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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1915
Page
9
Wheat advanced in Chicago trading as unsettled Canadian weather and stronger export demand boosted prices. Dec 1,0141 4c, May 1,034 4c, corn and oats up modestly while provisions held steady. U S visible supply lag and strong milling demand cited, with Winnipeg cash wheat premium noted.
This week wheat totals 20,613,000 with last week at 18,888,000 and last year at 63,149,000. Corn shows 3,975,000 this week versus 48,290,007 last week and 3,074,000 last year. Oats run 15,269,000 this week, 15,177,000 last week, and 32,106,000 last year.
Chicago on October 25 reports Tuesday’s estimated receipts: Wheat 215, Corn 202, Oats 379. Hogs 13,000 head, Cattle 6,000, Sheep 15,000.
Today counts show Minneapolis at 1563 with 1613 last week and 750 last year. Duluth records 1660 today with 1266 last week and 725 a year ago. Winnipeg totals 4303 today versus 3849 last week and 736 a year earlier.
U S visible market report shows wheat up 1 735 units and corn down 854 000 while oats fall 92 000. The figures indicate mixed grain movement with notable declines in oats and corn and a rise in wheat.
Wheat futures set at 119 for today in the 11 contract with 119 estimated versus 106 last year. Corn futures at 128 today with 109 estimated and 142 a year ago. Oats at 201 today with 4 estimated and 230 last year.
Wheat 1 788 000 bushels, corn 2 000, oats 175 000 listed as total clearance figures in the market report.
Production figures show Wheat at 4,420,000 today versus 3,815,000 last year. Corn lists 624,000 today and 534,000 previously. Oats total 1,885,000 now and 1,513,000 last year.
The report lists current totals and year ago figures for wheat, torn, oats, and related crops. Wheat today 2,038,000 versus last year 1,999,000. Torn today 316,000 versus last year 259. Oats today 1,073,000 versus last year 1,302,000.
Chicago on October 25 sees grain bids with wheat, corn, and oats listed by grade. No. 2 red wheat opens at 1.09 to 1.12, while No. 2 yellow corn ranges 64 to 65 cents. White oats offer 38 to 38.5 cents with other grades quoted.
Kansas City October 25 Wheat and corn prices listed by grade. No. 2 hard 101 to 108, No. 3 hard 98 to 102, No. 4 hard 90 to 98, No. 2 red 1115, No. 3 red 106 to 112, No. 4 red 97 to 98. Corn No. 2 59 to 60, No. 3 58 1 4, No. 2 yellow 62 to 63, No. 3 yellow 60 to 61 4, No. 2 white 59 to 60, No. 3 white 58 4, No. 2 white 59 to 60, No. 3 white 58 14 to 36, No. 4 white 35 14. Oats No. 2 34 14, No. 3 33 4 3414, No. 2 white 36, No. 3 white 35 14 to 36, No. 4 white 35 14.
Wheat No 2 red 1.20 1.22 No 3 red 1.08 1.15 No 4 red 0.98 1.07 No 2 hard 1.04 No 3 hard 1.021.04 No 4 hard 0.9344 1.00 Corn No 2 0.68 0.64 No 3 0.61 0.64 No 2 yellow 0.647 0.8 No 3 yellow 0.64 1.65 No 2 white 0.62 0.64 Otas No 3 white 0.36 0.3814 No 4 white 0.34 0.36 No 2 0.36 No 3 0.3414 standard 0.3814
Wheat No 2 hard 94 96. Corn No 2 white 60 44 60 14. No 2 yellow 61 34 62. No 2 60 4 61. Oats No 3 white 33 14 44 4.
In Chicago on a October day the market shows No 2 hard winter grain at 12s 3d and No 2 wheat mixed and new with no stock available for corn.
In Toledo Ohio on October market dates Clover shows October and December bids ranging 12.35 and 12.27 for March. Alsike prime cash at 10.20 December 10.30 March 10.50. Timothy prime cash at 3.50 bid December 3.60 March 3.65 with repeated entries.
In Peoria Illinois on October 25, grain prices fell. Corn values dropped by four cents across several grades with No 2 white at 64 1/2 and No 3 yellow at 63 1/2. Oats also declined about four cents with No 3 white at 34 1/2 and No 4 white at 32 1/2.
Wheat moved higher in Minneapolis on October 25 with receipts 1,563 cars, up from 750 a year earlier. Cash bids showed No 1 hard at 1.00 to 1.34, No 1 northern 97.24 to 99.34, to arrive 96.34 to 98.4, No 2 northern 93.34 to 96.4, No 3 wheat 89.34 to 94.34.
Chicago market note lists rye No 2 at 1.04 dollars and barley at 55.61 cents as of October 25, detailing the latest price quotes in the Chicago grain market.
