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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
9
Chicago traders report stronger wheat prices after gains in cash demand and Midwest rains. Oklahoma storm risk and hedge sales weighed earlier, but late session strength propelled wheat higher while corn and oats fluctuated with mixed results. Export and miller activity helped lift futures despite bearish influences.
Reading shows city by city figures for today last week and last year with values for Minneapolis and Winnipeg. The data lists totals for today and last week against prior year, noting changes and comparisons across the two locations.
Wheat at 45 as today contract 11 estimated 45 last year 42.00. Corn at 50 contract 32 estimated 326. Oats at 46 contract 14 estimated 46 last year 154.
Wheat today 572000 versus last year 610000. Corn today 496000 versus last year 1148000. Oats today 552000 versus last year 621000. figures shown in terse production update.
The report lists total clearance values for Wheat 148000 bushels, Corn 11000 bushels, and Oats 135000 bushels. No further context or dates are provided in the fragment.
Wheat shipments reach 593000 today versus 607000 last year while corn lowers to 430000 from 1100000. Oats rise to 523000 from 375000. Estimated Friday receipts in Chicago include wheat 15, corn 98, oats 45, hogs 17000 head, cattle 3000 and sheep 6000.
Wheat prices for No 2 hard at 1.34 to 1.44 per bushel with specific bids and asks for other hard, yellow, white, and mixed varieties. Corn values span No 2 yellow through No 3 mixed with varied cent figures. Oats and standard grades appear with multiple price points in the Chicago cash grain market report.
Market notes from St Louis show wheat and corn futures in various grades with bid levels. Prices listed include No 2 red at 1.30, No 3 red at 1257, No 2 hard at 1.88, and corn bids for No 2 yellow at 0.77 with other yellow and white grades cited. Oats and white varieties appear with miscellaneous figures and dates truncated.
Kansas City market notes list wheat prices for No 2 hard at 2.50 to 2.60 a bushel, No 3 hard around 2.27, No 4 hard near 1.26, and No 2 red near 1.25. Corn delays show No 2 at 0.73 to 0.74, No 3 yellow around 0.74, with No 1 yellow at 0.73. Oats quoted No 2 at 0.46 to 0.48, No 3 around 0.44, and No 2 white around 0.48 to 0.50.
Market note from Liverpool shows No 1 northern Duluth priced at 135 dd and No 3 hard winter at 18s for spot. Includes American mixed term with unclear quotation.
Partial OCR shows corn and oats prices with assorted grades. entries mention Nos 2 and 3 yellow and mixed samples, with prices around 70 cents and 39 cents. The legible items include 2 and 3 white and yellow classifications, but many figures are garbled.
In Minneapolis Minnesota on June 1 reports show cash wheat strengthening with higher receipts at 136 cars versus 127 a year earlier. No 1 hard wheat sells around 1.454 dollars and northern varieties around 1.38 to 1.39, with other grades quoted between 1.30 and 1.34 dollars.
New York spot wheat lists No 2 at 1.3945 dollars and No 2 hard at 1144 f, export bids Duluth at 1.45, Manitoba 414 ci, Buffalo futures steady with July at 1.2536 38, corn spot easy No 2 yellow at 0.334, oats spot steady standard 5 614 No 3 white 36, fancy clipped white 39.
Chicago on June 3 reports steady butter and creamery receipts at 22 271 cases, with lower egg receipts at 29 918 cases. Ordinary firsts and firsts are listed with 18 16017 and 17 418 respectively. Poultry prices rise for fowls to 15.
New York sugar market notes show raw and centrifugal sugars steady. Molasses trades at 19557 and refined sugar remains steady, reflecting stable demand and pricing conditions.
New York June 3 The stock market showed continued strength with broad participation. United States Steel led advances with about 190000 shares traded and copper stocks rose 2 to 3 points on heavy turnover. General Motors climbed 1034 points among autos while railway issues gained 1 to 3 points on lighter demand.
The New York Stock Exchange closing quotations for June 3 show last sale figures across major issues such as Amalgamated Copper, American Can, American Car and Foundry, American Smelting, Bethlehem Steel, Central Leather, Chicago and North Western, General Electric, Louisville and Nashville, Reading, and United States Steel among others. Prices listed include percent values and notable gains or declines for several large industrials and railroads.
