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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1915
Page
9
Fear of wet weather in the BG northwest delayed timely deliveries and kept markets unsettled. Wheat rose 34 14 to 9934 cents for September and 953% for December, corn fell 3 4 to 7g?, oats slipped slightly, and provisions varied from 2c down to 12 5c up. Domestic-visible supply showed a smaller rise than last year.
This week wheat supply stands at 8,583,000 bushels, up from 7,767,000 last week and 31,775,000 from last year. Corn shows 1,707,000 for this week, down from 1,856,000 last week and 5,654,000 a year ago. Oats total 8,147,000 this week, versus 5,796,000 last week and 23,765,000 a year earlier.
Minneapolis and Duluth show today inventories around 1,284 and 1,309 respectively with last week and year comparisons, while Winnipeg lists 1,182 today and 2,014 last year. Data reflect holiday effects and regional sales trends.
Chicago on September 13 reports estimated receipts for Tuesday with hogs at 14 900, cattle at 651, and sheep at 12 009. This brief cattle market update notes varied livestock volumes across the day with hogs leading.
Wheat trading today at 137 contract with 8 estimated, 139 last year. Corn at 176 contract with 147 estimated, 176 last year 181. Oats at 302 contract with 7 estimated, 301 last year 203.
Wheat receive today 3 215 000 bushels, last year 4 267 000. Corn today 707 000, last year 647 000. Oats today 1 670 000, last year 1 683 000.
Wheat shipments today total 1,529,000 compared with 2,096,000 last year. Corn shipments today are 322,000 versus 404,000 last year. Oats shipments today total 1,224,000 compared with 1,670,000 last year.
Wheat and corn prices listed for Chicago markets with No 3 red No 4 red No 3 hard No 4 hard No 2 mixed No 3 mixed No 2 white No 3 white No 2 yellow No 3 white No 4 white and oats Prime values shown along with assorted figures in dollars and cents for various grades and grains.
Wheat prices across grades range from No 2 hard at 1 04 to No 4 hard at 0 76 and red varieties around 1.05. Corn bidding spans No 2 at 68 to No 3 at 68 68, with yellow and white varieties also listed. Oats show No 2 at 33 1/4 and No 3 around 32 1/2 with white oats at 36 0 7.
Wheat prices for No 2 red No 3 red and various hard grades are listed with bid and ask ranges around 1.08 to 1.15 dollars per bushel. Corn prices show No 2 No 3 No 2 yellow and No 3 yellow ranges around 0.74 to 0.78 dollars, with No 2 white and No 3 white also quoted. Oats figures for No 2 to No 4 white appear near 0.34 to 0.44 dollars.
New York grain reports spot wheat firm with No 2 red at 1.20 and No 2 hard at 2.014cc f o b New York lake and rail. Futures firm at 1.12 for September. Corn spot steady at 0.614 with No 2 yellow, oats spot easy at 0.140.
Omaha market notes show No 2 hard wheat at 1.01 10214 dollars per bushel, No 2 white corn at 58 5814, No 2 yellow 704 71, No 2 68 684, and No 3 white oats at 33 34, reflecting varied demand sequences as of September 13.
Liverpool reports on September 13 with Wheat No northern Duluth at 1s 3d and Corn American mixed at 8s 11d, indicating current price levels in the commodities market. The terse notice lists key grain values for traders.
Toledo market notes list seed prices for Clover Alsike and Timothy. Prices show prime cash and future contracts for October and March delivery with ranges from $3.40 to $11.20 per unit, reflecting near term and distant months.
Chicago rye prices for No 2 and No 3 maturities quoted at 90.4 to 91, while barley trades at 55 to 60. Market notes provide a snapshot of grain trading levels in Chicago on September 13.
Peoria market report shows corn prices steady with No 2 white 75 14 cents and No 2 yellow 77 cents. No 3 white 74 cents and No 3 yellow 77 cents. Mixed values 75 and 73 cents. Oats unchanged with No 3 white 34 cents No 4 white 33 14 cents and sample 32 14 cents.
In Minneapolis on September 13, cash wheat prices showed gains as receipts reached 1,284 cars against 1,326 a year earlier. No. 1 northern was quoted around 97 to 102, with No. 2 and No. 3 grades trading at 90 to 95 cents, though some figures appear garbled in the record.
