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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
9
Chicago reports bearish domestic wheat estimates trimming millable supply. December and May futures drop while corn shows mixed results and oats rise with larger hog receipts lifting pork and lard. Northwest car lots listed for Minneapolis, Duluth, and Winnipeg with year over year comparisons.
Estimated prices listed for wheat corn oats hogs cattle and sheep. Wheat value not stated. corn 49. oats 149. hogs 53 000. cattle 17 000. sheep 20 000. Structured as a quick market snapshot for readers tracking farm goods and livestock markets.
Receipts and shipments for Wheat Corn and Oats detailed with today and last year figures. Wheat shows 2,645,000 receipts and 2,181,000 shipments, with total clearance 1,104,000. Corn receipts 962,089 and shipments 486,000. Oats receipts 897,000 and shipments 839,000. None for Corn clearance.
Chicago prices for December record no wheat sales. Corn quotes show No 4 yellow 67 and No 3 white 68 with No 4 white at 66 6614. Oats quotes list No 3 White 41 34 42 14 and No 4 White 40 14 41 14.
Kansas City grain prices dated December 7 show cash wheat and corn ranges across hard red and white grades. No. 2 hard wheat at 1.11 to 1.15 per bushel, red and white varieties similarly priced, with yellow and yellow-graded corn ranges from 64 to 67 cents, oats at 40 to 41 cents for No. 2, and white oats around 41 to 44 cents per bushel.
The St. Louis cash grain report shows Wheat prices for No 2 red at 1.22 127, No 3 red 1.19 1.25, No 4 red 1.04 1.16, No 2 hard 1.13, No 3 hard 1.10 1.13, No 4 hard 1.06 with accompanying bid stamps. Oats quotes list No 3 white 44, No 4 white 41 44, No 2 43 44, No 3 41, No 4 40 41.
Chicago reports rye No 2 at 96 and barley at 65 75 on December 7, reflecting grain trading activity with prices listed for futures or spot contracts.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.07 to 1.10 dollars. Corn No 4 white 6 24 to 6 4? No 4 yellow 66 to 67 cents. No 4 6 25 56 76 45 4. Oats No 3 white 34 14 to 34 34 cents.
Liverpool grain market reports No. 2 hard winter wheat no stock on hand old No. 2 stock listed 1112d. American mixed and yellow corn quoted at 9d. standard reporting format with minimal activity for the day.
Peoria market notes show corn prices rising for No 4 white at 65 14 to 66 for No 4 yellow 66 and 65 for No 5 yellow with varied mix and sample figures. Oats are reported higher with No 8 white at 41 14 nominal and other grades listed.
Clover and Alsike hay and Timothy prices listed for February and March. Clover values range from 12.55 to 12.40 dollars per unit, with February at 12.5714 and March at 12.40. Alsike shows 10.35 to 10.65, February 10.55, March 10.65. Timothy listed at 3.80, February 3.8714, March 33.90.
Wheat receipts in Minneapolis for December 7 totaled 512 cars, up from 435 a year earlier. Cash wheat prices show No 1 hard at 1.1534 dollars, No 1 northern around 1.1374, No 2 northern at 1.0833, and No 3 at 1.0275 dollars. Arrivals and price quotes reflect market activity for the day.
New York December IV heat spot weak with No 1 durum at 1.2414 fob Buffalo No 1 northern Mianitotin 1.23 c. if. futures softer with December 1.2334 Corn spot firm No 2 yellow 0.8224 prompt Oats top quiet No 3 white 0.4644 ATYZ
Chicago livestock market reports December 7 show hog receipts at 45,000 with prices mostly steady to a shade lower. Cattle receipts 6,000 with native beef steers at 5.50 to 7.10 and western steers 6.10 to 8.10. Sheep receipts 15,000 with lambs 6.75 to 7.25 and ewes 4.10 to 6.25.
ST LOUIS Mo Dec 7 Hogs receipts 12800 up ten cents porkers and lights 525 to 665 mixed and butchers 640 to 670 good heavy 652 14 cattle receipts 5700 steady native beef steers 750 to 1040 yearling steers and heifers 85 to 1020 cows 350 to 700 stockers and feeders 500 to 725 native calves 600 1050 sheep receipts 2300 steady yearlings 650 to 750 lambs 825 to 900 sheep and ewes 550 to 650
Omaha cattle and hog markets report mixed demand with large receipts. Hogs ranged from 5.25 to 6.35 for light to heavy, with bulk around 6.20 to 6.30. hogs total 10,300. Cattle receipts 6,200, steady. steers 6.00 to 9.50, cows and heifers 5.25 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 18,000, steady. yearlings 6.00 to 7.00, wethers 5.50 to 6.25, lambs 8.25 to 8.65.
Kansas City market data shows hogs receipts 19,000 with prices from 5.00 to 6.75 per cwt, cattle receipts 13,000 with steers 6.00 to 10.00, cows and heifers 4.00 to 9.00, calves 6.00 to 29.00, and sheep receipts 7,000 with lambs 8.50 to 29.00, yearlings 6.75 to 7.50, rams and ewes at 5.00 to 6.50.
Kansas City reported receipts of 19,000 and 13,600 cattle today from Western markets.
New York December market reaction shows stocks volatile after the president's message to Congress. Standard shares steady then weak amid selling. United States Steel leads midday gains but closes unevenly. Total volume around 70,000 shares. London trading limited to Pacifics and certain metals. British November exports rise while imports climb. Exchange rates remain firm on international flows.
