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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
3
Chicago reports corn edging higher after a cautious open amid rules on coal use for elevators and dryers. January at 1.25 May 1.24 with oats rising and provisions mostly steady to up to 15 cents. Wheat and livestock futures show mixed moves as government coal-saving hopes influence grain arrivals.
Commodity notes from St Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Chicago and New York report cash corn and oat prices by grade, with mixed and yellow varieties priced around 1.50 to 1.80 per bushel. Milk and sample prices appear in varying quotations, reflecting unsettled spot markets and differing regional bids.
Chicago hog receipts reach 9 000 with prices from light to heavy hogs ranging 15.80 to 16.75. Cattle receipts at Chicago 7 000 with native steers 8.35 to 13.60 and calves 6.50 to 16.25. Sheep receipts 7 000 with lambs 14.40 to 17.75. St Louis hogs 5 700 steady with lights 16.20 to 16.55 and heavy 16.55 to 16.65. cattle 4 100 steady with beef steers 8 to 13.50. Kansas City hogs 10 000 steady with bulk 16.90 to 18.15. cattle 7 000 steady with steers 8.50 to 14. sheep 3 060 strong with lambs 16 to 16.50. Sioux City hogs 1 50 0 to 16 16.16. cattle 3 000 weak with steers 6.75 to 12.50. sheep 600 steady with lambs 15.50 to 10.75. Omaha hogs 5 900 steady with heavy 15.4 to 16.25. cattle 9 to 10.25. sheep 10 600 steady with yearlings 11.50 to 14.50 and lambs 15.75 to 17.28.
Readable figures show mill product prices from Kuellenberg Milling and general market quotes. Wheat and corn meal glimmers of cents per cwt or bushel, hogs priced by weight and category, sheep and poultry quotes, hides prices, and assorted byproducts and feeds with corrected daily notes from Anck Brothers.
Chicago dispatch reports corn markets lower as commission houses sell in small lots amid poorer grades and fuel rationing. Oats hold steady with light receipts. Stocks show mixed moves as rail and industrials rise while steel yields to marine preferred. Five day shutdown looms. potential political events may affect speculative mood.
Thursday was a busy day in the city market yard with 27 wagon loads of farm products moved. Prices showed hay at 27.00 and 26.50 per ton, baled hay at 3.28 per ton, loose hay at 12.00 per ton, corn at 1.30 per bushel, oats 0.70 per bushel, baled straw 10.50 per ton, and hides dropping nearly 2 cents with a slight rise in Davis-Cleaver country quotes.
Market resisted early declines and advanced after a drop as foreign political news remained favorable. Fuel prospects offered little comfort though any change was seen as positive. Trading is expected to continue as the current pattern. A cheeky aside notes a student may become a top chiropodist, while another remark warns about keeping thoughts behind closed doors.
New York stocks fell sharply at the open on the fuel administrator order, with declines of 2 to 4 points and investment issues down 1 to 3. Losses largely recovered before midday as banks and affiliated institutions supported normal exchange operations. Intermediate trading showed further gains of 1 to 3 points, led by leaders, while steel and other industrials weakened late. Liberty bonds hit a new low record of 96.08 amid mixed results across sectors.
Chicago butter steady to higher with receipts of 140 cases and mixed lots including firsts and refrigeration. Potatoes higher with 18 carloads from Wisconsin and Minnesota. bulk sales at 2.15 per 100 pounds. Kansas City butter creamery and bees varied. poultry prices firm for fowls and springs. New York reports steady raw sugar and quiet spot coffee with several price tiers and receipts for cheese and dairy products.
Toled o report lists Clover seed prime cash old 16.70 new 9850 January February price 98.75 pene 18.46. Alsike prime January 15.10 February March 15.15. Timothy prime cash old 4.15 new 4.02 March 435. Chicago reports Rye No 2 1.90 Barley 1.40 1.59 Timothy 5478 Clover 21 2s.
Private Ernest Springate of the 38th company 10th battalion 159th depot brigade pleaded guilty to wilfully putting injurious substance in his eyes to escape military service at Camp Zachary Taylor. Three years hard labor plus dishonorable discharge with suspended part of the sentence. confinement at a federal barracks to follow. Offense dated November 4, 1917 and related bribery attempts noted.
A Paris dispatch notes American troops in the city crave a dedicated club akin to the British model. It praises Blighty in Place Vendome as a warm, non elite refuge with tea, bread, books, and volunteer workers, arguing such a facility would boost health, sanity, and morale for soldiers on leave.
In Pittsfield on Saturday Democratic voters will vote in a township primary to decide which candidate, William C. Hayden or Frank S. Johnston, remains in the sheriff race. Both men pledge to abide by the result. Other local notes cover tax assessor race talk, library hours, and probate filings including the will of W. S. Gille leaving about 7500 dollars to his wife Julia Gille.
Mr and Mrs Orville Williams and their children plan to move to Aurora Nebraska to establish a new home. Mr and Mrs Allen Rhodes will sell their personal property next Tuesday at the Ross Mathews farm east of town and depart for the same destination around the first of the month.
Anxious wives at Camp Taylor in Louisville Missouri? No Louisville is in Kentucky. An official statement from Capt. Stark, paymaster, says the delay in allowances of wives from their husbands monthly army pay will be resolved. The paymaster cites war department clerical workload and says recipients should write to the department if no funds have arrived.
A Cincinnati discovered compound named Freezone is sold in small bottles for a few cents. Apply drops to a tender corn or callus. soreness disappears and the corn loosens to be lifted off with no pain during or after application. Keeps a bottle handy for quick relief.
Frederick Scheer aged 70 died in hospital of chronic gastritis after a three week illness. He served in Co. D first Ohio infantry and was born in Ohio. He leaves a son Fay Scheer of Sycamore Illinois and a daughter Mrs Nellie Shade of Chicago. Remains sent to Sycamore for burial. Other hospital notes: Mrs John Andrew to Des Moines for daughter Gladys Reecer illness. Various patients improving. In St Louis an order closes all amusement places at 10 p m and on Mondays and Tuesdays. effective Friday.
Washington reports that the coal order will not cover natural gas or wood fuel or power from water. Officials suggest wartime industry exemptions may be broader than initially announced.
Petrograd dispatch via Reuters from London reports former Emperor Nicholas II and his family have fled their jail near Tobolsk but the information is unconfirmed.
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