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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
2
A Pictorial Review pattern presents a cream colored waist in light brown silk piping. It describes a high neck with a stand collar, short sleeves at the elbows, and a front pleated into a deep belt with self-material. It notes fabric choices, cost efficiency, and cutting tips for a seamless back collar front.
George Koppenhoefer of Lake Forest and William Sneddon of Everett Illinois describe methods to double farm yields. They credit plant food, selected seed, tillage, crop rotation, lime, and manure balance supplemented by commercial fertilizer. Sneddon notes hay, corn, wheat, and oats yield gains since 1907 with improved soil management and fertilizer use.
An Illinois farmer sold last year’s wheat for a premium of ten cents per bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade, while a neighbor’s crop sold as standard quality. He credits fertilizer and improved soil practices for higher yields and plump kernels, aiming for 40 bushels per acre after drains and soil enrichment. The elevator man remarked, Whatever that man goes after he gets.
Henry Clark a West Philadelphia machinist died yesterday after leaping from a Brooklyn Bridge tower into the East River. His wife watched from a nearby pier as he fell about 185 feet, landing on his back. The incident appears tied to an attempt to gain publicity for a film career.
H L Stout of Montgomery county Indiana credits ten years of experimenting with fertilizers and crop rotations for farm profits. He argues commercial fertilizers are not harmful when paired with crop rotation and notes gains from early corn, wheat yields, clover, alfalfa and hay despite droughts and soil conditions.
Fred Redford of New Ross Indiana harvested fifty bushels of corn per acre from his second planting last year after top dressing with fertilizer. Despite a ruined first planting by storms, he used 75 pounds per acre at planting and 125 pounds later as a top dressing, accelerating maturity and boosting yield and quality. The practice, popular in the middle west, shows profitable gains even when applied after planting.
The steamship Beothic with over 200 passengers struck an iceberg off Trinity Bay Saturday night. The hull was crushed, but the ship stayed afloat and passengers were landed at Grates Cove.
Yesterday the market was quiet due to a holiday with only small hay corn and oats loads reported. Prices were slightly under those quoted previously and the Whig’s major market report was not revised this morning because holidays were observed in all cities.
A lengthy price list records current rates for wheat flour corn oats prairie hay and related products. It includes figures for loose and baled hay straw seeds and various clovers and threshed hay with multiple unit prices.
The Knollenberg Milling company reports selling prices for flour and mill products. High patent flour and straight patent flour are listed at 8.10 per unit. Hard wheat flour also 8.10. Bran priced at 27 per ton. Shipstuff 32 per ton. Corn meal priced at 2 per 100 pounds.
Market notes list wagon hogs with choice quality across weight bands from 125 to 800 pounds. Prices run from 6.85 to 7.35 dollars per hundredweight, with averages around 7.10 to 7.35 for 150 to 800 pound hogs.
Local market notes list prices from hogs to veal and cattle. Hogs heavy and choice funds quoted at 7.25 to 6.75 per hundredweight, sows and stags 6 to 6.50, steers 6 to 7, fat cattle 4 to 5, veal calves 8.60 to 9.00, bulls 4 to 6, spring lambs 7.56 to 9.00, and sheep 4 to 5 per pound.
A historical price notice lists poultry and eggs with varied rates. Hens at 13 cents, roosters 7 cents, spring chicks 19 1/2 cents, eggs at one dozen, turkeys old gobblers 9 1/2 cents, young gobblers 9 1/4 cents, hens 9 cents, geese 7 cents, ducks 10 1/2 cents per pound. Butter at 18 cents, packing stock 18 cents, choice country 25 cents.
Reported by Wm. Malambri with numerous price points for fruits and vegetables. Includes artichokes asparagus beans beets carrots cauliflower cabbage celery cucumbers cranberries eggplant endive garlic horseradish kale lettuce leeks mushrooms oyster plant parsley peppers radishes spinach shallots shives turnips tomatoes celery potatoes onions. Prices range from a few cents to around 75 cents per item or unit.
The list shows strawberries in fresh Florida supply with quart pricing, Grapes imported Almetia by the pound, pears winter from Colorado Bartletts at five cents each, grape fruit and oranges from California with per dozen and per piece rates, lemons from imported or California priced per dozen, apples western stock by box and peck, limes Jamaisa dozen at forty cents, red bananas dozen at twenty to thirty cents, Cuban pineapples extra fine at twenty-five cents each.
A fragment from Bolles and Rogers lists hides and prices. It mentions hides described as No 12c, No 2 cured hides and green hides with values such as 110. The readable portion is sparse and lacks full context.
Prices listed for tallow white grease and cooking fats as well as assorted nuts and dry goods. Includes per unit costs for walnuts almonds filberts pecans chestnuts peanuts and hazelnuts with both roasted and raw options and small quantity pricing.
Almonds Valensit per pound 76c Pecans halves per pound 7ic Walnut halves per pound 75c Popcorn shelled per pound 10c
An OCR fragment shows a small grocery ad with prices for figs and dates. Items include California figs at 10 cents per 10 ounce package and 2 cents per pound, pulled mon bons imported figs, umbrella layer imported figs, dates in bulk and Dromedary Haloch dates with prices ranging from 10 to 25 cents, suggesting a catalog of dried fruit offerings.
Hogs receipts 30,000 with mixed lots and price ranges from 6.00 to 7.85. Cattle receipts about 11,000 with beef steers selling around 7.10 to 9.30 and cows to 8.75. Sheep receipts steady to 10 cents higher with lambs near 8.50 to 11.50 and sheep 6.50 to 7.55.
In St Louis during May receipts show hogs at 56 rising to 7.95 with 86.2577 7.95 mixed and butchers at 7.80 to 7.95. Cattle receipts around 2,800 with native beef steers 7.50 to 9.25, cows and heifers 6.00 to 9.20, stockers 6.00 to 8.20. Sheep receipts 2,300 with market steady to 230 higher. clipped muttons 5.00 to 6.00, clipped lambs 9.00 to 9.76, spring lambs 10.00 to 10.50.
Omaha May 31 market notes show hogs about 8,000 head with steady to heavy demand. Prices for hogs ranged around 7.40 to 7.60 in bulk for light and heavy categories. Cattle about 3,200 head steady with steers near 7.50 and cows and heifers 6.00 to 8.10. calves 8.25 to 10.75. sheep 500 steady with yearlings 3.00 to 9.00, wethers 7.50 to 8.25, lambs 9.00.
Kansas City markets show hog receipts around 10,000 with mixed bulk prices and heavy, light ranges. Cattle drawn 6,000 with steers and cows and calves quoted. sheep listings 4,000 steady with lambs and yearlings cited. St Louis notes horses and mules trading unevenly with eastern buyers stronger and southern buyers slower. war horse and mule markets described as improving yet varied by quality and size.
At St Louis on the east side of the river May 31 hay and straw prices were steady for timothy and clover mixed, with light trading due to quiet demand and limited offerings. Prairie hay is scarce, alfalfa mixed quality variable, clover arrivals absent, and prices shown for timothy, clover mixed, straw and wheat straw.
In St Louis on May 31 prices for roots and plants range from seal at 4.10 to pink at 2.25 and snake products between 24 and 26 cents. Other items include lady slipper 16 cents, may apple 6 cents, angelica 5 cents, wahoo bark 18 cents, and blueflag 2 dollars 40 cents.
May 31 price sheet shows prime cash Clover Seed at 7.95 for October and 8.45 for October. Alsike prime cash listed at 7.85, Timothy prime cash at 2.92 with Sept and Oct 3.14 to 3.25 ranges.
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