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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
9
Corrections from the Associated Press leased wire are issued daily to fix earlier transmission errors. The notices detail corrected names numbers dates and other precise data to ensure accuracy in subsequent editions.
Heavy hedging sales in the northwest and lower Liverpool quotes sparked a break in wheat prices in Chicago. September and December futures closed lower while corn and oats slipped modestly and provisions fluctuated. Export demand was not enough to lift bulls, and rains plus north farm frosts weighed on sentiment.
Northwest car lot figures show mixed results across Minneapolis Duluth and Winnipeg with today values 756 and 632 and 676 respectively. Last week readings 499 and -33 and -50. last year 666 and -? and -1,220.
Estimated receipts for Thursday include 205 Wheat 260 Corn 256 Oats 16,000 Hogs 4,000 Cattle and 10,000 Sheep, reported from Chicago on September 15.
Wheat prices today show 246 for contract and 26 for estimated with 429 last year. Corn sits at 273 contract and 226 estimated with 108 last year. Oats list 251 contract and 6 estimated with 198 last year.
Wheat output stands at 2,412,000 today versus 3,060,000 last year. Corn shows 706,000 today, up from 51,000 previously. Oats yield is 1,214,000 today, down from 1,468,000 last year.
Wheat today 1,334,000 versus last year 1,553,000. Corn today 286,000 versus last year 337,600. Oats today 1,078,000 versus last year 1,160,000.
Wheat sales reach 915000 while corn totals 26400 and oats total 65000 in the latest market figures, detailing commodity totals and pricing figures for farmers.
Chicago cash grain report shows wheat and corn prices by grade with No 3 red wheat at 1.03 to 1.09, No 4 red 1.00 to 1.01, No 4 hard 1.00 to 1.01, and nearby futures at about 1.00 for September and 1.69 for December. Corn values range from 7.41 to 7.64 with various mixed and white/d yellow grades. oats listed at 3.34 to 3.714 for standard. Net closes for wheat eased slightly. corn unsettled and mixed across grades.
Wheat values range with No 2 red at 118, No 3 red at 100, and No 4 red at 106. Hard red bids show No 3 at 108 to 110 and No 4 at 96. Corn quotes list No 2 at 74, No 6 at 75, No 2 yellow 75. No 3 yellow 74, No 2 white 74 to 75, No 3 white 73 to 74. Oats quotations display No 2 white 83 to 135, No 3 white 33 to 14, No 2 38 to 41, No 3 32 to 34, No 4 30 to 31.
Kansas City market notes show wheat prices for No. 2 hard at 1.0601 to 1.08, No. 3 hard 1.03 to 1.06, No. 4 hard 0.99 to 1.03, and various red, yellow, and white corn and oats bids. Prices listed include multiple grades and varieties with bid ranges, reflecting a broad grain market snapshot for September 15.
Peoria market reports corn prices down 1 4 cents for No 2 white at 74 1 4 cents and No 2 yellow at 75 1 2 to 76 cents. No 3 yellow 76 cents, No 3 mixed 74 4 to 74 4. Oats steady to 4 cents lower, No 3 white 33 1 4 cents, No 4 white 33 3, sample 13 3. Grain values show a broad decline in today’s trading.
Wheat on spot steady with No 1 northern Duluth at 11s 4d and No 2 hard winter at 11s 9d. Corn American mixed priced at 8s 10s 4d.
Minneapolis wheat market report dated September 15 notes early price declines. Receipts totalling 736 cars, up from 664 year prior, with No 1 hard at 1.00 to 1.14, No 1 northern at 9.51 to 9.91, No 2 northern at 9.21 to 9.61, and No 3 wheat between 8.84 and 9.24 per bushel.
New York grain prices show unsettled wheat with No 2 red and No 2 hard at 31.2034 cents c.i. New York reports No 1 north in Duluth at 1021% and No 1 north ern Manitoba at 97 cents c.i. f Buffalo. futures were easy at 1.1414 for September. Corn spot easy No 2 yellow at 8458 prompt shipment. oats spot easy No 3 white 40 A014, No 4 white 38 39.
