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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1915

Page

9

Fruits and Produce Prices at Local Market

Strawberries from Florida to be sold at 50 cents per quart. Imported Almeria grapes listed, peaches at five cents each. California oranges priced per dozen from 45 to 60 cents. Imported or California lemons per dozen 20 to 25 cents. Western box stock apples and fancy barrel stock apples priced per peck 30 cents to 60 cents. Jamaica limes per dozen 40 cents. Red bananas per dozen 20 to 30 cents. Pineapples from Cuba, extra fine, 15 to 25 cents each.

Colorado California Jamaica

Heavy rains boost wheat market gains in Chicago

Wheat prices strengthened in Chicago trading with July options jumping briefly before selling pressure trimmed the rise. Corn and oats moved higher on wet conditions and delayed movement of new grain, while fears about Atlantic shipments and a growing export outlook influenced early trading.

Chicago Kansas Missouri Liverpool Europe Atlantic de Oliverey Seaboard

Northwest Car Lot Figures From Minneapolis to Winnipeg

Minneapolis today reports 149, last week 117, and last year 544. Duluth shows today 0 percent with last week 123 and last year 67. Winnipeg lists today 45, last week 34, and last year 170.

Northwest Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Estimated Receipts Today Chicago July 7

Estimated receipts for Thursday include Wheat eight cars Corn one hundred thirty one Oats one hundred twenty eight Hogs twenty thousand head Cattle four thousand Sheep ten thousand Reflects market activity in Chicago with notable hog and cattle volumes for the day.

Chicago

Chicago car lot prices and grain contract figures

The grain report lists Wheat at 67 and 380 last year, Corn at 276 and 275 for estimated, and Oats at 205 with 206 last year. Includes contract figures and daily estimates for today.

Chicago

Grain Market Figures From Today and Last Year

Wheat, corn, and oats figures show today versus last year. Wheat today 384000 versus 1357000 last year. Corn today 742000 versus 486000 last year. Oats today 577000 versus 784000 last year.

Wheat and corn and oats shipment figures listed

Shipments show today and last year quantities for Wheat 208000 versus 844000, Corn 444000 versus 552006, and Oats 386000 versus 754000, reflecting substantial year to year changes.

Peoria Cash Grain Prices Mixed in July Trading

Peoria The July grain report shows No 1 yellow corn at 76 No 2 yellow at 74 No 3 yellow at 51 4 as buyers bid up prices increases of four cents in No 1 yellow and that no 2 white reached 50 amid thin trading conditions in the Peoria markets.

Peoria

Minneapolis Grain Wheat Prices Rise on Strong Receipts

Minneapolis July 7 Wheat higher on receipts with 149 cars today versus 54 a year ago. Cash markets show No 1 northern at 1.31 to 1.40 per bushel, No 2 northern around 1.27 to 1.28, and No 3 white near 1.27 to 1.34. Prices reflect current cash bids for immediate delivery.

Minneapolis Northern

New York Coffee Market Notes July Report

New York July 7 spot coffee market reports mixed activity with price movements for No 7 and No 4 varieties. Market observers note demand fluctuations and supply considerations influencing bids and trades in the city.

Grain Prices in Chicago Market Report

Chicago cash grain prices list various wheat corn oats and barley quotes for July 7. No. 3 red wheat No. 2 hard wheat and multiple No. yellow and white corn varieties appear with cents per bushel values. Oats and barley ranges shown across several grades.

Wheat and corn prices report from St Louis market

Wheat No 2 red old 133, new No 2 red 121 123, No 3 red SLB 1L14, No 4 red 1206 7 1.26, Corn No 2 767.7614, No 2 yellow 77, No 3 yellow 7614, Nod 2 white TTA, Oats No 2 d93, No 2 white 5214, standard 52, No 3 white 51 3104, No 4 white 5014.

ST. Louis

Kansas City Cash Grain Prices In July Market

Kansas City prices for wheat and corn listed by grade with bid and offer ranges. No. 2 hard wheat at about 1.30 to 1.31 per bushel, No. 3 hard near 1.28 to 1.30, No. 2 red around 1.21 to 1.22, various No. 3 and No. 4 red and yellow corn grades shown, oats and white varieties priced in ranges.

Kansas City

Wheat and corn prices steady on New York market

NEW YORK July 7 Wheat strong No 2 red $1.834 and No 2 hard winter $1 4214 f New York export billed No 1 northern Duluth toll and No 1 northern Manitoba S134 f Buffalo futures dull September 10914 Corn spot firm No 2 yellow 87 prompt shipment Oats spot firm standard 5714 No 3 white 57 fancy clipped white 5744

New York I. F Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

Toledo Seed Prices Prompt Market Snapshot

Toledo seed market slides under July Clover and Alsike notes with bids listed. Clover seed shows cash prices for October $8.50, December $8.50, March $8.80. Alsike August at $9.50. Timothy seed ranges: September $3.40, October $3.30. Prime cash basis cited for Timothy $3.30.

