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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
9
Prices closed buoyant as foreigners were said to be active buyers and progress in Anglo French loan negotiations boosted sentiment. December wheat at 96 4 cents, May at 94 cents, corn higher by a shade, oats up modestly, provisions lower with hogs. Cash wheat in store only 24,000 bushels. weather and thinning harvest kept oats firm.
Minneapolis Duluth and Winnipeg present variable daily figures. Today values reach 596 687 and 446 respectively while last week and last year show 808 290 and 1 269 in Winnipeg and similar movements in Duluth and Minneapolis.
Chicago dispatch notes estimated daily receipts with figures for wheat corn oats hogs cattle and sheep. Wheat 17000? and corn 22900? oats 27300? hogs 15000 cattle 2000 and sheep 7000 recorded for the day.
The excerpt lists today and last year figures for wheat, corn, and oats showing contract counts and estimates. Wheat shows 205 today with 12 estimated, corn 260 today with 221 estimated, and oats 254 today with 8 estimated.
The report lists current and prior year outputs for Wheat 2 256 000 vs 3 174 000 Corn 627 000 vs 331 Oats 1 063 000 vs 3 474 000 with the figures presented in a compact table style. The data highlights changes year over year.
Wheat today 1 969 000 compared with last year 1 423 000. Corn today 587 000 versus last year 07 000. Oats today 1 111 000 versus last year 976 000.
Chicago cash grain prices list several bids for wheat and corn with multiple grades and maturity dates. No. 2 white oats and various No. 3 yellow items appear with quoted cents per bushel ranges and slight formatting inconsistencies.
The St. Louis market lists grain prices for September 16 with No. 3 red wheat at 1.18, No. 4 red 1.06, No. 4 hard 1.03, corn varied by grade, and oats quoted across several white categories, reflecting a mixed demand in the futures and cash markets.
Wheat prices list No 2 hard at 1.03 to 1.08 dollars, No 3 hard 1.02 to 1.06, No 4 hard 1.01 to 1.06, No 2 red 1.10 to 1.11, No 3 red 1.04 to 1.12, No 4 red 1.01 to 1.05. Corn prices No 2 69, No 3 68, No 2 yellow 70 to 74, No 3 yellow 69 to 70, No 2 white 69 to 69, No 3 white 68 to 69. cents.
Omaha market summary shows No 2 wheat at 1.04 to 1.06 dollars, No 2 white corn around 68 to 68.5 cents, No 2 yellow corn near 69 to 74 cents, and No 2 white oats about 34 to 34.5 cents. Prices reflect late trading in Nebraska on September 16.
Liverpool market report lists wheat and corn quotes with northern Duluth No 1 at 11s 4d and No 2 hard winter at lis 1s. The American mixed corn price is shown as 1034d.
Peoria markets show unchanged corn and oats values with assorted grain grades steady. No. 2 white 7434, No. 2 yellow 7544 76, No. 3 yellow 75 16, No. 4 yellow 744, No.2 mixed 7434, No. 5 mixed or No. 4 mixed 744, sample 73 73. Oats unchanged with No. 3 white 3314 and No. 4 white 33 4.
Minneapolis wheat prices rise in early trading as receipts reach 596 cars versus 508 a year earlier. Cash wheat quotes show No 1 hard at 1.025, No 1 northern around 0.94 to 0.96, with No 3 wheat in the 0.92 to 0.95 range, reflecting firmer demand.
Toledo market notes list Clover seed prime cash at 10.40 for October 11.10 for December. Alsike prime cash 9.35 October 9.40 March 9.70. Timothy prime cash 3.70 October 3.20 March 3.45.
The report lists hog receipts at 17,600 with prices ranging 10 to 25 cents lower and mixed, light, and heavy lots priced from 7.40 to 8.20. Cattle receipts at 4,000 show native beef steers 6.25 to 10.40, western steers 6.50 to 9.00, cows and heifers 3.80 to 8.50, calves 7.50 to 11.75. Sheep receipts 15,600 unsettled with wethers 5.25 to 6.00, ewes 3.50 to 5.50, lambs 6.23 to 8.75.
