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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
9
Heavy movements in the northwest weigh on Chicago trade as wheat prices slip amid large receipts and favorable weather. Dec and May futures fall with corn off modestly and hog markets showing sharp but brief reversals after stop loss selling.
Minneapolis reports Today 943 and last week 325 and last year 418 for Duluth and W213 with 326 and 234 respectively. Winnipeg records Today 2040, last week 1481, and last year 187.
Chicago Oct 21 estimated receipts include 69 cars of pri v. wheat 87 cars corn 181 oats 14 000 hogs 2 000 cattle 7 000 sheep
Wheat today 73 contract 2 estimated 72 last year 122. Corn today 79 contract 69 estimated 79 last year 74. Oats today 232 contract 9 estimated 232 last year 166.
The report lists current yields for Wheat, Corn, and Oats. Wheat shows 2,781,000 today versus 1,763,000 last year, Corn 259,000 today versus 265,100 last year, and Oats 1,171,000 today versus 761,000 last year.
Wheat output totals 1 385 000 this period up from 1 041 000 last year. Corn production rises to 372 000 from 274 000. Oats yield drops to 1 012 000 from 1 661 000, reflecting shifts in acreage and demand.
The notice records total quantities for Wheat 1 116 000 Corn 2 000 and Oats 15 000 in a concise listing. It presents a straightforward tally of crop stocks without additional context or commentary.
Chicago wheat and corn bids listed by grade with No. 3 red at 81 18 1. No. 4 red 97 1.04. No. 3 hard 1.02 to 1.06. No. 4 hard 95 1.02. corn No. 2 yellow 67 14. No. 3 yellow 66 14. No. 2 white 66 14. No. 2 mixed 66 4 percent. oats No. 3 white 36 4 87. No. 4 white 35 34 16. sample 30.32.
A dated market listing from St Louis shows No 2 red wheat at 1.22 128 and No 3 red at 1.11 1.17, with other wheat grades, hard wheat around 1.094 to 1.10, corn values including No 4 at 6 44, No 2 yellow 60 14 269, and oats figures for No 3 white 37 14 and No 4 white 36 037, among assorted grade prices.
Wheat prices for No 2 hard and other grades are listed with bid and bid range. No 2 red and No 3 red values appear, along with Nov red figures. Corn and oats prices cover Nos 2, 3, and yellow classifications, plus white grain varieties with varying cents per bushel.
Peoria markets show corn prices mixed with white and yellow grades and mixed lots ranging from 64 to 66 6 13 cents for various No 2 to No 6 classifications. Oats hold steady with No 3 white at 36 1 4 cents and No 4 white at 35 1 4 cents with samples at 32 3 4 cents.
Wheat No 2 hard 97. Corn No 2 white 63 14. No 2 yellow 64 14 64 34. Oats No 2 white 31 4 35. Prices listed for No 2 grades in Omaha on October 21.
Liverpool dispatch notes grain prices with No 1 northern wheat quoted at 10 pence over par, No 2 hard winter at 12s 3d, and American mixed corn prices for stock trading in the Duluth market.
Toledo Ohio December price list shows Clover and Alsike hay with December and March cash values. Prime cash rates posted for Clover at 12.48 December and 12.40 March. Alsike 10.20 December 10.30 March. Timothy 3.624 December and 3.67 March with 3.85 noted in March.
Chicago rye and vegetable markets note a price report dated October 21 with rye at 1.0314 dollars. The terse OCR fragment records commodity quotes for Chicago markets without additional context or figures.
In Minneapolis on October 21, wheat futures were higher as early receipts reached 943 cars versus 418 a year earlier. Cash bids showed No. 1 hard around 1.0375 and No. 1 northern about 1.0256 to 1.0254, with No. 2 northern near 0.953 to 0.895 and No. 3 wheat around 0.915 to 0.956, reflecting market strength amid arrivals.
Chicago hog receipts total 21 000 with prices generally 50 cents under yesterday. Heavy hogs 6.85 to 7.80, light 6.85 to 7.00, pigs 4.00 to 7.00. Cattle receipts 6 000 with native beef cattle 6.00 to 10.50, western steers 6.704 to 8.00, cows and heifers 2.85 to 5.35, calves 7.25 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 11 000 with wethers 6.25 to 6.65, ewes 4.00 to 6.00, lambs 6.50 to 6.75.