Toledo Clover Alsike Timothy

Liverpool Grain Prices in July Market Update

Wheat in Duluth at 18s 3d per bushel for No. 2 hard winter. Corn mixed new at 83s. Northern markets show No. 1s 4d for certain wheat grades. Liverpool prices reflect ongoing grain trading movement in July.

Liverpool Duluth

Market Report on St Louis Hay and Straw Prices

Hay receipts quoted at 25 cars east of the river and 23 cars west. High grade timothy scarce yet in demand. trade on narrow scale. Medium and common timothy, clover mixes, alfalfa, and prairie moving slowly. Clover scarce, dull. prices: clover mix 16.00 to 18.50. timothy 16.50 to 19.50. alfalfa 11.00 to 16.00. straw wheat 6.00.

ST. Louis

Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Chicago July 7 hogs receipts 20000 weak 5 to 10 cents lower. bulk 7.30 to 7.65 light 7.55 to 7.90 mixed 7.15 to 7.80 heavy 6.95 to 7.70 pigs 6.50 to 7.60. Cattle receipts 15000 firm native beef steers 7.00 to 7.10 western steers 7.35 to 8.50 cows and heifers 3.35 to 9.50 calves 7.50 to 10.75. Sheep receipts 16000 firm sheep 5.85 to 6.85 lambs 7.00 to 9.85.

Chicago

St Louis Live Stock Market Report July 7

Hogs receipts 4900, prices 6.50 to 8.00 for pigs and lights, 7.85 to 8.00 for mixed and butchers, heavy hogs 7.80 to 7.90. Cattle receipts 4800, steady to 25 cents higher, native beef steers 7.50 to 10.20, yearling steers and heifers 8.00 to 9.50, cows 6.00 to 6.60, stockers and feeders 6.25 to 7. U. Sheep receipts 5500 steady, native muttons 5.00 to 6.25, clipped lambs 7.50 to 8.50, spring lambs 7.50 to 9.60.

ST. Louis

Kansas City Livestock Prices Reported July 7

Kansas City market notes hogs receipts 8,000, bulk value 7,600,775. heavy 7.75, light 7.60, pigs 6.90 to 7.60. Cattle 5,000 steady with steers 7.50, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.60, calves 6.00 to 10.25. Sheep 10,000 steady with lambs 9.00 to 9.60, yearlings 6.50 to 18.00, wethers 5.00 to 5.40, ewes 6.00 to 7.50.

Kansas City YSU

Market Prices On Livestock at Omailia

July 7 report lists receipts for hogs at 7,107.35 and 7,350.65. pigs at 6,500.75. bulls at 7,200.?. cattle receipts 2,400 with steers at 8 to 10 dollars, cows and heifers 6, calves 8. Sheep receipts 12,500 with yearlings 6.60 to 7.60, wethers 5.75 to 6.75, lambs 9.00 to 9.75.

Omailia

East St. Louis Livestock Market Report

East St. Louis July 7 cattle 4 700 with 1 100 southerns strong native prices around 6 000. Hogs 6 500 mixed prices 7 85 8 00 to 7 75 per cwt. Sheep 5 500 lower with clipped muttons at 5 25 to 7 50 8 50 for spring lambs.

East ST. Louis

New York Sugar Prices Move in Early Trade

New York July 7 sugar market shows raw centrifugal at 4.80 to 4.95 per cent and molasses sugar at 4.03 to 4.78, refined steady. Futures were more active early and at noon stood about 2 to 3 points net higher.

New York

Foreign stocks liquidate amid fears and Paris collateral doubt

The New York stock market ended lower amid broad liquidations, led by foreign interests. Railroads tumbled with Louisville & Nashville, Atlantic Coast Line, Illinois Central, and Southern Railway posting sharp drops to multi year lows. Uncertainty over Berlin’s submarine warfare stance and Paris collateral conditions fed selling as investors awaited responses from Washington and broader European tensions.

