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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
9
Hogs advanced twenty cents per hundredweight at local markets yesterday. Traders expected a rise, but bad roads and threatening weather kept farmers from town, resulting in a quiet sales day on the market lot.
Chicago May trading saw an eight cent May option break with July and September gains as export weakness limited May gains. Corn and oats rose modestly while May wheat touched 1.421 4, near a war high, yet closed steady. Winnipeg, Minneapolis, and Duluth price comparisons noted for today.
The report lists prices for Wheat at 38, Corn 76, Oats 82. It records hogs at 18,000 head, cattle 1,000, and sheep 4,000, reflecting a midweek market summary from regional ag reports.
Wheat prices at 71 with 287 estimated and 211 last year. corn at 43 with 31 estimated and 261 last year. oats at 82 with 48 estimated and 166 last year. Farm figures also show grain quantities: wheat 646,000 versus 252,000 last year. corn 380,000 versus 61,000. oats 689,000 versus 72,000.
Wheat 693000, corn 203000, oats 883000 are listed as total clearances. The figures indicate large stock movements across grain categories. No further context provided on markets or time frame.
Wheat, corn, and oats figures are given with today’s receipts at 836000 for wheat, 862000 for corn, and 640000 for oats. Receipts total 750000 today, compared with 381000 last year, while last year’s totals were 371000.
Wheat No 2 hard priced at 1.4414 dollars. Corn No 2 yellow 76 1/4 cents and No 3 yellow 76 3/4 cents. No 2 white 77 cents and No 2 mixed 76 1/4 cents. Oats No 3 white 52 4/7 to 52 5/4 cents, standard 53 4/4 cents.
In Louis, Missouri on May 27 the market quotes for wheat and corn include No 2 hard at 1433 145, No 2 yellow at 7614 77e7, No 3 yellow at 76 Gi%e, No 1 yellow 75146, No 2 white 7714c, No 8 white 7612c, No 4 white 754, No 3 white 2u50158c, No 4 white 51M%e, standard 5314 Gee with various other condition codes and figures noted.
Kansas City market notes show wheat and corn price quotes with multiple grades and bid offers. Fuzzy OCR yields scattered figures for No 2 hard wheat No 3 hard and red varieties, plus No 2 yellow and white corn listings, and various dates and reference codes.
May wheat prices show irregular trading with No 1 soft red winter at 1.50 and No 2 hard red winter at 1.61 12. Northern Duluth at 1.57 and Manitoba at 1.56. Buffalo futures also erratic. Corn spot firm at No 2 yellow prompt shipment, oats steady.
May 27 Peoria market notes list grain grades and prices for corn and oats. Referenced items include No 1 white 753 tc, No 1 yellow, No 2 yellow, No 3 yellow, and No 3 mixed with various te values.
Wheat markets show higher early receipts with 263 cars in Minneapolis on May 27. Cash wheat offerings range from No 1 northern at 150 to 154 per bushel with slight gains from year ago. Traders note improving demand as futures and nearby supplies adjust to arrivals and grading.
Hay and straw receipts totaled about ten cars on the east side and seventeen on the west as heavy rain kept buyers away. Market steady for timothy and clover mixed with light arrivals. prairie dull. Alfalfa offered in good color but immature. prices: alfalfa 13.00 to 14.00, clover mixed 16.50 to 18.50, timothy 17.00 to 20.00, alfalfa 13.00 to 14.00.
Market listing shows varied creamery items with scores and prices. Entries include steady creamery extras and firsts in milk and cheese, with regional references and multiple price points across different grades and storage terms.
In New York on May 27 domestic and foreign affairs dominated a dull market. After four hours of drift prices moved within a narrow range and closed with slight improvement. Weakness in Rock Island and Missouri Pacific dragged down related bonds and notes, while copper shares led gains on renewed domestic demand. United States Steel rose on hopeful industry prospects as Union Pacific and Southern Pacific faded from earlier strength amid poor earnings.
