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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
10
Grain prices fell after a brief strength, with July wheat at 2.03 and September 1.83½, corn down 24¢, oats down ¼ to 1, and provisions rising. Trade was active as shorts covered, loading houses bought, and export demand fluctuated amid sparse offerings from the country. Northwest car lots and Chicago receipts point to mixed supplies and ship results.
New York and Chicago report mixed grain quotes with corn and wheat values climbing in some grades. Prices for No 2 yellow corn range around 1.50 to 1.68 per bushel in several markets, while No 2 red wheat in St Louis and Minneapolis shows varied quotes near 2.60 to 2.78. The market displays activity across Chicago and Minneapolis with multiple No 2 and No 3 grades listed.
Fragmentary OCR shows hay and straw terms and mixed figures for St Louis and Chicago markets. Mentions Timothy clover alfalfa mixes, various lot numbers, and prices around 26 and 11 to 10 dollars. Text is garbled with many errors and unreadable segments.
In Toledo on May 30 Clover seed lists Prime cash at 11.18 for October 11.80 December 11.65 and Asside Prime cash 11.60 for September. Timothy seed shows Prime cash 3.75 with September 4.05.
The notice lists horses and mules with weights and prices across categories. Entries mention 8T. Louis and bids in dollars, including heavy raft horses, eastern chunks and good southerns with varied hand measurements and price points.
The June market letter notes improved winter wheat prospects with no major spring shortages and expectations that breadstuffs will hold until the new crop. Corn shows firming on short covering but faces a potential decline as receipts rise and demand tightens, while oats remain ample and prospects favorable. Provisions traded firm with limited supplies and profit taking.
Hogs in the local livestock market fell 25 cents Tuesday with eighteen farmers attending. Hay and corn prices were reported for multiple loads with loose hay at 19 to 23 dollars a ton and corn at 1.70 a bushel. Some loads remained unsold at 5 PM.
Prices for hay grain milling products and livestock listed. Wheat at $2.50, corn $4.50 to 21.70, oats 70¢ to 76¢, alfalfa $27, straw $7.50 to 8.00. Milling goods show patent flour at 13.60 and 13.40, various flours, meats and dairy feed priced per unit, hogs and cattle weighted with quotes from stockyards and local buyers.
New York trading on Tuesday showed mixed results as short sellers failed to push prices down. Early declines gave way to a late rally with many issues recovering. total volume reached about 1,025,000 shares and bonds remained uneven though generally firmer in utilities.
New York May 2 0 mercantile papers 4 percent 6 percent bar silver at 7455 Mexican dollars 88 percent time loans at 4 percent 4 percent 4 percent call money high 3 low 25 cents closing bid 2 percent.
Livestock receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep appear across cities including St Louis Omaha and Kansas City. Cattle receipts show steers heifers cows and feeders trading variedly with price ranges noted. hogs mostly steady to lower. sheep and lambs with mixed declines and gains across markets.
Market snapshot shows creamery receipts steady with high extras and fresh gathered goods, including firsts and seconds, with various storage and transit details. Poultry prices for live birds and dressed fowls, turkeys, and ducks listed. raw sugar and molasses steady. coffee and butter prices noted with regional variations in New York and Chicago markets.
Chicago May 30. Ashburn aviation field near Chicago trains men for air service with fifty five students and nine instructors. Twenty eight 100 horsepower planes operate on a one square mile field awaiting housing. Most trainees are from Chicago aged twenty one to thirty. Captain J C Morrow oversees this Chicago station with Captains Ralph Royce and R S Brown. Training includes six hours of flight in short sessions under instructor supervision. The five month program ends with tests in climbs, glides, and cross country flights before commission if physical and moral standards and education are met.
Prof. Michael Lo Puprt, president of the New York Academy of Sciences, warned at the centennial meeting that American science will soon prove the submarine fragile against advancing U S research. He said the Yankee inventive genius will demonstrate submarines can be nullified as Germany touts its last trump card. He urged continued scientific effort as the nation’s greatest asset.
In Pittsburg Kansas on May 30 the defense council offered mediation to end a strike that pulled 2,500 Crawford County miners from pits. W D Ryan acting for the council called operators and miners to conference to resolve differences and resume production, with an estimated 5 000 tons daily at stake. The strike stems from the United Mine Workers district demand for compensation for powder civil time losses caused by malfunction of shots with mechanical shottirers.
Sudden temperature changes bring spring colds with stuffed head sore throat and general symptoms. A dose of Dr King’s New Discovery provides relief by clearing the head and soothing membranes but continue treatment until the cold is gone.
Captain William A. Moffett plans to expand Great Lakes Naval Training Station to 27 000 men making it the world s largest training facility Congress will seek funds to add land adjacent to the station and extend Sheridan Road as a military highway Invites mayors and governors from nearby cities to visit on Friday for a review of the 300 area and discuss the project
Washington May 30 plans for rest and recreation centers in France were set by a training camp activities committee led by Raymond Fosdick. The group has received many offers of aid from actors and entertainers. The committee compared British and Canadian camps to ensure soldiers have amusements during rest periods from trench duty.
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County officials in Hancock prepare to register all males born between June 6 1886 and June 5 1896 on June 5 1917. Officials, including Sheriff Mosley, appoint registrars across precincts and pledge free services and rooms for registration. A registrar meeting at the courthouse reviewed duties and oath pledges with dozens of county volunteers listed by precinct and town.
Fire at the residence of County Treasurer CG FA Leegett in Palmyra Friday night caused extensive damage to the roof and interior after an upstairs closet fire near kitchen flue. The blaze, possibly from wiring or the flue, left water and smoke damage. no one was home. The incident followed a town navy day event buildup with planned speeches and films.
Former United States senator William Lorimer is recovering at his Chicago home after an accident at a saw mill in Jonesville Louisiana. His right arm was broken in three places while he managed the mill as part of efforts to restore his fortunes and repay depositors of defunct banks.
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