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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1916
Page
10
Nervous traders priced in a stalled railway settlement as Friday’s wheat market closed 1% to 2% lower with Sept at 1.40 percent and Dec around 1.43 to 1.44. Corn and oats moved variably while pork led declines in provisions. export activity buoyed prices late.
A witty quip notes that a man’s affection for his club often grows because his wife never stops talking, implying the talking keeps him engaged and tethered to home life.
In La Prairie Illinois Miss Isal Poirets entertained several young people Friday evening when the host fell and sprained her ankle. Other local notes include Mrs. John Alexander returning from a visit, the John A Harris shows coming September 2, and a Sunday school picnic at Mr. White's grove with a basket dinner and games for children. Tenhaeff Bros. shipped a carload of hogs Thursday. Mrs. Eliish Eyman and family moved back to town after illness. Mrs. L. N. Lester was ill earlier but improving. Verna and Vera Simpson visited Mrs. Joe Simpson as Oste Lester went to Plymouth for the Old Settler's reunion.
Palmyra sees a steady line of traders and social visits Tuesday through Friday. Everett Rife and Clay Gibbons haul goods and produce to Palmyra markets while Miss Kathryn McPike and Miss Julia Swisher host and visit. Several families including the Painters, Cranes, Glascocks and McKameys spend evenings, attend associations, picnics, and trips to Quincy, Colorado, and local schools before markets and fairs draw crowds to the town.
Chicago and other major markets report mixed wheat and corn values on Sept 2 with No. 2 red wheat around 1.43 1.47 and No. 2 yellow corn near 86 86%, while St. Louis Omaha and Peoria list diverse figures for No. 2 and No. 3 grades, oats and rye prices, and regional variations. Liverpool and Kansas City show international and regional quotes, with seed and hay markets noted in Chicago.
Arthur Hancock Griggsville visiting Thomas Simpkin this week. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs Joe Wade on August 27. Frank Williams leaves blacksmith shop for position at M C Hose restaurant. Lucy Woodward arrives Sunday to assist Ann Walker in millinery. Frank Clement buys Lasbery place from Eli Butler and plans spring possession. Margaret Allen attends Quincy Teachers Institute and will teach in Clayton schools next term. Anna Cody of Quincy visits Mrs Raymond Rushing. Bert Dunham returns from Superior Nebraska. Fred Daniels to Westfield to teach science this winter. Della Edwards visiting Grace Dolbow in Hannibal. John Lasbery buys Hudson car from E C Anderson. John Craven from Pittsfield visits for farming. Boat excursion to Beardstown with locals. Harry Vinammer and Floyd Plummer families go river camping. Griggsville public schools open Monday September 4. Charley Dunham transacting business in Barry Thursday.
T F Hutchinson of Little Rock says ten to twelve years of kidney trouble with worry and hopelessness gave way after using Foley Kidney Pills. After five boxes he is now a well man. Pills drive out aches from kidney trouble and bladder disorders. Miller and Arthur Drug Co adv.
In Chicago on Sept 2 receipts reached 1 162 tons with shipments of 27 tons. Prices ranged Timothy 11 17.50 Straw Rye 8 19 oat 7 7.50 Wheat 6 50 47. In St Louis Clover mixed No 2 light mixed 13 60 to 14 good No 2 14 50 No 1 15 to 15 60 Year asay 10 No 3 11 50 common No 2 13 to 14 50 high No 2 15 60 ordinary No 1 16 Alfalfa No 2 11 common No 2 14 to 14 50 high No 1 18. A man says TI may and a woman T will.
A volatile New York market Friday showed alternating strength and weakness driven by railway conditions. While early gains appeared, profit taking trimmed most advances as rails like Reading and St Paul moved between gains and losses. Steel stocks remained a support early, but most shares closed lower after pressure. Total volume reached 730,000 shares. German marks fell to a low record amid a broad bond-market downturn, rubles strengthened on Russian securities, while sterling and francs held. Money rates showed call money at 3 percent, low at 2.44, with Mercantile paper at 3 3/4 percent.
Local market prices cover hay and grass, milling products, hogs and pigs, local butchers quotations, poultry, bees and butter. Notable entries include No 2 wheat at 1.40, corn at 87e, various hay prices, hogs from 9.90 to 10.50, calves and steers prices, and poultry bids from hens to turkeys.
Chicago reports higher cables and a tentative market firm early Friday as fear of a general railroad strike dominates. Corn and oats move with wheat, with light Sept deliveries and bearish local sentiment for corn while oats see strong buying and feeding demand. Crop news and upcoming government figures are expected to push new crop deliveries higher, though overall confidence remains fragile amid strike anxieties.
Chicago hogs weak with 30c under Thursday’s average. cattle weak with native beef at 6.90 to 11.25. sheep weak with lambs 6.60 to 10.75. St Louis hogs lower. Kansas City hogs 10.40 to 10.90 bulk. Omaha hogs 9.90 to 10.50 heavy. Cattle across cities show steady to lower notes. yearlings and calves vary. Adam comment notes fish stories aside from the biblical record.
The Texas Wonder promises to cure kidney and bladder ailments in men and women, dissolve gravel, and regulate bladder issues in children. If not in local drugstores, mail order is offered for 81.6 percent. One bottle lasts two months and testimonials are available from other states. Dr. E W Hail, 3826 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO, sells by druggists.
Hay at the city market Friday showed varied quality. Bal ed hay loaded at heat load brought 10.50 a ton while loose hay sold down to 7.0 a ton. Corn held firm with eight loads at 0.87 a bushel and two loads at 0.86. The single oats load brought 0.67 a bushel. Straw wagons sold for 5.50 and 6.00 a ton. Market observers, fearing a railroad strike, urged swift action to avert disruption for grain and livestock shipments.
Dun's review notes embargoes on freight and contract cancellations due to transport lifeup but reports substantial weekly progress. Buying remains noteworthy with prices rising and consumption steady, as projects expand and facilities struggle to meet demand amid material and labor shortages. Weekly bank clearings total 33,745,141,237.
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago show Butter creamery prices at 26 to 28 cents for firsts and 15 to 25 for seconds, poultry values mainly steady with fowls around 15 to 18 cents and springs 20 to 21 cents, Jersey and Minnesota price ranges noted. New York reports creamery extras at 33 to 39 cents, firsts 34 to 39, seconds 29 to 43, cheese receipts and milk flat rates, raw sugar steady, spot coffee firm, and refined goods steady. St Louis lists poultry prices with chicks and ducks and butter creamery and eggs rates.
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