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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1915
Page
9
Chicago grain markets eased with wheat posting a net loss of 4 3/4 to 5 1/2 cents and oats and corn sliding further amid higher receipts and warmer forecasts. September wheat fell to 93 1/2 cents, December to 63 3/4 cents, oats down 3/4 to 22 1/2 cents, and corn weaker after an opening rally. Provisions also declined as supplies rose and demand lagged, though packers offered slight support mid session.
Grain stocks reported for the week show Phis wheat at 8,092,000 with 7,517,000 prior week and 33,027,000 last year. Corn at 2,522,000 this week versus 3,241,000 prior week and 2,196,000 last year. Oats at 2,231,000 this week, 1,206,000 prior week, and 18,890,000 last year.
Summary of vehicle counts by city with today, last week, and last year figures: Minneapolis 190 today, 144 last week, 296 last year. Duluth 17 today, 9 last week, 178 last year. Winnipeg 21 today, 96 last week, 402 last year.
Wheat 280 cars and 75 corn cars noted. Oats 300. Hog herd 19,060 head. Cattle 16,000. Sheep 15,000. Market activity and totals recorded from the yard inventory.
Wheat prices listed as 576 contract 87 5 estimated 574, last year 328. Corn 156 contract 122 estimated 156, last year 75. Oats 692 contract 7 estimated 689, last year 721. Total clearances: Wheat 451,000. Corn 2,000. Oats 4,000.
A concise market note records wheat receipts at 1,242,000 today versus 1,461,000 last year and corn receipts at 394,000 today with prior year figures incomplete. Names, places, or organizations are not provided in the fragment.
Shipment figures show oats 1 499 000 today and 1 307 000 last year. Wheat shipments 1 171 000 today and 1 122 000 last year. Corn 368 000 today and 730 000 last year. An additional oats line notes 987 000 today and 904 000 last year.
The Chicago market reports No 2 red wheat at about 1.0962, No 8 red around 1.0714, No 4 red about 1.04, No 2 hard near 1.1134, and No 3 hard 1.109. Corn options show No 2 yellow about 0.814, No 2 white around 0.924, and No 3 mixed near 0.7814 to 0.794. Oats bids list No 2 white at 0.5634 with No 4 white about 0.3547 to 0.3614 and standard at 0.4114.
Wheat prices for various grades listed in St Louis on August 24 with No 2 red at 1.15 to 1.12 dollars and No 2 hard at 1.12 dollars, Corn No 2 at 81 cents, No 2 yellow at 81 to 82 cents, and Oats range from 39 to 40 cents for No 2 to No 4.
Wheat prices list for Kansas City market with No 2 hard at 1.20 to 1.28, No 3 hard 1.10 to 1.22, No 4 hard 1.01, No 2 red 1.13, No 3 red 1.09, No 4 red 0.97 to 0.98. Corn quotes No 2 0.73 to 0.75, No 3 0.73, No 2 yellow 0.73, No 3 yellow 0.73, No 2 white 0.73, No 8 white 0.82. Oats No 3 0.38, No 2 white 0.41 to 0.43, No 3 white 0.40 to 0.42.
In Peoria on August 24 grain futures showed little change with corn and oats edged lower or steady. Prices for No. 2 yellow corn at 79, No. 3 Yale 79, No. 3 mixed 75, samples 75, oats at 31.14 and 36 for No. 4 white and No. 4 mixed 35.
Wheat spot prices for No 2 red and No 2 hard bid around 114 per bushel with prompt shipment. Northern futures show Sept at 108.54. Corn spot No 2 yellow near 88.15. Oats spot No 3 white around 58 to 60 cents. Prices reference Duluth and Manitoba destination shipments.
Wheat No 2 northern at Duluth 11s 6d and American mixed corn quoted 9s in a brief Liverpool market note from August 24.