A fragmentary OCR list shows various U S government bond notes with denominations and coupon details such as U S refi 2s registered 0, Secret 2s coupons, U S 38 registered 2055.00.00, U S 8s coupon 22d, U S 4s registered 2.0.5, 2109 Ul S ds coupon 2.20 and Panama 3s coupon.
Closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange list last sale figures for Amalgamated, American Beet Sugar, American Can, American Car and Foundry, American Cotton Oil, American Smelting and Refining, American Sugar Refining, American Tel and Tel, Anaconda, Baltimore and Ohio, Bethlehem Steel, California Petroleum, Canadian Pacific, Central Leather, Chesapeake and Ohio, Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, Denver and Rio Grande, United States Steel, Utah Copper, Western Union, Westinghouse Electric, General Electric, Goodrich, Great Northern, Illinois Central, Interborough-Metropolitan, Inter Harvester, Lehigh Valley, Louisville and Nashville, Maxwell Motor, Mexican Petroleum, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Missouri Pacific, National Lead, New York Central, Norfolk and Western, Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Reading, Republic Iron and Steel, Southern Pacific, Southern Railway, Studebaker, Tennessee Copper, Union Pacific, United States Rubber.
New York Money Rate summary from May 27 shows Mercantile Paper at three and one quarter for sterling exchange and bar silver at 49 5 8 Mexican dollars 88. Time loans listed as easy at 7 L2013 12, with call money steady and high.
Chicago May 27 butter at creamery and receipts noted. Eggs steadiness described with standard firsts and numbers. Poultry prices and supplies show steady demand for fowls with typical market activity.
Kansas City produce markets in Missouri and nearby areas show no changes in butter eggs and poultry prices as of May 27. Trade notes stable levels amid steady demand across commodities.
Wheat futures slumped for May while cash wheat demand improved locally amid wet delivery prospects. Corn rose on poor crop news from Argentina, with light domestic receipts and expectations of unsettled May delivery. Oats saw modest gains as late trading offset local selling, aided by heavy clearances to foreign buyers. Provisions rose on packer buying, short lard, and strong meat export demand, with hog prices advancing on bull interest.
Chicago livestock market report shows May 27 receipts of 20,000 hogs and 4,000 cattle. Hog prices range from 6.00 to 7.80 with strongest bids near 7.50 to 7.80 for light to mixed lots. Cattle receipts weak with steer bids around 7.00 to 9.35, cows and heifers 3.35 to 8.95, calves 7.00 to 9.75. Sheep receipts about 0.000, lambs 7.50 to 10.40.
A dense list of farm prices for wheat flour corn oats prairie hay and various hay forms plus seeds and clover products. Notable items include wheat at 1.47 per unit flour at 8.10, corn 77 8l, oats 58 60c, prairie hay 12.00, baled prairie hay 8.00 10.00, straw 5.50 6.00, shredded fodder 8.00, loose hay 17.30 18.00, baled mixed hay 18.00 20.60, timothy seed 3.50 4.00, red clover seed 11.00, alsike seed 9.00 10.00, clover hay 15.00, baled timothy 18.00 20.00, baled threshed hay 6.00 8.00, crabgrass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 5.50 6.00, clover seed 7 8.
Retail selling prices for flour and mill products from Knollenberg Milling Co list patent flour high at 8.10 per unit, straight patent 8.10, hard wheat 8.10, bran 27 per ton, shipstuff 32 per ton, corn meal 2 per 100 pounds. Wagon hogs vary by weight: 200–300 pounds at 7.10, 150–175 pounds at 7.10, and 125–150 pounds at 6.85 to 7.25.
Hog prices range from 6 50 to 7 25 for choice hogs with heavy hogs at 6 75. Rough sows and stags offer 6 50. Fat cattle list steers 6 00 to 7 00 and heifers 6 00 to 7 00. Veal calves 8 00 to 9 00. Bulls 1 00 to 5 00. Spring lambs 7 50 to 9 00. Sheep 4 00 to 5 00.
The fragment lists egg and poultry prices including roosters 7c, turkeys 9c for gobblers and 9c hens, spring chicks 13c, geese 7c, ducks 10c per pound, and butter 18c per pound for packing stock No. 1 at 25c.
