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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1915
Page
9
The fragment lists unusual prices for light and heavy braid work with various fractions of a cent and mentions a burred or blurry measurement. It resembles a catalog note or price quote from an old trade ledger.
Chicago July 30 wheat firm at market close after a heavy mid session drop. Prices ended 14 to 34 above prior night as rain delays and crop damage concerns, scarce country offerings, and weaker world shipments supported the bid. Corn and oats gained modestly with July options up. hog prices steadied on export lard sales. Estimated receipts: wheat 202 cars, oats 115, hogs 10,000, cattle 200, sheep 3,000.
Minneapolis figures show Today 208, Last Week 111, Last Year 126. Duluth counts list Today 23, Last Week 14, Last Year 38. Winnipeg totals note Today 72, Last Week 70, Last Year 144.
Wheat shows 295 contract 145 estimated 275 last year 498. Corn shows 149 contract 116 estimated 143 last year 148. Oats shows 115 contract 22 estimated 110 last year 887.
Wheat receipts today are 1 445 000 and last year 2 097 000. Corn receipts today are 607 000 versus 441 000 last year. Oats receipts today total 479 000, down from 1 277 000 a year ago.
Shipments show today and last year figures for wheat at 706000 and 1664000, corn at 267000 and 647000, oats at 339000 and 583000. The data highlights annual declines across all three grain types.
Total clearance figures show wheat at 354000, corn at 63000, and oats at 2600. The brief item lists commodity prices with no further context or dates.
Chicago cash grain trading shows wheat and corn prices with bid ranges for multiple grades. No. 2 red wheat at 1.0814 to 1.10, No. 2 white corn 79 1/4 to 80, various No. 3 and mixed grades across corn and yellow selections, oats listed from 56 1/4 to 57, standard oats 56 4 to 57.
ST LOUIS July 30 Wheat prices for grades No 2 red No 3 red and No 4 red range from 1.09 4 114 to 0 971 04. Corn prices span No 2 No 3 No 2 yellow No 3 yellow No 2 white No 3 white with values around 79 14 to 7914. Oats prices show No 2 white around 56 and No 4 white near 40 45 with other Nos 2 3 4 listed.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.18 while No 2 red 1.18, corn No 2 mixed 0.79 and white 0.79, No 2 yellow 0.7914, oats No 2 white 0.50 and mixed 0.43044, rye 0.7890. Timothy hay 12.50 13.00, prairie 10.50, alfalfa 12.50 13.00.
Toledo July 30 Clover seed prime cash eight dollars per unit and October at eight dollars twenty three and a half cents. Alsike hay August eight dollars fifty cents prime cash two dollars ninety five cents September three dollars zero cents October two dollars ninety cents.
New York grain markets show wheat spot easy with No 2 red at 1.18 and No 2 hard at 1.19 c i f New York. No 1 northern Duluth at 111 c i f Buffalo. Futures steady with September at 1.1534. Corn spot barely steady at 91c for No 2 yellow prompt shipment. Oats spot steady. Coffee spot quiet Rio No 7 7 34 Santos and No 4 91% not fully clear in text.
Minneapolis July 30 Wheat market notes receipts 208 cars, lower prices. Cash wheat No 1 hard 1.45 14, No 1 northern 1.33 8 145 to drive 1.30 1.35, No 2 northern 1.30 1.42, No 3 wheat 1.25 4.38.
In Peoria on July 30 corn prices held steady to higher with several grades listed. No 3 white quoted at 78 14, No 2 yellow 78 34 to 79 14, No 3 yellow 78 percent, No 3 mixed 78 4, No 5 mixed 77, No 6 mixed 77, sample 72 14. Oats offered no values.
Chicago July 30 hogs receipts 20 000 steady to 10 cents higher bulk price 6 30 to 7 00 light 7 00 to 7 70 mixed 6 30 to 7 60 heavy 6 10 to 7 10 rough 6 10 to 6 25 pigs 6 75 to 7 70 cattle receipts 1000 native beef 6 20 to 10 25 western steers 6 25 to 8 15 cows and heifers 3 25 to 9 25 calves 7 50 to 11 25 sheep receipts 14 000 strong sheep 6 10 to 7 00 lambs 6 75 to 9 20
Hogs receipts 41 000 steady with pigs and lights at 7.25 to 8.70 mixed and butchers 7.25 to 7.70 heavy 6.75 to 7.00 Cattle receipts 1 500 steady to 10 cents higher native beef steers 7.50 to 10.05 yearlings 8.50 to 10.00 cows 6.00 to 8.00 stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.25 Sheep receipts 1 500 25 cents higher mutton sheep 4.50 to 5.58 lambs 8.00 to 8.60 breeding ewes 5.50 to 7.25
Kansas City July 30 hogs steady with bulk around 6.60 to 6.95 for heavy and 6.50 to 7.25 for pigs. Cattle about 1,000 head steady with steers 7.00 to 10.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.50, calves 6.00 to 10.25. Sheep 2,000 strong with lambs 8.25 to 8.65, yearlings 6.50 to 7.50, wethers 6.25 to 7.00, ewes 6.00 to 6.75.
Omaha livestock market shows varied prices across cattle pigs and sheep. Cattle 1,200 head steady with steers around 7.25 and cows and heifers near 5.75 to 7.75. calves 7.00 to 9.75. Sheep 6,700 head higher with yearlings and lambs reaching 5.25 to 8.30 and 8.27 to 6.30 respectively.
East St Louis market shows hogs at about 7.25 to 7.70 per cwt with heavy through light classes. Cattle and sheep totals listed as steady, hogs mixed, demand steady, top cattle at 10.15, total cattle 1400, sheep 700.
