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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1918
Page
10
Chicago market notes storm tied rail blockades lifting hog prices and keeping corn steady. January corn at 1.27% and May at 1.25% as oats and provisions gain. bulls hampered by board limit, receipts down. Daily totals show hogs tight, wheat and corn carload data for Minneapolis, Duluth and Winnipeg listed.
Grain markets across Chicago Peoria Kansas City Minneapolis and Omaha show corn mixed ranges from 1.49 to 1.80 with several No 2 and No 4 white yellow and mixed grades noted. Oats steady to lower with standard prices around 0.81 to 0.94 and flax around 0.69. New York spot corn firm with No 3 yellow at 1.87 and No 3 mixed at 1.85 as Argentine cargo advances.
Chicago markets show cattle and hog receipts with mixed to strong demand. Hogs ranged widely with bulk trading near 16.40, cattle receipts at 14,000, with native calves and stockers priced around 5.50 to 15.28 for various categories. Mill-based figures from St Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Sioux City briefed, along with bond notes and market tone.
In Chicago on January 8, corn trading was light yet steady amid rising receipts and ship ment advices. Oats saw profit taking but closed steady. stocks rose as industrials rebound and US Steel leads. Despite a war backdrop, the tone is cautiously optimistic with potential upside if receipts rise and policy supports stock dividends and rail moves.
Hogs advanced ten cents in the local livestock market Monday, rebounding from a dime drop last Saturday. Owing to weather, few farmers brought products to city market. oats at 79 cents per bushel. mixed hay 27 dollars per ton. timothy hay 28 dollars per ton.
Mill products sold by Knollenberg Milling Co. list bran at 1.95 per cwt and shelled corn at 1.45, with many feeds and meal types priced per cwt. hog prices at C B & Q yards show varied weights from 140 to 300 pounds with quotes from 13.25 to 16.26 per hundred, plus poultry and hides quotations and other market items including oats, hay, and wool figures.
Hides plentiful and dull with current receipts and tare alloted. Wet hides priced by grade No 1 and No 2, blue stick, round salted, flat, pull and culls. Uncured fresh hides priced per pound with deductions. Hides by size, horse hides priced, glue and pony price. Sheep and wool pelts, lambs, dry stock rates, goat skins and kids prices noted. General market remark on societal expectations.
New York January 8 stock market opened weak, weather hindered trading as rail and commodity movement lagged. Gains came late as steels, coppers, and shippings rallied. U S Steel rose near 3 points, Pullman recovered from losses. Bond activity totaled 4,235,000 par. Liberty 4s fell to 96.42.
Kansas City markets list butter creamery firsts at 44 and packing 34, eggs firm firsts 50 seconds 32, hens 2144 roosters 15. New York receipts 4497 creamery higher than extras 52-53, eggs firm receipts 1,609 fresh gathered extras 67 and 66 firsts 64-65 seconds 65-63. Chicago butter steady 49, eggs unsettled 56-55, potatoes steady 1.90 per bushel, other price lines for cheese, poultry, and live fish noted. St Louis prices show varied butter firsts 44-45, extras 50-52, eggs fresh firsts 24-25 per dozen, assorted fowl and rabbit quotes, and per-dozen pigeon prices.
Chicago seed market notes show prices for rye barley timothy clover and alfalfa seed with January and February quotes. Prime cash old new prices for clover and timothy are listed along with March adjustments and Timothy prime cash figures.
Advertisement from St Louis lists prices for horses and mules with weights and age ranges. Einstein chunks priced at 75 to 125 dollars, southerns 85 to 120, extra heavy 160 to 200, mules to hands 200 to 268, 15 to 18 year olds 0 to 380, 14 to 14 44 hands 90 dollars.
The U S Supreme Court upheld the selective service act as constitutional ruling that Congress may compel military service during war. The decision supported prosecutions from New York Ohio Minnesota and Georgia with sentences ranging from fines to prison terms for failing to register or inducement against registration. Chief Justice White delivered a unanimous opinion rejecting challenges to federal power, administrative provisions, and first amendment concerns.
Carthage Jan 8 The Hancock County exemption board slots questionnaire lists into five classes for service. The first class includes those without physical defects or dependents, the second for business exemptions without dependents, the third for those with dependents or officials, the fourth for those with wife and children, and the fifth for physical impairments. Names of classified individuals from multiple towns including Warsaw LaHarpe Carthage and Nauvoo are listed in full.
The market showed gains for many leading issues despite heavy profit taking. Government railroad plans pleased holders of securities and peace talks provided a stimulating effect. Caution advised about chasing sharp advances as further government financing looms influence.
Hay and straw receipts are light but demand is strong as timothy and mixed timothy products absorb arrivals. Prairie hay steady with moderate demand, alfalfa quiet but steady, straw steady with various price levels for No 1 and No 2 timothy and clover mixes. Prices shown include No 1 timothy at 20.59 to 30.50, No 1 clover hay 22.9 to 30.0, and alfalfa around 32.0.
Washington January 8 1919 Secretary McAdoo announces more than 3 million dollars in government insurance has been bought by American soldiers and sailors urging men to file applications before the legal time limit. Those who joined before October 15 must apply by February 12 1819 and those who joined after October 15 must apply within 120 days of entering service.
Washington January 8 The supreme court has refused to review the attacks on Mayor Thompson's order closing saloons in Chicago on Sunday.
Attractive old remedyWyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound promises natural darkening of faded or gray hair. The ad explains applying with a sponge to strands, claiming hair becomes darker, glossy, and youthful after one or two uses, while noting it is not a medical cure.
Washington Jan 8 A Senate committee heard that profits of many middle west coal operators rose due to government fixed prices. Clifford Thorne and David L. Wing testified excessive northwest shipments, higher prices from holding back, and distribution interference boosted prices. Thorne urged either government mine operation or purchase of all output to relieve the situation.
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