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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
9
Wheat for September jumps to 1154 cents a bushel, up sharply from 24 hours prior as some shorts take big risks. December and May wax modestly, corn and oats rise modestly amid mixed US cash grain quotes in Chicago.
Reported city weather figures show Minneapolis with Today 809 and last week 839. Duluth lists Today 839, last week 632, last year 339. Winnipeg records Today 1 919, last week 1 009, last year 857. Data appears fragmented from a daily tally across cities.
Chicago on September 30 reports estimated receipts for Friday including Wheat 99 and Commercial 296, Oats 104, Hog's 14,000, Cattle 1,500, Sheep 7,000. The figures reflect market activity for the day.
A fragmented market note references wheat with figures 187 and 420 and mentions a contract estimate. The readable text implies price or quantity markers but lacks full context or clear events. Entities include wheat and numbers, with no definite dates or organizations identifiable.
Market bulletin from Kansas City shows wheat prices for Nos 2 and 3 hard and red grades with bid and ask figures. Corn bids listed for Nos 2 to 4 and yellow and white varieties. Oats and white oats quotes included with multiple grade levels.
The St. Louis cash grain report lists wheat at No 2 red 1.04 to 1.13 per bushel and No 4 red 1.03, hard 1.01, with corn quoted for multiple grades from 62 to 69 cents per bushel. Oats show No 3 white at 35-36 cents and No 4 at 33.
Omaha market brief notes No 2 hard wheat at 1.00 to 1.02 per bushel. Corn No 2 white 59.34 to 60. No 2 yellow 62.35 to 62.34. No 2 59.14 to 59.34. Oats No 3 white 32.34 to 32.34.
In Peoria Illinois on Sept 36 prices for corn and oats are listed with different grade numbers and color designations. Corn prices show No 2 white at 64 34 cents and other grades at similar ranges. Oats prices are Unchanged to 1/2 cent higher with No 3 white at 34 1/2 cents and No 4 white at 34 1/2 cents.
Wheat trades firmer in Minneapolis market on September 30 with 809 cars received, up from 579 a year earlier. Cash quotes show No 1 hard at 99 4, No 1 northern at 94 14 98 8 to arrive 94 5 44 97 4, No 2 northern at 90 95 14, and No 3 wheat at 85 92 cents.
Liverpool dispatch notes grain prices with No 1 northern Duluth wheat at 5d and No 2 red at 3s 4d, new American mixed corn quoted at 5s 9d.
Toledo market listings show Clover seed with October price $12.55 and December $12.2714, Alsike prime cash and October $10.25 and March $10.60, Timothy prime cash with October $3.75, March $3.50, and Timothy cash $3.40 in October.
Chicago rye No 22 stands at 39 while barley trades at 51 60 in a subdued session dated September 30. Traders noted limited activity as markets weighed supply and demand dynamics for commodities in the Chicago arena.
Chicago market report shows hog receipts around 18 000 with prices 10 to 15 cents lower, bulk sale 7.15 to 8.10, light and mixed hogs 6.80 to 8.30, heavy hogs 6.60 to 8.10, pigs 3.25 to 7.65. Cattle receipts 5 000 with natives 6.10 to 10.40, western eynded 6.60 to 9.95, cows and heifers 3.00 to 8.35, calves 8.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 22 000, lambs 6.75 to 9.10, ewes 3.50 to 5.85, wethers 5.60 to 6.40.
Kansas City livestock market report shows hogs receipts 6000 with bids weak to steady. cattle 5000 steady. sheep 11000 steady. Hogs bulk 7.50 to 8.15, heavy 7.90. light 7.70 to 8.20, pigs 7.00 to 8.00. Cattle steers 6.50 to 10.10, cows and heifers 4.00 to 9.50, calves 6.00 to 10.00. Lambs 8.25 to 8.80, yearlings 6.00 to 6.75, wethers 5.50 to 6.50, ewes 5.25 to 6.00.
St Louis market report shows hog receipts of 7600 with mixed and butchers at 7.75 to 8.20 and lighter 6.25 to 6.40. cattle receipts 5500 with native beef steers 7.50 to 9.24, yearlings and heifers 2.50 to 9.00, cows 6.00 to 8.00, stockers and feeds around 6A to 8.25. sheep receipts 2306 with lambs 8.00 to 9.06 and ewes 5.00 to 7.75.
Livestock tally from East St. Louis shows hogs at 6,000 head with declines of 5 to 10 cents from yesterday, mixed quality. heavy hogs $7.75–$8.25, light hogs $8.25–$8.45, pigs $6.25–$8.25, bulk around $8.15. Cattle count 5,500 with prospects lower and top at $10.25. Sheep 2,000, market steady.
Omaha market summary Sept 30 shows hogs 6,700 head 7.00 to 7.50 for heavy 7.40 to 7.75 for light 6.50 to 7.75 for pigs bulk 7.10 to 7.50. Cattle 5,700 steady with steers 6.50 to 9.80 cows and heifers 5.50 to 7.00 calves 7.00 to 10.00. Sheep 19,000 slow yearlings 5.75 to 6.50 wether sheep 5.00 to 6.25 lambs 8.40. BRO.
Heavy stock speculation persisted in New York with metal shares leading activity. Copper and related metal stocks posted strong gains while war shares faded. Reports of copper demand and large domestic sales spurred buying, though a sinking ship news item briefly unsettled markets before prices recovered.
Mercury paper lists Sterling 60 day bills at 46850 with demand 472 and cables 47250. Francs demand 57614 cables 57514. Marks demand 843% cables 844. Rubles demand 3414 cables 3414. Silver 4914, Mexican dollars 384. Time loans firmer 60 days 2a 334 90 days 234 3 six months 3. Call money steady high low 2 4s ruling rate 144. Last loan 2 offered at 2.
