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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1915
Page
2
Chicago market closed nervous with declines across grains as reports of a British wheat surplus beyond India dampened futures. May and December contracts slid while oats and corn showed modest changes. Australian and Argentine crops cited as forecasts of global abundance. Hog prices stayed largely ignored amid trading weakness.
Minneapolis figures show 1 168 today 471 last week 487 last year for aae. Buluth records 593 today 471 last week last year. Winnipeg totals 1 541 today 661 last week 225 last year. Estimated 1 today wheat 61 cars corn 273 oats 190 hogs 36000 cattle 3000 sheep 12000.
Wheat 87 contract estimated 87 last year 225. Corn 164 contract IL estimated 54 last year 637. Oats 115 contract estimated 115 last year 170.
Wheat totals 1,456,000 bushels, Cory reports 81,005 bushels, oats 770,000 bushels. Data reflects aggregate market clearances with figures tied to listed commodities and locations.
Receipts show Wheat at 3,308,000 for today versus Yeazoo last year. Corn receipts stand at 98,000 today, compared with 1- WHAQGO last year. Oats receipts total 858,000 today, slightly under 860,0 last year.
Wheat prices range from No 2 red at 1.2114 to No 4 red at 1.08 with No 3 hard at 1.09 to 1.12. Corn bids include No 2 white at 70 34 to 71 14 and No 3 yellow at 67 and 67 12. Oats list No 3 white at 40 4 to 41 14 and No 4 white at 39 4 to 40. Standard oats quote 44.
Wheat quotations for various grades range from No 2 red at 1.21 1 23 to No 4 hard at 1.02 1 08. Corn and yellow and white corn figures show several bid prices, while oats list multiple No 8 to No 4 white values reflecting a mixed session in the St Louis market.
Kansas City reports cash grain quotes with multiple classifications for wheat corn and oats. Prices range for No 2 hard at 1.01 to 1.10 dollars per bushel, No 2 corn at 65 to 67 cents, and oats around 40 to 41 cents per bushel with various numbered grades and color designations.
Omaha cash grain market data for December 9 shows prices: wheat No 2 hard around 1.0615, corn No 2 white about 66 cents, No 2 yellow near 67, sorghum No 2 around 63 to 64 cents, oats No 3 white about 39 to 40 cents.
Peoria grain prices show No 8 at 6 14 cents, No 3 yellow 66 14 cents, No 4 yellow 61 46 cents, No 4 mixed 64 cents, No 5 mixed 62 12 cents, oat prices steady with No 3 white at 40 plus.
Minneapolis dispatch notes wheat receipts at 1,183 cars, down from 487 a year ago. Cash wheat values quoted for No 1 hard at about 1.336 and 1.364, No 1 northern around 1.064, No 2 portions near 1.06, No 3 wheat about 1.00. Prices arrive fluctuating with contracts and market delays.
New York market notes show spot wheat easing with No 1 northern and Manitoba futures quoting around 121 to 131 dollars per unit. Prices include No 1 northern Duluth at about 124 dollars and futures Dec at 131 dollars, reflecting market softness.
Clover and alfalfa prices listed with February and March figures. Timothy feed shows prime cash prices for February and March. Raw data fragment includes cash prices for Clover, wAlsike, and Timothy crops in Toledo.
East St. Louis markets list hogs at 6 60 to 6 75 per cwt with heavy and light lots, cattle around 3 400 head with steady tone, sheep 1 200 head, overall activity described as market steady with mixed demand and varied prices across grades.
Kansas City December 9 hog receipts 7000 market higher bulk 645 6.65 heavy 26557 6.50 light 610 6.76 pigs 5256.25 cattle receipts 2500 market strong steers 6.25 10.00 cows and heifers 24097 9.00 calves 6.00 9.50 sheep receipts 5000 market strong lambs 8.25 8.90 yearlings 6.05 7.20 wethers 5.75 6.50 ewes 5.25 6.10
Omana market report dated December 9 shows dogs receipts at 10 and mixed trends with prices: pigs around 6.25 to 6.50. bulk cattle receipts 3,609 with a steady to firm tone. cows and heifers 5.25 to 6.75. sheep yearlings and wethers reported at 7.00 and 5.00 to 6.25. lambs about 8.25 to 5.80.
In St Louis on December 9, hogs showed receipts of 9400 with prices from 5.50 to 6.75 for various cuts. Cattle receipts at 3800 were steady to strong with native beef steers 7.50 to 10.40 and cows 5.50 to 6.50. Sheep receipts reached 9900 with yearlings 6.20 to 7.50 and lambs 8.25 to 9.25. ewes 5.50 to 6.50.
Chicago live stock report shows cattle receipts 5 060 with Christmas show heaves and various steer and calf prices. hogs receipts 87 000 with ranges from 5.90 to 6.75 for light and mixed categories. sheep receipts 15 000 with lambs at 7.10 to 9.40 and ewes around 4.30 to 6.85.
In an unsettled trading session in New York, leading stocks edged higher amid pressure. Obscure mining issues spiked while United States Steel moved between 63 and 75, Bethlehem Steel fluctuated around 470, and a prominent legislator in Washington backed a tax on munition plants. Total stock volume reached 655000 shares as sterling bills posted strong demand.
New York money rates show mercantile paper at 3 percent and bar silver at 36. Mexican dollars trade around 4220. Time bang 2703. Spot cash for corn and oats given with No 2 yellow at 5144 and No 3 white at 4524.
New York market notes show Colte steady with Rio No. 7 Santos No. 4 trading around the 11 to 14 range as buyers monitor global demand and quality. Demand for Santos remains brisk amid steady Rio grades, with traders watching futures spreads and port stock levels.
