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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1915

Page

9

Daily Market Letter Reflects Wheat Bearish Tone and Mixed Grains

Wheat remains bearish due to weather and political factors with prices easing. Corn shows early strength then softens as demand narrows and overbought conditions ease. Oats rise on rain in the Midwest. country offerings are small and receipts poor. Provisions stay generally weaker with packers holding meat forward and little export prospect improving futures.

Department of Agriculture Iowa Ilinois Indiana Isual

Wheat Prices Fall on Weak Demand and Crop Outlook

Wheat declined 1 to 17 1/2 cents with September at 1.0134 and December at 1.0234 as export demand sagged following submarine activity. Corn dropped about a half to 4 3/4 cents and oats eased, while provisions weakened after earlier gains amid bearish Northwest crop prospects and delayed threshing.

Chicago

Weather and traffic data snapshot for Minneapolis and Winnipeg

Minneapolis and Winnipeg figures show daily today and prior periods. City comparisons include values for Minneapolis today 103, Duluth 7 today, Winnipeg 52 today, with last week and last year figures also listed for each location.

Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Farmyard counts listed for Wheat Cats Hogs Cattle Sheep

A compact ledger style note lists agricultural totals: Wheat 347 head of cats 81 Corn 393. Hogs 8,000 head Cattle 300 Sheep 6,000.

Grain price table fragment with today and last year data

The snippet lists prices for wheat corn and oats with today figures last year estimates and contract related figures. Wheat shows 373 today and 157 last year. corn 76 today and 437 last year. oats 410 today and 296 last year.

Total Clearances From Wheat and Grains

Wheat 204000, corn 41000, oats 14080. Summary lists crop clearance figures, identifying wheat corn and oats totals. No dates or places present.

Agricultural price report for wheat corn and oats

Daily price data shows Dy Wheat at 1,198,000 today and 1,000 last year, with Corn at 605,000 today and 869,000 last year, and Oats at 1,190,000 today versus 1,025,000 last year. The figures reflect current values and year over year changes.

Wheat and corn shipments figures for today and last year

Wheat shipments total 571000 today versus 1173000 last year. Corn shipments 340100 today, 695060 last year. Oats 419.00 today, last year 1 ahs 7.

Toledo Seed Market Prices Mixed for Clover and Timothy

Toledo Ohio August 20 Clover seed offered prime cash at 8.70 for October and 9.00 for December Alsike prime cash 9.05 September 9.10 October Timothy prime cash 3.05 September 3.15 October 3.00. Prices reflect cash market values without further terms.

Toledo Clover Alsike Timothy

Chicago cash grain prices report for wheat oats and corn

Chicago market summary lists wheat prices across red and hard grades from No 2 to No 4 with ranges from 1.07 to 1.15 per bushel, corn values for yellow white and mixed grades around 0.81 to 0.85, and oats quotes for No 3 and standard grades around 0.40 to 0.50 per bushel, dated August 20.

Chicago

Wheat and Corn Prices in St Louis Cash Grain Market

In St Louis on August 20, Wheat prices for No 2 red at 1.180 plus fractions, No 3 red at 1.10, No 4 red around 0.970. Corn shows No 2 at 0.79, No 3 yellow at 0.80, and No 2 white at 0.79. Oats quotations cover No 3 new white around 0.4243, No 4 white at 0.40, and additional No 2 new and No 3 new values near 0.41 and 0.39.

ST. Louis

Kansas City Cash Grain Prices Window

Kansas City August 20 wheat and corn futures quotes list No 2 hard at 1.20 to 1.22 dollars per bushel No 3 Isard around 1.05 to 1.15 No 4 hard 1.04 to 1.30 No 2 red 1.16 to 1.18 No 3 red 1.12 to 1.14 No 4 red 1.01 to 1.03 For corn No 2 tier 38 74 to 74 cents No 2 yellow 78 cents No 3 yellow 77 to 78 cents No 8 white 72 to 72 ½ cents No 2 oats 40 to 42 cents No 3 37 to 40 cents No 2 white 44 to 46 ½ cents No 3 white 43 to 45 cents.

