Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Oct. 26. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close, Dec. ...$ .88% $ 89% $ .88 $ .89% May ... .89% .91% .89% .91% July ... .85% .85% .84% .85% Com — Oct 52% .52% .52% .52% Dee. (o) 47 .47% .46% .47% Dec. (n) .46% .46% .45% .46% May ... .15% .46% .45% .46% Oats — Dec :«> .30% .30 .30% May ... .32% .33% .32% .33% July ... .31% .31% .31% .31% Pork— Oct. ...16.05 16.05 16.00 16.00 Jan. ...12.40 12.45 12.35 12.42% Lard— Oct. ... 7.05 7.05 7.05 7.05 Jan. ... 6.80 6.80 6.75 6.80 Short Ribs— Oct. ►.. 7.50 7.50 7.37% 7.37% Jan. ... 6.50 6.52% 6.45 6.50 Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Oct. 26. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 28,000. Sales ranged at $4.40@ 5.10 for pigs, [email protected] for light, [email protected] for rough packing, $4.80© 5.25 for mixed, and [email protected] for heavy packing and shipping lota, with the bulk of the trading within the range of [email protected] for fair to good averages. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 8,000. Quotations ranged at $5.30 @6.40 for choice to fancy steers, $2.60 @4.75 fat cows and heifers, $2.00@ 4.15 native bulls and stags, [email protected] western range steers. [email protected] fair to choice calves, $4.00<g5.75 heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 25,000. Quotations ranged at $5.50 @5.85 for choice to fancy native wethers, [email protected] good to fancy light yearlings, [email protected] good to fancy mutton ewes, [email protected] good to prime native lambs, [email protected] good to prime range lambs. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 12 @l6c; chickens, fowls, 9%c; roosters, 7c; springs, 10c; ducks, 11%@12c; geese, $6.00@ 11.00 per doz. Hay—Choice timothy, $12.00@ 12.50; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, $8.50@ 10.00; No. 3, [email protected]; choice prairie, $11.00@ll,50; No. .1, $8.00@$10.00; No. 2, [email protected]; No. 3, [email protected]. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 26. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo. N. Y., quote as follows: , Cattle—Receipts, 10 cars; market dull. Hogs— Receipts, 40 cars; market lower; pigs and yorkers, [email protected]; mixed, medium and heavy, [email protected]. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts' 50 cars; market dull and lower; best lambs, $7.30@ 7.40; fair to good, [email protected]; best sheep, [email protected]; yearlings, $6.00@ 6.25. Calves —Market steady; best. [email protected]; fair to good, [email protected].