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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1917
Page
10
For sale one 2 speed Harley Davidson twin one 50 dollars another Harley Davidson twin also 50 dollars a single Harley Davidson 30 dollars Cleveland demonstrator cheap H J Masching 330 South 8th Street.
Local hog prices fell ten cents per hundredweight Friday while new corn reached 96 cents to $1.00 per bushel. Twenty-nine loads of farm products sold, surpassing Thursday by 17 loads, with hay, baled hay, oats, and corn figures detailing varied prices. Reported by Bolles & Rogers, the notes include hides, tallow, grease, and other commodity quotes across farm goods segments.
Prices paid for hay and grain include No 2 wheat at 1.75, corn at 1.00, oats at 1.00, barley 2.50, alfalfa 27, and straw at 1. Baled hay at 1.10, new clover hay 10.30, Timothy seed 1.25 per bushel, clover seed 8.46 per bushel, millet seed 1.00. Milling products list high patent flour 9.80, straight patent 9.60, Graham flour 35.00 per cwt, wheat screenings 1.66, corn meal 3.60 per cwt. Hog prices by weight bands range from 9.10 to 16.00, with pigs 3.55 to 9.38, and various hogs and sheep values. Poultry prices listed daily by Davis and Cleaver Co. including hens 16c per lb, spring chickens 16c, ducks 35c, geese 100, turkeys 20c, bees 80.00, and other items.
Chicago receipts 35 000 hogs 22 0060 cattle 3 000 sheep 7 000. St Louis East St Louis Omaha Kansas City report varied hog and cattle prices with ranges for everyday buyers. Prices show steady to weak trends, with steer and calf figures and lambs noted across markets in January.
Chicago butter prices move with receipts at 40 to 41 cents. Poultry and eggs in St Louis Kansas City New York show mixed gains and steady to firmer butter demand. Butter, eggs, and cheese present across markets with varied firsts and extras reflected in regional quotes.
Mrs. T. J. Bucknell of Hardy Nebraska credits Bobey Kidney Pills with helping her recover from a lumbago attack. The testimonial notes tiredness, dark circles, backache, pains in sides and veins, muscle and bone ache, and rheumatic twinges as signs of weakened kidneys. Miller & Arthur Drug Co.
Chicago bankers note revised Canadian wheat yield estimates boosting Canada’s total by 61 million bushels, pushing U S prices down. May wheat at 1.814 and July near 1.651, with corn also softening. news of embargoes west of Pittsburgh and Winnipeg selling pressured markets. Bulls briefly spurred by snowless belts and cold risks, but late session losses persisted amid weak export prospects and government selling.
Grain prices mixed across Chicago Kansas City St Louis Omaha and Minneapolis with No 2 red wheat around 1.88 1.89 in Chicago and No 2 hard around 1.85 in Kansas City Wheat and corn varying by grade and location with white yellow and mixed lots quoted along with oats and northern bids Markets show slight declines in Minneapolis trading and steady to weaker notes in other hubs based on spot and track quotes from Jan 27.
New York on January 27 saw irregular stock activity as gains in some industrials faded late. major issues like American Can, General Electric and United States Steel fluctuated. Bond dealings were light, U S bonds held steady, and total sales reached about 5.26 million dollars with a mixed close across many listings.
In St Louis on January 21 prices for Timothy Clover and Alfalfar hay and various straw grades are listed across Nos 8 1 2 3 and choice lines with prices ranging from about 13.50 to 23 per ton. Chicago on January 27 reports quiet trade with receipts 1041 tons and supplies of Timothy straw and oat wheat and are priced from 8 to 17 per ton variously for No 1 No 2 and choice grades.
Seed markets from Chicago and Toledo list commodity prices for barley timothy clover and mareh with cash and March terms. Notable figures include clover around 10.83 to 12 dollars, timothy near 2 to 3 dollars, and general steady movement on prime cash and March contracts.
Foreign demand for U S grain remains robust despite supply fears. Argentina's crop failure limits exports. Australia has shipping hurdles and India buys little. North America likely to see continued demand. corn and oats face tight supply and firm buying. Provisions markets stay bullish as nerves linger. Dan's Review notes broad demand and uneven supplies, with premiums holding on favorable shipments and weather-related transport delays adding pressure.
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