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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1915

Page

9

Wheat market boosts amid war news and export demand

Chicago wheat prices rose despite trading weakness as buyers reacted to war updates and strong Winnipeg premiums. Dec futures at 1.0255 and May around 1.0444, with corn and oats posting gains as export demand and ocean-rate increases supported futures. Reports cite 10,000,000 pounds of meats and 5,000,000 pounds of lard shipped recently, plus estimated Saturday receipts for wheat, corn, oats, hogs, cattle, and sheep.

Chicago Great Britain Longs Winnipeg Argentina Seaboard

Canadian and U.S. Cities Report Traffic Totals

Minneapolis and Duluth readings show today counts around seven hundred to nine hundred with weekly and yearly figures in the high hundreds to low thousands. Winnipeg records exceed two thousand for today and last week, with year totals noted.

Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Chicago Wheat Corn and Oats Prices Today

Chicago market notes show wheat at 91, contract 5, 91 estimated vs last year 212. Corn stands at 188 contract 118 estimated 189 vs last year 176. Oats priced at 237 contract 12 estimated 238 versus 276 last year.

Chicago

Total clearance data for grains andOsits

Wheat today 2 664 000. Corn 11 090. Osits 511 000. Flat figures indicate market totals and stock levels.

Wheat and corn and oats production figures

Wheat today 2 857 000 bushels versus last year 2 096 000. Corn today 427 000 against last year 432 000. Oats today 1 068 000 versus last year 1 027 000.

Wheat and corn and oats production figures

Wheat today 1,625,000 compared with last year 1,063,000. Corn today 396,000 versus 263,006 previously. Oats today 995,000 and last year 21.

Chicago Rye and Barley Prices Reported

Chicago market report shows rye No 2 at 1.01 to 1.02 and barley trading around 54 to 62 as of October 29. price ranges reflect futures activity and local transaction levels in the grain pits.

Chicago

Grain prices report from Chicago markets

Wheat and corn prices quoted as No. 2 red 1.11 1.13 dollars, No. 3 red 1.08 1.10, No. 2 yellow corn 64, No. 2 white corn 61 61.14, oats No. 3 white 36.54 38.7, No. 4 white 36.43 63.3, time 30M.

Chicago

Grain prices in St Louis market report October 29

Wheat and corn futures and cash prices listed by grade with ranges for No 2 red 81.18 No 3 red 0 7 1.18 No 4 red 9471.06 No 2 hard 1.0714 No 3 hard 1.0213 106 No 4 hard 98 96 Corn No 2 63 No 3 61 6214 No 2 yellow 64 6415 No 3 and 4 alla 6334 No 2 white 6254 No 3 white 61 Oats No 3 white 3613 3714 No 4 white 3515 36 No 2 37 No 3 35 36

ST. Louis

Market prices for wheat corn and oats in Kansas City

Wheat futures set steady ranges with No 2 hard at 1.01 to 1.07 dollars per bushel and No 2 red at 1.17 to 1.18. No 2 corn quoted at 61 cents, with No 2 yellow at 64, and oats values listed from No 2 at 34 to 67 cents per bushel.

Wheat Prices and Chicago Market Notation Reported

Liverpool market note lists No. 2 hard winter wheat at 125.3d old and Chicago new market notation LaPlaté at 7.7c, with other small price markers in the exchange.

Liverpool Chicago New

Commodity Prices Reported in Toledo Market Notes

Clover and Alsike hay prices listed with December and March futures. Timothy hay quoted at 3.65 cash in December and 3.72 in March, with slight decimal variations. Prices reflect a rural market snapshot from Toledo, Ohio, on October 29.

Toledo Alsike Timothy

Peoria Cash Grain Market Report

Peoria Illinois October 29 corn prices show No 2 white 64 cents No 2 yellow 61 and one half cents No 3 yellow 14 cents No 2 mixed 64 cents No 3 mixed 62 and a quarter to 64 cents oats hold steady to four cents higher No 3 white 35 and a quarter to 35 1/4 cents No 4 white 34 3/4 to 33 cents sample 34 cents.

Peoria

Wheat prices and receipts report from Minneapolis market

Minneapolis market update shows October receipts at 772 cars versus 382 a year ago. Cash wheat prices listed for No 1 hard at 51 02 7, No 1 northern at 99 74, No 2 northern at 94 78, and No 3 wheat at 90 75, with various fractional cents and percentages noted.

