Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Drain. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$1.13% $1.14 $1.12% $1.1374 July T.. J 94 .94% -93% .94% Sept.... £7 .87% .80% .87% Corn — May ... .48% .48% .48 .48% July ... .48% .4874 -48% .48% Sept 4874 -49 .48% .48% Oats— May ... .31% .32% .31% .3174 July ... .31% .31% .31% .31% Sept 29% .2974 -29% .29% Pork — < ” May ...12.70 12.70 12.62% 12.62% July... 12.80 12.82% 12.80 12.80 Lard— May ... 7.02% 7.02 7.00 7.02 July ... 7.15 7.17|% 7.15 7.17% Short Ribs — May ... 6.82% 6.87% 6.82% 6.85 July ... 7.00 7.02 7.00 7.00 Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 24,000. Sales ranged at $4.30@ 4.75 for pigs, [email protected] for light, $4.80 @4.95 for rough packing, $|[email protected] for mixed, and [email protected]|% Tor 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, 8,000. Quotations ranged at $5.80 @6.35 for extra steers, [email protected] good to choice steers, [email protected] good to fancy yearlings, [email protected] fancy cows and heifers, [email protected] native veal calves, [email protected] heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 18,000. Quotations ranged at $5.75 @6.10 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, [email protected] western range iambs.