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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1915

Page

2

Lone Commission Market Letter on Wheat Corn and Oats

Market letter notes limited support for wheat as uncertainty from abroad pressues prices. Despite fair seaboard export demand, Manitoba purchases and a Duluth sale offer attractive prices. Prospects for heavy receipts next week appear bearish. Corn shows liquidation and lower prices with scattered demand. oats steady with good cash demand but weak country offerings. Provisions see a moderate October rib rise on improved meat demand, pork demand remains weak with limited buyer interest.

Seaboard Manitoba Duluth Sit

Wheat Drops to New Crop Lows as Bear Sentiment Holds

Wheat led a broad decline in Chicago markets with a 1 1/4 to 2 cent loss, September at 94 1/2 cents, December around 90 54 3/4, and May near 94 3/4. Corn and oats mirrored weakness as bears dominate amid upcoming holidays. Export activity remained tepid and cash prices slipped, with Minneapolis and Duluth reports showing lower local quotes.

Chicago Lée

Agricultural shipment figures and totals

Wheat 186. Corn 84. Oats 346. Hogs 30 000. Cattle 16 000. Sheep 16 600. Total clearances Wheat 586 000. Corn 3 000. Oats 51 060.

Chicago Car Lot Prices Report

Wheat figures show 382 contract 62 estimated 394 last year 114. Corn 120 contract 109 estimated 107 last year 300. Oats 508 contract 17 estimated 510 last year 415.

Chicago

Grain production figures for today and last year

Wheat and oats production figures shown for today with last year comparisons, including corn and oats values. The data lists 1 441 000 for wheat last year 2 045 000 current, oats 1 457 000 today and 1 289 000 last year, plus a 323 000 figure for another category.

Wheat and Corn and Oats Shipments Listed

Shipments show Wheat today 800000 versus last year 1289000. Corn today 212000 versus last year 794000. Oats today 1060000 versus last year 1005000.

Poultry Prices Mixed on New York Market

New York on September 4 reports unsettled demand for live poultry with dressed items firming slightly. Prices listed include 20 fowls at 18 17 4 for iced roasted chickens, and fresh turkeys at 15 16 iced, reflecting a cautious market.

New York

Elgin Butter Prices Rise in Market Report

Elgin reports butter prices advancing with 350 tubs sold at 26 cents each.

Elgin

Chicago Cash Grain Prices September 4

Wheat prices list No 2 red 1.0354 1.04 No 3 red 1.00 1.0114 No 4 red 87 96 No 2 hard 1.034 1.04 No 3 hard 1.004 161 No 4 hard 90 97 Corn No 2 yellow 784 No 2 white 75% No 2 mixed .734 751%4 No 3 mixed 7514 7514 No 6 mixed 75 Oats No 3 white 34773454 No 4 white 33 234 standard 3814 39 Rye No 2 95 96 No 3 92 14 98 No 4 89 80

Chicago Til

Kansas City Cash Grain Prices Report

Wheat prices across grades range from 89 cents to about $1.14 per bushel in Kansas City on September 4. Corn and oats show No. 2 and No. 3 listings with varying decimals, including No. 2 yellow corn at 75 to 76, and mixed white and oat figures.

Wheat and corn futures prices from St Louis market report

Wheat prices list several grades with No 1 red at 1.0714 dollars and other reds and hard red varieties, plus No 2 corn at 74 cents and other corn futures quotes, with oats values for No 3 and No 4 white and other grades.

Minneapolis grain prices fall into small ranges

Minneapolis grain markets report No 1 hard wheat at 1.00 and No 1 northern at 1.59, No 2 northern at 0.87 to 0.96, No 3 yellow corn at 0.76 to 0.764, No 3 white oats at 0.32 to 0.33, flax at 1.64 to 1.66, and barley at 0.44 to 0.47.

Minneapolis Northern

Omaha Cash Grain Prices As Of Sept 4

Wheat prices for No 2 hard stay at 97. Corn No 2 white quotes 68 54 and No 2 yellow 71 14. No 2 oats white trades at 32 32. Remaining values reflect market observations in Omaha.

Omaha Omaitia

Peoria Cash Grain Market Summary

Peoria price report for September 4 shows corn down 1 cent with No 3 mixed at 74 and No 6 mixed at 72 cents. Oats down 14 1/4 cents with No 3 white at 63 and No 4 white at 32 34 cents.

Peoria

Seed Price Report From Toledo Market

Clover seed prices show prime cash $9.75 for October and $106.20 for December. Alsike seed prime cash September $9.25 and October $9.40. Timothy seed prime cash September $83.63 and October $3.40.

