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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1915
Page
9
Wheat futures showed a rebound as deferred deliveries recovered from losses, with weather worries and export news creating mixed signals. Corn followed wheat higher on unsettled weather and strong cash demand, while oats rose alongside. Provisions saw a pullback as packers sold and shorts liquidated amid weak demand.
Stormy weather and weaker receipts sparked a price surge in Chicago wheat, with the market closing higher and traders reassessing potential crop damage. September and December futures rose while corn and oats followed the firming trend. rumors of export sales added strength. Weather delays and heavy rains threaten spring and winter crop belts, affecting overall market sentiment.
Readable data shows Minneapolis and Duluth with today, last week and last year figures for several metrics. Winnipeg provides today, last week and last year numbers.
Estimated for today Wheat 546 Corn 142 Oats 544 Hogs 20000 Cattle 15000 Sheep 14000. The figures present a concise view of grain and livestock prices for the day.
Wheat figures show today 1,259 contract 306 estimated 1,368 last year 582. Corn today 308 contract 262 estimated 293 last year 712. Oats today 873 contract .10 estimated 784 last year 656.
Wheat receipts today 1,698,000 versus last year 1,496,000. Corn receipts today 568,000 versus last year 942,000. Oats receipts today 1,746,000 versus last year 1,582,000.
Wheat shipments total 850000 today compared with 1308000 last year. Corn shipments 365000 today versus 429000 last year. Oats shipments 276000 today, down from 11 last year.
Grain totals list Wheat 439000, Corn 26000, Oats 2000 in a clearance summary.
Wheat prices list No 2 red 1.06 to 1.09 per bushel No 3 red around 1.05 to 1.06 No 2 hard near 1.04 to 1.10 No 3 hard about 1.08 to 1.15. Corn values No 2 yellow 0.98 to 0.89 No 3 yellow 0.80 to 0.84 No 2 white 0.78 to 0.84 No 3 white 0.78 to 0.85 No 2 mixed 0.78 to 0.84 No 3 mixed 0.78 to 0.84. Oats prices No 3 white 0.45 to 0.48 standard 0.48 to 0.58 new No 3 white 0.39 to 0.34 No 4 white 0.37 to 0.38 barley feed 0.60 to 0.63 malting 0.65 to 0.77.
On August 17, St Louis cash grain listed wheat with prices for No 2 red at 1.16 134 dollars, No 3 red 1.054% to 1.12, No 4 red 91 to 1.05, and various hard red values. Corn prices ranged from 75 to 82 cents for multiple grades, with No 2 yellow 79 cents and No 3 yellow 78 ic. Oats values included No 2 white old 53 cents and No 3 white old 46 0752 cents with new 39 40 cents, plus multiple white varieties at 36 38 cents.
Kansas City market notes wheat prices for various grades withNo 2 hard at 1.23 to 1.33 dollars, No 3 hard 1.18 to 1.32, No 4 hard 1.05 to 1.20, reds and yellows listed plus oats and white varieties with scattered figures. reflects mixed bid asks and small range moves for Aug 17.
Peoria report lists corn prices with several grades including No 6 white 78 No 2 yellow 79 No 3 yellow 79 No 8 mixed 79 No 4 mixed 7814 sample TBA Oats prices show No 1 white 41 No 3 white 39144 40 No 4 white 3615 37 sample 341434351 with designation unchanged per the market note.
Minneapolis August 17 report shows wheat receipts at 145 cars, figures compared to 321 last year. No 1 hard cash wheat quoted at 1.44 to arrive, No 2 northern around 1.39, No 3 about 1.30 to 1.45 with several small changes across grades.
Spot wheat irregular with No 2 hard at 1.1634 cif New York for arrival by lake and rail. No 2 red at 1.1634 cif New York. Northern Duluth No 1 at 1.104 and Manitoba No 2 at 1.07 cif. Buffalo futures firmer September at 1.514. Corn spot firm No 2 yellow at 0.89 for prompt shipment. Oats spot easy with standard 0.6514, No 3 white 0.65-0.66, fancy clipped white 0.61-0.66.
