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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1915

Page

9

Wheat and corn futures show mixed futures amid foreign demand

The market reports a sharp break in wheat with foreign weather affecting conditions while U S and Canadian weather were more favorable. Corn weakens on liberal receipts and eager local buying for September shipments. Oats stay firm on cash demand and seaboard exports. Provisions decline on liquidation with slight pork demand from shorts and steady ribs and lard.

United States Canada Northwest Nebraska Seaboard

Market declines in wheat and corn amid favorable weather

Chicago reports widespread selling as wheat drops 1 3 4 to 2 2 1 2 cents with September at 96 1/2, December 92 3/4, and May 96 1/2. Corn falls 3 to 1 4 cents, oats off, pork weak from long liquidation, lard and ribs held better amid mixed demand and weather news.

Weather and traffic figures for Minneapolis Duluth and Winnipeg

Today figures show Minneapolis 277 with 220 last week and 430 last year. Duluth reports 51 today, 14 last week, and 271 last year. Winnipeg records 223 today, 41 last week, and 326 last year.

Minneapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Estimated Receipts Today From Fiscal Markets

Chicago Sept 3 The following are the estimated receipts here for Saturday Wheat 394 cars Race In Murat Luda Oats 510 Hogs 9000 head Cattle 200 Sheep 4000

Chicago Murat

Chicago Car Lots Food Prices Report

Wheat prices show today at 259 contracts with 873 estimated and 278 last year. Corn values quote 84 contracts 74 estimated and 66 last year 297. Oats figures list 358 contracts 9 estimated and 356 last year 279.

Chicago

Total clearance values for grain stocks reported

Wheat shows 326000 bushels, corn zero, and oats listed at 544000 bushels in the latest clearance report.

Grain production figures for Wheat Corn and Oats

Wheat yields today 1,378,000 compared with last year 1,504,000. Corn production 369,000 today versus 737,000 previously. Oats output 1,673,000 today against 1,178,000 last year.

Grain production figures compare this year and last

Wheat output stands at 1 086 000 this year versus 1 339 000 last year. Corn yields are 287 000 today compared with 731 000 previously. Oats show 1 150 000 this year against 970 000 last year.

Chicago Rye and Barley Trade Closing Prices

Chicago markets report rye and barley prices with rye No 2 at 954 and barley at 49 65 on September 3, reflecting commodity trading activity in the Chicago grain pits.

Chicago

East St. Louis Livestock Market Report

East St. Louis on Sept 3 shows hog receipts 4,500 with prices 15 to 20 cents higher. Mixed hogs at 7.85 to 8.15, heavy 7.25 to 7.85, rough 6.25 to 6.40, light 8.00 to 8.80, pigs 7.50 to 8.10, bulls 7.85 to 8.10. Cattle receipts 1,600 with steady market and top price 10.00. Sheep receipts 3,500 with steady market.

East ST. Louis

Chicago Cash Grain Prices on Sept 3

Chicago cash grain prices show wheat No 2 red at 1.074, No 3 red 1.044 to 1.0514, hard wheat 1.08 to 1.06, corn No 2 yellow 0.7914, No 2 white 0.7634, No 3 mixed 0.77, oats No 2 white 0.3414 to 0.354, No 3 white 0.3434 to 0.344.

Chicago

Kansas City Cash Grain Prices Report

Kansas City market notes Sept 3 show Wheat prices for No 2 hard at 1.15 and No 3 hard at 1.038 to 1.05 led, No 4 hard 1.05, No 2 red 1.12 and No 3 red 1.06 to 1.11, No 4 red 0.95 to 1.00. Corn bids range No 2 72, No 3 71, No 4 70, No 2 yellow 76, No 3 yellow 74 to 73, No 2 white 71 to 1.14, No 3 white 70 to 1.0. Oats quote No 2 0.50 to 0.37, No 3 0.34 to 0.54, No 2 white 0.37 to 0.38, No 2 white 0.36 to 0.14.

