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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1917

Page

7

Wheat market steadies as overseas demand boosts prices

Chicago business shows firmer tones in wheat with May soft due to wide spread liquidation. July deliveries strengthen while seaboard buying and strong export estimates lift demand. Corn remains firm on bullish Argentine outlook. oats demand surprises despite ample supply and weak profit prospects.

Chicago Seaboard Lehigh Valley Railroad Pennsylvania Here Lilleburgh Corm Cory

Unchanged Butter Reports Across Markets and Poultry Notes

Chicago and Kansas City market bulletins show butter steady to unchanged with varied receipts. live poultry trends mixed across St Louis and New York, while eggs and cheese hold firmer in New York. Sugar and coffee quick snapshot indicate steadier raw sugar with refined staying firm.

New York Lee Nig Ts

Local Livestock Advertises Draft Horses and Mules

An 1860s market ad lists extra heavy draft horses in eastern lots offered at about $500, along with good Southern stock at $1009. Mules priced per pair by size and number of hands, ranges from 14 to 16 hands and up, with varied prices.

Lowvis Lorses Gifui

False Passport Taken Off Boat

A man claimed to be Captain Hans Boehm, a German officer, traveling under an American passport in the name Jelsks Leroy Thrasher of Georgia, was removed from the Dutch steamer Zeelandia at Falmouth bound from Spain to Tolland. He reportedly admitted his identity and had spent large sums in the United States while allegedly working for German secret service. Officials expect possible extradition on plots charges, as Senate action on Indian appropriation and a commission to probe the Bureau of Indian Affairs followed.

London Hans Boehm Jelsks Leroy Thrasher Georgia Zeelandia Falmouth Spain Tolland Boehm United States Secret Service

Local Hog Prices Steady With Mixed Hay and Straw Market

Twenty three loads of hay corn and baled straw entered the local market on Tuesday. Prices remained steady with loose hay selling at 12, 11.50, 11 and 10.59 per ton across six four and one price not given. Baled hay priced at 12.50 and 14 per ton. Oats and corn sold at 1.06 and 0.47 per bushel respectively. Straw sold at 7 and 86 per ton. One load of oats also reported at 66 cents per bushel.

Miller Toca Jl Kuellenberg Milling Company Swifts H. & Bee Mississippi River Chotee Nous Seimtoig Sieh Weishing Woxcavu Land Rogers Iero Leesa Mutevera Anek Brothers Davis and Cleaver

Local Markets and Grain Prices Reported

Local markets list prices for wheat corn oats hay and straw along with seeds and milling products. Hog cattle sheep and poultry quotes are provided with weights and price ranges, followed by hides tanning and related livestock materials pricing from Leesa Mutavera and local dealers.

Fragmentary Chicago price list fragment from January

Readable items show partial cash prices and names such as Mye Tim oathy Clavere Barnes Toledo and Alsike Prime cash figures, with several broken phrases and unclear dates. The fragment outlines commodity prices and identifiers but lacks full context or coherent events.

Chicenga Chicago Jan. J Barnes Timoathy Clavere Toledo Toretdo Tan Bever Lee Alsike Itah Timothy Mareh

Grain prices from Chicago and St Louis market notes

Chicago reports receipts of 50 tons with mixed cereals and hay and straw prices, Timothy and rye values listed. St Louis shows daily quotes for Timothy, oats, and wheat with No 1 and No 2 categories, ranges from 14 to 22.50 per unit, and straw steady at 8.50 per ton for wheat or oats.

Cnicago Chicago Timothy St. Donix ST. Louis Dhay Elevern Newt Autaira

Public Sales Dates Near Perrs and Nearby Towns

Public auctions listed for January and February featuring bidders from Perrs Mo Ursa Mt Sterling Summer Hill and Palmyra. Listings include Alfred Meers farm three miles south of Perrs, Ed Agard Uran, Lytle Ferry east of Quincy, Swartz near Hull, George Barnett Ursa, Seckman east of Mt Sterling, Frank Lowe north of Pittsfield, Happel Harns Palmyra, and a joint sale of Von Greyerz and Stout Dustin farm near Summer Hill.

F. E. Davenport Alfred Meers Perrs Agard Uran Flmer Lytle Quincy Broadway Road F. W. Swartz Hull Fawn Land George Barnett Ursa George W. Seckman Mt. Steriing Frank Lowe Pittsfield Happel & Harns Palmyra K. G. von Greyerz Ba Mett Stout

Stop Look and Listen Bill Introduced in Illinois House

Springfield IL January 31 A stop look and listen bill would require all motor vehicles to stop at every railroad crossing in Illinois Rep Robert Howard of Mattoon introduced the measure in the Illinois house Fortunate is the woman whose husband is as smart as she thinks he is.

Springfield Illinois Robert Howard Mattoon

Markets Cold Wave Fears Strengthen Wheat Futures

Chicago January 31 market report notes fears of a predicted cold wave strengthening the winter wheat market. May wheat closes higher amid buying on dips, with May at 1.754 to 1.78 and July at 1.4934 to 1.4otg. Provisions steady as bears weigh export demand uncertainties and domestic needs.

Avient Minneapolis Seaboard Long Commission Co Mayo Gsveee Dyalatho Chicago Cory

New Haven Stock Dips to Record Low Amid Market Selloff

New Haven shares slid to a record low as selling intensified, with New Haven and related listings recovering later. U.S. Steel traded strongly on 140,000 shares, and other issues showed mixed activity amid reports of property failures denied by authorities.

U. S. Steel New York Den New Haven New Flaven Sopstun U.S. Steel Inoeol Extinafres Lew Prlewdi St. Louis Catt Orpen Figen Law de Alils-C Pfdoco Bof Alto & Te Toco Atchison St P Cent Lehigh Mex Terror Went Noy.nlue Nor Bite Penn Weeee Peoples Reading Rock Stand Sa Studebaker Willys-Over

Grain Market In Several Cities With Mixed Wheat Prices

Chicago and St Louis report wheat prices across grades from No. 2 red to No. 4 hard, with values around 1.70 to 1.88 dollars, plus mixed yellow and white varieties. Kansas City and Omaha show similar ranges, while Minneapolis notes a Tuesday price drop followed by a late rebound. New York sees spot wheat irregularity and firm corn prices as oats stay easy. Women are fond of telling their troubles but not their real tell his wife everything he hears.

Chicago Cticago Jen Goetge Wats St. Louis Jan Nnu Lst Cearn Anmecapolis Minneapolis Jatin Jew York New Duluth Manitoba New York

Quincy Bank Earnings Tuesday Reported by Clearing House

Bank earnings for Tuesday are reported by the Quincy Clearing House with figures showing 160,033 for the same day last week and 198,498 for the same day a week earlier. The text includes garbled OCR fragments and unclear terms such as ensenalation.

Quincy Bank Quincy Clearing House

Livestock Receipts and Prices From Multiple Markets

Chicago and other cities report cattle hogs and sheep receipts with mixed to steady markets. Prices include native beef steers 7.50 to 11.75, western cattle, stockers, and calves. hogs at 9.50 to 12.00, sheep and lambs around 7.60 to 14.40, with regional variations and steady to unsettled tones. Winter colds prompt notice of Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as remedy.

Chicree Chicago Mondsay St. Louis Lois Kansas Ciryvy Omnahka Omaha Vear

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