Liverpool August 17 grain prices show Wheat Nob. 1 northern Duluth at 11s 7d and Corn American mixed new at 9s 1d. Market report notes steady demand from millers and merchants with slight variations across batches.
In Toledo Ohio on August 17 Clover seed shows prime cash at 8.50 for October and 5.80 for December. Alsike seed lists 9.00 prime cash with 9.05 for September and 9.10 for October. Timothy seed quotes 3.00 prime cash for September and 2.85 for October.
Chicago market receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep show weakness in hogs with mixed quality, nontive beef cattle steady to high, western cattle and calves varied, sheep largely weak with lambs and ewes trading in narrow bands. Prices listed in dollars per hundredweight across categories.
St Louis market data shows hog receipts around 8,000 with prices from 7.25 to 7.70 for good light pigs and mixed hogs, cattle receipts about 6,800 with native beef steers 7.50 to 10.15, yearlings 8.50 to 10.00, cows 6.00 to 8.00, and calves 6.00 to 11.00, while sheep and lambs reached 14,000 with lambs 7.75 to 8.35 and ewes 4.50 to 6.75.
Kansas City cattle and hogs receipts listed with price ranges. Hogs: bulk around 7.00 to 7.15. light pigs to 7.25. Cattle: steers 7.00 to 19.90. cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.50. calves 6.00 to 10.25. Sheep: lambs 8.00 to 8.40. yearlings 6.25 to 7.00. ewes 5.50 to 6.50.
East St. Louis Illinois August 17 hog receipts 7500 market steady with mixed prices from 7.45 to 7.70 for heavy stock to 6.80 to 7.25 for other classes pigs quoted 7.35 to 7.75 bulk 7.50 to 7.75. Cattle receipts 7500 market steady top 10.15. Sheep receipts 4.00 market 25 cents lower.
Omaha market data for August 7 shows cattle receipts at about 5,000 with steady demand. steers from 7.00 to 9.75, cows and heifers 6.00 to 7.75, calves 7.00 to 10.00. Hog receipts around 9,000 with heavy hogs 6.10 to 6.50, light hogs 6.65 to 7.30, pigs 5.55 to 7.25, bulk 6.25 to 6.40. Sheep receipts near 10,800, slow, yearlings 5.50 to 6.50, wethers 5.25 to 6.25, lambs 8.20 to 8.40.
New York trading stayed volatile with strong war stock activity and limited rail issues. U S Steel rose to 77 1 4 in a session of about 1.5 million shares, while foreign sales and London’s slower list dampened the advance. Bond quotes listed include U S ref 2s and U S 3s with mixed figures.
The New York Stock Exchange closed with last sale quotations for major issues led by American Beet Sugar at 6 1/2, American Cotton Oil at 8 1/4, and American Sugar Ref at 4 4/5. Notable gains included Bethlehem Steel 2 1/4, Interborough-Metropolitan 25 1/2, and United States Steel around 7 5/6, with a wide spread of prices across railroads, oil, metals, and utility stocks.
Prices for wheat flour corn and hay and grain listed. No. 2 wheat at 1.00 and 1.10, old and new oats at 35 50 cents, prairie hay bale prices 8.50 10.00, baled straw 5.50 6.00, clover seed 7.00 8.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 310.00, and other feed items with varied quotations.
Knollenberg Milling Co lists retail prices for flour and byproducts including High patent flour $7.00, Straight patent flour $6.80, Hard wheat flour $7.00, Bran $25.00 per ton, Shipstuff $32 per ton, and corn meal $2 per 100 pounds. Wagon hogs, choice quality, 200–300 pounds average priced $6.70 to $7.15. 150–175 pounds $6.90 to $7.15. 125–150 pounds $6.90 to $7.15.
Light hogs priced at 6.85 to 7.10 per unit, heavy hogs 6.35 to 8.60, rough sows and stags 6.10 to 8.60. Fat steers 6.00 to 7.00, fat heifers 6.00 to 7.00, fat cows 4.00 to 5.00, veal calves 8.00 to 9.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.00, spring lambs 7.50 to 9.09, sheep 4.00 to 5.00. Ham 11 4e. Poultry prices include hens 11%4c, roosters 7c, spring chickens 14c, eggs 15c, turkeys old gobbler 34c, young gobblers 9%4c, turkey hens 34c, geese 6%c, ducks 8%4c per pound. Butter packing stock 17c, choice country No 1 25c.
