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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
3
Weather reports of crop damage in the northwest spurred a wheat price rally in Chicago with a broad market upturn. Corn and oats followed, while provisions fluctuated. regional rains and European conditions influenced traders amid active wheat competition and solid receipts in Minneapolis and Toledo.
Grain markets show mixed quotes across Chicago St Louis Kansas City and Liverpool with corn yellow and white and oats prices listed. Wheat ranges appear for No 2 red No 2 hard and No 4 red while barley and oats prices obscurely cited amid regional listings.
Chicago and other cities report receipts with mixed to weak demand. Hogs at Chicago: 15,000 received with prices around 9.30 to 10.10 for various grades. cattle receipts 3,000 with native beef at 6.75 to 10.65 and feeding stock at 5.20 to 8.50. sheep receipts 18,090 with lambs 6.75 to 8.25 and ewes around 3.25 to 4.30. Similar moves noted in St Louis East St Louis and Omaha with variable hogs and cattle prices and steady sheep markets.
The July 21 market notes show butter and creamery goods steady in Chicago with varied firsts and seconds, potatoes down in Virginia, and poultry and eggs mixed. Kansas City and St Louis report modest gains for some dairy items, while New York lists steady to irregular movement in butter eggs cheese sugar coffee and financial indicators.
The ad proclaims clear skin comes from cleansing the system with Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Mild and gentle, they relieve the liver and bowels without griping, recommended for all ages, 25 cents at the druggist.
July 21 a Wall Street notice previews British treasury plans to tax excess profits of shipping firms, sparking a sharp market drop in Mercantile Marine shares and broad weakness in shipping stocks. Bank of England gold reserves tighten while U S industrial stocks show uneven activity and a Thursday recovery. Total stock sales reach 430000 shares. bonds fluctuate as U S Steel and other industrials move, with notable activity in locomotives and motors.
In Chicago on July 21 Wheat prices rose as confirmation of black rust damage in the western region drew trade focus. No. 2 red winter sold around 1.28 in St Louis while government crop reporters prepare August 1 figures. Corn and oats showed varied responses with bearish sentiment in oats and weakened demand for new crop corn.
July 241 report from St. Touts shows mixed hay at 10 to 18 dollars per ton with various grades. Timothy and alfalfa values range from 6 to 18 dollars per track, raw prices noted as scarce and firm at 6.50.
Prices for No 2 wheat rise to 1.10 per bushel and flour gains 20 cents per barrel. Local receipts are light but indicate good grain quality. Twenty loads of farm products arrived and sold by noon, including corn at 75 to 76 cents, various hay and straw lots, oats at 38.5 and 36 cents per bushel, and baled hay and straw priced per ton. Weather cooled the day, aiding large market arrivals.
Local markets show prices for hay and grain including No. 2 wheat at 1.10 per bushel, corn at 0.75, oats 0.30, and various baled hays from 7 to 14 dollars. Milling products list flour prices, and hog and cattle quotes are provided from stock yards and local butchers with multiple weight classes and stock types.
Market recap notes horse and mule prices with terms like good stock and draft animals. Odd spellings and garbled figures hint at mixed consignments and fluctuating values, reflecting a bustling early market page with scattered prices and descriptions.
Thirty five people took the teachers examination held in Pittsfield city offices with several recent high school graduates among the applicants. Papers will go to the state examining board in Springfield for grading, and results and scores are expected in a few weeks.
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