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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
9
Chicago markets closed weak as wheat futures fell on rumors of potential war stoppage. December and May contracts slid to new lows while corn, oats, and provisions broadly weakened amid bear sentiment and delayed government notices.
Minneapolis shows 960 today and 1 014 last week with 375 last year. Duluth reports 367 today, 441 last week and 8 last year. Winnipeg lists 1 241 today, 1 188 last week and 211 last year.
A concise farm tally lists Wheat 96, Corn 210, Oats 167, Hogs 25000, Cattle 300, Sheep 2000. No dates or institutions specified, suggesting a market or inventory summary for regional producers.
Chicago market update shows wheat at 62 per bushel for the current contract and 61 estimated for last year, with corn at 278 and 273 estimated for the prior year, and oats at 190 with 9 estimated versus last year's 191.
Wheat receipts total 2,637,000 this year versus 1,404,000 last year. Corn receipts 1,029,000 today against 1,410,000 previously. Oats receipts 876,000 today compared with 746,000 last year.
Wheat shipments for today total 1,568,000 compared with 872,000 last year. Corn shipments today are 363,000 versus 678,000 a year ago. Oats figures show 691,000 today and 470,000 last year.
Market report lists wheat at 1 779 000 units, corn absent, oats at 319 000 units in total clearance.
Chicago cash grain report lists Wheat No 9 red at 1.12 dollars and corn varieties from No 2 white at 71 to 75 cents through No 6 yellow 62 to 65 cents. Oats No 3 white 40 to 44 cents and No 4 white near 89 cents.
The St. Louis grain market shows wheat and corn prices with multiple grades listed. Prices range for No 2 red wheat around 1.18 per bushel, No 2 yellow corn near 0.68, and various No 4 and white grades showing values around 0.60 to 0.70, with small regional variations.
Wheat mixed with No 2 hard at 1.06 to 1.10 dollars and No 4 at .04 to .81. Corn shows No 2 at .64 to .66, No 3 around .64 to .64 and No 4 up to .30. Oats list No 2 at .40 and No 3 near .30 with white oats around .42 to .43.
Minneapolis wheat market reports a drop with 960 cars received versus 487 a year earlier. Cash grains show No 1 hard around 81.14, No 1 northern near 1.084, and No 3 wheat about 0.984 strong, with several prices to arrive and variances across grades.
Corn prices show No 3 white 65 cents and No 4 white 63 1 4 to 63 4 cents with various yellow and mixed grades listed. Oats hold at 39 cents for No 4 white.
Wheat spot weak with No 1 durum around 1.22 and No 1 northern Duluth 1.19 Buffalo futures at 1.19 1/4. No 2 yellow 81 1/4 cents spot. Oats spot easy No 3 white 45 46 cents.
Hogs receipts 12 500 with price ranges from 6 35 to 6 80 for heavy hogs. Cattle receipts 1 900 with steer and heifer prices from 7 50 to 10 40. cows 3 50 to 7 00. calves 6 00 to 10 50. stockers and feeders 5 00 to 7 25. Sheep and lambs receipts 800 with lambs 7 50 to 9 25. ewes 5 50 to 6 50.
Chicago livestock reports show hog receipts 61 000 with prices 5.75 to 6.80 for various categories while cattle receipts around 2 000 feature native beef steers 5.50 to 10.50 and western steers 6.10 to 8.20 with calves 6.50 to 10.35. Sheep receipts near 10 000 show wethers, ewes at 4.35 to 6.35 and lambs 7.25 to 9.50 with strong demand noted.
Hogs 9,000 head steady lns: heavy 6.50 6.60 light 6.25 6.50 pigs 5.00 5.75. Cattle 1,000 head steady steers 6.25 10.00 cows 4.00 9.00 calves 6.00 9.50. Sheep 200 steady lambs 8.35 8.90 yearlings 6.75 7.50 rainerds 5.75 6.50 ewes 5.25 6.15.
Omaha cattle and hog prices mixed as of December 10 with hogs 13 800 head down and heavy hogs 6.10 to 6.40 per hundred, lights 6.10 to 6.35, pigs 5.25 to 6.25 and bulk 6.20 to 6.30. Cattle 1 200 head steady with steers 6.00 to 9.50, cows and heifers 5.25 to 6.75. Sheep 1 500 head steady with yearlings 6.00 to 7.00, wethers 5.50 to 6.25 and lambs 8.35 to 8.80.
East St Louis market report shows 12 500 hogs with a steady market. price ranges include heavy 6.80 to 6.90, rough 6.10 to 6.35, light 6.50 to 6.75, and pigs 5.50 to 6.00. Cattle 2 000 head and sheep 600 head listed as steady.
New York December 10 dressed poultry prices for western fresh chickens and fowls listed with weights and prices. Alive poultry prices for western chickens fowls and turkeys compiled, showing multiple price points for each category.
Butter creamery firsts 31 and seconds 29. Eres firsts 29 seconds 1. Poultry hens listed. Turkeys 15 and springs 12. Market area Kansas City Nebraska listing with price ranges for dairy and poultry products.
Dec 10 report from St Louis lists poultry items with counts for turkeys ducks geese and a butter creamery price. Egg totals shown. Market figures presented as a snapshot of daily commodity rates.
