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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1915
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes reference BOE and Pineapples with Cuban connections. The readable items include mentions of fines and price ranges from 1 to 25 in unspecified units, implying a short notice or listing. No clear dates, places, or names are established beyond general entities.
Chicago reports a subdued session as foreign demand remains scarce. Wheat quotes closed down 34 cents from last night while corn and oats weakened further. Provisions showed mixed moves with slight declines and gains, and export fears faded as foreigners offered little support. Hog prices held firm on modest gains amid no standout buying.
Chicago on June 19 reports estimated receipts including 83 cars of wheat, 151 cars of corn, 144 cars of oats, 36 000 hogs, 18 000 cattle, and 13 000 sheep.
Minneapolis audience tracks car lot counts with today and week ago figures. In Duluth the latest tally shows 9 with 5 last week and 56 last year. Winnipeg reads 35 today, 39 last week, and 256 last year.
Wheat, corn and oats price quotes appear with today figures, contract figures, and estimated comparisons to last year. Wheat shows 53 and 498000 versus 225000 last year, corn 163 or 92 estimated versus 550000 last year, oats 105 and 41 estimated versus 137 last year.
Wheat output today is 404000 versus 622000 last year. Corn production stands at 706000 today compared with 436000 a year ago. Oats yield is 451000 today and 57000 last year.
Wheat at 523000, Corn 52000, Oats 573000 reflect total clearance in the market. Prices and demand remain steady as traders watch supply levels and seasonal cues.
Wheat spot for No 2 red at 1.28 dollars, No 2 hard at 1.30 cents f. i. o. New York export bids No 1 northern Duluth at 12914 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 1241 c. if. Buffalo futures steady at 11.24 for July. Corn spot No 2 yellow at 0.64 prompt shipment. Oats steady.
In New York on June 19 coffee prices steadied amid light trading. The market showed quiet activity with No. 7 and Santos varieties mentioned, while other grades remained largely unchanged.
Chicago cash grain prices list No 2 fed wheat at 1 17 34 to 1 24 4 and No 2 hard at 1 21 1 24 4. Corn values span No 2 yellow 76 144 76 4 and varied yellow mixed and white grades with oats at 49 1 2 to 50 M 504.
Kansas City cash grain quotes dated June 19 show wheat prices for No 2 hard at 1.23 per bushel, No 3 hard 1.22, No 4 hard 1.16, No 2 red 1.13, No 3 red 1.12, No 4 red 1.08. Corn quotes list No 2 at 0.74, No 3 at 0.74, No 4 at 0.73, No 2 yellow 0.76, No 3 yellow 0.75, No 2 white 0.7514, No 3 white 0.75. Oats quotes show No 3 at 0.42, No 4 white 0.46, No 3 white 0.4414.
Wheat steady with no price change. Corn prices for No 2 and No 3 futures quoted with brief figures for yellow and white varieties. The report lists multiple white corn grades including No 2 and No 3, with various bid levels and standard prices.
Clover seed traded at 8.00 cash for October and 8.60 for December with 8.55 for December. Alsike seed offered at 8.70 for August. Timothy seed priced 3.15 cash for September and 3.35 for September.
Minneapolis June 19 Wheat advanced with 207 car receipts, up from 64 a year ago. Cash grain values steady with No 1 hard at 1.32 and No 1 northern around 1.21 to 1.31, No 2 northern about 1.28 to 1.34, and No 3 wheat near 1.13 to 1.26 as arrivals were listed.
Peoria Illinois June 19 corn prices fell 4 cents across grades. No 2 white traded around 75 three quarters to 76 No 3 white 75 44 to 74 No 2 yellow 75 14 No 3 yellow 75 14 No 2 mixed 75 4 No 3 mixed 75 14 No 6 mixed 74 oats unchanged to 48 14 for No 2 white 48 14 standard 48 14
Chicago market report June 19 shows hogs receipts seven thousand with prices up to seven eighty five, light to heavy classes varied. Cattle receipts two hundred with native and western steers and cows range seven to nine dollars, calves up to seventy nine thirty. Sheep totals three thousand with lambs and springs trading around six to nine dollars.
Hogs receipts 2000 steady with pigs and lights at 6.50 to 7.85 for various lots. Mixed and butcher hogs 7.65 to 8.80. Native beef steers 7.50 to 9.35. 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 200 steady. clipped native muttons 5.00 to 5.25. clipped lambs 8.50 to 9.00. spring lambs 7.50 to 7.75.
Kansas City market notes show hog receipts at 1,500 with steady bulk around $7.50 to $7.60 and heavy hogs at $7.40 to $7.60. Cattle receipts near 100 with steers $7.50 to $9.00, cows and heifers $5.00 to $8.50, calves $5.00 to $10.00. Sheep receipts about 1,000 with lambs $7.00 to $9.50, yearlings $7.00 to $8.00, wethers $5.75 to $6.50, ewes $4.50 to $5.50.
East St. Louis June 19 hogs 2 000 head market steady with mixed, butchers prices 7 65 to 7 85 rough 6 90 to 7 10 heavy 7 70 to 7 80 light 7 75 to 7 85 jugs 6 50 to 7 65 bulk 7 70 to 7 85 cattle 125 head market steady top 9 35 sheep 175 head market steady.
Omaha hogs sold steady with heavy and light divisions. Total sales reached $7.2 million for heavy hogs and $7.3 thousand for light hogs, pigs at $5.50 to $7.25. Cattle volume was about 100 with steady prices. cows and heifers brought $5.00 to $5.75 while calves ranged $6.00 to $10.25.
Butter steady at creameries, 230 27. Eggs higher with receipts 23 013 cases at market. Ordinary firsts 16 16 14, firsts Nieuw. Poultry lower with fowls and springs at 18 23.
