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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1869
Page
4
Local column lists bids for groceries at Dennis Bros and F Gaushell 429 Hampshire, promotions for hats and boys apparel, new buildings rising citywide, J A Fay Co ads for woodworking machinery, and various community notices. Includes police brief, auction prospects, and social events at Masons and churches.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club from Boston performed at the Opera House, delivering a superior concert with Bonsini’s Semiramis overture, Mrs. J. W. Weston’s refined vocalism, and an instrumental display praised as among the best ever heard in the city.
A Keyston e state colony of over 100 German families has purchased 6000 acres and established Harrisburg between Stewartsville and Osborn. A great public auction on York Street May 11 offers Quart real estate Lot 6 with a 15 room brick house, iron verandah, stables, and a mature grounds. personal property includes carriages, mirrors, furniture, china, and more, with real estate sold by installments and personal property with cash or negotiable paper.
Special dispatches from Savanna Illinois and Davemont Iowa note steamer movements on May 7. Sucker State passed down toward St Louis at 9:20 p.m. with three barges unknown destination. Bengal Tiger up at 6 a.m. today. Lady Pikeup up at 5 a.m. Antelope up at 7 a.m. St Paul up at 10 a.m. river still rising. Weather clear and pleasant in Savanna with north wind. in Davemont weather clear and cold.
Arrived or departed steamers listed from Pon Ganda St Louis St Paul with names including Jd H Johnson Mollie McPike Gray Eagle and Rob Roy. The Ironsides passed up last night with no landing as river rises to 11 feet 103 inches. Also notes on dredge work planned on upper Mississippi and various advertisements.
A mixed fragment from a 19th century newspaper features resinous patent medicines like Perry's Moth and Freckle Lotion and Calissya or Peruvian Bark tincture, plus Erie Railway improvements with broad gauge, steel rails, and sleeping coaches. It also advertises Burnett’s Florimel and Allen’s Lung Balm, with notices about local houses for sale and fragrance extracts.
The Quincy office reports little change in receipts and prices. Buyers settle on 32 lbs per bushel for legal measure, with 35 lbs as an option. freight to New York adds about 2 cents, store price 64 1/4 to 64 3/4 cents, net profit estimates 6 to 8 cents per bushel, with notes on oats and rail rates for various commodities and bulk shipments.
The market lists daily buy rates for grain and mixed hay from first hands in the local area. Prices show May and room corn, and hay based on the latest sales reports, with notes on fair or good quality Clover mix and related feeds.
The list shows varied rates for commodities including wheat, corn, rye, buckwheat, oats, and hay. Dates and locations indicate Wisconsin and New York markets with prices per bushel, cwt, or barrel, and multiple grades such as Best Bolted and Coarse-Feed.
Fragmented OCR shows a warehouse ledger itemizing goods such as brooms, coffee, cider, oak items, and Hickory poles with quantities and prices. The text references a warehouse with entries like extra, 600 500 tors, six, and various amounts, but details are incomplete and unclear.
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