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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
10
Mixed Friday readings show prices for produce and markets with figures for several regions. Listings include Northwest Car Lots and Chicago Car Lots with Friday and last year comparisons, plus primary movements and shipments data across ports and regions.
The market letter notes corn buying in small lots with later short covering lifting prices about 6 cents from Thursday's lows. Bullish factors include unfavorable Iowa rains and stronger cash demand, with some corn 20 to 245 cents higher than Monday. July and August pullback after profit taking.
A fragmented market snapshot shows corn price quotes from Chicago Saint Louis Omaha Minneapolis and Peoria with various grades including No 2 white No 3 white No 4 white No 2 mixed and yellow futures and spot levels. Notable points include June quotes and differing bids across cities with prices around 1.3 to 2.6 dollars and assorted percentages for standards and whiteness.
The market tone softened at the New York Stock Exchange as traders awaited clearer war news. Analysts note a better base in industrial issues with declines likely complete and recommend buying strong names like Steel and Anaconda Copper, plus good motors, on any uptick.
A brief market rundown from Chicago and St Louis shows varied price quotes for hides and animal materials. Wet salted and dry hides are listed with No 1 and No 2 grades, while dry firnt and salted cull prices, as well as inedible or auxiliary items like glue and pony, appear with day specific amounts. Also included are miscellaneous oddities such as horse hides and small lot valuations with regional reference to southern horse hides price adjustments.
City market yard saw its largest day of trading in over a year with 43 wagon loads of farm products. Prices included 11 loads of loose hay at 13 per ton, 2 loads loose timothy at 15 per ton, 2 loads baled hay at 13 per ton, 2 loads at 14 per ton, 2 loads baled timothy at 15 per ton, 9 loads corn at 145 per bushel, 8 loads oats at 64 cents per bushel and 4 loads at 65 cents, plus one load baled oats straw at 8 per ton.
Local market report lists prices paid by Nuellenbergilling Co for hay and grain, mill products from Knolenberg Milling Co, and live stock quotes. Includes wheat, corn, oats, various hays, mill feed items, hog and pig prices, dressed poultry, hides, wool, and butter, with delivery in Quincy and yard quotations from Bolles & Rogers.
Seed market notes in Toledo show Clover seed at 18 dollars prime cash with Oct delivery and 14.15 for earlier cash. Alsike seed priced at 14 dollars cash. Timothy seed listed prime cash at 8.82 percent for Sept with shading into Oct at 93.9244 and Dec at 3.97 percent, then March at 4.05.
New York June 8 Secretary McAdoo proposes doubling war taxes next year while the government tightens iron and steel control. The move contributes to a market sag in war shares with mixed activity in motors and leathers. U S Steel closed near unchanged. Total sales 545,000 shares. Liberty bonds firm but dull on operations.
Chicago hog receipts 11,000 open 25c higher, close 10 15c lower. cattle receipts 2,000 active, beef cattle from 12 to 17.75. sheep receipts 6,000 steady to strong with lambs up to 20.25. Similar actions reported in St Louis, Kansas City, Sioux City, Omaha, St Joseph, and Indianapolis markets with varied hogs, cattle, and sheep pricing.
New York market notes show Rutter-Firm receipts 15 917 tabs with creamery higher than extras 436444 and various firsts and packing stock metrics. Chicago reports Krees-Higsher receipts 14 648 cases with firsts data, potatoes up, Texas Louisiana yields and bulk Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan at 1.10 1.20. Kansas City reports butter and poultry unchanged, Eggs firsts at 28 and seconds 24, Arkansas notes varied butter and stock conditions.
A fragmentary diary entry recounts a confrontation with a dog dealer. The speaker notes the dog bit him after an insult and claims the dog was cross eyed, reflecting chaotic narration and unclear details.
Sunday services notices must be submitted to The Whig office by 6 o'clock Friday evening for publication.
Grace Methodist at Lind and Fifth offers Sunday school at 9:30 and morning service at 10:30 with Epworth League at 7:00. Rev G L Losh preaches at 10:30 and Rev Frank Lathrop of Camden delivers the evening sermon. Vermont Street group hosts 9:15 Sunday school and 10:30 services with 7:30 Junior and 7:00 McWorth Leagues and 8:00 evening sermon by Rev G L Losh. Bethel Jefferson Twelfth proffers German service at 9:15 and 10:30 Sunday school with 7:30 Epworth League and 8:00 evening service led by Rev Emil Goetz. Kentucky Street at Eighth, Rev D B Wahl leads 9:15 Sunday school and 10:30 service with 7:30 League.
