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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1919
Page
10
Chicago market notes show corn closing strongly with gains from 8c to 3%%c, December at 1.2531, oats up 1% to 1c, and provisions rising 22c. Traders cited bears cooled by strike-driven doubts, shorter covering, light country offerings, and renewed chatter farmers reduce first-hand shipments.
Chicago and St Louis and Kansas City report cash and future grain quotes with wheat grades from No 1 to No 6 red and hard, mixed corn and yellow varieties, oats prices, hay and straw values, milling product costs, and live stock quotations. Highlights include No 2 red wheat around 2.21 to 2.27 per bushel, corn near 1.49 to 1.63, oats around 0.66 to 0.70, and hay prices in the 16 to 32 dollar range depending on type and grade.
Butter and eggs prices rise while cheese and poultry hold steady in New York trade. Sugar and coffee show limited movement as market receipts for butter eggs and potatoes reflect steady to firm tones. Liberty bond quotes close mixed with modest gains across several issues.
The new week begins with a stronger local hog market as prices rise fifteen cents to the top. City trading is light due to rain with few offerings. A load of corn sells for 1.60, baled hay brings 30, and baled oats straw sells for 12 per load. no other market changes are noted.
In St Louis on Sept 23 the timothy market remained steady with top grades in strong local demand while medium and lower grades stayed quiet yet shipping interest persisted for No. 1 and standard timothy. Prices index No. 1 timothy at 32.84, standard 29.31, No. 2 25.02, No. 3 23.24, threshed timothy 12.15, with various clover, alfalfa, prairie and straw items quoted. Also listed were horse, mule, and draft prices for horses and mules with multiple height classes and ranges.
Toledo seed prices list cash and future values for Clover seed and Alsike, with Timothy prices and market notes. Copper market in New York shows quiet activity with spot, September, October and November values, while New York Cotton reports middlings at 31. oils and twinseed oil prices from St Louis are noted along with varied oil seed and crop oil terms.
New York stock prices opened cautious as the steel strike began but did not drag as feared. United States Steel rose to 102 1/2 with a 1/2 point gain. Bethlehem and Lackawanna stayed firm. Crucible moved higher. Utilities and some speculative issues lagged while tobacco and oil shares softened. Total NYSE volume reached about 12.25 million dollars in par value, with various industrials showing mixed action amid a tense labor outlook.
Corn showed no strong pressure and absorbed the day’s offerings as it closed near the high of the range. Oats led gains with strong demand while bearish sentiment persisted. Provisions recovered from opening weakness with packers active on dips. Stocks rallied after a soft start, steel strike discussed as the major market influence with limited effect on grains.
Grain and stocks moved higher with corn advancing about 2 to 3 cents amid strong undertone and steady demand. Oats stayed firm from start to finish with a 13 cent rally, while rye and barley showed strength in sympathy. Visible supply fell 95,000 against last year, and steel strike news provided cautious optimism about future market direction.
New York stocks show irregular yet higher trends amid the steel strike, with investors urged to buy well seasoned securities and Liberty bonds. Recommendations include U S Steel Baldwin Locomotive American Car Foundry Willys Overland General Motors and major rails and oils, with emphasis on dividend stocks like Caledonia and Hecila and bargain purchases as markets lag.
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