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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1915
Page
6
Chicago May 29 After early declines wheat futures firmed in the last half hour and closed unsettled from unchanged to 2 1/2 cents under the previous close. Corn eased from 1/4 to 1/2 cent, oats unchanged to a touch higher, and provisions mixed. Traders awaited final May wheat settlements amid weather and demand uncertainty.
Minneapolis and Duluth posted daily figures with Today and last week totals. Winnipeg shows Today and last week counts across multiple entries, with yearly totals and holiday notes.
Chicago on May 29 reports estimated receipts for Tuesday with Wheat 219, Corn 9, Oats 127, Hogs 38000, Cattle 15000, Sheep 13000. The data reflects dairy and livestock movement in the Chicago market.
Wheat 305 contracts 160 estimated 301 last year holiday. Corn 41 contracts 23 estimated 41 last year holiday. Oats 72 contracts 45 estimated 72 last year holiday.
Wheat receipts today 694000 versus last year holiday period, shipments 508000 last year holiday. Corn receipts today 299000 and shipments 630 last year holiday. Oats receipts today 430000 and shipments 486000 last year holiday.
Totals show Wheat 609000 bushels Corn 44000 bushels and Oats 413000 bushels recorded in the latest market tally. Officials note these figures reflect current supply movements and farm output across regional granaries and markets.
May 29 Minneapolis market reports show wheat prices for No 1 hard at 1.53 in cash terms No 1 northern near 1.46 to 1.50 with arrivals 196 cars Last year holiday figures cited No 3 northern around 1.42 to 1.49 and No 3 wheat about 1.39 to 1.46.
Chicago cash grain market summary shows quotes for wheat corn oats by grade. No. 2 red wheat 1.384, No. 2 yellow corn 0.7614, No. 2 white oats 0.61344 0.524. Other grades listed with varying decimals and standard price 0.5134 0.82.
Wheat quotes listed as none for certain grades while corn prices show No 2 at 76 and No 3 at 75 76 with yellow and white variants ranging from 77 to 54. Additional entries include No 2 yellow at 77 and No 4 yellow at 16 with other white grades noted, plus standard at 53 14 and No 3 white 62 58.
Wheat and corn prices listed for Kansas City market with No 2 hard and No 2 red wheat, No 2 mixed and No 2 white corn, No 2 oats and rye prices, hay unchanged. Prices shown as ranges and exact cents per bushel or ton.
Omaha data shows No. 22 hard wheat at 1.3614 1.37 dollars, No. 2 white corn at 72 1/2 54 1/4, No. 2 yellow at 71 1/4 1/4, No. 2 oats white at 47 3/4 48.
Wheat markets show spot weakness with No 2 red around 1.44 to 1.54. No 2 hard near 1.50. northern Duluth at 1.53 to 1.54 and Manitoba at about 1.50. Buffalo futures ease with July near 1.32 as corn and oats trade barely steady to easy in Chicago area notes. Peoria cash grain lists corn varieties in the 1.60s to 1.70s, oats near 0.58 to 0.64 with mixed lots and white oats in the 0.58 to 0.63 range.
In Liverpool on May 29 wheat prices for No 2 Manitoba 18s ld No 1 Northern Twalath 18s 9d No 2 hard winter 139 and corn mixed American trade in Shillings and pence.
Toledo seed listing shows Clover seed priced at 5.75 cash per unit and Timothy seed priced at 2.9284 with a September value of 82.10. Prime cash terms noted for Clover and Timothy.
Hay receipts totaled seven cars on the west side and thirty two on the east side of the river. Demand was sluggish for ordinary and common grades with prices easing slightly. New alfalfa with good color sells at 12 to 14 dollars per ton. clover mixed 16.5 to 18. timothy 70 to 72. alfalfa 12 to 13.5. straw wheat 5.5 to 6 dollars.
New York produce prices show butter steady with creamery extras, eggs steady with fresh gathered extras and extra firsts, and cheese steady with state whole milk fresh specials. Notable entries list various grades and prices for butter eggs cheese across creameries and hennery products to guide buyers.
New York May 29 poultry market report shows dressed quiet western frozen roasting chickens 174122 fresh fowls iced 14 16 turkeys 1517 alive dull western chickens broilers 290180 fowls 164 17 turkeys 12.
