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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1917
Page
10
Market report from New York and other cities shows corn prices under pressure as stock weakness and frost expectations dampen demand. Provisions rise while hog quotations lag, with nationwide receipts and shipments outlined and futures facing volatility.
New York stocks show mixed results with bonds and railroad issues holding steady while industrials face declines. Market sentiment wavers on war orders and Liberty bond subscriptions as traders await clearer signals from bankers and news from conferences.
Long Commission Co.'s Daily Market Letter from Chicago notes corn short covering early, but new lows formed on the downturn with May delivery pressured. Government frost estimate at 6.5 percent of acreage. oats steady-to-weak, provisions supported by short covering and new lard buys. Farmers hold power, but a bull campaign seems unlikely this autumn.
Hog prices held steady on the local live stock market Monday. Hay loads sold at 19 to 20 per ton, baled timothy at 22, old corn 1.70 per bushel, new corn 0.90 to 1.00 per bushel, oats 0.55, and baled oats straw 3 per ton.
Prices paid for hay grains and mill products. Wheat at 82.05 dollars per bushel, old corn 1.70, new corn 1.80, bale hay at 20.21, timothy at 20, received hay 22, timothy seed 3.50 per bushel. Flour prices from Knollenberg list city high patent 30, hard wheat 12. Graham flour 5.75 per cwt, bran 2.16, corn meal 7.65, shelled corn 2.05, linseed meal 2.90, cottonseed meal 0.70, tankage 4.60, alfalfa molasses 2.05, Lucrena dairy feed 2.25, Swift scraps 4.95, Arab horse feed 2.20, egg mash 3.95, scratch 4.15 4.35. Hog prices from C B & Q yards by region. Hogs 200-250 lb 16.00-17.15, 160-200 lb 16.40-16.90, 140-150 lb 16.15-16.65. Pigs 89-160 lb 14.50-15.65. Pigs to 125-140 lb 16.0-16.5. Calves 11-12, fat steers 7-8, fat heifers 6-8, fat cows 5-7, veal calves 10-11. Poultry, hides, and miscellaneous market quotes included.
WAST ST LOUIS reports horse and mule prices with drafts at 125 to 160 and mules ranging from 125 to 200 dollars. PHILADELPHIA notes John Wanamaker and son Rodman to subscribe 1.25 million to the second liberty loan, announced Monday.
Liquidation was renewed on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday with an orderly but interrupted decline. Losses ranged from 2 to nearly 5 points in rails and seasoneds, 3 to 7 points in ships metals and equipment, and 3 to 10 points in generalities such as tobaccos and oils. U S Steel fell below 100 for the first time since earlier in the year, trading between 104.34 and 99.5 before rebounding to 100 and closing at par, down 2 percent. Day’s volume reached 1,025,000 shares. Liberty bonds moved from 59.74 to 99.80, with total bond sales at par value 35,450,000.
Chicago markets report receipts of 24,000 hogs and 43,000 cattle with weak to uneven demand. Hog prices ranged from 16.70 to 18.60 for heavy and rough types, while cattle showed best grades steady to slightly lower. Kansas City and St. Louis follow similar declines with mixed results across hogs cattle and sheep.
Washington reports that only one in twenty appeals for draft exemption has been granted by President Wilson. The Provost Marshal General's office said the President has otherwise ratified district board judgments finding the applicant not indispensable to a necessary war industry.
Carthage reports Sunday morning session devoted to subscriptions to defray meeting costs. Offerings totaled 360 dollars with expected expenses around 1,500 dollars, leaving a 165 dollar surplus. Over 140 professions of faith noted. Red Cross first aid class planned. Mayo Bros. visit noted. local updates from town include school football win 69 to 0 over Stronghurst Hirsh.
Fred Clayton and C W Hancock plan a sale of livestock on Oct 23 at the Clayton farm southeast of Pittsfield. James Myers, from this city, was honorably discharged from the national army after serving in the Camp Zachary Taylor era. Eye problems were noted as not responding to treatment. Mrs Paul Fife and her daughter from Hannibal are visiting her mother, Mrs Sarah Hall, and family. County Clerk W S Binns was reelected treasurer of the state association of county clerks and supervisors at Joliet. Mr and Mrs William F James of Summer Hill spent the weekend with May or and Mrs George M Smith. Mrs Harvey Richards has been ill but improving. The annual meeting of the Quincy district Woman's Foreign Missionary societies will be at the Methodist church in Pittsfield on Wednesday and Thursday with an elaborate program. The Ladies' Aid will serve a dinner to delegates. Miss Anna Ciagle visits Mrs Henry Bergman and Miss Mida near Griggsville. Bentley Coughlan visited New Salem Sunday. Mrs Jesse M Seniff hosted the Birthday club at a noon dinner. the club marks birthdays through the year. The interior of the C E Hesley barber shop is being redecorated this week. Painters have worked several days on the courthouse exterior. Rev Emil Goetz of Quincy will conduct services at the German Methodist church next Sunday.
Negro soldiers at Fort Bliss have subscribed $100,000 to the second liberty loan, according to the local liberty loan committee. What goes up must come down as many an airplane chauffeur is discovering.
A reader appeals to preserve the Fifth regiment as a unit arguing unity and comradeship boost morale. He recalls losses after Bull Run and Chantilly, criticizes wartime reorganization, and urges reasons for breaking up the regiment be stated while urging patriotic support amidst bond drives. Local notes follow about residents at a home, furloughs, illnesses, and new assignments.
Veterans in the Soldiers and Sailors Home receive updates as burials and returns mark the season. Daniel N. Kennedy of Company D, 81st Illinois Infantry, who died October 13, was buried Monday at 1 pm in the Home cemetery. Matthew Lucas of Abingdon returns for winter, with Mrs. Lucas joining later. Cottage 1 resident Mrs. Lillie Jacobs comes from Decatur after illness and death of her brother, J. M. Lawin. Frank Effert and wife from Ripley return. he transfers to hospital, she to cottage 5. Cottage 5 resident Mrs. Mackinson gets a five day pass to visit. Mrs. E. A. Brady visits city friend Mrs. Will Obert in town. Mrs. Sarah F. Houser returns from pass and moves to ward H hospital. Lizzie Davis returns from...
An old advertisement urges overweight readers to slim down without dieting or heavy exercise. It promises easy weight loss by chewing food thoroughly, adopting fresh air, and taking Korein drops four times daily. Claims include reductions in pursy abdomen and double chin within days, with improved energy and skin.
Sunday review in Christ Church rooms details a $145 beer in the treasury and $2,400 total for the year, up $135 from prior years. Official board members elected are Dr J W Bitter, Robert Niesta, William Knuphmeyer, George Bollman, William Hagerbaumer and E Schneberger. Bitter appointed acting secretary and led arrangements for the annual Thanksgiving supper.
A. P. Paige, 35, shot and killed his former fiancée Margaret Johnson, 32, a stenographer, in her bedroom at 2 a.m. Monday, then killed himself. Paige broke down the door, dragged her from bed and fired three times. Johnson had terminated the engagement weeks earlier and had a prior warrant against Paige that was not executed.
The old Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to restore natural hair color and luster for faded or gray hair. Sold in drug stores as an improved formula, it claims to darken hair evenly with a few applications. The ad emphasizes a youthful look and denies disease cure.
Admiral Mayo and navy general board members met at Secretary Daniels home on Monday to review ongoing fleet talks begun after Mayo's England trip. Daniels dismissed published reports as baseless, noting Mayo would review information obtained from the British admiralty.
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