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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
9
In Chicago trading on December 8, large country offerings in the northwest shifted the balance to bears in wheat. December and May futures finished lower, with December at 1.1554 and May at 1.167s. Corn fell to near even, oats and provisions mixed, and a late hog price surge helped support the market briefly.
Minneapolis reports 882 today with 1,022 last week and 408 last year. Duluth lists 348 today, 651 last week, and 47 last year. Winnipeg records 1,261 today, 1,219 last week, and 431 last year.
A historical market brief lists Wheat at 87, Corn at 164, Oats 115, Togs 57 600, Cattle 6 000, Sheep 15 000. The figures reflect commodity values and livestock totals in the sale ledger.
Wheat and corn prices listed for various grades at Kansas City market on December 8. Details include No 2 hard at 1.03 1.14 and other grades for hard red, red, yellow, white, plus oat quotes and No 2 and No 3 nites readings.
Spot and futures grain prices listed for wheat corn oats with regional quotes from New York and St Louis. Prices include No 1 durum and northern grades, futures at 1.23, various red and white corn and oat figures.
Liverpool market reports list Wheat No 2 at 12s 13d and No 2 hard winter at 1s 10d. Tri American yellow quoted at 8s 9d. Exchange details reflect December 8 pricing.
Peoria Illinois market update shows corn prices down by 14 to 34 cents with various classes listed. No 4 white around 65 cents, No 5 white BAM 14 cents, No 3 yellow 671/2 cents, No 4 yellow 65 4 cents, No 8 mixed old 68 cents, No 3 mixed new 67 cents, sample 50 59/42 cents. Oats down 1/4 cent, sample 32 cents.
Wheat traded lower in Minneapolis with receipts of 882 cars versus 428 a year ago. Cash bids listed No 1 hard at 1.1334, No 1 northern around 1.105 to 1.114, and No 2 northern about 1.0634 to 1.0845. November prices shown at 1.1014 to 1.1514.
Clover-Prime cash at 12.55 with February 12.60 and March 12.40. Alsike-Prime cash 10.35 for February 10.53 and March 10.65. Timothy-Prime cash 3.80 February 3.85 and March 3.90.
Wheat prices today at 118 contract 12 estimated compared with last year 118. Corn today 149 contract 7 estimated versus 149 last year 819. Oats today 149 contract 16 estimated with 149 last year 210.
A brief cargo summary lists 717000 for wheat, 41000 for corn, and 68000 for oats. The figures reflect total clearance levels, indicating substantial movement of staple crops within the period reported.
Butter easy at 4 1/3 to 4 cents a pound. Eggs steady with 1,858 cases receipts. firsts 29 to 30 cents, ordinary firsts 27 to 28 cents. Potatoes steady with Michigan Wisconsin whites 65 to 72 cents, Minnesota whites 68 to 72 cents, Ohios 50 ears receipts. Poultry alive higher with fowls 12 1/4 cents, springs 14 cents, turkeys 15 to 16 cents.
Chicago markets note rye at 86 cents per bushel for No. 2 and 74 cents for No. 3 barley with barley quoted at 66 to 74 cents, reflecting price range movement in trading.
Chicago market report shows hog receipts at 42000 with ranges from light to heavy and prices from 4.10 to 6.95. Cattle receipts at 19000 with steers 5.50 to 10.50, cows and heifers 2.60 to 10.23, calves 6.50 to 10.23. Sheep receipts 18000 with wethers 5.90 to 6.50 and lambs 7.00 to 9.25.
Hogs receipts 12,300 up 12 to 2ac higher. pigs and lights 5.50 to 6.75. mixed and butcher 6.50 to 6.85. good heavy 6.75 6.85. Cattle receipts 3,700. native beef steers 7.50 10.40. yearling steers and heifers 8.50 10.20. cows 5.50 7.00. stockers and feeders 5.00 7.25. native calves 6.00 10.50. Sheep receipts 3,400. steady to a bit lower. yearlings 6.50 7.50. lambs 8.25 9.00. sheep and ewes 5.50 6.50.
Chicago December 8 hogs receipts 43000 with prices mostly up 5 to 25 cents. Light and mixed cattle values range from five fifty to ten fifty. beef steers around five to twelve dollars. cows and heifers from two sixty to ten. Sheep and lambs show solid demand with weth ers around six to six fifty and lambs seven to nine dollars.
Kansas City live stock report shows hog receipts at 20 000 with prices rising to 6 60 heavy 6 70 light 6 40 pigs to 46.00. Cattle receipts 5 000 with steers to 10.00 cows and heifers to 9.00 calves to 9.00. Sheep receipts 5 000 with lambs to 8.90 yearlings 7.60 wethers 6.50 ewes 6.00.
East St. Louis Illinois December 8 hogs up 15.25 cents from yesterday with mixed grades selling from 5.50 to 7.16 per hundredweight. Cattle to 4,200 head and sheep 2,500 head offered steady in light regional market bulletin.
Dec. 8 butter creamery prices listed for firsts 33 cents, seconds 31, packing 19. Eggs firsts 29, seconds 20. Poultry hens 10.4, turkeys 12 cents. Continuous market report from Kansas City.
New York Dec 8 The presidents message increased tension between Washington and Berlin and signaling a possible domestic trade shift. Trading opened active with falls and quick rebounds but the session ended with stagnation and few solid advances in speculative issues. Major gains included General Motors up to a new 546, Studebaker at 17014 with 1 to 3 point moves. United Fruits and Mercantile Marine prospered among others. Rails faced ongoing pressure with Canadian Pacific and Erie among laggards. United States Steel dipped to 864 then recovered to 8714 while Bethlehem Steel rose to 478. Total sales reached 545,000 shares. Sterling demand strong for the current movement with bills at 47114. Francs were firmer. other continental rates steadied.
