Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1901 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain anil Produce. Chicago, Nov. 27. Following were the quotations on the Buard of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. November ...* .7174 $ .72% * .71% $ .72% December ... .71% .72% .71% .72% May 75% 76 .75% .76 Corn— November 61% December ... .61% .62 .61% .62 May 64 . 64% .63% .64% Oats — November •41% December ... .42 .42% .41% .42% May 42% .43 .42% .43 Pork November 14.87% January 15.62% 16.02% 15.62% 16.00 May 15.95 16.42% 15.95 16.37% Lard— November ... 9.02% 9.32% 9.02% 9.32% January 9.02% 9.32% 9.02% 9.32% May 9.15 9.42% 9.15 9.42% Short Ribs— November 8.20 January 8.00 8.20 8.00 8.20 May 8.15 8.37% 8.15 8.05 Produce; Rutter—Extra creamery, 24%c per lb; extra dairy, 20c; fresh packing ctoek, 13c. Eggs—Fresh stock, ?3%c per do*. Dressed Poultry—Turkeys, dry picked, 10c per lb; chickens, hens, 7c springs. 8c; ducks, 9®Toc;gesse, X@9e. Apples—Fair to choice, *3.00® 5.00 per bbl. Potatoes—7s®7Be per bu. Cranberrlee— Cape Cod, J7.soper bbl; bell and bugle, *8 00. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 49,000; sales ranged at *4.00®>5.15 for pigs. *5.05®5.80 for light, *5.50®5.65 for rough packing, *5.50®6.00 for mixed, and *5.70®6.05 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the sales at *5.60®'5.85. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day. 17,000; quotations ranged at *7.00® 7.25 for fancy holiday beeves, *6.10® 6.85 for choice to extra steeers, *5.40® 6.00 for good to choice do., *[email protected] Cor fair to good do., *4.05®’4.60 common to medium do., |3.75®4.40 for butchers’ steeers, *4.40®6.26 fed western steeers, [email protected] stockers and feeders, *1.25® 4.60 cows, [email protected] heifers, *2.50®4.50 bulls and oxen, |4.00®5.25 stags, *3.20® 4.25 Texas steeers. *3 75®5.40 grass western steers, and *3.50®5.76 veal calves. Fheep and lambs—Estimated receipts for the day. 20,000 quotations ranged at *[email protected] westens, *[email protected] natives, *3.00® 4,65 western lambs, and *2.75®4.80 native lambs. Milwaukee Grain. . Milwaukee, Nov. 27. Wheat —Dull; No. 1 northern, 72c; Na. 2 northern. 69®71%c; May. 76c. Rye— Steady; No. 1,60 c. Barley—Lower; No. 2. 62c; sample. 60@62c. Oats—Dull; No. 2 white, 45%c. Corn-May, 64%c.