Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1904 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grata. Chicago, Dec. 29. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. December ...$1.11% JIW tt-11% May 1.13% L 14% 1.12% 1.14% July 98% -99 98% .99 December ... .45% .45% .45% .45% May .45% .45% .45% .45% July 45% .45% .45% .45% Gate — December ... .29% .29% .29% .29% May 31% .31% .31% .31% July 31% .31% .31% .31% p/yA January 12.55 12.55 12.47% 12.47% May 12.87% 12.87% 12.80 12.80 Lard — January 6.85 6.85 6.77% .677% May 7.12% 7.12% 7.02% 7.02% Short Ribs— January 6.45 6.45 6.40 6.40 May ......... 6.70 6.70 6.65 6.67% Cbteago Live Stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 13,000. Sales ranged at $4.0004.35 for pigs. $4.4004.70 for light, $4.6004.00 foi rough packing, $4.5504.80 for mixed, and $4.6504.85 for heavy packing and shipping lota with the bluk of the trading within the range of $4.6004.70 for fair to good averages. Cattle—Estimated receipt* for the day. 10,0000. Quotations ranged at $6.25 @6.60 for extra steers, $4.9006.86 for good to choice steers, $4.2505.00 for medium to good steers, $3.5004.25 for common to fair steers, $5.7006.60 for good to fancy yearling*. $4.0006.25 for corn-fed western steer*. $3.8006.00 for choice cows and heifer*. $1.6002.60 for bulla oxen and stag* $2.7504.50 for poor to chise Texas steers, $2.8005.00 for grass western steers, and $41750 7.00 for native veal calvea Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day. 13,000. Quotations ranged at $5,000 6.60 for good to prime export wetheca $4.3504.85 for medium to good native sheep. $3.4004.00 for poor to fair native sheep. $8.8506.00 for range Sheep and yearlings. $5.7507.40 for good to fancy native lambs. $4.75©7.15 for poor to fair native lambs, and $5.5007.15 for western range lambs. Bast Bnffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo. N. Y., Dec. 29. Dunning A Stevens. Live Stock Com* mission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote aa follows: Cattle —Receipts. 6 cars; market alow. Hogs—Receipt*; 30 car*; market strong; mixed, $4.7504 0; medium*. $4.8604.90; heavy. 4.8604.96; yorkers, $4.7504.90. Sheep and Lam be— Receipt* 25 cars; lamb* 10 to 16c higher; sheep firm; beat native lamb* $7.65 07.76; fair to good. $7.4007.00; culls and common. $5.0006.75; beet western lamb*. $7.2507.40: beet sheep. $6.0005.26; fair to good. $4.7504.90; ouli* and buck* $2.60 04.00; wether* $6.2506.50; yearling* $6.2606.50. calves—Market strong; beat, $8.5008.75; fair to good. $10008.25: heavy, $3.5004.50.