New York money market figures show mercantile paper at 3 3/4 to 3 5/4, bar silver at 55 34, Mexican dollars at 42 3/4. Time loans quoted 2 1/4 percent, call money high 2, low 1 3/4, closing 1 3/4.
Coffee spot quiet rio No 7 73c santos No 4 9c Raw sugar easy centrifugal 5.50 molasses 4.43 Butter steady creamery extras 92 score 35 14 36c, firsts 28 34 4c Eggs firm fresh gathered extra fine 39 40c extra firsts 37 38c firsts 35 36c seconds 30 34c nearby hennery whites 50 52c hennery browns 40 43c Cheese finn state whole milk flats specials 17 1 4c average fancy 16 34 17c current make specials 16 34c average fancy 16 16 8c
Receipts and shipments totals for today and last year across grains. Wehat shows receipts 2 474 000 and shipments 2 666 000. Corn receipts 917 000 and shipments 460 000. Oats receipts 1 154 000 and shipments 1 075 000. Last year figures provided for comparison.
Prices hold steady across corn oats and straw with corn at 60 to 61 cents per bushel and oats at 34 cents. Buyers finish 25 loads main market, while vegetables and fruits list wide pricing from cabbage to oranges with numerous named varieties and per unit costs.
Local markets report grain and feed prices including No 2 wheat at 1.10, flour at 6.40, corn 58 to 60 cents, oats 30 to 34 cents, wheat straw 3.00 to 5.50, baled prairie hay 10.00 to 14.00, oats straw 6.00 to 6.50, shredded fodder 88.00, new loose hay 89.00 to 14.00, Alsike clover seed 39.00 to 10.00, new clover hay 7.00 to 8.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 6.00 to 6.50, clover seed 87.50 to 9.00.
Knollenberg Milling company reports retail prices for flour and mill products. High patent flour six forty per hundredweight, straight patent flour twenty six twenty, hard wheat flour eighty six and a quarter, bran twenty two per ton, shipstuff thirty one per ton, corn meal two dollars per hundred pounds, retail wheat one fifteen, chopcorn one sixty five, graham eighty four per cent or hundredweight.
The listing shows choice hogs priced by weight with ranges from 140 to 300 pounds. Prices vary from $5.05 to $6.45 per pound, including rough heavy hogs at $5.50 to $5.75.
The report lists choice hogs averaging 200 to 250 pounds at 6.15 to 6.25 dollars, 160 to 175 pounds at 6.05 to 6.30, 140 to 150 pounds at 5.90 to 8.15, rough heavy hogs at 3.50 to 5.75, and pigs 90 to 125 pounds at 6.00 to 6.25 dollars.
Local butchers publish price quotes for hogs cattle and lambs with ranges. Light hogs listed around 5.20 to 6.05 per unit, rough sows fat steers heifers cows veal calves bulls lambs and sheep shown with varied price brackets.
A price listing for poultry items including roosters and spring chicks, eggs at 26 cents, turkeys with old and young gobblers at 16 cents, turkey hens at 16 cents, geese at 10 cents, ducks at 11 cents, and butter types including Packing-stock at 17 cents and Choice Country No 1 at 25 cents.
A market notice lists prices for hides and wool pelts with varied grades. No 1 cured hides at 15 cents, No 2 cured hides 14, green hides 13, calf 10 to 15, kip 15 and 1 cent for No 2 kip, horses priced by size up to 4.00 for large, glue and pony 1.50, 40 to 75 cent lambs and yearlings, tallow and grease values, wool pelts 60 cents to $1.50, and wool quantity based pricing with quality adjustments.
A list from Wm Malambri highlights vegetable prices including celery roots at 25 cents per bunch, California head lettuce at 15 to 20 cents, New Orleans radishes at 5 cents per bunch, German endive and escarole at 5 to 10 cents, cranberries 10 to 15 cents per quart, tomatoes 35 to 40 cents per pound, and Florida green peppers at 4 cents each. The ad emphasizes fresh stock and seasonal varieties with several items offered in hot house quality.
Long wheat sold on every bulge as prices fluctuated within a two cent range. December was the weakest with a notable decline. Australian surplus and port offers under Manitoba weighed on wheat. Export demand rose on the seaboard with 700000 bushels sold. Corn eased after early gains as country offerings increased. Oats followed the trend with a small decline and light receipts. Packers upheld higher prices with steady hog futures. cash trade remained dull.
Strong bidding by new Southern and several Eastern buyers lifted prices across all grades. Light Southern stock and heavy Eastern drafts sold at least 10 to 15 dollars higher than Monday’s close, with notable demand for cotton mules and quality animals. inspections included two French and one Italian buyers. Eggs and poultry prices remained firm amid steady receipts, while live stock markets showed overall strength through higher bid activity.
New York Dec 8 Butter steady as creamery and extrass receipts total 5,089 with price marks 34 24 36 cents for firsts 28 341 2 cents.
Hay prices hold firm in St Louis with strong demand for light and good quality hay including clover mixed, alfalfa, and nova varieties. Quotes show No 2 Clover-Mixed at around 14.00 to 16.0 per unit, No 1 Alfalfa near 1.00, and steady wheat notes amid market firmness.
An advertisement from Miller Arthur Drug Co invites readers to cut out and mail a form to Foley & Con Chicago to receive a trial pack of Foley’s Honey Compound for coughs colds and croup, Foley Kidney Pills for back and kidney ailments, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation biliousness and headache.
A short note questions the departure of a cook and suggests Whig Want may secure another. The piece hints at staffing changes and ongoing efforts to fill the position amid local appetite for reliable service.
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