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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1915

Page

9

Market letter shows readjustment between exporters and buyers

There is debate over whether foreigners cancelled contracts, influencing the wheat and oats market. Heavy selling by longs produced a decline, with investors unable to trigger a recovery. Cash wheat demand remained strong due to limited threshing, while corn and oats moved with wheat trends. Provisions closed irregular as hogs and lard markets weakened.

Longs Pacific’ Coats Minneapolis Millers

Wheat Shows Heavily Weak Market in Chicago Aug 13

The wheat market fell as cancellations of export sales by 2,000,000 bushels appeared tied to Italian and French price controls. Sept at 1.0754, Dec 1.0734, down 1/8 to 3/8. Corn and oats mirrored weakness with limited volume, while provisions held firm.

Chicago Europe Gulf of Mexico Dardanelles America Shorts

Northwest Car Lot Figures Across Cities

Northwest car lots report today figures for Minneapolis and Duluth with comparisons to last week and last year. Winnipeg shows today and weekly and yearly totals. The brief data cluster notes current values and changes over time.

Northwest Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Grain and Livestock Estimates for Today

Estimated market figures show Wheat at 711 units, Corn 117, Oats 342. Hogs total 10,000 head, Cattle 200, Sheep 3,000.

Grain futures quotations for wheat corn and oats

Wheat today 445 contract 107 estimated 469 last year 214. Corn today 189 contract 157 estimated 189 last year 86. Oats today 275 contract 5 estimated 249 last year 208.

Receipts Report For Wheat Corn And Oats

Wheat receipts today 1 415 000 compared with 1 646 000 last year Corn receipts today 581 000 versus 50S 000 last year Oats receipts today 452 000 against 514 000 last year

Agricultural Yield Figures From Today’s Markets

Wheat today 905000, down from last year 57000. Corn today 295000, down from last year 446000. Oats today 192000, up from last year 60000.

Chicago Produce News Note on Butter Eggs and Poultry

Chicago August 13 butter markets show unchanged creamery at 20 244. Eggs receipts 7,682 cases collected at mark with varied classifications. Poultry alive prices lower with fowls springs around 16 4 184.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain Markets Aug 13 Prices Recorded

Wheat prices for various grades listed with No 2 red at 1.13 to 1.14 and No 2 hard at 1.17 to 1.20 per bushel. Corn shows No 2 yellow at 0.43, No 2 white at 0.794, and No 2 mixed at 0.79. Oats figures for Nov 3 white around 0.52 with other white grades between 0.45 and 0.44 per bushel.

Chicago

Grain prices in St Louis uplift mixed on Aug 13

Wheat futures steady with No 2 red at 1.17 1.2034 and No 3 red at 1.10 1.1614 while No 4 red sits at 1.03 1.12. Corn bids range from No 2 at 79 to No 3 at 78 and yellow No 2 at 80 4, with white and mixed white prices in the 79 1 47 area. Oats show No 3 white new at 50 2 52 and No 2 white new at 45 4 84, with several new row listings and unclear entries trailing.

ST. Louis

Grain price quotes from Kansas City market report

Wheat prices list multiple grades with bids from No 2 to No 4 hard and red varieties. Corn quotes include No 3 and No 2 yellow and white, with ranges shown. Oats section provides No 2 and No 3 bids, including white oats.

Peoria grain prices advance on corn and oats market

Peoria cash grain reports show corn up 4 cents with 10 car lots bidding higher and oat bids easing. Prices for No 2 yellow and mixed lots ranged around 81 and 79 to 84 cents, with sample quality near 74 to 44 cents. oats fell 2 to 4 cents across 26 car lots, with No 8 white around 46 cents.

Peoria

Omaha cash grain report prompts mixed futures outlook

In Omaha on August 13 wheat priced No 2 hard at 1.16 to 1.36 dollars, corn displayed No 3 white 0.74 to 0.44 and No 2 yellow at 0.75 1/4, oats No 3 white near 0.44 1/4 to 0.45. The brief market snapshot records bid and offer ranges for key grains.

