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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
9
A partial OCR note lists wool grades and prices for different finishes and weights. Mentions native wool and braid light fine, with varying price units and unclear quantities. The fragment lacks clear dates, places, or full product names.
A wartime map reveals an Allied strategy to smash the fifteen Rhine crossings delaying German westfront supply routes. By bombing these bridges and the Essen depot, Allied forces aim to stop artillery food and ammunition from reaching the German army, risking a dangerous German position if bridges fall.
Chicago July market reports exceptionally good weather across the wheat belt pushing prices lower despite large export sales. Wheat led declines with July options showing weakness while corn rose on cooling temps and oats held firm. Incoming shipments from Illinois and reports of bumper spring crops tempered the session as traders awaited fresh crop outlooks.
Minneapolis reports 175 today, 66 last week, 137 last year while Duluth lists 12 today, 9 last week, 105 last year Winnipeg records 11 today, 81 last week, 90 last year.
July 21 reports show Thursday's expected arrivals by commodity for Chicago. Wheat 154, Corn 97, Oats 100. Hogs 17,000, Cattle 3,000, Sheep 10,000.
Wheat today at 146 contract 21 estimated 146 last year 972. Corn today 125 contract 94 estimated 131 last year 149. Oats 161 contract 41 estimated 165 last year 182.
Wheat receipts 773000 today and 3285000 last year. Shipments 387000 today and 1745000 last year. Corn receipts 422000 today and 510000 last year. Shipments 665000 today and 328000 last year. Oats receipts 508000 today and 823000 last year. Shipments 599000 today and 621000 last year.
Wheat 51000 bushels, corn 169000 bushels, oats 2000 bushels announced as total clearance figures. Local granaries and markets count on these figures for pricing and supply outlook.
Chicago price bulletin shows No 3 red wheat at 1.06 to 1.074, No 3 hard around 1.00 to 1.13, No 3 hard old at 1.22, Corn values include No 2 yellow 79.14, No 3 yellow 79.47, No 2 white 79.14, No 8 white 79.14, and No 2 mixd 79.14. Oats listed: No 2 white 55, No 3 white 64.7 to 54.14, standard 54.34 to 58.
Wheat values ranged from No 2 hard at 1.36 dollars to No 4 hard at 1.28 dollars for new and 1.07 for old. Red, white, and yellow corn quotes span No 2 to No 4 with mixed figures between 0.73 and 0.79 dollars, along with yellow and white corn varying across several grades.
Wheat Nov red ranges from 1.04 to 1.15 per bushel with No 8 red at 1.04 to 1.09 and No red 98 to 1.04. Corn No 2 79 to 81 cents, No 3 78 to 81.5, No yellow 80, No 3 yellow 79, No white 79 to 81, No 3 white 79, oats No 2 white 55 to 56, No 2 52.
A Toledo market list shows Clover seed prime cash at 835 dollars with December price 8.70 and March at 8724 dollars. Alsike listed for August at 8.85. Timothy seed prime cash 2.90 with September 3.00 and October 2.90.
Peoria market reports No 2 yellow corn at 78 cents, No 3 yellow 73 to 74, sample 73 and oats largely unchanged to up to 4 cents, standard 54 to 54 and No 3 white 53 to 54 cents.
New York wheat prices ease with No 2 red new at 1.17 dollars per bushel and nearby futures at 1.1234. No 2 hard new 1.12 c i f arrives Duluth Buffalo. Corn No 2 yellow 89 74 cents prompt shipment. Oats steady on spot trade.
St Louis hay and straw receipts remain light with 15 cars on the west side and 12 on the east side of the river. Market shows firm but quiet demand for ordinary and common grades, top prices not reached for high grade timothy or clover. clover mixed brings 17 to 20, clover 10 to 14, alfalfa 11 to 13, straw scarce, old wheat 6 to 6.50 long track.
Minneapolis July 21 wheat market summary shows lower prices with 175 car receipts versus 187 a year ago. Cash No 1 hard 1.48 dollars, No 1 northern around 1.387-1.414, No 2 northern 1.34-1.414, No 3 wheat about 1.295.
