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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1918

Page

10

Upward Tendency in Corn Markets Chicago Jan 29

Market notes show corn prices steady near Saturday close as demand softens from congestion while export interest and Gulf shipments support oats. Provisions edge higher on hog receipts. weather and reduced country movement dampen corn’s early rise. Minnesota Duluth and Minneapolis car loads show mixed weekly comparisons.

Chicago Gulf Long Commission Co Mayo Park Ali Northweat Minneapolis Duluth

Grain Markets New York Update

New York grain market notes show corn spot steady with No 3 yellow at 182.5 and No 8 mixed at 2804 with cost and freight for prompt shipment. Argentine values around 2e8.0 per car. In St Louis, corn prices eased with No 2 truck at 62.165 and No 2 white around 1.75, reflecting late quotes and unsettled trades.

New York St. Louis Prack Grain RT. Louis

Livestock Market Receipts From Major Cities

Kansas City and St Louis report cattle sheep and hog receipts for Jan 29 with steady to higher bids. Prices include steers cows and calves from $7 to $16 per unit, hogs around $12 to $16, and lambs near $11 to $12. Chicago lists receipts at 34,000 with varied bids. cattle and sheep markets mix steady to higher.

Wansan City Kansas City Lews Receipte Lehwen Opehet UK Silvectys Stacia de Bik Sats Cnet Revelnts Omaha Omapda Eleady Heave Angotas Venr- Ol Wethers Hedfers St. Jonegeh ST Joseph Mea Winghers ST. Louis Chicago Ugu

Local Markets Report on Hay Grain Prices and Milling Goods

Prices paid for hay and grain include Wheat at 2.19, White corn 1.40 to 1.45, Yellow corn 1.237 to 1.35, Oats, baled straw 9.50 to 10.50, and various hay bundles. Milling products list Bran 1.95 per cwt, Corn meal 4.20, Shelled corn 1.46, Swifts meat scraps 6.45, Alfalfa molasses 2.25, and other feeds. hogs and other livestock quotes follow from stations west of the Mississippi river at stockyards.

Knollenberg Milling Company Heatchford H. P. Eane H. J. Chick Mississippia River Wascon Ivad Suco Toca Hutchers Anck Brothers

Cash prices and livestock reports from multiple cities

The notice lists commodity prices for Clover seed and Timothy forage with January February and March figures, Alside Trimoe bundles, and prime cash values. East St. Louis reports horse and mule prices by horse size and draft capacity, with several price ranges for different classes and hands. An odd closing line notes a man who refuses beer unless advised by a physician.

Market Report From City Yard On Monday Trades Improve

In the city market Monday oats gained several cents amid mixed weather. hogs held steady. A total of 31 wagon loads of farm products arrived and were sold, with prices including hay at 27 to 28 dollars per ton, corn around 1.33 to 1.37 per bushel, oats at 0.75 per bushel, and wheat straw bringing 10 to 10.50 per ton.

City

Hay and straw market steady with strong Timothy demand

Louis January 29 reports receipts of hay mild with Timothy market firm and excellent demand readily absorbing all arrivals Clover rough hay steady with scarce alfalfa in strong demand for hay grading medium frame scarce none offered Straw market active. Prices listed for No 1 Timothy standard No 2 etc and various hay grades and straw pricing.

Louis Timothy

Butter and poultry prices across markets in January reports

Trade notes from Chicago and St Louis list butter creameries at 41.49 for receipts 1 128 cases unchanged. Potatoes mixed receipts and bulk prices in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan regions. Poultry alive steady with fowls springs and turkeys priced, while Kansas City offers butter firsts and seconds with poultry rates for roosters and broilers.

Chicago St. Louis Touis Springs

Wet salted hides and pelts price report from St Louis

Market bulletin from St Louis lists current receipts and prices for wet salted hides including No 1 and No 2 grades, dry Flint and cull varieties, uncured fresh hides, horse hides small and large, hog hides, and sheep and goat pelts with per unit quotes and weights for light and heavy stock. Prices show declines tied to prevailing pression in market.

Ile Staes Hilde Bolles Rojera Hitler St. Louis AT. Louis Jann No- Mikes

Packing firms bought cattle in fixed ratio

Washington reports show daily livestock receipts, shipments, and prices used by the big packing houses to fix supply and control prices. Francis J. Heney presented evidence that ownership of stockyards and railroads gave packers leverage. testimony noted Swift and Co. reports due by 7:30 to 7:45 a.m. and a pattern of noncompetitive market shares across years.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Francis J. Heney Heney Walter Twombly Swift and Co Swift Armour Morris Cudahy Wilson United States Thomas E. Wilson Oklahoma City Kansas City Thompson Kansas Oman

British Casualties Told As Week Ends In Losses

London reports a large drop in British casualties for the week with 2080 killed or died of wounds and ", wounded or missing" figures for officers and men. Previous totals showed 17008 casualties last period and 24979 two weeks earlier. A stray note mentions potato dumping on coal, a Pedarville housekeeper, and a New Jersey inquiry, while the phrase Weems hints at a ship lord's surname.