Omaha

Wheat and corn prices from Liverpool grain market

From Liverpool Grain Liverpool on Aug 13 wheat No.1 northern Duluth at 7d corn American mixed new at 9s 3d

Liverpool Grain Liverpool Northern Duluth

Wheat prices and receipts in Minneapolis market

August 13 report shows wheat receipts at 73 cars versus 167 a year ago. Cash wheat prices range from No 1 hard at 1.53 to No 3 at 1.29, with No 2 northern around 1.38 and new wheat about 1.15 to 1.24 as arriving.

Minneapolis Northern

New York Grain Prices and Futures Brief

New York market news shows wheat spot weakness with No 2 hard at 124 cif and No 1 northern Duluth and Manitoba bids around 1091 cif. Wheat futures for September slip to 1.17. Corn spot weak at 8934 for prompt shipment. Oats remain steady.

New York New: York New York Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

Louis Hay And Straw Market Report

Hay inspections of fresh receipts reported at 20 cars west side 6 cars timothy 3 clover mixed 4 alfalfa 77 prairie and 14 cars east side 13 timothy 1 clover wood timothy and clover mixed quotably firm under limited supplies and fair demand ordinary off condition hay a low sale and easy prairie dull and weak offerings liberal clover scarce alfalfa in light supply good grades in fair demand common fodder sought clover mixed new 1.50 13.50 timothy new 12.16 alfalfa 12 16 straw wheat 4.50 track 5 delivered

T. Louis Hay ST. Louis Timothy

Chicago Livestock Prices Report August Hogs and Cattle

Chicago live stock summary shows August 13 receipts 16000 hogs weak 10 to 15 cents below yesterday. Prices range from 6.55 to 7.80 for various hog classes. Cattle receipts 1000 steady with native beef at 6.10 10.25 and western steers 6.86 9.00. Sheep receipts 7000 with sheep weak and lambs strong at 5.90 6.65 for sheep and 6.58 5 for lambs.

Chicago

St Louis Live Stock Prices for Hog Cattle and Sheep

St Louis issued livestock prices dated August 13 with hog receipts 3200 and prices from 5 7.35 to 7.85 for various hog classes. Cattle receipts 9000 with steady trend. native beef steers 7.50 to 10.15, yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.00, cows 6.00 to 8.00, stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.25, native calves 6.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 1900 steady. lambs 8.00 to 8.85, sheep and ewes 5.50 to 7.25.

ST. Louis

Kansas City Livestock Prices Reported On Aug Thirteenth

Hogs receipts about 2000 steady with bulk around 7.10 to 7.50 for night pigs. Cattle receipts near 600 with steers 7.00 to 9.95, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.70, calves 6.00 to 16.56. Sheep receipts 500 steady with lambs 8.25 to 9.75, yearlings 6.75 to 7.50, wethers 6.50 to 7.00, ewes 6.00 to 6.75.

Kansas City

East St. Louis Livestock Market Report

East St Louis on August 13 reports hogs receipts 4,000 with prices mixed from 6.00 to 7.85, average bid around 7.55 for bulk. Sheep receipts 1,800 with market steady. Cattle receipts 800 with top price around 10.15.

East ST. Louis

New York Coffee Prices Updated in Daily Report

New York August 13 spot coffee prices show Rio 7s Santos 4s and other standard figures with Rio and Santos listed among traded varieties.

NEW York Coffee New York Cofee Rio Santos

Shares Again Suffer Drop In Anthracite Rate Shock

New York August 18 The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered broad rate cuts for anthracite railroads sending shares down two to six points while other rails fell slowly and under pressure. Trading saw advances in war stocks and strong gains for Willys-Overland and Studebaker, but later selling pushed major rails and U S Steel to new lows. Foreign exchange also slid with sterling and Paris francs down amid London and Rain rates.

