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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
10
Chicago markets rallied on a heat wave with corn up 2% to 2½ cents, July at 1.42. Oats gained while provisions dipped. Cash and futures fluctuated with harvest fears and strong demand noted. Midwest receipts and export activity influenced daily quotes across Corn, Wheat, and Oats.
Knollenberg Milling Company reports hay and grain prices including wheat at 2.10 per bushel, yellow and white corn around 1.40 to 1.60, oats, rye 1.65, various hay and mill products, mixed hog prices by weight, hogs and sheep quotes, poultry and dairy items, hides and wool prices, all delivered in Quincy with multiple specific per unit figures. The list covers farm staples, milling goods, livestock, and byproduct values with conditional notes on quality and delivery.
East St Louis market reports a dull horses trade with prices for various types listed. Crare horses bring around 230 to 125 dollars, farm mares and southern types vary, while southern horses range from 75 to 130 dollars. Mules show quiet activity with prices for different heights and ages noted from 50 to 220 dollars.
On June 12 in St Louis the Timothy hay market stayed steady for No 1 to choice timothy with scarce offerings and fair local demand. Lower grades were slow but more available. Prices: No 1 23 25, standard 20 22, No 2 16 19, No 3 13 15, threshed 6 10. Clover and alfalfa show varied pricing with No 1 light clover mixed 24 02 to 24 03, heavy clover mixed No 1 17 18, No 3 14 15, Clover hay No 1 18 19, No 2 16 17, Alfalfa hay choice 27 25, No 1 24 25, standard 33 24 24, No 2 14 19. Prairie hay choice 19 20, standard 18 19, No 2 14 15 in the report. straw noted at 8 6 50.
New York markets show slight activity with no material change in essential factors. War news influences sentiment as industrials and shippings drift. total volume 375000 shares, domestic bonds firm, par value sales $4,275,000, United States old issues unchanged.
Hogs in St Louis and other markets show varied receipts and price ranges with mixed, light, and heavy categories trading around mid to upper teens. Cattle steady to lower with beef steers and calves priced from about 7.50 to 17.95, sheep active with lambs near 17 to 20 dollars, and regional highlights from Chicago Kansas City Sioux City Omaha St Joseph and East St Louis.
New York markets show butter firm with creamery receipts and various grades. eggs and cheese also noted with prices and grades. Chicago reports butter firmer, unsettled bees, and potatoes with mixed receipts. Kansas City, St. Louis, and St. Louis note unchanged butter and poultry pricing. New York raw sugar steady at 7.45 per hundred and grain prices marginally reported.
Illinois and United States crop estimates show higher 1918 figures for wheat and rye, with Illinois production at 51.6 million bushels and 193 million for another category, acreage around 4.79 million acres, and barle and clover hay figures. United States totals also rise, including 587 million wheat bushels and 1.5 billion total production, amid varied conditions and normality percentages.
A Russian embassy message to the U S state department asks the United States and allies to send an expeditionary force to Russia to repel German invaders and places it under international control to protect Russia's rights. Separately, nine thousand white draft registrants qualified for limited service were called for Tuesday by Provost Marshal General Crowder to work in the air corps and move to Vancouver to aid airplane production.
A fragmentary listing shows percentages and prices for groceries and live poultry. Items include oleomargarine grades with per pound or tub prices, assorted prints and bricks quality notes, and detailed poultry terms with prices by type such as fowls cocks hens turkeys and ducks. Dense with numbers and old currency hints, it reads like a market bulletin.
Seed Market Toledo lists Clover seed prime cash at 18 dollars. Alsike prime at 14 dollars. Timothy prime cash 3.60 with monthly futures: Sept 4.30 Oct 4.0 Dec 4 Mar 4.15. Prices reflect upcoming contract months and cash sales.
California rye and barley figures listed with nominal values and coupon notes. The page shows a government bond list for various grains and securities with coupon percentages and assorted illegible alphanumeric annotations.
W M Hook of Plymouth died Sunday at 11 in Marietta Phelps Hospital after weeks of treatment for a serious appendicitis operation. He was 55. Funeral at his Plymouth home Thursday 2:30 p.m. with Rev H R Waldo and Rev A E Cole officiating. Burial in Plymouth cemetery. Survivors include wife Nellie Hocker and children Gen, Damon, and Miss Forrest, plus two brothers and two sisters. He was a prominent Plymouth drug merchant and former hotel worker.
London dispatch from the Wireless Press says the long range cannon used to bombard Paris was invented several years earlier. A model was shown to an American general in early 1914 by Frau Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, princess owner of the Krupp works.
A letter condemns 18th century physicians for bleeding Washington four times in ten hours, calomel and blisters, claiming his death was murder by barbarians. It argues nature cures and promotes a physician who treats liver lungs stomach kidneys nerves and pelvic disorders, neuralgia, and rheumatism.
Springfield Illinois June 12 Richard Yates former governor and current aide to Attorney General Brundage has formally announced his candidacy for congressman at large from Illinois subject to the September 11 primaries Yates a Republican previously served as minority member of the state public utilities commission during Gov Dunne's term
One hundred German prisoners formerly sailors on the interned Frederick Eitel arrived at Camp Grant from Fort McPherson Georgia. They will hoe corn and potatoes at the cantonment. Fifty more German prisoners are expected later.
An ad promotes Eatonic stomach relief by H. L. Kramer for indigestion and bloating. It claims Eatonic neutralizes acids, aids digestion, and promotes appetite after meals. Dosage notes two tablets after meals, warnings against imitations, price 60 cents for a large box.
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