Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1906 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, May 24. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$ .83% $ .86% $ .83 $ .86 July ... .81% .83% .81% .83% Sept 79% .81% .79% .81% Corn— May ... .47% .48% .47% .48% July ... .47 .48 .47 .47% Sept 47% .48% .47% .47% OatsMay ... .33 .34 .33 .33% July ... .32% .33% .32% .33% Sept 31 .31% .31 .32 Pork — May ...15.97% 16.10 15.97% 16.10 July ...15.80 16.20 15.75 16.20 Sept ...15.55 16.07% 15.52% 16.07%

Lard— May 8.67% July ... 8.67% 8.75 8.67% 8.75 Sept. ...8.80 8.90 8.77F4 8.90

Short Ribs— May ... 9.07% 9.17% July ... 9.10 9.25 9.10 9.25 Cash sales —Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, 92 (h 93c; No. 3 red, 85$T88c; No. 2 hard, 84$/87c; No. 3 hard, 78$j85c. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 1 northern, 86$/87c; No. 2 northern, 84$; 96c; No. 3 spring, 80 @B6c. Corn —By sample %$/%c higher: No. 2, 495/49%c; No. 2 white, 49|%5/49%c: No. 2 yellow. 49%5/50e; No. 3, 48%@49c: No. 3 white. 49%5/) 49%c; No. 3 yellow. 49%5/49%c; No. 4, 48%5/49e. Oats—By sample, %c higher: No. 2, 33%c; No. 2 white, 34% @3sc; Na 3, 32%c; No. 3 white, 3-3% @34%c; No. 4 white. 33@33%c; standard, 34%@34%c. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, May 24. Hogs—fstinuited receipts— for the day, 17,000. Sales ranged at $6.40@ 6.45 for choice to prime heavy, $6.355$ 6.40 for good to choice heavy mixed, [email protected] for poor to prime pigs. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day. 6.000. Quotations ranged at $5.25 @5.80 for prime steers, $4.00(95.00 for good to choice cows, $4.50(95.35 for prime heifers, $3.505/ 4.25 for good to choice bulls, [email protected] for good to choice calves. $4.65(1/5.00 for selected feeders, and $3.60(94.00 for good Stockers. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 12.000. Quotations ranged at $5.75 @6.25 for good to choice wethers, $5.80(96.10 for good to choice yearlings, $6.255/6.75 for good to choice lambs, $5.505i9.00 for spring lambs, and $5.50 @6.00 for good to choice ewes. Live poultry—Turkeys, per it>. 10c; chickens, fowls, 11c: sprlgns. $2.00@ 5.00 per dor..; roosters, 8c; ducks, 11@ 18c; geese, [email protected] per doz. Hay—Choice timothy, $13.00(913.50; No. 1. [email protected]: No. 2. [email protected]; No. 3, $8.005j>9.50: cltolce prairie,sl2.oo @13.00: NO. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, $7.00 @7.50; N(x 3, [email protected]; No. 4, $6.00 @6.50. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo. N. Y., May 24. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 20 cars; market firm; all grades, [email protected]. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 30 cars; market slow; best laanbe, [email protected]; yearlings, $6.255$ 6.40; wethers. [email protected]; ewes, $5.25 @5.75. Calves—Market lower; best, [email protected].