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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
3
Grain prices eased after a cautious start as export demand for oats and rye boosted the corn market. Bullish chatter tied to abroad orders and sales for export helped May and July corn while oats gained on expected export tallies to France and Sweden.
A fragmented list from ST TOUTS dated January 15 shows Timothy No and various hay feeds with prices for clover mixed hay alfalfa and straw. Entries include No 1 and No 2 lots with prices ranging from $20 to $51.38 and references to standard and light Clover mixed, chaffed Timothy, and straw market terms.
Hogs advanced again to above fourteen dollars at the local market on Wednesday. Hay and grain offerings were strong on the city market lot, with baled wheat straw at 8.50 per ton and baled clover hay at 80 per ton. Timothy hay and oats varied in price, with oats at 82 cents per bushel and corn at 1.40 per bushel.
Readable market notes show Knollenberg Milling Co quotations for hay and grain including wheat at 2.50 for No 1t, 2.47 for No 2 new wheat, oats 47c, corn around 1.25 to 1.30, various baled hay prices from 24 to 28, and prairie alfalfa values. Livestock quotes list hogs, calves, steers, and sheep with multiple weight ranges and prices, plus poultry and milling products. Rendering reflects broad farm commodity pricing and market lots.
New York markets report Rutter-Weak at 504 with creamery extras around 92 to 63c and firsts about 58 Gligc. Chicago butter slips to 52-60c with premium firsts at 64c. poultry demand soft while potatoes rise with northern whites at about 4.85 to 4.25 a bushel. Sugar in New York holds firm with new crop steady near 13.94 for centrifugal and 15-16 for refined.
East St Louis reports varied horse prices with categories from faastern to draft good to choice and mule hands at different heights and prices. Liberty bonds in New York are listed with bid and offer figures across multiple maturities and series.
Wall Street prices led by oils motors and steels fallen under pressure. Investment data shows bonds weak and interntionals uneven with a Japanese bonus gain while total sales reach 1,175,000 shares and par value 15,350,000.
Chicago market totals show hog receipts around 24 000 with closing weak and top prices near 15.00 per hundredweight. Cattle and sheep varied with beef steers priced up to 19.40 and lambs around 17.00 to 19.75, while East St Louis and Kansas City offered mixed hog and cattle quotes.
Hancock county Farmers Institute schedules meetings at Basco Colusa Burnside and Ferris from January 20 to 23 with state speakers J G Imboden A C Everingham and Mrs Shamel and county advisors Lloyd and Miss Wilder. Afternoon and evening sessions set, officials to be elected June 23 at Ferris. Local probate and guardianship notices follow with estate settlements and real estate transfers in Hancock county.
The report discusses oats and wheat shifting. seaboard exporters buy and shipping curtailment hampers surplus movement. Provisions ease as cash demand slackens and packers reduce buying. Stock markets fall on European chaos and Fed rate hike. liquidation is limited. Rails uncertain until March 1, but overall sentiment is cautious with rails seen as a good investment.
The market reversed a brief drop as outside buying supported prices amid improved cash demand from shippers. Spot corn rose modestly while oats faced early selling then firmed, and rye saw a late recovery after initial pressure. Provisions lack support with dull export trade and light hog receipts.
A Texas Wonder remedy claims to treat kidney and bladder troubles including gravel back rheumatism and irregularities. It promises bladder regulation for children and offers testimonials by mail for $1.25. Send to Dr. E W Hall 2926 Olive St St Louis MO. sold by druggists.
A series of property conveyances and transfers are recorded, detailing parcels in Carthage, Warsaw Consd, Dallas City, and Fairmont additions. Generous sums appear for several deeds including $1,250 $67,600 and $2,001.45 with buyers and sellers named such as Margaret A Coned Elsie L Bennington Edith Layton Chas Coleman and Samuel Naylor.
Armed motor bandits held up the Overbrook Bank in the suburbs yesterday afternoon. They escaped with about $6,000 in cash and securities after detaining the cashier and other employees. It is described as one of the boldest daylight robberies seen in the city.
County commissioners report the county poor house has had no dependents for six months. They have leased the farm at Mitchell South Dakota for grazing under an agreement that the renter will care for any dependents who may be sent there.
Reported export activity in corn plus solid demand for other grains spurred buying of corn futures. General conditions were little changed with smaller receipts than expected and cash demand improving for the season. Local traders exaggerate bearish signals amid beliefs of adequate shortages only in corn.
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