Market items list prices for produce including carrots, beets, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, summer squash, new potatoes, cucumbers, celery cabbage, young onions, tomatoes, sweet corn and turnips. Prices given per bunch, head, quart, peck, dozen, or pound with cents as noted.
A fragment lists imported figs sold in 10 ounce packages at 10 cents, umbrella layer figs at 25 cents per pound, and dates in bulk with Halowh and dromedary varieties priced 15 cents per pound and 2 pounds for 25 cents.
Almonds valent, per pound 76c. Pecans halves per pound 75c. Walnuts halves per pound 75c. Popcorn shelled per pound 10c.
Readable items show fresh fruit pricing by item and weight. Cherries Cad Oregon price points, sour cherries, currants, prunes, plums Cal, apricots fancy Cal, apples new peck, peaches dozen, pineapples each, cantaloupes per piece, watermelons and bananas by unit, coconuts with varied cents, walnuts and Brazil nuts by pound, almonds filberts pecans chestnuts peanuts roasted and raw per pound.
Prices for hides and wool update listing No 1 cured hides at 15 cents No 2 cured hides 14 cents No 1 green hides 13 cents No 2 green hides 12 cents No 1 cured calf 16 cents No 2 cured calf 15 cents No 1 cured kip 1 cent No 2 cured kip 4 cents Dead green 2 cents per pound Large horse 4.00 Medium horse 3.75 Small horse 3.00 No 2 horse 1.00 less Glue and pony 1.00 to 1.50 Colts 40 cents Wool pelts 60 cents to 1.50 Shearlings 25 to 50 cents Lamb 25 to 35 cents Wool 18 cents to quality
New York August 17 coffee spot Rio No 444 Dantes Mo 4 936 reports a price update with Rio’s market movement noted by traders. The note records a short identifier for a bean lot and a reference price, reflecting routine market chatter in the New York coffee scene.
New York financial figures list mercantile paper and sterling bills with rates for demand, cables, and rubles. Silver and Mexican dollars are noted, along with time loans, call money, and call rates. Data appears as fragmented OCR of a bonds and currency table from a 1947 issue.
Chicago listings report butter steady and eggs unchanged with receipts totaling 11,665 cases. Poultry prices for live fowls and wrings range from 13 to 16 cents. Potatoes selling lower with receipts around 60 cars. Virginia cobblers bring in 1.50 to 1.60, Minnesota and Ohio items amount to 30,745.
A jumble of prices and item codes for butters and creams from New York, including entries for butter extras, firsts, seconds, and various henry whites. The text lists multiple figures like 2544, 2614427, and 314 2614, with mentions of “state whole milk” and “colored specials” alongside “nearby hennery” and “browns,” indicating an old market price ad with scattered data. Related notes reference fresh gathered extraz and assorted cheese categories, all in terse catalog style.
New York on August 17 reports poultry prices for dressed quiet western frozen roast chickens at 18 722 per dozen, fresh iced fowls at ABQ 74, fresh turkeys iced 15 16, alive not quoted.
Kansas City reports prices for butter at 27 firsts 25 seconds and 23 sacking. Eggs show 19 firsts 1214 seconds. Poultry includes 12 hens 9 roosters 15 brooders.
New York sugar markets show mixed movement as raw sugar quotes edge higher at 4,864.95 while centrifugal values and refined products hold steady. Molasses trades around 94.8 with overall market tone cautious amid fluctuating demand and global factors.
Nancy Hanks, famed 2:04 trotter dominant from 1892 to 1894, died today at Hamburg Place, the J. E. Madden estate. The mare, foaled in 1886, will be buried at Hamburg Place Cemetery alongside other famous horses.
LONDON August 17 official British statement said Haven Cum berland England three towns Parton Harrington and White Haven on the Irish sea were bombarded today by a German submarine.
A Whig lost and found notice states it will arrange the meeting place for the finder and the owner to recover the item.
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