Wheat and corn drop as government crop forecast roils markets
Chicago trading opens with heavy selling on government forecasts of a billion bushels, sending wheat prices down to 33 1/4 cents and December at 1.01 plus. Corn and oats follow with losses, while provisions swing between declines and rallies. Reports of frost damage and Northwest shipments add pressure, with Duluth and Winnipeg price dynamics and Seaboard demand lending some steadiness.
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Northwest car sales by city and week figures
Minneapolis, Duluth and Winnipeg vehicle activity shown with today and last week and year comparisons. Readings include Minneapolis 450 today and 750 last year, Duluth 365 today and 905 last week, Winnipeg 1,540 today and 4,747 last week.
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Estimated Receipts Today in Chicago Markets
Chicago reports Saturday estimated receipts include wheat 109, corn 247, oats 187, hogs 9,000, cattle 300, sheep 3,000.
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Wheat Corn and Oats Prices Reported for Today
Wheat stands at 48 contract 3 estimated 38 versus last year 102. Corn shows 272 contract 250 estimated 281 last year 107. Oats at 200 contract 3 estimated 200 last year 574.
Grain production figures by crop in current and prior year
Wheat production today stands at 2,136,000 versus 1,873,000 last year. Corn is 567,000 today, down from 625,000 a year ago. A Cats shows 875,000 today, down from 1,862,000 last year.
Agricultural Shipments Reported by Type
Wheat shipments today reach 1,706,000 versus 1,202,000 last year. Corn shipments fall to 241,000 from 361,000. Oats shipments drop to 758,000 from 1,150,000.
Agricultural Prices Report Summary
Wheat total clearance listed as 1,007,000 units with no corn on record and oats at 15,000 units. The terse report indicates market activity levels for grain commodities with specified stock movements. No additional context or dates provided.
Grain prices and quotes from Chicago market report
Wheat prices for several grades show No 2 hard at 1.103 and No 3 hard at 1.0714 with other figures around 109 and 95. Corn values vary with No 2 yellow near 0.625, and No 3 yellow about 0.6234. Oats quotes include No 3 white around 0.341435 and No 4 white near 0.38234 with standard around 0.38.
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Chicago
Oct
Kansas City Cash Grain Prices Report
Kansas City price quotes for wheat corn oats and other grains listed by grade No. 2 hard to No. 4 mixed with bid figures and price ranges. Includes No. 2 red and No. 3 white corn values alongside oats and mixed grain entries reflecting market activity in Kansas City on Oct 8.
Grain Prices and Grades Reported in St Louis
Wheat prices for No 2 red at 1.19 and No 3 red at 1.13 1.17 14, No 4 red 1.00 1.09, No 3 hard 1.10 1.11, No 4 hard 1.00 No 2 yellow 60 No 3 yellow has front No 4 yellow 61 No 2 white 60 4 6114 Gi No 3 cae 60 No 4 white 59 44 Oats No 3 white 85 1 37 No 4 white 83 54 No 2 35.
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ST. Louis
Gorn
Wheat and Corn Prices in Duluth Markets Reported
Liverpool market brief notes No 1 northern wheat from Duluth at 11s 9d and mixed American corn, new, at 5s 0d with a brief quotation of current prices and condition for the trading day.
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Omaha Grain Prices for Wheat, Corn and Oats
Omaha cash grain report lists Wheat No 2 hard at 1.03 to 1.05. Corn No 2 white at 57 to 57.14, No 2 yellow at 58 to 58.14, No 2 at 57 to 57. Oats No 3 white at .32 to .34.
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Omaha
Minneapolis Wheat Prices and Receipts Report
Minneapolis wheat prices move lower on October 8 with 405 car receipts, down from 483 a year earlier. Cash bids show No 1 hard around 4.14 to arrive, No 1 northern near 9.91, No 3 wheat around 9.14 to 9.24, and No 3 yellow corn about 64 to 65 cents.
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Wheat and corn market report from New York
Wheat spot and futures quoted weak with No 2 red and No 2 hard at 1.2234 cif New York No 1 northern Duluth at 1.0934 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 1.07 cif Buffalo futures Dec 1.0914 Corn spot weak No 2 yellow 7314 prompt shipment Oats spot easy No 3 white 39 4a.
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Buffalo
Market Quotes for Clover and Timothy Seed
Toledo district notes October prices for Clover seed at 13.35 for October and 12.82 for March, Alsike prime cash October at 10.35 and March at 10.75, Timothy prime cash October at 3.55 and March at 3.55, with additional figures 83,4714 and similar sequence.
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Chicago Market Prices for Hog Cattle and Sheep
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 11 000 steady with slight gains to 10 cents. Mixed hogs 7.50 to 5.25 for light. Cattle receipts 2 000 native beef steers 6.25 to 10.50 Western steers 6.70 to 8.90 cows and heifers 3.20 to 8.60 calves 8.00 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 12 000 unsettled wethers 5.85 to 6.65 ewes 3.70 to 6.00 lambs 6.75 to 9.00.
