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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
3
Chicago reports show corn gains on bullish talk and farm groups actions, then declines as profit taking broadens and steel outlook weighs on sentiment. Prices for oats, hogs, and wheat vary across markets with mixed futures and regional quotes. receipts and shipments listed for multiple cities.
Hogs dropped forty cents on the local market Wednesday, the top price falling to 16.85 per hundred pounds. Rain that morning pleased farmers but kept them from offering hay and grain, leaving the market nearly idle with only a couple of watermelons noted. No other markets showed changes.
Market quotes list hay and grain prices, including yellow corn 1.70, white corn 1.70, oats 0.90, clover hay 16, timothy hay 25, alfalfa hay 32, and straw ranges. Livestock bids show hogs 13.10 to 16.85 dollars per hundredweight, steers 37.8, fat cows 16.1, and calves to 8.13. Poultry and dairy feeds priced, with linseed oil meal 4.65 per cwt and cotton seed meal 4.30. Fuel and miscellaneous items appear with hides, tallow, and oil quotations.
In St Louis on Sept 18 the timothy market shows No 1 class steady while medium and low grades are quiet and slow. No 1 timothy quoted around 317734. standard 2930. No 2 2528 with others at varied levels. Prairie day, alfalfa and clover varieties listed with multiple grade prices. A note on ancient Egypt records artificial limbs in use by priests as physicians circa 700 B C.
Butter steady with receipts 12 358 and prices for creamery and extras. Eggs irregular with 18 236 receipts and varied values for extras, firsts and fancy whites. Cheese steady with flat current make and average prices. Live poultry steady with dressed rates for chickens and fowls. Sugar futures steady at 9.0 per case. Chicago butter unchanged, potatoes firmer with arrivals 75 cars. Coffees quiet at 18 7 for ro 7s and 25 for pontos 4s.
Inland market brief lists cotton seed oil and feed prices with regional figures. Cotton seed notes showWinter white at 2 cents per pound and variations for yellow and white seeds. Oil quotations include per gallon ranges and farm lot pricing, with miscellaneous grain and feed terms across the slate.
New York opening saw heaviness give way to a brisk rally before noon, then extensive liquidation on reports labor leaders would push the union issue against United States Steel Corp. Shares swung 2 to 5 points in steel and equipment, with U S Steel down at its nadir while Crucible steadied on a higher dividend. Shipping, motors, metals showed declines. rails and tobaccos mixed. 5.2 million shares traded. listed prices and bond quotations follow.
New York money markets show mercantile paper at 5 5 similar to prior levels with sterling 60 day bills at 4.11 percent. Government bonds are steady while railroad bonds ease. Time loans are easier with 60 90 day and six month terms at 3 percent. Call money remains easy with a high of 4 and a low of 4, closing bid at 3.
Chicago and other markets report mixed hog cattle and sheep prices with receipts around 11 000 to 34 000 hogs and 12 000 to 138 000 cattle. Hogs peak near 16.75 to 18.15 while cattle vary from 5.25 to 17.60 for different weights and grades as markets show steady to lower tendencies. General activity notes include Kansas City and East St Louis with similar receipts and price ranges across hogs cattle and sheep.
Seed market reports pricing for Clover prime and Assuke prime with monthly futures and Timothy, Narenh, and other grains noted. An article contrasts old and new metal nail making, describing steel nails formed by steam shears and automatic wall machines to produce lighter, stronger nails.
Corn showed erratic moves on rumors of holdbacks and export limits amid a steel strike threat. New crop deliveries slipped while September rose. oats weakened as export demand was denied. Provisions stayed dull and stocks drifted lower on labor unrest and uncertain business resumption.
The New York stock market showed a weaker undertone as recent buyers cut positions in American Locomotive Bald win locomotives. Traders awaited clearer strike signals before additional purchases. Rail stocks led declines, while grain movers like Pacifics Atchison and Canadian Pacific were urged as buys for future dividends.
