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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
10
The page records visible supply figures and futures for Wheat Corn Oats and other commodities with figures for Minneapolis Winnipeg Chicago and New York. It notes weekly and yearly comparisons and lists contract estimates, prices, and market notes across several months and locations.
After steady gains, the local hog market fell Friday by 7S cents per hundredweight. Other markets stayed quiet. Farmers kept offerings light as activity eased. Two leads of oats sold at $1.05 per bushel and timothy at $32 per ton. One lead of mixed oats with wheat straw brought $10 per ton.
A wide range of commodity prices is listed for May including wheat at $2.73 per bushel, oats and corn figures, various hay and straw values, and livestock weights with price brackets. Also included are milling products, feeds, and meat byproducts with per cwt pricing and farm market quotations corrected daily by Anck Bres. Standard market summary notes overall steady to weak trends in hogs and hides with mixed stock performance in commodities and bonds aboard.
New York and regional markets report varied movement in dairy butter creamery products and whole milk flats. Prices appear fragmented with multiple mentions of butter, cream, and milk products, plus references to raw shiar, linseed, cotton, and coffee futures and spot rates.
Kansas City and St Louis markets report steady to higher cattle prices with steers and heifers holding around 40 to 59 top, fat lambs up, sheep receipts mixed, and ewes bringing solid bids. Calves steady to higher with demand for chosen conventers and feeders noted amid regional competition.
Bradstreet reports trade and manufacturing slowed during the week with retail trade especially in wearing apparel weak and only fair. Wholesale and jobbing trade are quieter and there is no new theatre activity or broader manufacturing revival noted, though some exceptions remain in retail sectors.
Emma Goldman, shipped to Russia, expresses homesickness for the United States in a March letter from Moscow released by De Ben L. Reitman. She notes the difficulty of acclimating in wartime Russia, cites language barriers, and explains she has not engaged in social work due to unfamiliarity with the new environment.
Columbia's varsity oarsmen, racing against the Navy crew in Annapolis, were ducked when their shell swamped in the Severn River. Returning from a workout, the crew was rescued by a launch.
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