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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1915
Page
9
Fragmentary market listing showing prices for tallow grades and wool qualities. No. 1 tallow at 5c, No. 2 tallow 4c, various colors and grades. native wools quoted 25-28c for bright, 18-19c for braid light fine, 17 1/4c for heavy, 10-12c for heavy burr y, 16c for light burr y.
Vic. E. Schaff cites Wilson on railway investments stressing railroads as vital to economic life and investor security. He argues vast ownership by millions, not a few magnates, and warns that depreciation harms insurers banks and savers, urging candor and justice in handling railroad issues.
Wheat rose sharply as black rust reports from South Dakota spurred trading. Prices closed 34 to 131c higher. corn up 4c to 114c, oats 3c to 154c. Provisions varied from a 74c decline to 1c gain. Bulls benefited from weak export demand and potential weather threats while harvest delays looming. Estimated receipts: wheat 395 cars, corn 195, oats 141, hogs 7,000, cattle 200, sheep 1,000.
Minneapolis shows 111 vehicles available today with 129 last week and 157 last year. Duluth reports 14 today versus 19 last week and 84 last year. Winnipeg lists 70 today, 102 last week, and 142 last year.
Wheat prices today show 216 contract with 68 estimated. Last year 216, 778 noted. Corn 108 contract with estimated 108, last year 70. Oats 116 contract 300 estimated, 116 last year 98.
Wheat and oats price figures show today versus last year. Wheat: 943000 today, 245000 last year. Corr: 446000 today, 446000 last year. Oats: 471000 today, 703000 last year.
Wheat today 281000 versus last year 17000. Corn today 328000 vs last year 361000. Oats today 549000 versus last year 523000. Data reflects current shipments with year to date comparisons and varying year over year changes.
Wheat 534000, corn 5000, oats 527000 appear in a grain market clearance notice. The figures list the quantities for each commodity under sale or storage clearance. The note lacks dates or institutions.
New York weekly market notes show butter steady to firm with creamery extras at 26 4 to 27 1/2 cents, eyes weak but fresh gathered extras at 25 cents, and various firsts and seconds. Cheese prices range with state whole milk flats and twins, colored and white varieties listed at several fractions of a cent, indicating mixed market tone.
New York July 23. Raw sugar in centrifugal production and molasses noted with price and market activity as reporting continues.
Chicago wheat and corn bids shown for July 23. No. 2 red wheat about 1.14 dollars per bushel, No. 3 hard near 1.09. Corn prices range from about 0.81 to 0.84 for various yellow and white grades, oats around 0.55 to 0.57.
Kansas City wheat and corn prices report July 23 shows No. 2 hard at 1.41 143 new, No. 3 hard 1.36 1.42, No. 2 red 1.25 1.26, No. 2 corn at 0.80, No. 2 yellow 0.7914 0.80, No. 2 white 0.7815, oats and white varieties listed with fractional cents and multipliers.
Market bulletin from St. Louis dated July 23 lists No 2 red wheat at 1.18 1.14, No 3 red 1.04 1.10, No 4 red 0.98 1.03, No 3 hard 1.11 1.14, corn prices include No 2 81, No 3 80 4 5 4 percent, No 2 yellow 1.44, No 3 and No 4 yellow 1.00, No 2 white 0.814, No 3 white 0.81, oats values shown for Nos 2 and 3 white varying by old and new classifications.
Liverpool reports No 4d northern Duluth wheat at 11s 7d, No 2 hard winter at 11s 7d. Corn, American mixed new and steady at 8s 3d. Figures reflect Northern Duluth grade and current market levels.
Clover seed cash prices set at 8.10 for October and 8.40 for December with March at 8.42. Timothy seed prime cash at 2.60 for September and October. Alsike priced at 8.85 for August.
In Peoria on July 23 corn rose to 2 cents higher with No 2 mixed at 81 and No 3 mixed at 81. Oats advanced 14 cents with No 2 white at 554 and standard at 35. Prices reflect a modest uptick in futures-like local reporting.
Minneapolis July 23 Wheat market news shows higher prices with receipts at 111 cars versus 157 last year. Cash prices list No 1 hard at 1.50 and 1 5/8. No 1 northern around 1.50 to 1 59. No 2 northern near 1 47 to 1 46. No 3 wheat about 1 32 to 1 26.
