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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1915

Page

2

Wheat market climbs as rains spark advance in Chicago

Wet weather and black rust lift wheat with a nervous close up 1 to 334 cents above yesterday. Corn falls 14 to 1 cent higher while oats gain with advances in provisions. Rain delays harvest and winter crop movement, boosting July prospects and widening bears’ concerns over spring crop safety and erratic threshing results. Export demand remains fair and a bullish visible supply is expected Monday.

Chicago Kansas

Minneapolis and Duluth and Winnipeg Traffic Figures

Minneapolis shows 100 today, 155 last week, 218 last year. Duluth records 15 today, 18 last week, 43 last year. Winnipeg totals 89 today, 90 last week, 121 last year.

Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Chicago market receipts and carload summary

Chicago on July 24 reports estimated receipts across wheat corn oats hogs cattle and sheep with figures for today contract and estimated levels. Wheat shows 315 for receipts and car listings show 395 today and 156 contract with 820 last year. Corn 129 today and 89 contract with 128 last year. Oats 111 receipts 38 contract 141 estimated 164 last year.

Chicago

Wheat Receipts and Shipments Reported

Wheat receipts for today total 979000, compared with last year cited at 2649000. Shipments today amount to 327.

Cornand Oats Receipts and Shipments Figures Kept

Receipts and shipments figures for corn and oats are listed with today and last year figures. Corn receipts 469000 today versus 497000 last year. shipments 255000 today versus 380000 last year. Oats receipts 493000 today versus 810000 last year. shipments 452000 today versus 390000 last year.

Chicago Cash Grain Prices July 24

Wheat values list No 2 red through No 4 red and hard, with prices varying from 1.01 to 1.16 per bushel. Corn futures show No 2 yellow through No 6 yellow around 0.82 to 0.90. White and mixed oats quoted for Nos 2 to 4, standard figures around 0.54 to 0.57 per bushel.

Chicago

Wheat and corn price report from Kansas City market

Kansas City market report lists grain bids with No 2 hard wheat at 140 to 144, No 3 hard at 141 to 145, and other grades. Corn bids show No 2 at 79 1/4 to 79 1/2, No 3 around 78 1/4 to 79, yellow and white varieties priced near 78 to 81. Oats quoted at 43 to 44 for No 2 and No 3 white at 51 1/2 to 52.

Kansas City

Wheat and corn prices in St Louis grain market

In St Louis on July 24 the market reported cash grain bids. Wheat ranged from No 2 red at 1.14 to No 4 hard around 1.05. Corn quotes covered No 2 at 1.45, No 3 at 1.00, and white varieties near 1.14. Oats and other small lots showed modest bids with various white and yellow grades.

ST. Louis

Market Seed Prices for Various Grains and Timbers

Toledo reports seed price quotes in July for prime cash grain and hay seeds with contracts into October and beyond. Prices list per bushel or ton for Alsike and Timothy seed, with figures showing August through March deliveries and rising or steady values at $8 to $8.85 for seed commodities and about $2.60 to $2.75 for Timothy seed.

Toledo Clever Alsike Timothy

Minneapolis Wheat Prices and Receipts July Update

Minneapolis wheat market report from July 24 notes higher prices as receipts reach 100 cars, compared with 248 last year. Cash No 1 hard at 1.42, No 1 northern at 1.41, to arrive 1.48, No 2 northern 1.38, No 3 wheat 1.33, with various quoted spreads and percentages.

Minneapolis Northern

Chicago Livestock Market Data From July 24

Chicago livestock receipts show hogs at 7,000 with weak to slight gains and prices from 6.45 to 7.85 per cwt across categories. Cattle receipts at 200 with native steers around 6.40 to 7.35, western steers 7.00 to 8.20, cows 3.25 to 9.25, calves 7.00 to 10.50. Sheep 3,000 steady with lambs 6.00 to 8.20.

Chicago

St Louis Live Stock Market Report July 24

Hogs receipts 3500, prices up 10c with pigs and lights around 7.25 to 7.75. Mixed and butchers 7.00 to 8.10, good heavies about 7.45. Cattle receipts 200, native beef steers 7.00 to 10.25, yearling steers and heavies 6.50 to 9.65, cows 6.00 to 8.13, stockers 6.00 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 200 steady, clipped muttons 5.00 to 7.25, lambs 7.50 to 8.25.

ST. Louis

Kansas City Live Stock Prices July 24

Hogs receipts 500% steady with bulk 7.23 to 7.59. Heavy hogs 7.10 to 7.35, lights 7.30 to 7.55, pigs 7.00 to 7.35. Cattle receipts 300 steady. steers 9.75 to 10.10, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.80, calves 6.00 to 10.25. Sheep receipts 2,000 steady. lambs 7.38 to 7.75, yearlings 6.40 to 7.00, wethers 6.00 to 6.75, ewes 5.50 to 6.50, stockers and feeders 4.50 to 7.50.

