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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1915
Page
9
Chicago reports a peace terms outlook from Germany buoyed sentiment while grain prices moved unevenly. Wheat closed steady to 34 cents lower with December near 1034. Corn rose modestly while oats fell. hogs declined, and lard led the drop before a 10 000 tierce export purchase tempers the loss.
Minneapolis and Duluth traffic counts are shown for today last week and last year. Winnipeg figures include today and last week and last year with multiple values attached.
The Chicago market reports estimated receipts for Wednesday: Wheat 339, Corn 117, Oats 261. hogs 25,000. cattle 17,000. sheep 16,000. This dispatch dated October 26 notes the day’s anticipated volume across grain and livestock.
Wheat shows 215 for today in contract terms with 23 estimated. Corn reports 201 today with 177 estimated and 202 last year 337. Oats list 380 today with 18 estimated and 379 last year 415.
Wheat receipts 3 851 000, last year 1 355 000. shipments 1 601 000 today, 823 000 last year. Corn receipts 454 000 today, 252 009 last year. shipments 252 200 today, 169 600 last year. Oats receipts 1 294 000 today, 1 351 000 last year. shipments 1 252 000 today, 257 000 last year.
Butter firm at 92 with creamery extras and firsts totals. Eggs steady with fresh gathered extra fine and extra firsts noted at 37 to 38 and 34 to 44 per dozen. Cheese prices show state whole milk flats white and colored specials averaging 18.54 to 16.44 per unit.
Chicago cash grain table lists grain prices on October 26 with Wheat No. 2 red 1.09 to 1.10 dollars, No. 3 red 1.05 to 1.0714, No. 4 red 95 to 1.02, No. 3 hard 97 to 1.04, No. 4 hard 88 to 95. Corn No. 2 yellow 65 to 65.14, No. 3 yellow 65 to 65.14, No. 4 white 64 to 64.14, No. 3 white 64 to 64.14, No. 2 mixed 64 to 64.64. Oats No. 3 white 36.14 to 36.14, No. 4 white 35.14 to 35.34.
Kansas City grain market reports No 2 hard wheat at 1.00 to 1.08 dollars. No 2 red wheat around 1.14 to 1.15. Corn No 2 yellow 59 to 60 cents. Oats No 2 34 to 35 cents. Prices for other grades listed.
ST LOUIS CASH GRAIN item shows bid prices for Wheat Corn and Oats across multiple grades. Prices include No 2 red Wheat 1.31, No 2 Corn 62 1 4, No 2 white oats 36 34, standard 38 34 with various numbers for other grades and forms.
Omaha market notes show No. 2 hard wheat at 97 to 98 cents, corn No. 2 white 59 to 34 dollars, No. 2 yellow 61 to 1, Oats No. 3 white 33 to 34 cents. Prices reflect trading on October 26.
The Peoria market lists corn and oats prices with various lots and samples. Unchanged figures show No 2 yellow and No 3 mixed values, with specific sample prices and category tags for oats and white varieties.
Liverpool grain markets show wheat No 2 hard winter old at 12s 34d and No 2 Chicago new at 11s 2d. Corn, American nominal.
In Minneapolis during October 26 trading Wheat receipts totaled 447 cars, down from 527 a year earlier. Cash wheat prices listed No 1 hard 31.00 to 34.00, No 1 northern 93.34 to 99.34, No 2 northern 93.34 to 96.34, and No 3 white 89.34 to 94.54 with arrivals pending.
New York on October 26 reports spot wheat steady for No. 2 and No. 1 durum with prices around 141 1/4 to 144. Futures for December sit around 1.075 per bushel as oats and other grains show steady spot values amid nervous trading.
Chicago reports hog receipts 16 000 weak prices 6 50 to 7 40 heavy 6 55 to 7 80 rough 6 55 6 75 pigs 4 00 to 7 15 cattle receipts 9 000 weak beef steers 5 90 to 10 40 western steers 6 50 to 8 60 cows and heifers 28 08 25 calves 7 00 to 10 75 sheep receipts 7 000 strong wedders 8 00 to 6 60 ewes 3 75 to 5 85 lambs 6 75 to 9 00.
Hogs receipts 26 000 pigs and lights six hundred seven forty to seven fifty. Cattle receipts 4700 steady to higher native beef steers seven fifty to ten twenty five yearling steers and heifers eight fifty to ten thirty five cows six to eight. stockers and feeders six hundred to seven seventy five native calves six to eleven. Sheep receipts 21000 steady lambs eight to nine dollars sheep and ewes five to six fifty.