Chicago al Ad Kansas City Kansas City

Liverpool Grain Prices Aug Twenty Northern Duluth Wheat

Liverpool August 20 Wheat No northern Duluth 11s 64d Corn American mixed new 8s

Liverpool Duluth

Peoria Cash Grain Prices Mixed in Late Summer Trade

Peoria Illinois reporting prices show No 2 white at 804c No 3 white 8014c No 2 yellow 8le No 3 white Sle No 3 mixed 80%c sample .73A. Oats up 4 11c with No 3 white 4014 4c No 4 white 39 39% .

Peoria Ill

Minneapolis Grain Market Report Aug 20 1915

Minneapolis Minnesota wheat prices ease as receipts total 103 cars versus 256 a year earlier. Cash wheat quotes show No 1 hard at 1.48, No 1 northern old 1.35 to 1.54, arriving No 2 northern 1.32 to 1.45, No 3 wheat around 1.26 to 1.54, with various new and old classifications listed.

Minneapolis Grain Minneapolis Ofinn Northern

New York Grain Prices Aug 1920

Wheat spot and future prices listed for No 2 red No 2 hard and No 1 northern Duluth Manitoba with fob and rail options. Buffalo futures ease. corn and oats spot markets show firm pricing and various grades with notable quotations.

New York Ci. F Duluth Manitoba I. F Buffalo

Hogs and cattle price report from Chicago market

Chicago stock market report for August 20 shows hog receipts at around 10,000 with prices from 5.85 to 8.00 per hundredweight and cattle receipts near 1,000 with native beef cattle from 6.00 to 10.25, western steers 6.75 to 9.25, cows and heifers 3.10 to 9.00, calves 6.50 to 12.00, and sheep and lambs strong from 5.60 to 8.85 per hundredweight.

St Louis Live Stock Prices Aug 20

Hogs receipts 7 000 up 10c with pigs and lights 7.35 to 7.75 and mixed to 7.75. Good heavy 6.80 to 7.25. Cattle receipts 700 steady with 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 300 steady with lambs 7.75 to 8.50 and sheep and ewes 5.50 to 7.00.

ST. Louis

Live Stock Receipts In Kansas City Market Report

Hogs receipts about 3000 with higher bulk and various classes priced. Barrow and gilt ranges for heavy light and pigs from 6.50 to 7.35 dollars. Cattle receipts about 400 with steadier demand. steers 7.00 to 9.90, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.75, calves 9.00 to 10.25. Sheep receipts none, lambs 8.00 to 8.40, yearlings 6.25 to 6.75, wethers 6.00 to 6.50, ewes 5.50 to 6.25.

Kansas City

Omaha Market Totals and Livestock Prices Listing

Omaha livestock market report for August 20 shows cattle receipts 600 steady with steers 7.00 to 9.50, cows and heifers 6.00 to 7.75, calves 7.00 to 10.08. Hogs receipts 8,500 higher with heavy 6.00 to 6.30, light 6.50 to 7.10, pigs 5.50 to 6.00, bulk 6.10 to 6.35. Sheep receipts 16,000 higher with yearlings 5.00 to 6.25, wethers 5.25 to 6.00, lambs 5.00 to 8.70.

Omaha

East St Louis Hog Prices Report Auction

East St Louis market reports hog receipts of 7,000 to 7,500 head with gains to 10 cents. Mixed and butcher hogs range from 7.75 to 6.35 with lighter weights around 7.80. Pigs and bulk hogs quoted near 7.70. Cattle receipts 900 and sheep 800 steady.

Chicago Produce Market Report Aug 20 Prices Mixed

Butter steady at creamery level. Eggs unsettled with 7116 cases received, various grades noted. Poultry alive and lower with fowls and springs quoted. Potatoes down with 20 car receipts including Jersey bulk and Minnesota Ohio varieties.

