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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1918
Page
10
Chicago trading closes unsettled as weather hints ease in corn but snow and colder temperatures loom. Oats slide, provisions rise. arrivals expectations and seaboard demand noted. Regional livestock, wheat, and oats prices show mixed moves with careful attention to shipping and storage dynamics.
Long Commission Co reports corn futures fractionally lower as weak cash demand and stormy rail lines curb movement. oats slip on lack of export bids but end with gains for May delivery. Stocks show strength on peace talk hopes with United States Steel dividend news steering sentiment. analysts urge caution yet retain belief in securities long term.
A historic grain market digest shows Chicago cash corn mixed prices around 1.60 to 1.68 per bushel for various No 4 to white/mixed grades, with similar variations in Peoria, Omaha, Kansas City, Minneapolis, St Louis, and New York. Oats prices range from about 0.60 to 1.02 per bushel.
Hogs receipts and prices listed for Chicago and St Louis with ranges from light to heavy hogs and cattle, plus calf, sheep, and lamb figures. Notable highs include top hogs around 16.78 at Burk and cattle receipts near 7,000 with sturdy beef steers and stockers priced across multiple classes. Separate reports from St Louis and Sioux City show similar activity with varied price bands and sizable receipts across hogs cattle and sheep.
Hay dominates city market yard with a large unsold load. Prices across hay types, corn, oats, and straw range from 10.50 to 28 per ton for baled hay and 1.36 to 1.40 per bushel for corn. Oats steady around 74 to 76 cents.
Prices paid by Handlenberg Milling Co. for hay and grass include wheat at 2.16, various corn and oat grades, and bale yields from 0.956 to 10.50. Milling products show bran 1.95 per cwt, corn meal 4.20, shelled corn 1.45, and multiple feeds up to 7.05 per cwt. Hog and poultry quotes follow, with pig weights and prices, plus hide and byproduct values listed.
Stocks resumed trading Tuesday amid broad participation and short covering after the holidays. Industrials and equipment within war and semi war groups showed strength while rails rallied late. Bethlehem rose on dividends, U S Steel mixed as profit-taking trimmed gains. Bonds were irregular with Liberty bonds at new lows. total par value traded about 5.7 million dollars.
York market reports show butter and creamery receipts varying with firsts and seconds, creamery extras and packing stocks. Chicago notes firmer live poultry prices while eggs edge higher and sugar and coffee markets show modest shifts. Kansas City reports steady butter and egg quotes with hens and roosters listed. New York raw sugar and refined sugar steady with light fluctuation in coffee futures.
Receipts of hay continued with Timothy hay strong and absorbent at market, Choever mixed hay steady, alfalfa firm with demand, prairie scarce, standard quotes around 29 to 39 dollars, No 1 timothy around 38 dollars, No 2 around 27 dollars, clover and mixed hay varying by quality, straw prices near 10 to 19 dollars per load, market activity noted as steady overall.
Washington Jan 30 The Senate Investigating committee probes a commission tied to Theodore E Ferris who resigned as chief designer for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The panel hears Stern explain funds linked to twelve ships may stay in a separate account awaiting rightful ownership. Interlocking directorates reveal banking and material-supply ties to the government. A resolution urges prompt action on concrete shipbuilding and the panel adjourns to hear Goethals and Cotton next.
A compiled roster lists individuals connected with Adams County Board examinations across General and Special or Limited Service. Names include Remey Edw Newtun Baylis Benjamin Burnett Clayton Dennie Reagan Quincy Albert Neumann Quincy Clarence A Casley Mendon Charles Herr Quincy and many others with placements in Ursa Mendon Clayton Loraine Camp Point and Kellerville among others. The list also notes Physically Deficient statuses for some examinees and includes Walter Spicer Mace I Baker and Thomas E OHare among the attendees.
W F Drummond indicted by a Dallas grand jury on three counts for stealing $65,000 in Liberty bonds from the Dallas reserve bank. Bonds recovered. Drummond waived removal hearing and will be taken to Dallas. arrested January 20 in Denver.
Prospects for an oil workers strike settlement grow brighter after two weeks of talks with the Presidents mediation commission. Most disputed points have been amicably resolved, suggesting progress toward an agreement in the southwest.
The market gains reflect optimism from peace talk and easier money market conditions, aided by anticipated railroad legislation. Traders cover short positions, demand for stocks increases, and the railroad list gains on short covering. The Senate committee decision on government control tempers gains as profits dip later.
A troubled big league player, worn down by nerves and fatigue, finds a dramatic recovery after taking Phosphated Iron. Described as renewing nerve force and blood strength, with improved performance in hitting and base running. Advertises capsules from Owl Drug Store in Quincy at 125 N Sixth St.
Seed Market in Toledo Ohio lists Clover seed Prime old at 190, new prices 20 in January February, 19.50 in March. Alsike Brimie cash January February 10.05, March 16.26. Timothy Prime cash old 4.95, new 4.26, March 4.35. Rye No 2 pom nal Harley 1.40 1.65, Timothy 18.25, Clover 21 30.
St Louis market reports horses steady with no price change. Heavy drafts and eastern chunks listed with scattered prices. southern horses varied from common $40 to 70 and plugs around $60. mule quotations show 12 to 18 hands at $90 to $165, with other sizes up to $140.
Jacob B Hoeffken and Miss Mary C Babbington united at 7:30 AM in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. Fr. L B Landreth officiated with sister Lou Kline as matron of honor and Richard Babbington as best man. The couple departed for a ten day honeymoon to St Louis and Belleville.
Train dispatchers and station agents told the railroad wage commission on Tuesday that chief dispatchers should earn 235 dollars a month, assistants 225, and other dispatchers 215, a roughly 40 percent average increase. G S Sandlin, speaking for Southern Railway dispatchers, also sought foreign road passes and Pullman privileges.
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