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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1915
Page
2
Chicago June 26. Wheat futures eased as prospects for larger early harvest receipts weighed on prices though closing steady. Corn and oats fell as field conditions and Argentine competition pressured grain markets. Hog prices and provisions also declined with packers selling.
Chicago June 26 estimates show Monday receipts of 39,000 hogs and 18,000 cattle with 15,000 sheep. Grain receipts list wheat and corn figures though readings are incomplete and garbled.
Minneapolis reports 104 cars today and 207 last week, 46 last year while Duluth shows 4 today and 9 last week and 88 last year and Winnipeg records 46 today 35 last week and 264 last year for a regional car market snapshot
The report shows commodity values for wheat corn and oats with today contracts estimated and last year figures. Wheat 9 contract estimate 9 last year 30. Corn 115 contract estimated 787 115 last year 138. Oats 89 contract 32 estimated 89 last year 145.
Wheat today stands at 250000 with last year at 400000. Corn today 515000 versus last year 495. Oats today 402000, down from last year 575000.
Wheat 443000 bushels, up from 420000 last year. Corn 296000, down from 754000. Oats 392000, lower than 624000 previously.
Total clearance figures show Wheat 375000, Corn 176000, Oats 497000 with surrounding market notes. The data lists grain quantities for shipment, reflecting overall supply for the period.
Butter steady at creamery 2327. Eggs lower with receipts 19,800 at market. Ordinary firsts 16 16, firsts 161, 1754. Poultry alive higher with fowls and springs noted. Report reflects Chicago market activity and price brackets.
Chicago on June 26 reports No 2 hard wheat at 1.21 per bushel and No 2 yellow corn trading within 70s to 75s. Prices extend across yellow white and mixed grain categories with range details across several grades.
Wheat No 2 prices in St Louis market report dated June 26 show prices and brief grain activity as part of a daily financial listing from the posting bureau. Multiple commodity lines are expected in the same column with minor fluctuations and trading notes.
An OCR fragment lists red and yellow corn, white oats, and various No. 2 and No. 3 grain grades with prices like 1.15 and 1.10, plus identifiers such as No. 2 white 7612 and standard 484. The text shows market snippet style with numbers and grade designations.
Kansas City Mo June 26 Wheat prices ranged from No 2 hard at 1.22 to No 4 hard around 1.16 to 1.18 for various grades. Corn values for No 2 through No 3 and yellow and white classifications hovered in the 0.72 to 0.76 per bushel range. Oats showed No 2 around 0.48 to 0.44 and No 3 about 0.42 to 0.46, with white varieties near 0.47 to 0.45.
A terse Peoria market blurb lists prices for yellow corn and oats with grades and values, noting unchanged oats and various futures figures such as No 2 yellow at 733c and No 3 white at 4634c, reflecting a quiet day for grain trading.
Wheat prices drift lower as spot No 2 red trades at 1.2614 and No 2 hard at 1.2914, with exports cited for No 1 northern Duluth at 1.3314 and Manitoba at 1.34 f. Buffalo futures ease to 1.11 for July. Corn and oats show weak spot activity with No 2 yellow corn at 0.8514 and oats steady.
Minneapolis market report shows wheat receipts of 104 cars versus 46 average. Cash wheat prices listed as No 1 hard 1.35 dollars, No 1 northern about 1.223 to 1.344, No 2 northern 1.19 to 1.314, and No 3 wheat around 1.0 to 1.2744.
Wheat prices from Liverpool dated June 26 show No. 1 northern at 11s 1d in Duluth and No. 2 hard winter at 11s 1d, reflecting current market rates for these futures. The report lists regional values and futures context for grain buyers.
Chicago reports mixed hog receipts around 12 060 with varied prices. Hogs ranged from 6 25 to 7 75 with entries for heavy and light classes. Cattle receipts about 200 show native beef steers 6 75 to 9 60 and western steers 7 10 to 8 30, cows and heifers 3 25 to 9 30, calves 7 00 to 10 10. Sheep receipts near 6 000 list sheep 3 75 to 6 80, lambs 7 00 to 9 40, springs 7 25 to 10 60.