New York Interstate Commerce Commission Commerce Commission Willys-Overland Studebaker United States Steel London Paris

New York Stock List Aug 13 Closing Quotations

New York stock quotations show American Beet Sugar at firm, American Can 99, American Car and Foundry 8778, American Cotton Oil 50, American Sugar Ref. 7924, American Tel and Tel 12278, Anaconda Mining 6734, Atchison 10278, Bethlehem Steel 298, Brooklyn Rapid Transit 84, California Petroleum 16, Canadian Pacific 1524, Central Leather 4205, Chesapeake and Ohio (various), Chicago and North Western 127, Chicago Mil and St Paul 8234, Denver and Rio Grande 5b, General Electric, Great Northern 1184, Illinois Central 100%, Interborough-Met 6, Inter. Harvester 109, Lehigh Valley 14114, Louisville and Nashville 211334, Maxwell Motor 8614, Mexican Petroleum 49, Missouri Kansas and Texas BE, Missouri Pacific 1%? (unclear), National Lead 6414, New York Central 903, N Y H and Hartford 64, Norfolk and Western 10814, Northern Pacific 10814, Pennsylvania 10814, Reading 14674, Republic Iron and Steel 4334, Southern Pacific BOY, Southern Railway 48 16M, Studebaker Gig, Texas Co (undefined), Tennessee Copper 43, Union Pacific 0, United States Rubber 4814, United States Steel 11276, Utah Copper G5SG, Western Union 57, Westinghouse Electric 11314, Baldwin Locomotive 80.

NEW- York Stock List New York New York Stock Exchange American Car and Foundry Long American Tel Tel Anaconda Mining Corp Atchison Isi Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Ov Brooklyn Canadian Pacific Central Chesapeake and Ohio Ays Chicago’ and North Western Chicago Mil St. Paul Denver and Rio Grande Lehigh Valley Louisville Nashville Maxwell. Motor Co Mexican Petroleum Sage Missouri Kansas Texas Missouri Pacific New York Central Occ N.Y. NH Hartford Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Ceee Ceee Ees Ray Consolidated Pa Bichatee el Ceee Republic Tron and Steel Bh Southern Pacific Ges BOY Southern Railway Studebaker Co GIG Texas Co Olive Tennessee Copper Union Pacific Ethan A United States Rubber United States Steel Isn TAK Utah Copper C.ie Western Union Westinghouse Electric C. Roco and Poo Cee Baldwin Loco

New York Money Rates Report Aug 13 Market figures

Mercantile paper quoted at 3 14 334. Sterling bills 60 day at 467. Demand 471.50. Cables 72.25. Francs demand 5.87, cables 6.87. Marks demand 8 11 4, cables 8 15 4. Lire demand 6.38, cables 6.87. Rubles demand .34, cables 3 4 14. Bar silver 47 7 9. Mexican dollars 3 7. Time loans easy 60 90 days 2 42 4 234 after six months 3%. Call money easy high 1 34 low 1%. Ruling rate 1 34 last loan 1 34 closing bid 1 14 offered at 1 34.

New York Mercantile Paper

Omaha Live Stock Market Receipts and Prices

Omaha reports Hogs receipts 12 500 lower heavy barrows 6 2060 per hundred. Cattle receipts 400 steady steers 9.75 cows and heifers 5.85 to 7.65 calves 7.00. Sheep receipts 7 500 slow yearlings 6.25 to 7.00 wethers 6.00 to 6.40 lambs 8.35 to 8.60.

Omaha

Indianapolis Livestock Market Report

Indianapolis on August 13 reports hog receipts around 10 000 with steady market and top price of 7.80. Cattle receipts near 700 with prices steady. Trade remains steady as buyers and sellers observe the day’s activity.

Indianapolis

Local Market Prices for Hay and Grain

Prices paid for hay and grain include No 2 wheat at 1.03 and 1.10, flour at 7.00, corn 0.85 to 0.86, old cats 0.52, oats 0.35, baled and loose hays from 6.50 to 20.00, prairie hay 6.50 to 8.00, shredded fodder 8.00, old loose hay 18.50 to 19.00, new loose hay 10 to 11, alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00, new clover hay 9.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 5.50 to 6.00, clover seed 7.00 to 8.00.

Milling products price list from Knollenberg Millings Co

Retail prices shown for flour and mill products include High patent flour seven dollars, Straight patent flour six eighty, Hard wheat flour seven, Bran twenty five per ton, Shipstuff thirty two per ton, Corn meal two per one hundred pounds. Wagon hogs, choice quality 200 to 300 pounds average, six seventy to seven fifteen. Wagon hogs, choice quality 150 to 75 pounds average, seven dollars to seven fifteen. Wagon hogs, choice quality 125 to 150 pounds average, six ninety to seven fifteen.

