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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1915

Page

4

Wheat Prices Rally As French Crop Fears Rise In Chicago

Markets close strong with December wheat at 98 3/4 cents and May at 98 1/2. Reports cite potential France imports up to 150 million bushels, plus weather boosts and high Atlantic freight rates restraining bulls. Corn and oats trade mixed as hog futures lift provisions and cash grain quotes show No 2 red wheat around 1.04 and corn around 63 cents.

Chicago France China Atlantic Canada

Estimated Receipts for Monday in Chicago Market

Estim ated receipts for Monday show Wheat at 60, Corn 412, Oats 182. Hogs 28,000, Cattle AT 000, Sheep 18,000. The figures reflect the day’s forecast from Chicago trading desks.

Chicago

Northwest Car Lot Activity Report Across Cities

Minneapolis totals show 826 today, 386 last week, 647 last year. Duluth reports 659 today, 820 last week, 497 last year. Winnipeg records 1,718 today, 1,351 last week, 966 last year.

Northwest Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Total grain clearance report highlights price slate

The report shows Wheat at 565000 units cleared while Corn remains at none and Oats totaling 178000 units. No other commodities listed.

Chicago Car Lot Weather and Grain Figures

Grain price snapshot from Chicago markets shows Wheat at 108 for today and 195 last year, Corn at 336 today with 283 estimated and 129 last year, Oats at 180 today with 1 estimated and 268 last year. Weather and car lot notes not provided in readable form.

Chicago Car Lots

Agricultural Production Figures From The Period Report

Wheat production this period reached 2 765 000 with last year at 2 337 000 Corn output logged 819 000 versus 426 000 previously Oatis figures show 1 016 000 this period and 1 094 000 last year

Grain shipments report contrasts today with last year

Wheat shipments today total 1,661,000 tons versus 3,209,000 last year. Corn shipments are 397,000 this period, up from 173,000 previously. Oats shipments reach 725,000 today, down from 1,142,000 a year ago.

Butter prices rise in early October market report Chicago

Market notes from Chicago dated October 2 indicate higher butter prices with unsettled receipts. Reports show 4,490 cases at Jmark with car included and mixed firsts and ordinary grades. Poultry and potatoes appear uncertain. several regional quotes from Minnesota Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin reference higher or mixed prices.

Chicago Epes Hiner Jmark Minnesota

York Coffee Incident Report

In York on October 2 a report mentions Coffeede Rio No 4 645 Santos. Details are sparse but indicate a coffee related matter involving York parties and a numbered designation. No clear outcome or additional context available.

York Bev Coffee— de

Kansas City Cash Grain Prices Report

Wheat prices across grades range from No 2 hard at 1.06 to No 4 hard at 0.97. Red and yellow corn grades show No 2 at 0.575, No 3 at 0.50, No 4 at 0.49, with yellow and white varieties listed. Oats follow with No 2 at 0.341 and No 3 at 0.33, plus white oats in similar ranges.

Market quotes from St. Louis cash grain list

St Louis cash grain prices for October 2 show Wheat No 3 red at 1.18 and 1.01 for SLIS red, No 2 hard at 108. Corn prices feature No 2 at 614, No 3 at 61, No 2 yellow at 6214, No 2 white at 6144, No 3 white at 6034 61. Oats No 3 at 35 3534 and No 4 at 33.

ST. Louis

Omaha Cash Grain Price Report Oct 2

Wheat No 2 hard 1.00 to 1.02. Corn No 2 white 51.14 to 53.36. No 2 yellow 59 1/4 to 60 3/4. No 2 55 1/2 65 5/8. Oats No 3 white 32 32 3/4. Prices from Omaha market report dated October 2.

Omaha

Wheat and corn prices in Duluth and Western markets

Liverpool market notes report No 1 northern Duluth wheat at 1s 514d and No 2 red western winter at 16s 4d. No 2 hard winter at 11s 414d. American mixed new corn priced at 8s Andd.

Liverpool Duluth

Hay market in St Louis weak for common grades

St Louis reports hay and straw markets short of good No 2 and No 1 grades. Descriptions and prices listed show strong but buoyant demand for quality forage while ordinary hay remains ample and price weak. Timely prices include Clover mixed No 2 11.00 12.00. No 1 15 18. Timothy No 2 10.50 14.00. Alfalfa No 1 17. Straw limited but steady. Oats at 6.25 per car and wheat at 6.50 per car with re sale at 6.

ST. Louis Timothy

Minneapolis Wheat Prices Rise on Higher Receipts

Minneapolis October 2 Wheat prices advance as receipts reach 826 cars, up from 647 a year ago. Cash bids show No 1 hard at 99.34, No 1 northern at 94 98 4, to arrive at 94 97 4, No 2 northern at 89 4 95, and No 3 wheat at 85 14 92 14.