London Pedarville New Jersey Second Cadorna Corriere Della Sera Giornale d'Italia Italy Second Army Naples Turin Genoa Sicily Arma

Secretaries Defend War Plans in Defense Hearings

Secretary Baker and senators debated how the United States should accelerate war production and support Allied artillery needs. Baker cited French factories and shared telegrams from Major General Bliss showing Allied unity to supply American forces with high quality ordnance in 1918 and beyond.

France Senator Reed Beckham Mr. Baker Baker Bliss War Council Inter-Allied England Col. House America Europe Great Britain Mr. Daker Tardieu Crozier Capt. Tardieu United States Ordnance Bureau

Hancock Board Classified List of Exemption Volunteers

The Hancock county local exemption board lists numerous individuals classified in Class Our. Names include Charley Standley Ferris Adiat V. Skyles Warsaw Clyde Spangler Joanlas City Edward Lowary West Point and hundreds more across Lima Dallas City Carthage and nearby towns. The long roster details residents from multiple communities including Lallarpe West Point and Augusta, reflecting broad local exemptions during wartime mobilization.

Carthage Hancock County Charley Standley Ferris Adiat V. Skyles Warsaw Clyde Spangler Joanlas City Edward Lowary West Point Roy Frederick Sparrow Lima James Franklin Lathrop Hamilton Alfred Nelson Byers Colusa Quinton Monroe Bradshaw Lallarpe Mack Joseph Newell Henry Harrow Dings Sutter George T. Alton Bland Johnsville Carl William Trendrickson Clyde KE Aleshire Plymouth Walter Gcg Wolfe Joshua Twlighee Poling Denver Jasper IL Rice Dallas City Chellis Hainline Andrew Willian Miller Basco John Fulton Senderson Benjamin Harrison Frank Posey Green Dulaney Lalfiarpe Albert Lea Nicely Frank McGrew Christ Everett Glen Reimbels John S. Miller Augusta Sherman St Orville FE Gordy Bowen Glenn William Hamm Grooze B. Bronenn Edwin H. Klump Chester G. Harness Claude D. Fouts Carl Edward Hoskamp Henry Garretts William Mberginder Nauvoo Everett Dle Dorothy Wilmothsville Wis Eber Silves Graf Ernest Siegfried Fred Milton Chevillon Harry Lee Fry Lemuel Huff Hamiliton Ernestrederick Bailey James Marl Law Creel Golde LatHlarpe Samuel Long Latharpe Marion Earl Fenton Fenton R. Mingill James R. Tomlinson Iurest H. McCrory Jay Alfred Copeland LaHarpe David Truman Haigh Niota Frank Edgar Peck Colchester Paul Linkermann Chellis George Coffman Floya Lee McCrory George B. Landers Harry Earl Phipps Clarence E. Walters Charley Alfred Siegrist Charles H. Ferguson Tivis Edgar Bildeback Samuel Jacobs Henry Leonard Brandt Lal ¥Larpe Glen Floan Castlebury Everett B. Cain Earl Lozell Hyler Albert Hartley Whewell Stillwell Lewis Habben Oliver Homer Sammons Tennessee Ralph Maynard Webster Red Elliot DeHaven Maria John Bricker John Edward Edmunds LaHarr Tutner Raymond Foley Lutt Robert Creston Duffy Albert M. Kolber William Louis Sporr Jessa R. Lacroix Tee Elmer Karr Jessa Claude J William Joe Homer Hey Mark D. Comma John Ore

Plainville Star Lodge Installs Officers in January

Plainville Chapter 6 EB installed officers for the year with Catherine Blauser of Payson acting as installing officer and Lydia Larimore of Plainville as marshal. Officers named include Wm. Larimore as worthy matron and Rev. Me Lambert as worthy patron. ceremony followed by an oyster supper and social hour.

Plainville EB. S Natherine Blauser Payson Lydia Larimore Rev Me- Camber Vlainvile Gertrude Benson Winkie Larim

Andania Torpedoed Off Coast of Ulster

The Cunarder Andania, torpedoed off the Ulster coast on Sunday, went to the bottom despite attempts to reach port. Press dispatches from Belfast said likely no deaths. The 13,403 ton liner built in 1913 had long served between British and American ports.

Frelinghuysen United States War Department Baker Sutherland Preacher Camp Meade H Bist London Associated Press Ulster Belfast

Peterson Ointment cures many skin and pile ailments

A testimonial from Wilhelm Haase of West Park Ohio claims Peterson's Ginter healed a severe Sprecon condition after doctors failed. The letter praises many cures and notes Peterson's Ointment is sold for 25 cents at druggists, with broader endorsements from users nationwide.

Tam Dordova Peterson Wilhem Haase West Park Ohio Care Pyg Mertz America

Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair Shine

Advertises Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. Claims a bottle at drug stores improves the old recipe with added ingredients and requires minimal cost. Describes applying with a sponge or brush to hide gray hair by morning and achieve darker, thicker, glossier hair.

Wyeth

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