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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
9
Chicago traders saw two thirds of the Canadian cabinet favoring duty annulment on wheat, yielding a nervous close. Dec futures at 99.3, May at 1013.4. Corn and oats fell while provisions rose on packer buying. Forecasts of larger southwest receipts and rumors of Italy buying buoyed late trading. Hog price declines dampened sentiment through the day.
Minneapolis today 773 last week 518 last year 415. Duluth today 696 last week 802 last year 459. Winnipeg today 1780 last week 1964 last year 284.
Chicago today October 27 reports estimated receipts for Thursday: Wheat 169 cars, Corn 102, Oats 186, Hogs 19000, Cattle 5000, Sheep 12000.
An OCR snippet shows grain price data with multiple errors. Wheat, Corn, and Oats figures listed as today contracts and estimated values, with several misread characters and year references.
Wheat totals 1 104 000 and corn 3 000 while oats reach 29 000 in latest grain clearance figures.
The data lists current and prior year production for Wheat Corn and Oats. Wheat today 2,146,000 vs last year 2,077,000. Corn 613,000 vs 690,000. Oats 1,415,000 vs 1,024,000. Additional figures repeat for Corn and Oats with 547,000 and 239,000 and 1,582,000 and 974,000 respectively.
In St Louis on October 27 prices for various apple varieties and related goods are listed. Entries include Tin y barrels, Smail and inferior at 90c, Ben Davis and gano from 1.10 to 1.80, Huntsman around 1.20, and Yorks Roman beauty at 1.25 to 2.25 per unit, with bushel boxes sold at 18 to 35c.
Wheat values for No 2 red and other grades show slight drops in Chicago market as No 2 hard and No 4 hard readings vary. Corn and oats futures display mixed movements amid thin trading conditions and early market data from October 27.
The St Louis market report lists No 2 red wheat at about 124 and No 3 red at around 110, with various hard and yellow grain bids. Oats figures show No 3 white near 37 to 37, and other white and yellow grades with multiple numbers.
Kansas City price report dated October 27 shows wheat bids for No 2 hard at 96 4/5 to 105 and No 2 red at 115. Corn bids include No 2 at 63 and No 3 at 60 1/2 to 62 1/2. Oats and white grain values listed with mixed figures across grades.
Wheat No 2 hard trades 95 to 99 cents. Corn Nos 2 white 91 4 to 94 1 4 cents. No 2 yellow 61 4 to 60 1 4 cents. Oats No 3 white 33 4 to 34 1 4 cents. Local bids show steady demand across grain types.
Liverpool market bulletin lists No 2 red northern old wheat at 12s 3d No 2 Chicago new at 11s 2d and La Plata corn at 7s 6d dated October 27 with prices in shillings and pence.
Chicago Rye and Barley report from October 27 shows Rye No. 2 at 1.000-101 and Barley at 34 62, reflecting grain price activity in the Chicago market.
New York reports spot wheat easing with No 1 durum at 1104 and No 1 northern durum at 10854. Futures weaker with De-Hhitbes 1.0634. Corn No 2 yellow 76 prompt and oats steady.
A fragmented historical notice from Peoria, TL lists various grain grades and prices including No. 3 white, No. 2 yellow, No. 2 mixed, No. 3 mixed, No. 4 white, and oats samples. Readable lines show grade codes and numeric values, though portions are garbled.
In Minneapolis market notes, cash wheat prices for No 1 hard and No 2 northern are listed with bids around 93 to 99 cents, while year over year receipts show 418 cars versus 473 last year. Arrivals noted for No 1 northern at 97099 and other futures levels appear inconsistent in the fragment.
Chicago livestock market receipts show hogs down 15 to 20 cents with prices from 6.55 to 7.70 for various classes. Cattle receipts near 16,000 with steady to firm values. native beef steers around 10.60 to 18.60, western steers 6.50 to 18.60, cows and heifers 2.80 to 8.28, calves 7.11 to 7.25. Sheep receipts 14,000 with prices for wethers 3.50 to 5.85, lambs 7.00 to 19.25.
