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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1916

Page

10

Wheat hits high mark as profit taking appears

CHICAGO July 26 Wheat briefly touched season highs but mostly fell on cooler Northwest weather and to discount rust damage. Sept $1.19% Dec $1.23. Corn rose modestly while oats fell and hogs kept provisions weaker. Northwest car lots and cash quotes noted with mixed regional activity.

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Grain Markets Across Cities Show Mixed Wheat and Corn Prices

Chicago reports mixed wheat and corn quotes with No 2 and No 3 grades fluctuating for July. Kansas City and Saint Louis list varied prices across hard and red wheat, mixed corn and white oats. Market notes mention bearishly described crop prospects and quieter lard but higher hog prices later in the session.

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Grain and Livestock Prices Across Major Markets

Reported cattle hog and sheep receipts from Chicago St Louis Kansas City and Omaha markets show steady to higher trends with mixed heavy and choice categories. Prices span hogs from around 9.00 to 9.80 per hundredweight with heavies near 9.50 to 10.50, cattle receipts around 4 000 to 6 000 with steer and cow ranges, and sheep values near 5 to 9 dollars per head, as regional traders note varied demand.

Chicago St. Louis St Louis Kansas City Kent St. Louis East St, Louis Omaha Wethern Home Butcher Company Maine Street

Markets Across Cities Drift Despite Mixed USDA Signals

Chicago butter and eggs hold steady with creamery butter at 24 7 8 cents and firsts eggs near 22 22 4 cents. Potatoes dip in Virginia markets while Kansas City and St. Louis report varied creamery and poultry prices. New York sees steady butter with creamery extras, eggs firm, and spot coffee and sugars showing modest moves in a volatile market.

Chicago Virginia Kansas Missouri Kansan City New York Nfay York Hennery Santos

Horses and Mules Market Report from St Louis

Fast market. Prices listed for extra heavy draft and draft cross mules with weights and hands figures. Faint figures show prices from 125 to 150 dollars for various mule grades and draft stock in St Louis Illinois.

ST. Louis Ill

Western Headquarters Opens in Chicago for Republican Committee

Western headquarters for the Republican national committee will be opened in a Chicago hotel today by John J. Elliott of St Paul who arrived for that purpose.

Chicago Republican National Committee John J. Elliott St Paul

Extra dividend on steel stock shocks market

New York July 26 News of U S Steel quarterly results influenced a dull market. Steel posted an earnings surge with a record total of 81,126,048 dollars, aided by an extra dividend of one percent. Public reaction mixed as prices fluctuated and overall shares drifted lower.

New York U. S. Steel Steel Quarterly Kats International Group U. SS Yu Wo ALT & T Co & NW Nor N.Y Ty Pern

Market Letter Notes Wheat Decline and Rust Fears

Northwestern markets failed to rally and pressured prices lower despite a late spike. Bullish crop rumors from the Northwest and Manitoba rust reports threaten North American supply for foreign demand. Corn rose on hot weather and tight supply. oats weakened as cash houses hedged and exporters maintained heavy clearances.

Chicago North South Dakota Manitoba Northwest North America Commission House

Market Report on Hay and Straw Prices in St Louis

July 26 report shows clover mixed No 1 at 9.50 to 10.50, old mixed No 1 at 10 to 11, old clover mixed good No 2 at 10, timothy heated No 1 at 10 to 10.60, No 2 around 10, high No 1 at 18, alfalfa no-grade at 7.50, straw steady at 6.50 per ton. Also lists government bond and coupon details with various registered notes.

ST. Louis

Market Receipts Hit By Extreme Heat Sales Tempo

In scorching weather the market Tuesday saw twenty loads of hay straw corn and oats arrive and move quickly. A Marblehead farmer reported wheat and oats being threshed with yields about 10 to 20 bushels per acre while hog prices stayed steady in the livestock market. Hay and straw lots sold at varied per ton prices with oats and corn sold per bushel at multiple rates.

Marblehead

Local Markets Prices for Hay Grain and Livestock

Prices paid for hay and grain including No 2 hard wheat at 112. corn 73 7Se. oats 30 3Kc. Baled hay and straw prices listed with alfalfa, timothy, mixed, and clover. Milling product prices from Knollenberg Milling Co. Hog quotations by car lot and wagon load, with weights and prices. Retail poultry and egg prices, hides, live stock, and New York money market figures noted.

