Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1904 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain Chicago. May 18. FcDo-wlng were the quotations on the Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May 8 .87 fi.oo $ .96% * .89 July (old) 87% .88% .87% .88% July (new)... .88% .88% .86% .87% Sept. (01d)... .82 .82% .81% .82 Sept. (new).. .SO% .81 .80% .80% Corn — May 47% .48 .47% .48 July 48 .48% .47% .48% September ... .47% .47% .47% .47% Oata— May 42 .43 .42 .41% July 38% .39 .38% .38% September ... .30% .30% .30% .30% September ...11.55 11. M 11.32% 11.35 Lard— July 6.47% . 6.90 6.35 6.36 September ... 6.(2% .6.65 6.52% 6.52% Short Ribs — July 6.60 450 6.37%, 6.42% September ... 6.65 465 6.52% 6.57% Chicago Mae Stock. Chicago. May 19. Hogs—Estimated reaeipts for the day, 26.000; sales ranged nt [email protected] for pigs. 54.40® -4.75 for U«ht. $4,400)4.60 for rough packing. $4.46®4.83% for mixed, and [email protected] for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading at [email protected] for fair to good averages. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day. 4.500; quotations ranged at $5,300 5.85 for choice to extra steers. [email protected] good to choice do.. [email protected] - fair to good do., $3.50#4.20 common to medium do.. $4.00®)5.40 fed western steers. $2.40® 4.60 Stockers and feeders, cows. [email protected] heifers. [email protected] bulls and oxen. [email protected] stags. [email protected] Texas steers, and [email protected] veal calves. Sheep and Lambo—Estimated receipts for the day. 10.000; quotations ranged at $3.©[email protected] westerns. [email protected] natives. $4.75®5.75 y sortings, *4.00 @6.90 western lambs, $3.8504.50 native lambs and [email protected] spring lambs.