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Railways in Market Control Quiet Recovery in Stocks
New York Oct 8 prices regained ground after midweek declines led by railways steering the market from open to close. Transport shares showed notable strength with Fortune specialties and rail-linked issues rallying, while war shares eased late. Total stock sales reached about 1,375,000 shares, the tenth straight session near that volume.
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Crucible Steel
Colorado
Baldwin
Money rates report from New York mercantile paper
New York money rates show sterling 60 days 1.66, 90 days 4.69. francs 1.70.25. cables 5.80. marks 4.234. rubles 34. Crawford cites bar silver 1934 and Mexican dollars 38%. Time loans firm with 60 days 234 and 90 days 3.6 months 83,314. Call money steady high 2, low 184. last loan 2. closing bid 1.54. offered at 2.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Hog and cattle market report from St Louis
ST LOUIS Oct 8 Hogs receipts 4800 up to 10 cents higher 36.75 to 8 70 mixed and lights 15 8.72 for good to heavy 8 60. Cattle receipts 2900 15 cents lower mauve beef steers 7.50 to 10.25 yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.25 cows 6.00 to 8.00 stockers and feeders 6.00 to 7.50 cows and heifers 4.00 to 6.50 native calves 6.00 to 11.25 Sheep receipts 2700 steady lambs 8.00 to 9.00 sheep and ewes 5.00 to 7.75.
New York Produce Market Report Oct 8 Butter and Eggs
Butter prices show extras and creamer higher scores with 29 cents per pound for creamery. Eggs steady with various firsts seconds and nearby notes. Cheese steady state whole milk flats white specials and colored prices listed. hennery whites browns priced around 38 cents.
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Hennery
Omaha Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Oct 8
Omaha market report shows hog receipts 2 900 steady heavy prices 7.70 to 8.00 for hogs 8.00 to 8.20 for lights. Pigs bulk 7.80. Cattle receipts 900 market steady with steers 6.75 to 7.75 cows and heifers 5.50 to 7.00 calves 7.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 8 000 market steady yearlings 5.75 to 6.75 wethers 5.00 to 6.00 lambs 8.35 to 8.75.
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Kansas City Live Stock Market Report Cry October
Kansas City market report shows hog receipts at 8500 with higher prices. Heavy hogs bring about 79 to 90 dollars, lighter hogs 8 to 8 1/2 dollars, pigs around 7.25 to 8.25. Cattle receipts near 1000 with steady values. steers about 6 to 7 dollars, cows and heifers 4 to 9. Calves 6 to 10 dollars. Sheep receipts 8000 with strong demand. lambs 8 to 9 dollars, yearlings 6 to 7 dollars, ewes 5 to 6 dollars.
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East St. Louis Hog and Cattle Market Report
East St. Louis market for Oct 8 shows hogs 4,000 head with prices up to 10c higher in various classes. Mixed hogs 8.15 to 8.72, heavy 8.10 to 8.60, light pigs 6.25 to 8.25, bulk 8.25 to 8.65. cattle 2,500 head slow but steady prospects, top 10.32. sheep 2,500 steady.
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Indianapolis Live Stock Hogs Top Higher. Cattle Steady
Indianapolis October 8 hogs 5,000 head 5 to 10 cents higher top $8.75 cattle 2,000 head market slow.
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Ind
Market Report Shows Oats Lead Day's Trading
Local market yesterday saw 30 loads sold on the city lot with oats at 36 to 37 cents per bushel. Corn brought 75 to 76 cents, baled hay 12, 13.50 per ton, clover hay 8 to 12.25, loose hay 12.25, and baled straw 6. Foot and mouth disease quarantine halted shipping at local yards.
Local Markets Prices For Hay And Grain
Local markets list prices paid for hay and grain with various commodities including No 2 wheat flour corn oats prairie hay baled prairie hay oats straw shredded fodder new loose hay alsike clover seed and crab grass prices. Figures show wide ranges from seven dollars to fourteen dollars per unit for many items and indicate market volatility for farmers.
Knollében Milling Co Flour Prices Reported
Retail selling prices for flour and mill products listed by the Knolléenberg Milling Company include high patent flour six dollars thirty cents per bag, straight patent flour six dollars ten cents, hard wheat flour six dollars thirty cents, bran twenty four dollars per ton, shipstuff thirty two dollars per ton, and corn meal two dollars per one hundred pounds.
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Livestock Prices from Market Ledger
The observed figures show choice light hogs at 407.90 with rough sows and stags at 86.00 and 6.50. Fat steers and fat heifers at 6.00 to 7.00, fat cows 4.00 to 5.00, veal calves 88.00 to 9.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.00, spring lambs 10.00 to 11.00, and sheep 4.00 to 5.00.
