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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1916
Page
10
Chicago Jan 13 Prices for the 1915 wheat crop surged in cold weather trading with a late rally as expectations of crop damage and larger British import needs supported prices. Wheat closed modestly higher with gains across corn and provisions, while reports of drought in Argentina and strong buying orders fueled activity in a volatile session.
New York spot grain prices show no durum to yet. No. 1 northern Duluth and Manitoba bids listed. May futures set at 1361. corn and oats prices firm with various No. 2 yellow and No. 1 white bids. Minneapolis cash notes reflect unchanged values year over year. Toledo seed and clover prices shown. Chicago rye and barley markets noted with mixed futures.
The report details strong sale activity for southern and eastern stock with good demand for commercial horses, mules, and draft animals. Prices range with good fat cotton lugs selling rapidly, and mules 14 hands and up in demand for pack work as buyers from France and other buyers show sustained interest.
Chicago market reports receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep with ranges for different weights and grades. St Louis shows higher hogs and firm cattle with mixed quality. Kansas City notes strong to higher bulk prices for hogs and prime fed steers with lambs and yearlings values.
Butter steady with creamery extras and high scoring entries. Eggs steady with strong receipts. potatoes steady across Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas at around $100 million value. Poultry supplies mixed with live fowls and turkeys noted. St Louis hay market shows prices firm for timothy and alfalfa with scarce arrivals.
New York trading ends amid renewed weakness in steel leaders led by United States Steel and other major issues. Despite pockets of strength in high priced specialties and a favorable earnings report from Crucible Steel, overall volume and sentiment remained subdued with total stock sales near 615,000 shares.
Storm disrupts usual Market Wire dispatches causing unusually brief stock reports this morning. Long letter and other market items are missing and transmission is expected to resume tomorrow with normal news flow.
A quiet day in the local grain market saw seven loads of hay corn and straw brought in and sold. Feed scarcity pushed the log market up by twenty five cents per hundred weight. Three loads of loose hay sold including one at 13.50 per ton and one at 14 per ton with no price for the other. One load of corn sold with no price given. One baled hay load sold with no price. A baled straw load sold at 5.50 per ton.
Local market notes list No. 2 wheat at 1.15 with 96.40 selling price, corn at 66 cents, oats at 0, and various hay straw and fodder prices. Flour mill products from Knollenberg Milling show high patent at 6.00 and straight patent at .40, with other items like bran and shipstuff per ton. Hog prices are given by weight class from 140 to 300 pounds, with values ranging roughly from 5.20 to 6.80 for live hogs and 5.25 to 5.50 for pigs.
The report lists choice hogs in several weight ranges with prices ranging from 6.55 to 7.06 per hundred pounds, rough heavy hogs at 58 to 60, and pigs 8 to 125 pounds at 48 to 50, reflecting a fluctuating market.
Auction list shows spring chicks ducks and geese priced at 10c. Turkeys offered at 16c. Old gobblers 25c. Butter packing stock listed at per unit. Prices reflect regional market rates for fresh poultry and dairy goods.
Local butcher quotations list prices for live hogs light hogs at five dollars, rough sows and stags around one hundred seventy thousand eight hundred fifty four, fat steers five to six dollars, fat heifers five and a half to six dollars, cows three to four dollars, calves six to five dollars, bulls three to four dollars, spring lambs six to four dollars, and sheep three to four dollars.
Auction bulletin lists cured hides by grade with prices from 14c to 18c, green hides and calves priced accordingly, assorted horse values from 3.00 to 4.00, glue, tallow and grease quotes, and wool pelts with per pound and per head figures, including yearlings and lambs. Prices reflect graded wool content and quality.
Fragmentary OCR text from a New York mercantile page. Reads like market figures for silver and other commodities with inconsistent figures and garbled words. No coherent event, names, dates, or institutions fully recoverable for a solid summary.
Indiana faced a severe cold wave with temperatures falling to eighteen degrees above zero and the Ohio River rising to 41 feet. Forecasters warned of continuing low temperatures and worsening conditions as residents endured freezing temperatures and potential flooding risks along the river.
Mrs Nellie Dunn Whittaker of Perry dies of tuberculosis at home after months of illness. Funeral at M E church with Rev Nash officiating. Other Perry news includes the burial of Harrigson Doane of Canon City and notes on neighbors, roads worsened by rain sleet, and local events such as surveys for the state road and Pike County Mutual meetings.
Shocked relatives report the sudden death of Mrs. Fred Beauman at about age fifty four from asthma and heart failure. She had been ill since Saturday and died Wednesday afternoon after doctors were not called until later. Survived by husband Fred Beauman and sons Fred Arthur Warren Rev. Of the Scanland family and other relatives.
Washington news outlines Farmers Bulletin 703 Suggestions for Parcel Post Marketing. It explains rates, packing, grading, and container choices for poultry fruits and vegetables, and discusses pricing to attract buyers while preserving farmer earnings. Emphasizes appearance, personal acquaintance, and clear remittance duties to avoid disputes.
All new stock should be quarantined days before flock introduction. Fowls lack smell and rely on the keeper to detect foul odors. A prime broiler has a plump breast, broad back, yellow legs and skin, small comb. Save money by discarding poor stock. Ducks need balanced feed with bran and greens, avoid overly concentrated diets.
Pittsfield Jan 13 The home of Thomas Miller at Maysville burned to the ground Wednesday. The winter’s supply of meat and food was destroyed with the house. The house was old and a defective fire is suspected. High wind prevented saving the structure.
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery for children's coughs and colds. It claims pine tar based formula heals and soothes, antiseptic action kills germs, loosens phlegm, and eases irritation. It also markets adult use and urges purchase at druggists.
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