New York London Paris Germany Washington Berlin Southern Group Louisville &Nashville Atlantic ‘Coast Line Ilinois Central Southern Railway Atlantic Coast Line Southern ‘Railway

New York Stock Quotations on July 7 Listed

July 7 report shows closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange. Figures include Amalgamated Copper 1253, American Beet Sugar 1748, American Car & Foundry 53, American Cotton Oil 77, American Smelting & Refining 77, American Sugar Refining 106, Anaconda 120, Atchison 135, Baltimore & Ohio 134, Bethlehem Steel 166, Brooklyn Rapid Transit 222, Canadian Pacific 142, Central Leather 324, Chesapeake & Ohio 74, Chino Copper 44, Denver & Rio Grande 325, General Electric 1513, Great Northern 167, Illinois Central 100, Interborough-Metropolitan 21.5, Louisville & Nashville 108, Maxwell Motor 125, Mexican Petroleum 20.5, Missouri Pacific 64, National Lead 60, New York Central 87.34, Pennsylvania 105.34, Reading 164.5, Republic Iron & Steel 64, Southern Pacific 125, Studebaker 29.5, Texas Company 125, Union Pacific 125, United States Rubber 46, United States Steel 587.5, Utah Copper 66, Western Union 58.5, Westinghouse Electric 67.

New York New’ York Stock. Exchange Today Cupar American Beet Sugar American Garr Peat Bee Ag American Car & Foundry Oil American Smelting & Refining American Sugar’ Refining Tel Tel. i Anaconda Mining Cee BAS Atchison Lee DE Baltimore & Ohio Ogee Het Obe Bethlehem’ Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit California Petroleum Oa Bo Ae Canadian’ Pacific T.ccci Chesapeake “& Ohio North Western Deneer “& Rio Grande Pheasta Erie Epa Lehigh Valley Louisville “& Mash le We Maxwell Motor Co Mexican Petroleum Nletige Missouri, Iwansas Texas Missouri Pacific Tachi ED National Lead New -York Republic “Iron. &. Steel Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Colo Tennessee Copper UG Union. Pacific United States’ Rubber

New York Produce Poultry Prices Note July 7

Dressed and fresh poultry quotes for western frozen roasting chickens 18 20 and 13 4 164 per dozen. Fresh turkeys iced 15 4 17, alive firm western broilers 18 4 23, chickens 22 47 27, fowls 14 4 15, turkeys 11 12.

New York

First Wheat Load Sold in Quincy For This Year

Local markets report the first load of new wheat delivered in Quincy sold yesterday morning by Arthur Steffin to Western Milling Co at $1.00 per bushel and 61 pounds per bushel. Corn demand rose with sales at up to 85 cents per bushel despite poor weather. No changes noted in hogs or poultry. several loads remained offered on the city market lot with easy takers.

Quincy Arthur Steffin North Twent-fourth Street Westin Milling Company

Prices Paid for Hay and Grain in Local Market

Prices paid for hay and grain listed with unit values for wheat corn oats prairie hay baled hay straw fodder and various seeds. Entries include new wheat at 1.00 and 1.10 per bushel flour price 7.00 per barrel and multiple bale prices ranging from 6.00 to 20.00 with seeds and clover varieties also priced.

Knollenberg Milling Prices For Flour And Hogs

Retail selling prices from the Knollenberg Milling company list high patent flour at seven dollars seventy cents per barrel and straight patent at seven seventy, hard wheat flour seven dollars, bran per ton, shipstuff per ton, corn meal two dollars per hundred pounds. Hogs show wagon prices for choice quality hogs by weight from two hundred to three hundred pounds at seven dollars and fourteen to forty cents, from one hundred fifty to one seventy five pounds at seven dollars twenty five to forty five cents, and from one twenty five to one fifty pounds at six dollars ninety to seven dollars thirty cents.

Knollenberg Milling Company

Quotations From Local Butchers

Choice light hogs bring 6.85 to 7.10 per unit. Heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60. Sows and stags 6.10 to 6.35. Fat steers 6.00 to 7.00. Fat heifers 6.00 to 7.00. Fat cows 4.00 to 5.00. Veal calves 8.00 to 9.00. Bulls 4.00 to 35.00. Spring lambs 7.50 to 9.00. Sheep 4.00 to 5.00.

Poultry and Butter Prices From Local Market

Listing of poultry and eggs with per pound prices for hens roosters spring chickens and turkeys as well as geese ducks and butter sold by packing stock and choice country grades. Prices show per pound cents ranges for each item including eggs and turkey varieties.

Vegetables for sale with assorted prices

A long list of fresh vegetables with prices includes artichokes asparagus beans beets carrots cauliflower cabbage celery cucumbers cranberries eggplant endive garlic horseradish kale lettuce mushrooms leeks oyster plant parsnips pie plant parsley peppers radishes spinach shallots shives turnips tomatoes celery stalks potatoes onions and more with per unit per bunch per pound or per peck prices ranging from 3% to 75 cents per item.

Malambri California Germany Arkansas Chile Texas Florida

Hides and Wool Prices From Bolles and Rogers

Report lists cured hides No.1 at 12c and No.2 at 12c, No.1 green hides 10c, No.2 green hides 10c, calf skins 15c, hip skins 12c, horse hides No.1 at 3.50, No.2 at 2.50, ponies and glues 1.25 to 1.50, tallow No.1 at bic, No.2 at 21/4c, white grease and yellow brown fats priced, native wools 18-19c for braid light, 17-17 4c for heavy, burries 16c for light burries.