Chicago reports butter prices rising with creamery 2114 2614 and eggs higher as receipts reach 3898 cases. Ordinary firsts 2134 2234, firsts 2234 23%, poultry unsettled with fowls 14 and springs 13. Potatoes higher with 30 car receipts from Minnesota and Ohio at 40 to 42 cents, Michigan whites 40 45, Wisconsin whites 38 40.
New York market bulletin lists butter steady with creamery extras at 27 to 28 cents, firsts near 25 to 27, seconds around 23 to 25 cents. Eggs firm with fresh gathered extras at about 32 cents, firsts and seconds shown, hennery outputs noted as nearby brown and white varieties. Cheese prices shown as whole milk flats with specials and averages, reflecting state markets.
Kansas City prices for butter creamery at firsts 25 latest 27 packing 19%. Eggs firsts 23 seconds 10. Poultry hens 12 roosters 9 brood ers 15.
Indianapolis Ind Sept 30 8 000 market 15 to 25c lower cattle 1 2005 steady demand prices ease for cattle and calves with stock numbers moderate and wholesale buyers cautious as buyers adjust to market conditions at local yards.
New York poultry markets show dressed and western frozen roast ing chickens steady at 19 21 cents per pound, fresh fowls iced at 18 cents, turkeys 17 to 21 cents. Alive stock remains unsteady with limited bid opportunities.
In New York on September 3 a coffee spot reported quiet activity with references to numbers 7 and 644 and 4 9c. The fragment mentions Santos and a Rio context but lacks clear events or names.
Yesterday in the city market 26 loads were sold. Corn brought 78 per bushel, oats 36 cents per bushel and 85 cents at times. Clover hay sold at 7 dollars a ton while dose hay went for 13.50, 12 and 11 dollars. Baled hay sold at 13.50 13 and 11 dollars and baled straw at 6 dollars. Everything sold.
Local market prices list commodities and bids for wheat flour corn oats hay and fodder with quantities and pricing across several hay types and seeds including New loose hay Alsike seed Clover hay Crab grass Clover hullings and Clover seed. Prices range from $0.50 to $10.00 per unit depending on item.
Retail selling prices reported by the Knollenberg Milling Company show high patent flour at 6.50 per bushel for straight patent flour at 6.30. Hard wheat flour listed at 6.50. Bran priced at 24 per ton. Shipstuff at 32 per ton. Corn meal 2 per 160 pounds.
Market prices for hogs and pigs, fat cattle and cows, veal and lambs, sheep, poultry, butter and eggs. Hogs 7.40 to 7.90, rough sows 6.50, 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 10.00 to 11.00, sheep 4.00 to 5.00. Poultry and eggs include hens, roosters, spring chickens, eggs 20c, turkeys 0.94 to 0.14, geese 0.674, ducks 0. (incomplete). Butter stock 17c, choice country No 1 25c.
Listed prices show carrot bunches five cents for three, beets three for six, cauliflower per piece ten to twenty cents, wax and string beans per quart six to eight cents, new potatoes per bushel forty cents, onions per bushel seventy five cents, tomatoes per pound ten cents, sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty five cents, turnips per peck twenty five cents.
Reported price list shows curd hides graded No 1 and No 2 in various forms with prices from 13c to 16c for hides and calves, large to small horses with $4.00 top, glue and pony values, and wool pelts and shearlings priced from 18c to $1.50, with per pound rates for greases and tallow varying by grade.
New York price snapshot shows spot wheat steady for No 2 red and No 1 hard at 1.22 3/4 dollars and No 1 northern Duluth at 1.03 1/4 with No 1 northern Manitoba at 97 cents futures steady Dec at 1.03 2/3. Corn spot firm No 2 yellow at 76 1/2 cents prompt shipment. Oats spot quiet.
New York sugar market activity noted on Sept 30 with quotations for raw sugar at 375 to 385 and refined, centrifugal and molasses grades listed amid quiet trading conditions.
A guidance line instructing readers to telephone a Lost ad to The Whig at the first moment a missing item such as a watch or parasol is discovered. It emphasizes prompt reporting to publish a notice.
Wheat futures rose 11 1/2 cents per bushel on September delivery as cash demand waned and stock concerns weighed. December wheat hovered with minor gains while farmers and mills adjust to harvest realities and deferred deliveries. Corn futures advanced on tight September delivery and rising export bids, with 600000 bushels traded to date. Oats held firm on export bids and fair shipping demand amid reports of lower quality threshing. Provisions showed wide moves due to speculative buying and packer selling, with a possible livestock shipment embargo weighing on prices.
In St Louis on Sept 30 buyers from the South and abroad showed mixed enthusiasm. War horses drew steady demand with English French and Belgian buyers taking typical consignments. central market focus remained on military mounts. Mule and standard horse prices ranged low with limited demand for large draft stock. quotes for army, eastern, southern, and saddler grades are noted with modest variations.
Ann Arbor Mich Sept 30 Dr James B Angell president emeritus of the University of Michigan is to be honored with a million dollar building on campus to crown sixty years of public service in education diplomacy and journalism The campaign to fund the Michigan Union Club House has drawn suggestions from across the nation and beyond urging the dedication of the new facility to Dr Angell now in his eighty seventh year He retired from active administration in 1908 alongside peers Charles W Eliot and Cyrus Northrop A memorial wing will also honor his wife Sarah Canwell Ane
St Louis reports hay demand steady with best timothy, No 1 and No 2 grades firm. Ordinary and common hay quiet at wide ranges. clover-mixed scarce, light mixed hay dull. Alfalfa scarce but in demand and firm, prices for No 3 to No 1 ranges noted. Straw scarce. dry wheat quoted at 6 to 7 per ton, sale car of choice bright wheat at 7 delivered.
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