Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

ChlMfs GrataFollowing were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. ...» .8274 $ .83% I .81% I .82 Dec. ... .84% -84% .83% .83% May ... .86% .87% .85% .85% . Corn— Sept. .. .58% .54% .58% .53% Dec. ... .48 .48% .47% .47% May ... .45% .45% .45% .45% Oats— Sept. .. .26% .27 .26% .26% Dec 27% .27% .27% .27% May ... .20% .29% .29% .29% Pork— Sept. ..14.22% 14.25 14.10 14.12% Oct. ...14.25 14.25 14.12% 14.12% Lard— Sept. .. 7.72% 7.75 7.67% 7.70 Oct. ... 7.80 7.85 7.77% 7.77% Short Ribs — Sept. .. 8.42% 8.42% 8.35 8.37% Oct. ... 8.50 8.50 8.40 8.45 C'hle*«„ Lira nlaaK Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 18,000. Sales ranged at $5.50@ 6.15 for pigs, $5.80(05.25 for light, $5.4005.65 for rough packing, $5,550 0.20 for mixed, and $5.7006.15 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading within the range of $5.8006.10 for fair to good averages. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 10,000. Quotations ranged at $5.85 ©5.95 for choice to fancy steers, $2.40 @4.85 fat cows and heifers, $2.15@ 4.25 native bulls and stags, $3.1004.50 western range steers, $5.000.6.75 fair to choice veal calves, $3.00© 5.00 heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day. 12,000. Quotations ranged at $4.70 @5.90 for chaice to fancy fed wethers, $4.50© 4.90 fair to choice range wethers, $4.50(0'4.85 good to fancy mutton ewes, $6.25(07.15 good to prime spring lambs, $6.8507.00 good to prime range lambs, $5.10(06.00 poor to choice feeding lambs. ■Mt HuOtelo Live Mux. Dunning A Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts, 2 cars; market, slow. Hogs— Receipts, 10 cars; market, steady; heavy. $6.40; mixed and mediums, $6.4006.45; pigs and yorkers, $6.50. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 8 cars; market, steady; best lambs, $7,000 7.25; fair to good, $6.5006.75; yearlings, $6.7506.00; wethers, $5.0005.25; ewss, * $4.2504.50. Calves —Market, lewor; best, $5.7506.25.