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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
3
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Chicago reports crop damage from green bugs in Oklahoma and Hessian fly in Illinois fueling a firm close for wheat with May at 1.1534 and July at 1.1634. Corn and oats show varied moves while exports aid wheat. market spreads across Chicago Minneapolis St Louis and Kansas City with cattle and hogs also summarized.
New York reports flour steady with spot prices firm for No 1 durum, No 2 hard, and No 1 northern durum with modest differences to North Dakota and Minneapolis values. Chicago notes mixed wheat with No 2 red around 1.18 dollars and No 4 red near 1.00 dollars as of May 4.
East St. Louis May 4 market steady to unchanged. Horses heavy draft extra 175 to 225, eastern chunks 150 to 185, southern 85 to 125. Mules 16 to 1675 hands 150 to 275, 1h to 1543 hands 125 to 190, 14 to 1414 hands 65 to 125.
New York on May 4 reports dressed poultry steady with fowls at 17 22 13 and turkeys at 38. Live poultry values show broilers at 32 to 33, turkeys at 22 81. eggs 1813. butter creamery 32. Louis ST Louis also lists poultry and dairy prices for the same date.
New York May 4 The stock market fell on Wednesday amid mixed factors including hopeful Washington inferences on Germany and Mexico and stronger railway returns. Berlins exchange firmness suggested bankers' bills purchases while Marines Droop Worst with Mercantile Marines losing up to 53 points. Copper shares rose on earnings for 1915 but zinc shares fell. total volume 583000 shares and bonds at par valued 3.12 million.
Chicago May 4 The wheat market fell after local selling into stop loss orders as Commission and cash houses absorbed offerings. Bullish factors include insect damage reports in Oklahoma affecting wheat and oats and renewed export demand. Corn futures held premium on May delivery with pressure on later months as spreads shift from longs and spreaders. Oats show relative strength as cash oats lag futures. Cash demand remains dull but shipments to the seaboard rise. Kansas City notes good demand with little pressure.
Spot coffee moves Rio and Santos prices while raw sugar holds firm. Butter and eggs show mixed gains with varied creamery scores. Cheese and poultry firming data from New York. Regional notes from Chicago and Kansas City include butter, eggs, and poultry prices.
A regular woman is happy when her husband has a holiday allowing him to spend about eighteen hours on various odd jobs at home.
In Paris a discussion arises over postwar church restoration as more than 230 churches on the French front were destroyed or damaged. The state has classed about 2,000 ancient churches as patrimony to deter sale or loss of artistic features, with roughly thirty destroyed. Churchgoers urge state restoration for the classed churches and indemnities for others, while some fear replacing historic architecture with model construction. A separate Fortnightly note relays a Ruthleben camp anecdote about a colorfully patient prisoner named Martin, illustrating a contrasting humor amid the broader news.
Weakness in the local hog market Wednesday quotes hog prices five cents per hundredweight lower. Corn prices hold near previous levels with four loads at 72, 71, and 70 cents per bushel and oats at 38 cents. Hay and other feed sold at steady prices amid heavy rains reducing plowing. Prices for livestock show fat cattle and calves on the move, while dressed poultry prices vary. Poultry, eggs, butter, hides, and other farm products are listed with current market quotations.
Prices paid for hay and No 2 wheat at 1.10 for wheat and 0.70 for corn. Various hay prices range from 7 to 14 dollars per hundredweight, with mill flour and related products listed. Hog quotations from western shipments show range from 7.95 to 9.35 per hundredweight for different weights, plus pigs and sows. Local butcher quotations average 6.55 to 9.00 per hundredweight for roughs and light hogs.
Senate met at noon with Foreign Relations action deferred indefinitely on international affairs resolutions. Commerce rejected a plan for a 35 foot East River channel to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Tillman released Admiral Fiske’s letter opposing Secretary Daniels. Brandeis Supreme Court nomination again deferred by Judiciary. Rural credits bill debated. Flood control bill seeking 51 million dollars in federal aid for Mississippi and Sacramento rivers called up. Adjourned at 5 45 p m to noon Thursday. A shrewd man waits for opportunity.
An advertisement promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a spring medicine to keep bowels regular, stimulate the liver, cleanse the system, and purify the blood, claiming a clear healthy complexion and urging purchase at 25 cents from the local druggist.
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