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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
3
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Heavy selling pressure in wheat dominated trade amid prospects of new crop movement and ample old stock. July wheat traded around $1.02 to $1.03, September near $1.04, with European buyers offering new wheat and Britain reporting abundant stocks. Corn firmed on liberal shipments, oats supported by demand, and mixed futures across major basins in Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis with extensive car and ship counts reported.
Hogs receipts about 12,000 with bulk trading near 9.40 to 9.75. cattle 5,000. cows and heifers 5.50 to 10.00. calves 6.50 to 11.00. Sheep 5,000. lambs 9.00 to 11.50. yearlings 4.90 to 9.50. Other cities list mixed ranges for hogs, cattle, and sheep with varied receipts and steady to higher tones. East St Louis and St Louis markets show similar tonality with higher hogs and steady cattle and sheep, including specific price bands for pigs, cows, heifers, and yearlings.
New York June 15 A highly speculative session featured Inspiration Copper and American Beet Sugar hitting new records amid hefty turnover 113 000 and 42 000 shares respectively Inspiration jumped 27 percent to 5673 while Beet Sugar rose 434 to 9412 Rails recovered late and Norfolk and Western led gains Canadian Pacific and Soo showed strength Willys-Overland fell sharply on merger abandonment. total stock volume reached 570 000 shares Foreign exchange remained steady with gold imports from Canada pushing total gold movement above 50000000 Bonds were steady with total par value trades at 3725000 U S 4s fell 44 on call
Hay prices ranged from 9 to 18.50 for varieties including clover mixed timothy alfalfa and alfalfa, with graded and light mixed lots listed. Straw sold at 6.50 per ton track, wheat and oats straw described as sound and scarce.
Mercantile paper quoted at 3 3/4 to 344. bar silver at 63. Mexican dollars at 48 4. call money steady with high 3, low 2 34, closing 2 34.
Raw sugar firm centrifugal 634 cents per pound molasses 562 refined firm fine granulated 765 cents per pound in New York market.
New York on Wednesday reports a dull spot coffee market with Rio 7s at 973, Santos 4s at 1084 as prices drift on thin demand. The session shows little variation as traders await clearer cues from overseas markets and crop data.
A reader from Holdredge reports a summer cold relief with Foley's Honey and Tar. He credits the remedy for stopping his cough after two doses and says sleep improved, claiming a full recovery by following the directions.
CHICAGO June 15 Wheat opens firm then weakens as bears press selling. Export demand in Manitoba and Western cash bearish. Outside buyers uninspired except on sharp breaks. Oklahoma rains minor bullish effect. Traders advised for near term position and to use breaks in deferred deliveries. Corn exports selling quietly, terminal stocks likely to ease. Cash demand strong at Chicago. avoid excessive bearishness. July cotton shows activity as cash hedges shift to September. near term demand solid but crop prospects curb bull case.
A market summary reports steady butter creamery prices in Kansas City and New York with gains for creamery extras and higher scores. Eggs show mixed movement with steady to higher prices for various grades. Poultry prices remain mixed across regions including hens, roosters, springs, and regional fowl values, with notable quotations in St. Louis and New York markets.
Berlin reports a heavy German Austro-Hungarian counter attack against advancing Russian forces in northeastern Bukowina. They claim 1,300 Russians captured and multiple frontline positions contested. Italian front is described as unchanged with repulsed attacks on the Dolomites and Adige.
Local market receipts show twelve loads of corn and hay with all but two loads sold. Hog prices rose ten cents, while other prices held. Corn: five loads, one at 72 cents per bushel, four at 71 cents. Loose hay: three loads, two at 12.50 per ton, one price not given. Baled hay: two loads, one at 14.50 per ton, other no price. Hides and animal product prices listed, with varied figures for green hides, cured calves, horses, glue, wool, and tallow among others.
Prices paid for hay and grain with wheat and corn futures, milling products and farm inputs. Hog, cattle, and lamb quotations from local butchers and markets, with packaged poultry, eggs, butter, and hides pricing. Regional figures reflect shipments west of the Mississippi and daily corrections by the Home Butcher Co.
Promotes The Texas Wonder remedy claiming to cure kidney and bladder troubles for men and women including rheumatism and diabetes. Advertises mail order for $1 with two months’ treatment and testimonials from St. Louis. Sold by druggists.
Ethel Spurgeon Darnell of Avon NL was granted a divorce from Rev. James Morrison Darnell who serves a three year term in Leavenworth for Mann Act violations. The court found their marriage legal in Chicago on December 12, 1911 and awarded a legal separation.
Berlin reports that many women in German mining and smelting industries now work twelve hours daily, a shift described as intensified labor with implied economic pressures and gendered labor patterns. The notice cites sources from London.
The president of the Hirschdunker labor union reports at its Berlin convention that some soldiers asked to work only night shifts so they could tend to their households and children by day.
Berlin reports a Sayville wireless says Austrian planes attacked Venice Sunday night and bombarded several other Italian towns. An Austrian June 12 report calls the raid successful.
The paper notes a claimed cure for catarrh through constitutional treatment with Mall's Catarrh Cure. It states the product works internally with blood on mucous surfaces, strengthens constitution, and promises $100 to any case it cannot cure, with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo, Ohio, sold by druggists.
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