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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
7
Chicago and regional grain prices edge higher amid record heat as corn and oats rally. July corn at 1.45, August 1.47, oats up. government temps in Ontario Des Moines cited. Cattle and hogs show modest activity with mixed futures and Reuters-like notes on receipts and shipments.
A garbled stock market summary notes activity in New York stocks including Bennett & Co and transportation and war-related securities. It mentions trading at par, shifting demand for air and submarine stock, and cautions on price pressure amid wartime uncertainty.
The market ran choppy and nervous but closed with a gain as profits and selling by leading traders checked early upturns. Weather hotter in parts of the belt with mild temperate hints and a visible crop report showing mixed signals from oats to feed markets.
June reports from Lovis Nebraska and Omaha plus other towns show cattle calves and hogs selling with receipts around 82 000 at Lovis with higher prices for some class and lower for others. Omaha buyers show steady to lower cattle and hog markets with steers around 12.50 to 12.78 and hogs around 16.50 to 16.60 as sheep and lambs move unevenly across markets.
Fragmentary OCR list shows monetary amounts and vague terms like prime cash and dates. Notable figures include $18.00 and $12.00 with months October September December and March 4 15. The text lacks coherent events or identifiable entities beyond generic references.
With warm weather the spring chicken season begins in the local market. Poultry dealers quote springers at 3a cents a pound and offer 25 cents a pound for hens. Markets were quiet Monday as farmers focus on harvest and few bring produce to town. No price changes reported.
New York on June 18 reports dull trading as investors await the latest wartime funding round. Liberty loan expectations weigh on sentiment with General Cigar and Royal Dutch Oil among the few active movers. United States Steel dips after a brief rise, while overall volume reaches 550,600 shares and total par value sales hit about 5.43 million.
The St. Louis Star examines upper Mississippi cities Red Wing Winona LaCrosse Dubuque Clinton Davenport Rock Island Moline and Davenport trio as potential river terminals to ease railroad congestion and boost war transport, noting current limits, existing parkfronts, and the need for modern harbors and belts for through traffic.
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