Hog receipts 11 000 lower bulk prices 7.00 7.40 heavy 6.90 7.25 light 7.00 7.05 Pigs 26 00 4 6 75 Cattle receipts 17 600 steady steers 86 50 10 25 cows and heifers 4 00 9 25 cows 6 00 78 75 Sheep receipts 6 000 market steady lambs 8 28 0 80 c fings 6 40 4 hee 6 00
Omaha dispatch reports hogs receipts 2300 to 2400 dollars per hundredweight around 6.20 to 7.40 with bulk hogs 7.25 to 7.40. Cattle receipts about 10,500 with steers 7.00 to 10.20, cows and heifers 5.50 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 2400 with yearlings 6.00 to 6.75, ewes 5.50 to 6.25, lambs 8.40 to 8.75.
East St Louis market steady with receipts of 5 000 cattle 6 500 hogs and 2 500 sheep. Beeves bring 7 50 to 10 25 dollars with other cattle and calves priced and Texas cattle listed. Pigs bulk trades 6 00 to 7 50 and lambs 8 00 to 9 00.
Elgin Illinois reports butter at 27 4/4 cents on Oct 26 with slight movement in the market. The update notes price levels for the commodity and local trading observations.
Today’s active market showed broader gains with higher prices across rails and Western issues while war shares and autos eased. Bethlehem Steel fell then recovered, U S Steel rose to a near high but faded on heavy selling as earnings beat estimates but directors’ dividend delay weighed. Total stock sales reached 1,165,000 shares as foreign exchange recovered.
New York mercantile paper prices show 3 334 dollars for sterling.60 day bills at 459.50 demand 462 cables 462.75. Frances demand 59514 cables 59414. Marks demand 48134 cables 4817. Lires demand 644 cables 643. Rubles demand 334 cables. Bar silver at AR American dollars 3714. Time loans available 60 days 2143403 90 days six months 234. Call money easy high 2 low 1 ruling 134 last loan 2 closing bid 114 offered at 9.
Oct 26 Apples in barrels are small and inferior at 5 to 80 cents. Ben Davis and other varieties show lower quality with prices ranging from 1.00 to 2.30 for individual types. Home grown stock sold in bushel boxes at 35 to 50 cents.
Butter firm in Chicago market with receipts 22146 274. Eggs steady with 5619 cases on mark including 20026 ordinary firsts 25140026 firsts 205427. Potatoes steady with 75 cars received Wisconsin white 404750 Minnesota white 4853 Minnesota reds 4852. Poultry alive steady with fowls 13 springs 15 14.
Yesterday's market ledger shows 70 loads entered with seven unsold. New corn at 77 pounds per bushel brought 55 cents, old corn at 75 cents and 72 cents per bushel across multiple loads. Oats sold at 35 and 34 cents per bushel. Hay fetched 14 dollars per ton for baled and loose hay at 13 to 13.50 per ton, straw baled at 6 and 3 dollars. Two loads of new corn, three of hay, and two of baled straw carried over.
Prices paid for hay and grain include No 2 wheat at 1.05 per unit and corn at 74 cents. Prairie hay ranges from 6.50 to 8.00 per unit, 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 3.00, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10.00, baled straw 6.00 to 6.50, clover seed 7.50 to 9.00.
Retail prices for flour and mill products list High patent flour at 6.20 dollars straight patent 6.00 hard wheat flour 6.30 bran 24 per ton shipstuff 32 per ton corn meal 2 per 100 pounds with shipments from west of the Mississippi weighed at C B Q stockyards. Hog prices show choice hogs 200-250 pounds 7.25-7.50 160-200 pounds 7.00-7.50 140-150 pounds 6.75-7.00 90-110 pound pigs 6.25-6.50 rough heavy hogs 5.75-6.25.
Prices reported for hog categories include choice hogs averaging 140 to 200 pounds with quotes from 6.50 to 7.23 per unit, choice hogs 160 to pounds around 6.80 to 7.00, lighter hogs near 6.00 to 6.25, rough heavy hogs at 5.50 to 6.00, and pigs 90 to 125 pounds at 6.00 to 6.25.
Local butcher prices list light hogs at 7.40 to 7.90, 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 5.00 to 5.00, veal calves 8.00 to 9.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.00, spring lambs 10.00 to 11.00, and sheep 4.00 to 5.00.
Hens, roosters, spring chicks and ice eggs listed with prices. Turkeys include old gobblers 9 14c and young zobblers 9 14, turkey hens 9 14c. Geese 8c. Ducks 9 4c. Butter packing stock 18c and choice country No 1 25c. a Ave.
