Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1906 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, March 29. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$ .76% $ .77% $ .76% $ .77% July ... .77 .77% .76% .77% Sept 77 .77% .76% .77% Corn — Mar. ... .43% ..... -43% May ... .44% .44% .44% .44% July ... .44% .44% .44% .44% Sept ... .45 .45 .44% .44% Oats— May ... .30% .30% -30% .30% July ... .29% -29% .29% .29% Sept ..; .28% -28% -28% .28% I’ork — May ...16.47% 16.47% 16.30 16.30 July ...16.30 16.30 16.15 16.15 : Lard— May ... 8.45 8.45 8.371% 8.40 July ... 8.55 8.55 8.47% 8.50 Sept... 8.67 8.67% 8.60 8.62 Short Ribs — May ... 8.77% 8.77% 8.65 8.67 July ... 8.77% 8.77% 8.65 8.67%i Sept. ... 8.82 8.82% 8.67% 8.70 Cash sales —Winter Wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, 84@85c; No. 3 red, SO @B4c; No. 2 hard, 77@80c; No. 3 hard, 72@76c. Spring wheat by sample: No. 1 northern, 78@80c; No. 2 northern, 76®79c; No. 3 spring, 73© 79c. Corn —By sample: No. 2, 43%@ 43%c; No. 2 white, 44%@45c; No. 2 yellow, 44@44%c; No. 3, 42%@42%c; No. 3 white, 44 %c; No. 3 yellow, 43%, @43%c; No. 4, 40@42c. Oats—By sample: No. 2,30 c; No. 2 white, 32 @32%c; No. 3, 29%@29%c; No. 3 white, 30%@31%c: No. 4 white, 29% @3o%c; standard, 31%@32e. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, March 29. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 23,000. Sales ranged at $6.35® 6.45 for good to choice shipping, $6.25 @6.40 for good to choice heavy mixed, [email protected] for light mixed, $6.35® 6.45 for good to prime neavy, $5.35@ 6.25 for good to choice pigs. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 6,500. Quotations ranged at $5.90 @6.25 for choice to prime steers, $3.50 @5.25 for good to fancy cows and heifers, [email protected] for good to choice yearlings, [email protected] for fair to choice feeders, and [email protected] for fair to choice stockers. SJjeep—Estimated receipts for the day, 18,000. Quotations ranged at $5.00 ©0.25 for fair to prime wethers, $5.15 @6.00 for fair to prime ewes, $5.00® 6.25 for good to choice yearlings, and [email protected] for native lambs. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 12%c;. chickens, fowls, 13%c; rosgters, 8c; springs, 13%c per lb; ducks, 14%c; geese, [email protected] per (loz. Hay—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, sll.oo@ 12.00; No. 2, [email protected]; No. 8. $7.00@7,50; choice prairie, $9.50 @10.00; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 1, $7.00 @7.50; No. 8, [email protected]; No. 4, $5.00 05.50. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., March 29. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stcok Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts, 2 cars; market steady. Hogs— Receipts, 20 cars; market slow; pigs, $6.60; yorkers, medium and heavy, <6.70. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 40 cars; market slow; native lambs, $7.00 @7.10; westerns, »[email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]. Calvea—Market steady j best, [email protected].