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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1917

Page

3

Corn prices soar as weather spurs buying and fears

Chicago market notes corn up 2 to 2 1/2 cents on unwelcome rains in Iowa and forecast unsettled weather across the belt. Prices range from 1.19 1/20 to 1.20 for near contracts with December at 1.17 1/2 and May at 1.17. Oats and provisions follow corn strength while government buying remains evident. Reports show thin old-crop supplies and lingering frost damage fears, with regional car lots and weekly shipments listed.

Chicago Iowa

Chicago and Peoria Grain Price Rundown Sept 14

Grain and market notes from Chicago Peoria St Louis Minneapolis and New York list corn values in various grades yellow mixed white and futures. oats and rye prices shown. New York wheat and stock market tones noted with gentle gains and copper and steel optimism. Local market figures include hay grain flour and milling product prices, hogs and pigs quotations, poultry and hides pricing, with city and regional price ranges.

Chicago Peoria St. Louisa St. Louisa.bt. Louts Minneapolis Oate Omaha New York

Hay Market Movements In St Louis And Chicago

St Louis reports active firm demand for timothy and clover mixed hay with large balers scarce and normal discounts. Prairie clover and alfalfa show quiet trading. high grades sell but in limited volumes. Chicago lists prices for timothy, clover, alfalfa, and various straw and grain hay grades with notes on market conditions.

St. Louis Louis Timothy Chilesgo Chicago

Daily Market Letter on Corn Oats and Provisions

The report notes shower prospects and strong buying by traders lifting prices for corn with weather improving across the belt. Oats show cash and futures strength as bids rise while farmers hold back. Provisions rise on January ribs and October lard demand. cash trade remains solid and further advances are anticipated.

Iowa Nebraska Seaboard

Price of Hogs Drops Ten Cents at Local Market

The price of hogs declined ten cents at the local livestock market on Thursday. Business was quiet with only eight farmers. Two loads of loose mixed hay sold for $14 a ton, three for $20, and one load of prairie hay for $8 a ton. Two loads of corn brought $1.70 a bushel.

Seed Market Prices Report for Clover and Timothy

Toledo seed market lists prime cash Clover at 13 dollars and 13.90 for October, with Semen 18.65 for January and 13.70 for March. Alsiko prime cash and Timothy values shown, with New York Coffee spot unchanged at 9.0 for Rio and 10.9 Santos.

Toledo Boy Desien Timothy Hicaco Roi Ryo Bar Lee Clover New York Ronfa Santos

Standard shares hit low points on the New York market

Pressure on the stock market eased but remained downward with many standard shares at new lows led by railroads. Short selling pushed temporary rallies, with total volume 690000 shares as readings on St Paul and other majors showed pressure at times. Limited further decline due to high short interest amidst mixed money market signs.

New York St. Paul Reading Northwestern Lehigh Valley Canadian Pacific Norfolk and Western Baltimore Ohio

Livestock Markets Across Major Cities Sept Trade

Hogs receipts from St Louis and Chicago show mixed to weak demand with prices in the high teens. Cattle and sheep receipts vary by city, with native beef cattle and western steers fluctuating, lambs and yearlings pulling stronger in some markets while others remain steady. Kansas City and Amarillo report lower hogs and mixed cattle with diverse price ranges.

St. Louis Chicago Kansas City Omaha Omara Eee Caine Peter Cies

Butter and Egg Prices Across Markets in September

Market reports from Chicago Kansas City St. Louis and New York detail creamery butter prices with firsts and seconds, egg prices by grade, and poultry values. Notable figures include Minnesota and Wisconsin butter ranges, New York creamery highs, and raw sugar nominal levels.

Chicago Minnesota Wisconsin Springs Nanmang City Kansas City St. Louis Peeta New York

Livestock Sales Ledger for East St. Louis

Auction listing from East St. Louis shows horses and mules with prices. Fant ern chunks priced at 125 to 150 dollars, southerns 100 to 125, extra heavy draft 160 to 200. Mules range 16 to 18 hands at 165 to 200, 14 to 14% hands up to 135 dollars.

East ST. Louis

Nuptials Highlight Carthage Supervisors Meeting

Carthage area records show a busy Sept session with insurance on county farm buildings renewed at 3800 dollars and expenditures noted for home supplies, motor installation, a cream separator, road tax levies, and multiple bridge claims. Community notices include marriages in Tioga and local updates on residents, schools, and public works.

Carthage Board of Supervisors Harmony Mutual Fire Company County Home County Home and Farm Committee J. C. Nesbit Warsaw Haigh Twesten State Aid Road Committee Huston Zimmerman Augusta St. Marys Hancock Green la Harpe Chili Ccc Pilot Grove St. Albans Bear Creek Rock Creek Dallas City Pontoosuc Walker Wythe Montebello Sonora Rocky Run Wilcox Nauvod Dallas Zern Appanoose Mackie Mound Sandine Schultz Peck Mealey Hancock Township

Money in Oklahoma Oil Lands Promises High Returns

A sales pitch argues undeveloped Oklahoma lands offer rich oil profits as government leasing opens. It cites investors earning millions from small parcels, mentions licenses, leases, and notable figures like A. J. Cosden and Harry F. Sinclair, and urges readers to visit the office to review maps and government reports.

Oklahoma Peter Hogan Atlanta Texas F. C. Davis Ringland

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