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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1916

Page

10

Market Report Slumps on Weak Wheat Prices and Rust Rumors

Chicago wheat prices eased on Wednesday amid cross ocean pressures and renewed hints of peace. Prices closed slightly lower with Sept at 1.124 1/2 and Dec at 1.1575, while corn and oats showed varied moves. Reports of black rust and rain in Kansas affected sentiment, as traders weighed rus sia shipments and oil market weakness against earlier highs.

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Grain Markets Across Cities Meld Mixed Wheat and Corn Prices

Chicago and St Louis report varied grain quotes with No. 4 and No. 2 grades for wheat, No. 2 yellow and white corn, and oats across multiple mills. Kansas City shows mixed prices, while Liverpool and New York list rye and barley notes and early wheat data for July 20.

Chicago St. Louis RT. Louis Romrow Kanaan City Kansas City Tsptsia Tiverpool Tiverpagl Manitoba Chienza New York

Livestock market roundups across St Louis Chicago Omaha and Kansas City

July 20 livestock prices and receipts across major markets. Hogs and cattle steady to mixed with varied ranges in St Louis Chicago Omaha and Kansas City. hogs in St Louis 6,800 head, mixed and butcher types near 9.65 to 10.00 per hundredweight. cattle receipts 15,000 in Chicago with weak native cattle 6.80 to 10.75, western steers 7.80 to 9.00. sheep patterns show modest declines. Omaha and Kansas City report steady hogs at 9.05 to 9.55 and cattle at 4.80 to 7.25. lambs 10.00 to 11.75 in line with market trends.

St. Louis Chicago Kanaan City Kansas City

Markets Report From New York and Midwest Dairy and Meat Prices

New York markets show steady butter with varied creamery prices and mixed cheese quotes. raw sugar, coffee, and potatoes noted in fluctuating ranges. Chicago and Kansas City reports track butter, eggs, poultry, and poultry products with firsts and seconds pricing. St. Louis lists chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and butter ranges.

New York Hennery

AVERAGING IT UP LOAFER VILLAGE QUIP EXPOSED

A humorous exchange mocks social divisions in town. The Village Loafer taunts the Village Banker, claiming the banker is rich while the loafer is idle. The dialogue skewers class status and pretensions in a local setting.

Villiage Haries

Stocks Rise Across Specialties on War Contract Hopes

New York stocks show pronounced gains across almost all specialties on Wednesday as traders cite favorable war contract outlooks. Shares in munitions and steel groups push breadth of trading with A S Steel leading gains, while rails lag and bond activity remains uneven. Total sales reach 2.435 million par value with US bonds unchanged.

New York Trench Loan Btech Bethlehem and Crucible Steels A. S. Steel U. S

Local Markets Prices for Hay Grain and Livestock

Prices paid for hay and grain items including No. 2 wheat at 1.05, corn 0.73 0.75, various baled hays from 5.00 to 14.3, clover and timothy seeds, oats straw at 6.00 7.00, and shredded fodder. Hog and pork quotes from Co H and Q stock yards with weights 90 to 300 pounds, plus butcher, poultry, butter, hides, and feed lot figures from local suppliers and retail prices.

Knollenberg Milling Company Mississippi River Co. H Tlome Butcher Company Maine Street

Wheat and corn markets face rust impact and bearish sentiment

In Chicago on July 20 the market ignored rust reports as a potential yield threat grows in the Northwest. While wheat prices drift higher on demand for new wheat, experts foresee the fall movement pushing prices down with investors waiting for a better entry. Corn sees a sharp setback from summer heat and expectations of a large crop, but exporters stay active as July receipts mount. Oats slip as wheat and corn slide, though some buyers accumulate large September and December positions amid a large crop outlook.

Chicago Northwest Kansas Tt le

Hay and straw prices in St Louis and New York end of day

In St Louis on July 20 hay and straw offerings ranged from No 1 heavy mixed at 7.60 to new No 2 around 6.60 with timothy grades from 5 to 9 and straw around 6.40 per ton. New York mercantile prices show the commodity market steady with government bonds listed and silver at 62 1/2, general market levels firm with minor fluctuations.

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Market receipts are good Wednesday market report

Fourteen farmers appeared at the city market square on Wednesday. They offered loose hay corn oats and baled straw with prices mostly steady. Hay loads ranged from 7 to 11 dollars per ton, corn sold at 75 to 76 cents per bushel, oats at 35 cents per bushel, baled hay 13 dollars per ton, baled straw 7 dollars per ton.

Horses and Mules East Stouts Market Report

Market unchanged for horses and mules with prices given in scattered figures. Notable entries include heavy draft horses at 225 and 185, southerns around 125 to 270, and miscellaneous terms like hands and pat listed in old measurement style.

East ST. Touts Hanits

Clear Skin From Within Pimples and Cleanse Remedy Ad

Bold claim promotions for Dr King's New Life Pills to achieve a clear complexion by cleansing the system. Describes the pills as gentle and mild with bowel-liver action, suitable for all ages, priced at five cents at the druggist.

Dr. King

Prize ticket contest to boost Chautauqua sales

Palmyra Missouri July 20 1916 the Chautauqua committee launched a prize ticket selling contest open to all to boost August event sales. prizes: five dollars to top collector three and two dollars to next. entrants meet at Marion County Savings Bank July 26 at 9 30 am. contest runs 10 am opening and crowds must not canvass or promise until tickets are received. contest closes 6 pm August 16 1916.

Palmyra Chautauqua Committee Marion County Savings Bank John Franklin Franklin Hotel Texas Thompson Carrol Lanius Methodist Church of Canton J. A. Lanius

Wonder Cure Claim From Dr Ew Hall At Olive Street

An advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles in men and women, claims to dissolve gravel and cure diabetes and rheumatism, offers mail delivery with a 1.9 percent fee, and says a bottle lasts two months with testimonials available. Sold by druggists, address given as St Louis.

Texas Wonder Seldon EW. Hall Olive Street St Touts

Backache relief leads to kidney trouble awareness

Joseph G. Wolf of Greens Bay Wisconsin touts Foley Kidney Pills for a months long severe backache. The ad urges attention to kidney trouble symptoms and notes many men are refused life insurance due to undiscovered issues. Miller and Arthur Drug Co.

Joseph G. Wolf Jackson St Greens Bay Wis Foley Miller & Arthur Drug Co

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