Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Oct. 19. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat —Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. ...$ .87% $ .87% $ .86% $ .86% May ... .87% .87% .86% .86% July ... .83% .83% .82% .82% Corn— Oct. ... .50% .50% .50% .50% Dec. (0) 45% .45% .44% .44% Dec. (n) .45 .45 .44% .44% May ... .44% .44% .44% .44% Oats—r. Dec 29% .29% .28% .28% May ... .31% .31% .31 .31 July ... .30% .30% .30% .30% Pork — Oct. ...16.22% 16.22% 16.10 16.15 Jan. ...12.50 12.52% 12.45 12.45 Lard — Oct. ... 7.15 7.22% 7.15 7.20 Jan. ... 6.85 6.87% 6.82% 6.85 Short Ribs— Oct ... 7.72% 7.75 7.55 7.70 Jan 6.52% 6.56 6.50 6.52% Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Oct 19. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 22.000. Sales ranged at $4.70@ 5.25 for pigs, for light. [email protected] for rough packing, $5.00@ 5.57% for mixed, and [email protected] for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading within the range of [email protected] for fair to good lots.

Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 10,000. Quotations ranged at $5.35 @6.30 for choice to fancy steers, $2.60 @4.75 fat cows and heifers, $2.00@ 4.15 native bulls and stags,, $6.00@ 7.50 fair tn choice veal calves, $4.00® 5.75 heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 20,000. Quotations ranged at $5.25 @5.05 for choice to fancy native wethers, [email protected] good to fancy light yearlings. [email protected] good to fancy mutton ew'es. $«[email protected] good to prime native lambs, [email protected] good to prime range lambs. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 12@ 17c; chickens, fowls, 17c; roosters, 7c; springs. 10% c: ducks, 11%@12c; geese, $6.00@ 11.00 per doz. Hay—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, $10,[email protected]; No. 2, $8.50@ 10.00; No. 3, [email protected]; choice prairie, [email protected]; No. 1 [email protected]; No. 2, [email protected]; No. 3, S6.SO@7XM). East Buffitlo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Oct 10. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts, 3 cars; market steady. Hoge— Receipts, 30 cars; market steady; pigs and yorkers, [email protected]; medium and heavy,. $5.f<)@5,70. Sheep and Lambs —Receipts, 10 cars; market steady; best lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, $5.50 @6.25; best wethers, [email protected]; mixed sheep, [email protected]; ewee, $4.75 @5.20; culls, [email protected]. Calves— Market steady; best, $8,509.00; heavy,. [email protected].