Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1902 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $4.00 to $7.80; hogs, shipping grades, $4.25 to $7.85; sheep, fair to choice, $3.80 to $4-00; wheat, No. 2 red, 73c to 74c; corn, No. 2,57 cto 58c; oats. No. 2,26 c to 28c; rye, No. 2,49 cto 50c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $12.50; prairie, $6.00 to $9.50; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 22c; eggs, fresh, 18c to 20c; potatoes, 30c to 36c per bushel. Indiapapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $8.00; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $7.70; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2,68 cto 69c; corn, No. 2 white, 59c to 60c; oats, No. 2 white, new, 31c to 32c.

St. Louis—Cattle, $4.50 to $8.00; hogs, $3.00 to $7.50; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2,64 cto 65c; com. No. 2, 59c to 00c; oats, No. 2,28 cto 29c; rye, No. 2,48 cto 49c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $4.50 to $6.75; hogs, $4.00 to $7.55; sheep, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,71 cto 72c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 61c to 62c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 29c to 30c; rye, No. 2,54 cto 55c. Detroit—Cattle, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, $3.00 to $7.40; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2,71 cto 72c; corn, No. 3 yellow, 63c to 64c; oats, No. 2 white, new, 30c to 31c; rye, 47c to 48c. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 northern, 73c to 74c; corn, No. 3,58 cto 59c; oats, No. 2 white, 32c to 33c; rye, No. 1,50 c to 51c; barley, No. 2,66 cto 67c;‘pork, mean, $16.65. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 72c to 74c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 62c to 63c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 27c to 28c; clover seed, prime, $5.45. New York’—Cattle, $4.00 to $6.85; hogs, SB.OO to $7.30; sheep, $3.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 74c to 75c; corn. No. 2, 68c to 68c; oats, No. 2 white, 33c to 34c; butter, creamery, 20c to 22c; eggs, western, 19c to 22c. Buffalo—Cattle, choice shipping steers, $4.00 to $7.90; hogs, fair to prime, $4.00 to $8.00; sheep, fair to choice, $3.25 tc $8.75; iambs, common to choice, $4.00 lo $5.50.

Peach Stones tor Fuel. The great strike and the Increased oast of coal incident thereto has d> rected much attention to other materials for fuel, and a Baltimore man says a good substitute for the black diamond Is dried peach stones. The only objection to their use Is their scarcity, which depends entirely os the size of the peach crop. Frank Hall, the Baltimorean referred to, says his family had used peach atones as fuel for years until about three or four years ago, since which time the sup> ply has appeared to have decreased. “We used to get the dried peach stones from a Mr. Noel, who got them from the different packing-houses and dried them on his place,” said Mr. Ball yesterday. “I think we paid $2.50 a load for them, the load containing about forty-five bushels. The fuel was used in the kitchen and gave good re* suits. The stones will make a quick, hot fire and one that will last One and a half or two buckets of the peach etones will last as long as a bucket of coal. One has to be careful not to fill the stove too full or there will likely be an explosion similar to a gasoline explosion. The proper way to keep the fire going is to put In a shovelful at a time. “Peach stones thrown into a damp cellar,” said Mr. Hall, “are said to have a peculiar effect on a person. After the stones are in the cellar for some time gases arise, and the fumes will go to one’s head and give the same effect as If the distilled product of the peach had been imbibed.”