New York market notes reveal spot wheat firm at 81.15 1/2 to 1.16 1/4 for No 2 red with nearby futures steady around 1.34 to 1.34 1/2. Corn shows strong spot for No 2 yellow at 92 1/4 and oats firm with standard 64 cents and white oats around 63 to 67 cents per bushel.
Chicago reports hog receipts of 11 000 with steady to higher bids. Barrels and mixed grades range from 6.40 to 7.85 with top moments around 7.85. Cattle receipts 1 000 steady native beef cattle 6.10 to 10.35 with western steers 7.00 to 8.20 and calves 7.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 2 000 firm with lambs 6.00 to 8.20 and sheep 5.78 to 6.75.
Hogs receipts 4200 up 5 percent. Pigs and lights 7.35 to 7.57. Mixed and butchers 7.40 to 7.60. Cattle receipts 709 steady native beef steers 7.50 to 10.35. Yearlings and heifers 8.00 to 9.65. Cows 6.00 to 8.15. Stockers and feeders 6.00. Sheep receipts 1000 steady clipped muttons 5.00 to 5.25. Lambs 7.50 to 8.25. Clipped lambs 7.00 to 7.50.
Kansas City stock market report shows hogs receipts 2300 strong with bulk 7.25 to 7.50, heavy 6.10 to 7.30, light 7.30 to 7.55, pigs 7.00 to 7.35. cattle receipts 500 steady with steers 7.50 to 10.50, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.75, calves 6.00 to 10.50. sheep receipts 1000 strong with lambs 7.50 to 9.74, yearlings 6.40 to 7.00, wethers 6.00 to 6.75, ewes 5.50 to 6.50.
East St Louis market data shows cattle receipts 500 with steady to firm demand. Beeves 7.50 to 10.85 dollars, yearling heifers around 8.00 to 9.65, cows 3.75 to 6.50, steers 6.00 to 8.25, calves 6.00 to 10.75, Texarks 5.25 to 8.65. Hogs receipts 3,000 steady to strong, various classes priced 6.65 to 7.85 with bulk around 7,457. Sheep receipts 800 steady, clipped muttons 5.00 to 5.25, lambs 7.50 to 8.25.
Hogs receipts 5600 higher. heavy 7.10 to 7.50. light 7.40 to 7.50. pigs 6.00 to 7.40. bulk 6.60 to 7.25. Cattle receipts 300 steady. steers 7.75 to 10.10. cows and heifers 6.00 to 8.75. calves 7.00 to 10.19. Sheep receipts 4700 steady. yearlings 5.50 to 6.50. wethers 5.25 to 6.25. lambs 7.35 to 7.85.
New York July 23. Coffee market reports quiet trade with Rio and Santos futures. Mild activity noted in No 7 and No 4 contracts as prices stay steady in early trading.
New York stocks largely mirrored the prior session with further downward revisions in war specialties. Bethlehem Steel common held at 204 with preferred at a new high of 125, Baldwin Locomotive reached 77½, while railroads slipped to multi‑year lows and Southern and Missouri Pacific hit fresh declines. Bond quotes show U S ref 2s and 5s near par with other issues steady at mixed levels.
New York poultry prices listed with dressed irregular western frozen roasting chickens at 1822, fresh fowls iced at 1344017, fresh turkeys iced ib 16, alive steady western broilers 20, chickens 22 27, fowls 1614, turkeys 1142.
City market shows practically no business as farmers stay in fields. Hogs regain market share with a 10 cent advance per hundredweight from local shippers. No other price changes observed this week.
Prairie hay and baled hay priced from 6.50 to 20.00 with several forms of hay and straw listed. Grain lines include No. 2 wheat at 1.00 and 1.10, flour 7.00, corn 0.80 to 0.85, oats 0.48 to 0.50, plus seeds such as Timothy and clover priced from 1.00 to 4.00 and 7.00 to 10.00 respectively.
Retail selling prices reported for flour and mill products include patent flour at 7.70, straight patent flour at 7.70, hard wheat flour at 7.00, bran at 27 per ton, shipstuff at 32 per ton, and corn meal at 2 per 100 pounds. Wagon hogs, choice quality, 200 to 300 pounds average priced 6.95 to 7.20. 150 to 175 pounds average 7.05 to 7.25. 125 to 150 pounds average 6.70 to 7.10.