Chicago sale notes reveal hog receipts about 20 000 with mixed bids from 5 07 to 8 70 for heavy weights. Cattle receipts near 10 000 show native beef from 6 25 to 10 40 and western steers 6 75 to 78 90, calves 7 50 to 12 00. Sheep receipts 15 000 steady with wethers 5 25 to 7 90, ewes 3 10 to 5 50, lambs 6 25 to 8 80.
Hogs receipts at SACO and nearby yards show prices easing from 15e lower to mixed totals. Cattle receipts around 5,500 with native beef steers at 7.50 to 12.50, yearlings and heifers 8.50 to 10.00, cows 6.00 to 8.00, stockers 7.00 to 8.25, calves 6.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts about 4,100 with lambs 8.00 to 8.65 and ewes 5.00 to 8.40.
Kansas City livestock receipts: hogs about 5,000 up and steady to higher values, cattle 6,000 steady with steers 6.25 to 10.00, cows and heifers 4.00 to 7.25, calves 6.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 13,000 steady with lambs 8.00 to 8.10, yearlings 6.40 to 7.00, wethers 5.50 to 6.50, ewes 5.25 to 6.00.
Hogs receipts 5060 with prices 5 to 10 cents higher. Several weight categories listed from 7.35 to 8.35, bulk around 8.05 to 8.30. Cattle receipts 5500 with market steady. top price paid 10.25. Sheep receipts 3000 with market steady.
Omaha cattle and hog market data show hog receipts around 200 with heavy pigs trading between 6.60 and 7.00 per hundredweight and bulk sales near 6.70 to 7.00. Cows and heifers quoted 5.75 to 7.25, calves 7.00 to 210.00. Sheep receipts at 35,000 with steady supply. yearling prices 5.75 to 6.75, wethers 5.25 to 6.25, lambs 8.0 to 8.30.
A terse New York coffee market brief notes steady conditions on Sept 15 with spot, Rio and Santos futures mentioned. Prices and exact levels are unclear in the fragment. The note references No 7 and No 4 cups with Quebec quota shorthand.
New York sugar reports show nominal changes for centrifugal at 439 and molasses at 362, with refined and law categories quiet and steady as of Sept 15.
New York September 15 market dull and nearly stagnated as war specialties and some low priced rails fell. Erie rose on preferred shares, Rock Island weakened after court action against former directors. Heavy declines in common stocks from Minneapolis and St Louis amid railroad struggles. Bonds and London exchange were steady but quiet as negotiations continued.
Chicago produce prices show butter higher for creamery and extra firsts, eggs unchanged with 9 993 cases marked, poultry alive higher with fowls springs at 16, potatoes unchanged at 16 cars from Minnesota Ohio Michigan Wisconsin at 37 40 to 40 45.
Rediscover youthful hair by using Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. A 50 cent bottle darkens gray or faded hair naturally and evenly, stopping dandruff and hair loss after one or two applications.
The weather report notes rain reduced loads at the local market yesterday. Two loads of corn sold at 82 cents per bushel and a load of cattails sold at 40 cents. A load of loose hay brought $14 per ton and baled straw sold for $6 per ton. Prolonged rain kept activity low, with expectations of an active market if September normalizes.
Local market figures show No 2 wheat at 95 cents per bushel and flour sold at 7 dollars per 100 pounds. Corn quotes range from 83 to 85 cents, oats from 38 to 50 cents, with prairie hay bulk prices 6.50 to 8.00, shredded fodder 8.00, new loose hay 10.00 to 14.00, and various clover and seed items priced from 7.00 to 10.00.
Retail selling prices list from Kaellenberg Milling Co shows High patent flour at 6.60, Straight patent 6.40, Hard wheat flour 6.60, Bran 25.00 per ton, Shipstuff 32 per ton, Comminal 2 per 100 lbs. Hog prices vary by weight and quality: 200–300 lbs at 6.70 to 7.65, 150–175 lbs at 7.60 to 7.75, 125–150 lbs at 7.50 to 7.80.
Local butcher quotes list prices for livestock and meat cuts. Light hogs bring 6.85 to 7.10 per unit, heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60, sows and stags 6.86 to 8.35, fat steers 6.00 to 7.00, fat heifers 6.00 to 7.00, fat 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 4e.
Poultry and eggs quoted across grades with hens at 11 4 cents, roosters 7 cents, turkeys ranging 9 14 cents, geese 6 14 cents, ducks 8 14 cents per pound. Butter selling 17 cents with packing stock and No 1 country grade at 25 cents.
