Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1904 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grata. Following were the quotations oa the Chicago Board of Trade today; Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .96% $ .#s* $ .94% * .94% July (new)... .91% .91% .99 .90% July (01d).... .90% .90% .88% ...89% Sept. (new).. .85% .85% .84% .84% Sept. (01d)... .84% .84% .83 .83% Corn — May 52 .53% .52% .53% July 60% .50% .50 .50% September .. .49% .60% .49% .60 oats —» May 40 .40% .39% .39% July 39% .39% .38% .38% September .. .33% .33% .33% .33% Pork — , May 13.70 13.75 13.60 13.63% July ....13.90 14.00 13.82% 13.82% Lard — May 7.05 7.05 6.97% 7.06 July 7.2% 7.25 7:i2% 7.16 Short Ribe— May 7.06 7.06 6.90 6.92% July 7.10 7.15 7.06 7.06 Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, March .17. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 36.000. Sales ranged at [email protected] for pigs. 34.85@>5.36 for light. $5.1005.30 ror rough packing. $5.06®5.50 for mixed, and $5.3065.55 for heavy packing and shipping lota with the bulk of the sales at $5.2565.45 for fair to good averages Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day. 6,500. Quotations ranged at 35.25 SS.SO for choice to extra steers, $4.60 5.40 for good to choice do., $4.3564.80 for fair to good do.. $3.5064.30 for common to medium do.. $4.0065.50 fed western steers, [email protected] for Stockers and feeders. $L2564.40 for cows, $3.5064.40 for staegs, $100®4.40 for Texas steers, and $4.00® 6.75 for veal calvea Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day. 15.006. Quotations ranged at $2.75 66.00 for westerns. $2.6564.90 for natives. $4.4505.50 fot* yearlings. $1506 6.00 for western lambs, and $3.2565,90 for native lambs.