United States Steel reports orders exceeding October by over a million tons, boosting total activity to the strongest since early 1913. Steel shares drifted, then edged higher before closing lower as rail stocks stay light and Anglo French bonds exert pressure.
Mercantile paper 8 314. Bar silver 5534. Mexican dollars 4234. Time loans 244 3. Call money high 2, low 112, closing 133. Market notes show brief activity with rates fluctuating and liquidity conditions summarized for the day in New York.
New York market report lists prices for coffee spot tea and sugar, molasses at 5.02 dollars, refined products at 4.25, butter with 92 score creamery extras, various egg prices from extra fine to seconds, hennery whites and browns, and cheese prices with state whole milk flats and specials. The figures show current prices and varying quality levels across products.
St Louis reports hay and straw sales with timothy and clover mixed offerings. Buyers held out for concessions while alfalfa remained scarce and firm with several price levels listed for No 1 and No 2 grades across timothy clover and alfalfa.
The day’s market shows lighter activity with 31 loads sold by dusk. Corn dominates with 12 loads, 11 at 60 cents per bushel and one at 59. Straw and baled hay bring varied prices, while loose hay appears in nine loads with several price points. Better weather could have increased loads.
Market notes list No 2 wheat at 1.10 with flour at 6.40 a barrel or unit. Corn 0.60, oats 0.30, straw prices range from 5.00 to 6.50, shredded fodder 8.00, new loose hay 9.00 to 14.00, alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00, new clover hay 87.00 to 8.00, crabgrass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 6.00 to 6.50, clover seed 7.50 to 9.00.
The Knollenberg Milling company reports selling prices for flour and mill products including high patent flour at 6.40, straight patent flour at 6.20, hard wheat flour at 6.40, bran at 22.00 per ton, shipstuff at 31.00 per ton, corn meal at 2.00 per 100 lbs, retail wheat at 1.15, chop corn at 1.65, Graham at 4.00 per cwt. Hog prices show choices across weights, with 200–300 lb hogs at 6.10–6.30, 160–200 lb at 6.05–6.45, 140–150 lb at 5.75–6.00, 90–119 lb pigs at 5.75–6.00, and rough heavy hogs at 5.45–5.95.
Choice hogs average 200 to 230 pounds bring 4.70 to 5.95, 160 to 175 pounds 5.85 to 6.10, 140 to 150 pounds 5.85 to 6.20. Rough heavy hogs range 5.50 to 6.20. Pigs 90 to 125 pounds sell 4.55 to 4.80.
Choice light hogs priced at 5.25 to 6.00 per unit. Rough sows and stags 5.70 to 6.25. Fat steers 5.50 to 6.00. Fat shelfers 5.50 to 6.00. Fat cows 3.00 to 4.00. Neat calves 6.00 to 8.00. Bulls 3.00 to 4.00. Spring lambs 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep 3.00 to 4.00.
Heans LLC lists roosters at 7 cents and spring chicks. Eggs price 26 cents a dozen. Turkeys priced 14 cents for old gobblers and 16 cents for turkey hens. Geese 10 cents. Ducks listed at an undetermined price. Butter 17 cents for packing stock and 2 cents for choice country No. 1.
Bolles and Rogers report current market prices for hides and byproducts. Cured hides and green hides are priced by grade and weight, with calf kip and horse values shown, along with glue, tallow, greases, wool pelts, and lamb prices. Prices reflect quality grades and lot sizes across multiple animal products.
The listing shows prices for celery roots at 25c per bunch, California head lettuce at 15 and 20c, New Orleans radishes 6c per bunch, German endive and escarole large heads at 5 or 10c each, cranberries 10 to 15c per quart, celery small bunch 10c, large stocks 5c, and fancy hot house tomatoes 35 to 40c per pound with cucumbers also listed.
A readable grocery ledger lists a wide assortment of produce and fruits with per unit or per piece pricing. Items include cabbage squash parsnips onions oranges pears and apples with various weights and discounts. Nuts and dried fruits such as walnuts almonds pecans figs dates and coconuts are priced per pound or per package.
Chicago December wheat fell about a quarter cent as holders liquidated amid discouraging peace rumors and limited investment buying. May contracts dropped similarly with heavy stop losses. Corn also declined as wheat weakness weighed on sentiment while oats weakened after a strong start and liquidation by commission houses.
The St Louis market shows light horse offerings with strong foreign demand and active buyers. Prices varied by type, with heavy draft and eastern chunks selling higher, while southern and plainer horses were more sluggish. mules sold mixed but fat cotton mules moved satisfactorily, many shipped southward.
Butter ease at creamery 234.93. Eggs steady with receipts 1,765 cases at mark. firsts 200729 and ordinary firsts 27 28. Potatoes steady from Michigan and Wisconsin.
Dun's Review notes continued healthy domestic and foreign commerce despite freight congestion. Exports remain heavy, domestic trade grows with holiday demand, and rising wages partly offset higher costs. Wholesale prices reach highs for half a century, especially in iron and steel, while weekly bank clearings total $3,831,001,525.
A fragment lists poultry and fowl figures with numbers for alive stock. It mentions turkeys, fowls, and springs and includes scattered phrases such as receipts and cars, indicating a market or inventory record.
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