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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
3
Public notice from The Quinsy Whig in Quincy Tl provides mailing and telephone contact details for editorial and business offices. It instructs readers to report irregular delivery to the office and notes postal and carrier procedures for morning Whig orders and service inquiries.
Chicago traders reacted to a British naval clash with Germany, sending wheat prices down sharply on Friday. July futures closed around $1.03 and September near $1.05, with corn oats and provisions also retreating amid heavy speculative selling and ample warehouse stocks.
Chicago market receipts for cattle hogs and sheep show mixed to weak demand with moderate price ranges. At St Louis and East St Louis prices mostly hold with slight softness. Kansas City reports steady demand across cattle and sheep with modestly varied prices.
New York money markets show mercantile paper at 3 percent. Silver price at 6473 cents per ounce. Mexican dollars quoted at 4931 cents. Call money ranges with highs at 3 percent and lows at 2 1/4 percent, with clearing rates around 2 3/4 percent.
The New York stock market surged early then fell as rumors against entente allies circulated during a late session. Gains appeared in rails and auto and rubber issues before a broad liquidation moved prices down. Overland and Willys showed contrasting moves with volume at 715000 shares. Government and corporate bonds traded unevenly amid holiday effects and gold imports from Canada.
New York reports butter unsettled with creamery prices around 30 to 31 3/4 cents, eggs firm with firsts and extra firsts near 24 cents, hennery whites 26 to 27 cents, cheese easing with fresh state specials around 43 to 44 cents. Chicago lists butter 26 to 29 cents, eggs mixed with firsts 20 to 21 and ordinary firsts near 18 to 20 cents, poultry steady, potatoes up with white varieties at 9 to 10 dollars per 100 pounds. St Louis shows poultry prices with hens around 15 to 16 cents and springs 28 to 38 cents, butter about 29 cents, eggs near 1 to 2 cents, Kansas City reports butter around 29 cents with various egg and poultry quotes.
The farmers are busy again after rains. Ground is being ploughed for corn, some corn planted, and more ploughed. Weather is expected to favor a big crop. Friday brought 14 loads of diverse products sold. hogs steady. Hay and oats prices listed. corn prices cited.
Bradstreets notes feverish buying subsides into a steady large volume of business as the between seasons approaches. Domestic steel demand softens while foreign demand supports industry and wages stay high. Warm weather aids retail trade and general activity continues at a brisk pace. Weekly bank clearings total 3,958,412,000.
In Chicago on June 3 the market shows a shift with bears maintaining control in wheat as holiday activity leaves cash demand weak and shorts as main buyers. Crop news remains bullish but trade interest lags over large US and Canadian supplies and ample farm reserves. Corn mirrors wheat with more short covering and slow demand as the southwest handles most shipments. Oats stay easy with moderate demand and cash buyers more active. outlook improves though not matching last year’s record.
June 3 market report lists hay varieties with prices for clovermixed timothy alfalfa and No 2 light mixed at 15 to 17.50 per ton, No 3 at 11.14, old alfalfa at 9 to 10, good No 2 at 17.50, ordinary No 1 at 18.50 to 19, and straw scarce and firm at 6.50 per ton track for sound wheat or oats.
Prices paid for hay and grain, milling products, and livestock. Includes ranges for hay like timothy and alfalfa, wheat and corn prices, hog and cattle quotes, dressed poultry, butter, hides, and wool from local merchants and markets.
New York reports market notes on June 8 with Bat Sugar at 633, molasses 556, refined steady and fine granulated 765. On June 3 spot coffee Wahet and rig Ts tol santos listed at 107s.
More than 1,000 mines, including 535 English 61 French and 193 German, washed ashore along Holland's coasts. Most came from the Scheldt estuary area as drifting anchored mines. Dutch destroyers patrol routes to Holland America liners and engines fire at a mine near Scheveningen.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder issues in men and women and regulate children's bladder troubles. It promises dissolution of gravel and relief from diabetes, rheumatism, and back pain. A one small bottle provides two months of treatment. testimonials are available. Send $1.00 for mail order from Dr. E W Hail, St Louis, Missouri. merchants may stock it.
A French mine washed ashore off Schouwen in Zealand explodes when dragged by five fishermen, killing them. Another mine near Domburg kills nine onlookers in a premature blast, with material damage. Officials refuse formal compensation though unofficial grants aid the ruined homes. Dutch seafarers grow accustomed to the peril at sea.
Letters of administration issued to Robert C. Hughes for the Eliza J. Hughes estate. Bond approved at 16000 dollars. Edward Hopke named guardian for the Herbert, George, Lulu and Edith Oblander estate. Bond approved at 7400 dollars.
Theodore Chester Poling of Quincy and Catherine Elizabeth Montgomery of Quincy obtained marriage licenses.
Advertisement describes Sloan's Liniment as best for drafts, neuralgia, stiff neck, sore muscles, neuralgic headaches, and neuritis. It claims rapid relief through improved circulation, leaving a tingling warmth and enabling quiet rest. Priced at 25 cents at druggists.
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