Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. ..$ .81% $ .82% $ .81% $ .82% Dec«;% .83% .83 .83% May ... .815 .8(5% .85% .86% Corn— Sept. .. .53% .53% .53 .53% Dec 46% .46% .46% .46% May ... .44% .44% .44% .44% (tats — Sept. .. .2(5 .26 .25% .26 Dec 26% .27 .26% .26% May ... .28% .29 .28% .28% Pork — Sept. ..14.32% 14.35 14.32% 14.35 Oct. ...14.30 14.42% 14.30 14.42% Lard— Sept. .. 7.72% 7.77% 7.72% 7.72% Oct. ... 7.82% 7.87% 7.82% 7.87% Short Ribs — Sept. . . 8.67% 8.77% 8.67% 8.77% Oct. ... 8.75 8.85 8.75 8.85 Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 32.000. Sales ranged at $5.70@ 6.20 for pigs. $5.855/6.25 for light, $5.55515.75 for rough packing. $5.805/) 6.25 for mixed, and $5,800/6.15 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading within the range of $5.905i6.15 for fair to good averages. ~, Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 6,000. Quotations ranged at $5.60 $46.10 for choice to fancy steers, $2.40 $14.85 fat cows and heifers, $2.155/! 4.25 native bulls and stags, $5,000/6.50 fair to choice veal valves, and $3.00@ 4.75 heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day. 9,000. Quotations ranged at $5.25 @5.50 for choice to fancy fed wethers. $5.00015.50 fair to choice range wethers, $4,750/5.25 good to fancy mutton ewes, $2,600/4.25 good toprime spring lambs. [email protected] to prime range lambs, [email protected] poor to choice feeding lambs. East Buffalo Live Stock. Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts, 5 cars; market, dull. Hogs— Receipts. 20 cars; market, lower; heavy, $6.40; mediums, $6.45; yorkers and pigs, $6.45516.50. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 5 cars; market, active: best lambs. $7.255t7.50; fair to good, s6.7sffi 7.00; best yearlings. $5.75 @6.00; best sheep. $4.755/5.00; fair to good, [email protected]; wethers, $5.50. Calves—Market, higher; best, $7.50@ 7.75; fair to good,