Chicago reports hog receipts 17,000 with weak India noting 5c advance and various grade prices from 6.60 to 6.90 per cwt. Cattle receipts 16,000 with unsettled bids. beef steers 6.00 to 6.40, western steers 6.60 to 8.65. cows and heifers 2.80 to 8.30. calves 7.00 to 10.75. Sheep receipts 20,000 with weak demand. wethes 5.90 to 6.50. ewes 3.75 to 5.75. lambs 6.50 to 8.80.
St Louis on October 25 reports hogs at steady prices with receipts around 5 100 and bids ranging from six dollars to about seven sixty five for various grades. Cattle receipts near two hundred with limited declines. native steer and heifer values near eight to ten dollars, cows around five to six dollars, and stockers seven to eight dollars. Sheep totals about 1 700 with lambs near eight to nine dollars and ewe and yearling prices around five to six dollars.
Kansas City market reports 7 000 hogs received and higher prices with hogs selling from 7.25 to 7.60 for heavy and light weights. Cattle totaling 45 000 remained steady with steers 6.50 to 10.25, cows and heifers 7.00 to 9.25, calves 6.50 to 10.50. Sheep at 10 000 head steady with lambs 3.00 to 8.40, yearlings 6.50 to 7.25, wethers 5.50 to 6.40, ewes 5.35 to 6.00.
Omaha stockyards report shows hogs receipts 3300 and stronger demand with heavy grades at 7.05 to 7.45, lights 7.30 to 7.45, pigs 6.50 to 7.30, bulk 7.25 to 7.35. Cattle receipts 16600 market slow with steers 6.50 to 10.00, cows and heifers 5.50 to 7.00. Sheep 28500 higher with yearlings 6.00 to 6.75, wethers 5.50 to 6.25, lambs 8.35 to 8.78.
Elgin reports on October 25 noting butter trade activity with price 2714c per pound and market movement across local sellers.
Last week's renewal of activity in special stocks resumed on a large scale today despite weakness in foreign exchange. Demand sterling fell to 4 6114, and most other foreign remittances declined. New records included Maxwell Motors and National Enameling, with United States Steel watched ahead of tomorrow's directors meeting. Rails led gains with the best quotations in years, while total sales reached 1,150,000 shares and western freight movement rose over 1913 levels.
New York Oct 25 Mercantile paper 30314 Sterling 60 day bills 459 demand 461.50 cables 162.25 Francs demand 494 cables 593% Marks demand 81% cables 82 Lives demand 463 cables 462 cables 3314 cables 33% Bar silver 48.5 Mexican dollars 37 Time loans steady 60 days 24403 90 days 3 3% Call money steady high 2 low 134% ruling rate 2 last loan 2 closing bid 1347 offered at 2
New York quotes show spot wheat firm with No 1 northern and Manitoba values around 1.04 and 1.00 per bushel. Futures for December at about 1.08. Corn spot steady at No 2 yellow and oats spot firm at No 2 white with minor price notes.
New York on October 26 reports a quiet day in the coffee market with Rio No 7 steady at 734 cents per bag and Santos No 4 at 90 cents.
Yesterday's market report notes favorable results with corn and oats selling well. New corn at 65 and 60 cents per bushel, old corn 70 to 74 cents. Oats 38 to 40 cents, hay and straw prices per ton varied from 5.50 to 14.00, with 51 loads total and one loose hay remaining under roof. Hog shipping market restored after quarantine lift.
Reported by Rolles and Rogers, listing No 1 cured hides at 11.5 cents per unit, No 2 cured hides at 14 cents, green hides at 13 and 12 cents, various cured and kip calves, horse prices from 3.00 to 4.00 dollars, glue, pony, colts, tallow, white and brown greases, wool pelts, shearlings, lambs, and wool quality grades with per unit ranges.
Local market figures list No. 2 hard wheat at 1.05, flour at 7.20, corn 74c, new corn 65 to 70c per 80 lb, oats 3ic, prairie hay 50 8.00, baled prairie hay 8.50 to 10.00, oats straw 6.50 to 7.50, shredded fodder 8.00, new loose hay 10.00 to 14.00, alsike clover seed 9.00 to 10.00, new clover hay 7.00 to 3.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00 to 9.00, baled straw 6.00 to 6.50, clover seed 7.50 to 9.00.
Retail selling prices for flour and mill products listed: High patent flour 6.20, straight patent flour 6.00, hard wheat flour 6.30, bran 24 per ton, shipstuff 32 per ton, corn meal 2 per 100 pounds.