St Louis market receipts show 8000 hogs with steady to higher prices. Pigs and lights 6.50 to 7.95, mixed 7.80 to 8.00, heavies 7.85 to 7.95. Cattle receipts 200 with steady trend. steers 7.50 to 9.50, cows and heifers 6.00 to 9.40, calves 6.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 300 and steady. muttons 5.00 to 5.25, spring lambs 9.7? to 10.25.
June 26 market notes show hogs at steady to heavy with strong bids for light pigs and bulk around 7.35 to 7.50. Cattle receipts about 100, steady to higher with steers 7.50 to 9.35, cows and heifers 6.60 to 7.75, calves 8.00 to 10.00. Sheep and yearlings receipts 100, steady with mutton and lambs trading 5.25 to 6.25 and 8.50 to 9.90 respectively.
Kansas City market notes show hog receipts at 1,800 with hogs midrange to $7.65 per unit, cattle receipts 900 with steers $7.50 to $9.50, cows and heifers $4.50 to $9.25, calves $6.50 to $10.50. Sheep interest steady with lambs $7.50 to $9.80, yearlings $6.50 to $8.00, wethers $5.00 to $6.00.
East St. Louis June 26 hogs 3,000 on sale with prices from 7.60 to 8.00 for mixeds and heavies around 7.85 to 7.95, pigs 6.50 to 7.52, bulk about 7.80 to 7.95. Cattle 175 steady top 9.40. Sheep 300 steady.
ST. LOUIS June 26 Poultry prices include chicks 12 springs 19 21 turkeys 13 14 14 ducks 9 14 geese 7 Butter creamery 27 Eggs 15.
June 26 market notes list butter extras at high 93 score with creamery marks and various grades. Eggs show unsettled fresh gathered output with extra firsts and seconds noted. cheese prices posted for firm state whole milk flats and twins in whites and colored specials.
New York June 26 Poultry prices listed for dressed and fresh fowls and turkeys. Dressed dull and weak western frozen toasting chickens 18 22, fresh fowls iced 13 14 16 14, fresh turkeys iced 13 17. Alive firm western broilers 28, fowls 18, turkeys 11 12.
Strength in investment shares contrasted with weakness in secondary railway issues and United States Rubber. Reading led gains with about 50,000 shares traded and a peak rise of 3 points. United States Steel Amalgamated Copper and American Smelting rose modestly. Rubber fell after a setback amid dividend-cut rumors. Total 203,000 shares.
A fragmented list shows U S government bond denominations including 2s 3s and 4s with varying coupon figures. Mentions Panama 3s and related coupon values, indicating a mixed page of bond listings and prices.
The New York Stock Exchange closing quotations list vivid prices for Amalgamated Copper American Sugar American Car and Foundry American Cotton Oil American Smelting and Refining American Sugar Refining American Tel and Tel Anaconda Mining Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Transit California Petroleum Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chesapeake and Ohio Chino Copper Chicago and North Western Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Denver and Rio Grande Erie General Electric Goodrich Great Northern Illinois Central Interborough-Met Inter Harvester Lehigh Valley Louisville and Nashville Mexican Petroleum Missouri Kansas Texas Missouri Pacific National Lead New York Central Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Ray Consolidated Reading Republic Iron and Steel Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Texas Company Tennessee Copper United States Rubber United States Steel Western Union Westinghouse Electric and more.
New York coffee market notes a quiet spot trade with residual listings for Rio and Santos futures. Prices for No.7 and No.4 varieties appear stable as traders await guidance from upcoming market indicators.
Mercantile paper 34.3 percent, sterling 4.73 60 for day bills, demand 4.77 25. cables 4.78 20. francs demand 5.52, stable 5.5114, marks demand 81.34, cables 81.74, liens 5.97 14, rubles demand 38.34, cables 38.74. Bar silver 45.54, Mexican dollars 37.74.
