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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1915
Page
2
Market watchers note yesterday's eight point wheat decline and heavy selling early, with liquidation driving September prices while distant deliveries show firmness. Bearish sentiment lingers as spring wheat movement looms, corn remains pressured by frost fears and western belt oversupply, oats selling grows, and near term prices unlikely to fall far below recent lows.
Chicago market closed mixed with wheat lifting briefly then sliding, corn holding firm early but slipping, and oats easing. Provisions finished dull, with minor changes as dealers reacted to a nervous opening and forecast unsettled weather in the northwest.
Visible supply figures show wheat this week at 692.06, last week 7517 and 7000, year ago 33,027,000. Corn this week 2,522,000, last week 241,000, year ago 2,196,000. Oats this week 2,231,000, last week 1,206,000, last year 18,800,000.
Chicago market report notes estimated receipts for Monday: wheat 300, corn 2, oats 426, hogs 34,000, cattle 18,000, sheep 17,000. The figures reflect ongoing farm commodity activity in the Chicago area.
Minneapolis region shows 216 today and 223 last week, 330 last year. Duluth reports 18 today, 21 last week, 162 last year. Winnipeg lists 46 today, 66 last week, 219 last year.
Wheat today 345 contract 28 estimated 342 last year 100. Corn today 83 contract 67 estimated 83 last year 386. Oats today 575 contract 8 estimated 575 last year 336.
Total clearance lists Wheat at 1,009 000 bushels, Corn 1,099, Oats 7,000 with quantities provided but no context.
Wheat receipts total 1,108,000 compared with last year’s 1,436,000. Corn receipts stand at 419,000 versus 965,000 a year ago. Oats receipts are 1,699,000 today, up from 1,160,000 the previous year.
Wheat today 791000 compared with last year 915000. Corn today 283000 versus last year 481000. Oats today 1202000, up from last year 855000. The figures reflect current harvest totals and year over year change.
Chicago cash grain prices list wheat and corn. No. 2 red wheat ranges 1.05 to 1.14 dollars, corn No. 2 yellow around 81 to 81.25, oats No. 3 white at about 34 to 34.14.
Market notes from St. Louis list grain and corn prices for various grades. Wheat futures show values for No 2 red No 3 red and other classes, with corn and oats quotes across several yellow and white varieties.
Kansas City grain prices dated August 28 show No 2 hard wheat at 102 1/2 to 102 3/4, No 2 red around 111, corn values mixed with No 2 yellow around 74 and No 3 yellow about 73 1/4, No 2 white near 71, oats no sales reported.
Toledo seed market notes on Clover seed and aceite with cash prices for months August September October and December. Clover seed cash priced at 9.60 for October 10.00 for December. Aceite cash prices 35 for September 9.40 for October. Oil seed notably shows 3.40 for September and 3.20 for October.
Minneapolis market report shows receipts of 216 cars with higher cash wheat prices. No. 1 hard wheat quoted at 1.21 and 1.14 to arrive, No. 2 at 1.02, No. 3 at 0.97. Prices compare to last year’s 330 a year figure and reflect current cash wheat trends.
Aug 28 wheat and corn bid quotes show No 3 red winter at 10 14, No 2 white 78, No 3 mixed 48, No 6 mixed 76 4. Soybeans lower bids list No 3 white 85, No 4 white 34, sample 30 34.
New York grain markets show strength in spot wheat with No 2 red firm and No 2 hard at 1.15?4 a bushel. Futures stay firm with Sept at 1.07, while corn No 2 yellow remains firm and oats remain quiet in spot trading.
Chicago market numbers show hogs receipts around 0 with prices slipping several cents while cattle receipts near 100 with mixed to weak demand. Hogs overall weaker by about ten cents with varied classes priced from 6.35 to 7.95. Cattle feature native and western steers around 6.65 to 8.85 with cows and calves lower. sheep steady with ewes 4.00 to 6.25 and lambs 7.25 to 9.55.