Elgin UL May 29 butter market shows firm price at 25 cents per pound with steady trading conditions and no notable changes in supply or demand observed through the day.
A brief New York coffee holiday note from May reports indicates a ceremonial or market pause linked to coffee trade. No further details available on events, dates, or participants.
New York stock trading opened amid double holidays and rumors of Germany replying to Washington on Lusitania. Early session was listless, turning heavier on talk of a fresh German warning, then firming as care over the note eased. Leading shares recovered, steel activity rose, and total sales reached 136,000. Bank loans expanded, cash rose over 6 million, with reserves up about 3 million.
Closing quotations from the New York Stock Exchange dated May 29 show last sales across many issues. Major items include Am. Beet Sugar 6 1⁄2, Am. Car and Foundry 46, Anaconda Mining 106 1⁄4, Bethlehem Steel 137 1⁄2, California Petroleum 2 1⁄6, Canadian Pacific 155 7⁄8, Central Leather 35 1⁄6, Chino Copper 4 5⁄8, Denver and Rio Grande 254 4, General Electric 115 1⁄2, Lehigh Valley 140 1⁄4, Louisville and Nashville 86 1⁄4, Mexican Petroleum 68, Northern Pacific 104, Reading 149 3⁄4, Southern Pacific 58 1⁄8, Studebaker 67, Union Pacific 126 1⁄4, U S Steel 63 1⁄2, Utah Copper 65 1⁄4, Westinghouse Electric 93.
Mercantile paper and sterling rates listed for 60 days and demand. Cables quotes show francs at 5.4234 and 5.4214, marks demand 83, rubles demand 3914, and bar silver at 4914 with Mexican dollars noted. Faint references to BBL fires and miscellaneous prices appear in the digest.
Livestock receipts at Kansas City total 2 000 with steady bidding. Bulk cattle quoted at 7 6 to 7 65 for heavy and light 7 60 to 7 70. Pigs ranged 6 75 to 7 25. Cattle receipts 200 with prime steers 6 75 to 9 00 and dressed beef 8 00 to 8 65. Cows and heifers 450 to 9 50, calves 6 50 to 9 50. Sheep receipts 200 weak, lambs 8 50 to 11 25, wethers 6 25 to 7 25, ewes 5 50 to 6 50.
Hogs receipts 12,000 steady to higher midday ranges with bulk 7.70 to 8.07. Light 7.50 to 7.82. Mixed 7.50 to 7.82. Heavy 7.20 to 7.75. Pigs 6.00 to 7.40. Cattle receipts 600 steady native beef steers 7.00 to 9.25. Western steers 6.75 to 8.15. Cows and heifers 3.90 to 8.75. Calves 7.00 to 9.75. Sheep receipts 4,000 weak to 7.60 for good ewes and 7.50 to 10.25 for lambs.
Daily market letter for the 60s long commission notes tame May wheat, deferred-month weakness, and hedging in July. Cites weather damage in the southwest, slow cash demand, and a holiday dampening trading. Corn and oats show mixed moves with rains in the belt, visible supplies seen shrinking, and demand improving for cash. Provisions rise on frost cover and export sales, with hogs and lard futures likely firm on better cash demand and trucking delays.
Receipts total about 5 000 hogs with prices 5c lower. pigs and lights 6.25 to 7.90. mixed and butcher hogs 7.75 to 9.90. good heavy hogs around 7.98. Cattle receipts 300 steady with native beef steers 7.50 to 9.25. yearling steers and heifers 8.00 to 9.30. cows 6.60 to 7.50. feeders 6.00 to 8.24. Sheep receipts 400 lower. clipped hogs 5.00 to 6.00. clipped lambs 9.00 to 9.35. spring lambs 10.00 to 14.75.
Indianapolis Ind May 29 hogs 2000 head steady cattle none market activity shows hogs steady with limited demand and no cattle sales recorded in this brief report from the Indianapolis market column.
The day's market activity showed a fall in milling prices by 7 cents from $1.47 to $1.40, with the yesterday quote at $1.40. Hog prices were 5 cents lower, seen as a normal adjustment after recent gains of 25 cents per hundredweight over two days. No other changes were recorded.
