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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
9
Chicago June 8 government forecast pins 1915 US wheat output near 950000000 bushels. Market closed down 1 3 4 to 2 cents from Saturday. Corn down 14 to 34, oats weaker. Export demand revival checked larger declines, mood unsettled at close.
This week data shows wheat at 185,000 with 18 occurrences, corn at 11,053,000 and oats at 11,361,000. Last week figures are 19,082,000 for wheat, 12,795,000 for corn, and 12,623,000 for oats, while last year's totals are 97,537,000, 5,559,000, and 7,720,000 respectively.
Compact report lists today and past week figures for Minneapolis and Duluth cities and Winnipeg traffic or weather metrics. Figures show today counts and comparisons to last week and last year, with several repetitive entries and formatting irregularities.
Chicago on June 8 reports estimated receipts for Wednesday including Wheat 44, Corn 262, Oats 180, Hogs 28,000, Cattle 15,000, Sheep 10,000.
Wheat December 897000 oats December 1262000 and 1742000 for December. Commodity figures appear as a market brief from U.S. Visible with June 8 reference.
Wheat and corn futures show mixed activity with estimates and last year figures. Oats hold steady with comparable contracts and yearly levels reflected in today’s brief market notes.
Wheat receipts today 1 284 000 last year 307 000 shipments today 1 211 000 last year 483 000. Corn receipts today 1 486 000 last year 987 000 shipments today 852 000 last year 836 000. Oats receipts today 924 000 last year 731 000 shipments today 1 403 000 last year 636 000.
Total clearance figures show Wheat 873000 and Carn 216000 with a date line of 14000 noted. Additional context unavailable from the fragment.
Chicago prices show Wheat No 2 red 1.2334 dollars. No 2 hard 1.2934 dollars. Corn No 2 yellow 0.7144 dollars. No 2 white 0.714 dollars. No 2 mixed 0.711 dollars. Oats No 2 white 0.49 dollars. standard 0.4834 dollars in a June 8 report from CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.
Kansas City market notes show Wheat No 2 hard at 1.20 to 1.23 per bushel for delayed quality, No 3 hard at 1.19 to 1.22, No 4 hard at 1.14, with red wheats around 1.15 to 1.16. Corn quotes span No 2 at 0.70, No 3 at 0.69 to 0.1414, No 4 at 0.67, yellow No 2 around 1.71 to 1.74, white and other yellow varieties listed, oats at 0.42 to 0.44, and white oats near 0.46 to 0.4714.
St Louis market report lists wheat prices for No 2 red at 1.24, No 3 red at 1.20 1.23, No 2 hard at 1.24 1.25. Corn quotes show No 2 71 1/4 44, No 3 70 4 71, and various No 4 No 2 vellay values. White and yellow corn lines appear with No 2 white 73, No 3 white 72 73, and additional standard and white figures ranging 46 47 for some grades.
Liverpool grain prices report No.1 northern Duluth wheat at 12s 514d and No.2 hard winter at 12s 3d. Corn American mixed priced at 8s 1d.
Minneapolis Minn June 8 Wheat opens higher as receipts reach 177 cars versus 115 a year ago. Cash wheat bids show No 1 hard at 1.36 14, No 1 northern at 1.28 14 to arrive, with 1.28 14 to 1.35 and 1.26 for No 2 northern and 1.21 for No 3. Strong early demand supports gains amid the daily market activity.
Peoria market notes corn largely unchanged to four cents lower with various grades listed. Oats hold steady with No 2 white at 48 cents and No 4 white at 46 1/4 cents.
New York on June 8 reports spot wheat varying with No 2 red at 1.3134 and No 2 hard at 1.3534 fob. Export bids show No 1 northern Duluth at 1.3334 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 1.3114 cif Buffalo. Futures in July at 1.190. Corn spots steady at No 2 yellow 1.114 with prompt shipment. Oats hold easy with standard 55, No 3 white 54.14 to 56.57.