St Louis reports for October 21 show hog receipts of 7,400 with prices around 60c lower, mix and butchers around 7.25 to 7.39 per 100 pounds, cattle receipts at 4,600 with native beef steers 7.50 to 10.25, yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.35, cows 5.50 to 7.00, stockers and feeders 6.00 to 7.75, calves 6.00 to 11.00, and sheep receipts at 1,000 with lambs 8.00 to 9.00 and ewes 5.00 to 6.50.
Kansas City on October 21 reports receipts of about 7,000 cattle and 9,000 sheep. Cattle market steady with steers 46.75 to 60.30, cows and heifers 40 to 25, calves 6.50 to 10.50. lambs 8.25 to 8.75. yearlings 6.60 to 7.25. wethers 5.75 to 6.50. ewes 5.00 to 6.00. Pigs around 6.25 to 7.25.
Bethlehem Steel leads with a rise of 70 to 598. Equal high marks spread across General Motors Studebaker Willys-Overland Maxwell Motors and U S Industrial Alcohol as U S Steel recovers to 8734. Rail shares show pressure while foreign exchange slips. Total volume reaches 1 070 000 shares with varied activity across specialties and transcontinentals.
New York money rates show mercantile paper quoted and rates for 60 day bills 365.50 cables 467.50 francs 5.89 marks 24 cables 8234 lires 6.35 rubles 3314 cables etc Time loans are easy with various day ranges. call money steady with high 2 and low 1 34. ruling 1 34. last loan 2. closing bid 1 44 offered at 2.
New York prices show butter steady with creamery extras at 92 score and higher. Creamery, firsts and seconds listed with various lot numbers. eyes and husk details noted. Cheese remains firm with state whole milk flats white and colored specials around 15, average 15.
New York on October 21 reports spot wheat irregular with No 1 northern Duluth at 1.0644 and No 1 northern Manitoba at cif Buffalo 1.0644. December futures at 1.1034. Corn spot easy with No 2 yellow 0.7754 prompt. Oats steady.
East St. Louis on Oct 21 shows hogs at 7,000 head with prices 85 to 40 cents lower for mixed and butcher grades. Heaviest cattle receipts around 4,300 with market steady. sleep 1,200 noted.
New York coffee trade shows firm spot action on October 21 with Rio No 7 at 77 Santos No 4 at 9 percent.
New York on October 21 reports raw sugar firm at 4.39 cents a pound, centrifugal. molasses at 5.62 cents, refined prices steady.
Hogs receipts 2,500 market lower heavy at 7.20 to 7.40. Light pigs 6.75 to 7.30, bulk 7.50 to 7.60. Cattle receipts 5,500 steady with steers 6.75 to 9.75, cows and heifers 5.50 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 15,500 market steady yearlings 5.75 to 6.75, wethers 5.50 to 6.50, lambs 8.35 to 8.75.
Market report from Kansas City shows butter creamery firsts at 28, seconds 25, packing WY. eggs firsts and seconds Qa. poultry hens 11 14, roosters Qe, broilers 15. Contains dated price listings for butter eggs and poultry across the region.
Hay and straw prices steady on good No 2 timothy and clover with high demand for prime grades. Clover and alfalfa in strong demand, low grade estates dull, mixed clover No 2 at 10.50 11.00, No 1 18.50 19.00, timothy No 3 9.00 10.00, No 2 11.00 14.00, No 1 17.00, alfalfa No 2 14.00 18.00, wheat straw on track at 6.00.
Yesterday the local lot hosted a large market with many marketable items. Corn improved to new highs with five loads of new corn and six loads of old corn sold at varied prices from 60 to 70 cents per bushel. Oats and hay dominated the sales with multiple loads at 33 to 35 cents for oats and a range from 12 to 14 dollars per ton for hay. One load of corn remained unsold after four o'clock.
Local market figures list grain and hay prices including wheat at 1.05 per bushel, flour at 7.20, corn 0.76 to 0.80, oats 0.37 to 0.40, prairie hay 6.50 to 8.00, baled prairie hay 8.50 to 10.00, oats straw 6.50 to 7.50, fodder 3.00, loose hay 10.00 to 14.00, Alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00, Clover hay 7.00 to 8.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 6.00 to 6.50, clover seed 7.50 to 9.00.
Knollenberg Milling Co lists high patent flour at 6.20 per unit and straight patent flour at 6.00. Hard wheat flour 6.30. Bran 24 per ton. Shipstuff 32 per ton. Corn meal 2 per 100 pounds.
