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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
10
The Chicago wheat market surged Thursday on fears of irreparable drought damage in Argentina, with Dec and May futures up to 1.54 dollars. Corn and oats advanced modestly amid strong lake vessel loading and wet domestic belt conditions, while provisions showed mixed moves.
Chicago and other cities report grain prices for wheat, corn, and oats with varied grades and bid ranges. Markets include St Louis New York Minneapolis and Peoria with notes on spot strength and cash prices. Roosevelt plans at least five speeches in western states for Hughes and Fairbanks next month.
Berlin dispatch reports Luxemburg newspaper Obermosel declaring entente air attacks on Luemburg foundries unjustified. Luxemburg vows to aid any customer with ammunition while noting Switzerland and the United States also supply the belligerents and are exempt under international law from attacks on their munition plants.
A Petrograd dispatch reports Field Marshal Von Hindenburg’s new strategy is stirring talk in Moscow as he signals greater emphasis on the eastern front over the western theater.
Cures kidney and bladder troubles and dissolves gravel and supports diabetes relief. Claims to treat weak backs rheumatism irregularities of kidneys and bladder in men and women and bladder troubles in children. Offers mail order for $1.07 with testimonials and address of Dr. E W Hall in St Louis Missouri. Sold by druggists.
New York stock market shows U S Steel leading a broad advance with a total turnover over one million shares for the session. Republic Iron and Steel and copper issues follow, while rails and shipping shares swing. Bonds remain active especially in international issues as mercantile paper and money rates move.
Quincy Clearing House reports Thursday bank clearings of 117,216 with 182,199 for the same day last week and 137,139 for the same day last year, indicating volume changes in local banking activity.
Chicago and New York market notices report butter creamery and eggs prices with varied firsts seconds and extras across regions. Potatoes meats and poultry show price shifts with Jerseys Chios Wisconsin white and hen and fowl listings. sugar molasses coffee and refined sugars noted with price ranges and sales volumes.
Seed markets report mixed prices for Clover and Alfalfa in St Louis with No. 2 and No. 1 grades trading around $8 to $15, while Clover No 2 and No 1 mid prices range to $14 and $15.60. Toledo notes cash Clover seed at $9.45 for spot and futures for Dec and March, with Alsike cash at $10.05 and Oct and Dec.
Chicago hog and cattle receipts fall short of prior day averages with mixed prices across grades. St Louis and Omaha report steady to lower cash bids for hogs and cattle, with lambs and sheep showing uneven declines in recent sales. Kansas City margins narrow as hogs and cattle prices drift, while regional totals vary by denomination and weight class.
Market receipts Thursday rose by 18 loads amid better roads. Seventeen loads of corn oats baled straw and hay were sold at steady prices. Local hog prices fell 25 cents. Hay sold at 6 loads with various per ton prices. Corn arrived in five loads with two at 8 seats per bushel and three at 37 cents per bushel. Oats one load, price not listed. Baled straw one load sold for 6 dollars per ton.
Readable pricing list for grains hay and straw including timothy clover alfalfa and corn meal with per bushel and per cwt figures. Also includes varied hog cattle and poultry quotations with weights and prices from West of the Mississippi shipments and local butchers corrected by Anck Brothers.
Prices for eyes butter packing stock and poultry list a range from spring chickens at 27c per lb to ducks 25c and geese 20c with turkeys at 59 300. Hides calf kip and tallow values are given with No 1 cured hides at 18c and No 2 cured hides at 17c. Horse values vary by size up to 4 60 and blue and pony lines at 1 50 to 2 00 amid other livestock and material prices.
Chicago reports heavy early selling on war rumor with Greece possibly joining Allies, offset by foreign buying and heavier export activity. Argentina cables bullish as rains fail in the north, while domestic dry spells in the southwest threaten winter wheat acreage. Corn steadies on export bids and cash demand. oats show moderate sympathy with potential downside if wheat rises.
German official statement says aviators dropped a great number of bombs on Bucharest and that several points of the Romanian capital remain burning from earlier attacks.
A long standing antiseptic cough remedy claims to soothe hacking coughs relieve congestion and restore energy. The ad touts 47 years of effectiveness for all ages and urges readers to buy a bottle at their local druggist for 50e.
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