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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
10
Chicago traders pushed wheat higher as fears of snowless winter supply gaps plus blizzard threats spurred activity. May and July contracts edged up while soybeans and oats showed limited strength amid Argentine and shipping rate concerns.
Wheat and corn quotes from Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Liverpool, Toledo, Peoria, New York and Minneapolis. Prices cover No. 2 red and hard winter wheat, various white corn and oats grades, rye and hay notes, with spot and futures levels in cents and dollars. Strong regional variation observed, with No. 2 hard wheat around $1.31 to $1.37 and corn mostly 70 to 75 cents.
Chicago reports Thursday hog receipts around 50,000 with prices lifting to about 7.40 per cwt for bulk and strong bids for other classes. St Louis and Kansas City show steady to slightly lower hogs and cattle with mixed butchers and calves trading near week’s levels. Omaha and Indianapolis note steady to lower hog markets and cattle receipts around 2,000 to 8,400 with varied prices for steers cows and yearlings.
New York report shows bar silver at 50.5 cents, Mexican dollars at 43. Mexican call money quoted at 2.5 percent in the eco time loans. Closing bid around 3.25 percent. The document notes varied rates for other coins and loans.
New York trading opened with continued heavy liquidation and dominant short selling, pressuring values across many issues. The session saw persistent declines especially in rail stocks, with a slow, deliberate move and brief rallies. The only notable price support came late as St Paul’s dividend news failed to lift markets.
Worses on hand from southern and eastern states sold at uneven prices while eastern buyers were less active. Mules prices declined across grades with excess supply and poor demand. some high quality cotton mules sold occasionally. New York poultry markets show dressed poultry strong, western chickens and fowls varying, live poultry weaker with mixed live and frozen prices.
Tan 27 192? Wheat weak on export pause then firm. Locals bought, exports to rebound, demand steady. Corn unchanged amid weather and embargo removal by a major eastern road. Beans scarce, oats sold early, cats steady as buyers absorb offers. Provisions show Packers favor higher prices. hold buying orders for breaks.
A quirky tale notes Jonah as a catindee and the whale decides to give him up. The quirky event centers on a whale relinquishing custody to the catindee in a seaside setting, reflecting a humorous, improbable partnership.
Hogs and wheat stayed steady on the local market as rough country roads kept farmers from town. Only two grain loads arrived, an oats and a corn load with no prices listed, while wheat and flour retained their $1.25 per bushel ceiling.
Local market prices show No 2 wheat at 1.25, flour at 6.60 to 6.80, corn 0.74, oats 0.30 to 0.355, and various hay and straw values from 5.00 to 14.00 per unit. Milling products list high patent flour 6.80, straight patent 6.60, corn meal 2.00 per 100 lbs, and hogs priced by weight with ranges from 3.50 to 7.20 for lighter hogs and 6.50 to 7.60 for rough heavy hogs.
A fragmented price list shows choice hogs with weights from 140 to 250 pounds and prices ranging roughly from 5.7 to 7.10 per unit. Additional entries include rough heavy hogs and pigs 80 to 125 pounds with corresponding price figures, though some figures are garbled.
Corrected daily by the Letty Poultry company listing current prices for chickens ducks geese young turkeys old gobblers eggs and butter packing stock with per unit costs in cents for each item and grade. The notice presents market quotes including steepling chickens and country butter.
The report lists bid ranges for hogs at five dollars and fifty cents per unit, rough sows and stags between six dollars and fifty cents and seven dollars, fat cattle and calves across several levels, and lambs and sheep with varied prices. Bulls and cows show broad spreads, reflecting mixed demand across the sale.
Reported by Bolles and Rogers showing No 1 cured hides at 15c No 2 cured hides 14c No 1 green hides 13c No 2 green hides 12c No 1 cured calf 1Tc No 2 cured calf 16c No 1 cured kip 15c No 2 cured kip 14c dead green 2c per pound less No 1 large horse 1.50 No 1 medium horse 1.25 No 1 boree 3.75 No 2 horse 1.00 less Glue and peony 1.50 Colts 40c No 1 tallow 6 1 2 ec No 2 tallow 5 14 Sc White grease 4 3 4 3c Brown grease 3 52 ic Wool pelts 60c 1.50 Yearlings 23 Mic Lambs 3 75c Graded as to the amount of wool Wool 18 3 1 lic ag quality.
A lighthearted observation contrasts the mean nothing of wise advice with the broad smile of a hotel clerk, underscoring humor in everyday service encounters.
Market reports from Oregon show a cornered onion market with eastern buyers paying 1.50 per hundred f.o.b. and with shipments to Quincy arriving in weeks. Prices have risen to 3 per hundred as an eastern syndicate controls output in Oregon and Washington, while a wide range of vegetables and fruits including celery, strawberries, and Florida pineapples are listed with current local prices and availability. The note closes with a quip about embezzling versus stealing.
Daily Farm News urges farmers to test seed corn for germination before planting. With high moisture seed at risk from freezing or heating, preliminary tests on random ears help determine viability and guide storage and purchasing decisions. Buy from reputable sources with germinating guarantees and select varieties suited to local conditions.
Cures kidney and bladder troubles for men and women and regulates bladder issues in children. Promises lasting relief with a bottle for two months. If unavailable locally, send $1.06 to Dr. FE W Hall in St. Louis for shipment and testimonials. Sold by druggists.
In Baltimore on January 27, the three major Methodist denominations ruled unanimously that Robert Strawbridge organized the first Methodist society in America and that Sam's Creek Log Meeting House in Carroll County Maryland was the first Methodist church in America, ahead of Embury.
An advertisement extols Dr King's New Discovery as a cure for colds and coughs. It claims the remedy uses pine tar healing balsams and mild laxatives to expel germs soothe the throat and heal mucous membranes. The copy touts 45 years of use as guarantee of satisfaction.
Oxer Seng agency reports Austro Hungarian authorities declared martial law in Cetinje on January 14 and occupied the district between Cetinje and Rieka on January 16. On the same day three Montenegro delegates arrived with a declaration signed by all members accepting unconditional surrender of the city.
A brief notice explains that traffic ordinances support the Safety First movement by aligning with city authorities and complying with local traffic rules. It emphasizes cooperation with city departments to promote safe driving and orderly streets.
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