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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1920
Page
10
Chicago trading closed nervous as corn and oats weakened on larger arrivals and National Wheat Director Barnes warning of price hazards. May and July wheat and oats moved within narrow ranges while provisions mostly weakened. Heavy U.S. shipments and car scarcity kept sea-board activity limited amid widespread liquidation.
The hog market showed a five cent per hundred weight rise on Tuesday marking the smallest fluctuation in some time. High demand and strong prices persisted on the city market lot with the best offerings selling at top rates. Substantial hay and grain trades occurred including multiple loads of hay and grain sold at varied per ton and per bushel prices.
Cash wheat and grain quotes from Chicago to Minneapolis show varied prices. No. 2 yellow corn around 1.53 to 1.59 per unit. oats and flax reported with fluctuations. reports include several city stamps and dates.
The LOUIS market report lists Timothys and various clover blends with price quotes. Entries include No. 1 based seed at 31 33, standard 2840, No. 2 at 28 4629, light clover mixes, heavy clover, hay and other forage seeds with prices ranging from 8 to 50 dollars per unit, reflecting strong demand for agricultural seed mixes.
Local markets quote wide ranges for hay and grain products from milling concerns. Wheat No 1 tested 60 lbs or better $2.50. No 2 wheat $2.47. rye $1.35. oats 87 cents. new corn $1.25. Straw and hay quotations cover timothy, clover, alfalfa, prairie hay and mixed hay with prices up to $32 for alfalfa. Livestock and meat markets show hogs, calves, sheep, and cattle priced by weight, with hogs ranging $11 to $13.95 per hundredweight and various cattle and sheep grades listed, plus poultry and eggs. Feed ingredients and byproducts, including bran, shipstuff, and meal prices, are detailed, along with hides and furs carrying regional price variations.
Markets report butter turning weak with creameries higher and various firsts, extras, and full cases. live poultry prices steady to higher with chickens and fowls around 38 to 40 cents and roosters and turkeys listed. Potatoes show weakness with northern white stocks around 4.00 to 4.25 per unit. Sugar quotes hold steady for new crop with centrifugal at 15.04 and refined at 16. Coffee spot remains quiet to steady with various market quotes noted.
Fragmentary text from an East St Louis publication references horses and mules with mixed figures on hands and ages. Mentions draft good to choice at 150, ranges 16 to 17 hands, and other mixed measurements between 14 and 15 hands.
Chicago hog and cattle prices show receipts around 58,000 hogs and 20,000 cattle with steady to higher quotes, top hogs near 14.75, cattle mostly 11 to 18 dollars, mixed weights and packing sows pricing. East St Louis and Kansas City listings mirror gains, pork and beef markets steady with varied weights and calf prices.
Toledo seed market reports prime cash Clover at 33.40 for Jan and Feb, 33.40 for Mar, 32.25 for Apr. Alsike prime cash Jan 23.60, Mar 33.66. Timothy prime cash 1917 6.00, 1918 6.00, 1919 6.00. Liberty bonds in New York at 2:55 pm: 3% 99, First 4s 92.60, Second 4s 91.32, First 4s 92.84, Second 4s 91.80, Third 4s 92.45, Fourth 4s 91.75, Victory 8s 98.74, Victory 4 5 98.74.
Mercantile paper 6. Time loans strong at 7 percent. Call money strong with ruling rate 8, closing bid 9. Bank acceptances at 4 percent.
Spot cotton in New York steadied with middling priced at 89 35. Futures closed mixed with January at 8 15, March near 90 78, July around 83 83 and October incomplete in the report.
Long Commission Co reports corn weakness after early rally as traders fear export limits and car shortages curb deliveries. Wheat and rye fall on export doubts and a Barnes circular, with oats showing more weakness. Provisions mirror grain declines while stocks ease after early firmness as money tightness tempers speculation for public benefit.
Grain and stocks report notes bearish sentiment with corn futures pressured by increased arrivals and weak demand for wheat. Oats see long liquidation while cash corn remains active for domestic distribution. rye and barley slide with little support. Provisions show scattered support, overall volume light and markets sensitive.
A review praises The World Almanac for 1920 as a comprehensive up to date reference. It highlights wide coverage of politics weather statistics economy and public affairs with sections on the US Senate Congress licenses motors census and international topics. The 1920 edition is published by the New York World at 50 cents postpaid.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Smith announce engagement of daughter Geneida to Arthur Meredith of Tingle Wyoming. Epworth league plans a tea Friday at William McNeall home. Rev Patrick preached at Headley. The Miller couple move to father in law’s farm near town. Thurwatcher parents to visit California. Frank Rutledge returns from Nebraska. Myrtle Kiebleck visiting sister Mrs Mariel Oberling in Quincy. Sam Kennedy from near Liberty in town on business. Arthur Tilton returns after three months away. Warry Martin back from Nebraska. Henry Smith visits in Quincy. Mr and Mrs Al Wall visiting Hall's parents. FF M Tee improved on Quincy trip. Barnhill children ill with German measles. Mabel Jackson unites with M church. Detroit building moved 450 feet on rails while serving utilities.
Mendon Illinois church wired for electric lights with the first use at last Sunday’s service. The tower clock lights up and can be seen from afar. Several local personal notes include sales of property in Mendon, a funeral, births, and a Mendon basketball victory over Lima with a match between married and single men.
A large crowd gathered for the Charley Chipman sale Saturday with stock selling well. Harry Carter and family plan to move to Toledo Ohio for a new home. Several locals were out, with Miss Fannie Gooch returning to Palmyra to nurse Mrs. Mose Hates and others visiting relatives in Quincy and Hannibal.
Earl Fusselman filled Henry Waag's house with eight inch ice last week. Mrs William Warris returned from Golden Saturday where she had been since Thanksgiving with her daughter Mrs George Clark. The Misses Hollenbeak near Payson spent the weekend with Dr and Mrs Angleshire. Mrs Ann Monroe Mrs Hannah Smiley and Mrs Imerson visited Mrs Alice Wagy Saturday. Floyd Thompson of Billings Mont came Saturday for a short visit with mother and sisters. Elmer Thompson and family of Barry spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Susan Thompson. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wagy spent Sunday with his parents. Adams County Mutual lodge postponed January luncheon to February. Arthur Selz sold his baler to parties in Quincy and BP Wagy delivered it Monday. Miss Lela ull of Liberty visited her sister Mrs Jesse Diker Thursday night and Friday. James Hendricks is hauling corn to the farm he bought near Richfield where he will move this spring. Mrs S S and Blanche Yaman are in Quincy with the former's sister Mrs Hinton who fell and broke her arm.
Sufferers of colds and catarrh find instant relief with Ely's Cream Balm. A fragrant antiseptic cream applied in the nostrils soothes swollen mucous membranes and clears air passages for easier breathing.
Community notes show Senior and Junior Christian Endeavor gatherings at local churches this Sunday and Sunday afternoon. Revival meetings start Sunday Jan 18 at United Brethren church with multiple speakers. Interim social visits reported among residents including Wortman and Wagmeyer families. Noah Carter buys Wm Heaton property in Fowler with occupancy change forthcoming.
A Norwegian engineer proposes using water level differences between the Mediterranean and Dead Sea to expand hydro electric power production. The idea aims to exploit the large level disparity for energy generation as a major project.
A well known authority warns that meat consumption raises uric acid and harms kidneys. He advises using four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush and stimulate the kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent urinary and bladder disorders.
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