This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1919
Page
3
Chicago May 14 report cites milder price losses in corn as favorable planting and movement weather spurred selling. July and September futures slipped to near season lows, oats down, provisions soft. Argentine cargo arrivals and weak farm reports weighed, with receipts and shipments listed for wheat corn and oats.
Chicago wheat prices range from No 2 N at 2.62 to No 3 mixed at 2.79. Corn tones show No 2 yellow around 1.80 to 1.81, No 3 mixed near 1.77, and oats with varied white and mixed quotes. Peoria St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and New York markets report mixed to unchanged tones, with No 1 hard wheat at 2.60 in Kansas City and spot corn prices cited across regions.
The New York market faced selling from profit takers in motors and oil lifts, yet shows potential for a rapid rally on outside buying. Top issues include Sinclair Oil, Meserve Petroleum, Studebaker, Willys Overland, White Motor, Maxwell, with the Big Four packing houses lagging. Liberty bonds gain, V-loan likely to rise above par, and broad rails and oils expected to benefit from summer crop-related activity.
Corn weather forecast failed to appear and prices steadied near side marks with an average loss around 4c per bushel. The food administration warned bakers and flour mills about wheat price hikes and vowed to curb hoarding amid an industrial outlook. Oats led grain weakness with declines near the low. spring weather aided liquidation in rye. Provisions fell as hogs and corn weakened, trade remained light and local. Stocks held steady early with broader interest in rails and metals, later profit taking and a mild pullback. Western steel and building activity improve. no sell signal for standard securities, buying on small pullbacks advised.
The local market showed little activity with no change in hogs and subdued trading on the city lot. Four loads of hay and grain sold at current prices, including loose mixed hay at $20 per ton, baled mixed hay at $20 per ton, oats at 70 cents per bushel, and corn at $1.70 per bushel.
Prices paid by Knollenberg Milling for hay and grain include Wheat No 1 at 2.60 and No 2 at 2.57 per bushel, various bales from 20 to 34, corn at 1.50 to 1.70 for yellow and white, oats straw 10, threshed hay 27, timothy 26, and clover 23. Livestock quotes show hogs 18 to 20, cattle and calves 7 to 18, sheep and lambs at several levels, and poultry eggs and dairy feeds listed by suppliers. Milling products such as bran 2.28 cwt and corn meal 4.25 cwt are reported with other byproducts and hides, wool, and oils priced.
May 14 Rye No 2 quoted at 1.55 Barley at 2.18 Timothy at 8.11 Clover shows nominal values. Market notes reflect commodity pricing in Chicago trading rooms with minor volatility across grains.
Toledo stock and seed prices list prime cash and futures with figures for Clover seed Alsike and Timothy plus coupon issues. New York mercantile paper Sterling rates Libterr bonds and time loans with closing Liberty bond prices and yields across various issues.
On May 14 New York stocks showed active trading with upward price moves but no clear trend. Steel and copper groups, along with rails and autos, led gains while oils faced pressure. United States Steel rose modestly and Mexican Petroleum rallied. Total sales 1,475,000 shares. bonds steady with Liberty issues, par value 12,275,000.
Kansas City reports receipts of 21000 cattle and 11000 calves with beef steers at 16.35 to 18.25, cows and canners to 6.60, sheep receipts 7000 with lambs 16.26 to 18.75. Peoria notes 1500 cattle receipts steady to 10 cents lower, bulk around 20.50 to 20.70. Chicago hogs at 20.60 to 21.05, cattle 15 to 19.50, sheep 11 to 19.50, with St Louis also listing mixed hogs and cattle markets.
Markets report butter creamery prices and receipts with gains in New York and Chicago. Cheese irregular with steady live poultry and dressed meat. Potatoes see mixed arrivals and pricing in Chicago. Raw sugar steady at centrifugal and granular rates. spot coffee softer with Santos and Caracas quotes indicated.
Carthage board sets a special meeting for May 15 to consider executor W B Kaiser’s plan using Mary F Davier estate lands to fund a hospital at LaHarpe Illinois. The will directs lands to be sold after debts paid, proceeds supporting a local hospital with county help.
Stay off damp ground avoid exposure keep feet dry eat less meat drink lots of water and take a spoonful of salts to prevent rheumatism. The article claims uric acid from bowels enters blood and kidneys must filter it. damp cold worsens skin pores and kidney work. Four ounces of rad Salts daily before breakfast for a week said to eliminate uric acid. Jad Salts described as inexpensive harmless and made from grape and lemon acids with lithia used by many to ease rheumatism.
A self improvement ad urges starting each day with hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims benefits include relief from constipation bilious spells stomach trouble and sickly complexions and promotes a healthy appetite for breakfast.
The lake freighter John B Cowle sank after colliding with the steamer Byers near Russell Island off Algonac Tuesday morning. The crew were rescued by the Byers, which then proceeded to Port Huron with heavy damage.
The $7 500 fee paid by Consumers' Packing to Joseph E Davies former FTC member and Wisconsin Senate candidate was returned to the company in U S district court. Davies had been invited to refund and his lawyers demanded absolution from alleged wild cat flaws before turning in funds. John H Naskell ex chief salesman was arrested on a fraudulent mail use warrant after testifying in the hearings.
An advertisement touts Miller’s Antiseptic Oil as penetrating pain relief for lumbago stiff joints and sprains. It claims to pierce leather in minutes and offers money back if not satisfied with 60 cent and 1 dollar bottles sold nationwide.
Dr. John A. Welsch posts fee stability for over two decades and outlines home visit limitations by prior arrangement. He lists specialties in chronic diseases and cancer treatment without surgery, offering free consultations and office hours from 8 am to 6 pm at 64 Story Street in Quincy. He notes affiliations with medical associations and former training in St. Louis institutions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.