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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1915

Page

9

Prospective harvest loosens grip. prices retreat in Chicago market

Oct 22 report shows producers' loosening hold leads to lower prices in the wheat market with heavy close. December futures at 100?18, May at 102?4. Corn and oats ease with provisions slipping 1.5 to 2.5 cents as Liverpool firmness fades. Weak bids and selling pressure dampen overall trading. traders monitor global news but offerings remain scarce.

Chicago Liverpool Dardanelles Great Britain

Minneapolis and Duluth Weather and Traffic Tabs

Today figures show Minneapolis 893 last week 474s last year 390 oe. Duluth 782 today 417 last year 304 a. Winnipeg 2 240 today last week 1 581 last year 282.

Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Estimated Receipts Today in Chicago on Sunday

Estimated receipts for Sunday reported in Chicago include 106 wheat futures, 86 corn, 263 oats, 8,000 hogs, 500 cattle and 2,000 sheep.

Chicago

Chicago Market Averages For Wheat Corn and Oats

Wheat at 70 for today with 14 contracts and 146 year prior estimate versus last year 69. Corn at 87 with 767 estimates and 93 last year. Oats at 181 with 6 estimates and 168 last year.

Chicago

Grain totals for Wheat Corn and Oats

Wheat totals 1 455 000 units. Corn 6 000 units. Oats 492 000 units.

Wheat and corn receipts and shipments reported today

Wheat receipts 2 772 000 vs 1 766 000 last year, shipments 1 513 000 vs 502 000. Corn receipts 289 000 vs 316 000 last year, shipments 255 000 vs 134 000. Oats receipts 1 168 000 vs 836 000 last year, shipments 1 105 000 vs 1 086 000.

New York Butter and Cheese Prices Report

New York October 22 Butter firm creamery extras 92 score 28 14 creamery higher scoring 28 74 29 14 firsts 27 28 seconds 25 26. Eyes steady fresh gathered extras 36 37 extra firsts 23 7 35. Firsts 28 2. seconds 24 27 nearby hennery whites fine to fancy 52 55 browns 38 40. Cheese firm state whole milk fresh flats white and colored specials 15 46 0514 ditto average fancy 15.

New York Hennery

Chicago Cash Grain Prices Reported for Wheat and Corn

Chicago cash grain prices show wheat values for No 3 red at 1.08 10934 No 4 red 98 105 No 3 hard 99 7103 No 4 hard 90 1.00. Corn prices list No 2 yellow 67 14 No 3 yellow 67 No 2 white 66 14 No 2 mixed 66 3 %. Oats quotes for No 3 white 36 14 36 34 No 4 white 35 34 36.

Chicago

Grain Market Prices Reported in Kansas City

Wheat ranges listed by grade with prices from No 2 hard at 1.08 to No 4 red at 1.03. Corn grades show No 2 at 62 and No 3 at 61 with yellow and white varieties. Oats figures include No 2 at 37 to 39 and No 2 white at 39 to 40 with No 3 white at 87 to 4.

Kansas City

Wheat and corn price report from Saint Louis day’s close

Wheat markets show No.2 red at 1.19 1/8, No.3 red 1.10 1/8, No.3 hard 1.03 1/8, No.4 hard 95.1/4 to 1.04. Corn quotes list No.2 65, No.2 yellow 69, No.3 yellow 65, No.2 white 63 4/4, No.3 white 62 3/4. Oats: No.3 white 37 14, No.4 white 36, No.2 87, No.3 33 1/4.

ST. Louis

Omaha Cash Grain Grain Prices Report

Omaha October 22 prices for wheat corn and oats listed by grade. Wheat No 2 hard 96 to 98 cents. Corn No 2 white 62 to 64 cents. No 3 yellow 64 to 64? No 2 68 to 63? Oats No 3 white 84 to 85 cents.

Omaha

Wheat and corn prices report from Duluth and LaPlata

Liverpool market note lists No 1 northern wheat in stock Duluth no stock No 2 hard winter at 12s 3d and LaPlata corn at 7s 3d with Oct 22 dateline.

Liverpool Northern Duluth

Market quotes for Clover Alsike Timothy prices

Toledo notices list prime cash prices by month for Clover and Alsike hay and Timothy seed. Clover shows December 12.50, March 12.20. Alsike December 10.30, March 10.50. Timothy December 3.67, March 3.70.

Toledo Clover Alsike Timothy

Chicago Rye and Barley Report

Chicago market note records rye at 1.06 per bushel and barley at 526.60, dated Oct 22.

Chicago

Wheat and oats prices slip in New York market

New York reports spot wheat weak with No 2 northern Duluth at 1.02 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 1.05 cif. Buffalo futures ease with December at 1.07354. Oats follow softer with No 3 white at 41 42, reflecting a generally weak grain trading session.