Kansas City

Wheat and corn prices in St. Louis grain market

ST. LOUIS wheat prices ranged from No. 8 red at 1.08 to No. 2 hard at 1.06, with No. 4 red around 97 cents and No. 3 hard near 92 to 95. Corn quotes showed No. 2 at 73 1/2 cents, No. 2 yellow around 76 1/4, and No. 3 white near 72 1/4, with oats listed at various 3x to 4x decimal values.

ST. Louis

Market roundup of grain prices in Omaha report

Wheat No 2 hard traded at 1.00 to 1.02. Corn No 2 white 0.69 to 0.70. No 2 yellow 0.72 to 0.72. Corn totals include 0.70M. No 3 white oats listed at 3.34 to 3.34.

Omaha

Wheat prices and receipts in Minneapolis market report

Minneapolis report shows wheat receipts at 277 cars, down from 430 a year earlier. Cash wheat levels: No 1 hard around 1.01 to 1.05 dollars, No 1 northern near 0.97 to 1.02, No 2 northern about 0.87 to 0.94, and No 3 mixing around 0.57 to 0.74, with arrivals and price ranges listed.

Minneapolis Minn

Peoria cash grain prices steady on corn and oats

Peoria market report lists corn unchanged to 14 cents higher with No 2 yellow at 78 1/4, No 3 yellow 78 1/4, No 2 mixed 77 3/4, No 3 mixed 77 3/4, No 2 high color 77 3/4, No 3 mixed 75, oats unchanged with No 3 white 33 1/4.

Peoria Sept

Toledo Seed Prices Steady for Clover and Timothy

The Toledo news unit lists seed prices as of September 3 with Clover seed at 89.30 for cash and 89.7734 for October and December, Clover varieties and Alsike priced for September and October at 9.30, Timothy at 3.45 for September and 3.22 for October. Prices reflect market rates and timing options for farmers.

Toledo Clover Alsike Timothy

Market Briefs From New York and North Dakota Grain Prices

Sept 3 spot prices show weakness for No 2 red wheat at 1.13 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 92.34. Futures ease for Sept to 1.0434. Corn No 2 yellow spot 88 cents prompt. Dats No 3 white 42 cents, No 4 old 55 to 60 cents.

New York Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

Chicago Livestock Market Report Sept 3

Hogs receipts 14000 with best steady and others weak. prices for light to heavy ranges noted from 6.05 to 8.10. Pigs 8700 at 8.25. Cattle receipts 1500 steady to strong. natives 6.25 to 10.35, western steers 6.85 to 9.00, cows and heifers 3.15 to 8.70, calves 8.00 to 12.08. Sheep receipts 15000 weak 15 to 25 cents lower. wethers 5.50 to 6.00, ewes 3.40 to 5.50, lambs 6.60 to 9.00.

Chicago

St Louis Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report

In St Louis on September 3, hogs receipts 4,200, prices steady to 20 cents higher with various classes quoted from 7.70 to 8.20 for mixed and butcher hogs and 7.10 to 7.70 for good heavy hogs. Cattle receipts 2,000 with native beef steers 7.50 to 10.00, yearlings 8.50 to 10.00, cows 6.00 to 8.00, stockers 6.00 to 8.25, natives calves 6.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 4,000 steady with lambs 8.00 to 8.85 and sheep and ewes 5.50 to 6.80.

ST. Louis

Kansas City Live Stock Prices September 3

Hogs receipts 2,000 higher. bulk 7.15 to 7.70. heavies 6.80 to 7.60. lights 7.30 to 7.75. pigs 7.00 to 7.65. Cattle receipts 5,060 steady. steers 6.50 to 9.90. cows 14.25 to 7.25. heifers 6.50 to 19.25. calves 6.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 6,000. lambs 8.25 to 8.75. yearlings 6.50 to 7.00. wethers 5.75 to 6.50. ewes 5.25 to 6.00.