Mo Oct hog receipts 9 000 lower bids listed for pigs and lights at 6 0 0 to 7 25, good heavy 7 24 to 7 38. Cattle receipts 54 600 steady native beefsteers 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 5. Native calves 6 00 to 11 00. Sheep receipts 2 200 up 10 higher, lambs 5 00 to 9 00, sheep and ewes 5 00 to 6 30.
Kansas City live stock receipts totalled about 7,000 hogs with market easing. Prices ranged from 6.74 to 7.15 for heavy to light hogs, and pigs at 6.00 to 6.75. Cattle receipts near 7,300 with steers around 26.50 to 27.35, cows and heifers 4.25 to 4.75, calves 8.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 7,000 with lambs about 8.0 to 9.0, yearlings 6.60 to 7.25, ewes 4.50 to 4.10.
East St. Louis October 27 hogs receipts 9 000 market down to 150 lower mainly mixed prices high 7.00 to 7.45 per cwt for heavy. pigs and light pigs 6.00 to 7.39. bulk 87.09 at 70. Cattle receipts 5 000 market steady top 10.25. Sheep receipts 2 000 market about higher.
Oct 27 Omaha cattle and hogs market lower on receipts heavy. hogs ranged 6.90 to 7.20 for heavy and light 7.00 to 7.40. cattle and calves higher with steers about 10.00. cows and heifers around 5.50 to 7.00. sheep greater with yearlings 6.00 to 6.50, ewes 5.50 to 6.00, lambs 8.50 to 8.85.
New York stocks opened unevenly with a large share turnover by professionals. United States Steel showed a wide opening but closed slightly lower while autos faced declines, Anaconda Copper hit a record high before retreating, rails showed resilience, and foreign exchange entered a cautious phase with sterling dipping to 4.634.
New York money rates show mercantile paper 3 314, sterling bills 459, demand 461.50, cables 462.25. Franks 598 cables 597, marks 8154, cables 645. Rubles 5314, cables 3354, bar-silver 487. Mexican dollars 37. Time of steady 60 days 2. 90 days 234 3. Six months 3. Call money steady high 2 low avg. ruling rate 154, last loan 2, bid 2 offered at 2.
In a New York market column dated October, butter prices show steady creamery extras at 92 score with various identifiers such as 2334 or 29 and 2914 20. Firsts and seconds appear under multiple lot numbers like 27142815 and 24467-27. Nearby hennery whites and browns feature noted grades from extra fine to fancy with separate price tokens, while estate whole milk flats are listed as specials with numerous codes and averages.
New York poultry market report dated October 27 notes alive poultry unsettled and dull dressed poultry. Western fresh chickens quoted 14 to 23 1/2 cents per pound, fowls iced, turkeys around 22 to 24 cents per pound. Frozen turkey prices listed at 22 cents.
New York coffee notes October 28 report spot steady for grade No 7 and No 4 Santos futures. Limited readable details mention market steady sentiment with ongoing demand and prices in line with prior sessions.
Raw sugar in New York steady at 426 cents per hundredweight as centrifugals hold. molasses steady with no large price moves. refined market also unchanged amid quiet trading.
The city market saw a gradual decline from last week with fifty five loads sold yesterday. New corn sold in varying bushel weights at 55 and 40 cents, old corn at 74 cents, oats at 84 and 30 cents, and baled hay bringing 14 to 13.50 and up to 18 per ton. Two loads of loose hay remained unsold at day’s end.
A fragmentary market notice from Concord lists grapes at 30 cents per basket, Quinces at 40 cents per dozen, pears at 20 cents per dozen, and Osage pink meat cautelous at 10 to 20 cents each. The text is partial and reads like a shop or auction board with assorted fruits and prices.
Prices listed for cured hides including No 1 and No 2 cured hides, green hides, calf hides, kip hides, and horse hides with per pound rates. Also includes tallow, white and brown grease, wool pelts, shearings, slams, and graded wool quality details.
No bulk dates currently on offer. Figs from California listed at 10 cents per package. Nuts are not yet on the market. first shipment expected in about two weeks.
Grain and feed prices list including wheat flour corn oats hay and clover, with a Knollenberg Milling price briefing for patent flour bran shipstuff corn meal and related products. Livestock quotes give weight ranges for hogs and pigs with bid figures, reflecting market activity and price ranges.