New York Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

Hay and straw prices steady in St Louis market

St Louis hay and straw values show steady demand for good to choice timothy and clover mixed, with strong prices. Low grades and common clover trade weak or unsold as clover and alfalfa remain scarce. hay prices quoted for various grades and wheat at 6.50 to 7.00 track.

ST. Louis Alfalta

Grain Prices Reported From Peoria Market

Peoria market notes show corn futures at 14 to 14.5 cents lower for No. 2 white at 65.34, No. 3 white 65.14, No. 2 yellow 65.14, No. 3 yellow 65.44, No. 2 mixed 65.14, No. 3 mixed 65.44, oats up 1.4 cents for No. 3 white at 36.14.

Peoria

Wheat prices and receipts in Minneapolis market report

Minneapolis on October 22 reports wheat futures lower with receipts at 893 cars versus 390 a year ago. Cash wheat prices show No 1 hard 1.01 and No 1 northern around 1.00, with various prices for No 2 and No 3 grades and futures to arrive at about 0.93 to 0.94.

Minneapolis

Chicago Livestock Market Report October First

Hogs receipts 14 000 weak to 10c lower. bulk 6.90 to 7.90, light 6 75 7 75, mixed 6 80 7 90, heart 6 60 7 80, rough 6 60 7 80, pigs 4 0 7 7 00. Cattle receipts 2 000 weak native beef steers 6 00 10 40, western calves 6 70 8 80, cows and heifers 2 85 6 35, calves 7 00 11 00. Sheep receipts 10 000 firm weth ers 6 00 6 65, ewes 4 00 6 00, lambs 6 60 8 85.

Chicago

St. Louis Livestock Report October 22

Hogs receipts 4800 steady with pigs at 5.75 to 7.30, mixed and butcher hogs 7.00 to 7.50, heavy hogs 7.35 to 7.50. Cattle receipts 900 steady with native beef steers 7.50 to 10.25, yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.35, cows 6.00 to 8.00, stockers and feeders 6.00 to 7.75, native calves 6.00 to 11.00. Sheep receipts 400 steady with lambs 5.00 to 9.00, sheep and ewes 5.00 to 6.50.

ST. Louis

Kansas City Live Stock Prices Harvested

Kansas City market recap reports hog receipts 3,000 steady with bulk 6.90 to 7.35 heavy 6.80 to 7.30 lights 6.90 to 7.35 pigs 6.00 to 7.00 cattle receipts 1,500 steady steer 6.50 to 10.30 cows and heifers 4.00 to 9.25 calves 6.00 to 10.50 sheep 3,000 market steady lambs 8.25 to 8.00 yearlings 6.50 to 7.25 others 5.75 to 6.50 escape 5.40 to 6.00

Kansas City

Further Gains in War Shares Driven by Automobiles

New York trading on October 22 featured sensational gains in war shares and automobile issues. Heavy forenoon activity totaled over half of 1,070,000 shares, with Bethlehem Steel and several others hitting new highs. Major railway and Pullman Car activity appeared late, amid expectations of heavy cash gains from recent gold inflows and steadier foreign exchange.

New York Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem General Motors U. S. Industrial Alcohol Studebaker Willys- Overland Maxwell Motors Central Leather Baldwin U.S. Steel Halifax

New York Money Rates Report October 22

Mercantile paper 30312 and sterling rates shown. 60 day bills 4.63.50, demand 4.65.50, cables 4.66.15. Francs demand 5.90, cables 5.89, marks demand 8.214, cables 8.234. Lires demand 6.39, cables 6.38, rubles demand 3.334, cables 3.414. Bar silver 49, Mexican dollars 37.14. Time loans easy with 60 and 90 days at 2.34, six months 3, call money steady high 2, low 1.54, ruling rate 1.34, last loan 2, closing bid 1.34, offered at 2.

New York Mercantile Paper

Omaha hog and cattle market report shows mixed prices

Market results from Omaha on October 22 list hog receipts at 1,600 with prices $6.50 to $7.70 for heavies and $7.20 to $7.30 bulk. Cattle receipts 1,300 with steers $6.75 to $9.75 and cows $5.50 to $7.00. Sheep 2,300 with yearlings $5.75 to $6.75, wethers $5.50 to $6.50, lambs $8.35 to $8.75.

Omaha

Coffee Market Report From New York Trading Day

New York market notes a steady spot coffee trade on October 22 with Rio No.7 at 73 percent and Santos No.4 at a4 as bids and prices move midsession.

New York Rio Santos

Sugar Prices Steady in New York Market

New York sugar markets show crude raw sugar largely flat with centrifugal sugar at 439, molasses 3.62, and refined steady as of October 22. Industry notes indicate minimal fluctuations amid mixed demand and set price levels.