Prime hogs light $6.85 to $7.10, heavy $6.35 to $6.60. Sows and stags $6.10 to $6.35. Fat steers $6.00 to $7.00, fat heifers $6.00, cows $4.00 to $5.00. Veal calves $8.80 to $9.00, bulls $4.00 to $35.00. Spring lambs $7.50 to $9.00. Sheep $4.00 to $5.00. Poultry and eggs: hens 11 to 14 cents, roosters 7 cents, spring chickens 15 to 14 cents. Eggs 14 to 13 cents. Turkeys old gobblers 9 to 14 cents, young gobblers and hens 9 to 10 cents. Geese 6 to 14 cents, ducks 8 to 4 cents. Butter packing stock 19 cents, choice country No 1 25 cents.
Reported by Wm. Malambri the list shows carrots three bunches five cents beets three bunches six cents cauliflower each ten to twenty cents cabbage per head four to ten cents wax and string beans per quart zero cents summer squash each five cents new potatoes peck two cents cucumbers large each five to ten cents celery cabbage each ten to twenty five cents young onions three bunches one cent tomatoes per pound ten cents sweet corn dressed twenty to twenty five cents turnips per peck twenty five cents
An old price list from Figs California shows 10 oz packages at 10¢, imported figs in plucked mon bons and umbrella layers with small per pound and per unit prices, dates such as dromedary 10c per package and Haloch bulk at 15c per pound with quantities listed.
A price list of groceries including shelled nuts and assorted fruits. Almonds Pecans Walnuts and filberts priced per pound or per piece. Cherries Currants Prunes Plums Apricots Apples Peaches Pineapples Bananas Watermelons Canteloupes and chestnuts listed with unit costs in cents.
Market notes list cured hides No 1 at 12 cents and No 2 at 12 cents, green hides No 1 at 11 cents and No 2 at 10 cents, calf skins No 1 at 16 cents with deductions for No 2s, hip skins No 1 at 12 cents with deductions for No 2s, and horse hide pricing around 3 000 to 23.50 dollars with lower No 2 values. Ponies and glues quoted at 1.25 to 1.50 dollars.
The report shows rising wheat receipts with improved quality but steady demand, yet prices are higher across markets. Futures gains in Chicago, distant months lead, while foreign demand cools and rust fears bolster spring wheat. Argentina shipments shrink, Brazil and Australia absorb the week’s run, high freight to Europe diverts to the U S. Corn futures close at day highs on old crop strength, with unease among shorts. Oats futures rise as threshing progresses and old oats demand stays solid. Provisions slip on long liquidation. ribs and lard recover with firm activity and lean hog outlook.
In St Louis on July 23 the market for war animals dominated by foreign governments. Buyers were scarce and sales centered on the heavy imports from four foreign governments. Horse quotations ranged from 60 to 210 with eastern drafts at 125 to 210. Mules showed limited demand with prices from 125 to 225 for various sizes and qualities.
ST. LOUIS HAY AND STRAW. Prices for new timothy and prairie hay were steady with ample supply and few sharp changes. Old high quality hay remained scarce. alfalfa offered sparingly but firm at solid grades. Clover-mixed and other grades showed limited activity. straw remained scarce with $6.50 delivered for old wheat.
Chicago on July 23 reports butter steady with steamery 21144 25%4. Eggs steady with receipts totaling 9,689 cases at mark including ordinary firsts 1614 1614 and firsts 17144 WA. Poultry alive lower with fowls 12 14, springs 18 20.
Kansas City market prices list butter creamery firsts and seconds, eggs firsts and seconds, poultry hens roosters broilers turkeys with numeric price quotations for July 23. Data shows varying levels across butter eggs and poultry categories with firsts and seconds indicated.
In Indianapolis on July 23 hogs around 5,000 head were marketed with steady to firm tone and top price at 7.85 while cattle showed steady to strong demand amid receipts.
Duns notes apart from labor conflicts the general commerce remains favorable. West building trades troubles settled, clothing strike readjusted, but new disturbances appear at oil plants in New Jersey. Employers and wage earners show limited widespread disruption while production and distribution progress, prices rise on foreign demand and some domestic demand. Retail movement affected by heat, bank clearings up slightly in outside cities, New York up 5 percent, railroad earnings improving overall.
A vegetable based sauce, praised by a European doctor and famed actress Rita Solivet, is advertised to aid digestion and enhance flavor. Marketed by St. James Importing Co. of New York, a 26 cent bottle is said to improve meals and digestion worldwide.
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