Chicago market summary shows hog receipts around 30,000 with early price 7.10 to 7.85 moving higher by 5 cents. Cattle receipts near 14,000 with values near 10.30, sheep receipts about 15,000 steady at 6.60.
Louis stock market update shows hog receipts at 6,300 with a decline of 5 to 6 cents. Pigs and lights quoted at 7.26 to 7.90, mixed and butchers 7.35 to 7.70, good heavy 7.45 to 7.55. Cattle receipts 4,400 steady, native beef steers 7.50 to 10.33, yearling steers and heifers 8.00 to 9.65, cows 6.00 to 8.15, stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 1,700 steady with clipper muttons 5.00 to 5.25, lambs 8.40 to 8.25, clipped lambs 7.00 to 7.50.
July 2 market report shows hog receipts around 7,000 head with mixed bids from heavy to light. hog prices range from 6.75 to 7.50 per unit. Cattle yard volume near 5,800 with steers priced 9.50 to 10.15, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.90, calves 6.00 to 12.50. Sheep offerings about 7,000 with lambs 7.25 to 7.65, yearlings 6.25 to 7.25, wethers 6.50 to 6.75, ewes 5.50 to 6.50.
Omaha market report shows hogs 9,500 head mostly steady to lower with heavy hogs 6.60 to 6.90 and light hogs 7.00 to 7.10, pigs 6.70 to 7.40, bulk 6.70 to 7.00. Cattle 3,400 slow with steers 7.75 to 10.10, cows and heifers 6.00 to 8.75, calves 7.00 to 10.00. Sheep 10,000 steady with yearlings 5.50 to 6.50, wethers 5.00 to 6.25, lambs 7.35 to 7.75.
Wheat and corn prices listed for Liverpool trading on July 21. No. 1 northern Duluth wheat at 1s 8d, No. 2 hard winter at 1s 7 1/4d, American mixed corn at 8s 6d.
New York July 21. War shares led a record stock day as Bethlehem Steel hit 204 Westinghouse 1104 and American Can 585. United States Steel neared its yearly best while other industrials rose two to four points. Heavy demand in Westinghouse and United States Steel, plus large blocks traded, pushed total volume to 765000. Railroads were quiet with pressure toward liquidations and low prices for Missouri Pacific. Foreign exchange showed weakness in francs amid London rates.
July closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange show mixed gains and losses across major issues. Notable movers include American Can and American Sugar Refining advancing, while Bethlehem Steel and United States Steel dip, with United States Rubber and Texas Corporation among mid-range performers.
Kansas City market reports show butter creamery firsts at 25 with seconds 23 and packing 16. Eggs list firsts 17 seconds 12. Poultry prices include hens 12 roosters 9 broilers 17 to 19 and turkeys 13.
Local shippers say hog demand has dwindled to almost nothing since last Saturday in the poorest market for porkers in weeks. Timothy hay arrives in city market at 10.50 per ton while ald hay and corn hold at 84 and 85 cents respectively.
A historical price roundup shows Clover hullings at 10.00, and various hay and grain values including Prairie hay 6.50 to 8.00, Baled prairie hay 8.50 to 10.00, Wheat straw 4.00, Oats 0.48 to 0.50, Corn 0.80 to 0.85, Flour selling price 7.00, and seeds such as Timothy 3.50 to 4.00, Red clover 11.00, Alsike 9.00 to 10.00, with several other hay types and seed prices noted.
Retail selling prices for flour and mill products listed by Knollenberg Milling Co. High patent flour 7.70 dollars per barrel, straight patent flour 7.70, hard wheat flour 7.00. Bran 27 per ton. Shipstuff 32 per ton. Corn meal 2 per 100 pounds. Wagon hogs, choice quality, 200 300 pounds average 6.90 to 7.15. Wagon hogs, choice quality 150 to 175 pounds average 7.00 67.20. Wagon hogs, choice quality 128 to 150 pounds average 6.65 7.05.