New. York New York

Market Report Full Day On The Local Market

The local market posted a strong showing with corn leading after hay. New corn sold at 65, 61.4, 55, 52, and two at 50 cents per bushel. four loads at 70 cents. baled straw at 6 and 5.50 per ton. baled hay at 12.50 to 14 per ton. loase hay at 13 to 14 per ton. There were 70 loads traded and none remaining. Other items: horse prices ranging from 3 to 4 dollars, tallow and grease prices listed, wool and pelts valued, nuts not yet on market with first shipment due in about two weeks.

Local Markets Mixed Prices for Wheat and Hay

Market notes list No.2 wheat at 1.05 per bushel and flour at 720. Various feeds and crops follow with prices: corn 80 cents per Ibs, oats 35 cents, prairie hay 6.50 to 8.00, baled prairie hay 8.50 to 10.00, oats straw 6.50 to 7.50, shredded fodder 8.00, loose hay 10.00 to 14.00, Alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00, clover hay 7.00 to 8.00, crabgrass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 6.00 to 6.50, clover seed 7.50 to 9.00.

Knollenberg Milling Co Prices for Flour and By-Products

Retail pricing from the Knollenberg Milling company lists high patent flour at 6.20 per unit and straight patent flour at 36.00, hard wheat flour 6.30, bran 24 per ton, shipstuff 32 per ton, and corn meal 2 per 100 pounds.

Knollenberg Milling Company

Market cattle and sheep price list

Choice light hogs priced at 7.40 to 7.90 per unit rough sows and stags at 6.00 to 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 dairy prices listed for market items

Prices for poultry and dairy in a market listing include hens at 11 cents, old gobblers at 9 3/4 cents, young gobblers at 9 1/4 cents, turkey hens at 9 3/4 cents, geese and ducks at 9 1/4 to 9 1/2 cents, eggs at 23 8 cents per dozen, butter packing stock at 18 cents and country No. 1 butter at 25 cents.

Market Fresh Produce Prices From Cape Cod

Advertises a variety of produce with prices: parsnips per peck 40c. carrots per peck 30 to 40c. imported garlic per pound 30c. spinach per peck 30c. cauliflower Michigan and eastern by head 20 to 40c. parsley half cent per bunch. radishes three bunches 5c. horse radish roots each 10c. Jersey and Virginia sweet potatoes 25c. eastern new potatoes per bushel 1.50. hot house tomatoes per pound 1.00. California tomatoes per pound 2c. cucumbers hot house each 10 to 20c. pickling onions per quart 15c. leaf lettuce per pound 15c. big Boston head lettuce 15 to 20c. new Holland cabbage per head 5 to 10c. red cabbage per head 10c. celery large stocks each 5c. Spanish onions each 5 to 10c. red and white onions per pound 3c. green onions two bunches 5c. Cape Cod strawberries per quart 10 to 25c.

William Malambri Michigan Eastern Jersey Virginia Doe California Boston Holland Cape Cod

Market Fresh Produce Catalog Fragment

A sales list of fruits and vegetables with varied prices and weights. Items include Casaba melons Bananas Lemons Limes Pears Peaches Grapes Oranges Grapefruit Apples Concord grapes Quinces Canteloupe and related varieties with unit prices per dozen pound or each, reflecting a historic grocery display.

Figures and Dates in California Figs News Package

Calibrated notice lists figs and dates with 10 cent price for a California figs package. No bulk dates currently available.

California

Hides and Wool Prices Listed by Bolles and Rogers

Market notice lists hides and wool quotes with varieties and bid prices. No. 1 cured hides at 9c, No. 2 cured hides 1e, No. 1 green hides 13c, No. 2 green hides 12c, No. 1 cured calf 16c, No. 2 cured calf 15c, No. 1 cured kip 15c, No. 2 cured kip 14c.

Bolles & Rogers

Walnut and Nut Prices in English Market Ad

A historic market listing shows English walnuts and meats priced by the half pound at 80 cents for English walnut meats, pecan meats at 75 cents per pound, almonds at 75 cents per pound, and roasted shelled peanuts at 20 cents per pound.

Wheat and corn market report from 1960s daily market letter

Wheat showed increased selling pressure as winter wheat moved and spring wheat arrivals remained heavy. December futures widened, with embargo signals from a major railroad weighing on sentiment. Corn stayed steady to slightly lower with export activity and rising country selling. Oats declined modestly as local selling continued. Export clearances were 492,300 bushels versus 224,000 last year. Seaboard sales 250,000 bushels. Provisions fell as nearby lard deliveries weakened demand. cash trade weakened recently.

New York Seaboard

St Louis Horses and Mules Auction Notes Mixed Demand

Southern buyers stayed quiet with a slow pace on horses while Eastern demand remained lifeless. Mules show noticeable improvement with solid demand for cotton mules and larger stock. prices range roughly from 40 to 180 for horses and 45 to 190 for various mule classes across sizes and outfits.