Market entries show hogs averaging 140 to 250 pounds with price spans from 5.50 to 7.25 dollars. Descriptions include rough, heavy hogs and pigs weighing 90 to 125 pounds priced around 6.00 to 6.25 dollars.
Listed prices cover choice light hogs, rough sows and stags, fat steers and cows, fat heifers, veal calves, bulls, spring lambs and sheep. Also included are poultry and eggs with hens, roosters, spring chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks, plus butter and packing stock prices.
A period price list reports fresh fruits and vegetables with varied unit measures and prices. Items include parsnips peck 40c, carrots peck 30 40c, garlic per pound 30 40c, spinach peck 60c, cauliflower Michigan and eastern read 204 25 40c, parsley bunch 5c, radishes 3 bunches dc, horse radish roots each 10 l1aic, sweet potatoes rounds 25c, eastern new potatoes bushel 1.50, hot house tomatoes pound 23c, cucumbers hot house each 10 16 41 20c, onions red and white pound 3c, celery stocks each 6c, Spanish onions each 8 10c, crepberries Cape Cod quart .10 2C, casaba melons 50 75c, bananas dozen 10 15 20c, limes dozen 38 40c, pears Buerre Rose each 5c, peaches Colorado Elberta dozen masse, Tokay grapes pound 10 15c, Malaga grapes pound 10 15c, black Morocco grapes pound 20, oranges late Valencia dozen 30 HC, grapefruit Florida each 15c, Delicious apples Wenatchee finest.
Shelled English walnuts and Waoo pecan meats offered in half pound portions at 80 cents for walnuts and 80 cents for pecans. Almond meats sold by the pound at 75 cents. Roasted shelled peanuts priced at 20 cents per pound.
The piece surveys wheat, corn, oats, and provisions with an uneasy tone in wheat due to rumors of duty changes and foreign actions. It notes large export sales of wheat and flour, seasonal surpluses, and potential buying opportunities on declines. Corn shows initial firmness fading to lower close amid good arrivals. Oats ease with rains, while provisions gain on cash demand and packer activity.
St Louis reports fair demand for southern horses with good quality animals in strength and war horse demand up as three foreign governments order horses. Eastern trade quiet with limited activity. Mule market shows strong demand for choice cotton mules, with slower runs for bug and miner types. Prices listed for various horse and mule grades, feedstuffs and forage quoted. hay and straw markets noted as steady to firm.
In St Louis on January 27 hay values for timothy and clover mixed held at established lower levels. Demand remained free for better No 2 and No 1 grades, while common hay remained hard to sell. Clover and alfalfa offerings were small with higher grades readily absorbed by urgent demand at strong prices, but low grades also scarce.
Chicago report shows butter prices rising while eggs hold steady and creamery receipts total 3 950 cases. Potatoes and poultry trade appear mixed with white Wisconsin Minnesota Dakota listings and Ohio and other regional figures.
Kansas City markets list butter creamery firsts 28 seconds 265 packing 194 eggs firsts 27 seconds 21 poultry hens 11/4 roosters 9 broilers 15. Prices reflect October figures for dairy eggs and poultry in the Kansas City area.
In St Louis a price list shows poultry goods including ducks geese and spring birds. Butter creamery eggs are also mentioned with specific item numbers and quantities.
A partial listing from Toledo shows prime cash prices for Clover Alsike and Timothy with December and March figures. Prices include Clover 12.30, Alsike 10.20 and 10.30 to 10.50, Timothy 3.60 to 3.65, plus related December and March references.
Indianapolis Oct 27 hogs 10 000, market 15 to 25c lower top 7 75. Cattle receipts 1 000, prices weak.
Elmendorf Stud in Kentucky faces final dispersal sale led by owner late James B Haggin. Stallions Ballot Hessian and Sain join 68 brood mares and 31 yearlings going under the hammer. The historic stud known for Watercolor Waterboy Africander Hamburg Bell and other champions marks the end of its era. The property was valued at about 855000000.
The White Plains chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution prepares a November observance marking the 139th anniversary of the battle of White Plains. The program features the unveiling of a memorial cannon placed at Chatterton on Oct. 28, 1776, recalling Washington's Continental troops facing Howe's British forces.
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