Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1904 — THE MARKET REPORT [ARTICLE]

THE MARKET REPORT

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Feb. IS. Followinw were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .98% 8 .99% $ .97% $ .99% July (new)... .88% .90% .88% .91 July (old) 90% .91 .89% .91 Sept. (new).. .84% .85% .84% .85% Sept, (old) 86 .86% .85 . 86% Corn— May . .55% .66 . 55% .55% July 63% .53% .63 .53% September ... .52% .52% .52 .52% Oats— May 44 .44 .48% .43 July 39% .40 . 39% .39% September ... .34% .34% .34% .34% Pork— May .15.12% 15.17% 14.95 15.15 July 14.85 14.97% 14.85 14.97% Lard— May 7.77% 7.77% 7.70 7.77% July 7.87% 7.90 7.77% 7.90 Short Ribs — May 7.26 7.25 7.20 7.25 July L 35 7.36 7.27% 7.35 Chicago Lire Stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 34.000; sales ranged at $4.0004.65 for pigs. $4.5505.16 for light, *5.0005.15 for rough packing, $4.8505.36 for mixed, and $5.2005.45 for heavy packing and hipping lots with th ebulk of the sales at $4.9005.26 for fair to god average. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 10.000; quotations ranged at $6,200 6.70 choice o extra steers, $4.5005.20 good to choice do., $4.1504.60 fair to good do.. $3.14004.10 common to medium do., $3.7005.35 fed western steers, *2.1504.20 Stockers and feeders, $1,250 4.40 cows, $2.6004.60 heifers, $2.2504.25 bulls and oxen. $35004.25 stags, $3,000 4.40 Texas steers, and $4.0006.75 veal calves. Stoep and Lambs—Estimated rereipts for the day, 10,600: quotations ranged at *2.4004.30 westerns. $2.4004.60 natives. $4.25 05.50 yearlings, $3.5006.15 western lamb, and $3.2506.00 native lambs.