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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1919

Page

10

Grain market ripples on misread Argentine price cue

Chicago Feb 7 mis reported Argentine minimum export price sparked sharp corn upturns then selling pressure. May and July corn futures fluctuated around $1.12 to $1.08 with oats uneven, provisions firmed slightly on packers’ demand. Trade questioned the 85c figure, noting potential March shipments. Receipts and shipments data show mixed weekly movement across wheat corn and oats.

Chicago New York Long Commission Co

Lamson Bros Corn and Market Report Snapshot

Lamson Bros reviews a mixed market with May corn dropping 40 cents as bulls lose support and quick shipping issues arise. Oats weaken after an early rally, a 60,000 bushel export resale noted. Provisions ease with buying, grain weakness drags overall, and stock sentiment turns cautious as dividends shrink and labor issues spread.

Broomhall

Wheat and corn price quotes from multiple cities

Aggregated grain quotations from Chicago Kansas City Peoria Omaha and New York with bid levels for Wheat Corn and Oats across multiple grain grades. Prices include No 1 No 2 No 4 No 5 and mixed and white varieties for futures and spot markets with regional variations noted.

Hay and Straw Prices in St Louis Market Report

Timothy hay markets ease with receipts. demand remains weak for shipping timothy. Prices: No 2 26 7, No 8 24 2, threshed 18. clover mixed No 1 28 29, New 2 26 27, mixed No 1 25 26 50, No 2 23 40. Alfa hay choice 34 35, No 1 29 59, No 2 27. Ernairie hay choice 30 43, No 2 28 44, standard 26 27. Straw full weight cars 9, light weight 5.

ST Louis Timothy Clover Amalfa Hay Eid Ernairie Hay Straw Knellenberg Milling Company Swift Blatchford Deavons Chicago St. Louis St, Louis Kawlnan City Kansas City East St. Louis

Horses and Mules Trade Active at St Louis Sale

Trade in horses and mules remains brisk with demand centered on eastern and southern mares and quality stock. Prices range from about 45 to 300 plus dollars, with sizes from 12 to 18 hands. market unchanged from last week. Also a railway workers eight hour day plan reported pending investigation, with facilities promised for basic needs. Continued textile production noted as garments are spun and made.

ST. Louis Thorses

Local market steady amid busy Thursday hay and grain trades

Market activity remained unchanged with heavy trading on Thursday. In city market lots, four loads of loose mixed timothy hay sold at $22, eight at $21 and one at $20. Baled mixed hay fetched $23 for two loads and $22 for two loads per ton. Yellow corn sold at $1.40 per ton, vats at $0.66 per bushel, and baled wheat straw brought $9 per ton.

LOCAL MARKETS PRICE QUOTES FROM KNOLLENBERG MILLING CO

Local markets list prices paid for wheat corn oats hay and straw by Knollenberg Milling Co plus quotes for hides wool and mill products. Includes Chicago St Louis Kansas City and East St Louis market figures with batched hogs cattle sheep receipts and prices.

Seed Market Prices at Toledo Midweek

Seed market report from Toledo lists Clover seed prices with prime cash payments at $23.50 in February and $25.50 in March and April $22. Additional figures show prime cash values for Ot ny and other seeds, with March and April dates and various cents per pound or bushel.

Toledo

Stocks Slide as Copper Drops and Steel Foundries Report

Stocks in New York fall amid copper at 18.5 cents and a steep cut in American Steel Foundries 1918 earnings. Miners and allied metals decline 1 to 3 points, with 450000 shares traded. Call money rises to 6 percent. Liberty bonds mixed as government issues ease.

New York Stock Exchange American Steel Foundries Company Allied Metals American Anaconda Inspiration Kennecott Utah Call Money Liberty

Markets New York and Midwest Trade Scores Feb 7

New York markets show receipts across dairy and poultry, with firmer butter and higher eggs demand. Chicago and Kansas City reports note steady to higher sugar and coffee futures, while spot coffee remains quiet with slight price shifts.

Chicago Wis Minn Kansas City St. Louis York New Yorn New York Santos

McGill University to Mark Founder James McGill Birth

The 175th anniversary of James McGill's birth will be celebrated next autumn by McGill University, founded by him. The note also lists commodity prices: rye No. 2 at 1.33 and 71.3, barley 82 percent 92, Timothy 710, clover nominal.

Chicago James McGill McGill University

King denounces self appointed patriotic league leaders

Washington Feb 7. Members on the special house committee probing the National Security League plan to issue a scathing report as Rep Edward J King of Illinois accuses Chicago and New York leaders of profiteering. He blasts Patten Smulski Bancroft Busby Armour and others and says loyalty was used to attack him. Other candidates and Brundage ties are cited as motives for attacks.