Minneapolis Northern

Chicago hog and cattle market receipts report

Chicago market summary shows hog receipts at 18 000 with prices from 6 25 to 7 25 for various lots, cattle receipts at 2 000 with native beef steers 5 90 to 10 50 and western steers 6 50 to 8 60, cows and heifers 2 80 to 8 25, calves 7 25 to 1 60, sheep receipts 12 000 with wethers 6 00 to 4 , ewes 3 75 to 5 83 and lambs 6 60 to 8 80.

Chicago

Hog and cattle market prices from St. Louis market report

St Louis market data shows receipts of hogs 3 700 with prices 15 to 20 cents higher, various hog types listed from 6.25 to 7.60 for different grades. Cattle receipts 1 100 with steady values. native beef steers 7.50 to 10.25, yearlings and cows 6.00 to 8.00, stockers 6.00 to 10.00, calves 6.00 to 10.00.

ST. Louis

Market report from Kansas City hogs cattle and sheep

Hogs receipts 4000, market higher with bulk at 6.80 and heavy at 6.65 to 7.20, light 6.80 to 7.30, pigs 6.00 to 6.75. Cattle receipts 500, market steady with steers 6.50 to 10.25, cows and heifers 4.50 to 9.25, calves 6.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 1000, market steady with lambs 8.40 to 9.00, yearlings 6.75 to 7.25, wethers 5.75 to 6.40, ewes 5.50 to 6.00.

Kansas City

Omaha Livestock Market Report October 29

Omaha receipts mix shows hogs up with heavy at 7.15 to 7.20 for lights and 7.00 to 7.15 bulk. cattle receipts strong with steers near 10.00 and cows around 5.00. calves and yearlings steady to higher. sheep at 6,000 head steady with yearlings about 6.00 and lambs near 8.60 to 9.40.

East St. Louis Live Stock Market Report

East St Louis on October 29 reports hogs receipts at 3,500 with prices 15 to 20 cents higher for mixed and butcher outs. Totals show hogs in various classes and cattle and sheep receipts around 2,500 each with markets steady. tops noted at 10.25 for cattle and similar steady trends across segments.

East ST. Louis

Indianapolis Livestock Market Report Oct 29

Hogs 9,000 head, market steady to 16 cents higher, top price $7.85. Cattle receipts 1,200, market steady. Local report from Indianapolis, Ind.

Indianapolis Livestock Indianapolis Ind

New York Poultry Prices Updated

New York October 29 poultry market report shows alive steady for western chickens, dir fowls and turkeys around 18 to 20 cents. Dressed, dull for western fresh chickens and fowls iced at 12 to 16 cents, fresh turkeys 18 to 22 cents.

New York

Market Advances Push Stocks Higher Across Entire List

New York trading shows broadened strength with 1,380,000 shares changing hands led by rails and copper. Steck outperformed while Reading and Erie dominated forenoon activity, and afternoon buying lifted 8756 to near recent highs. War shares rose broadly though Bethlehem Steel lagged. Canadian Pacific led rails with a strong open and gains for allied stocks. Foreign exchange firmed on demand for sterling amid higher bill offerings.

New York Steck Reading Eries Anaconda Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Soo Duluth South Shore Atlantic Wisconsin ‘Central

Market Fluctuations Touch Corn Oats and Hay

The local market edged lower with corn steady from yesterday while oats gained. New corn sold at 55.5 and 52.50 cents per bushel, old corn at 74 cents. Oats ranged 34 to 43 cents per bushel across four loads. Baled straw and hay sold between 5.75 and 6 dollars per load, loose hay at 12 to 13.50 dollars. Total loads reaching the city market were 46, with some remaining.

Local Markets Wheat and Feed Prices Listed

Market notes show No 2 wheat at 105, flour at 7.20, corn 70 to 74 cents, new corn 65 to 70 cents per 80 lb. Lots of hay and fodder prices follow, including prairie hay 8.00 to 10.00, alfalfa and clover seeds, clover hullings, and straw. Prices vary by cut and conditioning, with general ranges across grains hay and seed.