Reported by Wm Malambri lists prices for vegetables including carrots three bunches five cents, beets three bunches five cents, cauliflower fifty to sixty cents per bunch, wax and string beans five cents per quart, summer squash five cents each, new potatoes forty cents a bush, cucumbers large five to ten cents each, onions seventy five cents a bush, tomatoes ten cents per pound, sweet corn twenty five cents a dozen, turnips twenty five cents per peck.
Market report lists No 1 cured hides at 15c No 2 cured hides at 13c Nos 1 green hides 10c Nos 2 green hides 12c No 1 cured calf 16c No 2 cured calf 15c No 1 cured kip 15c No 2 cured kip 14c No 1 green sheep skin 2c per lb plus discounts No 1 horse large 4.00 No 1 horse medium 3.75 No 1 horse small 3.00 No horse 1.00 less Glue and pony 1.50 to 1.50 Colts 0.40 No 1 tallow 5.14c No 2 tallow 4.14c White green 4.5c Brown grease 3.14c Wool pelts 0.60 to 1.50 Shearlings 0.25 to 0.50 Lamb 0.25 to 0.75 Grading depends on wool amount and quality.
The notice urges readers to call The Whig with any lost item such as a watch or parasol, describing the first moment after discovering the loss and directing to place a Lost ad. The plea fits a small-town newspaper notice style and emphasizes quick action.
Northwestern wheat demand weakens with favorable selling pressure as farmers hold for higher prices. Corn slips after early break amid frost and rain. Oats fall on US agriculture ruling against salt treatment. hog prices rise on packer activity. Shipping sales steady to seaboard, domestic buyers. Provisions ease as cash meat demand stays solid.
Hay conditions in the timothy market show little improvement with sound, weighty, clear hay scarce. Medium and common grades are oversupplied and dragging. Clover mixed is scarce but selling slowly. alfalfa is scarce and in demand. Prices listed: timothy No 2 to No 1 range $8.00 to $13.50. clover mixes $11 to $12.50. alfalfa No 1 $14.00 to $15.50. Straw is scarce and firm with a sale of one car shear at $6.50 east track.
Price list for butter creamery extras and firsts with 92 score and various 26 6 percent lines. Eggs firm with fresh gathered extras and firsts, nearby hennery whites and browns listed with price spreads. Cheese steady with state whole milk silk and flats, white and colored specials, average fancy quoted.
Providence Sept 15 Mrs Elizabeth Mohr will be arraigned tomorrow in Warren district court before Judge Hammill on a preliminary charge of instigating the murder of her husband Dr J Franklin Mohr a Newport and Providence physician fatally shot August 31 while riding in his automobile near Providence with his secretary Emily G Burger.
PORTSMOUTH VA Sept 15 Lightship No 29 an old guard of the Atlantic coast warning mariners of shoals is put up for sale at public auction The Civil War era vessel built long ago may be bought by a junk dealer for breaking up for copper and other metal noted in lighthouse records
In Dubuque Iowa hundreds of delegates and visitors from the Methodist Episcopal church attended the opening of the Upper Iowa conference at St Luke's church. The sessions run through Monday and are presided over by Bishop MWomer C Stuntz, the resident bishop of Buenos Aires.
A vintage advertisement extols Waw Waw as pure with no additives. It claims easy digestion, recommending its use in soups, cooking, hot meats, and salads. The copy lists endorsements from well known people and advertises a 28 cent bottle from a New York shop.
In San Francisco on September 14 the Daughters of the American Revolution held the first business sessions of the organization conference at the exposition grounds. President-general Mrs. William Cummings Story of New York reviewed the year’s work while others spoke, including Mrs. Elizabeth Leary of Washington and Mrs. John Swift of California.
NEW YORK September 14. Miss Elizabeth Fenley, daughter of Oscar Fenley president of the...
A man leaped from an eight story building tonight causing a death by his own action near Louisville. Miss Fentey arrived here weeks ago seeking treatment for a nervous disorder and stayed at an uptown hotel with a trained nurse as companion.
Early returns from the Maryland primary indicate U S Senator Blair Lee trails State Comptroller Emerson C Warrington for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. The incomplete results suggest a Warrington victory as of the precincts reported in Baltimore.
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