Hogs receipts 15 000 with prices 5c above yesterday's average. Bulk 7.55 to 7.70, light 7.50, mixed 7.40 to 7.75, heavy 7.10 to 7.67, pigs 6.00 to 7.50. Cattle receipts 3 000 steady native beef steers 6.75 to 9.50, western steers 6.80 to 8.10, cows and heifers 3.20 to 5.75, calves 7.50 to 10.25. Sheep receipts 9 000 strong, sheep 6.40 to 7.20, lambs 7.75 to 10.40.
Hogs receipts about 9 000 with mixed price ranges 5 cents lower on some files. Pigs and lights at 6.25 to 7.85, good heavy 7.70 to 7.80. Cattle receipts about 5 000 steady to 10 cents higher native beef steers 7.50 to 9.25 yearling steers and heifers 8.00 to 9.30 cows 6.00 to 7.50 stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 2 300 higher clipped cow muttons 5.50 to 6.00 clipped lambs 9.00 to 10.35 springs lambs 10.00 to 11.50.
Kansas City live stock totals show hog receipts around 12 000 with prices for bulk 7 60 to 7 70 heavy 7 60 to 7 73 and pigs 6 75 to 7 40. Cattle count about 8 000 with steers 7 40 to 7 90 cows 4 50 to 7 50 heifers 7 00 to 8 75 calves 6 50 to 10 00. Sheep about 5 000 with lambs 8 60 to 11 30 yearlings 7 25 to 9 25 wethers 5 75 to 7 00 ewes 5 25 to 5 85.
Auction summary from Omaha Livestock shows hogs selling around 6.50 to 7.60 per cwt with various weights and loads. Cattle trading include steers 7.75 to 9.00, cows and heifers 6.00 to 7.75, calves 8.00 to 10.00, with sheep and lambs also listed and yearlings at about 8.50 to 10.50 per cwt.
East St Louis reports hogs receipts at 10,000 with market steady. Prices range heavy $7.75 to 7.90, light $7.65 to 7.90, bulk around 7.70 to 7.85. pigs at about 7.65 to 7.80. Cattle receipts 5,000 with steady market and top price $9.25. Sheep receipts 3,500 steady.
Butter and eggs market quotes from Kansas City show creamery butter firsts at 27, firsts eggs 16, seconds 13. Poultry prices list hens 11, roosters 9, broilers 180.20, turkeys 13.
Indianapolis stockyard today reports toys receipts of 8 000 with market lower and top price paid at 7.85 dollars. Cattle receipts total 600 and remain steady, indicating stable feeder demand while other categories show softer momentum.
In New York on June 8, war and metal shares rose, lifting market mood while railroad issues softened amid foreign influences. Bethlehem Steel led gains, up 10 points to 165, surpassing prior highs. copper climbed near 20 cents per pound as demand boosted the sector.
Mercantile paper and currency listings from New York show demand and cable quotations for foreign and domestic currencies. Rates for francs lire rubles marks and other currencies are provided with last loan and ruling call money figures noted.
Washington on June 8 reports Ambassador Page advised the state department that circulation in London claimed Robert Rosenenthal a German held there confessed accusing Captain Von Jieger of the German admiralty office of possessing a complete setup to issue fraudulent American passports. Officials said the ambassador was examining the matter and would report later.
The daily market letter notes broad weakness across grains with outside markets and Liverpool pressure. It cites reduced visible wheat supply, favorable crop conditions offset by government bearish outlook, firm cash demand, and continued rain delaying harvest in the southwest. Corn and oats show late rallies on demand, while hogs rise but lard and pork soften. overall, offerings and replanting hamper gains.
New York market reports show butter steady with creamery extras at 93 score and high firsts totals. Egg prices listed as unsettled with fresh gathered and nearby hennery whites and browns noted. cheese also unsettled with state whole milk fresh specials and average fancy quoted.
New York June 8 coffee markets show spot steady with Rio No 7,744 and Santos No A, indicating stable trading. Grain traders note demand remains cautious as Brazilian supply forecasts loom.
New York observed steady sugar prices with raw and centrifugal grades holding at 4.89, molasses at 4.12, and refined sugar maintaining a stable level amid market activity.