Fruit and Produce Prices From Local Market

Utilities show a garbled OCR list of fruits with prices. Items include grapes at 30 cents per basket, Delicious apples from Wenatchee at 7 to 14 cents each, Quinces by dozen, pears home grown, cantaloupe Osage pink meat each about 12 to 20 cents.

Florida Wenatchee Dvecu

Market prices for hides and animal products

Report lists several bid prices for cured and green hides, calves, kip, horses of various sizes, glue, ponies, tallow, greases, wool pelts and shearlings. Prices range from under a dollar per pound for some hides to about four dollars for large horses, with market terms and units noted.

Bolles & Rogers

Dates Dromedary Package and California Figs Ready

A pared down market note indicates dates and figs are due, with a California news package and a 10 cent price tag. No bulk shipments yet for nuts, first shipments expected in about two weeks.

California

Walnut and nut meats price list itemized

English walnut meats half pound Be Pecan meats half pound 80c Almond meats pound 75c Roasted shelled peanuts pound 20c

Wheat and corn advance on bullish market signals

The market shows a sharp upturn as Winnipeg October wheat moves higher aided by bullish foreign news and buying. Shorts cover while spring wheats failing to grade contract dampen selling. North American clearances to date run higher this year but near-term caution stays. Oats firm on export demand, cash oats quoted higher, while overall ample stocks temper a sustained bull run. Provisions rise on packer demand but overall excess supply tempers a strong bull market.

Winnipeg Shorts North America Oklahoma Iowa Minneapolis

Flour and hog price report from Knollenberg Milling

Retail selling prices list flour and mill products from Knollenberg Milling, including high patent flour at 6.20, straight patent 6.00, hard wheat 6.30, bran 24 per ton, shipstuff 32 per ton, corn meal 2 per 100 lbs, with western shipments weighed at C B and Q stockyards. Hog prices vary by weight class from 140 to 250 pounds ranging 6.75 to 7.50, plus pigs 90 to 110 pounds at 6.25 to 6.50 and rough heavy hogs at 5.75 to 6.23.

Knollenberg Milling “Company

New York Money Rates on Oct 29

Mercantile paper stands at 343 percent with sterling at 60 day bills 46 150 and demand 46 5 25. Mexican del lare quoted 37 34. Time loans described as easy for 60 to 90 days 234 and 6 months 3. Cail money steady with high 2 and low 1. Ruling rate 134 last loan 2 closing bid 134 offered at 2.

New York Mercantile Sterling Dellare

Wheat and corn futures and spot prices report

New York prices show spot wheat firm with No 1 durum at 1.15 and No 1 northern Duluth at 1.074, with No 1 northern Manitoba at 1.0614 cif Buffalo. Futures steady with December at 1.10 and corn steady at 7 further prices for No 2 yellow and No 3 white oats around 42 1/4 to 42 1/4 cents.

New York Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

Hay and straw prices steady in St Louis market

In St Louis on October 29 prices for hay and straw were largely unchanged with surplus offerings of ordinary grades clearing. No. 1 day remains scarce and firm, with strong demand for good No. 1 and alfalfa. Prices quoted include Clover mixed No. 2 at 10 dollars, Timothy No. 3 at 29 to 30, No. 2 at 12 dollars, No. 1 at 14 to 16 dollars, and Alfalfa No. 1 to choice at 16 to 18 dollars. Straw quotes around 6 to 6.50 dollars per unit.

St.louis ST. Louis

Apples In Barrels Prices From St. Louis Market Report

The St Oes market lists apples in barrels with small and inferior lots priced around 75 to 95 cents per barrel. Huntsman, Winesap, and York varieties show varying values from about 1.10 to 2.25 per unit, with home grown bushel boxes fetching 15 to 35 cents, reflecting quality and origin.

ST. Oes Bencit Gano Huntsman Senator

Chicago market report shows mixed dairy and poultry prices

Butter markets rise while eggs hold steady amid large receipts. Creamery butter quoted around 28 cents, eggs at market with 25 to 27 cents for ordinary and firsts. Potatoes steady with 80 car receipts from Minnesota/Dakota. whites 43 to 48 cents, Ohios 45 to 48. Poultry prices move higher with fowls at 12 and springs at 13 cents.