Market notes show choice hogs averaging 200 to 250 pounds priced at 7.00 to 7.25 per unit and hogs 160 to 175 pounds at 6.80 to 7.00. Heavier rough hogs listed between 5.50 and 6.00, with pigs 90 to 125 pounds at 6.25.
Market figures show choice hogs selling at 7.40 to 7.90 per hundredweight while rough sows and boars range 6.00 to 6.50. Fat cattle and calves command 4.00 to 7.00 with veal calves at 8.00 to 9.00 and spring lambs 10.00 to 11.00.
Poultry, butter and eggs prices shown in a compact rural listing. Hens roosters spring chicks eggs turkeys and geese priced by category. Butter packed stock country grade priced around 18 cents per pound with No 1 at 25 cents.
Reported by William Malambri with current prices for new parsnips peck 40c new carrots peck 30 40c garlic per pound 30 00c spinach peck 30c cauliflower Michigan and eastern head 20 25 40c parsley bunch 5c radishes 3 bunches 5c horseradish roots each 1c Jersey and Virginia sweet potatoes 6 pounds 25c new potatoes eastern bushel 1.50 tomatoes hot house pound 30 40c tomatoes California pound 2c cucumbers hot house each 10 14 20 c pickling onions quart 15c leaf lettuce pound 15c head lettuce big Boston head 15 20 2c new cabbage Holland head 5 10c red cabbage head 10 15c celery large stocks each 5c Spanish onions each 5 10c onions red and white pound ac green onions 2 bunches 5c cranberries Cape Cod quart 10 5c
A grocery ledger lists assorted fruits and vegetables with unit and per dozen prices. Items include Casaba melons, bananas, lemons, limes, pears, peaches, grapes, oranges, apples, quinces, and more, with prices in cents and dollars.
New package dates and figs from California listed at ten cents. No bulk dates currently available. Nuts are not on the market yet. First shipment expected in about two weeks.
A compact price list shows shelled nuts with English walnuts and pecan halves at 75 cents per half pound, almonds at 75 cents per pound, roasted shelled peanuts at 20 cents per pound. The ad uses simple labels and unit prices for direct consumer purchase.
The Commission Co daily market letter notes a violent rally in wheat after a softer start, with a 2.76 to 3.34 cent gain and heavy selling by shorts. Winnipeg shipments lead at 4,303 cars amid forecasts of heavy precipitation in the Northwest and Canada. Total visible supply sits at 20,613,000 bushels, below last year's level, with bulk export clearances strong. Corn shows selective gains as bullish crop reports lift prices, while oats firm on December buying and export demand. Hog receipts thin from last week’s price drop, keeping provisions subdued despite some higher local prices.
New York October 25 report shows butter firmer with extras at 92 score, firsts 27 28c, seconds negotiable. Eggs steady with fresh gathered extras at 36 37c, extra firsts 34 35c, firsts 29 38c. nearby hennery whites fine fancy 52 40c. Cheese firm with state whole milk fresh flats whites and colored specials 15 15 1 4c.
Butter higher at 22146 27Y creamery eggs steady with 2239 cases in. Potatoes steady with 87 cars Wisconsin white 40 50 Minnesota white 48 53 Minnesota reds 48 52. Poultry alive higher fowls springs 15 54.
New York on October 25 reports raw sugar quotes with nominal centrifugal at .439 and molasses at 362. Refined grades stay steady with leaf cut at 615, crushed 605, mould A 570, XXXX powdered 540, and other standards including fine granulated 525 and confectioners A 525.
New York poultry prices show alive unsettled trading with dressed birds steady Western stock fresh chicks 14 23 cents per pound, fowls iced 13 17 4, frozen turkeys 18 22 14 cents per pound.
Butter creamery entries show firsts 26 to 28 cents, seconds 25. Eggs f and s list 25 to 34 cents for primeros. Poultry quotes include hens 11 percent, roosters 9, brooders 10.
East St Louis on October 25 reports cattle receipts totaling around 7,000 head with about 600 southern cattle among the offerings. Market tone not specified in readable text.
Market reports show steady prices for cattle and hogs with ranges given for beeves cows calves yearlings and stockers. Sheep receipts 1500 and cotton mules noted with several high quality mules and quotations listed for mule sizes and ages.
In St Louis on October 25 buyers were few and the market was quiet with light supplies. Hors es and mules sold slowly, receipts about 150 head mainly cotton mules, and Eastern and Southern lots showed weak demand despite some higher quotations for heavy draft and choice drivers.
ST LOUIS PRODUCE ST LOUIS Oct 25 Poultry ducks 14 geese 1214 springs 1234 Butter creamery 2814 Eggs 2314.
Washington October 20 The American Red Cross issued an appeal asking churches nationwide to dedicate their Thanksgiving day collections to fund war relief work in Europe.
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