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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
9
Wheat rose three cents on Liverpool quotations and hopes for continued export sales. Market closed unsettled with modest gains, while corn fell and oats weakened on large Canadian exports. Provisions moved with hogs. packers were heavy sellers.
Minneapolis Duluth and Winnipeg show daily cases and weekly changes with figures for today last week and last year. Minneapolis reports 1 054 today 4 328 last week and 405 last year. Duluth shows 1 138 today 1 1674 last week and 155 last year. Winnipeg lists 1 138 today 3 056 last week and 275 last year.
Local market update lists wheat at 66 cats, corn 147, oats 282. Hog prices reach 21 000, cattle 400, and sheep 2 000, indicating strong livestock demand and varied grain values.
Wheat contracts and grain figures listed for today show estimates and last year comparisons. Prices include wheat 72, corn 218, oats 107 with 12 19 and 17 estimated figures and year over year changes.
Grain totals show Wheat at 1 063 000 with corn and oats receipts listed. Today’s Wheat receipts reach 2 916 000 versus 1 622 000 last year, while Corn shows 762 000 today and 634 000 last year. Oats data appears garbled but includes 178 000 for today and 402 000 for another category with 681 000 previously.
Wheat values show Nov 2 red at 1.10 and No 4 red at 1.08 with other grades listed. Corn prices include No 2 white at 0.704 and various No 3 yellow and No 1 yellow bids around 0.664 to 0.671. Oats figures display No 3 white near 0.42 and No 4 white near 0.404.
Grain prices in Kansas City show No 2 hard at around 1.09 dollars, No 3S hardt at 1.09, No 4 hard at 1.01, No 2 red around 1.00 to 1.10, Corn No 2 about 64, No 3 around 64, No 2 yellow near 66, No 2 white roughly 64, with various No 3 and No 4 white values listed. Market snapshot records several grade and type prices for immediate trading reference.
The St Louis cash grain report lists various wheat prices across grades including No 2 red No 3 red No 4 red and hard wheat with bid and ask ranges and percent basis. Oats and other grain values are noted with multiple grade designations and partial figures reflecting a busy trading day.
Wheat No 2 hard 99 cents 1.00. Corn No 2 yellow 68.1 to 69 cents. White corn 63 63 9d. Oats No 2 white 38 32 39 cents. Price table from Omaha market dated December 3.
Liverpool market summary lists No 2 hard winter new at 11s 3d and old at 12s 6d for wheat while American mixed yellow corn is quoted at Ss 6d.
In St Louis the hay and straw market shows varied demand with several grades sold. Clover mixed and timothy prices listed, alfalfa ranges shown, No.1 and No.2 quality tiers named, straw scarce and firm, wheat priced at 6 dollars per track.
A terse Toledo teletype lists prime cash prices for Clover Alsike Timothy with amounts and month flags including February March and related sums. The fragmentary data show Clover Alsike Timothy and prices such as $12.35 $12.20 $3.73 and a few odd cents values, with March and February mentions. Interpretations are uncertain due to garbled OCR but indicate market price notes.
Peoria Illinois December 3 grain prices show corn trends with No 3 white quoted 64 to 44? No 4 white 62 to 64 No 2 yellow old 66 No 3 yellow new 66 No 4 mixed 62% to 63 No 2 mixed 60 15 61 sample 36 0ats lower 391% No 3 white oats 39 1% per bushel price ranges noted for varieties and grades
Wheat prices advance in Minneapolis with receipts at 1,014 cars, up from 405 a year ago. Cash trades show No 1 hard at 1.113, No 1 northern around 1.0734 to 1.084, No 2 northern 1.0567, and No 3 wheat near 1.02.
Chicago market rundown shows hogs receipts at 38000 with varied bids from 5.85 to 6.95 per cwt and cattle receipts at 2000 with steady tone and calves and sheep also noted. Prices include native beef steers 5.60 to 10.50, western bee rs around 6.20 to 8.23, cows and heifers 2.65 to 8.25, calves 6.50 to 10.40, and sheep 6.00 to 6.50 with some higher 9.25 readings.
Hogs receipts around 200 with various grade ranges from light to heavy and mixed butcher hogs priced near 6.50 to 7.00 per cwt. Cattle receipts about 2600 with steers yearlings and cows noted and stockers near 4.00. Calves quoted around 6.60 and sheep figures appear in the mix.
A fragmented Kansas City market note reports cattle around 6000 head and sheep near 3000 head with mixed price hints. The garbled text mentions tea and bows and captive items, but concrete details are unclear.
East St. Louis market reports cattle about 2800 head with steady top. Hogs around 10,000 head with prices near 6.55 to 7.00 per hundredweight. Pigs and bulk lots listed from 5.00 to 6.90. light stock and heavy stock show varied bids in mixed ranges.
Omaha Neb Dec 3 Hogs 5500 head high ers heavy 60 60 6 55 light 6 40 6 50 pigs 5 25 6 40 bulk 6 40 6 50 cattle 1200 steady steers 6 00 6 50 cows and heifers 3 25 4 75 sheep 3500 steady yearlings 6 00 6 50 wethers 5 00 5 75 lambs 8 25 3 75
New York markets eased from prior pessimism with moderate activity and renewed demand. United States Steel recovered losses, Bethlehem Steel fluctuated, coppers held firm, and overall stock figures showed gains in several sectors as money flows rose amid mixed bond activity.
Entries detail creamery extras and firsts with prices and lots for butter, cheese, and eggs. Various lots show prices such as 4 1.34 for creamery items and 9 40 for extra firsts, with quantities and quality descriptors like nearby whites and browns.