The first load of new clover hay sold yesterday on the city market lot for 8.00. Farmers expect ample clover in a few days. A corn load sold at 82 cents per bushel, the first offered here in days. Hogs were priced lower as pork demand remained slack for two to three days. No other notable changes occurred.
A historical price list shows various farm products with unit prices. Wheat at 1.10, flour 7.20, corn 0.80, oats 0.48 to 0.50, prairie hay 6.50 to 8.00, baled prairie hay 8.50 to 10.00, wheat straw 6.00, oat straw 6.50 to 7.50, shredded fodder 8.00, loose hay 16.00 to 17.00, timothy hay baled 17.00 to 18.00, mill hay baled 15.00 to 17.00, timothy seed 3.50 to 4.00, red clover seed 11.00, alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00, new clover hay baled 15.00, timothy hay baled 18.00 to 20.00, baled threshed hay 6.00 to 8.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 5.50 to 6.00, clover seed 87.00 to 88.00.
The Knollenberg Milling company reports selling prices for flour types and mill byproducts. High patent flour sells at 7.90, straight patent 7.80, hard wheat 7.20. Bran 27 per ton, shipstuff 32 per ton. Corn meal 82 per 100 pounds. Wagon hogs high quality prices range with averages from 6.70 to 7.30 depending on weight classes.
Prices for livestock vary by grade with hogs light to heavy, rough sows and stags, fat cattle, veal calves, bulls, spring lambs and sheep listed. Notable ranges include light hogs 6.85 to 7.10, heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60, fat steers 6.00 to 7.00, and veal calves 8.00 to 9.00.
Poultry and eggs prices show hens twelve cents, roosters seven, spring chicks nineteen forty. Turkeys old gobblers nine forty, young gobblers nine, turkey hens ninety one cents. Geese seven cents, ducks ninety one and a quarter cents per pound. Butter packing stock nineteen cents, choice country No. 1 twenty five cents.
Reported by Wm Malambri listing price per unit for numerous vegetables and fruits. Items include artichokes 75c each, asparagus 15c per bunch, green beans 25c per quart, beets 10c per bunch, cabbage 5c per pound, celery heads 20c, cucumbers 10c to 25c each, cranberries 1c per quart, mushrooms 65c per pound, tomatoes hot house 50c per pound, oranges California 40c per dozen, strawberries Florida 50c per quart, and other produce with varying prices.
In Jamaica limes priced at a dozen for 40 cents. Red bananas sold by the dozen at 20 and 30 cents. Pineapples from Cuba offered as Cuban extra 11.2, each costing 15 cents to 2 for 2 cents. Prices reflect local fruit market listings.
Bolles and Rogers report itemized local market quotes for hides including No 1 cured hides at 12 cents and No 2 at 12 cents, No 1 green hides 11 cents, horse hides up to 3.50, calf skins 15 cents, tallow and grease prices, native wools with quality tiers, and assorted nuts with per pound prices for cocoanuts walnuts brazils almonds filberts pecans chestnuts and peanuts.
Shelled nut meats offered in various forms with per pound prices. Almonds and walnuts priced at 75 cents per pound, pecans and halves, pint? not clear. popcorn shelled sold at 10 cents per pound.
A fragmented OCR listing shows fig products including a 10 oz package at 10 cents, pulled figs at 25 cents, imported umbrellas and layers, and dates with terms like dromedary Haloch bulk with prices ranging about 10 to 25 cents per pound.
Trading in wheat and corn remains unsettled with bearish tones from traders and expectations of liberal hedging sales. Harvest is expected across the winter wheat belt next week while cash wheat premiums rise. oats and rye face varied demand amid good weather. Provisions slip as hog liquidation pressures pork markets. local cash trade quiet amid cautious sentiment.
New York reports on June 26 sugar markets with notes on raw and refined sugar trading and a festive holiday impact shaping prices and market activity.
In Fleringen on June 26 a Dutch government export ban on horses fails to stop horse trading with Germany. Frontier guards seize dozens as they are fed or driven across the border, but many more evade capture. German authorities bid high prices and Dutch breeders press on despite risk of gunfire.
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