Reported by Wm Malambri detailing a long list of fresh produce with assorted prices. Items include artichokes asparagus green beans beets carrots cabbage celery cucumbers cranberries eggplant endive garlic kale lettuce leeks mushrooms peppers radishes spinach shallots turnips tomatoes celery potatoes onions and more, with per item prices varying by size weight or variety.
In St Louis on May 27, hog receipts reached 8 700, up 106, with pigs and lights at 6.4077.90 and good heavy meats at 7.75. Cattle receipts totaled 1 600, steady, 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 6.25. Sheep receipts 3 300, steady to lower, clipped muttons 6.25 to 6.55, clipped lambs 9.00 to 10.25, spring lambs 10.00 to 12.25.
Hogs receipts 9 000 higher with price range from 7 55 to 7 60 for various classes and pigs at about 7 25. Cattle receipts 2 600 steady with prime fed steers 8 80 to 9 35, dressed beef steers 8 75, cows and heifers 7 50 to 9 35, calves 6 50 to 16 00. Sheep receipts 7 000 steady lambs 9 50 to 12 00, yearlings 7 40 to 9 50, wethers 6 50 to 7 50, ewes 6 25 to 9 25.
Omaha markets show hogs higher with heavy weights around 7.35 to 7.45 and lights near 7.35 to 7.55. Cattle steady with steers 7.50 to 9.00, cows and heifers 6.00 to 6.50, calves 8.25 to 10.79. East St Louis results: hogs 5,000 head up 5 to 10 cents. cattle steady top 9.25. sheep 2,100 head lower.
Hogs sold at higher prices with top at 7.90 per cwt and 7,500 head. Cattle trade was steady to strong with bids around 97.50. Market coverage notes indicate a robust day for hogs and steady to firm cattle trends.
Raw sugar prices in New York on May 27 show dents in centrifugal futures at 4.89 per cent, while molasses markets indicate steadiness in demand. This brief note records price movements and market tone for the period.
Strawberries from Florida priced at 60 cents per quart. Imported grapes at per pound. Winter Colorado Bartlett pears at 5 cents each. California oranges 15 to 60 cents per dozen. Imported California lemons 20 to 25 cents per dozen. Western stock apples 5 cents each and 75 cents per peck for barrel stock. Jamaica Limes 40 cents per dozen. Red bananas 20 to 30 cents per dozen. Cuban pineapples extra fine 25 cents each.
A historical market summary lists cured hides and horse hides with varying grades and prices for No 2 and No 1 categories, along with tallow, waxes, and assorted nut prices. Wool prices show clear and native grades with braids and heavy burrs noted. Nuts include cocoanuts, English walnuts, Brazils, almonds, filberts, pecans, chestnuts, and peanuts with per pound ranges.
Almonds Valensit pound 75c Pecans halves pound 75c Walnut halves pound 7ic Popcorn shelled pound 10c.
A dated ad lists imported figs in 10 oz packages at 10 cents and pulled mon bons at 29 cents per pound. Umbrella layer figs at 2 cents per pound. Also shows bulk Haloch dates at 10 cents per pound and Haloch bulk dates at 16 cents per pound. Two tablespoons priced at 25 cents.
Buyers from the Eastern states led by aggressive traders purchased high quality horses and drafters with fair prices. Southern offerings were slower with ample supply, while French and English buyers bought large quantities. Mules of all types were active and in demand, big mules and miners selling best as overall market improved.
May 27 Toledo listing shows Cloiver seed Prime cash at 7.90 with October 38.40. AMsike Prime cash 7.85 Timothy Prime cash 2874 September 3.12 7.
Liverpool May 27 wheat prices for No 2 Manitoba and No 1 northern Duluth, No 2 hard winter, and A3s. Corn prices show American mixed at Ss ad.
Coeds from Augustana near Rock Island are improving after an accident at a rehearsal for the oratorio Golgatha when eight tiers of seats collapsed. Miss Edith Kling of Mediapolis remains incapacitated, missing the baccalaureate sermon, though hopes to attend other class events. Miss Ethel Larson recovered from bruises and is not confined to her room.
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