Kansas City

Omaha Stock Market Report From Sept 3

Omaha market recap shows hogs at 4500 head steady to heavy with prices 6.30 to 6.75 for heavy and 6.85 for light, 7455 pigs at 6.40 basis, cattle receipts about 1000 with steers 6.75 to 9.75, cows and heifers 5.75 to 7.25, calves 7.00 to 10.00, sheep receipts 1000 with yearlings 5.75 to 6.75, wethers 5.35 to 6.25, lambs 8.40 to 7.80.

Omaha

Chicago dairy and egg prices impact harvest receipts

Chicago market report notes higher butter shade and firm eggs with varied receipts. Creamery and packing stock prices listed as well as live poultry and potato price ranges across Jersey, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin markets.

Chicago

Diminishing Activity Seen in Today's Market

New York September 3 The first half of today’s market session showed diminishing activity and lower prices with some gains in Crucible Steel Westinghouse American Can and select war shares Afternoon rally in railway stocks lifted them 1 to 3 points but most gains faded by close Total volume 495 000 shares the smallest recently Rumors of a British loan around 600 million circulated with bankers silent Intimated that American securities from England via Halifax may be used as loan nucleus Today’s high rate for demand sterling 4.72 with a low of 4.64 closing at 4.67 Continental rates moved in sympathy Bank of England dispatched about 8 million foreign coins likely for shipment Forecasts call for further cash gains by local banks and record reserves Time money rates unchanged amid light demand.

New York Crucible Steel Westinghouse American Can England Halifa Bank of England

New York Money Rates

New York money market figures show mercantile paper at 34, sterling 60 day bills at A460 and demand 464.50, cables 4.65. Francs demand 5.96, cables 5.95. Marks demand and cables 80. Our rubles quote 3574 and cables 35%. Bar silver at 4834. Mexican dollars at 38. Time loans steady with 60 days 2 34, 90 days 2 34, 6 months 3 4. Call money steady. high 2, low 1 34, ruling 1 34, last loan 2, closing bid 1 34, offered at 2.

New York Mercantile Paper

Butter and dairy quotes from New York market report

New York price notes for butter creamery extras to firsts and seconds show 92 score 2?%c with ranges 27% to 28c for extras. Fresh gathered extras at 28M 29c, firsts 25 27c, seconds 22 23c. Nearby henery whites and browns feature 27c to 29/32c with various grades. Cheese firm state whole milk flats and specials at 13 34 Me.

New. York Hennery Marie

New York Poultry Market Report Sees Stable Prices

New York on September 3 reports alive poultry steady with western broilers and fowls noted. Iced fowls and fresh iced turkeys show price points around 15 to 17 cents per pound.

New York

Price List for Grains and Forage Products

Price numbers for wheat corn oats hay and fodder shown in a dense market listing. Items include No 2 wheat 95 cents flour selling price 7 dollars per hundredweight corn 85 86 cents old oats 52 cents new oats 40 50 cents old baled hay prairie hay 6 50 8 00 baled prairie hay 8 50 10 00 baled straw 5 50 6 00 shredded fodder 38.00 old loose hay 14 new loose hay 83 . 50 13.00 Alsike clover seed 9 00 10 00 new clover hay 9 00 crab grass 7.50 clover hullings 10.00 clover seed 7.00 8.00

Knollenberg Milling Company Flour and Mill Product Prices

The Knollenberg Milling company lists retail selling prices for flour and mill products. High patent flour 6.60. Straight patent flour 6.40. Hard wheat flour 6.60. Bran 25.00 per ton. Shipstuff 32 per ton. Corn meal 2 per 100 lb. Wagon hogs, choice quality 200–300 lb avg 6.25 to 7.40. 150–75 lb avg 7.20 to 7.35. 125–50 lb avg 7.10 to 7.35.

Knollenberg Milling Company

Market quotes for livestock and meats list prices

The sheet lists hogs, sows, stags, steer and heifer fat prices, cows, veal calves, bulls, spring lambs and sheep. Prices vary by grade, with choicest hogs at 6.85 to 7.10, fat cows 4.00 to 5.00, veal calves 8.00 to 9.00, and lambs up to 9.00. A fragment notes ham at unclear price.

