Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chleagn Grain. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— O|»en. High. Ix>w. Close. Sept. .. .| .84% $ .85 $ .84% $ .44% Dec 86% .86% .85% .86 Dec 89% .89% .88% .88% Corn— Sept 54% .55% .54 .55% Dec 48% .49 .48% .49 May ... .46 .46% .45% .46% OatsSept 28 .28% .27% .28% Dec. ... .28% .29% .28% .28% May ... .30% .30% .30% .30% Pork— Sept. ..13.42% 13.45 13.40 13.40 Oct. ...13.32% 13.32% 13.30 13.32% LardSept. ... 7.37% 7.40 7-37% 7.37% Oct. ... 7.45 7.50 7.45 - 7.47% Short Kilis— Sept. .. 8.10 8.10 8.10 8.10 Oct. ... 8.17% 8.20 -8.15* 8.17%

Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 27,000. Sales ranged at g5.25@ 5.90 for pigs. g5.70@«.W for light, 85.30© 5.55 for rough packing, 85.55@ 6.05 for mixed, and [email protected] for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading within the range of 85.85© 5.96 for fair to good averages. • Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 7,000. Quotations ranged at 85.35 @5.90 for choice to fancy steers,.2.4o @4.80 fat cows and heifers, 82.10© 4.40 native bulls and stags, [email protected] fair to choice veal calves, [email protected] heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, lfl,ooo. Quotations ranged at 84.70 @5.00 for choice to fancy fed wethers, 84.90© 5.95 fai rto fancy light yearlings, 80.35fri7.75 good to prime spring lambs, [email protected] i>oor to choice feeding lambs. • ■Mt BsOSls Uvs Stsk. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts, 12 cars; market, very dull. Hogs —Receipts, 15 cars; market, steady; medium and heavy, 86 [email protected]; yorkera, 86.50; pigs, [email protected]. Sheep •and Lambs Receipts, 8 cars; market, slow; best yearlings, [email protected]; wethen, 85.00© 5.25; ewes, [email protected]; mixed sheep, [email protected]; spring lambs, 87.00© 7.35. Calves—Market, steady i best, [email protected].