The report lists New parsnips peck 40c New carrots peck 30 40c New garlic per pound 30 G40c Spinach peck 30c Cauliflower Michigan and eastern head 20 25 40c Parsley bunch 5c Radishes 3 bunches 5c Horse radish roots each 10c Jersey and Virginia sweet potatoes 6 pounds 25c New potatoes eastern bushel $1.50 Tomatoes hot house per pound 30 40c Tomatoes California per pound 23c Cucumbers hot house each 10 1s 3.420c Pickling onions quart 15c Leaf lettuce pound 15c Head lettuce Boston head 15 20c 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 3c Green onions 2 bunches 5c Cranberries Cape Cod quart 0G lac.
A dated grocery ad lists casaba melons 60 to 75 cents, bananas by the dozen from 10 to 20 cents, lemons California best by the dozen at 25 plus 1 cent, limes per dozen 30 to 40 cents, pears Buerre Rose at 5 cents each, tears Howell at 5 cents, Elberta peaches Colorado price two for 60 cents, Italian blue plums per dozen 10 cents, Tokay and Melaga grapes per pound 10 to 15 cents, and Morocco grapes at 20 cents per pound.
A fragment lists oranges valued by dozen with Valencia pricing at 36 for 75c, grape fruit at 15c each, Wenatchee apples at 734 per item, Concord grapes at 3c each, Eastern quinces by dozen at 40 to 50c, home grown pears per dozen, and Osage pink meat guava? item priced LO 15 206.
Catalog of prices for hides including No.1 cured hides at 15 cents and No.2 cured hides at 14 cents. Green hides No.1 at 13 cents, No.2 at 12. Calf and kip prices shown, plus horse values by size. Tallow and grease rates noted, wool pelts and lambs priced, with quality-based wool ranges.
No bulk dates currently available. First citrus shipment is due in about two weeks. figs and nuts show no new stock yet.
English walnut meats half pound dec pecan meats half pound eighty cents almond meats pound seventy five cents roasted shelled peanuts pound twenty cents
Wheat opened with strong demand from commission houses and shorts causing a sharp rally before profit taking and local meat pressure pulled prices back from the high. Corn rose as locals covered shorts with bullish overseas cues and ample export demand. Oats were weak while provisions eased with nearby deliveries soft and hog supplies ample.
In St Louis on October 26 horses show little eastern activity as southern demand remains dominant. French and Italian contracts failed to spur buyers. Belgians expected to move soon while English activity remains distant. Mule supply around 300 head, mainly cotton mules, with buyers seeking good fat stock and slow demand for large or miner mules.
Kansas City price data dated October 26 shows butter and treamery firsts at 28 and 26 for seconds and packing 1914. Eggs list firsts at 26 14ths and seconds at 10 percent. Poultry quotes include hens over a dollar and roosters under a dollar with producers at 15.
The county spans 38 12 square miles and 4.77 percent of its area with drab clay soils. Surface soil 0 to 62 inches is drab to nearly black, granular plastic clay with organic matter and local sand. Subsurface varies dark drab to bluish clay with sand at depth. shrinkage causes large cracks and farming difficulties. Drainage is the first requirement.
The passage notes that additions of limestone and organic matter aid aeration and percolation in clay soils. Deep rooting crops are beneficial for soil structure, increasing drainage and water movement through the ground.
New York on October 26 reports alive poultry unsettled with dressed Western fresh chicks at 14 23 cents, fowls iced at 13 14 cents, and frozen turkeys at 18 22 cents.
Produce listings for St Louis include ducks at 157 peese, springs 1344, Butter creamery 2814, eggs 2214. No clear full sentences or standard items due to damaged text.
Indianapolis stock market notes show hog prices 20 to 25 cents lower with top at 7.85. Hog receipts reach 9 000. cattle offerings around 1 000 steady. Market activity and price shifts captured for the day.
New York coffee markets show steady spot trading on October 26 with Rio No 7 at 734, Santos No 4 at Y.
New York sugar trade notes on October 26 show raw sugar at nominal 438, centrifugal 438, molasses 362, and refined quiet as buyers maintain caution in the market.
Justice Orria N. Carter of the Illinois supreme court was stricken ill while in Springfield and returned to Chicago. He was brought home yesterday after a slight attack of apoplexy and remains in poor condition tonight.
Advertises Dr Kings Life Pills as a fast acting remedy for clogged systems and constipation. Claims digestion improves, bowels move naturally with no griping and urges starting treatment tonight for a happier tomorrow. Priced at 25 cents per bottle.
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