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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1918

Page

3

Ideal corn market conditions pressure prices on Monday

Chicago markets report a nervous decline in corn with June and July futures down around 1 to 1 3/4 cents. Oats held steady, while pork lard and meats provided some support to provisions as traders noted shorts bought for profit and bears predicting higher rates.

Chicago Shorts Bears Long Commission Co Northwest Car Lots Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Chicago and Midwest Grain Prices May 28

Market reports show mixed corn and white and yellow grain prices across Chicago St Louis Kansas City Peoria Minneapolis and Omaha with No 2 white corn around 1.62 to 1.67 and No 4 yellow near 1.58 to 1.74 while oats range about 0.64 to 0.79 per bushel and spot quotes in New York reflect steady to barely steady levels.

Chicago St. Louris Peoria Peorta Minneapolis Minneapol Omaha Guard St. Louie

New York Stocks On Cautious Tilt As Market Trends Shift

The New York market opened lower as investors await new revenue measures and government stance. U S Steel showed irregular moves around 105, with copper stocks testing declines and holding value for further dips. Equipment issues rose last week and may pull back. rails such as Union Pacific St Paul Southern Pacific and Atchison near bottom and could rise on further downturns. Oil shares inactive before potential upturn. Sinclair and Cosden lead curb stocks with Okmulgee absorption. Hecla Nipissing attract buyers amid bargain unlisted issues as trading broadens.

U. S. Steel Utah Storks Trion Pacific St. Paul Southern Pacific Atchison Sinclaire Cl Cosden Nipissing

Unclear OCR text fragment from Chicago market list

Fragmentary OCR shows mixed currency and commodity terms like barley and Timothy with stray numbers and coupons, lacking coherent context or complete items. No identifiable events, persons, or organizations are discernible.

Corn Market Decline Amid Large Receipts and Weak Demand

Long Commission Co reports corn prices fell as local selling and commission house activity pushed prices to new lows. Receipts were sizable while country offerings stayed scarce. demand was weak and exports absent. Crop news remained favorable, visible supply now higher than last year. Provisions and hogs softened as market sentiment turned bearish on the war context.

Commission House

Corn Prices Edge Up as Hay and Shipstuff Fall

On Monday corn rose back to 1.50 per bushel while shipstuff declined to 2.05 and shelled corn advanced to 1.60. Hay and mixed loads sold for 35 and 14.50 dollars per ton respectively. small quantities moved at city price.

Moss

Local Market Prices for Farm Products and Milling Goods

Prices quoted by Knollenberg Milling and local markets cover wheat, corn, oats, rye, hay, mill products, hogs, cattle, poultry, hides, wool and wool prices delivered in Quincy. Notable items include wheat at 2.10, corn around 1.45, and hogs priced by weight from 14.80 to 16.90, with various milled products and animal byproducts listed.

Koellenberg Milling Company Knollenberg Milling Company Blatchford Wildes Kolles & Rogers Nolles & Rogers Quincy

War News Breaks Industrial List

Industrial stocks fell sharply on Monday as losses of 3 to 10 points hit sectors including industrials, equipment, shippings and specialties with rails down 1 to 3 points amid fears of a renewed German drive and anticipation of President Wilson's revenue proposals. U S Steel plunged eight points while Midvale, Baldwin Locomotive and others lost 4 to 10 points. Sales totaled 7.65 million par value. Money market rates eased with mercantile paper at 6 percent and short time loans 5 to 6 percent.

New York Wilson Congress U. S. Steel Midvale Steel Baldwin Locomotive Industrial Alcohol Marine Preferred Colorado Liberty

Livestock Market Roundup Across Major U.S. Cities

Hogs receipts and prices reported at St Louis Chicago Kansas City and other markets with bids firm to lower. Hogs range from around 16.50 to 17.45 per cwt, cattle mostly 9.50 to 17.60, sheep and lambs steady with lambs near 16 to 21. Prices vary by market and grade, with receipts listed for each city.

St. Louis Ito Springs Kansas City Omaha Omatya St. Joseph ST. Josepi Sioux City Siotx City East St. Louisa East ST. Louis

Regs Friesh Firsts Pricing In Shipping Return Orders

Shipping order prices list Friesh firsts at 2T yc per dozen with various grades and weights. Creamery extras quoted 42 for firsts, 34 35 for seconds, 32 for ladies, 28 for packing stock, noting watery, cheesy and inferior quality in the remarks.

St. Louis ST. Lotis

Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles

Claiming to cure kidney and bladder issues in men and women, the Texas Wonder advertises a two month treatment for $1.25. It promises relief for bladder problems in children and offers mailed orders from Dr. F. E. Vinll of St. Louis with sworn testimonials.

Texas Wonder FE. W. Vinll Olive St St. Louis

Market Prices for Butter Eggs Poultry and Cheese

Prices listed by region show butter at 34 41 cents in Chicago creamery and 39 cents in Kansas City. Eggs steady with New York firsts 29 31 cents. cheese steady with New York state specials 23 cents. Poultry reports vary by bird and weight across markets including hens, fowls, and turkeys.

Northern— Twins Y. A Chicago Wis Mich Minn New York Kansan City Kansas City

Hay and straw prices ease on light St. Louis arrivals

Receipts of hay on the St. Louis market are very light as quality arrivals fail to meet local demand. The market shows strength with higher prices for good timothy, alfalfa and prairie hays. straw brings 64 to 64.50 per ton. Strong demand supports elevated No 1 and No 2 grades across timothy clover and alfalfa.

ST. Louis

East St. Louis Market Report on Livestock Prices

May 28 market note lists prices for extra heavy draft horses 280 to 115, choice sound 115 to 130, eastern chunks 156 to 185, mules 16 to 34 hands 200 to 285, 15 to 15% hands 140 to 225, 14 to 14% hands 90 to 135.

Mississippi River Anck Hrothers East ST. Louis Choice

Agricultural futures and prices listed for Timothy and Alsike

Toledo reports seed prices with cash and future quotes for Alsike and Timothy run through multiple months. The note includes crop price data and a wager on political and religious debates, ending with a quote from a millionaire merchant about storing the mind at night and minding the store by day.

Carthage Sends Hancock County Draft Boys to Camp Gordon

Relatives totaling about 2000 gathered in Carthage on Monday to send 112 Hancock county draftees to Camp Gordon Georgia. The procession included the Carthage band Home Guards Company E I R M and Red Cross officers with Dr Hoover addressing the crowd at the station.

Carthage Hancock County Camp Gordon Home Guards Hamilton Red Cross

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertised by Cheney Co

An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal cure for catarrh and related mucous conditions. It claims the remedy works through the blood with tonics and purifiers, endorsed by a leading physician and available nationwide. The notice also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and invites readers to request testimonials.

Mhall Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Props Toledo

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