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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1917
Page
10
Wheat futures jumped as traders bought small lots, with a peak rise of 22c a bushel before a sharp pullback to $2.06 for July and $1.91 for September. Cash wheat was steadier, while corn and oats rose modestly. Government plans to safeguard growers and high prices to spur production were noted amid ongoing weak weather and tempered export optimism.
From St Louis and St Clair district markets on June 2 reports show wheat prices for July and September varying, with No 1 and No 2 grades cited and mixed firm to higher tones. Corn No 2 and white varieties listed with bids around fractions of a dollar, rye steady, oats firm, and regional quotations from Minneapolis and Kansas City also noted.
Fragmentary oat and hay prices show mixed alfalfa and timothy demand with receipts of 079 tons and shipments totaling 76 tons. References to prices around 8 dollars for straw and 21 dollars for timothy appear, with Chicago market activity and assorted grade notes.
Toledo seed market notes Clover Seed bids prime cash 11.20 for October 11.70 for December. Rati erie cash 11.00 for September 11.60 for? up price irregular entry. Additional stone grain? prices 3.70 and 4.12 for September and others.
The Daily Chronicle reports that the government may grant immunity to all Sinn Fein prisoners to foster a favorable atmosphere ahead of the home rule convention. The piece notes Sinn Fein representatives will be present, with an aside on parrots taught to talk by phonograph.
The Long Commission Company notes hedge limits prevent elevator men and millers from protecting purchases of wheat. Without hedging, they must lower prices to farmers to avoid losses, leaving producers to bear the risk. Government price controls are deemed failures and unfair to producers. the piece asks who loses when hedging is blocked.
The Local live stock market Saturday quoted hog prices ten cents higher. Seven farmers brought their products to the city. Corn arrived in three loads selling at 1.67 a bushel. Three loads of oats sold for 72 cents a bushel. One load of baled straw went for 8 dollars a ton.
Market notes show hay and grain prices including No 2 wheat at 2.50, corn 1.50, oats 0.70, baled straw 7.50, alfalfa hay 22, millet seed 1.25 per bushel. Milling prices list flour types with patent and graham flour, bran per cwt, shipstuffs 2.40, corn meal 3.90, shelled corn 1.30, linseed meal 2.56, calf meal 4.40, Swifts meat scraps 4.10, and various feeds. Hog and cattle quotes from C L & Q stock yards cover weights 100–300 lb with prices from 12.60 to 16.75, plus calves, fat cattle, and sheep. Poultry and eggs prices from Davis and Cleaver Co include hens 16c, spring chickens 27-29c, ducks 10-28c, eggs 30c, butter 22c. Hides, tallow, wool, and other farm products listed with process terms and small adjustments.
Sloan's Liniment offers fast relief for rheumatism pains and aches with a clear liquid formula easy to apply. It penetrates quickly, surpassing plasters or ointments, and helps with gout toothache back ache and other external pains. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
Irregular heavy trading on Saturday with profit taking and holiday ahead. St Paul and grangeres led declines while motors and equipment dropped. U S Steel and sugars showed uneven moves. Bank reserves contracted with a $79.56 million drop in actual reserves and near $100 million decline in local federal bank reserves. Bond market uneven with U S and Panama issues selling off modestly.
Chicago and St Louis cattle hogs and sheep receipts list mixed prices and limited demand. Hogs receipts around 600 to 2,600 head with varied quotes from heavy to light. cattle receipts near 2,600 with steady to uneven values. sheep receipts about 4,900 with weak to steady tones. Prices show calves and yearlings at modest gains amid fluctuating demand and market activity.
Market reports from New York and Chicago detail mixed dairy receipts and prices. Butter and cheese show weakness in New York with lighter demand, while poultry led by fowls and turkeys remained subdued. Potatoes and refined sugar offer varied price movements amid steady coffee activity and light summer trading.
Berlin reports a surprise German attack along a 1000 yard front northeast of Soissons captured Portuguese troops on the western front. The war office confirms prisoners were taken. The German notice marks the first official acknowledgment of Portuguese combat on the western front despite prior American reports.
A sermon argues the nation must rise to duties and sacrifice amid war risk. It warns against ease and complacency, urging citizens to uphold just rights, resist entangling alliances, and embrace spiritual resolve through hardship and battle if needed.
Frank A. Vanderlip president of National City Bank told the Merchant's association that the 2 billion loan is only the start and that employers should help employees subscribe. He warned America will need funds never dreamed of and urged thrift and national investment through future savings to win the war.
Ottawa reports Premier Borden asked opposition leader Sir Wilfrid Laurier to help form a coalition ministry. He would let Laurier name half the members and grant liberals equal authority on administration. If voluntary enlistment fails, compulsory service may follow. Laurier promised a Sunday reply. Only Conservatives and Liberals would be recognized. nationalists unlikely to join.
Plainville and Lima win high honors in a long list of names including Siegel Vernon Miller Cyrene Wills and many residents from Liberty North Front and Riverside townships. The roster features numerous individuals across townships such as Keene Liberty Metrane and Ore Adair with ages and family connections implied in the compiled record.
A long list of drug stores and related shops across multiple towns is presented for sale or advertisement. The items include numerous business names such as Brown & Mays Drug Co Augusta Samuel Gordon Camp Point Knox City La Grange Hannibal Edina Morris Drug Co and more, indicating a regional sale listing.
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