St Louis reports hogs receipts 38,500 steady to 30c higher. Pigs and lights 7.60 to 8.00, mixed and butchers 7.58 to 7.75, good heavy 7.40. Cattle receipts 600 steady native beef steers 7.50 to 12.10, yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.00, cows 6.00 to 9.00, stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.25, cows and heifers 4.00 to 6.50, native calves 6.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 100 steady lambs 8.00 to 9.25, sheep and ewes 5.50 to 7.40.
Kansas City stock market update shows hog receipts around 500 steady with bulk at 7.00 to 7.70, pigs 6.50 to 6.75, cattle 1,000 steady with steers 7.00 to 9.80, cows and heifers 4,259.50, calves 6,250 to 10.25, sheep 1,200 steady with lambs 8.50 to 23, yearlings 6.25 to 7.00, wethers 5.50, ewes 5.25 to 6.00.
Omaha Aug 28 hogs receipts 8,000 strong with varying bids from 6.00 to 7.50 bulk 6.40 to 6.85 cattle 200 steady steers 7.50 to 9.50 cows and heifers 5 to 7.50 calves 7.00 to 16.00 sheep 100 steady yearlings 5 to 6 lambs 8.60 to 9.10
East St. Louis August 28 Hog figures show market up to 30 cents higher on the best heavy hogs with steady prices for others. Heavy hogs bringing about 7.80 to 8.00, light hogs near 7.90, total value around 7,758.00. Cattle scarce at 600 with steady demand, top price near 10.00. Sheep 100 head steady with modest activity.
Moderate activity marked today’s New York market with weekend irregularities in prices. War shares and copper led trading, Tennessee Copper fell to 55 3 4, Pittsburgh Coal maintained heavy volume, U S Steel touched 7 3 4 but slipped on profit taking, and weekly reviews remained optimistic with stronger mercantile demand. Bank clearings showed improvement, with reserves rising over 12 million and excess reserves near 205 million. Demand for British gold via Canada appeared, though banks declined to disclose sums, while sterling fell to a new low around 4.62 1 2 per dollar and Paris and Rome rates weakened.
Closing quotations list on Aug 28 with last sale figures for Amalgamated Copper Am. Beet Sugar Am. Can Am. Car and Fdg Am. Cotton Oil Am. Smelting and Ref. Am. Sugar Refng Am. Tel. and Tel. Anaconda Mining Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit California Petroleum Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake and Ohio Chino Copper CandNoW C M and St. Paul Center and Rio Grande System General Electric Goodrich Co. Illinois Central Inter. M t Inter. Harvester Lehigh Valley Louisville and Nashville Maxwell Motor Co. Mexican Petroleum M. E. and To. Pacific National Lead New York Central N.Y. No OH and Hevic Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Ray Consolidated Reading Republic Iron and Steel Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Co. Texas Co Halactane Tennessee Copper Union Pacific Rubber Oregon? Western Union and Utah Copper figures shown as fractional quotes or percentages.
Elaborate preparations are complete for tomorrow's dedication ceremonies of St Hedwig's Polish Catholic church in AKRGN O Aug 28. Bishop Farrelly of Cleveland will preside with attendance by Polish organizations from several Ohio cities.
A historical notice announces sale by Miller and Arthur Drug Co and other reputable druggists, offering stock items and medicines. The brief card highlights the sale action and the involvement of known local druggists.
A historical price list shows No. 2 wheat at 1.00, wheat at 1.10, flour at 7.00, corn around 85 to 86 cents, old oats 82 cents, new oats 40 to 50 cents, old baled hay 17, prairie hay 6.50 to 8.00, baled prairie hay 8.50 to 10.00, baled straw 5.50 to 6.00, shredded fodder 0.00, old loose hay 14, new loose hay 0.00 to 13.00, Alsike clover seed 89.00 to 100.00, new clover hay 9.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, clover seed 7.00 to 8.00.
