Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1906 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

ChlOAgo Grain. Chicago, Aug. 2. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. 12 m* Sept .. .$ .73% $ .74 $ .73% $ .73% Dec 76% .76% .76 .76%, May ... .80% .80% .79% .80% Corn — Sept'... .49% .49% .49 .49% Dc-c 46% .47% -46% .47% May ... .47% .48 .47% .47% Oats — Sept ... .30% .31% .30% .30% Dec. ... .32% .32% .31% .32 May ... .34% .34% .33% .34 Pork — Sept. ..16.50 16.80 16.47% 16.70 Jan. ...14.26 14.25 14.20 14.20 Lard — Sept. ... 8.67% 8.80 8.66 8.77% Oct ... 8.75 8.87% 8.72% 8.85 Jan. ... 8.10 8.17% 8.10 8.17% Short Ribs— Sept ... 8.97% 9.05 8.92 9.02% Oct. ... 8.70 8.82% 8.72% 8.82% Cash sales —Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 73%@74%c; No .3 red, 73@73%c; No. 2 bard, 72%@73%c; No. 3 hard, 71% (g 72c. Corn —By sample: %e higher: No. 2, 50%@61c; No. 2 white, 51%<§52e: No. 2 yellow, 51@ 51%c: No. 3, 49%@50%c; No. 3 white, 51@51%e; No. 3 yellow, 50%@51%c; No. 4, 49@50%c. Oats—By sample: %@%c higher: No. 2, 29%c; No. 2 white, 31%@32%c; No. 3. 29%c; No. 3 white. 30%@31%e: No. 4 white, 30® 32e; standard, 31%@32c. Live Stock. Poultry snd HutChicago, Aug. 2. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day. 15.000. Sales ranged at $6.40® 6.50 for choice to prime heavy, $6.25® 6.35 for good to choice heavy mixed, $5.75@6,00 for rough heavy packing, and $5.50®6.65 Tor poor to prime plgs. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 5,500. Quotations ranged at $5.00 @6.25 for prime steers. $3.80®4.50 for good to choice cows, $4.50®5.25 for prime heifers, [email protected] for good to choice bulls, [email protected] for good to choice calves, [email protected] for selected reeders, and $3.40©3.65 for good stockera Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 19.000. Quotations ranged/at $4.90 @5.10 for good to prime light wethers, $4,[email protected] for good to prime light ewes, and [email protected] for good to choice lamhs. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 12c; chickens, fowls, 11c; springs, 13@15c; rooster*. 7c; ducks, ll@ll%c; geese, $4.00<g6.00; young, $5.0O@&00 per doz. Hay—Choree timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, $12.00® 13.00; No. 3, *0.50® 11.00; choice prairie, $12.50(813.00; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, [email protected]; No. 3. [email protected]; No. 4, $6.50(87.00. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 2. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo. N. ¥.. quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 10 csrs: market very dull. Hogs —Receipts 20 cars; market slow; heavy, $6.85; pigs and yorkers, $6.90. Sheep and Lambs—Receipt* 2 cars; market steady; best lambs, $7.75; •thers, $5.75; ewes, $5.00; yearlings. Calves—Market strong; best, 28.