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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1915
Page
8
Chicago Oct 9 Signs of a larger winter crop movement next week offset an early advance in prices. Wheat finished unsettled up 14c to 14 net. December 1.02 May 1.027. Corn down 4c to 3c up. Oats mixed with slight gains. Provisions higher as hog prices rose and export demand stayed active.
Data shows vehicle counts by city with today figures and comparisons to last week and last year. Minneapolis and Duluth listings include 370 and 327 today respectively, while Winnipeg shows 1,212 today with higher weekly and yearly figures.
Chicago report lists estimated arrivals for Monday with Wheat at 74 cars Corr 164 Oats 133 Hogs 28000 Cattle 18000 Sheep 20000 accompanying price and demand notes for the period.
Chicago price table shows today figures for Wheat at 109 contract and 12 estimated, last year 165. Corn at 247 contract and 217 estimated, last year 156. Oats at 87 contract and .3 estimated, last year 317.
Wheat today 1,640,000 produced, down from 1,907,000 last year. Corn rose to 718,000 from 405,000, while oats declined from 1,474,000 to 890,000 compared with last year.
Wheat today 1 796 000 compared with last year 1 547 000. Corn today 418 000 compared with last year 292 000. Oats today 762 000 compared with last year 1 010 000.
Kansas City reports butter with firsts at 25 and seconds at 23. Creamery quality noted. poultry figures show hens at 12 roosters at 9 and broilers at 15. Market data dated October 9, 1914.
Chicago notices wheat and corn prices with various grades and bid figures. No. 2 red wheat at 1.10, No. 3 red at 1.08 to 1.14, corn bids range across mixed white yellow and numbers, oats listed at multiple white grades up to 37 1 2.
Wheat No 2 red SLIS 120 No 3 red SLIA 1A74 No 4 red 1.02. Corn No 2 60.4 No 3 60 No yellow 62 14 No 3 yellow 62 No 3 white 61 No 3 white 60. Oats No 3 white 31 37M No 4 white 41 40 735 No 2 85 No 3 32 33
Kansas City market notes show wheat prices across grades with No. 2 hard at around 1.00 to 1.12 per bushel and red grades near 1.10 to 1.15. Corn and oats prices follow同 with mixed and white varieties quoted at fractional dollars per bushel and several bid levels listed.
Liverpool market notes show northern Duluth and Us 9d No 2 hard winter at 12s, Corm American mixed new at 8s 8d.
Chicago market report notes rye No. 2 at 98 99 cents and barley at 58 62 cents with closing ranges. Prices reflect ongoing commodity trading in Chicago on October 9.
Toledo market brief lists Clover seed with October and March prices 812.60 and 12.40, Alsike seed prime cast with October and March prices 10.30 and 10.14, Timothy prime cash with October and March prices 3.50 and 3.55.
Minneapolis wheat market closes with lower prices as receipts reach 370 cars. Cash wheat values show No 1 hard around 1.043, No 1 northern about 0.954 to 0.995, and No 2 northern near 0.954 to 1.054 per bushel as traders note ongoing arrivals.
Peoria markets show corn and oats price quotes with mixed figures for No 2 white and No 2 yellow corn and No 3 yellow ranges. Various No 4 white and mixed grain values appear with partial entries and irregular spacing.
Chicago animal market report shows hog receipts at 9 000 steady to 5e advance with mixed lots priced around 7.75 to 8.15, cattle headcount near 1000 with native steers 6.95 to 10.50 and cows 3 208 60, calves 8.00 to 12.00, sheep receipts 2 000 with weak lambs 6.75 to 9.00 and wethers 5.85 to 6.65 and ewes 3.70 to 6.00.
Hogs receipts 1500 up 5 to 10 cents. Pigs and lights 6.75 to 8.75. Mixed and butchers 8.25 to 8.75. Good heavy 8.15 to 8.65. Cattle receipts 600 steady. Native beef steers 7.50 to 12.50. Yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.25. Cows 6.00 to 8.00. Stockers and feeders 6.00 to 7.75. Native calves 6.00 to 11.25. Sheep receipts 1000 steady. Lambs 8.00 to 9.00. Sheep and ewes 5.00.
Hogs receipts 500 higher with bulk prices from $7.00 to $8.50. cattle receipts 200 steady with steers at $6.50 to $10.25 and cows and heifers $4.00 to $9.50. calves $6.00 to $10.25. Sheep receipts 500 steady with lambs $8.25 to $8.70, Gearlings $6.50 to $7.25, wethers $5.75 to $6.50, ewes $5.50 to $6.00.
Omaha market notes October 9 show hog receipts at 2,900 with prices $7.00 to $8.25 for pigs and a bulk range $8.00 to $8.15. Cattle receipts about 100 with steers $6.75 to $7.75 cows and heifers $5.50 to $7.00 calves $7.00 to $10.00. Sheep receipts $5,300 with yearlings $5.75 to $6.75 wethers $3.00 to $6.00 lambs $8.35 to $8.45.
In Indianapolis on October 9 the hog market gathered about 3,000 head with strong demand and prices topping 89.15 while cattle receipts remained nominal at around 200 head.
Butter steady at 22 2713 while creamery quotes 22 2713. Eggs receipts 93 490 at mark with 207 25 cases. Potatoes higher with 50 cars moving from Michigan Wisconsin whites 50 63 Minnesota whites 60 63. Ohio and Minnesota entries include 600763. Poultry alive and steady with fowls 13 percent and springs 14.
Raw sugar firm sells 30,000 bags and molasses at 3.37 per cent, with centrifugal at 4.14. Prices remain steady as refined sugar stays flat in late trading.