Kansas City

War Stocks Still Active in New York Trading

War stocks were active and advanced, with several hitting new records. Bethlehem Steel rose seven points for the day and twenty one for the week while American Can reached a new high of 59 1/2 percent. A reported British contract worth 40.9 million boosted American Can and Baldwin Locomotive climbed on news of a 30 million dollar order. Nondividend favorites led, pushing Bethlehem Steel to a peak price for nondividend industrials as electronic boat issues also surged in the outside market.

New York Baldwin American Can Bethlehem Steel Baldwin Locéormotive New York Central Reading Union Pacific Southern Pacific New York’ Stock Exchange F. C. Howe Immation Avoiid Germany England Hamburg BeCgr New. York Netherlands Howe South America Asia Afric America Exyiortii

Local Market News Reports Hay Sale And Hogs Rises

The city market saw a hay sale for 10.75, with farmers gathering wheat amid dry weather. Hogs strengthened as shippers raised quotations by five cents per hundredweight, while poultry and vegetables held at prior prices.

New York Stock Quotations On The Exchange

New York July 24 closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange show Amalgamated Copper at 72, Amalgamated Sugar around 52 34, American Car and Foundry 56 14, Amalgamated Sugar 77 and other major names including Bethlehem Steel 208, Brooklyn Rapid Transit 86, California Petroleum 2 0 2, Canadian Pacific 139 34, Central Leather 42 14, Chino Copper 44 and National Lead 62 1 4, with notable figures for General Electric 170 and U.S. Steel 64 14. The list includes Intercontinental Petroleum, Louisville and Nashville 107, Reading Seed 146 34, Southern Pacific 84 54, Studebaker 82 34, Union Pacific 125 34, Westinghouse Electric 107 34, Baldwin Locomotive 78 33, and Crucible Steel among others.

NEW York Stock List New York New York’ Stock Exchange Telos Anaconda Mining Co Atchison No Baltimore and Ohio Petal Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit California Petroleum Canadian Pacific St. Paul Rio Grande Erie General Electric Goodrich Co Wesegeee Boss Gt. Nor. Pfd Veneer Ee Eee LGD Tlinois Central Bag Sabre Solara Om Inter Met Inter. Harvester Lehigh Valley Leyte Louisville and Nashville Maxwell Motor Co Ist Mexican Petroleum Pacific Hesitane New York Central Hartford Norfolk and Western Northern.Pacific Pennsylvania Ray Consolidated _ watch Abea Reading Vealesant Republic Tron and Steel Studebaker. Co Texas Co Mvecavec Cleo Skews Tennessee Copper Union Pacific Ccc. E Eae US. Rubber Eee U.S. Steel Oe Sieh Onl Utah Copper Western Union Ecco Westinghouse Electrics CORDT Po Ice Baldwin Locomotive Oo. li. c Crucible Steel ABTA

Prices Paid for Hay and Grain

Prices paid for various feeds seeds and straw list grains including No 2 wheat at 1.00 and 1.10, flour 7.00, corn 0.80 to 0.85, oats 0.48 to 0.50, prairie hay 6.50 to 10.00, baled timothy 17.00 to 18.00, mill hay 15.00 to 17.00, clover and alfalfa seeds and hullings, oat and crain straw prices, shredded fodder, and related hay products with range values.

Knollenberg Co Flour and Mill Product Prices

Retail prices for flour and mill products from Knollenberg filling company listed as High patent flour 7.70 Straight patent flour 7.70 Hard wheat flour 7.00 Bran 27 per ton Shipstuff 32 per ton Corn meal 82 per 100 lbs Wagon hogs Choice quality 200-300 lb avg 7.00-7.25 Wagon hogs Choice quality 150-175 lb avg 7.10-7.30 Wagon hogs Choice quality 125-150 lb avg 6.75-7.15

Knollenberg Filling Company

Livestock market price report listing hogs to cattle

Choice light hogs priced at 6.85 to 7.10 per unit. Choice heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60. Rough 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 5.00. Spring lambs 7.50 to 9.00. Sheep 4.00 to 5.00.

Prices for Poultry Butter and Eggs from Market Report

Hens 11 to 14 cents, roosters 7 cents, spring chickens 15 to 14 cents. Eggs 14 to 13 cents. Turkeys old gobblers 9 to 4 cents, young gobblers 9 to 14 cents, turkey hens 9 to 12 cents. Geese 6 to 4 cents. Ducks 8 to 14 cents per pound. Butter packing stock 19 cents, choice country No. 1 25 cents.

