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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1919
Page
3
Chicago and New York reports show rough weather and sub zero forecasts pressuring corn, with prices closing modestly higher. Oats and provisions varied, hog strength and tight corn supply cited as supportive amid heavy trading and buying interest.
On October 25 the market showed firmer money with steady advances in both high and low railroad shares. Key rails like Reading, Southern Pacific, Atlantic Coast Line and Louisville and Nashville rose 3 to 4 points. Secondary rails such as Texas and Pacific and Missouri Pacific moved 1 to 2% as broad lists fluctuated. Total volume reached 1.55 million shares with Liberty bonds steady and overall U.S. issues easing as investors awaited potential new directives from Director General Hines.
Grain prices show mixed movement with corn No 2 and oats varying across markets in Chicago and Minneapolis on October 25. Reports indicate demand shifts with prices for soybeans and flax fluctuating, while nearby futures suggest cautious trading as buyers await clearer signals from export and domestic demand data.
New York October 25 Bradstreets reports mixed views on trade and industry. Current buying remains strong in apparel jewelry automobiles and related goods, with shortages noted in materials and finished goods. Prices steady with slight wholesale declines, retail slow to follow. Manufacturing shows varied activity due to strikes and labor shortages, with orders not yet filled. Bank clearings reach $9,431,625.
A rough listing from St Louis markets shows prices for drafts and riding horses. Various lots like southern horses choice and mules described with ranges such as 10 to 17 hands and 14 to 14 hands appear, with prices around 1259200 to 145225 and other figures obfuscated by OCR.
Hogs receipts around 5000 with dull trade. bulk prices near 12.95 to 13.00, top around 13.50. Cattle receipts about 7000 with weak demand. beef steers and heifers mixed, cows and calves varied, most prices lower or steady. Sheep receipts about 16,000 with lambs near 12, and yearlings around 8.50 to 9.50, demand soft in late trading. Markets at Chicago Ort and Kansas City show similar trends with mixed weight classes and steady to weak tone.
Seed market notes from Toledo and timing prices for Clover and Timothy across months 1917 to 1919 plus a New York cotton market update. Prices listed include prime cash and futures for Oct Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr and cotton futures and spot middling price.
The local corn market eased with three loads of old corn at 1.40 and one at 1.385 per bushel while new corn sold as low as 1.10 or 1.26 per bushel. Two baled hay loads brought 24 dollars per ton. After a week of decline the market rose 75 cents per hundred pounds on Friday amid partial rebound signals.
Prices paid by Knollenberg Milling Co for wheat and corn, oats, hay and straw, with market lot prices. Also quotations for live stock, poultry, milling products, hides, wool, and local oil and paint items from Bolles and Rogers and C. F. Bishop Co. Includes varied weights and prices for hogs, cows, calves, sheep, and a wide array of feed and byproducts. Local market figures cover wheat, corn, oats, clover and timothy hay, alfalfa, straw, and mixed hay, plus butchers weights and wagon loads.
Daily Market Letter notes corn shorts fear weather will delay new crop and husking, keeping prices firm. new corn receipts rise moderately. oats dull with narrow weekly range. foreign markets signal ample supplies. provisions open strong then weaken. stocks see buying against speculative push. It also comments on labor crisis and political leaders seeking truth and less prejudice.
The market remains volatile with wide swings and no clear direction as investors seek safety. Professional traders dominate activity with steel stocks driving speculation through reorganizations and mergers as reconstruction proceeds. Names cited include UY, B Steel, Baldwin Locomotive, American Car Foundry, Lackawanna Steel, American Hide, Buffalo, Central Leather.
The report urges buying several stocks including Sinclair Ol, Wyllia-Overland, White Motors, National Leather, and American Vocallons plus industrials. It predicts a sharp late rise as Big Business expands and prosperity returns, urging purchases of bonds, packing house issues, Swift around 130, and other Packers stocks while dividends remain solid and rails and grain movers rise on declines.
Mendon residents visit relatives in area including Charles Fletcher and Norman Snurr wedding in Springfield. Local events include Women's Literary Circle on Tolstoi, helper trips to Quincy, garden parties and a wiener roast for school friends. Multiple visits across Camp Point, Quincy, and nearby towns feature sociable gatherings, travel, and charitable activities.
Wednesday visits James McFarland while Mrs. Ellen Ward returns from Liberty. Pleasant View meetings led by Rev. Conley Greer and Rev. BR. A. Omer draw Camp Point attendees. Presbyterian ladies host a crowded Halloween party at Rev. and Mrs. Flett’s home with pumpkin décor, games, fortune teller, and live music. Refreshments served. several locals visit relatives and neighbors. A new tire is stolen from a car wrapped but not removed.
Hancock County Home Bureau convened at the Presbyterian church in Warsaw with about 209 attendees from across the county. County president Mrs Hammill Graham presided, reports showed 999 members, 315 new since organization, and a treasury balance of 85 dollars after expenses.
An order finds Davy K. Orton to be the sole child and heir at law of Eleanor V. Orton. Final administrator William M. Gordon reports receipts of 14,812.07 and disbursements of 1,845.57, leaving 12,966.40 to the son Wav J. Orton. County court approves the final report and distribution plan.
Adams, III. Mr. and Mrs. Wil Boyer attended services at Pleasant Grove Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Page and children were Sunday guests of Eugene Wessenger and family in Gilmer. Mrs. William Caylor and sister Mrs. Kauffman were shopping in Liberty. Mrs. John Wunsaker of Plymouth was here early in the week. Charlie Geisel was a business caller in Quincy Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pullman bought the residence of Mrs. John Wunsaker in town for $1,000. Mrs. James Gardner of Quincy spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. Jas. Eliott. Mr. and Mrs. Offs Wells returned from Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Turner Padgett of Kellerville were guests of Dick Sierly and family Sunday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harkness Sunday morning. Mrs. VHT Plett was very ill with heart trouble Saturday night. Henry Myer and family visited relatives near Thickfield Sunday. Thomas Hoffman was in Quincy Thursday purchasing stove supplies. Mrs. Albert Hartrick and Mrs. Mary Hunsaker visited near Fall Creek Tuesday. A Maryland company organized to insure employers against labor-trouble losses.
Advert describes catarrh as a local but constitutional disease and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures by taking it internally. It asserts the formula combines tonics and blood purifiers to affect mucous surfaces through the bloodstream. Testimonials are offered.
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