Mit Knollenberg Millings Company

Quotations From Local Butchers Prices for Hogs and Cattle

Market quotes from local butchers list prices for hogs light and heavy, rough sows and stags, fat cattle and calves, bulls, spring lambs, sheep, and ham. Poultry and eggs rates shown for hens, roosters, spring chickens, eggs, turkeys, geese, ducks, and butter types with various price ranges.

Market Price List From Farm Stand

Reported by Wm. Malambri. Carrots three bunches five cents. Beets three bunches four cents. Cauliflower each ten to twenty cents. Cabbage per head five to ten cents. Wax and string beans per quart twenty five cents. Summer squash each five cents. New potatoes per peck twenty five cents. Cucumbers large each five to ten cents. Celery cabbage each ten to twenty five cents. Young onions three bunches five cents. Tomatoes per pound ten cents. Sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty five cents. Turnips per peck twenty five cents.

Wm. Malambri

Figs and Dates Advertised in Local Store

A local ad lists figs from California including a 10 oz package at 10c, imported varieties at 25c per pound, and umbrella layer figs with 10c packages. Dates such as Haloch sold in bulk at 15c per pound or 25c for two pounds, with dromedary dates available in 10c packages.

California

Local Nuts Put on Sale at Modest Prices

Almonds Valensit priced at 75 cents per pound, pecans halves at 75 cents, walnuts halves at 75 cents, and shelled popcorn at 10 cents per pound. These bargain rates appear in a small ad listing multiple grocery nut items with their per pound costs.

Fruit Price List From The West Coast Market

A historical price listing shows assorted fruits and nuts with per unit or per measure pricing. Items include cherries from California Oregon and Michigan, currants prunes plums and apricots with various unit prices, apples peaches pineapples bananas watermelons cantaloupes coconuts walnuts Brazils almonds filberts pecans chestnuts peanuts roasted and raw with cent figures.

Oregon

Hides and Wool Prices From Bolles and Rogers

A price list from Bolles & Rogers lists No. 1 cured hides at 15 cents and various other hides and leathers with No. 2 cured hides at ? Dead greens priced per pound, horses in multiple sizes, and glue and pony values. Wool pelts and shearlings priced from 60 cents to 1.50, lambs 25 to 75 cents, with wool quality-based grading for the wool line.

Bolles & Rogers

New York Sugar Prices Steady in Raw and Refined Markets

New York raw sugar prices show centrifugal at 4.89774 95 and molasses at 4.12 4 18 4, while refined sugar holds steady. Market readings indicate firm sentiment across the sugar complex with no clear shift in value.

New York

Bradstreet's Report Signals Busy US Trade Outlook

Bradstreets New York report notes enlarged house trade and country-wide optimism aided by smarter metal manufacturing activity. It cites improvement in long lagging lines, easier pig iron buying at advanced prices, good crop news, war orders, and strong bank clearings totaling 3.29166 billion dollars.

New York Bradstreetsomorrow

New York Produce Prices From August Market Report

New York market notes provide varied butter outputs and dairy yields with multiple grade results. Entries include creamery extra scores, firsts and seconds, eye and texture descriptors, and price figures.

New York Poultry Prices Amid Quiet Trading

New York market reports quiet activity on August 13 with ranges for roasted and iced poultry. Western frozen roasting chickens quoted 18 to 22 cents per pound, fresh fowls iced 13 4 to 7 cents, fresh turkeys iced 16 to 16 2 cents. Alive weights show broad spreads for broilers 18 cents, turkeys around 11 to 12 cents.

NEW York Poultry New York

Kansas City Produce Prices Summary

Kansas City auction data shows butter creamery firsts 27 second 25. racking 19 percent. Eggs firsts 18 seconds 12 14. Poultry hens 11 roosters 9 broilers 215. Prices listed for August 13 with various quality grades.

Kansas City

Attacks Repulsed on Gallipoli Peninsula

Constantinople August 12 via London four attacks against one Turkish position on the Gallipoli peninsula were repulsed on August 10 according to an official statement from the war office.

Constantinople London Gallisoli War Office

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