Minneapolis

Corn and oats prices in Peoria market report

Peoria grain prices show corn down 2 1/4 to 62 cents for No 2 white and 62 1/4 for No 2 yellow, No 3 yellow 62, No 6 yellow 61 1/4, No 3 mixed 62, sample 58. Oats steady with No 3 white 33 1/4, No 4 white 30 1/2, sample 28.

Peoria

New York Cash Grain Prices Report

New York market notes show spot wheat firm with No 2 red and No 2 hard around 1.1634 cents per bushel, No 1 northern Duluth at 1.035 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 0.964 per bushel. Futures steady with December around 1.03. Corn spot softer with No 2 yellow about 0.875, oats spot quiet.

New York Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

New York Produce Price Report October 2

New York market roundup shows butter creamery extras at 92, firsts 25 14 27 14, seconds 25c. Eggs firm with extras 33 34, extra firsts 1.32, nearby whites 46 48, browns 35 36c. Cheese state whole milk fresh flats 15, colored 15 14, white and colored average 14 34.

New York Hennery

Elgin Butter Prices Rise in Newfoundland Market

In Elgin Newfoundland and Labrador on October 2 butter values in the local market climbed with 200 cases at 27 cents and 58 percent indicated at 27 percent.

Elgin

One of the Most Active Weeks on Wall Street

New York October 2 Today's stock exchange session capped one of the most active weeks in the history of the institution. Early signs suggested a pause in specialties but heavy trading returned, with about 750000 shares changing hands in the second hour. Westinghouse led with roughly 25 percent of activity, United States Steel and American Car and Foundry about 15 percent each. Railroads again drew little interest, though some heaviness appeared intermittently. Foreign loan news dominated the day, hinting at expanded and broader distribution at jobbing centers.

New York Stock Exchange Westinghouse United States Steel and American* Car and Foundry

New York Money Rates Reported for Oct 2

Mercantile paper stands at 3 3 4 percent. Sterling at 60 day bills 468, demand 471 50. Cables 472 35. France demand 575, cables 574. Marks 841/2 demand, 841/2 cables. Rubles demand 620. Mexican dollars at 381/4. Silver bar at 495. Exchange rates shown for various currencies and cables.

New York Mercantile Paper France

Chicago Live Stock Market Report October 2

Chicago hogs receipts 6000 strong up to 10 cents higher with bulk 7.20 to 8.05 light 7.35 to 8.10 mixed 6.80 to 8.25 heavy 6.70 to 8.10 rough 6.70 to 6.95 pigs 3.25 to 7.65 cattle receipts 500 weak native beef 6.00 to 10.25 Western steers 6.50 to 8.65 cows and heifers 3.00 to 8.25 calves 7.75 to 11.50 sheep receipts 3000 slow wethers 5.75 to 6.55 ewes 3.60 to 5.90 lambs 7.00 to 9.25.

Chicago

Hogs and cattle receipts drop in St Louis market

St Louis reports Oct 2 auction totals with hog receipts about 1,900, 10 to 15 cents lower, prices for pigs s and lights from 6.00 to 8.10, mixed and butchers 7.65 to 8.10, good heavies 7.75 to 8.00. Cattle receipts 1,500 steady with native beef steers 7.50 to 10.25, yearling stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.25, cows 6.00 to 8.00, calves 6.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 350 steady with lambs 8.00 to 9.00, sheep and ewes 5.00 to 7.75.

St.louis

Kansas City Live Stock Market Report October 2

Kansas City dispatch reports hogs receipts around 1000 with market steady. Prices listed: heavy hogs 7.14 to 7.40, light 7.40 to 8.05, sows 7.50 to 8.05, pigs about 7.00. Cattle: about 200 ahead, steers 6.50 to 10.10, cows and heifers 4.00 to 9.50, calves 6.00 to 10.00. Sheep about 200, lambs 8.25 to 8.75, yearlings 6.00 to 6.75, ewes 5.25 to 6.90.

Kansas City Kansas City

Omaha Market Report Hogs and Cattle Prices Oct 2

Omaha traders report hogs at 7.00 to 8.40 for various weights and types with 2,700 head traded. Cattle with 200 head at 5.50 to 7.75 for cows and heifers and calves from 7.00 to 10.00. Sheep see 800 head steady with yearlings 5.75 to 6.75, wethers 5.00 to 6.00, lambs 8.40 to 8.75.

East St Louis Livestock Market Report

East St Louis data shows hog receipts 1,900 with prices 10 to 15 cents lower than yesterday. Hogs ranged 6.00 to 8.10 with categories mixed and bulk at 7.75 to 8.61. Cattle about 600 offered steady to top at 10.25, sheep 350 steady.