Toledo Alsike Timothy

Wheatspot and grain prices in New York futures report

New York on September 4 shows wheat futures weak with No 2 red at 1.11 fob New York for prompt shipment and No 2 hard at 1.11 c i f New York. No 1 northern Duluth and Manitoba bids around 1.02 and .91 c f Buffalo. Corn and oats spot movement noted with No 2 yellow at 86 cents and dull oats. Futures speak Sept at 1.0234.

New York Duluth Manitoba C. F Buffalo

Chicago hog and cattle market prices report

Hogs receipts 7,000 closed weak with bids 6.50 to 7.70 for light hogs, 7.30 to 8.15 for mixed, 6.10 to 7.65 for heavy, pigs 7.00 to 8.00. Cattle receipts 200 steady native beeves 6.25 to 10.35, western steers 6.50 to 9.00, cows and heifers 3.15 to 8.70, calves 3.00 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 5,000 steady wethers 5.80 to 6.00, ewes 3.40 to 5.50, lambs 6.60 to 9.00.

Chicago

Stock Market Week End Drift Reflects Light Trade

New York reports a listless early trading pattern with gains later as professional dealing dominated. Coal shares rebounded, foreign exchange was minor, and London bills quoted at 4.6634. Railway results show Great Northern a loss and Norfolk and Western a gain while midwest trade strengthens on wheat prospects and banks’ cash gains lag. Excess reserves reach a near record of about 210 million.

New York Interes Europe London Great Northern Norfolk and Western Middle West Northwest

Local Markets Prices for Hay and Grains

Market prices listed include hay and grain items with multiple grades. No. 2 wheat at 9 cents, flour at 7 dollars, corn at 85.86 cents, old oats 52 cents, new oats 40 to 50 cents, baled and loose hay prices ranging from 6 to 10 dollars, prairie hay 6.50 to 8 dollars, straw 5.50 to 6 dollars, clover seed 9 to 10 dollars, alsike clover seed 9 to 10 dollars, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10 dollars, clover seed 7 to 8 dollars.

Knollenberg Milling Price List For Flour and Hogs

Retail figures from Knollenberg Milling show prices for flour and mix products: patent flour at 6.40 and 6.60 for different grades, hard wheat flour 6.60, bran 25.00 per ton, shipstuff 32.00 per ton, corn meal 2.00 per 100 pounds. Hogs offered as wagon loads of choice quality with varying weights priced around 6.25 to 7.40, depending on weight class.

Knollenberg Milling Company

Livestock Market Prices Bulletin

Hog prices list Choice light hogs 6.85 to 7.10, heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60. Sows and stags 6.10 to 6.35. Fat cattle and calves: steers 6.00 to 7.00, fat heifers 6.00 to 7.00, cows 4.00 to 5.00. Veal calves 8.00 to 9.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.00. Spring lambs 7.50 to 9.00, sheep 4.00 to 5.00. Ham 11 4c.

Poultry and Butter Prices in Local Trade

Listing shows prices for hens roosters spring chicks and eggs with turkeys gobblers hens and geese ducks and butter. Packers offer stock butter at varying grades with No 1 country butter at 25 cents per pound.

Turkey Choidt

Local Market Prices From Wm Malambri Report

Reported by Wm Malambri listing produce prices for carrots three bunches five cents beets three bunches five cents cauliflower per piece ten to twenty cents cabbage per head five to ten cents wax and string beans per quart five cents summer squash each five cents new potatoes peck twenty five cents cucumbers large each five to ten cents celery each ten to twenty five cents young onions three bunches five cents tomatoes per pound ten cents sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty five cents turnips per peck twenty five cents

Wm.Malambri

New York Money Rates Sept 4 Market Rates Updated

Mercantile paper BI4 shows sterling at 4.63 day bills 4.63 demand 46.75 cables 4.67.75 francs demand 5.94 cables 5.93 marks demand 81 cables 81.14 lives demand 6.38 cables 6.37 cubles demand 53 cables 35.14 bar-silver 45.14 Mexican dollars 38c.

New York Mercantile Paper

Figs Bulk and Imported Dates Listed with Prices

Figs from California sold in 10 oz packages at 10 cents and 25 cents for imported varieties. Umbrella figs and pulled mon bons imported at 25 cents. Dates advertised as dromedary Haloch in bulk at 15 cents per pound with 2 pounds for 25 cents.

California

St Louis Livestock Market Report Summary

St Louis market data shows hog receipts around 4,000 with prices 10 to 15 cents higher. pigs and lights about 7.65 to 8.32, mixed and butchers up to 8.00. Cattle receipts near 900 with native beef steers 7.50 to 10.00, yearlings and heifers 6.50 to 10.00, cows 6.00 to 8.00, stockers 6.00 to 8.25, calves 6.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts about 7,000 with lambs 8.00 to 8.85 and ewes 5.50 to 7.80.