A terse New York grain update notes spot prices firm and next day bids vary with mixed demand. Traders monitor futures and cash markets for direction as prices move cautiously amid uncertain export demand.
Yesterday yielded one of the best market days with 32 loads sold by 6 oclock. Corn dominated with 13 loads sold at 60 to 61 cents per bushel. Oats brought 34 cents per bushel on two loads. Baled straw sold in two loads at 5.59 dollars and another amount. Hay topped at 13.50 per ton for one load. Loose hay on seven loads varied between 10 and 14 dollars per ton.
No.2 wheat priced at 81.07 and flour at 620. Corn at 58 600 and oats at 30 34e. Wheat straw 5.00 to 5.50. Baled prairie hay 10.00. Oats straw 6.50 to 6.50. Shredded fodder 88.00. Loose hay 9.00 to 14.00. Alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00. Clover hay 87.00 to 8.60. Crab grass 7.30. Clover hullings 10.00. Baled straw 6.00 to 6.50. Clover seed 7.50 to 9.00.
Retail price notes from Knollenberg Milling Co show flour types at six to six dollars and hard wheat flour six twenty per unit, bran and shipstuff per ton, corn meal two dollars per hundred pounds, wheat one ten per unit, and various hog prices by weight class ranging from five to six and a half dollars.
The report lists choice hogs at 200 to 270 pounds fetching $6,007 6.25, 160 to 173 pounds at $6.00 6.25, and 140 to 155 pounds at $5,906.15. Rough heavy hogs run $5.50 to $5.75, while pigs 99 to 125 pounds trade around $6.00 6.25.
Light hogs bring 5.20 to 6.05 per cwt with roughs sow values at 5.95. Fat steers 5.50 to 6.00, fat heifers 5.50 to 6.00, fat cows 3.00 to 4.00, veal calves 6.00 to 8.00, bulls 3.00 to 4.00. Spring lambs 8.00 to 7.00, sheep 3.00 to 4.00. Hens 10.4 cents, roosters 7 cents. Turkeys old gobblers 18 cents, young gobblers 15 cents, turkey hens 9 cents. Geese 10 cents, ducks 11 cents. Butter packing stock 1 1/2 cents, choice country 25 cents.
Prices listed for cured and green hides by number and grade, plus horse products and tallow, grease, and brown scraps. Various per pound rates shown, including No 1 cured hides at 13c and No 2 green hides at 12c, with other animal by products and graded wool notes.
The listing shows assorted produce items with prices such as head lettuce priced at 15 cents, Radishes 5 cents per bunch, large heads 5 to 40 cents, cranberries quart 10 to 1 de, peppers green Florida 5 cents each, Hubbard squash 20 to 80 cents, parsnips 3 to 4 for 5 cents, turnips 40 cents peck, garlic imported 30 to 40 cents per pound, spinach home grown 30 cents per peck, rutabagas 5 cents per pound, and cauliflower Long Island snow flake offerings.
A dated catalog of fresh produce and dry goods with per unit prices. Items include parsley radishes beets sweet potatoes Irish and Trish potatoes onions fancy citrus pears grapes and melons, nuts like pecans almonds and walnuts, dates figs coconuts and popcorn with prices per bunch pound dozen or each.
Chicago reports wheat advancing on cash and export demand as brokers note limited receipts and strong overseas appetite. Corn fades after earlier gains, with heavy selling by locals and rising country supplies weighing on prices. Oats slip on short covering and lower cash demand as hog market supports early provisions before a softer close.
Kansas City market notes from December 3 show butter creamery firsts at 80 cents, seconds at 28 cents, packing 1 cent. butter and creamery firsts at 20 cents, seconds at 20 cents. Poultry includes hens at 103 bids, turkeys at 15, springs at 12.
Elgin market notes on butter trading activity dated December 3 highlight price levels and supply conditions. Trade indications focus on regional buyers and sellers with limited detail on quantities or destinations.
Chicago rye and barley prices shown in a brief market note from Dec 3. Rye No 2 nominal and No 3 listed at 94 and 71 cents respectively, barley at 59, with 71 noted in the barleys.
When Quartermaster Sergeant Hager arrived in Toronto after being among the first Canadian soldiers invalided from France a sister rushed to smother him. Crowds gathered as his father shook hands. he was one of 132 Canadians just returning home.
The Bradstreet weekly outlook notes a busy week across wholesale, retail, manufacture, and banking sectors. Demand strains persist as depleted stocks, higher prices, and supply shortages contrast with rising purchasing power and widespread employment. Prices and output are influenced by colder weather and holiday activity.
In St Louis on December 3 a sale of horses and mules drew buyers mainly from France and Italy. About 709 head listed for a Thursday sale, with war horse grades dominating and weak overall demand as most large order buyers stayed away.
Chicago market summary lists Dee b-Butter creamery receipts and prices, with 1816 cages and 204230 firsts figures. Potatoes show unsettled Michigan Wisconsin whites and Minnesota Dakota whites with various totals. Poultry section notes alive stock including fowls and turkeys, with limited details.
The report notes mercantile paper at 26.003 and bar silver at 49, with U.S. money values listed. It highlights time loans, cash money rates, and a closing bid around 144.
New York Poultry market notes show dressed poultry dull with Western fresh chickens quoted around 135 and fowls near 126, turkeys not clearly legible. The clipping references a live firm and western chickens as part of the price list with varying figures.
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