Toledo buyers note Clover seed prime cash with Oct and Dec bids from $9.00 to $9.25, Sept and Oct options. Alsike seed cash at $9.25 with Sept $9.30 and Oct $9.40, Timothy prime cash quoted for Sept and Oct with bids around $3.35 and $3.22 per unit.
Minneapolis August 24 wheat prices move lower with 190 cars received vs 296 last year. Cash wheat values show No 1 hard at 1.1574, No 1 northern at 1.053 to 1.1534 on arrival 0.9734, No 2 northern at 1. Move includes No 3 wheat at 0.9734 and related figures.
Chicago August 24 hogs 10,000 receipts strong with 5 to 15 cents higher. Light $7.00 to $7.40, sows $6.45 to $7.80, heavy $6.20 to $7.35, pigs around $7.00. Cattle receipts 4,000 slow native beeves $6.00 to $10.00, western steers $6.85 to $8.90, cows and heifers $3.50 to $8.75, calves $8.50 to $12.35. Sheep receipts 15,000 steady to 10 cents lower. wethers $5.65 to $6.35, ewes $3.60 to $6.00, lambs $6.75 to $9.00.
Hogs receipts 5700 steady with pigs and lights 7.50 to 7.90, mixed and butchers 7.60 to 7.85, good heavy 6.75 to 7.30. Cattle receipts 3500 steady to 20 cents higher. native beef steers 5.50 to 10.15, yearlings 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. Sheep receipts 2000 strong to 25 cents higher. lambs 7.50 to 9.00, sheep and ewes 5.80 to 7.90.
Kansas City livestock market report shows hog receipts at 9,000 with price ranges from 6.50 to 7.35 per cwt for various weights and pigs, while cattle receipts at 11,000 list steers around 7.25 to 9.90, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.75, calves 6.00 to 10.25. Sheep receipts total 10,609 with lambs and yearlings priced around 5.50 to 8.05, ewes from 5.75 to 5.75.
Omaha cattle receipts reach 5500 with steers 36 to 419.60, cows and heifers 5.85 to 7.50, calves 7.00 to 10.00. Hog receipts 8000 with heavy 86.15 to 6.60, light 26.80 to 7.45, pigs 5.75 to 7.35, bulk 6.25 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 23000 with yearlings 5.40 to 6.25, wethers 5.25 to 6.00, lambs 8.80 to 8.06.
In New York on August 24 the coffee scene shows Spot-easy Rio No 7 at 64 7e, Santos No 4 at 9 1/2 as market notes report slight shifts in values and availability across the key futures post.
New York stocks showed orderly, moderate trading with a firm undertone. United States Steel led gains, rising to 741/4 and closing near the day’s high, as rail and war shares edged higher and total turnover reached about 805,009 shares.
Closing quotes show many major stocks with mixed results led by American Sugar Refining at 109.74 and American Can at 66.40. Declines appear for American Smelting & Refng at 61.14 and Anaconda Mining at 69.14 while American Cotton Oil touches 2.00 and Bethlehem Steel at 79.92. Trading activity spans American Telegraph & Telephone at 122.0, General Electric around 59.74, and United States Steel at 74.00 with a broad spread among rail, oil, and industrial shares.
The Knollenberg Milling Co reports retail prices for flour and mill products and livestock values. Wheat, corn, oats, hay, clover, and straw prices are listed for various grades and bale sizes, alongside Willing Products retail flour figures and wagon hog prices by weight.
Quotations from local butchers list prices for light and heavy hogs, fat cattle, veal calves, bulls, lambs, and sheep. Include figures for steers, heifers, cows, and sows. Also notes on ham, poultry, eggs, and butter prices with various grades and weights.
Vegetable prices reported by Wm Malambri include carrots three bunches five cents, beets three bunches, cauliflower ten to twenty cents each, cabbage per head five to ten cents, wax and string beans by the quart, summer squash each, potatoes per peck two cents, cucumbers large each five to ten cents, celery each ten to twenty five cents, young onions three bunches, tomatoes per pound ten cents, sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty five cents, turnips per peck twenty four cents.