East ST. Louis

Sugar Market Quiet in New York Trades

New York sugar market shows quiet activity with raw sugar futures steady around 298 and 312. Molasses and refined contracts also report subdued movement, with centrifugal readings at 375 and 380 as dealers await clearer price signals.

New York

Market Day Report Reflects Strong Saturday Sales

The local market closed exceptionally well with hay leading the day. Corn sold at 78 cents a bushel, oats at 35 cents, loose hay at 14 dollars per ton, 12 dollars, and 11 dollars per ton, baled hay at 42 dollars a ton, baled straw at 6 dollars and 5.25 dollars per ton. In total there were 5 loads. despite ample supply, everything found buyers.

Bulgaria

Local Markets Report on Wheat Flour and Farm Goods

Local markets list prices for wheat flour and mill products with buttered margins. Prices shown include No. 2 wheat at $1, flour at $7.00, corn 76 to 80 cents, oats 37 to 40 cents, prairie and clover hay varieties, straw, fodder, and seed costs. Knollenberg Milling reports high patent flour at $6.30, straight patent $6.10, hard wheat flour $6.30, bran $24 per ton, shipstuff $32 per ton, and corn meal $2 per 100 lbs.

Knollenberg Milling Company

Live hog prices and beef cattle quotes

Price list shows Choite light hogs at 40.790, rough sows and stags at 6.86 to 7.00, 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, and sheep 4.00 to 5.00.

Poultry and Eggs Prices Listed in Local Market

Local market listing shows hens and roosters at 7c, spring chickens at 1234¢, eggs at 20c, turkeys and geese priced by age and type, ducks, butter at 17c for packing stock and 25c for No 1 country product.

Market Prices From Local Vendor Report

Reported by Wm. Matambri listing fresh produce prices including carrots three bunches at 1 cent each, beets three bunches at 5 cents, cauliflower various prices, wax and string beans per quart 5 cents, new potatoes per bushel 40 cents, onions per bushel 76 cents, tomatoes per pound 10 cents, sweet corn per dozen 20 to 25 cents, turnips per peck 25 cents.

Wm. Matambri

Hides and Wool Prices Listed by Bolles and Rogers

Prices for hides and wool range from No 1 and No 2 cured and green hides at 12 to 15 cents per pound to horse sales from 3.00 to 4.00 dollars for various sizes. Calf and kip hides are quoted at 14 to 16 cents and 14 cents respectively. Tallow, grease, and wool products show small varied cents per pound, with wool and pelts priced from 0.25 to 1.50 dollars and lambs from 0.25 to 0.75.

Bolles & Rogers

New York Poultry Market Report Oct 2

New York poultry prices show steady to firmer trading with western chickens and dressed fowls quoted on a range basis. Frozen roasting chickens and fresh fowls in iced conditions appear light, while frozen turkeys hold near previous levels as markets adjust to seasonal demand.

New York

Kansas City Produce Prices Report

Kansas City market notes show butter at 27 for firsts and 23 for seconds, packing 1914. Eggs listed as firsts 23 and seconds 19. Poultry prices: hens 12 roosters 9 broilers 15. These figures reflect daily wholesale quotes for October 2 in Kansas City.

Kansas City

Wheat and corn futures rise on cash demand and world wheat

Market notes show cash wheat firming with premiums up to 3 cents and highest weekly spot prices as receipts rise little for winter wheat. Foreign news stays bullish with France needing large imports. Corn slips on selling while oats hold, and provisions rally as hog prices gain and stock reports show pork drawdown.

Lye France

Horses and mules market report from St Louis

St Louis market notes strong demand from the south for horses and mules. War horses remained the active item with steady prices. buyers took preferred lots and local sellers stayed busy. Quotations ranged from 40 to 225 in various categories including extra quality southern horses, army mounts, heavy drafts, saddlers and plugs, with mule prices illustrating similar demand.

ST. Louis

Town Claims Oldest Drummer in Des Moines Iowa

Des Moines reports that James Fenlon, who turns 90 tomorrow, is the country’s oldest traveling salesman. Born October 3, 1826 in Ireland, he began on the road at 17, interrupted by Mexican and Civil War service, selling windmills and pumps across Iowa with about 60 000 distributed. His aim now is to witness nationwide women’s suffrage and prohibition.

Des Moines James Fenlon Fenlon Ireland America Iowa

Has 24 Fingers and Toes at Medico Chi Hospital

Nicholas McCloskey a 20 year old Russian held at Medico Chi hospital Philadelphia after being squeezed between two tons of metal and a brick wall. Surgeons found a sixth finger on each hand and an extra toe on each foot. He reports no inconvenience from his extra digits and notes the extra finger helps when purchasing gloves.

Philadelphia Medico Chi Nicholas McCloskey McCloskey

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