Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1906 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Jan. 18. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. oLw. Close. Jan. ...$ .84|% $ .84% $ .84% $ .84% May ... .88 .88% .87% .88% July ... .85% .85% .84% .85% Corn — Jan 41% .41% .41% .-41% May ... .45% .45% .45% .45% July ... .45% .45% .45% .45% Oats— Jan. ... .31% .31% .31% .31% May ... .32% .32% .32% .32% July ... .30% .30% .30% .30% Pork— Jan. ...14.32% 14.32% 14.30 14.30 May... 14.15 14.25 14.10 14.20 Lard — Jan. ... 7.75 7.80 7.75 7.80 May ... 7.07% 7.70 7.65 7.67% Short Ribs— Jan. ... 7.70 7.75 7.70 7.75 May ... 7.60 7.65 7.57% 7.62% Dive Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Jan. 18. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 30,000. Sales ranged at $4.75@ 5.35 for pigs, [email protected] for light, [email protected] for rough packing, $5.30@ 5.45 for mixed, and $5.35(35.47% for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading within the range of [email protected] for fair to good averages. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day, 11,000. Quotations ranged at $5.40 @6.40 for choice to fancy steers, $2.80 @4.70 fat cows and heifers, $2.20@ 4.50 native bulls and stags, [email protected] flair to choice veal calves, [email protected] heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 20,000. Quotations ranged at $5.60 „@6.00 for good to fancy native wethers, [email protected] fair to fancy light yearlings, [email protected] good to fancy mutton ewes, [email protected] good to prime native lambs, [email protected] fair to prime fed western lambs. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 14c; chickens, fowls, 11c; roosters, 7c; springs, ll%c per lb; ducks, 12c; geese, [email protected] per doz. Hay—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, [email protected]; No. 3, [email protected]; choice prairie, $ll.OO @11.50; No. 1, $8.00(39.00; No. 2, $7.00 @7.50; No. 3, [email protected]. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 18 Dunning A Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts, 4 cars; market steady. Hogs— Receipts, 30 cars; market strong; pigs, [email protected]; i yorkers, medium and heavy, [email protected]. Sheep and Lambs —Receipts, 60 cars; market dull and lower; best native lambs, [email protected]; westerns, [email protected]; yearlings, $0.75 @7.00; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]. Veals —Market strong; beat, [email protected].