Central Baptist at Fourth Street 9 13 morning 10 45 noon 3 30 Vermont Street church 3 30 preaching 10:45 7:45 Beadles and Beadles? Cawthorne at Immanuel Chapel Cedar and Twenty second Sunday school 3 00 Young People's meeting and gospel services Eighth and Elm Rev S M Duke pastor morning 11 00 Sunday school 2 30 Women’s Mission 7 evening 7 30
Christian Church at Ninth and Broadway led by Pastor Endres holds church school at 9:15 a m. and morning service at 10:30 a m with Y P S C E at 7 and evening service at 8. Evening topic. A Friend of the World But an Enemy to God. East End site at Twenty-fifth and High streets with Pastor Mauck at 633 Oak street offers 9:30 Sunday school and a special Christian Endeavor program at 7:30 p m.
Cathedral of St John on Seventh and Hampshire lists Dean W O Cone as priest with Holy Eucharist at 7 30 and 11 o'clock. Good Shepherd on Twelfth between Maine and Hampshire, W M Gamble in charge offers Matins 7, Holy Communion 7 20, church school 12 39, Holy Eucharist choir at 31 o'clock. St Alban Chapel at Spruce and Twenty second, W M Gamble in charge, church school and Bible class at 4, preaching at 4 30.
Congregational at Twelfth and Maine with Rev. George A. Buttrick holds Sunday school at 9 45 and morning worship. Vesper services at five. Christ Church at Twelfth and State with Rev. B R Bauman offers Sunday school at 9 1 2, morning service at 10 30, evening service at 8, and Y P S C E at 7 30.
The First Church of Christ Scientist at Highteenth and Vermont lists Sunday school at 9 45, Sunday services at 11, and Wednesday evening meeting at 8. Free reading rooms are on the Wells building first floor, open weekdays 10 am to 5 pm. Morning subject is God, the Only Cause and Creator.
Rev. RH Hartley D D pastors the Presbyterian church located at Broadway and Eighth. Sunday school begins at 9 15 morning services at 10 30 Christian Endeavor at 7 evening services at 8. A children day program with baptism and cross decoration is set for 10 30. An Everyone s song service with a brief sermon closes the day.
The notice lists service times and locations for Lutheran, Evangelical, Unitarian, and United Brethren congregations including St. Jacobi Jer. and others. It includes Sunday school hours, Bible classes, sermons, and youth groups at churches on Waasah Ington Jersey Twelfth Ken tucky Monroe Ninth Ninth State and other streets.
Listing of live poultry with weights and pricing includes hens at 251g, cocks and stags around 20 percent, turkeys in several categories from hens to toms, ducks and spring ducks, geese, and Guinea chickens priced at 5 dollars per hour. Large spring chickens priced at 50 cents and small at 40 cents.
On June market, demand is light with few outside buyers. Draft horses bring about 250 to 280 dollars, eastern chunks 140 to 185, farm mares 125 to 49265, southern farm mares 100 to 200, southern horses 115 to 130, medium 71 to 110, cheap 35 to 416. Mules market quiet. 16 to 16.5 hands around 200, 15 to 16 hands 140 to 225, 14 to 14.32 hands 90 to 135, 12 to 12.5 hands 50 to 125.
New York based Bradstreet's reports government domination across many industries and trade lines with widespread favorable crop projections. It notes commandeering of iron and steel wool and heavy leather as established, and predicts further extension into textiles and food supplies and pricing. Rising difficulty securing civilian goods and materials and higher earning capacity for women add strain on supply chains. Weekly bank clearings reach $6.44088 billion.
Judge Higbee and Hon. Williams return from Chicago after State Bar meeting. Penstone heads to Peoria for Grand Army encampment. Sunday school will observe children’s day with a full program. Rev Henry Schutz conducts services at the German Methodist church. Faye Eagle trains in Peoria while home visit continues. Griffith and Shaw wed in Griggsville. justice Kendrick officiates. War savings stamps meeting set in Hadley with leaders Capps Mooper and Caughlan speaking. Deputy Perry attends Baptist church dedication at Fleasant Hill, church cost about 20000, debt cleared. 3000 raised in 30 minutes. David Halbauer solicits funds for street oiling. downtown streets oiled. Farmers' State Bank installs new machine to balance daily deposits. Hooper campaigns for county superintendent. Pike county exemption board preps for registration day. Helen Biddle stenographs. Pietle buys six cylinder auto via Nelson agency. Arthur Hubbard visits from Springfield. Hess and McMahon in Chicago. Postmaster Bueh leaves for Lake Saranac for summer. Levee district officials Gay, Koehley, Inman visit. Mrs Wells returns from Chicago. Dr Wells heads to New York for army medical corps. Easley conducts Bank of New Canton business. Zimmerman travels to St Louis via Frank Harder’s car. Troutner returns from Hillsboro. Kesterson buys Mansion House barber shop. Whitten’s mail carrier post shifts to Cannon. Hayes Colvin ill at home but shows improvement. Pike county crop prospects look strong with corn, oats ahead and wheat larger in area.
An address to the Austrian Proletariat adopted at the Vienna congress of the German socialists of Austria reports great unrest among Austrian workers and mentions a planned general strike against the war. A Swiss dispatch says socialists warn of consequences from workers’ conviction that central powers will press on. yet the congress says circumstances do not favor a large strike.
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