Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1902 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Oct. 29. Following were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. December ... .73% $ .73% $ .72% $ .72% May 75 .75% .74% .74V* Corn— October 57 .57 .55% .55% December ... .50% .61% .50% .60% May 43% .43% .43 .43 Oats— October 31 .31 29% .29% December ... .30% .30% .30% .30%, May 32% .32% .31% .31% Pork—otober ...,-.16.50 f1|.60 16.50 16.60 January 15.75 1a.75 15.57% 15.57%; May 14.37% 14.92% 14.77% 14.77%, Lard —■ October 11.25 11.25 11.20 11.20 January 9.35 9.40 9.30 9.32% May 8.62% 8.67% 8.57% 8.60 Short Ribs — October 12.50 12.50 January 30 8.32% 8.22% 8.22% May ......... 7.82% 7.82% 7.80 7.80 Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Oct. 29. Hog*—Estimated receipts for the day, 25,000* sales ranged at $4.50 06.35 for pigs, $6.1506.65 for light, $6.0506.30 for rough packing, $6.2506.80 for mixed, and $6.3506.80 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading at $6.4506.65. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 21,000; quotations ranged at $7.60 @8.50 choice to extra seers, $6.6007.40 good to choice do., $6.7506.40 fair to good do., $5.0005.80 for common to medium do., $4.5005.20 butchers’ steers, $6.30 08.00 for fed western steers, $2,750 5.45 stockers and feeders, $1.5005.00 cows. $2.600 5.25 heifers, $2.7504.75 bulls and oxen, $4.0004.76 stags, $3.7505.25 Texas steers, $4.0006.50 grass westerns, and $4.5007.75 veal calves. Sheep and Lambs —Estlmaed receipts for the day, 35,000; quotaions ranged at $3.0004.05 western lambs, [email protected] natives, $4.5005.50 w r estern lambs, and! $4.5005.60 native lambs. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 29. Dunning and Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Receipts, 7 oars hold over; market very dull and prices unchanged. Hogs—Receipts, 15 cars; light grade* strong; others weak; pigs, $6.6006.70; Yorkers, [email protected]; heavy, $6.9007.00. Sheep and Lambs —Receipts, 15 cars; market seady; best lambs, $6.10; fair to good, $4.9006.00; culls and common, $4.0004.75; mixed sheep, $3.5003.60; culls and bucks, $2.00 @2.75; wethers and yearlings, $4.00, calves, $6.00 06.65. ht. Louis Grain. St. Louis, Oct. 29. Wheat—Weak; No. 2 red cash elevator. 69%c; truck, 70%@71c: December, j 69%%69,'ic; May, 73c; No. 2hard, 69071 c. I Corn—Lower; track, 66c old; December. 39%c; May, 39c. Oats—Steady.; No. 2 cash. 29%c: track, 30%@31%c; December, 2s%c; May, 29%c asked; No. 2 white, 33033%c. llyeVFlrm; 49c. Toledo Grain. Milwaukee, Oct. 29. Wheat—Higher; No. 1 northern, 75% @75%c; No. 2 northern, T3074c; December, 72%c. Rye—Firm; No. 1,52 c. Barley—Higher: No. 2, 66%c; sample, 320 57c. Onts—Steady; standard, 33%c. Com —December, 50%c. NllwanltM Grain. Toledo, Oct. 29. Wheat—Fairly active and lower; cash, 76c; December, 77%c; May, 77%e. Corn—Dull and lower; December, 430 bid; May, 42%<v v pats —Dull and lower; December, 32c; May, 33a Rye—No. 2, 62a