New York money rates show sterling at 60 day bills 475.50 demand 478.35 cables 478.85 francs demand 5.4343 marks demand 8 244 cables 8 274 rubles demand 0.00, bar silver 49.44 Mexican dollars 3 8. Time loans easy 60 days 244 90 days 214 234 six months 3 Call money weak high 1 44 low 1 ruling rate 1 34 last loan 1 4 closing bid 1 84
New York market notes show poultry prices for June with mixed loaf, frozen roasting chickens at 18 to 22 cents, fresh fowls at 16 to 17, and turkeys around 16 to 17 cents. Alive stock includes western chickens and broilers marked 24 to 25 cents, with fowls near 16 to 17 and turkeys at 12 cents.
Wheat opened with heavy selling absorbed by shorts and cash interests. July rose 17 cents with strong old wheat demand. premiums widened while total receipts were light. Corn fell then steadied as Argentina corn influences lingered, oats stayed firm on old crop demand, and provisions gained as packers supported prices.
Hogs receipts 24000 steady to lower with prices mainly 7.35 to 7.65 for light hogs and 6.95 to 7.55 for heavy hogs. Cattle receipts 3000 steady with native beef steers 6.90 to 9.30, westerns 6.80 to 10.10, cows and heifers 3.20 to 8.75, calves 7.50 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 9000 weak with ewes 6.40 to 7.20 and lambs 7.75 to 10.60.
Hogs receipts 9,600 with various price ranges from 6.45 to 7.80 per cwt for different weights and grades. Cattle receipts 1,700 with native beef steers at about 9.50 to 9.95, yearling steers and heifers near 8.00, cows from 6.60 to 7.50, stockers 6.00 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 3,100 with native muttons 5.00 to 6.00, clipped lambs 9.00 to 11.75, spring lambs 9.00 to 11.75.
Hogs receipts 8000 steady with heavy hogs 7.50 to 7.55, light 7.50 to 7.65, pigs 6.25 to 7.25. Cattle receipts 15007 steady. steers 8.00 to 9.10, cows 4.50 to 7.75, heifers 7.00 to 9.00, calves 6.50 to 10.20. Sheep receipts 500 steady. lambs 8.50 to 11.25, yearlings 7.50 to 9.25, wethers 5.75 to 7.00, ewes 5.50 to 6.25.
East St. Louis reports hog receipts 9,500 with a steady market and mixed lots. Prices range heavy 7.60 to 7.70, light 7.62 to 7.80, pigs 6.25 to 7.50, bulk 7.60 to 7.75. Cattle 1,800 steady top 25.05. Sheep market strong with 2,000 head.
Hog receipts 8200 head price ranges heavy 7.25 to 7.58 light 7.10 to 7.40 pigs 6.75 to 7.25 bulk 7.30 to 7.36 cattle receipts 2300 steady steers 6.20 to 9.00 cows and heifers 6.00 to 7.75 calves 8.00 to 10.00 sheep receipts 1200 strong yearlings 7.50 to 8.50 wethers 5.50 to 6.25 lambs 9.35 to 10.35
The Whig notes steady prices across market places and city lot with no major shifts. Farm products arrived in multiple loads, beer sales steady, flour down 20 cents after expected drop, no other changes reported.
A detailed catalog of grain, forage, and mill product prices including wheat at 1.30, flour around 8.10, corn 77 80c, oats 2c, and various hay, straw, seeds, and wagon hogs price ranges. Notes include terms like high patent flour and straight patent flour with figures, plus bran and shipstuff per ton and per 100 lbs.
Fragmented OCR lists varied commodities and prices including horse hides tallow yarn and oils, nuts such as Brazil nuts almonds filberts pecans chestnuts and peanuts roasted, with values per pound or unit. Reads as a shopper or commission note reflecting typical 19th or early 20th century wholesale market language.
Shelled almonds Valensit at five cents per pound Pecans halves at seventy five cents per pound Walnuts halves at five cents per pound Popcorn shelled per pound wc
A brief listing shows California figs priced at 10c for a 10 oz package, with imported figs at 25c per pound and umbrella-layer varieties at 25c per pound. Dates are offered in bulk at 15c per pound, and a 2 lb lot is noted at 30c.
