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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
7
Hog prices rose ten cents per hundredweight in the local livestock market. Thirty-four loads of farm products were sold Wednesday including hay, corn, oats and baled straw. Prices ranged from $13.28 per ton for baled hay to 58 cents per bushel for oats with several loads sold at varied rates.
Prices listed for hay and grain including No 2 wheat at 1.70, corn, oats, alfalfa, clover seed and various milled products. Hog prices quoted for different weight ranges at B and Q stock yards, with choice hogs 200-290 pounds at 10.45 to 10.80 and other weight brackets noted.
Quoted prices for hogs cattle and calves plus poultry eggs and butter. Items include hogs 86 to 125 pounds at 8. etc. Dressed poultry and various weights with prices per pound or per piece. Notes indicate daily corrections by suppliers and terms for different ages and cuts.
Western market notes from Nebraska and elsewhere show stronger line for July and September wheat deliveries, with prices around 1.60 to 1.42, while May options fail to firm. Cattle and hogs rise, Argentine shipments seen shrinking, and overall activity dampened by logistics and weather concerns.
Broadway market roundup from Chicago and New York reports Butter creamery prices rise to 3 to 3 1 2 cents with firsts and extras in varied ranges Eggs and poultry show mixed quotes including roosters and turkeys. Sugar and refined hues stay steady with nominal centrifugal price around 5 20 per hundredweight.
A late-era notice lists numerous auction dates and farm locations across Missouri. Adams estate at farm land near Loraine to Barry road entries from Jan 25 to Feb 21 include W G Murphy near Macomb Warren Beauman Pittsfield Wm Fink Bethel New London H L Pritchett Perry etc. The notice ends with a proverb remark about memory.
Grain prices from St Louis Chicago and Minneapolis show No 2 red wheat around 1.93 in St Louis No 2 yellow corn at 1.00 and various white and yellow corn values across markets with No 2 red wheat at 1.87 in Kansas City and New York spot wheat around 2.99. Market notes indicate limited demand and mixed bids with several price points for hard and soft varieties and nearby futures.
Listings show prices for hay and straw by grade and region with figures for clover, alfalfa, and wheat hay. Entries mention quantities, per ton rates, and recent shipments, reflecting market activity and price ranges in January.
Fragmentary seed price notes from Chicago and Toledo show varied listings such as Timothy and March cash values, with amounts like 1.28 and 2.50, plus references to barter rates and cash terms. The text includes several mis-spelled names and inconsistent dates, indicating an OCR extraction from a local market page.
On a thin session the New York stock exchange showed a meager total with limited operations. Steel and steel-related favorites edged higher while others recovered some losses as mixed quotations and narrow gains punctuated a cautious market.
Chicago reports stronger wheat and corn futures as export buying grows, with foreigners likely to seek North American supplies. Argentine crop fears push bullish sentiment. clearances reach 745000 bushels while buying by houses for seaboard supports intraday gains.
Market notes show cattle receipts and bid ranges in St Louis Chicago and Omaha with natives and western cattle, heavy hogs, pigs, and calves priced from about 5 to 12 dollars for various classes. Sheep receipts around 400 to 1000 heads with lambs and yearlings listed. prices vary by grade and region.
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