Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Feb. 2. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$1.16 $1.17 $1.15% $1.16% July ... .97% .99% .98% .99% Sept 93% .93% .93% .93% Corn — May ... .44% .44% .44% .44% July ... .45% .45% .45% .45% Sept 45% .45% .45% .45% Oats — May ... .30% .30% .30 .30% July ... .29% .30% .29% .30% Sept 28% .28% .28% .28% Pork— May ...12.82% 12.871% 12.80 12.87% Lord — May ... 6.92% 6.95 6.87% 6.90 July ... 7.07% 6.07% 7.00 7.02% Short Ribs — May ... 6.87% 6.87% 6.85 6.87% July ... 7.00 7.00 6.97% 7.00 Chicago I*l vo Bfoc'a. Chicago, Feb. 2. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day. 33,000. Sales ranged at $4.20@ 4.55 for pigs, [email protected] for light, $-1.60 @4.70 for rough packing, [email protected]% for mixed, and [email protected] for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading within the range of [email protected] for fair to good averages. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 10,000. Quotations ranged at $8.70 (a 6.20 fbr extre steers, [email protected] good to choice steers, $4.90(05.60 good to fancy yearlings, [email protected] choice cows and heifers, $5.00(0.7.00 native veal calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 15,000. Quotations ranged at $5.30 @5.60 for good to prime export wethers. [email protected] medium to good native sheep, [email protected] range sheep and yearlings, [email protected] good to fancy native lambs, and [email protected] western range lambs. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 2. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts, 3 cars, market steady. Hogs—grades, $50(1. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 30 cars, market slow; best lambs, [email protected]; fair to good, $7.65 @7.85; best westerns, [email protected]; best sheep, [email protected]; culls and bucks, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]. Calves—Market steady; best, $9.00@ 8.25; fair to good, [email protected].

Sehool Teacher Lashed by a Woman. Indianapolis, Feb. 2.—Miss Carrie Gray, teacher in the public school at Flat Rock, Shelby county, was called from her Ijoardjng house by Mrs. D. .T. Hawkins and lashed with a rawhide until she fell in a faint The teacher had punished Ray, the 12-year-old son of Mrs. Hawkins. Item Tell* of Savagery. Columbus. Ind., Feb. 2. Edward Williams is dying from knife wounds and his father, George Williams, is suffering from serious injuries inflicted with a soldering iron in the hands of his son during a fight which occurred in a hardware store at Huntsville, twelve miles east of this city. They Have Retired Rev. Leo. Evansville, Ind.. Feb. 2.—A special commission of regular Baptist ministers has decided to retire Rev. Josephus Lee who was formerly pastor tor of a Baptist church at Oakland City. Ind. The charge against him is heresy. Rev. Lee is now located In Missouri.

Grata Elevator Burned. Wabash. Ind., Jan. 31.—The grain elevator of Marion Million at Lake Gicott was destroyed by Are with all it* contents, together with a car load of corn on the siding. The loss is $lO,000; Insurance,"ss,ooo. The Are, which started from friction of the elevator pulley, smoldered untid midnight Read The Democrat for netrs.