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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1918
Page
7
Market report from Chicago on January 27 shows storms disrupting rail traffic yet corn closes higher for March at 1.26 1/4 and May around 1.25 1/4 amid light receipts and wary demand. Oats rise, provisions advance modestly, while selling pressure grows late as offerings thin and traders stay cautious. overall grain, stock, and livestock activity noted with mixed prices across commodities.
Knollenberg Milling firm lists prices for hay and grain including wheat at 2.19, white corn 1.40, yellow corn 1.21, bales of straw 9.50, mixed hay 25, clover 27, timothy 7 and other forage values. Milling products show bran 2.80 per cwt and corn meal 6 per cwt with various feeds and hog prices noted.
Investors weigh war prep and peace talk as New York stocks see mixed activity. Marine preferred, Linde, and other large holdings show resilience while wheat prospects and weather affect grain futures. Analysts note potential weekly targets and discuss policy impacts on food supplies and market liquidity.
Prices at the city market yard rose and fell for Saturday trading. Oats gained 25 cents while corn sold in varied lots from 1.37 to 1.40 a bushel. Hay and straw trades occurred with mixed loads and prices, and the stock market showed a 26 cent drop in Nye.
Fragmentary seed market notes from Toledo with Prime seed cash values, future prices, and coupon references. Mentions Liberty bond and mercantile paper, plus a dated New York memo about exchange rates and quotes. The text blends commodity figures with unrelated social commentary on appearances.
A quiet Saturday session ahead of a holiday left the New York market largely indecisive though major industrials such as steels copper and shipping rallied after Friday's rail sector inquiry. U S Steel moved around its prior close with slight gains while Mexicana Mexican Petroleum and American Smelting showed pressure. total volume 24 000 shares. Bank loans rose about 79 million with Fed member reserves up nearly 31.9 million and excess reserves up 29 million. Liberty bonds hit new lows with the 344s at 97.94 and firsts around 96.60. The second 4s traded about 96.35 or 96.22.
A noisy ledger style summary notes fresh and aged poultry, eggs, and cheese receipts. It lists figures for firsts seconds and extras, live poultry prices by category, and a Red Cross auction sale of a goose in Greenfield, with $2912 realized and prior $2559 in Wintered sales, totaling $547 across two auctions.
The Cologne Gazette recounts Cambrai fighting around Fontaine Notre Dame with tanks striking German troops. English 300 to 500 tanks, tanks described as monsters spitting flame, infantry and Silesian riflemen fight from barricades and cellars as the village endures shellfire. The Silesians finally trap a tank, but fear and tactical doubt persist.
The Quincy Exemption Board released results of Class One physical examinations. Names include Hageh HH, Wilson, Robert W. Sledie, Jeys B. Garoutte, Tom F. Stine, Frank Parnell, Edward Schlottman, Paul SI. Augustin, and others. Limited Service candidates include Charies H. Bower and John Henry Alar among many. Maxim Gorky wounded in Petrograd when struck by stray shot while driving. source unknown.
January 27 report from Petrograd states the council of soldiers and workers deputies issued a decree democratizing the navy. It provides that all officers shall be elected by the sailors and workers, replacing prior appointment by higher command.
All residents within Adams County must be examined by the local board. Examinations are arranged to precede the medial advisory hearing in Quincy. A Franklin Hotel to Liberty shuttle departs at 9:30 a.m. and returns by 6 p.m. daily, fare one dollar each way. Subpoenas or 9 o'clock callers may wait for Unscap without delaying exams. Clerk Lawless signs.
Washington January 27 Information held by union labor about the meat packing industry was offered to the federal trade commission for its investigation by John Fitzpatrick chief of the Chicago Federation of Labor and other union leaders. Heney said he would arrange a meeting with union men and would later introduce evidence that packers penalized congressmen and helped defeat a representative. He described alleged bribes via employment as dangerous and hard to trace. He cited intimidation by a Kansas City official and said evidence would be disclosed in coming testimony. He also said packers may be forming a live stock buying cartel to eliminate competition, with new Chicago evidence in the mails for today or Monday.
Kansas City woman reports back and side pains linked to a functional derangement and nervous headaches. After six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's VEgetable Compound she says she is well, praising its effectiveness for women's ailments and offering to provide personal guidance from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
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