Local Produce Prices Listed By Vendor

Reported by Wm Malambri fresh market prices show carrots three bunches five cents beets three bunches six cents cauliflower per head ten to twenty cents cabbage per head five to ten cents wax and string beans per quart six to eight cents summer squash each five cents new potatoes per peck twenty five 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 per dozen twenty to twenty five cents turnips per peck twenty five cents

Wm. Malambri

Figs and Dates Prices in Local Market Listing

Readable fragments show assorted dried fruits with unit prices in cents per pound or per package. Items include figs in various forms and imported dates with price points such as 10 cents per ounce and 15 cents per pound, plus bulk quantities.

New York Money Rates July 24

New York money rates list mercantile and sterling bills with 60 day, demand and cable quotes. Francs, marks, lives, rubles, bar silver, Mexican dollars and related cable rates are shown.

New York Mercantile

New York Produce Market Butter Eggs and Cheese Prices

New York July 24 butter market steady with creamery extras 92 score 26 4/4 firsts 24 14 4 4 seconds 28 24. Eggs unsettled fresh gathered extra firsts firsts seconds range 21 14 4 4 nearby hennery fancy 28 29 do brown 24 26. Cheese weak state whole milk flats and twins colored specials white 14 4 14 4 colored average fancy 14 14 14 4 white do 14 .

New York Hennery Do. Brown

Peoria grain prices steady with minor gains noted

From Peoria on July 24, corn unchanged at 81 for No 2 yellow and No 3 yellow and 81 for No 2 and No 3 mixed. Oats up 1 cent with No 2 White at 50 34 and No 3 White at 55 34. Sample W677 reported.

Peoria

Shelled Nut Meats and Kernels Price List

Almonds Valensit pound 75c Pecans halves pound 5s Walnut halves pound 75c Pop corn shelled pound 10c

Fruit and Nut Prices in California Oregon Michigan Markets

A catalog of fresh produce and nuts with unit prices lists cherries from California and Oregon, sour cherries from Michigan, several fruits by quart or dozen, and assorted nuts with per pound or per piece rates. Notable items include cantaloupes and watermelons with per unit prices, and roasted versus raw peanuts.

Market report on animal hides and skins prices

Prices for hides and skins reported by Bolles & Rogers show No.1 cured hides at 12 cents, No. cured hides 12 cents, No.1 green hides 11 cents, No.2 green hides 10 cents, No.1 calf skins and hip skins listed with deductions for No.2s, reflecting typical market notes for the period.

Bolles & Rogers

Market Prices for Hides and Wools in Local Trade

The listing shows No. 1 hides priced around 3.00 to 3.50, No. 2 Horst hides at $1 less, and tallow and white grease values. Wool quotations include native wools at 25 28c and brain wool around 17 17 ¼c, with burry grades stated for various weights.

Wheat and Corn Markets Track Weather Delays

The market notes unsettled weather delaying threshing and lifting wheat prices. Primary arrivals this week reach 4,743,000 bushels with seaboard demand softening. Corn shows cooler belt support with December’s price up slightly while oats rise on weather and demand. Provisions fall as pork weakens though ribs and lard hold steady amid packer activity.

Seaboard Jeeta Chicago

New York Poultry Price Report July 24 1900s

New York market report shows dressed poultry irregular for western frozen roasting chickens at 18622, fresh fowls at 113YG17, fresh turkeys iced at 156d 6, alive poultry steady with western broilers at 22 27, fowls 16 14, turkeys 12.

New York Broilers Shickens

Kansas City Produce Report July 24 Summary

Kansas City report lists butter and creamery items with firsts and seconds counts. Poultry totals include hens roosters and broilers from Wa. with turkey tally, noting various grades and numbers.

Kansas City

Chicago Produce Market Report July 24

Butter steady and firm eggs steady with receipts of 16 067 cases. Ordinary firsts 16 44 to 16 14, firsts 17 14. Poultry alive higher with fowls at 13 14 and springs at 18 20.

Chicago Feamnery

Elgin Butter Prices Set in Local Market Trade

Elgin Illinois on July 24 butter sold in 126 pounds at 24 34 cents per pound. Additional 100 at 25 4 cents and 1 000 tubs bought at that rate.

Elgin Ill

Grain market report from New York and Buffalo

New York wheat spot firm at 1.18 for No 2 red and 1.24 for No 2 hard new. No 1 northern Duluth at 1.34. Buffalo futures steady at 15.14 for September. Corn spot steady at 0.92 for No 2 yellow prompt shipment. Oats firm.

New York Northern Dulutt New Buffalo

New York Coffee Market Report

New York July 24 coffee market quiet with spot activity. Rio No 7 744, Santos No 4 93c per pound.

New York Rio Santos

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