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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
10
An Arkansas man was killed when a mule attackers bit him ten times in a single incident. The event highlights the danger posed by unpredictable livestock and the risks faced by handlers and bystanders.
Hog prices in the live stock market advanced five cents per hundredweight on Tuesday. Eighteen loads of produce arrived including hay, corn, oats and baled straw. Hay totaled eight loads with varied prices from $11 to $12 per ton. baled hay five loads totaled with several prices up to $12.50 per ton. Corn brought two loads at 6 cents per bushel, oats one load at 5? or 6 cents per bushel, and baled straw at 6.25 per ton.
Prices paid for grains, feeds, seeds, and milling products across markets include No 2 wheat at 1.75, corn at 1.00, alfalfa hay 10.39, timothy seed 1.26, and various mill offerings. Hog and cattle quotes span 8.50 to 11.60 for hogs and 9.00 to 11.60 for cattle. poultry and eggs also listed with multiple bids. Reports from St Louis Chicago Omaha and Kansas City show mixed movement and daily corrections by local dealers and buyers.
A catalog of animal products lists prices for horses by size, hides and bull products with units and prices such as No 1 horse medium at 37.25 and No 2 at 6.69, No 1 small at 7.66, and several items including tallow grease and grease types with various weights and prices.
The market closed heavy with wheat prices sliding as peace talk hopes faded and weather concerns amid Nebraskan and Illinois crops weighed on sentiment. Cattle and hog futures showed mixed moves while corn and oats saw thin activity and some declines in prices across Chicago and other trading hubs.
Chicago market ledger lists prices for corn, oats, wheat, straw rye and hay with varied bid and ask figures. Entries show futures-like quotations and grading terms, including No 1 to No 3 classifications and price ranges across multiple grain types.
New York Jan. 4. Market news shows slight turnover in small trading while Bethlehem Steel board decision on stock bonus was delayed. Bethlehem Steel’s results show a net loss for common shares and a gain for preferred, with Kurbin and government bonds on call and new par values established amid irregular list changes. Money market in New York closes with marginal activity and varied rates.
Quincy Clearing House association lists Tuesday clearings with figures showing a total of 153 574 for same day and a contrasting 003 for the prior period. The text preserves two monetary figures though some digits are obscured. May reflect local banking activity in the period.
Defered wheat deliveries gain while May terms slip, export demand softens, North American demand expected to surge. Corn remains firm with high May offers around 1.00 a bushel, Argentina bullish on crop prospects, oats see large export business and May oats swapped for cash in bulk as bears push the market.
A sequence of sale notices dates from January 24 to February 7 lists Samuel and R. Robinson near Canton Illinois Lo Cust Hill Missouri Adams estate near Loraine W G Murphy near Macomb J W Beach near Bethel Charles C Gardner near Hunnewell Ed Osgood Ursa Elmer Lytle east of Quincy and F W Swartz northwest of a farm and houses The text ends with a remark about the multiplication table offering food for thought.
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