Knollenberg Milling Company Graham Lsran

Property rights in age fish pit McGee Creek case

McGee Creek Levee and Drainage District officials face a ruling over fish ownership after a drainage ditch overflowed a stocked pond. Judge Higbee sustained a demurrer that no party holds title to fish except the catcher, while overruling objections to claims of water pumping and obstructions. The decision centers on whether the fish belong to the landowners or the catchers, with Talbert of Chambersburg pursuing damages.

Pittsyfield McGee Creek Higbee de Miurrer E. B. Talbert Chambersburg Ed Kk Dennis Wade Irving McGee Irving Talbert Anderson Matthews William and Barry Mumford Irving and Opal St. John Fanny Ransom Independence Ben Hirsheimer Miss St. John St. Louis Ernest Gose Honolulu Kinderhook San Diego Ingalls Ferry Mr. Ingalls Charles Dustin Urbana D Pittsfield Edward Dovocy Beardstown Dorothy Maxine Jacksonville Guy Wubbard Glenn Springfield Margery Binns Elizabeth Dutton Macomb State Normal Florence Grigsby Frank Lewis I. A. Chamberlain St. Paul Hanley Paul Working Augusta Pittsfield Friendly Harold Roberta Albert Snell San Antonio Texas Disciples Church D. N. Wetzel

Hancock probate notes list guardianship filings and estate actions

In Hancock County probate notices guardianship actions include Cora Campbell guardian final receipts and discharge order for Mabel Campbell Frankie Campbell and Georgia Campbell also Carrie Stockton guardian report for Virgil Gibson minor with real estate inventory of 40000 Marion H Mosey sheriff appointed guardian for John M Hart minor. John O L Miles estate file for probate with Trude Miller executrix and no bond. EM N Lincoln estate filed for probate. Household furniture bequeathed to Margate and other provisions for the widow and heirs.

Mabel Campbell Frankie Campbell Georgia Campbell Cora Campbell Guardian Virgil Gibson Carrie Stockton EL Maddox Maddox Jom M. Hart Marion HL Mosey Haneck County John OL Milles Isas John Sample H. Perris Trude Miller EM N Lincoln Weil Margate Eoin Fer Dart

Lima Community Resumes Activities With Picnics and Church Services

Local events include Zeta class serving ice cream and cake to boost funds, Miss Jane Ensminger returning home, and Wm. Stuart visiting family as county recorder race support grows. Upcoming schedule features Rocky Run Methodist quarterly meeting with Dr. Flinigan, a big church picnic August 1, and Billy B. Butler tent show moving to Marcelline after a Lima run. Lieut. Hugh F. King of Quincy to present moving pictures at Tioga M E church Saturday night.

Jane Ensminger Macomb Lima Zeta Christian Church Wm. Stuart Quincy J. Stuart Methodist Church Stuart W. E. Leach Stein The Rocky Run Methodist Church Flinigan Billy B. Butler Marceline Butler Iowa City Warsaw Marshal Bennett Hugh F. King of Quincey Tioga M. E Hugh Rocky Run White

Prairie Church Progress and Local News Highlights

Prairie at 2 o'clock discusses Methodist church improvements including a white church with a concrete porch and vestibule, seating refinished, parsonage painted, and a push to complete the work led by W. D. Best and others. Also reports dinner hosts Leeper family, Alberta Leeper’s burn injuries from a rope incident, Lloyd Ensminger leaving for Bloomington, and upcoming fried chicken dinner and fish puppet at the Christan church picnic on Aug. th.

W. D. Best Quincy Helen Barber Frances Los Angeles Cal Leeper Alberta Leeper Bert Leeper Alberta Sunny Lloyd Ensminger Lloyd John Ensminger Bloomington Ensminger Coatsburg Christan Church

Texas Wonder Cure Advertisement

The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles and regulate bladder issues in children. It dissolves gravel and helps diabetes, rheumatism, and back pains. Priced at $1 by mail from Dr. E W Hall, St Louis, MO. testimonials available.

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