Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1904 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain Chicago. March 24. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May .92 $ .94% $ .92 $.94 July (new)... .86% .88% -86% .88 July (old) 85% .87% .85% .87 Sept (new)... .82% .83% .82% .83% Sept. (01d)... .Wi .82% .80% .82% May"!?! 62 .63% .61% .62% Jul£ 49% .49$ .49% .40% September .. .48% .49% .48% .49 Oats— May 39 .39% .38% .38% July 37% .87% .87% .37% September .. .31% .31% .31% .31% PorkMay 12.97% 13.10 12.96 13.02% July 13.20 13.30 13.16 13.20 LardMay 6.95 6.97% 6.92%i 6.97% July 7.07% 7.12% 7.07% 7.10 Short Rib*— May 6.80 6.86 6.77% .6.86 July 6.92% 7.00 6.92% 6.97% Chicago Lire Stock. Chicago, March 24. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 19.000. Sales ranged at $4.5005.10 for pigs. $4.0505.45 for light. $5.1506.30 for rough packing. $5.1505.52% for mixed, and $5.3506.55 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the sales at $5.3005.45 for fain to good ayerages. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day. 7,500. Quotations ranged at $5,250 6.80 choice to extra steers. $4.6005.40) good to choice do.. $4.3504.80 fair to good do.. $3.5004.30 common to medium do.. $4.0005.50 fed western steers. $2,250 4.40 Stockers and feedera $1.2504.40 cows. $2.6004.60 heifers. $2.2504.25 bulls and oxen. U. 5004.40 stags. $3.0004.401 Texas steers, and $4.0000.75 veal calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day. 13.000. Quotations ranged at $2,760 5.10 westerns $2.6505.00 natives. $4,460 5.60 yearlings, $3.5006.10 western iambs, and $3.2606.00 native lambs.