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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
4
Wheat prices rose sharply on Thursday led by a Paris quotation surge. Chicago closes 58 to 7-8 higher with July at 1.01 1/2 and Sept at 1.65. Corn and oats gained, provisions rose on month end shorts covering, while Illinois threshing returns lent support.
Chicago hogs receipts 26 006 weak with declines to 9.70 for light and mixed, cattle receipts 4 000 firm with native beef at 7.50 to 11.30, western steers to 9.45, stockers 5.75 to 8.80, sheep receipts 14 000 firm with lambs to 11.00. St Louis hogs 7 900 at 6.35 to 9.80, cattle 2 900 steady, sheep 3 800 steady. East St Louis hogs 7 400 steady to 5c lower, cattle 2 800 steady, Kansas City hogs 7 000 lower, cattle 4 400 steady, Omaha hogs 10 500 steady with heavy at 9.50 to 9.70, cattle 2 800 steady.
New York June 30 Stocks opened higher on relief at easing Mexican tensions. Major gains came from petroleum, Greene Cananea and American Smelting with Dow components like Reading U. S. Steel and Marine showing 2 to 4 point advances. Total volume reached 750000 shares as railway earnings reports buoyed sentiment.
Market notes from St Louis Chicago and New York report hay and straw prices by grade with heads to 20 dollars per unit and scarce straw firm. Oil prices in Chicago New York and Oil City include carbon oils raw linseed turpentine and various gasoline grades with futures and spot figures. A final line notes a proverb about pretending lovers and enemies and friends.
The International Review notes doubt on large wheat stocks in importing countries as favorable harvests and rains steady prices. In Chicago, July wheat is light. bears expect selling, while farmers hold. Corn strengthens on seaboard demand and export buying, with July oats rallying after a July decline. Cash buyers appear steady. selling old or new deliveries remains cautious.
United States bond references include registered and coupon notes across multiple series such as Ys 2s 3s and 4s. scattered entries show coupon values and register status with numerous placeholder letters and a Panama Js coupon mention.
In Chicago markets on June su butter creamery extras 27c firsts 26 4c. eggs receipts 14 249 firsts 21 722 ordinary firsts 20¢ 21. potatoes new higher receipts 65 cars Virginia cobblers 4.75 4.00. poultry alive lower fowls 15 10 16 springs 21 25. St Louis poultry chick ens 14 14 springs 21 23 turkeys 13 20 ducks 14 15 geese 7c. butter creamery 28c. eggs 20c. Kansas City butter creamery 29c firsts 22 7 seconds 25c packing 22c. eggs 2c. poultry hens 16c roosters 10 3c springs 27c. New York butter Easter creamery extras 29 score 29 30. creamery higher scoring 29 3 30. firsts 20 37 28 12. seconds 25 42 27. hennery whites 29 7 31. hennery browns 28 1 4. cheese steady. Raw sugar centrifugal 6 40 molasses 3 63 refined steady fine granulated 7 65. Spot coffee dull Rio 7s 9, Santos ds 10%.
Local prices for hay and grain include No. 2 wheat at 95c, corn about 70 to 71c, oats 30 die, and various hay and straw rates. Milling products show retail flour prices and byproduct rates, while hogs and cattle quotes appear by carload and wagon load categories with weights and ranges.
East St. Louis market reports steady trade on June 30 with prices for horses and mules. Extra draft heavy horses bring 175 to 185 dollars, good southerns 125 to 150, while mules range from 65 to 270 dollars across various heights and ages.
Spot irregular for durum and hard winter wheat with several grades priced around 1.13 to 1.24 per bushel and northern grades at 1.22 to 1.24 fob. Futures for corn and oats listed nominal and 2 yellow a spot price around 8? ec if in New York. Envy and jealousy note ends the item with a period.
The public market shows 26 loads of oats hay and corn with minimal price shifts. Oats weaken to 30 35 cents per bushel. hog prices drop five cents per hundredweight. Hay and straw sale details include bids from 10 to 12 dollars per ton and various horse and wool lots with mixed prices.
An old style advertises Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to stop a cold from lingering. It claims to heal inflammation soothe cough loosen phlegm and ease breathing with pine tar balsam and laxative syrup components. Available at druggists with a guarantee of help.
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