Faces Transportation Fuel Strain On Feb Trade

On New York exchanges, trading was restricted by domestic woes from transportation gridlock and rising fuel shortages. United States Steel sagged under pressure while rails faced labor disputes. Trading volume reached 635000 shares with specific bond issues and securities quoted, total sales around 4.35 million dollars.

New York Marine Preferred Bross Atlantic Gulf Pacific Mail United States Steel

Markets New Yorks and Commodity Prices

Fragmented OCR notes show New York markets with prices for crops and produce. Mentions potatoes receipts and various commodities including sugar and poultry Terms are garbled but indicate a market summary with price movements and inventories in New York City and Kansas City areas.

Market Letter Notes Weather and Supplies Impact on Corn

Chicago Feb 7 Long Commission Co reports corn shorts and a tittle commission house buying offset weather effects and declining hoards. Demand appears constrained by fuel rule heatless Mondays and mixed rail legislation, with elevators holding stocks while moves are dampened. The market shows cautious bullishness as investors await clearer supply signals and policy outcomes.

Chicago Shorts Tittle Commission Board of Vrade Wits Daterage Windstreet’s Corres Food Administration

Senate hearing on War Baker troop figures continues

Washington February seventh reforms details of troop movements to France as Secretary Baker discloses limits on shipping data and the War Department’s evasive stance. Senator Weeks questions ship tonnage and combatant ratios while confirming ongoing contact with the Shipping Board and Bliss.

Washington War Baker Senate Military Committee Baker Senator Weeks Massachusetts France Weeks Shipping Board War Department Gen Bliss

Baker Says Estimate On Tonnage Is Low

Senator Weeks pressed Secretary Baker on war department tonnage figures inclining to underestimation. Baker said 1000 tons plus were recently available with ships diverted to harbor and arsenal work abroad. The hearing debated executive sessions and disclosure of confidential data while pursuing concrete plans to move men and materiel overseas.

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General Survey on War Shipping and Army Readiness

The hearing covers basis for Secretary Baker’s assurances on Allied shipping, tonnage, and troop deployment for France. Baker discusses ships, tonnage, and the emergency fleet, with senators probing how many men and resources can be moved, and the training plan for troops both domestic and abroad.

Paker Clive Jarumna Beker Shim Hitchcock France Baker Slitchcock Mer Ameno Tillehcock Nehra United States Sone Hitchenek Tron Hitchceck Pauly Europe Senator Hitchcock Weeks Beckham Joan Ansiows Jahker Bliss Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation America Gen. Blies Senator Weeks Kirby Gen. Pershing Taker Weonik Maostchhusetts Reed Uta Seertuare Hi Frelinghuysen Senator Reed Gorgas Beter Frolinghuysen McKellar

Senator Wadsworth Grapples with War Department Purchasing

Senator Weeks and Mr Baker dispute centralized buying. Baker says Stettinius directs production under the War Department, opposing a new central agency. McKellar argues for using established agencies under a single authority to streamline munitions procurement. The exchange touches whether Stettinius is effectively a munitions director and if a new body is needed.

Wadsworth Baker Edward BR. Stettinus Suirs War Department Stettinius Abel Uae Pyhep Weeks Secretigy Howe Dreomieh Willard Barnard Baruch War Industries Board McKellar Mr. Baker Mosl Mek Kellar Enda Senator McKellar Tollay Pretinghuysen Steettinius Council of National Defense Frelinguysen Mar. Bakes

Eggs Drop 5 Gents Here Oats Advance One Count

Vees dropped and poultry prices rose by one cent in Farhi products while warm Wednesday weather shuttered city market activity. 89 wagon loads of farm produce arrived, with hay and oats trading at varied prices and freight loads selling at listed rates.

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New York Stocks Mixed Amid Uncertain Trade

Market activity drifted as speculative sentiment influenced stocks on the New York exchange. Analysts cited weak indicators from several sectors while Marine Preferred hovered, with modest gains seen in some issues and trade unsettled by broader conditions.

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Fragmentary price list from Toledo market item

Fragmentary OCR shows various seed and commodity prices with names like Clover Seed Prime cash and Barley, listing March and February dates, and figures such as $19.80 $408 and $4.29 alongside names Timothy and Clover. The text is incomplete and lacks clear transactions or context.

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Cross Exam on War Dept Failures and Centralization

The War Industries Board faces criticism over prioritizing gov ernment departments and distributing orders to minimize industry disruption. Senator Weeks presses for a central clearing house run by a business leader, while Baker and the secretary resist. Some lawmakers favor centralizing purchasing power, others doubt the plan.

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