Chicago hog prices decline as receipts reach 31,000 with livesized bulk and mixed sets trading around 6.55 to 8.25 for pigs. Cattle receipts near 19,000 show native hogs at 6.00 to 10.30, western steers 6.60 to 8.75, cows and heifers 2.90 to 5.30, calves 8.00 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 22,000 with lambs 25 to 3 and ewes 3.00 to 5.40.
St Louis, Sept 13 hogs receipts 7000 steady. Pigs and lights 6.50 to 8.25. Mixed and butchers 8.00 to 8.25. Hood heavy 7.25 to 7.7. Cattle receipts 9300 lower native beef steers 7.50 to 10.25 yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.00 cows 6.00 to 8.00 stockers and feeders 6.00 to 8.25 native calves 6.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 1600 steady lambs 8.00 to 8.65 sheep and ewes 5.50 to 7.80.
Cattle receipts 28,000 steady with steers 6.25 to 10.00, cows and heifers 6.25 to 25, calves 0 to 10.50. Hog receipts 5,000 steady with heavy 6.75 to 7.35, lights 7.60 to 8.05, pigs 7.00 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 18,000 steady with lambs 8.00 to 8.60, yearlings 6.25 to 7.00, wethers 5.50 to 6.50, ewes 5.00 to 6.00.
Indianapolis Ind September 13 hogs sold around 800 to 835 per cwt with top 8.35 in a steady to firm market. Cattle numbers near 1200 felt steady to a shade lower as buyers steadied bids amid moderate demand.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was dull for most of the session as investors watched the diplomatic situation and pending foreign exchange talks. United States Steel led activity, advancing to 75 7/%, with Bethlehem Steel up 23 to 338 and General Motors up 14 to 262, while rail shares showed mixed moves and total volume reached 352,000 shares. The dollar exchange rate hovered between 4.04 and 4.67, closing at 4.66, reflecting credit condition uncertainty between New York and London.
The New York mercantile paper lists currency quotes for sterling francs marks rubles and the Mexican dollar with demand and cable rates. Time loans show Easy terms with 60 days 90 days and six months rates and call money is steady with a ruling at 1.34 and last loan at 2. The figures reflect daily market activity and closing bids.
Market notes from New York dated September 13 show a listing of alive weak and western chickens and broilers, dressed fowls and roasted items, frozen and iced products, and fresh turkeys with price ranges. The notation includes varied abbreviations and misreads, but identifies poultry categories and price points for the period.
A 1900s style promotional piece touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a remedy for gray hair and dull appearance. It promises natural darkening, improved luster, dandruff relief, and a revived shine after several applications.
On Monday pleasant weather spurred high market activity with six loads of corn selling at 5 cents and oats at 37 to 40 cents per bushel, mostly at higher prices. Loose hay brought 13.50 to 14 dollars, baled hay 14 dollars, and demand was strong enough to take all supply. The livestock market also showed good life.
Local markets list commodity prices for wheat flour corn oats and various hay and seed products. Entries include No 2 wheat 95c per unit flour selling price 7.00 oats 50c new 38 40c prairie hay 6 5008.00 bale hay price 8.50 10.00 oats straw 6.50 7.50 shredded fodder 3.00 new loose hay 10.00 14.00 clover seed 9.00 10.60 new clover hay 87.00 8.00 crab grass 7.50 clover hullings 10.00 bale straw 6.00 6.50.
Retail selling prices for flour and mill products listed by Kuellenberg Milling Co. include high patent flour 86.60, straight patent flour 6.40, ward wheat flour 6.60, bran 25.00 per ton, shipstuff 32 per ton, and corn meal 2 per 100 lbs.
Advertisement lists choice quality wagon hogs with average weights 200–300 pounds at 6.25 to 7.40, 150–175 pounds at 7.20 to 7.35, and 125–150 pounds at 7.10 to 7.35. Prices vary by weight category.
Light hogs priced at 6.85 to 7.10, heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60, sows and stags 6.10 to 6.35. Fat steers 6.00 to 7.00, fat heifers 6.00 to 7.00, cows 4.00 to 5.00. Veal 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 prices listed as 11 to 4 each.
Hens 11 cents, roosters 7 cents, spring chickens. Eggs 20 cents a dozen. Turkeys old gobblers 9.4 cents, young gobblers 9.14 cents, turkey hens 8.14 cents. Geese 6 and a half to 1? cents. Ducks 8.14 cents per pound. Butter stock 17 1/2 cents, choice country No. 1 23 cents.