Chicago Springs Jersey

New York Coffee Market Quiet in Spot Trade

New York August 20 Spot coffee markets report subdued activity with Rio No. 7 at 7 cents, Santos No. 4 around 9.5 cents, reflecting a calm trading day in the commodity exchange.

New York Rio Santos

Confusing Bond Coupon Notation Noted in OCR

OCR fragment shows mixed bond references such as U. S. ref. 2s 3s 4s and Panama 8s with unclear terms. It lists registered coupons, percentages, and prices like 100K, with garbled words suggesting security issues or cataloging notes. Entities include U S and Panama.

U. S U.S Panama Istenterlpoe

New York Stock Exchange closing quotes Aug 20

Closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange include Ash Sale American Beet Sugar at 621% and American Can at 5954, with many notable gains and losses across major firms such as Bethlehem Steel, Reading, United States Steel, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific, reflecting a lively market session.

New York Westinghouse American * Can Crucible Steel Allis Chalmers Tennessee Copper Bethlehem Steel New York Stock Exchange Anaconda Mining Co Eeaene TG Atchison Fee Eeva Ee Loleg Baltimore Ohio Bbs Ge Aed Brooklyn Rapid Transit Sen California Petroleum Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake Chicago North Waukon St. Paul Denver Rio Grande General Electric Goodrich Col Oo Ieee Dee BO Great Northern Illinois Interborough Met Inter, Harvester Lehigh Valley Louisville Nashville Maxwell Motor Co Mexican Petroleum Missouri, Kansas Texas Missouri Pacific L.ci York Central N. Hi Hartford Vie Eise Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Esse Ee Ray Consolidated Mse Ace Ecb Republic Tron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker. Co Texas Co Don Se Pee Ve Bose Union Pacific Tae United States Rubber Boss United States Steel Wee United States Steel Utah Copper Saat Ahs Tao Western Union Westinghouse: Electric Mat Byees Rock Island Baldwin “Loco

Buttercreamery Firsts and Egg Prices in 1914 Market

Kansas City reports prices for buttercreamery firsts and eggs with firsts at 19 cents and seconds at 14 cents. Poultry rates include hens at 12 cents, roosters at 10 cents, and broilers at 15 cents.

Kansas City

Local Market Prices for Hay and Grain

Local markets report prices for hay and grain. No. 2 wheat one dollar, wheat one dollar ten cents, flour selling at 87.09, corn 85 to 86 cents, old oats 2 cents, new oats 40 to 50 cents. Prices for baled hay Prairie hay six seventy five, baled prairie hay eight fifty, baled straw five fifty to six, shredded fodder eight, clover and crab grass values listed, clover hullings ten, clover seed seven to eight dollars.

Knollenberg Milling Company Flour and byproducts prices

Retail selling prices for flour and mill products from Knollenberg Milling Co list high patent flour at 6.80, straight patent 6.60, hard wheat 6.80, bran 25.00 per ton, shipstuff 32 per ton, corn meal 2 per 100 lbs. Wagon hogs vary by quality and weight with prices ranging from 6.70 to 7.15 per 200–300 lbs, 150–175 lbs at 7.00 to 7.15, and 125–500 lbs at 6.90 to 7.15.

Knollenberg Milling Company

Market Prices For Livestock And Poultry Reported

Prices listed include light hogs 6.85 to 7.10, heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60, sows and stags 6.10 to 6.35, fat steers 6.00 to 7.00, fat heifers 6.00 to 7.09, cows 4.00 to 5.00, veal calves 8.00 to 9.09, bulls 400 to 5.00, spring lambs 7.50 to 9.09, sheep 4.00 to 5.00. Poultry and eggs show hens 12 to 16.5 cents, roosters 10 cents, spring chickens 13.4 cents, eggs 16.4 cents, turkeys old gobblers 4.4 cents, young gobblers 9.34 cents, turkey hens 6.4 cents, geese 8.4 cents, ducks 8 1/2 cents per pound. Butter and packing stock prices noted as 17 cents and 25 cents for No 1 country butter.

