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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
10
Widespread British official statements and peace talk spurred early wheat gains in Chicago, but strength faded as export demand lagged. Corn held steady with small advances amid uncertain Europe trade prospects, oats rising with corn as livestock feed costs climbed, while cash export activity and Liverpool prices influenced local levels.
New York stocks edged higher as gains in steel and copper shares supported the market. Trading showed strength in industrials and utilities while rails and autos showed mixed results amid thin volume and cautious sentiment.
Chicago seed price snapshot shows Rye No 2 at 1.48 per unit and Barley at 11.28. Timothy and Clover quotes appear incomplete with missing figures, reflecting a terse market update from January 26. Prices listed pertain to agricultural seeds traded in Chicago, indicating a quiet bid environment.
Local market reports show fog prices rising by twenty cents per hundredweight on Thursday. Receipts included twenty-three loads of farm products with steady prices, hay, corn, and hides among items sold, with various per ton and per bushel figures reported by Bolles & Rogers.
Prices paid for No 2 wheat at 1.75 and various grains and feeds per bushel or cwt. Listings include oats, clover hay, millets, linseed meal, cotton seed meal, alfalfa, dairy and poultry feeds, hogs and cattle quotations, and live stock yard prices corrected daily by local firms. Multiple named buyers and stations referenced with regional market rates.
Kansas City hogs receipts higher with bulk around 11.60 to 12.65 and pigs near 9.30. Cattle receipts rise. native beef cattle about 7.57 to 11.90, western steers seen steady. calves at 10.50 to 12.50. In St Louis and Omaha reports, hogs and cattle show varied gains with mixed finishes across several markets.
Chicago January 26 prices show hay receipts and mixed timothy at 17 due. Wheat and straw rye set around 88.50 to 1131.50 per ton. St Louis January 28 quotes Clover mixed No 2 at 14914.50 and options from 12.60 to 21 for Clover Good and High No 1. Straw and wheat values listed with several grade distinctions.
Public sale notices list auctions from Jan 26 to Feb 21 across Missouri towns. Entries show seller names, landmarks like farms and roads, and locations including Center Bethel Tunnewell Emden Perry Ursa Quincy Hull Pitts Grove Summer Hill.
Wheat and corn quotes move across St Louis Chicago and New York markets with No 2 hard wheat around 1.74 to 1.80 in St Louis while Chicago lists No 2 red at 1.78 and other yellows and whites trading. Minneapolis notes softer dormancy stocks and modest gains amid foreign news. Omaha and Des Moines show mixed No 2 white and yellow swings. New York spot wheat firm with No 2 hard around 2.16 and yellow at 1.15?
A partial OCR shows bank clearing figures with figures around 130 dollars and references to a Tuesday or Thursday term, but many words are garbled. The readable items include a bank name Quincy and a monetary amount of 130 dollars.
The Daily Market Letter reports a firmer wheat market with rising prices amid strong demand and reduced Argentine offer relief. Cash demand improves at the seaboard, shipping conditions show some improvement, and export trade remains large despite limited Argentine supplies. Oats stay fairly buoyant but are harder to move than grains.
In Po ria high trade notes from PeoMEA United Kingdom dated January 26 corn prices on the Pearta board rose to near a new record. Healers predicted prices would surpass the record later in October into early November as buyers purchased large quantities of grain for shipment to the eastern seaboard once duties are lifted.
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