Retail selling prices for flour and mill products are listed by Knollenberg Milling Co. High patent flour $6.60. Straight patent flour $6.40. Hard wheat flour $6.80. Bran $25.00 per ton. Shipstuff $32 per ton. Corn meal $2 per 100 lbs. Wagon hogs, choice quality, 200 to 200 pounds average $6.40 to $6.25. 150 to 175 pounds average $7.20 to $7.35. 125 to 150 pounds average $7.10 to $7.35.
Local market quotes show light hogs at 6.85 to 7.10, heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60, rough sows and stags 6.10 to 6.35, 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 9.00, sheep 4.00 to 5.00, and ham 11 cents.
Poultry items listed with hens at 17 cents, roosters at 13 to 14 cents, spring chicks at 12 to 14 cents, eyes at 16 to 34 cents, turkeys old gobblers 9 to 14 cents, young gobblers 9 to 4 cents, hens 9 to 14 cents, geese 6 to 14 cents, ducks 8 to 4 cents per pound. Butter packing stock at 11 to 7 cents, choice country at 25 cents per pound.
Vegetable prices list items with small quantities and per unit or per unit ranges. Carrots three bunches five cents Beets three bunches six cents Cauliflower varied five to twenty cents Cabbage per head five to ten cents Wax and string beans per quart five cents Summer squash each one cent New potatoes per pack twenty five cents Cucumbers large each five to ten cents Celery per head ten to twenty five cents 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.
Market list shows figs from California at 10 cents per 100 ounces, pulled mon bons imported at 2 cents, umbrella layer figs 25 cents, dates Haloch bulk at 15 cents per pound, and a 2-pound bundle priced at 25 cents. Also listed dromedary package dates at 10 cents.
A market listing details shelled and kernel nuts with prices per pound and per unit. Almonds Valensit 1 pound 75c for cherries Cal sweet 40c. Oregon 206 per pint. Michigan sour 15c per quart. Prunes Cal 15-20c per dozen. walnuts and filberts varied. pineapples 10-20c each. bananas 10-20c per dozen.
Reported price table for hides and wool with detailed grades and per pound values. Includes No. 1 and No. 2 cured hides, green hides, cured calves, kip, kin, horse prices by size, glue ponies, tallow, greases, wool pelts, shearlings, and lambs with ranges from specific cent amounts to dollars. Also lists per pound adjustments and quality-based variations.
New York sugar futures were dull and featureless with a quiet close and a modest decline of up to four points. Trading activity remained light with total sales around 100 tons, markets quoting Sept at 3.64, Dec at 3.21, March at 3.13, and May at 3.17.
A fragment from Chicago notes receipts and prices for butter eggs poultry and potatoes. References include firsts and other graded items with figures like 10 123 and 2414, plus mentions of Jersey and Minnesota products and state abbreviations.
New York August 28. Poultry dressed steady. Western frozen roast ing chickens 20 cents. fresh fowl iced 14 to 14 1/4 cents. fresh turkeys iced 16 cents. Alive steady western broilers 15 cents. Turkeys 13 to 15 cents.
New York market report shows butter steady with extras at 92 score 334 26 and creamery higher at 26 4. Eggs firm with various grades from extras to seconds around 28 to 28 1 4, nearby hennery whites brown and other varieties listed. Cheese firm state whole milk prices with whites and colored specials and average fancy around 13.
The New York money market report for August 28 shows mercantile and sterling rates, day bills and demand figures, cable quotes for marks and lira, rubles, and a tally of silver and Mexican dollars. The data notes several currency demands, with varying bid and cable values across currencies.
Elgin market notes show butter at 2440 steady with quiet activity in UL area. No further details on buyers or transactions available from the fragment.
New York coffee trades show spot quietness with Rio and Santos varieties. Quotations include No 7 at 7 cents and No 4 at 9 14 cents, reflecting limited activity and muted demand in the August trading session.
A fragmentary note discusses a sauce concept labeled Waw-Waw and its use with foods to improve digestion. It references West Broadway in New York City and mentions spices, bottles, and a claim of convincing readers how much more enjoyment food will bring.
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