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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
3
Dispatch from Chicago reports tentative grain holding patterns and price swings as labor concerns linger. Oats rise with corn while provisions fade. imports and foreign demand influence bears. shipments show mixed totals for wheat corn and oats.
Chicago and several midwestern markets report mixed wheat prices with No. 1 red at 2.27, No. 2 red 2.23, and various grades around 2.10 to 2.30 per bushel. Corn and oats show modest changes. Minneapolis and St Louis listings note steady to firmer tones. Local farm and livestock prices for hay, grain, poultry, and hogs are published along with flour, linseed, and white lead quotes.
The main market showed near steady activity for the first time in a while with a 10 cent drop as the sole change. Trading was light on Thursday with oats at 1.60 dollars per bushel for two loads and 0.65 for one load. hay and grain offerings were scarce. Hide prices slipped as calf skins brought 42 cents for No 1 and 40.5 cents for No 2 compared with 45 and 43.5 previously.
New York on September 19 reports steady butter and cheese with varying creamery prices and steady stock levels for creamery extras firsts and packing stock. Eggs firm with receipts 16 210 cases and mixed grade prices. poultry alive steady to higher with chicken and fowl prices listed. sugar and potatoes show minor shifts in Chicago and New York markets.
Timothy hay remains steady for No 1 timothy with price at 31 84 while medium and jowl grades show liberal supply and slow demand. Clover and alfalfa values vary with standard hay around 20 to 38. prairie hay at 25 to 36. straw values appear uncertain amid market declines in cereals.
In New York on September 19 the stock market slid amid renewed concern over the steel labor dispute. Trading was light with most leaders posting new weekly lows as some high priced issues showed brief gains before reversing. Bonds and Liberty securities moved steadily with sparse activity and modest gains in several issues.
Chicago hogs and cattle show mixed demand with receipts around 22 000 hogs and 12 000 cattle. Prices vary by grade from light to heavy with top hogs near 18 dollars and steers reaching up to 17 50, while sheep trends weaken and regional markets in St Louis Kansas City and Peoria report similar activity and higher beef values.
Seed prices listed for Clover Alsike and Timothy with cash and future months, including 1917 1918 1919 cash values, at Toledo Ohio and New York. Also notes spot coffee prices and futures, with September 19 quotations and rows for oats and other grains. Market commodities update reflects price ranges and contract months across regions.
Cash corn advanced to 38.5 cents in deferred deliveries amid fluctuating premiums and erratic trading. September oats led strength, while provisions eased and stocks settled irregularly. News on United States Steel and steel strike rumors dampened broader industrial outlook and market tone.
Unsettled market sentiment described with irregular opening as labor leaders push for union strength and a potential Monday strike. Recommend buying rails, motors, coppers, oils, tobaccos, leathers on setbacks. hold Big Five packing stocks during weakness. Liberty bonds expected to rise toward par.
Grain and stocks closed with corn firm after a session where prices rose three to four cents. Despite opposition, strong buyers absorbed offerings as late session gains formed amid steel strike fears. Cash corn was in demand with liberal prompt and deferred sales, while farmers were urged to hold grain and hogs for stronger prices.
Jean B. Kopf, a renowned non medical eye specialist from Peoria and Bloomington, will be in Quincy today and tomorrow morning. He treats eyes ears nose nervousness catarrh stomach epilepsy and related ailments and asks patients to call for early treatment.
The report describes general bullish sentiment in cash grain markets with strong corn tones and profitable activity. Cash houses showed prominent buying, domestic demand firm, and Southern markets outbidding Chicago and Iowa. Rye moved strong, with 100,000 bushels shipping to the seaboard. export activity was limited. Provisions remained fairly active with mixed broker activity and shorts buying as hog prices rose. Oils: cotton seed oil quotes at 32c for winter white, 31 to 34c for various grades. linseed oil priced at 2.38 to 2.40 per gallon for different barrel sizes.
Four automibile bandits who robbed Plano bank were tracked by farmers and a posse 15 miles north of Kaneville. One robber was fatally wounded and taken to Aurora Hospital. The other three were jailed in Geneva. Leader John B. Trainor, 49, Chicago. Other suspects Frank Kruger, Hawley Toomey, and Joseph Wheel with Chicago and Detroit links. Toomey claimed Chicago murder charges and bond status.
Captain Gabrielle, a war volunteer and mutilated fighter, appeals to France England and America for the annexation of Fiume to Italy, proclaiming the valorous sentiments of the Italian people. He frames his appeal as an interpreter of national will addressing Victor Hugo Mil ton and Lincoln era ideals.
D Annunzio addressed a vast crowd as his irregular forces moved into Fiume. Reports say he commands more than 10000 men occupying the line that divides Fiume from Jugo Slav territory, signaling a bold advance.
Federal warrants were issued for Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman charging them with anarchy and seeking to incite violence in Washington on September 19.
Two individuals in Atlanta Georgia were deported after being found connected to immigration patentees. Both faced obstruction of the draft charges as part of the proceedings.
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