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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1917

Page

2

Optimistic reports pull wheat down in Chicago market

Wheat prices fell six to seven cents as Kansas crop optimism clashed with a government yield estimate. July delivery weakened while corn and oats followed the broader decline. Lard liquidation and expected warehouse reports added pressure, with several price quotes and weekly totals shown for futures and shipments.

Chicago Kansas Long Commission Co UBM Tatz Tod Loon Minneapolis Winnipeg

Grain Markets Across Multiple U S Cities Report Prices

Grain price notes from St Louis Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis and Peoria dated June with bids for wheat corn and oats. No 2 red wheat ranges 2.61 to 2.98, No 2 yellow corn about 1.68, No 2 white around 1.70, and cash oats values quoted. Regional variations reflect market activity and grade distinctions across several exchanges.

St. Louia Tlouvis Stendy Chicago Kanana City Kansas City

Hay and Straw Prices Report From St Louis and Chicago

In St Louis on June 15 hay and straw markets show scarce high quality hay though demand not urgent. Ordinary and lower grades abundant. clover and alfalfa in short supply with some immediate need purchases at full value. Mixed hay 19.50 dollars per ton. timothy 14.22. clover 21?. alfalfa 20.25. Chicago reports: choice timothy 20 to 20.60. No 1 13.50 to 19.80. No 8 16 to 17. straw rye 11.50 to 12. oats 10 to 10.50.

St. Louis St. Tlouia Chicago

Corn Market Weakens After Short Covering Dip

Long Commission Co.'s Daily Market Letter reports corn prices dropping sharply after early Thursday short covering. Cash house buyers sold old crop deliveries while December holders led losses. Crop reports show no material loss from recent rains, though many areas are late. weather remains favorable for growth. Oats saw heavy selling as cash outs shifted hands. export business likely. Consequently, old corn should not face a serious shortage, though the crop will be cleaner than normal. Feed demand from now on will be moderate, with industries able to meet needs from surplus, priced attractively.

Federal Weather Bureau

Hog market rises ten cents amid mixed farm arrivals

The local live stock market advanced ten cents on hogs as eight farmers brought their goods to town. Hay and oats also moved with loose hay selling at 22.60 and 21 per ton, baled hay at 20, 22 and 23, while oats sold at 74 and 78 cents per bushel.

Local Markets Mill Prices for Hay, Wheat, Hogs and More

Local market items list prices for hay and grain including No 2 wheat 32.65, corn 1.50 to 1.70, oats 72 to 74, straw 8.00 to 8.50, hay prices 19 to 24, seed meal 1.25 to 1.78 per bushel, flour and mill products from Knollenberg Milling with high patent flour 14.20, midwestern and other flours 11.00 to 14.20, meal prices, and livestock quotes from C L & Q stockyards with hogs by weight ranges and wagon loads, plus butcher quotes and poultry, butter, hides, pelts and tallow prices from local firms.

Knollenberg Milling Copany Straigny Perent Hiara Graham L.so Blatchford Swift H. BP Mississippi River Avera Anck Brothers Davis and Cleaver Co Bolles & Rogers

Crop seed prices and planters seek equipment catalogs

Toledo market notes list prime cash prices for Clover seed at 10.90 for October and 11.63 for another run, Aisiko 911.40 for September at 11.45, and Timothy 3.60 for September at 4.06. Chicago reports nominal Nye barley, Timothy 5,508, Clover 12.17. Planters in Brazil seek catalogs of fiber working machinery.

Toledo Aisiko Timothy Brazil

Trading Shift Predominates as Leaders Move to Specialties

New York June 15 Trading shifted from the recognized leaders to specialties with volume down but a largely upward trend. Notable gains in Union Pacific Reading and motor stocks with General Motors up 4 points while United States Steel hit a high then closed lower. Total sales 925,000 shares. par value 1,740,005.

