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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1917

Page

10

Rains Shortfall Uplifts Corn Prices on Chicago Market

Disappointment over rains in the southwest drives corn futures higher amid unsettled closing prices. Wheat and oats gain while investors purchase on a hopeful outlook in central states. rains in Canada offer counterbalance as winter wheat receipts lag behind last year. Market reports include regional car lots, shipm ents, and price quotes across Chicago and other markets.

Chicago Northwest North Dakota South Dakota Canada Long Commission Co York Ee Bott Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Local Market Prices for Mill Products and Livestock

Readable listings show mill product pricing from Hey and Grata to KMnollenberg Milling. Includes flour types, bran, meal, molasses, dairy feeds, and digesters, plus live animal quotes for hogs, cattle, sheep, and poultry from C. Ls. & Q. stock yards and local handlers with varied weight ranges and per cwt or per head figures.

Seed Market Prices and Sugar Market Firm

In Chicago and New York on July 27, market listings show seed prices for Clover Timothy and Alsiko with monthly figures for prime cash and futures from August to March. New York sugar markets report centrifugal at 6.77 and molasses at 5.89 with refined grades firm.

New York

Corn and oats market letter notes bullish corn cash demand

Long Commission Co reports corn buying from the southwest lifting prices in the market. Cash corn strength supports values though local demand outstrips receipts. Oats rise with corn as offerings stay limited and domestic threshing shows heavy yields. weekend cash demand improves with outside buyers and shippers.

Northweast Canada

New Hay Sells for 12 in City Market

Hogs on the local live stock market remained steady on Thursday. Two loads of new hay were brought in and sold for 12 a ton. One load of corn sold for 1.80 a bushel. Quata came in one load and sold for 65 cents a bushel.

Dullness Record Falls as Exchange Shows Weak Turnout

New York July 27. Stock market dullness breaks records with barely £90,000 shares traded. Steel and war issues dominate, St Paul dividend cut to 2 percent prompts decline then quick rally, U S Steel fluctuates, bonds irregular with modest gains. Mercantile paper, metals prices, and foreign exchange show muted activity amid overall lackluster trading.

New York Taore St. Paul Japan South America Liberty U. S

Livestock Market Totals From St Louis to Omaha

Receipts across St Louis Chicago Kansas City and Omaha show hogs, cattle and sheep trading with steady to mixed demand. Prices range for hogs from about 14.75 to 15.95, cattle from 5.25 to 18.90, and sheep with lambs around 9 to 16 dollars, reflecting regional shifts and bulk sales.

St. Louie Louis Chicago Kanaan City Kansas City Omaha

Hancock County Graduates Hamed

One hundred twenty five boys and girls finish eighth grade work in Hancock County.

Hancock County Hamed Carthage Farts Natis Ag la Harpe Gilead Frank Brant Lyle Melvin Bradshaw Delphene Pocock Elm Grove Ruby Ingstrom Rena Ingstrom Oak Hill Lawrence Traser Beulah Helmers Tarman Gladys Cassingham Durham Township Fairview Helen Garrett Tiiton Vivian Symmonds Charlie Bertschi Center Sylvia Hots Leslie A. Jones Crescent Catherine Hogan Narvoo Nauvoo Clyde Stratton Edgar Rahn Walter Hobba Charles Bechtold Sonora EM Mott Mildred Schneider Ogden Anna Boerner Central Carol Golden Christy Leoma Barth Rock Creek Dourgias Marie Kelly Jefferson Meryl Shepherd Ralph Fry Ferrs Naomi Emmett Anna Ward Lafayette Genevieve Dighton Pitot Grove Township Forest Hill Lowell Butler Madison Fred Dobson Burnaide Alma Stdum Laura Skinner Hiverett Dorothy Bessie Barr Marguerite Noland Fountain Green Township Engle Strickley Barker Ellen Barker Ellen M. Watson George Smith Maude Greeniz Hickory Grove Margaret Schwerer Hancock Township Woodville Ray Rings Carthage Township Pleasant Valley Herman Swain Mount Zion Marie Blan Alley Dale Roy Eckmefer Vernon Wear

James Biery Dies After Keokuk Hospital Injuries

James Reeder Biery, age unknown, died Thursday morning July 26 at 9 oclock in a Keokuk hospital from injuries sustained in an incident described as a gun related event. The report notes his passing follows prior injuries and marks the end of a young man linked to the Carthage area.

Young Man Keokuk Hospital Chili Hazel Dell Violet Retd Comax Albert Keokuk James Reeder Biery

Markets Show Mixed Butter and Produce Trade Across Cities

Chicago reports butter and creamery prices with receipts of 11 190 cases and 27 4233 for firata 80 percent 32 percent ordinary firsts. Potatoes receipt 35 cars. Virginia barrels 404.35 and Kentucky sacks 101.25. Kansas City lists creamery firsts 84 seconds 3 packing 33. poultry roosters 1643, broilers 20. New York on July 27 notes unsettled butter receipts 6 836 and creamery prices with 92 score extras 89 firsts 87 33 percent seconds 86 37 percent. Market sees irregular eyes and dressed poultry dull. chickens 18 26 fowls 15 47 36 turkeys 13 47 33. Coffee futures quoted September 7 78, December 97 88.