Reported by Wm. Malambri detailing farm market prices for vegetables. Carrots three bunches five cents, beets three bunches one cent, cauliflower priced per unit from ten to twenty cents, wax and string beans five cents per quart, summer squash six cents each, new potatoes twenty five cents per pot, cucumbers large five to ten cents, young onions three bunches five cents, tomatoes ten cents per pound, sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty six cents, turnips per peck twenty five cents.
A price list for hides and wool items shows No 1 cured hides at 15c per pound, No 2 cured hides 14c, green hides 13c, calf and kip prices, horse values from 4.00 to 1.00 depending on size, glue and pony ranges, and wool and pelts values from 60c to 1.50 for wool pelts and 18c to 3c for wool depending on quality. Wildlife terms appear with various rates for tallow and grease.
A terse market note from New York on September 13 reports quiet trading for coffee futures. Prices for spot Rio index 7 634c and Santos 4 at 9c are listed with little movement.
Wheat prices advanced amid bullish weather and ample demand as the domestic visible supply rose to 83 556 000 bushels with a weekly gain. Corn declined on favorable crop news and limited cash demand, while oats fell modestly due to selling by major traders. Provisions traded lightly but edged higher with a stronger hog market and improved meat demand.
New York market report shows butter barely steady with creamery extras at 92 core, higher creamery scoring 6263 firsts 24 25 cents, seconds 22 24 cents. Eggs steady fresh pale extras 2 294, firsts 241 26 cents, seconds 22 14 cents. Hennery whites and browns, cheese steady with state whole milk and flats white and colored specials 334 15 cents, average fancy 14 1/2 cents.
New York sugar prices show a quiet market with various grades listed. Molasses and centrifugal markers appear at 371 and 148 respectively, refined at 10 points lower, loaf 20, crushed 6.10, mould A at 5.75, cubes 5.55, powdered 5.40, fine granulated 5.30, diamond A 5.30, confectioners A 5.20, with a note of November 1 at 5.05.
Butter lower and eggs receipts total 8,391 cases with mixed firsts and ordinary grades. Poultry alive prices rise with fowls and springs noted. Potatoes receipts cover 35 cars from Minnesota Ohio Michigan Wisconsin.
Omaha market recap dated Sept 13 shows hogs receipts around 1,000 with price ranges from 6.00 to 6.65 for heavy to light hogs and pigs priced 6.00 to 7.80, bulk 6.70 to 7.00. Cattle receipts about 10,000 with steers 6.75 to 9.75, cows and heifers 6.75 to 7.25, calves 7.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 4,000 with yearlings 5.75 to 6.75, wethers 5.25 to 6.25, lambs 8.25 to 8.60.
East St. Louis reports hogs steady with mixed Saturday averages from 6.25 to 8.25 and bulk around 8.00. Cattle totals reach 9,500 with prospects lower and top reported at 10.25 while sheep count hits 1,500 with a steady market.
New York on September 13 a city court trial heard the suit of Spiro Bayart and De Caunse against Baumann McWhirter Chemical. The complainant says the German government ordered 50 tons of carbolic acid crystals from the defendant for shipment to the French government to aid picric acid production. The firm seeks 2000 dollars, representing commissions for arranging the contract.
Railway workers in Fort Worth Texas seek to form a permanent organization to bring together all railway employees. The news item notes plans announced on September 13 and signals broader labor unity within the industry.
A meeting this week will form Southwest with the chief aim of caring for employed workers from Fort Worth and extending to railway workers as far south as New Orleans and as far north as Topeka.
Washington will host the twenty fourth annual session of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Distinguished army surgeons will discuss treatment of soldiers and wartime wounds and illnesses with emphasis on European developments. Col J R Kean heads the proceedings.
U S A holds the role of president of the association and serves as the presiding officer at the convention, leading proceedings and guiding organizational actions.
Baltimore marked Old Defenders' Day with a city parade and a municipal park exhibit showing growth and progress. The day also featured the formal opening of the new filtration plant as part of the celebrations commemorating the Battle of North Point.
A call for notices advises contacting The Whig after discovering a lost item such as a watch parasol or similar. The item is sought through a public notice ad service, urging quick action and placement of a personal description. The item’s type and urgency are highlighted to prompt searches.
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