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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
10
No. 2 wheat rises to $1.55 per bushel with a five cent gain. Flour prices climb, hogs gain twenty cents per hundredweight, and farm product arrivals include thirty seven loads with mixed hay corn oats and baled straw prices recorded per ton or bushel.
A dense listing shows prices paid for Yay and Graia grains weaving through wheat corn oats hay alfalfa and seed per bushel or per cwt. Milling products include flour types bran and various meals. Hog and sheep quotes cover weight bands with wagon loads and local butcher rates. Poultry prices list hens spring chickens ducks geese and eggs with retail marks. Hides and animal byproducts quoted with grade and weight notes.
Chicago reports a 50 cent advance in wheat prices amid a surge tied to foreign buying and dwindling U S and Canadian crop quality. Prices closed up at 8 1 2 cents, with December and May futures at roughly 1 86 and 1 67 dollars respectively, while corn and oats also rose on the wave of demand and export activity.
Seed prices and futures from Toledo and Chicago and St Louis markets list Clover seed prime cash 10 dollars Dec 39.85 Mar 9.67 etc rye 1.24 25 barley 1.10 timothy 8.50 5.85 clover 11.15 St Louis reports Timothy 80 cents to 8 dollars tailings and screenings redtop demand clover firm alfalfa 10.50 14.50 German millet hog millet nominal with various quality prices quoted and notes on seed cleanings. The passage ends with a retired saying about cigars and smoke.
New York market notes show butter steady with creamery higher for extras, eggs steady with various firsts and seconds quoted, and cheese steady with state fresh specials. Raw sugar firm and spot coffee prices drift, with scattered live quotations from Chicago and other markers across potatoes and poultry.
The Daily Market Letter notes falling receipts and rising demand in wheat with prices around 1.70 in big markets. It cites dry winter soil and drought in the southwest, a suspected limited crop, and strong foreign demand, suggesting further gains and advising purchases on expected setbacks. Corn oats and provisions are discussed with bullish export demand and potential recoveries. recommends buying provisions on pullbacks.
Hay and straw prices listed for St. Louis and Chicago with varied grades. Clover, timothy, alfalfa, and straw values show No. 1 and No. 2 categories, noting scarce straw and general market quietness. Prices include Clover No. 2 at 11.50 to 13.50, Timothy around 3.50 to 19, Alfalfa up to 19, Straw around 8, with Chicago figures for timothy around 17 to 18.50 and straw rye and oat prices listed.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications, must take internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Compounded from tonics and blood purifiers, endorsed by physicians, with testimonials available. Manufactured by F. H. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Advertisement claims Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder problems and dissolves gravel. Says it treats diabetes, back pain, rheumatism, and irregularities of kidneys and bladder in men and women. Claims bladder relief for children. Offers mail order from Dr. E. W. Hall in St. Louis for $1.00 with testimonials available. Sold by druggists.
Speculative influences dominated a broad active market with volatility in low priced issues. Paper, leather and fertilizer stocks led gains of 2 to 6 points while US Industrial Alcohol jumped 14 percent to 141 1 4. Other active shares included National Biscuit, Continental Cyan, Pacific Telephone and Montana Power with notable advances. Bond dealings were heavy and call loans firmer amid favorable developments such as gold imports, steel and iron gains, copper demand and easier loan rates.
Quincy Clearing House reports Wednesday bank clearings totaling 180 379 dollars with a prior Wednesday at 159 226 dollars and the year to date figure 189 208 dollars. The figures reflect the activity for the day and compare to the previous week and the same date last year.
Chicago hogs receipts 28 000 weak above Tuesday's average with prices from light to heavy and roush hogs. Cattle receipts 19 000 unsettled with native beef cattle, western steers, stockers and feeders and calves priced. Sheep receipts 22 060 with strong demand for ewes and lambs. St Louis reports hogs up 15 to 25 cents with varied classes priced. cattle steady to up ten cents. sheep steady. East St Louis hogs mixed prices, cattle market steady. Omaha hogs higher with heavy and light categories. cattle receipts steady at strong prices.
Chicago reports higher prices forecast for ginghams and cotton goods, which have climbed from 6 1/2 to 10 1/2 cents a yard since before the war. Central cotton garment manufacturers met to discuss ways to equalize profits amid increasing costs.
Chicago reports William W. Hotchkiss, ex New York insurance chief, explains Governor Hughes saved policy holders huge sums through 1908 reforms. He cites end of waste and improved solvency, with laws limiting dividends, curbing inside syndicates, ending rebates, and restricting political use of insurance funds. The program lifted public confidence and shifted control to policyholders.
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