St Louis stock market notes hogs receipts 4800. Prices finished 50 cents lower for pigs and hogs with bids from 5.75 to 8.30 for mixed and butchered hogs. Cattle receipts 3000 up 10 cents. native steers 7.50 to 10.25. yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.00. cows 6.00 to 8.00. stockers 6.00 to 8.25. calves 6.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 1700 steady to lower. lambs 3.00 to 8.50. sheep and ewes 3.00 to 7.75.
Kansas City market summary shows hogs at steady to firm with receipts around 1,000 head and prices from 6.80 to 7.50 for heavy and light hogs. Cattle receipts near 2,500 with steers 6.40 to 10.00, cows and heifers 1.00 to 9.50, calves 6.50 to 10.50. Sheep receipts about 10,000 with lambs 8.00 to 8.60, yearlings 6.40 to 7.00, wethers 5.50 to 6.50, ewes 5.25 to 6.00.
East St Louis on September 16 shows hogs totaling 4,000 with steady to mixed prices from 8.00 to 8.85 per hundredweight and top figures around 10.25 for cattle. Pigs traded 5.75 to 9.00, bulk near 8.10 to 8.30. Cattle count 3,000, market strong with top at 10.25. sheep about 1,000, steady to strong.
Omaha market report shows hog receipts around 87,000 with prices from 6.50 to 7.25 for bulk and 6.00 to 7.50 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts near 3,000 with steers at 6.75 to 9.75, cows and heifers 5.75 to 7.25, calves 7.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts about 5,000 with yearlings 5.75 to 6.75, wethers 6.25, lambs 6.40 to 8.40.
Chicago news brief records rye and barley prices with futures dates and quoted figures. Rye for November delivery at 94 and barley at 550 to 560, indicating market activity in early trade.
Steel shares led a tentative market today with United States Steel retreating to 74.55 after a brief rally, Bethlehem Steel sliding to 34.10, and Crucible Steel under pressure at 92.54. General Motors rose to 226, Westinghouse and Allis-Chalmers helped the industrial group while rail issues lagged. Bond market and foreign exchange were firmer as London gold shipments influenced Bank of England reserves.
New York grain reports firm spot prices for wheat No 2 red and No 2 hard at 1.2334 c.i.f. New York and 1.0414 for No 1 northern Duluth. Manitoba at 0.9814. Buffalo c.i.f. futures at 1.17. Corn No 2 yellow 85 1/2 cents, oats No 3 white 40 41 cents.
An old advertisement touts TIZ as a cure for tired, swollen, smelly feet and foot corns bunions and calluses. It claims immediate relief, freedom from foot misery and requests readers to buy a 25 cent box at drug or department stores.
The city market yesterday sold 30 loads including corn oats baled hay loose hay baled straw and odds and ends. Prices ranged from 8.50 to 83 cents per unit with multiple loads at 40 cents for oats and 12 to 14 dollars for various hay and straw lots.
No. 2 wheat 95 cents. Flour selling price 7.00. Corn 88 85 cents. Old oats 10 cents. New oats 38 40 cents. Prairie hay 6.50 8.00. Baled prairie hay 8.50 10.00. Oats straw 6.50 7.50. Shredded fodder 8.00. New loose hay 10.00 14.00. Alsike clover seed 9.00 10.00. New clover hay 7.00 8.00. Crab grass 7.50. Clover hullings 10.00. Baled straw 6.00 6.50. Clover seed 7.00 8.00.
Retail selling prices list four and mill products from Kuellenberg Milling Co. High patent flour 6.60, Straight patent flour 8.40, Hard wheat flour 6.60, Bran 25.00 per ton, Shipstuff 32 per ton, Corn meal 2 per 100 lbs. Wagon hogs, choice quality, 200–300 lbs average 6.70 7.65, 150–175 lbs average 7.60 7.75, 125–150 lbs average 7.50 7.80.
The report lists price ranges for livestock: Choice light hogs 6.85 to 7.10. Choice heavy hogs 6.35 to 6.60. Rough sows and stags 6.10 to 6.35. Fat steers 6.00 to 7.00. Fat heifers 6.00 to 7.00. Fat cows 4.00 to 5.00. Veal calves 3.00 to 9.00. Bulls 34.00 to 5.00. Spring lambs 7.50 to 9.00. Sheep 4.00 to 5.00. Ham 1.14 to 0.e.
