Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1903 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Ctnoago unin, Chicago, March 18. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May .74% # .74% # .74 #.74% July 74)4 .71% .71 71% September .. .60% -10)4 .68% .69% CornMarch 42 .42% .42 .42 May 44)4 .44% .43% .44 July 43% .43% .43% .43% September .. .42% .43% .4244 .42% Oats— May 34.% .34% .34% .34% July 31% .32 31% .31% September .. .25% .25% ,35% .28% Pork — May 17.47% 17.90 17.37% 17.87% July 16.65 16.95 16.50 16.87% September ..16.40 16.65 16.32% 16.60 Lard — May 9.77% 9.92% 9.75 9.87% July 9.62% 9.75 9.60 9.72% September .. 9.60 9.75 9.60 9.72% / Short Ribs — May 9.50 9.70 9.47% 9.6# July 9.35 9.47% 9.32% 9.45 September .. 9.2 % 9.35 9.20 9.32% Chicag • Live Stock. Chicago, March 18. Hogs—Estimated -rceipts for the day, 26,000. Sales ranged at #6.15426.75 for pigs, $6.70f<('7.25 for light, $7.00487.20 for rough packing, $6.9543)7.35 for mixed and $7.2C4f>7.40 for rough packing and shli ping lots, with the bulk o fthe sales at #7.10417.30. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 16,000. Quotations ranged at $5.35(3) 5.00 for choice to e-xtra steers, #4.80© 5.50'g00d to choice do., t4.304f4.90 fair to good do., $3.50484.35 common to medium, do., #3.40414.35 butchers' teers, #4.004f> 5.50 fed western steers. #2.25484.50 Stockers and feeders. #4.00417.00 veal calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day. 20,000. Quotations ranged at #3.25 ©6.25 westerns, #3.004i6.15 natives. #4.00 487.30 western lambs, and J4.60CG.35 native lambs.