J B Reichman of a Cedar Rapids starch firm testified for the defense in the US dissolution suit against the Corn Products Refining company. He described improvements since 1906, better quality and lower prices, expansion into new fields, and increased consumption, and stated the company never sought to restrict output or raise prices.
Brief note urges readers to phone a Lost ad to The Whig after discovering a loss such as a watch parasol or similar item, emphasizing rapid public notification through the paper's Lost column.
Yesterday's city market showed steady activity with no major price shifts. Hay and Cunneit oats arrived, buyers found easily, poultry quotes ranged hens 12 cents, ducks 94 cents, butter 18 to 19 cents, eggs 15 cents, wheat at 1.20 a bushel down 10 cents, and flour prices falling to 7.10 wholesale and 7.40 retail.
Prices paid for hay and grain show varied values including wheat at 1.20 per unit, flour selling at 8.10, corn around 0.77 to 0.80, oats at 0.52, prairie hay 12.00, baled prairie hay 8.50 to 10.00, wheat straw 5.50, shredded fodder 5.00, loose hay 17.30 to 18.00, baled mixed hay 18.00 to 20.00, millet hay 10.00, red clover seed 11.00, Alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00, new clover hay 15.00, baled timothy hay 18.00 to 20.00, baled threshed hay 36.00 to 8.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 5.50 to 6.00, clover seed 7 to 8.00.
The document lists retail selling prices for flour and mill products. High patent flour sells at 7.90, straight patent flour at 7.90, hard wheat flour at 7.40, bran at 27 per ton, shipstuff at 32 per ton, and corn meal at 2 per 100 pounds.
Market brief shows wagon hogs with choice quality averaging 200 to 300 pounds at 7.10 to 7.35 dollars per hundredweight. Another line lists 150 to 175 pounds at 7.07 dollars, and a third line notes 125 to 150 pounds near 6.85 to 7.23 dollars per hundredweight.
The notice lists prices for various livestock and meat categories: light hogs at $0.00 per unit, heavy hogs $6.50 to $6.75, rough sows and stags $0.25 to $0.65650, 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, and sheep $4.00 to $5.00.
A fragmented market listing showing prices for hens roosters spring chickens turkeys gobblers and turkey hens. Goose and duck prices appear with per pound rates and butter packing stock values noted in cents.
Fresh Florida strawberries in limited supply offered by the retailer. Imported Almeria grapes by the pound, Bartlett pears, grapefruit and oranges from California, lemons from California, apples in various weights and stock items. Prices include 50c per quart strawberries and 20c to 25c per dozen citrus, with other fruit pricing listed.
Readable items show fruit and produce prices including limes mandarins red bananas pineapples and Cuban with per unit prices and licenses noted, signaling a market or shop inventory snippet.
Bolles and Rogers report price quotes for hides, tallow, wool, and nuts. No. 2 cured hides 12c, No. 1 green hides 1c, horse hides No. 1 3.50, ponies and glues 1.50, tallow No.1 4.5c, No. 2 2.34c, wool native wools 25-28c, braids 18-19c, nuts and nuts prices per pound vary from 15c to 25c, oranges?
Almonds Valensit pound 7c Pecans halves pound 75c Walnuts halves pound 75c Popcorn shelled pound 10c
A compact listing from Figs California displays assorted fruit items with varied packaging. Prices include 10 oz figs at 10 cents, imported ibs figs at 25 cents, haloch dates in bulk at 15 cents per pound, and mixed date packages with small quantities priced accordingly.
At Annapolis Maryland on June 7 naval academy officials testified that probes found attempts to steal examination papers in four departments. Only the modern languages exam is believed to have been actually cracked. The inquiry led by Rear Admiral Fullam is expected to last at least ten days as testimony details the thefts and a wider distribution of the papers among midshipmen and their associates.
An old advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment for stiff sore muscles after hard work, promising quick relief that users describe as magical. It touts effectiveness as a counter irritant, compares favorably to mustard, notes 25 cent price and easy penetration without rubbing, urging readers to buy at druggists.
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