A brief market notice lists poultry prices with hens at 114 cents roosters 7 cents spring chickens 124 eggs at 20 cents turkeys old gobblers 934 new gobblers 914 turkey hens 94 cents geese ducks 81/2 cents per pound butter packing stock 17 cents choice country No 1 25 cents
Reported by Wm. Malambri listing vegetables with unit prices: carrots three bunches five cents, beets three bunches five cents, cauliflower various per item, wax and string beans per quart five cents, summer squash per piece with other items, potatoes, cucumbers large per each five to ten cents, onions per bush, tomatoes per pound ten cents, sweet corn per dozen twenty to twenty five cents, turnips per peck twenty five cents.
Price table for hides wool and related products with multiple grades and prices. No. 1 cured hides 15 cents, No. 2 cured hides 14, green hides 13 and 12 cents, calves and kip prices, horse charges and glue, tallow and grease rates, wool pelts and shearling values, lamb prices, and quality based grading notes.
Chicago market report notes butter prices higher at 21 25 for creamery and eggs largely unchanged at 5 511 cases with mixed case inclusions. Poultry steady with fowls around 13 44 and springs near 16.
Publication reports wheat advanced amid stronger export and milling demand. Chicago interests bought large cash and futures in Duluth at liberal premiums suggesting milling needs. Corn stayed tight with near term delays, oats affected by wet weather, and provisions edged lower on small stock declines.
In St Louis on September 16 hay and straw markets show dull demand with light receipts. Bright hay remains scarce and sells well, alfalfa is scarce and in demand, Timothy prices rise through grades, while Clover and Prairie are steadier or quiet with moderate supply.
New York poultry prices show live poultry irregular with Western markets. Chickens oilers and fowls quoted around 16 to 19 cents. Dressed western frozen casting chickens steady to 22 cents. Fresh fowls 12 1 4 to 48 cents. Turkeys iced 16 to 18 cents.
New York money rates show mercantile 4.69 25 for 60 day bills and 4.70 for cables. Aces demand 5.90 cables 5.89. Works demand 8.254 cables 8.234. Lives demand 6.25 cables 6.24. Rubles demand 3.414 cables 3.534. Bar silver 8.36 Mexican dollars 0.38. Time loans easy 60 days 2.14 90 days 2.34 6 months 3. Call money steady high 2 low 1 3 4 using rate 1 3 4 last loan 2 closing 1 3 4 offered at 2.
New York produce market prices dated September 16 show butter and creamery items with varied scores and firsts and seconds. Eggs display firm values for eyes and near by hennery whites and browns, while cheese remains steady with whole milk and fresh flats white and colored specials.
A garbled September 16 New York coffee scene note mentions a noisy moment and byob references, with unclear names or places due to OCR errors. The fragment suggests a disruption at a cafe or public space, but missing details prevent precise attribution or outcome.
New York sugar market closes with raw sugar at 4.80, centrifugals steady at 4.80, molasses at 3.62, refined sugar quiet as of September 16.
Kansas leads in editorial power with Governor Capper and Lieutenant Governor Morgan active at the desk. Former Senator Bristow and numerous editors fill state and national roles. The article highlights widely known journalists like F. B. Howe, William Allen White, Walt Mason, Henry J. Allen, and Tom Thomp.
Fragmentary text mentions several individuals described as of nearly equal prominence, with emphasis scattered among numerous people. The readable portion lists names without clear roles, leaving the exact context and stakes uncertain.
Cleveland Sept 15 Officers and crew of the lake freighter Onoke sunk Tuesday in Lake Superior will be questioned tomorrow by the owners to satisfy themselves that the vessel had not been tampered with by persons seeking to destroy a grain cargo destined for England. The freighter owned by Henry and George H Steinbrenner of Cleveland carried 110000 bushels of wheat.
London reports the death of English comedian Arthur Williams at his residence aged 72. Born December 9, 1844 in London, Williams first appeared on stage in 1851 and by 1911 had completed fifty years on stage with more than a thousand roles to his credit.
The notice advises calling in a lost item to The Whig after discovering a lost watch parasol or any item. The directive emphasizes filing a Lost ad promptly with the newspaper for public notice and recovery.
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