Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1901 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain and Produce. Chicago, Dec. 19. Following were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. December ...$ .75% 2 .75% $ .75% $ .75% May .79% .79% .79% .79% July .79% .79% .79% .79% CornDecember ... .64 .64 .63% .63% May 66% .67% .66% 66% July 66% .66% .66 .66 Oats— December ... .44% 44% May 44% .45 .44% .44% July 38% .38% .38% .38% x Pork— December 14.85 January 16.22% 16.22%, 16.12% 16.12% May 16.77% 16.80 16.57% 16.57% Lard— December ... 9.82% 9.82% 9.67% 9.67% January 9.87% 9.87% 9.67% 9.67% May 9.85 9.87 % 9.72% 9.72% Short Ribs — December 8.30 January 8.37% $.37% 8.30 8.30 May 8.57% 8.57% 8.50 8.50 Produce: Butter—Extra creamery, 24@24%c per lb; extra dairy, 20c; fresh packing stock, 14©14%c. Eggs Fresh stock, 25@27c per doz. Dressed Poultry —Turkeys, 10c per lb; chickens, hens, 7%c. Apples—Fair to choice, [email protected] per brl. Potatoes —70@85c per bu. Cranberries—Cape Cod, |7.50 per brl; bell and bugle. [email protected]. Chicago Liva Stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 47,000; sales ranged at 84.2505.20 for pigs, 85.3006.20 for light, 86.1506.30 for rough packing, 85.8006.65 for tight, 86.15 06.30 rough packing, 85.8006.65 fen mixed, and 86.3506.70 for heavy packing shipping lots, with the bulk of the sales at 85.6005.80 for light and 86.100 6.4 S for heavy lots. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the for the day, 11,500; quotations ranged at 87.0007.65 for fancy holiday beeves, $6.2506.85 for choice to extra steers, 85.5006.10 for good to choice do., $4,900 5.40 for fair to good do., $4.1504.65 common to medium do., $3.75 04.30 for butchers’ steers, $4.7506.65 fed. western steers, $2.1004.20 stackers and feeders, $1.2504.60 cows, $2.2504.75 heifers, $2.50 04.50 bulls and oxen, $4.0005.25 stags, $3.2004.25 Texas steers, and $3.5005.75 veal calves. Sheep and Lambs—Estimated receipts for the day, 15,000; quotations ranged at $3.7504.10 western lambs, 82.5004.10 natives, $3.0005.00, western lambs, and $2.7505.25 native lambs. East Huffelo Live Stock. East Buffalo. N. ,Y., Dec. 19. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts, 70 head; market dull for common feeding; steady for good; no very good here; veals, $5.0007.25. Hoge—Receipts, 3 cars; market slow and generally 5010 c lower on all grades; heavy, $6.4006.50; mixed, $6.250 6.40; good weight Yorkere, $6,000 $.15; light. 45.7005.80; pig a $5.2005.35; roughs, $5.4005.75; staga $4.00 04.45. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 80 care; market slow and 10015 c lower: top lambs, $5.2505.40; othera $4.0005.15; mixed sheep. $3.4003.66; culls to fair, 81.1W0a.35; wet hem, $3.7504 00; yearlings, $3.7204.25; ex;>ort wethers, $4.00 04.25; export ewes, $3.4003.60. Milwaukee Grata. Milwaukee, Dec. 19. Wheat—Steady; No. 1 northern, 76%0 77c; No. 2 northern, 74%075%c; May, 79%c. Rye—Steady; No. L <sc; sampia 50062%c. Oats—Steady; No. 2 white, 48%©48%<x Corn—May, «6%a