Local Produce Prices from Wm Malambri Listing

Reported by Wm Malambri detailing market prices for various vegetables. Carrots three bunches five cents, beets three bunches six cents, cauliflower ten to twenty cents per item, cabbage per head five to ten cents, wax and string beans per quart six cents, summer squash five cents each, new potatoes per peck twenty five cents, large cucumbers five to ten cents each, celery cabbage ten to twenty five cents each, young onions three bunches six cents, tomatoes ten cents per pound, sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty five cents, turnips per peck twenty six cents.

Wm. Malambri

Figs and Dates Price List From Imported Goods

An old classified-style price list shows assorted imported fruits. Figs in 10 oz and 1 lb packages priced at 10 and 25 cents respectively, umbrella layer figs, and halocha dates offered in bulk and by pound at 15 cents.

Grocery price list for nuts and fruits

Shelled and nut mlata items with prices per pound quart pint and dozen vary from 5c to 75c. Items include almonds walnuts pecans filberts chestnuts and peanuts roasted or raw. Fresh fruits feature cherries apricots apples peaches pineapples watermelons cantaloupes and more with assorted bulk prices.

Oregon

Hide and Wool Prices Report by Bolles and Rogers

A marketplace listing detailed by Bolles and Rogers shows prices for various hides including No 1 cured hides at 15c and No 2 cured hides at 14c, green hides priced lower, calves and kip ranges, horse prices by size, glue and pony values, tallow and grease rates, and wool pelts and lambs priced by quality and weight.

Bolles & Rogers

New York Poultry Prices Aug 20

New York prices for dressed poultry steady as western frozen roasts. fresh turkeys iced at 15 16. alive firm for western chickens and broilers. 20 for fowls. turkeys 13 1.

New York

Dun’s Review: International monetary woes and wage tensions

Dun’s Review notes certainty in strict finances despite unrest in the labor ranks. Gold imports failed to halt European depreciation in New York, with negotiations ongoing on remedies. Freight earnings improve in August while weekly bank clearings reach 2.986 billion dollars, up 62.8 percent from last year.

New York International ‘Monetary Ibor

New York Money Rates Abstracted From Daily Ledger

The Mercantile paper shows 60 day bills at 62, demand at 467.50, cables at 468-254, marks and ruble rates noted. Time loans steady with 60 day at 214, 90 days 234, six months 3 percent. Call money steady with high 2, low 34, ruling rate 134, last loan 2.0.

New York

New York Produce Prices August 1920

Prices for dairy and eggs in New York on August 1920 show butter steady with creamery extras at 26 to 27 cents, eggs steady with fresh gathered extras around 27 cents, and cheese soft with ordinary and fancy grades around 13 cents. High and low quotes reflect standard market movements for butter, eggs, and cheese across creamery and hennery products.

New York Hennery

New York Sugar Prices Steady on Aug 20

New York sugar market reports on August 20 show raw sugar at 4.64, centrifugal refined at 4.64, molasses at 3.87, with prices steady.

New York

Test of Big Mortars at Fort Totten

New York observers report the sixteen inch mortars at Fort Totten will undergo a ten day triennial test starting today. The coastal defense weapons are deemed formidable though they do not match outer guns in range. Three years ago officials warned residents within about a dozen miles to shelter and protect windows and dishes during the test.

New York Fort Totten Long ‘Island Sound

English Doctor’s Whitespace Notice Leads to Confusion

A garbled OCR fragment mentions a so called English doctor and a recommended Whitbread or related terms, with stray phrases about medicinal effects. The readable portion references a location on Hampshire Street in Quincy Illinois.

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