Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1904 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago. Aug. 18. Following were the quotations on th# Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. (01d)...*1.08 sl.lO *1.07% *I.OB Sept. (new).. 1.06)4 1.09 1.06)4 1.06)5 December ... 1.06)) 1.09% 1.06)5 1.07)5 May 1.08% 1.12 1.08% 1.09% Corn — September ... .52% .55% .53% .54% Deoember ... .5.1.54% .53% .53% May 5.1 .33% .52% .52% Oats — September .... .34% .34% .34 .34% December ... .35% .56 .35% .35% May .37% .28% • .37% ,37% Pork — September ...11.60 11.87), 11.60 11.7 i% October .-....■11.65 11.95% 11.65 11.82% July 13.05 13.27% 13.05 13.22% Lard — September ... 6.87% 6.97% 6.87% 6.95 October 6.97% 7.05 6.97% 7.02% January 7.05 7.12% 7.05 7.07% Short Ribs — September ... 7.33 7.47% 7.35 7.47% October 7.42% 7.55 7.40 7.50 January 6.82% 6.90 6.80 6.90 Chicago Live Stock. Chicago. Aug. 18. Hogs— Estimated receipts for the day, 16.000; sales ranged at *5.1006.40 for pigs. *[email protected] for light. *4.6504.80 for rough packing, *4.9005.40 for mixed, and *4.9006.40 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading at *4.9005.25 for fair to good averages. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day. 9.000; quotations ranged at *5.600 6.16 for cVholoe to extra steers. *4.850 6.50 for good to choice do.. *4.1504.90 for fair to good do.. *3.7004.30 common to (medium do., *4.9006.60 fed western steers. *2.1004.00 Stockers and feeders. *1.0004.00 cows. *2.0004.60 heifers. *2OO 02.7 s heifers. *2.0003.75 bulls. *3.000 3.7* stags. *3.2604.50 Texas steers, and *4.0005.50 veal calves. Sheep and Lamba—Estimated receipts for the day, 16,000; quotations ranged •t *2.7503.85 western*. (2.6002.90 natives. *4.2604.90 yearlings. *4.1605.60 western iambs, and 54.000f.76 native