Choice light hogs seven dollars and forty to seven ninety. Rough sows and stags six dollars to six fifty. Fat steers six to seven dollars. Fat heifers six to seven dollars. Fat cows four to five dollars. Veal calves eight to nine dollars. Bulls eighty four dollars to five dollars. Spring lambs ten to eleven dollars. Sheep four to five dollars. Poultry, eggs and butter: hens lic roosters seven cents, spring chickens, eggs twenty three cents. Turkeys old gobblers ninety four cents, young cobblers nine and a quarter cents, turkey hens ninety four cents. Geese eight and four tenths cents. Ducks nine and a half cents. Butter packing stock eighteen cents, choice run poultry No. 1 twenty five cents.
William Malambri lists assorted market quotes for produce including parsnips peck 40c carrots peck 30 40c spinach peck 30c cauliflower 40c per head various onions lettuce cabbage celery and many fruits with prices per dozen pound and quart across regions including Michigan eastern California Florida Osage and Wenatchee varieties.
A fragmented OCR read lists items figs and dates with a price note for a “package” at 10c and references California new. No bulk dates shown. The text appears as incomplete market or product listing with limited context.
Reported prices for cured hides by grade, green hides, calf and kip, horses of various sizes, tallow and grease, wool pelts and shearlings, with nut market awaiting first shipment in about two weeks. Prices shown in cents per pound and dollars per animal.
English walnut meats half pound sold by Zic. Pecan meats half pound priced at 80c Almond meats per pound listed at 7c Roasted shelled peanuts per pound at 20c.
The letter reviews wheat, corn, oats, and provisions with bearish sentiment from heavy marketing. Wheat prices eased amid large spring wheat receipts and export selling. Winnipeg strength supported export buyers. Corn narrowed gap between December and May. cash demand seen for export, traders pressing shorts. Oats showed strength on solid demand and exports. profits to be taken on bulges. Provisions opened soft on hog news. packers supported declines and bears urged slow selling amid shrinking receipts.
In St Louis on October 21 buyers from the southern states showed interest in supplies, while eastern trade remained dull with few high quality sales and generally low prices. Foreign inspections ran as usual and quotes covered heavy draft, eastern and southern horses, mules, and plugs with mixed demand and modest gains.
Chicago report lists butter steady at creamery 22 27, eggs steady with 3 192 cases receipts, ordinary firsts 25 2514 firsts 26 0 14. Potatoes higher with 75 car receipts from Michigan Wisconsin whites 45 48 and Minnesota Ohios 45 48. Poultry alive higher with fowls 13 springs 13%.
New York on October 21 lists poultry prices for alive and dressed stock. Alive birds show western chickens 16 dollars per unit, fowls 144 15, turkeys 18. Dressed stock includes dull western fresh chickens iced at 18 174, frozen turkeys at 18 2214.
A Whig item announces a lost and found meeting plan to arrange a meeting point for the finder and Joser. The notice hints at a local exchange location and the parties involved without detailing names or dates.
A Canton Register reader shares 50 years of hog-raising experience noting hog cholera often stems from neglect. He urges clean, quiet farrowing quarters, humane handling, sunlight and grass access, secure hog pens, and avoidance of feeding filth. Emphasizing strict sanitation, regular daylight feeding, clean water, vermin-proof beds, and measured care to prevent disease.
Mrs Charles Nichols and sons of Quincy visited Griggsville Tuesday to see his brother Mart Allen. Jares Carnes and other farmers cribbing corn. Ed McAllister and D S Kennedy traveled for reunions and business. Asa McAllister led Payson band at Quincy fall celebration. Mrs Hatch and Mrs Sargent shopped in Pittsfield. W A Stone transacting business in St Louis. George Warton at Gem City Business College spent weekend with parents. The Lun ters entertained a large card party Monday. J O Conldin and Jessie Newman spent Monday in Jacksonville. Mona Phillips of Quincy visited her parents in Griggsville.
Kingston Illinois reports fine weather as Floyd Mitchel and brother Harry plan a new warehouse for Fy Bowen who runs a general store and may expand in building. Charles Likes trips to Quincy. Mrs Floyd Mitchel and Muriel visit Cloyd McRae in Prairie City. Albert Klassing delivers apples in Quincy. Dave Hofmeister and son Harold visit Barry. Addison Babcock shows partial stroke recovery. Barry Marble Company begins a new monument for the late John Igh in Kingston cemetery.
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