Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, May 4. Following were the quotation on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May .. .$ .92 $ .92% $ .91% $ .91% July ... .83% .83% .82% .83% Sept 79% .79% .78% .79% Corn— May ... .48% .48% .47% .4J% July ... .46% .47% .46% .46% Sept 46% .46% .46% .46% Oats— May v ... .29% .29% .29% .29% July ... .28% .28 .27% .27% Sept 27% .28 .27% .27% Pork— May... 12.05 12.05 12.00 12.00 July ...12.30 1232% 12.25 12.30 Sept. .. .12.50 12.55 12.47% 12.50 Lard— May ... 7.10 7.12% 7.10 7.1’4% July ... 7.30 7.32% 7.30 7.30 Sept.... 7.47% 7.50 7.45 7.47% Short Ribs— May ... 6.95 6.97% 6.95 6.97% July ... 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 Sept. ...7.45 7.47% 7.45 7.47% Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, May 4. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 14.000. Sales ranged at $4.90@ 5.30 for pigs, [email protected]% for light, $5,006/5.25 for rough packing, $5.30@ 5.52% for mixed, and [email protected] for heavy packing aqU'shlpping lots, with the bulk of the sales at [email protected] for fair to good lots. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 6,500. Quotations ranged at *8.20 @6.75 for extra steers, [email protected] good to choice steers, [email protected] common to fair yearlings, [email protected] fancy cows and heifers, [email protected] native veal calves, [email protected] heavy calves . Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 13,000. Quotations ranged at $4.70 @5.10 for good to prime export wethers, $4.60@-;.65 medium to good native sheep, $5.1 @6.10 good to fancy native lambs, [email protected] western range lambs. Wooled stock 50c@$1.00 above price shored stock. Ba*t Bnflhlo Live Steak. East Buffalo, N. Y., May 4. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants East Buffalo, N. Y.. quote as follows: Cattle—None; market, steady. Hogs—Receipts, 20 care; market, strong; medium and heavy, $5.70; pigr-and yorkers, [email protected]! Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 20 caraf market, strong; best clipped, *6.2S@ 6.50; fair to good, [email protected]; best aheep, [email protected]; fair to good, $5.25@ 4.50; yearlings, [email protected]. Calves— Market, steady; best, K.2605.TC; fala to g*d, *4.6004.70.