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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1919
Page
10
Chicago on March 6 reports a strong corn surge due to tight supply and good demand, May at 1.29 and July at 1.25, with oats rising modestly. Hog prices also firmed while provisions stayed mostly unchanged, amid strike news and looming shipping delays that tempered gains.
J. E Bennett & Co reports a choppy session with rail stocks showing some lift and bonds drawing steady interest. The piece urges cautious buys in preferred equities and motor shares, highlighting Studebaker Willys-Overland and Mexican Petroleum while recommending holding bonds to maturity and awaiting better price levels.
The Knollenberg Milling Company lists payments for hay and grain including wheat No 1 at 2.30, No 2 at 2.27 per bushel and various hay bales from 18 to 24 dollars. Corn prices range from 1.30 to 1.40, with oats straw and timothy hay noted. Local butcher quotations show hogs at 15 16.50 for 2600 pound weights and 14 19 per hundred for other cuts, plus calf, sheep, and cow values. Prices for poultry, hides, wool, and soapstone products are also provided by Bolles & Rogers and other local firms.
A city market session before the Tuesday storm saw brisk hay and grain trading. Prices included hay from $20 to $29.59 per ton, corn at $1.40 per unit, oats at 66 cents per bushel, and wheat straw at $19 per ton, with a general stance of no price changes apart from hay costs rising 38 cents per hundred pounds.
Seed prices show prime-Cash at 25.60 in March and 25.25 in March for April 26.10. qtue prime-Cash at 17.75 in March and 17.7. Timothy one old at 4.65 with 94.62 percent in March. new 4.26 in March and 4.70 in May 1974 with Sept 5.48 and Oct 5.4.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange swung with Washington events as the session opened and closed mixed. Gains lifted leaders like Kelly-Springfield to a new high and American Woolen on an upbeat dividend, while oils, motors, and leathers contributed to late strength amid lagging shipping and metals.
Receipts and price ranges from Chicago St Louis Kansas City and St Paul markets on March 5 show higher noted by cattle and sheep across regions. beef steers and veal prices in Chicago and Kansas City reflect gains while hogs hold steady with varying bulk sales estimates.
Camp Point residents host dinners and gatherings with relatives from Quincy Macomb and Bushnell. Notable events include a February church union service addressed by Dr Hartley and a long list of guests from nearby towns, with multiple travels to Quincy for funerals and family visits.
New York markets report steady receipts for butter creamery values and fats with mixed percentages for extras and firsts. Chicago notes higher butter creamery prices and stable poultry, while Kansas City shows unchanged butter and poultry and higher eggs for firsts. In New York sugar remains steady with centrifugal 7.28, Italian 9 and spot coffee dull with Rio and Santos quotes.
Auction notes from East St Louis dated March 4 reference mixed figures for horses and livestock. Mentions prices around 1309180 and 200 325 with bid ranges and percentages, but many words are garbled leaving unclear bidder names or exact lots.
Pittsfield briefs include W S Foreman buying equipment for the Odd Fellows club room in the Shaw building, Miss Clyde Roads hosting the Woman's Home Missionary society, Minnie Hauch visiting her parents, M D King seeking Excelsior Springs treatments, Otis Greathouse returning from overseas and recounting a stormy voyage, Ben Niebur visiting his parents, Rev Gisler to lead Germain Methodist services and discuss church property disposition, and Dr and Mrs F E N Wells moving to a west Pittsfield residence.
Down In Pike Ming Ruby yovels was the guest of Miss Bertha Hull Sunday. Mrs. Elza Smith was a Hannibal shopper Monday. Mrs. J. H. Maher was quite sick last week suffering from tonsillitis. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Likes and Mrs. Bea Hack were Quincy visitors Monday. Denton Hull of St. Louis is visiting relatives in this vicinity. The condition of Mrs. D. D. Millhizer.
Mr and Mrs T W Hawkins celebrated their fifty seventh wedding anniversary in Kinderhook on Sunday February 23. Mrs Nelle McGuire of Chicago visited relatives here last week. D D Milchizer resumed duties as mail carrier after two weeks due to his wife’s illness. Fred Churchill acted as sub. Emma Widby’s friends lament her serious illness at her sister’s home in Kinderhook. Mrs Fred Hack spent a few days with Mrs J H Maher at Hull. Bertha McHatton was ill for a couple of days last week. L H Kennedy spent the weekend in Hull. J H Maher plans a new Linotype for his Hull newspaper office.
Secretary Glass asked Secretary Baker to advance the Raine 2nd division’s return from April 26 to permit a homecoming parade in Washington during the Liberty Loan drive. The exchange focuses on timing of the embarked troops for public display.
Antiseptic and pain killer marketed as a new creation called Snake Oil. Claims to ease rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and joint pain plus cuts burns sore throat and croup. Sold in bottles of 300 600 and 1.00 with money refunded at many drug stores.
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