Indianapolis Ind July 30 hogs were quoted steady to higher with top at 7.90. About 25 carloads of cattle were on offer and priced steady.
Omaha grain and livestock prices listing shows 230-Wheat No 2 hard at 1.19 per unit, corn No 2 white at 7 514, No 2 yellow at 6 41 764, No 2 at 7 446, oats No 3 white at 47.47 percent.
New York July 30 poultry market report lists dressed and alive birds with prices for western frozen roasting chickens 18/4/22 and 13 to 17 percent iced fowls. fresh turkeys iced AS 16. alive western broilers and turkeys with varied price figures 22 to 27 for chickens and 11 to 12 for turkeys.
New York traders faced a subdued session with war issue stocks showing less exuberance after a recent bulge. Volume totaled about 850,000 shares as early gains narrowed. Railroads led advances at times while western issues declined. St Paul fell on dividend cuts. Foreign exchange also weakened with French and Italian rates sliding.
New York stock quotations on the exchange show last sale figures across many firms including American Can American Sugar Ref and General Electric. Local butchers list choice light hogs 6.85 to 7.10 and fat steers 6.00 to 7.00 with eggs butter and poultry prices also noted.
Chicago July 30 reports show butter at lower levels with creamery receipts at 12,321 cases and various price ranges for ordinary firsts and firsts. Poultry alive fowls show mixed movement with springs at 17 and 18.
Demand for corn remains high as the city market yesterday brought 85 cents per load despite threat of bad weather. Buyers sought loads, but activity was slack with few offerings on the market lot.
The record shows current market prices for agricultural products and byproducts. Wheat at 1.00 to 1.10, flour at 7.00, corn 0.80 to 0.85, oats 0.48 to 0.50, Prairie hay 6.50 to 800, baled prairie hay 8.50 to 10.00, various straw and fodder prices, hay seeds and clover seeds with ranges, including Timothy seed 3.50 to 4.00, clover seeds 1.00 to 10.00, and other baled or threshed hay values.
Retail selling prices show high patent flour seven seventy per bag and straight patent flour seven seventy. Hard wheat flour seven dollars total. Bran and shipstuff priced per ton at twenty seven and thirty two dollars. Corn meal two dollars per hundred pounds. Wagon hogs, choice quality, vary by weight from 125 to 300 pounds with averages between six ninety and seven fifteen.
Reported by Wm Malambri. Carrots three bunches fivee. Beets three bunches one cent. Cauliflower per head ten to twenty cents. Cabbage per head five to ten cents. Wax and string beans per quart one cent. Simmer 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 five cents. Tomatoes per pound ten cents. Sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty five cents. Turnips per peck twenty five cents.
A terse price list shows 10 oz packages and bulk items from Figs and Dates. Figures include 10¢ for figs per 10 oz, 25¢ for imported mon bons, 10¢ for umbrella layer figs, and 15¢ per pound for Halowh dates in bulk. Listing reflects small-goods import prices with a few unit weights.
A list of shelled nut meats and fruits with per pound or per unit prices. Almonds and filberts priced around 20 to 25 cents per pound. Pecans and walnuts shown by pound, many items 20 to 25 cents. Cherries, prunes, apricots, apples, peaches, pineapples, bananas, watermelons, cantaloupes, cocoanuts, chestnuts, and peanuts offered at various per unit rates.
Hides No. 1 cured hides 12c No. cured hides 12c No. 1 green hides 11c No. 2 green hides 10c No. 1 calf skins 11c usual deduction for No 2s No 2 hip skins 12c usual deduction for No 2 horse hides No. 1 3.00 to 3.50 No. 2 horse hides 1 less ponies on glues 1.25 to 1.50 Tallow No. 1 tallow 81 40 No. 2 tallow 2%4c white grease Be yellow and brown 38 4ec Wool-Cleag 1 bright native wools 25
Wheat and corn futures traded higher on good demand and light offerings as weather concerns linger. Oats and barley show mixed activity with short covering and delayed movement, while hay, straw, and horse and mule markets in St Louis reflect steady to weak price pressures amid ample supplies.
The report lists butter and creamery items with varying prices and quality notes. Extras, firsts, seconds, and near-by hennery products appear with price hints like 26c to 29c, plus references to whites and browns and cheese varieties.
Liverpool grain market update notes mixed quotations with Duluth losses and American corn at 89-7d, alongside winter wheat prices. Auction activity implied in brief, no major price swings documented.
Raw and refined sugar quotes appear mixed with notes on centrifugal grade at 4.64 and refined near 30 points lower, while molasses and sugar products show scattered prices such as leaf 6.70, cubes 6.05, and powdered varieties around 5.95. Confectionery terms and brand mentions mark the listing.
Kansas City markets show butter at 27 for firsts and 25 for seconds with packing at 18. Eggs list 18 for firsts and 1244 for seconds. Poultry quotes include hens at 121 percent, roosters at 9, and broilers at 17 and 19.
London July 30 birth rate continues to shrink amid Lower birth numbers reported by officials. City records show fewer births than in previous months, with observers attributing the trend to social and health factors affecting families.
Returns from Berlin and Vienna for the last week in June show similar trends. During the first week of July 3,050 births occurred while deaths reached 1,500, with births about 530 below average and deaths nearly 100 above.
A squadron of Austrian cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers attacked Pelagoss in the Adriatic to recapture the island from Italian naval forces. The attempt was repulsed yesterday, with Italian defenders remaining in control.
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