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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1919
Page
3
Chicago grain markets show corn climbing to the top since Sept 24 for December delivery amid wet weather and bullish stock and hog prices. December corn closes near 1.27 percent higher, oats steady to up, provisions up, with a late day pullback as rural offerings rise.
Prices paid by Kuonenberg Milling and market lot prices for hay and grain cover wheat, rye, oats, corn, straw and various hays. Also listed are local butcher quotations for hogs, calves, sheep, poultry, milling products, feeds, hides, wool and solvents with multiple price points and weight ranges.
Chicago and St Louis report mixed gains and steady tones in corn oats and wheat with No 2 yellow and white grades quoted at various prices. Minneapolis and Kansas City show firmer cash bids on wheat and corn while New York notes steady wheat and quiet oats amid unsettled futures.
Oct 28 reports show hay pricing in St Louis with timothy and clover mixes priced by grade No 1 No 2 and standard lines and loafing values. Linseed quotes in lots and per pound appear with color and variety notes. New York mercantile and government bond details close with money rates and 6 4s and 4s listings.
Hog market opens the new week with gains and steady tone. Top price listed at 12.40 after a Monday afternoon rise, while city market reports no hay or grain offerings due to bad weather. One load of yellow corn sold at 1.20 per bushel. No other changes reported.
New Year markets report mixed prices across commodities dated Oct 28. Butter and creamery products rise in New York and Chicago while potatoes, sugar, coffee and live animals show steady to unsettled quotes. Northern whites and russets priced around 2.85 to 2.90 per unit with regional variations. sugar futures span 7.28 to 10.50 depending on type. horses and mules listed with regional price ranges.
Liberty bond prices as of 2:55 p.m. in New York show 84s at 100.60, first 4s at 108.20, second 4s at 93.28, first 4g s at 95.20, second 4g at 93.46, third 4% at 95.26, fourth 4s at 103.80, Victory bonds at 9.60, and Victory 4s at 99.60.
Cotton market in New York on October 28 shows futures close with December at 86.47 and March 84.50. May 83.03 and July 83.48 amid a quiet session as middling grade prices hold steady.
New York stocks show a general recovery led by Motors and oils. General Motors hits a new high at 361 1 2 as investors weigh administration stance on miners and federal support. Bond market weak, remittances to Italy and Germany fall, total par value sales reach 13 750 0000.
Chicago a t Oct 28 receipts hogs 28 000 ahead. price range 12.60 to 13.90 per cwt with tops near 13 70. Cattle receipts 27 000. heavy beef steers up to 18 38 price, veal calves 12 50 to 16 75. sheep receipts 2 000 higher with lambs 12 00 to 15 25. Also notes Kansas City and East St Louis markets with mixed gains and varied stocker, feeder, and butcher values.
President Wilson continued to improve and, satisfied with his physician Rear Admiral Grayson, was permitted to transact executive business. He acted on pardons awaiting action, signed minor bills, and considered the prohibition enforcement bill he vetoed earlier.
Grain and stocks obscure a steady to slightly higher opening as corn leads with gains amid bad weather in the corn belt and labor concerns. Oats rise fractionally, rye and barley advance on buying and export demand. provisions show a 30 to 40 cent hog advance with cautious trading overall and an estimated 25,000 contracts for today.
The Long Commission daily market letter notes corn leads gains early on thin weather, but bids retreat later as cash interests pull back. Oats rise on corn strength while longshoremen strikes cripple Atlantic exports. Provisions stay firm with packers selling for future delivery. Stocks show hesitancy after initial surge. rail stocks hold up on small declines.
The market opened with enthusiasm fueled by the President's coal strike letter. Railroads, steels, and rugged values like Great Northern, St Paul, Pacific, Canadian Pacific, and Hock Island are favored. Buy on market dips. Liberty bonds and packing shares offer solid income. curb market steady as rebuilding postwar demand funds mines Caledonia and Heels for higher returns.
New York dated October 28. Bronx municipal court Justice Hobitzek dismissed a suit to recover damages from interior decorations where a baby left a frieze of finger prints on apartment walls. The judge praised baby fingerprints as art and expressed a wish for gentler imprints on hearts.
San Diego October 28. Funeral services for Lieutenants Cecil H Conn ell y and Frederick Waterhouse American aviators who disappeared after flying into Mexico on August 21 will not end the tragic tale. Efforts to apprehend Mexican fishermen accused of murder, over ten dollars they carried, proceed in Washington and Lower California. The aviators’ plane wing messages reveal their sufferings, with families shielded from full publication.
New York city army officers report over 400 longshoremen returning to work on several of the 200 Shipping Board steamers tied up by the strike. The Chelsea pier district remained largely idle and White Star baggage handlers assisted Cedric passengers. At Bush Terminal in Brooklyn, hundreds who tried to resume work faced rioting and injuries until police restored order.
Toledo seed market report lists Clover seed prices with various monthly figures including Oct and Dec values for primes and cash. Alsike Deco and other seed types show prime cash rates and dates. Timothy seed prices span 1917 to 1919 with yearly cash amounts and monthly figures.
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