Prices for various forage and grain items listed with per unit figures and bale prices. Prairie hay, baled prairie hay, wheat straw, baled oat straw, shredded fodder, loose hay, baled mixed hay, millet and timothy hay, clover seeds, and clover hullings appear with multiple price entries, indicating regional market quotes.
Retail selling prices from Knollenberg Milling Co show high patent flour at 8.10 per unit straight patent 8.10 hard wheat flour 10 cents? bran 27 per ton shipstuff 32 per ton corn meal 2 per 100 pounds wagon hogs choice duality 200 390 pounds average 7.10 7.35 wagon hogs choice quality 150 175 pounds average 7. 1007.25 wagon hogs choice quality 125 150 pounds average 86.85 7.25
Market quotes list choice light hogs at 7.00 and 7.28 per cwt, heavy hogs at 6.50 to 6.75, rough sows and stags at 6.25 to 6.50, fat cattle and calves with steers at 6.00 to 7.00, fat cows 4.00 to 5.00, veal calves 3.00 to 9.00, bulls 1.00 to 3.00, spring lambs 7.50 to 9.00, and sheep 4.00 to 5.00. Poultry, butter and eggs: hens 1 cent, roosters 7 cents, spring chicks 19 cents, eggs 10 to 14 cents, turkeys 9.5 to 34 cents, geese 7 cents, ducks 0 cents, butter packing stock 18 cents, country No 1 23 cents.
Reposted item lists prices for a wide range of fresh produce and related items. Includes artichokes asparagus beans cabbage celery cucumbers cranberries eggplant endive garlic horseradish kale lettuce leeks mushrooms parsley peppers spinach shallots turnips tomatoes potatoes onions and more with per-unit and per-pound pricing.
A fragment lists fruits with prices: strawberries at 50c per quart, imported grapes, Almeria pears, winter Colorado Bartletts at 5c, grapefruits 5c each, Oranges California dozen 15c, Lemons 20c per dozen, apples western stock 5c, fancy barrel stock peck 30c, limes Jamdisa dozen 40c, red bananas 20c and 40c, Cuban pineapples extra fine 15c to 2g.
The notice lists prices for hides including green hides at 11c to 15c per unit, horse hides at 3.00 dollars for large lots, tallow and grease quotes, native wool prices with varying braids, and assorted nuts and cocoanuts priced per pound or each. It reflects a broad market snapshot with multiple commodities and unit prices.
The ad lists almonds Valensit at 75 cents per pound pecans halves 75 cents per pound walnuts halves 75 cents per pound and shelled popcorn 10 cents per pound.
Figs and dates prices listed for 10 oz packages and bulk Ib. items with 10c to 25c ranges. St Louis horse and mule market reports show steady to strong prices for some classes, weak southern demand, few war horses sold, and limited high quality mule availability with prices quoted for various classes.
Receipts 8,600 hogs strong to heavy with live weights around 6.75 to 7.50 bales, bulk 7.45 to 7.24. Cattle receipts steady with steers 6.50 to 9.50, cows and heifers 6.00, calves 6.15 to 7.10. Sheep receipts 100 steady with wethers 7.00 to 8.00 and lambs 9.00 to 10.15.
East St Louis market figures show mixed prices with 300 cattle at steady market, 400 sheep at lower pricing, 3,000 head cattle volume and multiple lots including heavy, rough and light categories. Prices range around 7.60 to 7.90 for various classes, with bulk volume noted at 7.75 to 7.90 per unit.
In St Louis on May 29 the market lists root and herb prices including Golden seal at 410 dollars, lady slipper 16 cents, echinacea varieties, pink, black cat, May apple, wild ginseng prices from 4 to 7 dollars, sassafras bark and spikenard among others, with transplanted ginseng priced at 7.25 dollars and cultivated at 2.00 dollars.
A damaged ad promotes a digestive product claiming universal digestion aid and exceptional purity. It lists Miss Rite Jolyet praising its sauce making benefits and urges readers to buy a 36 bottle supply from a New York grocer at 78 West Broadway. The copy includes dubious guarantees and vague claims about health and digestion.
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