ST. Louis

Market Report From Chicago Commodities Desk

Chicago prices show butter and eggs steady with receipts and packing stock noted. Butter receipts 13 420 with firsts 23.24 and 2414 25. eggs receipts 6 224 cases at mark, firsts around 21 22. poultry alive steady with fowls at 13 13 percent. potatoes mostly unchanged to lower with Jersey giants 40 746 and Wisconsin white 35 40.

Chicago Jersey’ Giants Jersey Cobblers Minnesota Ohios Wisconsin

Kansas City Market Receipts Mixed For Cattle and Sheep

Kansas City reports receipts for cattle, sheep, and hogs with mixed prices. Hogs steady to $7.65 for bulk, heavy hogs $7.55, light hogs $7.70. Cattle receipts 200, steers $9.0? to $9.50, cows $4.25 to $7.25, heifers about $6.50 to $9.25, calves $6.00 to $10.80. Sheep receipts 300, lambs $8.25 to $8.60, yearlings $7.00, wethers $6.50, ewes $6.00.

Kansas City Carling

Market Report Omaha Hog Cattle Sheep Prices Sept 4

Hogs receipts 4 800 higher, heavy at 6 400 6 85 top. Pigs 6 00 7 60. Bulk 6 50 6 85. Cattle receipts 800 steady steers 6 7 59 75 cows and heifers 5 75 7 25 calves 7 00 10 00. Sheep receipts 2 300 steady yearlings 5 75 6 75 wethers 9 5 7 0 6 25 lambs 8 40 8 65.

Omaha

New York Produce Prices in Creamery Eggs and Cheese

New York Sept. 4 Butter steady. Creamery extras 92 score 7 cents. Creamery higher. Eggs steady, fresh gathered extras 28 07 29 per dozen, firsts 26 27 cents, seconds 22 23 14. Nearby hennery whites fine to fancy 33 01 35, browns 29 14 32. Cheese strong state whole milk flats whites and colored specials 14 cents, ditto average fancy 13 4 cents.

New York Hennery

War Anniversary Recalls Paris Darkest War Moment

Parisians mark the anniversary of the German advance toward Paris a year ago when the government shifted from Paris to Bordeaux and the city faced widespread exodus. The turning Marne crossing on September 4 halted the invasion as Allied forces began pushing the Germans eastward. By September 10 the capital’s fall seemed unlikely.

Paris Bordeaux Marne

A GOOD HOUSEHOLD ARnica Salve Ad

An old time health notice extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve for ordinary cuts and infections. It claims antiseptic protection, healing, and prevention of complications from minor injuries. The ad promotes a 2 ounce bottle priced at 25 cents from local druggists.

Vintage Produce Prices In A Busy Market List

A wide price list of nuts fruits and produce with per pound and per unit costs. Almonds Pecans Walnuts Popcorn and various cherries and dried fruits price points are listed including apples peaches watermelons cantaloupes and cocoanuts. Several entries show multiple pricing variants and units.

Market prices for hides and wool reported by Bolles and Rogers

Price list shows No 1 cured hides at 15c, No 2 at 14c, green hides 13c and 12c, calves and kip prices, horse values from $1 to $4, glue and pony ranges, tallow and grease rates, wool pelts 60c to 150, shearling and lamb values, and wool quality grades 18c to 31c per pound.

Bolles & Rogers

New York Coffee and Sugar Holiday Declared

New York announces a coffee and sugar holiday on September 4. Officials and merchants prepare for a brief market pause, affecting trades and deliveries across the city.

New York

Wheat and Corn Markets Echo Seasonal Shifts

From Long Commission. Wheat markets faced a ten day lag due to weak European demand as spring and winter crops converge. Britain ships gold to the US to fund a possible loan, while Jordan and war crop movements weigh on prices. Corn moves west of the Missouri as Chicago absorbs September sales. Oats look to set a record, though quality lags. Provisions suffer liquidation with no clear advance until new meat pack-out and export demand emerge.

Long Commission. Co Canada India Australia Great Britain America Germany Chicago Missouri River Nebraska

Gov Dunne Declares Jewish Holidays Off for State Employees

Springfield reports Gov. Dunne orders all state department heads to relieve Jewish employees from duty on Sept 8 9 10 for the Jewish New Year and on Sept 17 18 for the Day of Atonement. The directive covers state offices and related institutions.

Springfield Dunne

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