Chicago Minnesota Dakota

New York Coffee Spot Firm Bio 7 Santos No 4

Coffee market snippet from New York on October 29 notes prices for Bio No 7 at 73 cents and Santos No 4 at 934 cents. Substantial details unclear due to fragmented OCR.

New York Bio Santos

Hog price ranges by weight and quality

The report lists choice hogs averaging 200 to 231 pounds at 7.00 to 7.25, 160 to 170 pounds at 6.80 to 7.00, 140 to 180 pounds at 6.50 to 6.75, rough heavy hogs at 5.50 to 6.00, and pigs 90 to 125 pounds at 5.00 to 6.25.

Market Prices for Livestock and Meats

Choice light hogs sell at S740 with per head range 7.90. Rough sows and stags bring 36.00 down to 6.50. Fat steers 86.00 to 7.00. Fat heifers 6.00 to 7.00. Fat cows 400 at 5.00. Veal calves 8.00 to 9.00. Butts 4.00 to 5.00. Spring lambs 10.00 to 11.00. Sheep 4.00 to 5.00.

Poultry Butter Eggs Prices In Stated Ranges

Local market notes show hen roosters spring chicks and eggs priced pence per dozen. Turkeys old gobblers young gobblers hens listed with varying cents. Geese ducks butter packing stock and country quality listed with price figures.

Market Prices For Fresh Produce

William Malambri reports new produce prices including parsnips at 40c per peck, carrots 30-40c per peck, garlic 30c per pound imported, spinach per peck 0c, cauliflower from Michigan and the East priced by head, parsley and radishes in bunches, horse radish at 10-15c each, sweet potatoes 25c per six rounds, eastern potatoes $1.50 per bushel, hot house cucumbers 34-20c each, tomatoes from California 28c per pound, pickling onions 15c per quart, leaf lettuce 15c per pound, Boston lettuce 15c per head, Holland cabbage 5-10c per head, red cabbage 10-15c, celery 6c per head, Spanish onions 5-10c, onions red and white 3c per pound, green onions 5c per two bunches, Cape Cod seaberries 10c per quart, casaba melons 50-75c, bananas per dozen 10-20c, lemons California per dozen 23c, limes per dozen 30-40c, pears Buerre Rose and Howell 5c each, peaches Colorado Elberta per dozen 25-30c, Italian blue plums per dozen 10c, Tokay grapes 10-15c per pound, Malaga grapes 10-15c per pound, Morocco grapes 20c per pound, oranges late Valencia per dozen 40c.

William ‘Malambri Michigan Jersey Virginia California Boston Holland Howell Colorado Morocco

Dun’s Review Sees Brighter Day For Business

Dun’s Review reports general business gains with momentum widening across industries. Despite foreign exchange instability, freight congestion, and labor disputes, expansion remains pronounced in war orders as many deferred undertakings are launched and new enterprises begin, with weekly bank clearings at 3,990,733,378.

New York Dun

New York Creamery Prices and Egg Rates Report

Oct 20 report lists steady to higher creamery prices with 92 score for creamery and 30c to 2914c for firsts and seconds. Eggs show steady demand with fresh gathered grades at 35c to 37c for firsts and 27c to 29c for seconds. Hens and browns quoted around 40c to 42c. Cheese firm with state whole milk fresh and specials at 15.344c per pound.

New York Hennery

Kansas City Produce Market Report Oct 29

Kansas City market notes show butter and creamery figures with 1283 firsts 26 seconds and 25 percent notations. Reading hints suggest price or yield data for dairy products but details are fragmentary and non-specific.

Kansas. City Kansas City

Poultry Show Totals From Early Fair Data Incomplete

OCR fragment lists counts for eyes, firsts, seconds and various poultry categories including hens roosters and broilers with numbers 27 21 11 9 15, suggesting a larger tally from an agricultural fair. No clear event or location identified.

New York Sugar Market in Early Trade

New York sugar prices show strong demand with raw sugar steady at 445, centrifugal 445, molasses 868, and refined holding firm amid brisk activity in early trading on October 20.

New York

Market Brief from St Louis Produce Exchange

Poultry and dairy prices reported from St Louis Produce Exchange show ducks and geese at varying bids, with butter and eggs also listed. Readable items include ducks 15, geese 194, springs 1314, butter 281, eggs 25, indicating mixed commodity pricing for October records.

ST. Louis Springs

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