Poultry and Eggs Prices in Local Market

Listing of farm commodities with unit prices: hens 12c, roosters 7c, spring chickens 13 4c, eggs loose 6c, old turkeys 93 4c, young gobblers 9 1 4c, hens 9 1 4c, geese 6 3 5c, ducks 84c per lb, butter packing stock 17c, choice country No 1 25c.

Market Prices Listed By Wm Malambri Vendor

Reported by Wm Malambri the listing shows produce prices including carrots three bunches at 6 cents, beets three bunches at 5 cents, cauliflower 10 to 20 cents per head, cabbage 5 to 10 cents each, beans per quart 5 cents, squash 5 cents each, new potatoes per peck 25 cents, cucumbers large 5 to 10 cents each, celery and cabbage 10 to 25 cents each, young onions three bunches 1 cent, tomatoes per pound 10 cents, sweet corn per dozen 20 to 25 cents, and turnips per peck 25 cents.

Wm. Malambri

Figs and Dates Advertised with Prices

An itemized advertisement lists figs and dates with various packaging and prices. FIGS AND DATES, California, 10 oz packages at 10 cents, 1 lb at 25 cents, imported, and haloed dromedary dates in bulk at 15 cents per 1 lb, with multiple entries for umbrella layer figs and Haloch dates.

California

Local Produce Prices From Shelled Nuts To Fruit

Shelled nut meats including almonds pecans and walnuts priced per pound with several figures. popcorn shelled per pound ten cents. Fruits listed with multiple regional cherry prices by variety and unit counts. currants prunes plums apricots apples peaches pineapples bananas watermelons cantaloupes shown with per unit or dozen pricing in cents.

Oregon

Nut Prices in Bulk at Local Market Today

The listing shows cocoanuts at 5 and 10 and 15 cents each, walnuts English and Brazils by the pound at 25 cents, almonds and filberts at 25 and 20 cents per pound respectively, pecans 20 cents per pound, Italian chestnuts large by the pound at 20 cents, and peanuts roasted by the pound at 1 cent with raw at 1234 cents per pound.

Hides and Wool Prices Read in Markets

Reported by Bolles and Rogers. Lists prices for cured hides no.1 at 15c and no.2 at 4c, green hides no.1 13c, no.2 12c, cured calves and kip ranges, horse prices from 33 to 4 dollars, glue and pony range 1 to 1.50, wool pelts 60c to 1.50, shearlings 2c to 50c, lamb 25c to 75c, and graded wool quality 18c to 3c per pound.

Bolles & Rogers

New York Sugar Quiet On Raw Market

New York sugar markets report quiet activity on September 3 with raw sugar values at centrifugal 458 and molasses at 381 while refined grades hold steady.

New York

Review of New York economy shows cautious optimism

DUN'S. REVIEW NEW YORK SEPT 3 reports restraint on new enterprise slackening and improving international diplomatic relations but foreign exchange derangement persists. depreciation of European funds threatens overseas trade though no actual disruption yet. optimism grows that current business progress will not be seriously impeded with gains likely and purchasing power at a peak. August activity rose, bank clearings totaling $3,071,443,563 amid widespread signs of expansion.

New York

Coffee Prices Move in Quiet Trade in New York

New York market report notes coffee trading at 3 pot units, aid No. 7, 6% cy Santos No. ft at 9 cents. Market activity described as quiet with modest price levels and limited volume.

NEW _ YORK Aid Santos

Miner Sam Dunbar Ends Life After Poker Loss

Springfield UK report says Sam Dunbar, a local coal miner, began playing poker three months earlier and bought carbolic acid with intent to die when his funds ran out. He reportedly held three of a kind against a full house, then died after wagering his last dollar on the hand.

Springfield Sam Dunbar

Turkey rejects separate peace terms as insult to nation

Constantinople dispatch reports that Turkey was offered a separate peace by the allies. The report is officially branded false and an insult to the Turkish nation, which is fighting for its religion and honor, in a Berlin transmitted wireless despatch.

Constantinople Berlin Turkey

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