Grain and Stocks reports a volatile session with corn rising early 18 percent then finishing down 5 to 5 1/2 cents from the day’s top. Cash corn higher 6 to 9 cents with limited country offerings and heavy east-side sales for prompt and deferred shipments amid sterling pressure and steel strike fears. Oats firm early then weak with strong hog and grain price influence lifting provisions yet leaving futures tame. Export demand sparse, sample values up but overall markets subdued as spot and futures respond to broader factors.
Mr and Mrs John Herron hosted guests near Perry while Sheriff Tom Clark visited Center. Joe Frazier and sister Marie proceed to Mexico for military school and Hardin College. Margaret Yeager resumes studies at Hardin College in Mexico. Ray Floweree to Westminster academy. Wm Bershear to state teachers college. Charney Yeager to Central college. A mad dog scare leads to a citywide muzzle rule. Ernest Kerthly and others attended Red Cross in New London. Frances Hackley resigns from teaching. Mrs Sarah Moss returns from Hutchinson. Lois Allison shopped in Hannibal. Ethel Coontz teaching at Tiasco visits home. James Piersol found dead on way to town. funeral and burial follow.
The Salem area church held a protracted meeting ending with new members received. Pirsol mourns wife and daughter among relatives. Nadine Hackley visits from New London. Floweree and Watts were in Hannibal. Rev. Omer of Camp Paint Ti preached in the Christian church. Mrs. Burney returns from Hannibal. Paul ine Floweree from Columbia plans several weeks with Briggs grandparents. Pauline to teach in Oklahoma this winter though school start delayed to Oct 1.
Mr and Mrs Charles F Klemme and daughters Marie and Katherine will move to Quincy where Katherine will attend a business college. Mrs David Dinsmore visits Pearl. Mr and Mrs Fred Van Meter of Springfield visit relatives east of town. Eva Dacey visits Chicago friends. Rose Smith returns from Chambersburg. George Schemel to host Line Fourteen Club October 4. Miss Rachel Houseweart visits Monroe Michigan. Benjamin H Stumb seeks divorce from Anna Stumb. case set for November term. Prof Jesse M Seniff directs meetings in Fisher Illinois and Highland Kansas. Frank Goulds visit his son in this city. Jacob Windmiller recovering from rheumatism. Quintal family moves here, buying Otto Garner residence. Mrs W W Dickey returns from Jacksonville. Harry Branch lands Budd school house project contract near Bayes. Dean Williams visiting, plans Oregon move. Frank Collver buys property on West Washington Street.
Harry Jennings and Geo Harris returned from a western trip spent mostly in Colorado, calling the journey grand. Residents note the Taylor Scott sale on St Marys prairie, new touring car for Mrs Lizzie Winstere and daughters, and a 480 mile auto run with one puncture. County church convention prep, Althen picnic on Era Walton lawn a success with thirty five attendees and a simple noon meal.
Apple picking began near town when 12 year old Ruth Lightle fell in a yard injuring both bones of her wrist. Dr. Ayleshire set the fracture. Several local movements include Rev. Fletcher leaving for Charleston for the conference and Dr. Ellis Foster returning from overseas. A horse runaway near Green Waggs seriously injured a boy who died later in Quincy hospital. Other items note visitors, home stays, and new fall goods arriving from St. Louis.
Durham and nearby communities report stock shipments of two cars from the area. Wheat movements include one car arrival Monday and another shipment out. Residents visiting and traveling include Mrs. Amy Briscoe of Ewing and Mrs. Rosa Beverlin ending a Kansas City trip. Local clergy Rev McBee, Rev Garn, and Rev Lake preached or attended services, with a funeral for Davis Briscoe and a home purchase by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoskins noted. A Kansas City park drinking fountain uses cooled water via pipe in a well.
An 19th century advertisement touts Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder issues including gravel diabetes rheumatism and back and joint problems in men and women. Claims to regulate child bladder troubles and offers mail order with 1.26 price and testimonials from Dr Am Hall 2986 Olive St St Louis MO. Sold by druggists.
President Wilson issues a public interpretation of the League covenant in relation to Ireland, stating the league provides a forum for self‑determination claims that could affect world peace. He explains the U S is not bound to help quell rebellions in foreign lands or limit recognizing independent movements. A Senate note on Finland warns of raw material shortages.
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