New York sugar prices show limited movement as raw sugar remains steady. Centrifuged and more refined grades hold with modest activity noted in early December, extended by slight demand for refined stock.
New York prices list butter creamery extras and various grades with scores and numbers. Entries include fresh gathered extras and firmer prices for firsts seconds and nearby henery whites browns, plus cheese firm whole milk flats and make specials with averages and percentages.
Yesterday's town market saw high volume with corn at 60 cents per bushel and twelve loads of various hay including a priced baled clover at 87 per ton. Fruits and vegetables occupied stalls with thresholds for cucumbers hot house to oranges Cal late Valencias, and a wide array of nuts and dried fruits.
Local markets list grain and forage prices including wheat at 1.10, flour at 6.40, corn 58 to 60 cents, oats 30 to 34 cents, wheat straw 5.50, baled prairie hay 14.00, oats straw 6.50, shredded fodder 0.88, loose hay 14.00, Alsike clover seed 10.00, new clover hay 7.00 8.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 6.60 6.80, clover seed 7.50 9.00.
Knollenberg Milling quotes retail flour and mill goods including high patent flour at 6.10 per unit and straight patent flour at 86.20. Hard wheat flour 6.40 and bran 22.00 per ton, shipstuff 31.00 per ton, corn meal 2.00 per 100 pounds. Retail wheat 1.15, chopcom 1.65, graham 4.00 per cwt.
The report lists price ranges for Choice hogs across weight brackets from 90 to 300 pounds and for Rough heavy hogs. Prices vary by weight class with quoted figures such as 4.95 to 5.20 dollars per pound for lighter pigs and up to about 6.55 dollars for heavier hogs, reflecting market variation.
Market notes show choice hogs averaging 200 to 250 pours at $6.60 to $7.6135 per head, with smaller lots for 160 to 175 head and 10 to 150 pounds priced around $5.95 to $6.29. Rough, heavy hogs fetch $85.50 to $6.20, while pigs weighing 90 to 125 pounds command about $1.80 to $4.75 per hundredweight.
The report lists prices for livestock categories including choice light hogs at 5.50 to 5.54 per unit, rough cows and steers around 5,900 to 6.59, fat steers 5.50 to 16.00, fat heifers 5.40 to 6.00, veal calves 6.00 to 8.06, bulls 3.00 to 4.00, spring lambs 6.00 to 6.70, and sheep 3.00 to 4.00. The figures reflect a terse market snapshot with varied bid ranges.
Poultry prices show roosters at 7 cents and 1le for spring chicks. Turkeys range 14 to 16 cents depending on age, geese at 10 cents, ducks at 1le. Butter prices: packing stock 17 cents, country No 1 at 25 cents.
Prices listed by Bolles and Rogers for cured hides No 2 14c No 1 green hides 13c No 2 green hides 12c No 1 cured calf 1c No 2 cured calf 1c No 1 cured kip 1c No 2 cured kip 14c dead green 2c per pound No 1 horse large 4.00 No 1 horse medium 3.75 No 1 horse small 3.00 No 2 horse 1.00 less glue and pony 1.00 rLAC colts 40c No 1 tallow 5.5c No 2 tallow 4c white grease 434 3c brown grease 316d cy Wool pelts 60c to 1.50 yearlings 24 to 60 lambs 25 to 77e graded by wool amount 18 3c as to quality
Catalog lists various produce with prices including Calunss roots 25c per bunch California head lettuce 15c to 20c New Orleans Raichet 6c German Endive large heads 5c to 10c Escarabi large heads 5c Cranberries quart 10c to 18c Celery small bunch 10c large stocks.
Chicago December 9 Wheat trading showed a narrower range but extreme nervousness with a small net decline. Local sentiment remained bearish though buying on breaks kept prices from dropping steeply. Liverpool reports were dismissed as unreliable. Corn fell 4 1/4 to 5 1/2 cents as locals sold freely. demand for cash corn was weak with some movement expected. Oats slumped with December delivery, some export sales noted. Provisions mixed. hog prices rose boosting outside buying while meat demand stayed fair and lard inquiries were slow.
Liverpool market report lists wheat No 2 hard winter new 11s 6d corn mixed yellow 8s 9d and No 212s 1d price quoting in pence and shillings for December 9.
In St Louis on December 9 hay market remained steady with firm demand. Medium and common timothy moderate. clover mixed, clover and alfalfa high grade timothy prairie listed as strong. Timothy No 2 at 1.16 to 1.18 per unit, No 1 at 1.17 to 1.18, alfalfa No 3 12.50 to 15.18, No 2 13.50 to 15.18, No 1 15.50. Straw scarce, market firm at 6 per track for wheat.
Chicago rye and barley prices move on December 9 with No 2 Rye and WOR Barley listed in current market quotes. Details indicate trading levels for rye and barley futures and spot offerings as buyers assess supply and demand conditions.
Chicago reports show butter prices steady with creamery inputs and varied receipts. Potatoes rise with Michigan Wisconsin whites quoted at 65% and Minnesota Ohio figures listed. live poultry and turkeys also higher amid car receipts and seasonal movement.
New York market update lists dressed poultry, western fresh chickens, fowls, and turkeys with multiple price points. Alive birds include western chickens and fowls, with varied values across categories such as 1514 m2 fowls and 16420 turkeys, indicating fluctuating demand and supply.
In St Louis on December 9 horses and mules were sold mainly to local speculators. Demand remains strong for southern horses and big crafts, with prices steady. Trade has been quiet for two weeks, though better grades maintain value. inspectors from France and Italy were among those handling stock.
Wheat shipments today total 2 195 000. last year 1 029 000. Ac Carin shipments today 396 000. last year 100 060. Mars shipments today 905 000. last year 10 000.
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