Kansas City market bulletin lists butter at 19 percent creamery factors with firsts and seconds. Eggs show firsts at 17 and seconds at 1314. Poultry items include hens roosters brooders and turkeys with various prices.
June market brief lists dressed poultry with Western frozen roasting chickens at 18 to 22 cents, fresh fowls iced at 17 cents, turkeys 15 to 17 cents. alive Western chickens and broilers around 27 cents, fowls 15 cents, turkeys unspecified. Indicates steady demand and regional pricing, with several brands and stations cited.
Elgin June 19 butter market notes 170 tubs sold at 2 61 4 cents each. Local traders reported steady demand with few lots remaining as supplies thin in Elgin IL.
A fragment mentions Gem City Printery Koehler and Dye Propa 12234 South Fifth Street as suppliers for letterheads bill heads statements envelopes and programs highlighting a printing services theme and local business identifiers.
On June 19 in New York the stock market showed weakness with Baldwin Locomotive and Distillers Securities reaching new highs at 66 and 28 1/4. Trade totaled 118,500 shares, the smallest half session in weeks, while gold imports from Canada pushed Ottawa totals to 47.5 million since May and the year’s foreign gold imports reached 112.25 million. Demand for sterling slipped to a recent low and foreign exchanges weakened as local banks expanded reserves by over 5 million and loans by 13.7 million amid a 13.5 million cash gain.
U S bonds listed with few readable entries including U S ref 2s registered Venetian 67 and U S 3s registered. Some prices like 10034 and 2.522 appear, but many portions are garbled.
New York stocks close mixed with Bethlehem Steel and Canadian Pacific among notable decliners while American Telegraph and United States Steel hold steady. Market notes include a long price list with numerous railroads and metals, and a vegetable and fruit price roundup from New York markets.
June values show BYOB sterling at 60 days 4.74 demand 476.35 and 476.85 cables. Francs demand 5.464 54534 marks cables 8243 lire demand 5.96. Bar silver 4934. Tables show various cash and cable figures for metals and currencies.
New York dairy market shows butter nearly steady with creamery extras at 93 score and 28.14. Prices for firsts and seconds vary with highs and lows across creamery and nearby hens, while cheese and other dairy products display firm to rising tones.
In New York on June 19 sugar markets showed mixed activity as raw and refined grades moved with the holiday market. Traders noted unsettled demand while processors eyed steady sentiment for future sessions.
Weather threats yesterday morning did not curb business at the city market lot. Oats sold at 48 cents the lowest in months while logse land baled hay drew fancy prices and corn moved at 80 cents. Hog prices rose five cents with no other changes noted.
Prices paid for hay and grain include Wheat 1.10, Corn 80 cents, Oats 48 50c, Prairie hay 6 50 8.00, Baled prairie hay 8.50 10.00, Wheat straw baled 6.00, Oat straw baled 6.50 7.50, Shredded fodder 8.00, Loose hay 16.00 17.00, Timothy hay baled 17.00 18.00, Mill hay baled 15.00 17.00, Timothy seed 3.50 4.00, Red clover seed 11.00, Alsike clover seed 9.00 10.00, New clover hay 15.00, Baled timothy 18.00 20.00, Baled threshed hay 6.00 8.00, Crabs grass 7.50, Clover hullings 10.00, Baled straw 5.50 6.00, Clover seed 7 8.
Retail selling prices for flour and mill products reported by Knollenberg Milling include High patent flour 790, Straight patent flour 7.90, Hard wheat flour 7.20, Bran 27 per ton, Shipstuff 32 per ton, and Corn meal 2 per 100 pounds.
Market notes list wagon hogs and shogs in choice quality across weight ranges from 125 to 300 pounds. Prices span 6.80 to 7.35 dollars per hundredweight, with variations by weight and grade.
Local butcher quotations list prices for hogs and pork cuts, cattle and veal, sheep and lambs, bulls and cows, with typical ranges. Poultry butter and eggs prices follow, including hens roosters spring chickens eggs turkeys geese ducks and butter values for packing stock No. 1 country loss.
Prices for cured hides range No 1 at 12 cents and No 2 at 12 cents with deductions for No 2s. Green hides No 1 at 12 cents and No 2 at 10 cents. Horse hides No 1 at 3.50 and No 2 at 2 dollars less. Tallow Wool and Nuts list various grades and per pound values including nuts such as Cocoanuts 5 to 15 cents, Walnuts 25 cents, Brazils 20 cents, Almonds 25 cents, Pecans 20 cents, Filberts 20 cents, Chestnuts 20 cents, and Peanuts roasted 15 cents and raw 12 to 34 cents.
Shelled nut meats listed with pricing. Almonds Valensit and pecans halves priced per pound at 7c and 75c respectively. Walnut halves and popcorn shelled offered at 75c and 10c per pound.
A brief market notice lists assorted dried fruits with unit sizes and prices including figs in 10 ounce packages at 10 cents, pulled mon bons figs at 25 cents per pound, umbrella layer figs at 25 cents per pound, and Haloch dates in bulk at 15 to 16 cents per pound with some 2 pounds price at 25 cents.
Market notes show wheat trading narrow with steady finish as rain and harvest prospects curb buying. Argentine corn for July shipment supports nearby firmness while oats face lodging risk. hogs up and pork firmer, lard weak. St. Louis horse and mule auction slow with summer dip, but some life in breeding and army horse demand.
The report notes very few inquiries and a quiet market with minimal life. Descriptions include mule offerings and varied quality ratings such as good ordinary and extra good wells built stock, with prices around 150 to 180.
Montgomery June 18 The Alabama supreme court upholds the law prohibiting shipments from outside the state of more than one gallon of liquor monthly to any individual. The decision reinforces the constitutionality of the control on interstate alcohol shipments.
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