A fragmented OCR noting various U S bond references 2s 3s and 4s with terms registered coupon and values, including Panama 3s and inconsistent annotations. The garbled text lists 99 10154 10134 and assorted letters indicating coupon statuses.
New York money rates report Mercantile paper at 3 3 4, bar silver at 56 1 4, Mexican dollars at 43, time loans 2 34 0 3, call money high 2 low 1 34, closing 1 34.
New York markets report butter steady with creamery extras at 92 score and 3514 36, higher creamery, firsts at 281 3414, seconds 2514 28. Eggs firmer with fresh gathered extra fine 39 40, extra firsts 37 38, firsts 34 36, seconds 28 33. Hennery browns 38 43. Cheese firm state whole milk flats held specials 1714, average fancy 1634177. current make specials 1634, average fancy 16 1614.
East St Louis market mixed cattle and hogs with steady overall tone. Top cattle at 10.20, hogs 11,300 head, 1% higher, mixed and butchers 6.60 to 6.15, heavy 6.56, light 6.35, pigs 5.25 to 5.75. Sheep 2,200 head steady.
Indianapolis cattle market activity quieter as receipts total about 1,100 head. Hoke reports 15,000 sales volume and a 10c drop with top at 6.25 percent. Market pace noted as slow amid lower prices.
Yesterday's local market saw 38 loads sold including corn, oats, hay, and straw. Prices ranged from 10 to 60 cents per bushel for corn and from 10 to 14 dollars per ton for loose hay, with various fruit and nut items priced per pound or per dozen.
Local markets report prices for wheat flour corn oats and hay, with prices per bushel per ton and per cwt for various products. It lists hog prices by weight class including choice hogs and pigs, with ranges and totals.
The notice lists choice hogs averaging 140 to 2350 pounds with bids from $5.90 to $6.25, plus other weight ranges and prices. It mentions rough heavy hogs at $5.50 to $5.73 and pigs 90 to 125 pounds around $6.25, illustrating market quotes and weight categories.
Choice light hogs five dollars twenty cents used at six point zero five. Rough sows eng stage five dollars seventy five cents to five dollars ninety five cents. Fat steers five dollars fifty cents to six dollars. Fat heifers five dollars fifty cents to six dollars. Fat cows eighty three dollars and zero cents to four dollars. Veal calves six dollars to eight dollars. Bulls three dollars to four dollars. Spring lambs six dollars to seven dollars. Sheep three dollars to four dollars.
Poultry offerings include hens and roosters at 7c. Spring chicks. eggs at 26c. Turkeys old gobblers 14c, young gobblers 16c, turkey hens 16c. Geese 10c, ducks 11c. Butter packing stock 17c and choice country at 25c.
Market report lists No. 1 cured hides at 15 cents and No. 2 cured hides at 14, green hides 13 and 12 cents, cured calf 10 and 15 cents, cured kip 11 and 14, dead green 2 cents per pound, horses priced by size up to 4.00 for large, 3.75 medium, 3.00 small, glue and pony 1.50, colts 40 cents, tallow 5 5 percent and 4 4 percent, white grease 4 5 cents, brown grease 3 4 cents, wool pelts 60 cents to 1.50, yearlings 25 to 50 cents, lambs 25 to 75 cents, wool quality graded by amount and quality.
A market listing shows prices for vegetables including celery roots at 25 cents per bunch, California head lettuce 15 to 20 cents, New Orleans radishes 5 cents per bunch, German endive large heads at 5 or 10 cents each, escarole 5 or 10 cents, cranberries 10 to 18 cents per quart, celery small bunch 10 cents and large stocks 5 cents, fancy hot house tomatoes 35 to 40 cents per pound, and fancy hot house cucumbers 25 to 30 cents each.
Chicago December market summary notes heavy realizing in wheat offset renewed buying with May wheat up to 63 3/4c then down 2 to 24 4c for the day. Italy requisitioning ships and rising freight rates accompany a reduced world supply. export business expected to revive on declines. Corn holds a small gain as May pushes to a new high, oats ease after early strength, and provisions rise on speculative buying.
Early in the day Maynard drew the most support while Packers were free sellers. Realizing causes a fair decline from the high point as news of hogs turned bearish.
Southern buyers attended but overall attendance and demand were light in St Louis on December 7. Domestic mares and French Italian contract stock drew the best prices with drafts and select stock selling from 115 to 225, while eastern chunks and lighter mule categories moved slowly and prices stayed roughly steady for better drafts but declined for poorer lots.
Chicago December 7 Butter steady at 23 to 23 7 3 4c a pound. Eggs higher with receipts 2 543 cases under mark 20 429 to a dozen. Firsts 29 34 cents, ordinary firsts 27 28 cents. Potatoes higher Michigan Wisconsin whites 65 to 72 cents, Minnesota whites 64 to 72 cents. Ohio 65 to 68 cents. Receipts 50 cars. Poultry alive higher fowls 12 14 cents, springs 13 14 cents, turkeys 15 to 16 6 cents.
New York December 7 dressed poultry prices list fresh chickens 14 2 to 14 ½ cents per pound fowls 12 to 17 cents turkeys 14 to 22 cents alive market unsettled and quiet for poultry buyers and sellers alike.
Kansas City market reports show butter at 33 for firsts and 31 for seconds with 19¢ packing. Eyes firsts 29 and 20c seconds. Poultry includes hens 10ty dit and turkeys 15 with springs at 12.
New York December 7 report notes spot coffee quiet with prices listed as Rio No 7 at 72 1/2 cents and Santos No 4 at 059.
New York sugar prices show firm raw and centrifugal at 520, molasses sugar 443, refined steady as markets hold.
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