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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
10
New York stock market declines amid foreign affairs crisis rumors. United States Steel tumbled 13 percent to 75 3, rails like St Paul and New Haven held then slipped, Texas and Pacific dropped to 8 12 amid receivership fears. Total volume reached 622000 shares with Anglo French 5s limiting gains.
Chicago reports general selling to close out accounts drives a setback in wheat with May at 12454 and July at 164.1. corn and oats follow lower while hogs erase early advances. Large export sales noted but largely anticipated. liquidation seen as sizable, with heavy grain break amid weaker prices and profit taking.
Wheat and corn prices across Chicago Kansas City St Louis Omaha Liverpool Minneapolis and New York show No. 2 and No. 3 hard and red wheat trading around 1.10 to 1.25 with variations by grade. Corn and oats display mixed quotes with yellow and white varieties ranging from about 60 to 75 cents, and several reports note cash prices and arriving supply.
Chicago and St Louis areas report mixed hog and cattle runs with prices rising for some classes. Cattle and sheep show firmer bids, with native steers and yearlings fetching higher amounts. regional western, stockers, and calves noted with varied gains. Market activity increases in East St Louis and Kansas City as hogs and lambs post stronger quotes.
Chicago market notes lower butter and eggs with creamery, firsts and ordinary firsts prices. Michigan Wisconsin whites and Minnesota Dakota whites higher for potatoes. receipts listed. New York and Kansas City quotes for butter eggs poultry. St Louis poultry and butter prices also shown.
Market notes show New York mercantile paper and call money firming. Early price quotes list barsiver sto and Mexican bar values with figures around 4200 and 2008, reflecting widening spreads and speculative activity in the New City market.
Wheat reached 1.15, up 5 cents, flour up 20 cents to 6.60. Hog prices rose 5 cents per hundredweight, hens and chickens gained a cent. Hay straw and corn arrivals totaled 15 loads, up 12 from Monday. corn sold 62 and 61 cents. baled straw sold in multiple lots. mixed hay brought 10 and 8.50. one baled hay load at 11.00.
Local market listing shows No. 2 wheat at 1.15, flour at 6.40, grain and forage items with varying prices including oats straw at 6.50, shredded fodder at 8.00, and hay at 9.00 to 14.00. Retail flour and mill products quote high patent 6.60, straight patent 6.40, and bran 23.00 per ton. Hogs rated by weight with prices from 4.80 to 6.40.
Choice hogs average 200 to 250 pounds fetch 6 15 to 6 30 dollars. 160 to 175 pounds at 6 30 dollars. 140 to 150 pounds rough heavy hogs at 5 80. Pigs 90 to 125 pounds about 5 dollars. Poultry and eggs prices listed: chickens Ll c, ducks lle, geese 10 c, young turkeys 16 c, old gobblers 14 c. Eggs 24 c. Butter stock 1 5 e.
Ranges listed for hogs at 5.50 to 6.05 per hundredweight rough sows and stags 5.70 to 5.85 fat steers 5.50 to 6.00 fat heifers 5.00 to 6.00 fat cows 3.00 to 4.00 teal calves 6.00 to 5.00 bulls 3.00 to 4.00 spring lambs 6.00 to 5.00 sheep 3.00 to 4.00.
Reported by Bolles and Rogers prices for hides, calves, kip, horse types, tallow, grease, and wool pelts. Details include No 1 cured hides at 15c, No 2 cured hides 14c, green hides 13c, horse prices from $1 to $5, tallow and grease rates, and wool fleece values with grading notes.
Chicago reports confirm weakness in Wheat after yesterday’s gains. A 4 cent rally post purchase at 1.25 was the only notable rise as rumors of fresh export business fade. Corn and oats follow similar weak patterns with light eastern demand and some country selling pressure.
Horses and mules offerings slow yet price ranges listed for draft horses, eastern and southern stock, and drivers. Mules show steady demand for 16 hands and under with strong sale for strictly choice cotton mules. Hay prices steady from the prior week with fair demand for timothy, clover, and alfalfa. high grade hay scarce amid wintry weather.
London clubs face hard times from war as resignations rise and incomes fall. Army navy linked clubs remain stable while others cut dues and fees, with early closing orders reducing bar receipts and food costs rising.
The Illinois Livestock Breeders Association holds its twenty first annual meeting in Springfield January 17 19 with a major focus on foot and mouth disease. Governor Dunne delivers welcome and committees are named as sessions cover disease control eradication and state legislation.
Dairy farmer QO. Petro of Randolph County Indiana reports alfalfa feeding boosted weekly cream receipts from 2.16 to 6.69 dollars while six Shorthorn heifers milking six months after calving increased milk flow by 10.5 pounds on the first day. The ration shift from corn fodder to alfalfa also cut corn use and covered feed costs, supporting alfalfa as a profitable protein source.
Concrete feeding floors for swine gain favor as grain savers. Floors should be six inches thick with a curb 12 to 18 inches below ground, sloped for drainage, and surrounded by edging to reduce waste. Mix uses Portland cement sand gravel with water to form six inch slabs, each roughly six feet square, providing about eighteen square feet per hog.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder trouble in men and women and regulate bladder issues in children. One bottle costs $1.50 and is advertised as a two months’ treatment with testimonials from other states. Dr. E. W. Hall lists 2936 Olive Street, St Louis, Missouri, as a contact. Sold by druggists.
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