Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1903 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 “to $5.40; hogs, shipping grades, $4.50 to $5.82; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $3.80; wheat, No. 2 red, 82c to 84c; corn, No. 2,43 cto 44c; oats, standard, 34c to 36c; rye, No. 2,55 cto 56c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $12.00; prairie* $6.00 to $12.00; butter, choice creamery, 18c to 21c; eggs, fresh, 16c to 19c; potatoes, 50c to 56c. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $475; hogs, choice light, S4OO to $6.30; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,80 cto 81c; corn, No. 2 white, 45c to 46c; oats, No. 2 white, 87c to 88c. St Louis—Cattle, $4.50 to $5.65; hogs, $4.50 to $5.60; sheep, $3.00 to $3.80; wheat, No. 2,88 cto 89c; ccrn, No. 2, 40c to 41c; oats. No. 2,36 cto 36c; rye. No. 2,54 cto 55c, Cincinnati—Cattle, $4.25 to $4.66; hogs, $4.00 to $5.70; sheep, $2.00 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,86 cto 87c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 46c to 47c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 36c to 37c; rye. No. 2,61 cto 62c. Detroit—Cattle,* $3.50 to $5.00; hogs, $4.00 to $5.60; sheep, $2.50 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2,86 cto 87c; corn. No. 8 yellow, 46c to 47c; oats. No. 3 whits, 87c to 39c; rye. No. 2,56 cto 57c. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 northern, 82c to 83c; com. No. 3,45 cto 46c; oats, No. 2 white, 87c to 38c; rye. No. 1,55 c to 57c; barley, No. 2,64 cto 65c; pork, mess, $11.25. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 81c to 83c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 47c to 48c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 37c to 38c; rye, No. 2,54 c to 56c; clover seed, prime, $6.75. Buffalo—Cattle, choice shipping steers, $4.50 to $5.50; hogs, fair to prime, S4OO to $5.80; sheep, fair to choice, $3.25 to $400; lambs, common to choice, S4OO to $5.65. New York—Cattle, S4OO to $5.50; hbgs, S4OO to $5.90; sheep, $3.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 88c to 89c; com. No. 2,50 cto 51e; oats, No. 2 White, 42c to 43ci butter, creamery, 18c to 22c; eggs, western, 21c to 25c.