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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
2
Chicago grain market shows active buying from eastern shorts lifting corn with May at 1.556 and July at 1.484 while oats gain and provisions rise. Elevators begin receiving eastern cars for shipment and a push to supply 300 cars daily to the seaboard ends shipping delays.
Market wire reports mixed grain quotes from Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Minneapolis and New York with No 2 mixed corn around 1.58 to 1.64, No 2 white corn about 1.55, wheat varied by grade from 2.35 to 2.58, oats firm and rye and barley listed. Regional notes reflect cash wheat and corn movements and spot oats adjustments.
Seed market prices in Toledo show Clover and Timothy varieties with varied contracts. Prime cash Clover values listed at 84.25 for March 34.29 for March and 3823.75 for April while Qualities show 25.35 for Qet and 25.20 38.20 and 25.70 for March April. Timothy prime cash quoted 1817 and 191 percent with 5.95 percent in 1919 and 96.15, March 6.15, April 6.12, May 6.074.
Cotton Market notes from New York dated March 17 show futures barely steady with March at 40, May 37.22, July 34.52, October 30.71, December 30.51. spot middling price at 41. Eastern horse and mule quotes include various grades and prices such as 1A0155 Mutes 16 to 17 hands at 200, 15 to 18 hands at 110 to 250, and 140 to 24ty hands at 90 to 175.
Market summary notes virtually no feature in Tuesday trading. Hog prices remained unchanged while other quotes held steady. On the city market lot five loads of loose timothy hay sold at 28 dollars per ton, one load mixed hay at 27 dollars, and three loads baled timothy at 28 dollars. One lot of oats brought 85 cents per bushel and a load of corn sold for 1.42 dollars per bushel.
Local market prices for hay and grain include No 1 winter wheat at 2.35 per bushel No 2 at 2.32 Rye 1.35 oats 0.60 to 0.80 corn 1.35 to 1.42 bale prices for straw and various hays listed. Livestock and poultry quotes cover hogs cattle lambs and fowl with weights and price ranges. Milling products feed and manure by Bolles Roaxyerg and CF Bishop Co provide price details. Furs and hides markets show ranges by size and species.
New York March 17 Stocks moved higher at the open on a rally driven by news of the German revolution and related foreign exchange strength. Gains narrowed as speculative issues fell back, call loans eased from nine to seven percent, and selling intensified toward the close amid reports of possible retroactive tax on stock dividends. Crude movements in Crucible Steel and General Motors dominated the day, with mixed results across industries and a total of 1,255,000 shares traded.
Markets in New York on March 17 show steady base prices with creamery items higher than extras. Fresh gatherer and firsts values span 46 to 45 cents, butter under pressure, live poultry mixed, potatoes firm, and raw sugar firm with centrifugal and granulated grades noted. Financials include steady mercantile paper rates, various foreign exchange quotes, and Liberty bonds trading with mixed results.
March 17 in Hannibal Missouri Greening barn one block west of Union depot sold by Bredsons. March 18 Klamner Implement sale Liberty Missouri HL conduct public auction notices for local residents and farmers.
The Chicago market report shows receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with mixed trends. Hogs steady to higher with top bids around 16.86, cattle receipts about 18 000 with beef steers varying by weight and grade, veal calves firm, and feeders showing narrow gains. Regional notes include East St Louis and Kansas entries with varied weights and prices.
Wm Mumford and Ian Harry will appear as attorneys for W W in a Lincoin case pending in which Mr Wills is sued for a stated sum by a real estate firm over a large New Canton farm. Judge and Mrs Wighes returned from Chicago after ten days away. The Charles Richie Tania Derry township sale occurred Saturday at the courthouse, the Sharres sold to Wilbur Hoskins, heirs agreed sale without court action. The Fresto Glee club of the Methodist church will perform Friday evening in old-time costumes. County Superintendent Moore left for Macomb for a county conference. A bill for an injunction has been filed in circuit court targeting the Griggsville education board and a writ issued regarding a new high school building.
County court actions test the validity of Kinderhook and Griggsville high school district organizations while Kinderhook public school wins the county tournament over Perry. Other local notes include social events, illnesses, and residents attending out of town business.
Obituary notices report the death of Michael Welsz in Palmyra at 2 AM from cerebral hemorrhage after recent surgery in Kirksville. Welsz, born March 26, 1848 in Bavaria, served as Palmyra city recorder and is survived by his wife and four children. Funeral services were held with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Additional notices record the deaths of Hazel Hinmmell, Barbara Newatzolwit, and Elizabeth Moss, noting pneumonia, long residence in Marion County, and causes given as heart trouble and aging. Funeral details vary by family, with services held in local churches and homes.
A Chicago business committee praised Camp Grant vocational education for army recruits in Quincy. They visited February 18 to inspect electrical, agricultural, stenography and more, endorsing voluntary programs for illiterate workers with six hours daily devoted to shop work, problem sessions, and basic citizenship courses.
An old weighty health ad urges daily meat intake and kidney cleansing with four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast to flush sluggish kidneys. It cites symptoms from poor kidney function and claims this lemon grape lithia mix neutralizes urine acids and reduces bladder weakness.
An old advertisement promises instant relief from nasal congestion and catarrh with Elv's Cream Balm. It claims the antiseptic fragrance penetrates all air passages, soothes inflamed membranes, and ends nighttime breathing struggles. Use a small bottle, apply in nostrils for quick relief.
The program seeks to train men so that after three years in the army they cannot afford to re enlist. Emphasis rests on moral purpose with courses in citizenship. The aim is to develop the soldier's initiative and to aid him in understanding social relations.
Detroit Mich March 16 Attorney General Palmer opened his campaign for Michigan delegates at the San Francisco convention with a brief speech en route to Battle Creek. He defended his handling of radicalism reproved the New York legislature move against socialist assemblymen, warning the revolutionary element poses a serious threat to order while stressing the need for peace and order to settle postwar problems.
A testimonial extols D D D lotion as the best cure for skin pimples and itching. The writer promises relief on first bottle and offers a money back guarantee. Advertises D D D soap in 3 sizes 60c and 1.00.
AMERONGEN March 15 The former German emperor rose early and appeared calmer then spent the morning sawing wood from nine to noon The former empress is well again The castle guard is strict A high official told AP that allies and the world may safely rely on Holland to guard the ex Kaiser, though no further measures will be taken than necessary to prevent escape
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