Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1900 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

Chicago Grain and I’rodoco. Chicago. Dec. 12. Following were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. Decemger ...» .69% $ .70% ) .69% $ .70% January 70% .70% .70% .71% February 71% .71% .71% .71% May 73% .74% .73% .73% Corn— December ... .36% .37% .38% .37% January 35% .35% .35% .. .35% May 36 .36% .35% .36% Oats — December ... .21% .21% .21% .21% January 21% .21% .21% .21% May 23% .23% .23% .23% Pork — January 12.15 12.20 12.12% 12.15 May 12.02% 12.00 12.02% 12.10 Lard — December ... 7.17% 7.17% 715 7.17% January 6.85 6.85 6.50 6.85 May 6.90 6.90 6.87 % 6.90 Short Riba — December 6.35 January 6.20 6.22% 6 17% $,22% May 6.27% 6.32% 6.27% 6.32% Produce: Butter —Extra creamery. 24c per lb; extra dairy. 20©21o; packing stock. 12%@13c. Egga— Freeh stock. 26f527c per aoxen. Dressed poultry— Turkey.*. “®B%c per lb: chickens, hens. 7®Bc; ducks. 7%@Bc: geese. $8.7f®6.23 per dozen. Potatoes—Fair to choice, 40©50c per bu. Apples—Common to choice. $1.5004.00 per brl. Cranberries —Cape Cod, $8.0008.50 per brl; bell and bugle, $8.50. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 12. Hog»—Estimated receipts for the day, 48.0000; sales ranged at $4.2004.85 for pigs, $4 65©4.92% for light. $4.50^4.64 for rough packing. $4.66 ft 4 95 for mixed, and 14 70<t4f196 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with bulk of the sales at $4.80 ©4.90. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 21.000; quotations ranged at $6.10©6.30 for Christmas beeves, $6 60©5 95 for choice to ixtra steers, $5.25®5.60 good to choice do., $4 75©5.35 fair to good do.. 14.404 H 90 common to medium do.. $4.15©4.r>0 butchers’ steers. $4.80®5.<5 fed western steers. *2.50®4 40 stookera and feeders. *1.75t?84.25 cows. [email protected] heifers. $2.50®4 25 bulls and oxen. $4.00®4.60 sbigs, $3.20\rf>4.00 Texas steers, and $4.90 05 50 veal eaives. Sheep a.id Limbs—Estimated receipts for tti dav. If.,not); quotations ranged at 13.251fft.35 westerns, $2.75 04 40 natives. $4.2505 40 western lambs, and $4.00 05.50 native limbs. Alllwauhec Grain Milwaukee, Dec. 12. Wheat—Dull; No. 1 northern. 7 ( 3%® 74c; No. 2 northern, 71%©72%c. Rye— Steady; . No. 1, 50%©5tc. BarleySteadier; fto. 2, 59. ; ,«Rmple, 43©560. Oats—Steady; No. 2 whltip 25%c.