Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1920 — MARKETS BY WIRE. [ARTICLE]

MARKETS BY WIRE.

(Furnished by The Farmers Grain Market, H. H. Potter, Mgr.) Chicago, Hl., Oct. 10. — Live Stock Market. Hogs, receipts, 12,000; higher, 10c to 15c top, $16.00. Cattle, receipts, 6,000. Sheep, receipts, 10,000. Grain Market. Mar. wheat opened at 1.95; closed at 1.90 3-4 and .1.91%. Dec. wheat opened at 1.99% and 1.99; closed at 1.93% and 1.94. > May oats opened at .60 1-8 and .60; closed at .59 5-8 and .3-4. Dec. oats opened at .55 5-8 and 1-2; closed at .54 7-8. May com opener at .90% and closed at .88 3-4 and 7-8. Dec. com opened at .86, 3-4 and 1-2; closed at .84 3-8 and ‘l-2. , ■ Government Report on Grain. Spring Wheat 218,000,000 Winter Wheat -533,000,000 Total -750,000,000 Shrinkage from last month, 20,000,000 and 187,000 short of hurt year’s crop. Corn condition, 89 1-10 per cent; estimate 3,216,000,000. Oats estimate 1,414,000,000. Friday local grain prices were: Oats, 45c; corn, 80c; rye 1.35 and wheat SI.BO. The tonsillectomy cases at the hospital today were: Mary Catherine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Culp, of North Van' Rensselaer street; Mary Hammond, of Wheatfield; Albert Teach, nine yew old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Teach, of South Front street, and Alice Galbreath of Parr.