Choice light hogs 685, choice heavy hogs 6.35 to 8.60, rough sows 6.10 to 6.35, fat steers 7.00, fat heifers 7.00, fat cows 4.00 to 5.00, veal calves 8.00 to 9.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.00, spring lambs 7.50 to 9.00, sheep 4.00 to 5.00. Poultry butter eggs listed: hens 11, roosters 7c, spring chickens 15 to 14, eggs 14 130, turkeys old gobblers 9.4c, young gobblers 9c, turkey hens 9c, geese 6 40, ducks 84c per lb, butter packing stock 19c, country No 1 25c.
Reported by Wm Malambri the list shows price quotes for garden produce including carrots beets cauliflower cabbage wax beans summer squash new potatoes cucumbers celery cabbage onions tomatoes sweet corn turnips and other seasonal items with per item and per unit pricing such as 5 to 25 cents per bunch or head and per peck or dozen authoritative local market rates.
The fragment lists fruit items with price notes in California markets. Figs are shown at 10c for 10 oz packages and 10¢ for 10 oz umbrella layer imports. Dates are noted as Halowh bulk at 15c per 2 lbs, with other imports referenced as mon bons and dromedary varieties.
Shelled nut meats include almonds Valensis at 75 cents per pound and pecans halves at 7 9 cents per pound. Fruits feature cherries from multiple regions with prices from 10 to 40 cents per unit, currants and prunes per quart or dozen, peaches and apricots per dozen, and pineapples bananas watermelons cantaloupes priced per unit or dozen. Nuts list Cocoanuts per piece, walnuts English per pound 25 cents, Brazil nuts 20 cents, almonds 25 cents, filberts 20 cents, pecans 20 cents, Italian chestnuts 20 cents, roasted peanuts 16 cents per pound and raw 12 to 14 cents.
Hides market brief lists No 1 cured hides at 12 cents No 2 cured hides 12c No 1 green hides 11c No 2 green hides 10c No 1 calf dking with deduction for No 2 s No 1 kip skins 12c deduction for No 2 horse hides No 1 3 60 No 2 horse hides $1 less ponies and glues 1 50 to 1 25
ST LOUIS HORSES AND MULES warns shippers not to expect profits from ordinary stock as the war horse trade dominates. Southern horses bid 0.90 1.18, eastern 1.25 1.85. army horses 0.313. Mules for miners and 15–15½ hands in limited demand, with prices 25 115 to 150 180 for various quality levels. East St Louis livestock notes hogs steady to 5c lower, cattle at 3,800 head, top price 10.35.
Mercantile paper 3.314, sterling 60 day bills 6.7150, demand 4.76.65. Francs demand 5.6234, cables 5.613. Pesos and rubles quoted with cables. Silver 173. Mexican dollars 36. Cail money steady with bids and loans listed, showing short to long dates and rates.
New York on July 21 reports butter steady with creamery extras at 92 score and higher. Firsts and seconds show mixed figures in cent ranges, while cheese holds steady across white and colored varieties. Eggs and other dairy lines list scattered prices including fresh gathered and extra firsts, with regional listings and near-term market notes.
New York July 21 poultry prices show steady markets for western frozen roasting chickens at 18 to 22 cents, fresh fowls iced 34 to 37 cents, fresh turkeys iced 15 to 16 cents. Alive unsettled prices for western broilers 18 cents, chickens 22 to 27 cents, fowls 15 cents, turkeys 11 to 12 cents.
Butter steady at 2114 to 2514 rounds per pound eggs steady with receipts of 13 238 cases. Poultry alive and lower for fowls with prices around 18 to 21 cents per pound.
Toys trade steady to weak with modest decline from week earlier. Cattle volume 900, market slow. top price 7.80 for a limited load. Livestock buyers and sellers paused as market adjusted downward locally.
New York July report notes quiet market conditions for coffee spots with minor price movements and scarce trading activity. Industrials Santos No 4 and Ig patterns appear in limited listings as traders await clearer guidance.
New York sugar market notes indicate steady prices for refined sugar while raw, centrifugal, and special grades show minor nominal changes. Quotations include A83 486 and 4.0664.09 for refined and related grades.
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