An itemized listing shows fruit prices including California figs at 10 cents for 10 oz packs, imported figs at 24 cents per pound, umbrella and layer figs at 25 cents, dromedary dates at 10 cents per package, Haloch dates bulk at 15 cents per pound, with two pounds for 25 cents. The fragment reflects a mid 20th century grocery ad style with multiple fruit varieties and deal prices.
A dated price roundup lists shelled nuts and assorted fruits with per pound or per item prices. Entries include almonds 25c per pound, English walnuts 25c, filberts 20c, pecans 20c, chestnuts 20c, and fruits such as cherries 40c a pint, apples 30-40c per peck, pineapples 10-15c each, bananas 10-20c per dozen, watermelons 35-40c each, and cantaloupes 5-20c each.
Reported figures show cured hides graded No 1 and No 2 with prices 15c and 14c respectively, green hides 13c and 12c, cured calf 16c and 15c, cured kip 1c and 14c, and dead green 2¢ per pound. Horse and glue yields listed, plus tallow, white and brown grease, wool pelts, and shearlings with varied per unit values.
New York August 24 Poultry dressed firm western frozen roasting chickens 20 fresh fowls iced 13 17 14 fresh turkeys iced 15 16 alive firm prices unsette.
Frost in the northwest and Canada spurs slight rallies in corn and oats while wheat prices slip. Cash demand remains weak as eastern substitution and high cash premiums dampen buying, with limited local sales and ongoing liquidation pressure in pork and provisions.
Mercantile paper shows Sterling 60 day bills at 461.75 and demand 465.50 with cables 466.25. Francs demand 587 with cables 586, Marks demand 8074 with cables 644 in St. Litres 6.45 with cables 6.44. Rubles demand 3414 with cables 3414.4. Silver 47. Mexican dollars 37. Time loans firm at 2 to 3% for 60 days, 3 to 4% for 6 months. Call money steady high 2, low 1 34, ruling rate 1 34, last loan 2, closing bid 1 34, offered at 2.
New York August 24 butter market shows steady tone with creamery extras at 92 and 27 for firsts. eggs steady with fresh gathered extras at 26 27c and firsts at 22 23c. Cheese weak with state whole milk firsts and white and colored specials at 11 13 4c, ditto average fancy at 12 4c.
In Chicago on August 24 butter holds steady with high receipts. creamery extras and firsts mixed around 24 and 22 cents per pound. Eggs rise with 9,316 cases. ordinary firsts near 19 cents. Poultry steady with fowls and springs in mid-teens. Potatoes firm amid 42 car Jersey cobblers and 50 to 53 for Jersey giants. Minnesota choices quoted at 34 to 45.
New York August 24 Raw sugar values show steady centrifugal at 470, molasses 3.93, refined eased 5 points. Cut leaf 6.55 eased to 6.45, mould A 6.10, cubes 5.00, powdered 5.80, fine granulated 5.65, diamond A 5.65, confectioners A 5.55, No 1 5.40.
Kansas City dairy and poultry market notes from August 24 show butter creamery firsts at 7.25 per unit and seconds at 6.25, eggs firsts 0.90 and seconds 0.15, poultry hens 12, roosters 9, and broilers 15. Pricing reflects 1934 market levels and packing terms.
East St Louis market update shows hog receipts 5,500 with steady market. Mixed and butcher hogs priced from 5.80 to 7.85 per cwt, heavy hogs 6.10 to 6.25, light hogs around 7.50 to 7.85, bulk about 7.50 to 7.85. Cattle receipts 3,000 with top price listed at 10.15.
Kansas City received 9,000 hogs and 11,000 cattle. Omaha reports 8,300 hogs and 5,000 cattle today.
A Kokomo Indiana plant of the Canning Company was destroyed by fire today. The loss is estimated at 110000 dollars. The origin of the fire is not known.
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