New York butter and creamery products show steady prices with extras and firsts listed. Scores and product codes such as 93 and 28052 appear for creamery items and fresh gathered extras. Nearby hennery whites and browns noted with steady cheese and state milk specials, average fancy at 164%.
From local butchers hog quotes show choice hogs at 7.25 to 87.00 per hundredweight and heavy hogs at 6.50 to 6.75. Fat steers range from 6.00 to 7.00, cows 4.00 to 5.00, veal calves 8.00 to 9.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.00, spring lambs 7.56 to 9.00, and sheep 4.00 to 5.00.
New York coffee prices on June 3 show spot quid ria No 7 at 7 cents and santos No 4 at 93 percent. Market watchers note limited trading and steady demand, with no major price shifts reported for futures or nearby contracts.
Miss Kuhleman of Coatsburg spent last week with sister Mrs Ed De lert. Mrs Cecil Duncan returned from a pleasant visit with friends and relatives in Macon. Chag Prichett purchased a new Overland car. Mrs Magh Lawless of Columbus spent Sunday with sister Mrs N W Morton. Leroy and Juanita Bagley of Bushnell spend a week with aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Geo Bagley. Mrs Hugh Selby and her son visited father Mr Ernest Disselhorst. Mrs A Sapp and Ruth Smith were Fowler visitors Thursday. E W Degroot of Quincy was a business visitor here last week. Mrs R A Chase and Mrs Elizabeth Chase spent Friday with relatives in Melrose. Mr and Mrs Theo Berrian returned Tuesday evening from Camp Point.
Market notes show hens 13 cents, roosters 7 cents, spring chicks between 19 3/4 and 19 5/8 cents. Turkeys 9 1/2 to 9 3/4 cents depending on age, geese 7 cents, ducks 10 cents per pound. Butter steady at 18 cents, packing stock No 1 country butter 26 cents.
Vegetables priced per item and weight by a California market list. Artichokes large at varying prices. Asparagus green white bundled. Beets new and old, per peck and bunch. Carrots fresh and old washed, per bunch and peck. Cabbage new and old per head or pound. Lettuce and endive listed with varied heads. Cucumbers hot house per piece. Peppers green and Chile, radishes, spinach, leeks, mushrooms and more with unit prices. Includes potatoes onions and other produce with per pound, per peck, or per bunch rates.
Prof. T G Nichols will visit Chicago university for a short term after a few days in Kirksville. AL Bronson and daughter Ida May left for their home in Chilli cothe HI. Mesdames Hazel Goodwin Leck Pet tit and Leuella Lewis attended a dance in La Belle. Lymon R Wescott of Ruthledge visits his father L Roy Westcott this week. Archie Everson and family visited Edina Monday. Mr and Mrs Wim Seeger left for Hot Springs Ark for health. Als Martha Luker of Mena Ark visiting with her mother Mrs Gleck. Miss Susie Kyle visiting her uncle L E Kyle this week. David Tweed and wife returned to Hurdland after visiting their daughter Mrs
An old advertorial claims meat causes kidney distress due to uric acid overworking kidneys. It promotes Jad Salts as a preventative tonic, advising four ounces in water before breakfast for several days to flush kidneys, stop bladder issues, and maintain urinary health. It emphasizes Jad Salts’ safety and wide use by men and women.
The list presents assorted fruits with varied prices: strawberries from Florida at 50 cents per quart, imported Almeria grapes by the pound, winter Colorado Bartlett pears per each, grapefruit and California oranges by dozen, California lemons by dozen, western apples by box and barrel stock per peck, Jamaica limes per dozen, red bananas per dozen, Cuban pineapples each priced from 15 to 25 cents.
Market notes list cured hides No 1 at 12 No 2 at 26 No 1 green hides at a ledger price. Details attributed to Bolles and Rogers.
Mrs T T Wright left Friday night for Kirksville to attend the Normal. Mrs Paul Everly returned to Wirksville Monday after a visit with her husband here. Ray Murphy and Fred Walter were business visitors in Edina Saturday.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King s New Discovery as a cheap simple remedy for coughs colds bronchial and lung ailments. It urges readers to visit a druggist, obtain a bottle, and start treatment immediately promising relief and cure.
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