Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1906 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, April 5. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Opeq. High. Ixrw. Close. May .. .$ .7814 $ .78% $ .77J% $ .88% July ... .77% .78% .77% .77% Sept 77% .77% .76% .76% Corn— May ... .45 .45% .44% .45% July ... .45% .45% .45 .45% Sept 45% .45% .45% .45% Oats— May ... .31% .31% .31% .31% July ... .29% .30 .29% .30% Sept 29 .29 .28% .28% Pork — May... 16.10 16.20 16.00 16.12% July ...16.12% 16.15 16.00 16.07% Sept. ..16.00 16.00 15.95 15.95 Lard — May ... 8.35 8.37% 8.32% 8.35 July ... 8.52% 8.52% 8-45 8.47% Sept. .. . 8.62% 8.62% 8.57% 8.60 Short Ribs— May ... 8.55 8.57% 8.50 8.52% July ... 8.62 <65 8.57% 8.57% Sept.... 8.67% 8.70 8.65 .8.65 Cush sales —Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 ml. 82@84c.; No. 2 hard, 78@81c; No. 3 hard, 72@77c. Spring wheat —By sample: No. 1 northern, 79@81c; No. 2 northern, 77@80c; No. 3 spring, 74@ 80c. Corn —By sample; No. 2, 44%@ 44%c; No. 2 white, 45%@45%c; No. 2 yellow, 45@45%c; No. 3, 43%@43%c; No. 3 white, 44%@45c; No. 3 yellow, 44%@44%c; No. 4, 42%@43%c. Oats —By sample: No. 2,30 c; No. 2 white, 33%@34; No. 3. 30c; No. 3 white, 31% @32c; No. 4 white, 30%@31%c; standard. *32 @ 32%c. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, April 5. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 33,000. Sales ranged at $6.35(3) 6.42% for choice to prime heavy, $6.35 @6.42% for butcher weights, $6.30@ 6.37% for good to choice heavy mixed, and [email protected] for poor to prime pigs. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 7,000. Quotations ranged at $5.85 @6.40 for prime steers, [email protected] for good to choice cows, [email protected] for prime heifers, [email protected] for good to choice bulls, $6.25©t>.75 for good to choice calves, and [email protected] for choice feeders. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 16,G00. Quotations ranged at $6.45 @6.50 for choice to prime wethers, [email protected] for good to choice ewes, [email protected] for good to prime lambs. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 12%c; chickens, fowls, 13f%c; roosters, 8c; springs, 13%c per lb; ducks, 14%c; geese, [email protected] per doz. Hay—*Cholce timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, [email protected]; No. 8, [email protected] choice prairie, $9.50 @10.00; No. 1, $8.00(17 9.00; No. 2, $7.00 @7.50; No. 3, $([email protected]; No. 4, $5.00 ©5.50. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., April 5. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 10 cars; market slow. Hogs— Receipts, 10 cars; market lower; pigs, $6.00; yorkers, medium and heavy, [email protected]. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 30 cars; market lower; best lambs, [email protected]; a few choice, $7.00; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, $6.00@ 6.25; ewes, [email protected]. Veals-—Mar-ket; best, [email protected].