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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1916
Page
10
Chicago January 4 improved exports and steady demand push wheat higher finishing near session highs. December at 1254.14 and May around 1183.4 with notable gains in oats and corn. Strong show across futures, with warehouse stock increases and seaborne inquiries influencing the move. A mixed picture in hogs, while cotton and other grains respond to receipts and demand signals from the Gulf and West.
Chicago and other centers report mixed grain quotes on Jan 4 with wheat and corn showing varied levels across No. 2 to No. 6 classifications in Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Minneapolis. Oats also quoted with multiple sample and white varieties. prices fall within common range for early 20th century publishing.
Labor Temple stockholders met last evening to elect directors R C Murphy George N Schmitt Theodore Bisser William Lehbrink Thomas Gillespie Herman Kelp and Bert Ryan. An auditing committee was named and officers were appointed with Murphy as president Schmitt vice president Bisser recording secretary Lehbrink financial secretary treasurer and Lehbrink custodian. The financial report showed improved finances and debt reduction with plans for roof repairs and new sidewalks. The remark about honesty appears as a stray aphorism.
Hogs receipts mix across ST. LOUIS CHICAGO KANSAS CITY OMAHA EAST ST LOUIS with steady to higher trends. Cattle steady with varied cattle and calf prices. Sheep activity mixed with lamb and ewe quotations noted. market conditions and top prices highlighted across regions. The report closes noting weathered oddities and a stray editorial line aboutsubscriptions.
New York markets report steady butter with varied creamery grades and 92 score, eggs firmer with fresh gathered high grades, cheese firm with state and other flats, and raw sugar steady. Chicago and Kansas City show similar butter and egg movements with mixed firsts and seconds, poultry prices, and regional variations in live and dressed meat.
New York on January 4 listed Mercantile paper at 8 334 percent, bar silver at 56 4 percent, Mexican dollars at 43 44 cents, time loans at 2 4 3 percent. Call money ranged high 2 4 percent, low 13 percent, with a closing bid of 14 percent.
New York traders faced a feverish start with gains eroding as fears over international events grew. Transfers, including Mercantile Marine and American Smelting, posted notable highs, while declines in rail shares tempered earlier advances and bank exchange rates shifted amid wartime volatility.
Yesterday in the local market buyers purchased 20 loads of corn oats hay and straw before 5 PM. Prices ranged from 62 to 65 cents per bushel for corn and 35 cents for oats. Hay sold between 12 50 and 14 per ton while baled straw brought 5 50 per load.
A dated market listing shows No. 2 wheat at $1.15 with other grains and byproducts including corn at about 63 cents, oats, straw, hay, and Clover seed at various dollar amounts. Retail flour and mill products from Knollenberg are noted with prices for patent flours, bran, shipstuff, corn meal, and other commodities. Hog prices are listed by weight, from 140 to 200 pounds and lighter weights, with several price brackets.
Prime hogs average 200 to 250 pounds priced at 6.20 to 6.35 per pound. Hogs 160 to 175 pounds quoted at 6.10 to 6.35. 140 to 150 pound hogs listed from 5.90 to 6.15. Rough heavy hogs fetch 5.60 to 6.00. Pigs 90 to 125 pounds range 4.90 to 5.15.
Poultry quotations show chickens at 11 4 cents and roosters at 7 cents. Ducks and geese 16 cents. Young turkeys 6 cents with older gobblers and eggs at 24 cents. Butter used for packing stock at 17 cents.
Choice light spears cane Rough sows and stags five seventy to five ninety five dollars per hundredweight. Fat steers five fifty to six hundred. Fat heifers eighty five fifty to six dollars. Tat cows three to four dollars. Real calves six dollars to six fifty. Bulls three to four dollars. Spring lambs six to six ninety nine. Sheep three to four dollars.
Reported by Bolles and Rogers listing prices for various hides. No. 1 cured hides 18c, No. 2 cured hides 14c, No. 1 green hides 13c, No. 3 green hides 12c, cured calf 1c, cured calf 16c, cured kip 15c, cured kip 14c, dead green 2c less, horse prices range from 3.75 to 5.00, glue and pony 1.50, coltz 0.40, tallow and grease prices, wool pelts and yearlings priced per unit, wool grading by quality.
Chicago Jan. 4 The decline late yesterday and early today improved market sentiment as export business renewals sparked buying of substantial scale. Reports indicated 400,000 bushels sold for export and Gulf demand in Kansas City. Corn eased nearly a cent from yesterday and shorts covered on wheat, while eastern demand remained light and soft corn discounts remained heavy. Cash market showed strength at times, but terminal stocks appeared non urgent. Monthly meat stock report showed smaller inventories than a year ago despite lower prices. Cash demand was quiet except for exports.
In St Louis on December 4, buyers from the south were unable to absorb the limited selection of horses and mules. Eastern and French trade were weak, with Italian horses selling readily to Italian buyers. Draft and plug stock ranged widely, with headcount high but overall demand uneven and many mules left unsold.
In St Louis on January 4 market notes show no broad price shifts for hay and straw. Medium quality remains moderate, with scarce good grades. clover and alfalfa grades are tight. Prices noted: Clover-Mixed No 2 13, Timothy No 2 12 14, No 3 15 18, Clover No 2 11, Alfalfa No 3 11, No 2 12, No 1 17 18, Straw scarce and firm, Wheat 7.
New York reports coffee market steadiness on January 4 with Rio No 7 futures, Santos No 4 at nine cents. Market observers note stable prices amid steady demand for spot coffee.
The Illinois State Highway Commission mails guidance to county boards on state aid road use. It warns against scattered small bridges and town ship by township projects as uneconomical and costly due to inspection overhead. The policy favors rapid, connected routes from county seats toward major trading centers, concentrating funds on one or two primary routes to maximize impact.
An old-time testimonial claims Sloan's Liniment relieves rheumatism and stiff neck in days. The writer, H. B. Smith of San Francisco, reports rapid recovery after suffering weeks despite medical care and multiple medicines. The ad urges purchase at druggists and cites a big department store employer backing.
A boarding house keeper denies admitting a man named Liene Percival de Money, stating no such person can enter without advance payment and a fever is mentioned. The dialogue suggests an encounter where a mysterious name is raised but not admitted.
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