New York stocks rose for a second session with rail shares advancing two to five points as heavy trading continued. United States Steel climbed to 135, Bethlehem Steel recovered, and American Smelting plus Consolidated Gas posted gains. Total volume reached 665,000 shares with loan financing near 44 million and cash gains around 5 million. Excess reserves fell to about 189.37 million.
Bond listings note U L S references 2s and U S 3s with coupons, reg. and other terms. Entries include Panama 3s and 4s, coupon details, and multiple notes with a 10034 ZIP-like tag.
New York money rates show mercantile paper at 8 3 4 percent, sterling 60 days 4 6 8, bills 4 6 8 9, demand 469 15, cables 4 69 65, francs demand 5 82 15, cables 5 81 14, marks demand 8 25 4, cables 8 2 4, lire demand 6 3 2, cables 6 31, rubles demand 4, cables 34 14, Bar silver 49 14, Mexican dollars 38 14.
New York markets report spot firm for wheat with No 2 red at 1244 and No 2 hard at 1244 cif. New York. No 1 northern Duluth at 109 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 103 cif. December futures rise to 11014. Corn spot steady at No 2 yellow 7334 and oats spot steady No 3 white 39124034.
St Louis market reports light offerings with all hay descriptions and grades. Clover mixed No 2 12.50. timothy No 2 13 to 15. No 1 15.50 to 18. alfalfa No 1 15 to 16. straw scarce firm at 6 to 6.50 track and 6.50 to 7 delivered. sale 1 car wheat at 7 delivered.
The city market saw 21 loads of grain and hay traded in a full day with all supply sold at good prices yester day. New corn 80 pounds per bushel fetched 65 cents while old corn sold at 75 and 76 cents. Oats moved from 30 to 36 cents. Bal ed hay topped at 13.50 dollars with several loads between 12 and 13.50. Clover hay brought 7 and 8 dollars per load.
Wheat 1.00 per bushel and flour sold at 7.00. Corn 0.76 to 0.80. Oats 0.37 to 0.40. Prairie hay 6.50 to 8.00. Baled prairie hay 38.50 to 10.00. Oats straw 6.50 to 7.50. Shredded fodder and new icose hay shown with prices. Clover seed 9.00 to 10.00. Alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00. Clover hullings 10.00. Clover hay 7.00 to 8.00. Crabgrass 7.50. Baled straw 6.00 to 76.50.
Reported retail selling prices include flour patent at 6.30 per unit and patent flour at 6.10. Hard wheat flour quoted at 6.30, bran 24 per ton, shipstuff 32 per ton. Corn meal priced at 2 per 100 pounds.
Local butcher quotations show prices for animals and meats including light hogs rough sows and stags fat steers heifers cows veal calves bulls spring lambs and sheep with per unit ranges from six to eleven dollars.
Wheat prices eased from an early bulge with Manitoba exports estimated at 400 000 bushels as domestic buyers held off. Corn closed slightly higher amid cold weather damage concerns and ample old crop, while oats lacked strength and cash demand stayed active. Provisions rose with packer buying focusing on lard and January pork.
Prices listed for hens roosters and spring chickens with eggs at 20 cents per dozen. Turkeys old gobblers young zobblers and turkey hens priced from 9 to 14 cents. Geese ducks and butter pricing shown for packing stock at roughly 17 to 25 cents.
Report by Wm Malambri lists carrot bunches at 5 cents for three, beets at 5 cents for three, cauliflower 10 to 20 cents each, wax and string beans five cents per quart, new potatoes 40 cents per bushel, onions 75 cents per bushel, tomatoes 10 cents per pound, sweet corn 20 to 25 cents per dozen, and turnips 25 cents per peck.
Prices for army and heavy draft horses vary by type with Italians, Belgians, French and English active buyers taking much of the good stock. Quotations cover 6 to 15 hands mules and 3 to 15% hands with prices ranging from about 135 to 265 dollars for various sizes, reflecting strong foreign demand and steady values.
Price list of hides and wool by Bolles & Rogers. No. 1 cured hides 15c No.2 4c No.1 green hides 13c No.2 green hides 12c Calf hides 15c No.2 calf 15c No.1 cured up 1. bc No.2 cured hip 14c Dead green 2c per pound Glues and ponies: horse prices range 3.00 to 4.00, other animals and tallow values listed. Wool pelts 60c to 1.50 Shearlings 25 to 50c Lamb 25 to 75c Wool quality graded 18c to 31c.
In Brookline Massachusetts on October 9 a large crowd gathered for patriotic exercises as a Civil War memorial statue was unveiled. The sculpture by Edward C. Potter of Greenwich Connecticut depicts a bugler sounding the recall call as the horse halts. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge prepared the keynote address for the dedication program.
New York prices for butter creamery extras and firsts rise slightly with steady overall demand. Eggs show steady movement with fresh gathered extras and firsts, while cheese remains steady with state whole milk white specials and colored varieties at parity.
Illinois and Princeton crude priced at 1.17 dollars per barrel in Lima Ohio on October 9 with market quotes reported for the day.
Elgin Illinois reports butter prices rising on October 9 as 167 tubs sold at 28 cents each.
In New York on October 9, the coffee market showed quiet activity with spot prices subdued for Rio No 7, Santos No 4, and related futures as traders waited for clearer cues from global supply and demand dynamics.
In Louisville on October 9 arrangements were completed for a grand event honoring the silver jubilee of the Catholic Knights and Ladies of America. The group began in 1890 and now has branches nationwide, having dispensed about 82,250,000 in relief to widows and orphans.
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