Market Prices for Poultry and Egg Goods
Readable fragments show poultry and egg prices including hens, toasters, spring chickens, eggs at 20 cents, turkeys with various age groups, geese at 61.4 cents, ducks at 8? cents, butter packing stock at 17 cents, and country No 1 butter at 25 cents.
Market Prices Reported for Produce
Reported by Wm. Malambri lists carrot and cauliflower prices. Carrots three bunches five cents. beets three bunches five cents. cauliflower per item ten to twenty cents. wax beans per quart five cents. new potatoes per bushel forty cents. onions per bushel seven cents. tomatoes per pound ten cents. sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty five cents. turnips per peck twenty five cents.
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Hidden and Wool Prices List From Bolles and Rogers
A price listing shows No. 1 cured hides at 15 cents, No. 2 cured hides at 14, green hides 13, 12 cents for other grades, and various animal products. Horse prices range from 3.00 to 4.00, with smaller horses lower. Wool pelts and lamb grades priced from 25 to 75 cents, with grease and tallow values also noted.
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Hay and straw market in St Louis prices steady
Hay market is sparingly supplied with all descriptions and prices remain steady. Strong demand for quality No 2 and No 1 grades drives value, while ordinary poor grades sell slowly due to scarce good material. Clover mixed No 2 12, No 1 15. timothy No 3 9 10, No 2 12 15, No 1 17 18 50. Alfalfa No 3 11 12, No 2 13 45, No 1 15 50 17 50. Straw steady with car wheat delivered at 6 50 on this side.
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Timothy
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market summary shows butter higher at creamery 22 2714, eggs receipts 4219 cases at mark with 200 253 ordinary firsts 26 firsts 252554, potatoes steady with 40 cars from Michigan Wisconsin whites 55 58 Minnesota whites 58 60, Minnesota Ohios 58 60, poultry alive higher with fowls 13 14 springs 14.
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Illinois Oil Quotations Market Summary
Illinois and Princeton crude closed at $1.17 per barrel in Lima Ohio on October 8, with price references indicating steady quotes across the region.
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Chicago Rye and Barley Prices Report
Chicago Rye and Barley prices noted in early market report on October 8. Rye No 2 quoted around 96 1/4 to 96 1/2 cents per bushel, barley at 52 1/2 to 62 1/2 cents per bushel amid trading activity.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn market prospects in wartime era
The article analyzes causes for a wheat advance tied to European war moves, notes expectations on drought and weather impacts, and discusses corn and oats outlook. Government reports and market signals suggest cautious optimism with possible temporary pullbacks and high grain prices driven by exports and war dynamics.
Long Commission Co Daily Market Letter on Grains
Wheat fell after a bearish government report with prices near day’s lows. Canadian and Northwest offers suggested higher country offerings in spring wheat territory. Corn declined on wheat weakness and cash sales, while oats saw limited moves and December buying from seaboard. Provisions noted packers selling meats and buying lard amid overall grain softness.
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Seaboard
Market Notes on Prices and Hog Demand
The text notes prices advancing and the remainder of the list inclined to ease. Commission houses faced slower demand for deferred deliveries. Hog availability is scarce and prices higher.
Horses and mules steady trade in St Louis market
In St Louis on Oct 8 the horse market showed steady sales with strong demand especially for quality stock suited to foreign contracts. Eastern buyers stayed cautious, while southern and western buyers remained active. mule trading improved early week then cooled, with cotton mules anticipated to rebound.
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ST. Louis
Coffee Spot Quietly Tops Rio No. 7 in Rio Market
In New York on October 8, Coffee-Spot quiets Rio No. 7 Santos No. 4. Prices show small gains with Rio futures inching higher as markets absorb November demand.
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New York Sugar Prices Steady on Oct 8 Market
In New York on October 8, raw sugar remained firm with centrifugal at 3.75 to 3.77, molasses trading between 2.98 and 3.00, and refined sugar steady.
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Kansas City Produce Market Prices Reported
Oct 8 price list from Kansas City shows butter and creamery at firsts 27, seconds 23, eggs firsts 28, seconds 19, poultry hens 12, roosters 9, brooders 15, with 1914 packing figures noted.
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Has your cook left A Whig Want will get another
A brief item notes that a Whig Want column signals a replacement for a departed cook, hinting at staffing changes in a local household or service. The snippet suggests an exchange or request for a new hire to fill the vacancy.
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Bradstreet's report signals rapid economic expansion
Bradstreet's New York dispatch notes improving economic conditions with rising activity across industry. Shipyards, steel mills, blast furnaces operate at high clips while crops reach record proportions. Textile and woolen mills run full time and munitions plants are taxed. Bank clearings rise to 4.861 billion dollars as optimism spreads amid easing international tensions.
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