Washington House National Security League League Edward J. King Illinois Chicago New York Mr. King Chicago League France T. H. Caraway Arkansas King James A Patten National John F. Smulski Edgard A. Bancroft International Harvester Company Leonard Busby Ogden Armour Reavis Nebraska The Security League Mr. Reavis Ben Johnson Juul Brundage Deneen

Missouri Senate Divided on Woman Suffrage Vote

Sen ate committee report against a suffrage bill for presidential electors and local offices, 6 to 2, signaling struggles to gather enough votes to advance the measure. The tally lists several senators in favor and opposed, with Lieutenant Governor Crossley likely to casting decisive votes if division holds. Local observers note the body remains split, with ongoing efforts to maneuver support.

Jefferson City Missouri Senate Committee On Elections Senate Crossley Buford Reynolds County McClintie Monroe County Kinney and Anderson St. Louis Gardner St. Louis County Greene Kansas City Cook Cole County Goodson Macon County McKnight Gentry County Mchk Knight Gentry Glick Holt Pickett Grundy Brownlee Linn Young Caldwell Harris Boone Duncan Lincoln McClintic Monroe Livesay Morgan Wix Bates Stark Cass Bowker Vernon Harrison Dunklin

Dr Chapmans Health Candy Promises Cure All Ailments

An old advertisement touts Dr Chapman s Health Candy as a remedy for cough hoarseness sore throat bronchitis colds indigestion croup whooping cough and even influenza diphtheria typhoid fever. It claims seven herbs and barks plus eucalyptus and golden red flower as antiseptic ingredients sold at 60 cents a pound with 25 cents extra for mail delivery from Quincy Ithaca.

G. Wy. Chanman St. Phoie Quincy Ith

Suffrage Vote Lineup Cited In Missouri Senate Debate

The text lists lawmakers from Shannon to St. Louis and notes Lieutenant-Governor Crossley as presiding officer who votes only to break ties. It suggests suffragists hope to win with Senator Seneker's support but could not lose a member and win. An absent vote would signal opposition to suffrage.

Cunningham Shannon Buford Reynolds Belken Madison Gray Jasper Lysaght Buchanan Casey Jackson Greene Goodson Macon McCullough Knox McGruder Pettis Seneker Lawrence Bronson Christian Mayes Pemiscot Gardner St. Louis Cook Cole Warner de Pelheuer Kinney Elder Brogan Anderson

Hancock School Premiums for 719 Fair Announced

Hancock County Fair association lists premiums for school work at the 1919 fair with no entrance fee for entrants. Awards cover maps, insect collections, bird boxes, needlework, grains and seeds, paper cuttings, country life problems, and school reports. Also notes resignations and new appointments in local education and theOHarra Farm Mortgage firm changes.

Carthage Hancock County Fair Association D. Farts Peenee Illinois United States Ufe Hancock County EB. E. Glick Springfield Glick Lester Mapes Franklin

Thirty fifth Given Embarkation Orders to Le Mans

COMMERCY France Feb 5 The Thirty fifth Division ordered to Le Mans preparatory to embarkation home. Le Mans serves as the assembling point for home-bound outfits with departure priority set. Duration there uncertain. likely reach St Louis in April. Division concentrating along the railway. readiness to leave Feb 7. Men in fine condition and eager to return. cold billets mud and rain forgotten. Le Mans 13 miles southwest of Paris with historic medieval structures and battles. 1901 population 62000.

Commercy France Ie Mans le Mans St. Louis Te Mans Paris

Drink Hot Water Before Breakfast Health Tip

An old health note urges starting the day with a glass of hot water and a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims internal bathing benefits similar to soap on skin, promising better digestion and fewer headaches with daily use.

Bath

Baker Seeks Prison System 1000 As Model

Washington February 7 two War Department agencies study a model prison system to standardize administration and curb unfair wartime sentences Commandants of disciplinary barracks meet with officials and Secretary Baker expects a reform. A judge advocate panel also reviews sentence inequalities and Baker invites American Bar Association help with revisions. Leavenworth case load highlighted as 3600 prisoners with review by Baker before transfer and possible commutations.

Washington War Department Baker Judge Advocate General's Office Page American Bar Association Leavenworth Barracks Sedgwick Rice Leavenworth

Instant relief from nasal congestion with Ely's Cream Balm

Quick relief claims for blocked nostrils and head passages. Advertises a small bottle from druggists, instruction to apply in the nostrils, promising instant soothing of inflamed mucous membranes and relief from catarrh and cold symptoms.

Ely

Weekend and weekday hours listed for activities

The notice sets recurring hours every day except Sunday with sessions after supper on Wednesday and Saturday from 6 30 to 8 00 p m No other details or entities are provided in the readable text

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