New York Union Pacific Reading General Motors Studebaker Maxwell and Chandler United States Steel Bethlehem Steels International Paper Baldwin Locomotive Continental Can A. T Loco Alchison St. P Lehigh Pac N.Y N.ilandh Nor, Pac Peoples Gas Penn Pullman Union Pac IU. S.] Steel U. S. Steel West. Union Willys-Over

Chicago and Midwestern Livestock Prices Reported

Market reports from Chicago Saint Louis Omaha and Kansas City show hog receipts around fifteen thousand in Chicago with prices around 14.40 to 16.65. cattle receipts about three thousand with native beef cattle from 6.25 to 12.70. sheep receipts near five thousand with lambs from 10.25 to 16.65. Similar rounds in St Louis Omaha and Kansas City indicate higher hogs at 15.20 to 16.75 and cattle trading in the 5 to 13 range with varied stockers calves and cows.

Chicago Millero St. Louis Jane Omha Omaha Nanean City Kansas City

Market Roundup Chicago New York Lashed Dairy Prices (June)

Markets report varied dairy and poultry quotes across Chicago Kansas City and New York on June 15 including butter creamery at 82 36% receipts 27 682 cases firsts and sums for ordinary firsts and marked cases. Kansas City lists creamery firsts 47 seconds 34 and hens broilers fowls prices. New York shows butter weak receipts 9 122 creamery extras and firsts 364% with cheese unsettled receipts 8 924 and live poultry notes.

Chicago Springs Kansas City New York

Texas Wonder Cure for Kidney and Bladder Troubles

An old Texas patent medicine ad promotes Texas Wonder by Dr. E. W. Hall. It claims to cure kidney and bladder issues, gravel, back pain, rheumatism, and irregularities, with children’s bladder regulation. Sold by druggists or mailed for 1.60, with testimonials available on request.

Texas Wonder E. W. Hall Olive St. Louia Rugsizts

Precincts Revised by Hancock County Board

Hancock county board of supervisors adopts resolutions to establish additional voting precincts in townships with more than 450 voters from the 1916 general election. Precincts and voting places are detailed for Harmony, St Albans, Dallas, Warsaw, and other townships, with names of judges and locations in each precinct. A countywide Good Heads Day is planned, and staff salaries and coal contracts are set. Bridges and roads funding and work are listed across multiple townships.

Denver St. Albane O. O. F. Hall West Point Stillwell Improvement Co Stillwell Dallas Engine House Dallas City del High Calusa Warsaw Main Street 6Th Street Sixth Street Gold Fellows Building City Store House Wallace Building City of Augusta Enos Campbell William McFarland C. E. Dawkins T. F E. Burner Co. O. Pitney Webster St. Mary’s Ed Lembach Oscar Mackey C. Co. Huddleston H. S. Kendall M. W. Cain John Melvin Hancock O. B. Turner Calvin Huey Harry Spangler Fountain Green Charles Saigh B. V. Lenix Frank Crabill LaHarpe I. IF. Land J. W. Scott Carthage Samuel Vanhove D. S. Strader D. D. Meaux J. W. Everhart J. F. Kirkpatrick A. C. Williams Pilot Grove H. A. Moore W. W. Hendrix R. R. Loomis Durham D. J. Niley H. N. Blythe J. G. Riel Jacob Balsley J. C. Moine Wilson Snyder Adelbert High William Riley Douglas Zern Pontoosuc J. S. Massie Ed Longshie William Liskey Walker Conraad Jingst Ralph Ensminger William H. Linnenburger Wrythe Charles Koehler B. R. McMahan Louis Jagels Montebello Robert Hall Len Higby A. C. Barnes Fred Twesten M. C. Warder C. B. Marshall Sonora Joel Wolfenberger J. A. Christy George Boegrer Appanoose I. C. Ferguson Welsh O. A William F. Hertenstein J. P. Beckman Hancock County Reu Fisher Waigh Board of Review Springfield Peerless Court House LaHarpe Township McDonough Banks

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