Bolles & Rogers

Nut prices listed in local grocer sale ad

A historical ad item lists assorted nuts with per unit or per pound pricing. Cocoanuts 5c each 10c and 1ic, walnuts English per pound 2dc, Brazils per pound 20c, almonds per pound 25c, filberts per pound 20c, pecans per pound 20c, chestnuts Italian large per pound 20c, peanuts roasted per pound 15c and raw per pound 124c.

Shelled Nut Meats and Popcorn Prices Listed

Shelled almonds and valencia kernels sold by the pound at 75 cents. Pecans and walnut halves priced at 75 cents per pound. Shelled popcorn offered at 10 cents per pound.

Figs And Dates Price List From Californnia Trade Sheet

A catalog-like listing details figs and dates with varying units and prices. Items include figs in multiple forms and imported varieties, dates including Haloch bulk, with per pound and per package rates. The note references quantities and import origin, signaling a simple commodity price notice.

Californnia

Long Commission Daily Market Letter Sparks Wheat Rally

Wheat turns over in the southwest spurring a sharp upturn as harvest disruptions and damaged cropland lift prices. July gains on September, with Liverpool and Argentine markets adding support. Corn climbs on rain and buying, later easing after profit taking. Oats see July delivery bias and renewed cash demand. provisions slump on bear selling amid tight supplies and export weakness.

Liverpool Iowa Bradstreets Newport News

Trade In Horses And Mules In St Louis Markets

In St Louis on July 7 the horses and mules market showed no clear regional division as buyers in both eastern and southern sections purchased similar common animals. Prices remained low, suggesting an overall softer auction trade compared with prior periods. The report notes buyers and sellers faced subdued activity with generally weak demand across available stock.

ST. Louis

Young singer touts Waw-Waw as digestion aid

A dubious claim spreads about a vegetable product named Waw-Waw marketed by A. JAMES IMPORTING Co. It is promoted as a flavoring with digestion benefits, with testimonials from unknown figures and an offer of a 25-cent bottle. The ad urges use in soups, meats, fish and salads, asserting purity and no additives.

Vege- BT. James Importing Co Digeson West Broadway New York City

War animals drive boosts value at meat market sale

A brisk sale of war animals due to inspections spurred high prices for horses and mules. Southern and eastern horses fetched strong bids while top quality eastern draught animals remained costly. Mules, though scarce, showed declines from last year with prices for extra good stock around 180 to 225 dollars.

Lees

New York Produce Market Report July 7

Butter market weakens with creamery extras around 27.34 million pounds and creamery higher grades 26.10 million. Eggs vary by grade with fresh extra firsts at 20 to 23 cents, nearby white and brown hens at 22 to 25 cents. Cheese unsettled with state milk prices around 14 to 15 cents for white and colored varieties.

New York Sea Creamery Saints Jhennery Hennery

New York Money Rates in July Trade Summary

New York money rates show mercantile paper at 3 314, sterling at 60. Dail AI demand at 7085, 47750 francs demand. Cables at 804 sharks demand, 8154 lives demand. Rubles, 608 cables.

New York Mercantile Paper Dail AI Werdblés

Market figures reflect steady bonds and steady loan rates

The report lists government bonds as steady with railroad bonds irregular. Time loans show steady to high levels with 60 day and 90 day maturities noted. Call money remains steady to high, with last loan and closing bid figures cited amid a range of prices for commodities like silver and Mexican dollars.

Indianapolis Market Report Flows With Steady Hogs And Cattle

In Indianapolis the hog market shows steady demand with receipts around 7,000 head and top prices near 3.00 dollars. Cattle receipts total roughly 700 head with prices remaining steady as the market absorbs slaughter grades.

Indianapolis Ind

Chicago Market Report Butter Eggs Poultry Prices

Chicago July 7 market update shows creamery butter lower at steady eggs receipts 25010 cases at mark with ordinary firsts 15 14 cents and firsts 16 14 cents poultry alive prices higher for fowls springs quoted 18 to 20 cents per pound.

Chicago

Kansas City Produce Prices Report

Kansas City market report dated July 7 shows butter creamery firsts 27, seconds 23, packing 19. Exgs firsts 16, seconds 12 14. poultry hens roosters 9 broilers 17 19. turkeys 13.

Kansas City

Sickness a Sin or Relief from Constipation with Po-Do-Lax

Ad urges that illness is worsened by neglect and promotes Po-Do-Lax as a cure for liver and bowel issues. It claims one dose relieves constipation and related ailments overnight, saying the laxative spurs bile flow and Nature’s cleansing action. Discoverable as a drugstore remedy in the period tone.

Nature

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