Omaka Omatia Pinneape Minneapolis Louis Haines City Kansas City Peoria Cotn Recelpta J SB New York Millag Producta Kmnollenberg Swift H. B Mississippi River Choice Hough Colbu Anck Srothera Davis and Cleaver Co Bolles & Rogera Chicare Chicago Virginia Kentucky Kansas Springs Kanaan City Tae Creamery

Funeral services set for James Blerz in local city

The body was brought to his home for funeral services today at three o'clock at the residences with burial at Moss Ridge cemetery. James leaves a father Grant Blerz and siblings Gertrude Lucille Orville George. Relatives from Springfield and Wichita note visits and returns, including J B Brown and Mrs Susan McAnulty.

Moss Ridge James Grant Blerz Gertrude Lucille Orville George R. H. McAnulty Springfield Susan McAnulty J. B. Brown McAnulty Wichita J. B. Risse J. D. Miller Beger Reimbola Nauvoo

Visitors and Travels From Town to Nearby States

Green City residents and visitors are listed with recent travels including Paul Riggins returning from Colorado, Virgil Roberts and Rosa Smart visiting Wyaconda, Dr. IT ML Roberts, Neal Schuster and Aaron Schuster in town, J C Bond joining a chautauqua in Cooperstown, Bessie Porter and Bernice Cosby visiting relatives in Moberly, Ella Davis visiting Pennsylvania, Nora Miller from Idaho, and the Singleys visiting Quincy with relatives.

Green City Paul Riggins Colorado Virgil Roberts Rosa Smart Wyaconda ML Roberts Neal Schuster Bay City Texas Aaron Schuster J. C. Bond Cooperstown N. D Nora Miller Idaho R. C. Singley Quincy A. Bushong Galt Airs Hoss Scoggins

Harvest News From Durham Missouri

Duram area updates report D Johnson shipped stock Monday and farmers are busy in harvest. Oats are good and turning out well. Mrs. John Sanders and Mrs. J. B. Cranmer visited in Quincy Monday. Several residents visit relatives in nearby towns over the weekend. D. E. Briscoe worked on painting the Baptist church.

Durham D. Johnson John Sanders J. B. Cranmer Quincy Annie Garkie Ruth Shires W. H. Briscoe Oklahoma Virgil Blythe la Grange A. Slaters Mead Cannon Stanley Douley Killebrew John Bolten Nelsonville Sam Morton Ross Dodge la Gelle Stanley Killebrew Goldie Slater Airs Bua Shackleford L. L. Leach J. H. Roberts Davis Briscoe Loreta Roberts John Nelson D. E. Briscoe Baptist Church

Marblehead Notes Include Catfish Death and Harvest News

Sunday after a fishing trip George Hickerson and John Mortar killed a large catfish after watching it struggle in Mil Creek. Oscar Ruyle and A Zimmerman report large catches in afill Creek. Rex Ruyle returns home from Yhessing hospital after appendectomy by Dr. E J Gabriel. Wheat is good. threshers delayed by rain. Fred Brickman reports early potatoes thriving.

Marblehead III George Hickerson John Mortar Mil Creek Oscar Ruyle A. Zimmerman Afill Creek Rex Ruyle Frank Ryle Yhessing Hospital E. J. Gabriel Fayson Fred Brickman Here

For Sale 159 Acre Winds Farm With Cottage Orchard and Water

advertisement seeks a Quincy buyer for a 159 acre Winds area farm with a seven room frame house, barn and orchard. It features native shade trees, good drainage, tiled fields, a near lake and running water, one half mile gravel road to town, and proximity to railroads. The owner notes recent sales at 150 dollars an acre and promotes a widow’s investment with potential tenant farmers and Bradley estate connections.

Quincy Bradley Ifiness

Red Cross Society Seeks Headway In Quincy Chapter

Al Rice praises the finds as he helps dig them. A meeting of the local Red Cross is set for Friday evening July 27 at A. N. Long’s residence. The group organized last Monday night with twenty one members on the books under the Quincy chapter direction.

al Rice Red Cross Society A. N. Long Quincy

Shelbyville F F Orchestra ice cream in the park

Shelbyville Missouri chapter of the F K E O will serve ice cream in the park next Saturday afternoon and evening. Harry Hale of Little Rock Arkansas stopped for a few days visit with friends en route home from Chicago Mr and Mrs A C Glover and two children were mentioned among the readable fragments.

F. KE. O Harry Hale Little Rock Ark Chicago A. C. Glover

Local residents return from visits and recoveries

Dren and Miss Neva Feeley came home after a two week visit with Mr. Grover’s father in Rogersville Missouri. Mr and Mrs C B Lawrence return from six weeks in Rochester Minnesota after operations and plan to sell or reopen their restaurant. Frank Drake recovers from appendicitis operation.

Dren Miss Neva Feeley Mra Grover Rogersville Mra. C. B. Lawrence Rochester Minn Enders Frank Drake

Proposed Disk Shield Guns for Torpedo Protection

A plan to defend ships from torpedoes uses special guns firing whirling disks that intercept the approaching weapon and disrupt its path. The disks are projected as a protective screen to reduce damage to vessels at sea.

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