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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
7
Chicago grain prices hit new highs as scarce offerings and short covering pushed values upward. July corn rose to about 1.69 to 1.70 dollars, September to 1.61 to 1.62, oats up around a half to two thirds of a cent, while hogs weakness offset gains in provisions. Reports cited visible supply declines and potential demand from rail markets and Japanese finance amid unsettled sentiment.
Chicago and St Louis market prices for corn oats and wheat across grades No 2 3 4 and white yellow and red varieties. Prices include mixed seed and Timothy seed at various dollars per bushel with oats lard and clover seed also listed. Notable entries show No 2 yellow corn at 1.65 1.88 and No 2 red winter wheat at 2.04 with related bids and misc values.
Market summaries from Minneapolis and Kansas City Peoria and New York report grain prices. Wheat o 3.05 3.15 in Minneapolis while corn oats and barley show varied bid offers. Kansas City lists cash wheat unchanged to 2c up with No 2 red and mixed corn and oats prices. Peoria shows corn and oats firmer. New York spot prices for wheat corn and oats firm with No 2 red and hard wheat at 3.10 and No 2 mixed at 38.09 co track.
Prices on the City Market Lot Tuesday soared for hay and grain. Three loads of baled Timothy hay brought 35 dollars per ten, two loads of loose Timothy hay brought 39 dollars, and other grain sales included corn at 1.65 per bushel and vats at 1.00 per bushel. A 25 cent drop per hundred pounds marked the Hoy market decline.
Prices for hay and grain show Wheat No 1 at $2.75 per bushel for 60 lb tested, Rye $1.60, Oats $1.00-$1.05, Yellow corn $1.60-$1.69, and various hay tonnages and straw rates. Hog prices by weight range from 100 to 300 pounds, with wagon hogs quoted up to $16.05. Milling products list multiple feed and meal items with current per cwt or per unit rates, plus market notes on hides and general commodities.
New York May 3 The stock market reversed course with notable gains led by independent steels such as Reploga Vanadium Lackawanna and Midvale as naval rail and other issues rose while motors sugars and oils fluctuated. Total volume stood at 875 000 shares and Liberty bonds softened with SJys around 99.40.
Markets across Chicago Saint Louis Kansas City and Texas show mixed cattle hog and sheep activity with receipts ranging from four to thirty five thousand. Cattle generally steady to lower, hogs weaker, lambs firm to higher on some legs, with top steers about 14 dollars in Chicago and similar highs in other markets.
Raw sugar and coffee markets show firmer tones in New York with refined sugar and other commodities steady. Dairy prices and creamery quotes hover near prior levels as live poultry and potatoes move with seasonal supply. Chicago reports mixed butter milk and f.o.b. ranges while overall prices remain stable despite regional variation.
Seed market notes from Toledo listing Clover seed prime cash 2750 and other seeds with varied prices for Timothy Linseed Cottonseed and soya beans. Includes bulk lots and unit prices for barrels buses and per pound quotes across several seed types with regional pricing references.
New York May 9 reports steady cotton storage prices for May 1958. Futures show July at 358.54, October 25.88, December 83.04, January 44.07, with Cheval steady overall.
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