ST. Louis Seawegie

Butter market and egg receipts report mixed prices

Chicago market bulletin shows butter at 22.27 per unit while egg receipts total 2,142 cases with mixed firsts at 26.44 to 26.27. Potatoes unsettled with 70 cars of Michigan Wisconsin whites and Minnesota whites priced 37 to 52. Poultry alive prices lower with fowls and springs around 12 to 14.

Chicago Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota

New York Poultry Prices in Evening Market Report

New York October 22 poultry prices list living poultry shows Western chickens at 17 18, fowls 11 to 16 pounds, turkeys at 18. Dressed and froz en stock noted with Western fresh chicks at 14 to 23, fowls iced at 18 and frozen turkeys at 18 to 22.

New York

Kansas City Produce Market Report Update

Kansas City prices for October 22 show butter creamery at 28 firsts 20 seconds 25 packing 19 percent. Eggs firsts 25 seconds 19 percent. Poultry hens 11 44 roosters 9 brood ers 15.

Kansas City

Indianapolis Live Stock Market Report Summary

Indianapolis live stock market report shows cattle trading around 1,000 head with prices steady. The tally includes hogs at 15,000 with tops around 10 cents per pound, and total market value near $738.

Indianapolis Ind

Wheat and corn price trends in troubled markets

The northwest leads wheat receipts with over 8,000 cars daily in Minneapolis, Duluth, and Winnipeg as heavy supplies push prices down. December wheat lags May by 4 to 7 cents, with milling demand keeping it near May. visible supply grows slowly while Northwest acreage drops. Corn shows finishing weather and frost damage, with gradual price declines anticipated. oats remain steady with export demand, and hog markets soften after a price surge, with suggested profit taking around current levels.

Minneapolis Duvuth Winnipeg St. Louis United States Chicago Oklahoma

East St. Louis Livestock Market Report October

East St Louis market receipts show cattle at 800 with steady trend. Beef, yearlings, cows, steers, calves and Texas cattle listed with price ranges. hogs 4,000 head range from 6.00 to 7.75 average up to 7.50. sheep 500 head steady with lambs at 8.00 to 9.00 and sheep 5.00 to 6.50.

Suburban News Briefs From Versailles and Nearby Areas

Mrs Charles Stewart left for a visit in St Louis Wednesday morning. C T Pilch and daughters Lusinka and Evelyn returned to Astoria after visiting relatives in Versailles. Mrs James Ritter’s daughter Dora spent Wednesday in Mt Sterling. Charles Bradbury and Pearl Myers drove to Quincy Wednesday. Gweneth Chenoweth of Meredithia visited Versailles weekend. Mrs T J Glage spent Wednesday in Mt Sterling. Mary Moorman and nephew Ralph Peters returned to Versailles Tuesday after visiting Nebraska and Ohio. Willing Workers were entertained Tuesday evening by Mrs Chas W Gant. D E Barry and family of Chambersburg are moving to Versailles.

Charles. Stewart Meredosia Versailles T.J. Glage Mt. Sterling Mary Moorman Ralph Peters

Trafalgar Day Observed Across London and Nation

Trafalgar day marked the 110th anniversary of Nelsons great naval victory. The Nelson column base in Trafalgar Square was heaped with floral offerings from patriotic societies and descendants of Nelsons officers. Wreaths were also placed on the Nelson monument in St Pauls Cathedral.

London Nelson Trafalgar Square St. Paul's Cathedral

Wig LOS Parid Found Ad Sets Meeting for Finder and Loser

A fragmented notice states an ad will arrange a meeting place for the finder and the loser. The item hints at a local exchange or dispute setup with minimal context and no clear dates or affiliations.

Hog cholera feeding and profit guidance from Canton

C Wysong of Canton IL Register shares hog cholera handling tips. He advocates steady feeding from early on with a dry mix box of wood ashes salt copperas sulfur and more. He warns against overfeeding and stresses gradual fattening, grass and corn rations, slop from middlings, and skimm milk for digestion. He cites a farm’s yield and costs to illustrate profit.

C. Wysong Canton Ill

Bradstreets Report Signals Strong Trade Revival

Bradstreets reports retail distribution recovering as war weather eases. Trade and industry show conspicuous gains with steel prices rising to incentivize buying. Bank clearings reach a record weekly total of $5,221,789,000 as exports of wheat and flour set a new high. Real estate revives and southern farmers repay debts while payrolls grow.

New York Bradstreets

Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound Restores Hair Color

Gray hair fades, but Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound promises to darken hair, reduce dandruff, stop scalp itching, and prevent falling hair. Advertises ready to use tonic from drug stores or DIY home preparation for 50 cents, claiming natural, even darkening by morning.

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