Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1906 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Aug. 23. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. Sept ...$ .70% $ .71% $ .70% $ .71% Dec 74 .74% .73% .74% May ... .78 .78% .77% .78% Corn— Sept. ... .47% .48% .47% .48% Dec 43% .44% .43% .44% May ... .44% .45% .44% .45% Oats— Sept 29% .29% .29% .29%. Dec 30% .31 .30% .30% May ... 33 .33% .32% .33% PorkSept. ..17.00 17.15 17.00 17.05 Jan. ...13.40 13.45 13.37% 13.45 Lard— Sept. .. 8.55 8.60 8.55 8.57% Oct ... 8.62% 8.65 8.62% 8.65 Short Ribs — Sept. .. 8.85 8.87 8.77 J% 8.85 Oct. ... 8.60 8.65 8.57% 8.65 Cash sales —Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 71%@72%c; No. 3 red, 71@71%c; No. 2 hard, 70%@71%c; No. 3 hard. 70@71c. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 1 northern, 75@77c; No. 2 northern, 74@76c; No. 3 spring, 72© 74c. Corn—By sample: %@%c lower; No. 2, 49%c; No. 2 white, 5 2@ 52%c; No. 2 yellow, 50%@50%c; No. 2 white, 52@52%c; No. 2 yellow, 50%@ 50%c; No. 3, 49**©49%c; No. 3 white, 51 %c; No. 3 yellow, 50%@50%c; No. 4, 48%@49%c. Oats —By sample: No. 2, 31%c; No. 3,29 c; No. 3 white, 29@ 30% c No. 4 white, 28@29c; standard, 30@31c. Live Stock. Poultry and Bay Chicago, Aug. 23. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 21,000. Sales ranged at $6.45@ 6.55 for choice to prime heavy, $6.00@ 6.15 for good to choice heavy mixed, [email protected] for rough heavy packing, and [email protected] for poor to prime pigsCattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 18,000. Quotations ranged at $6.15 @6.75 for prime steers, [email protected] for ’ good to choice cows, [email protected] for prime heifers, [email protected] for good to choice bulls, [email protected] for good to choice calves, [email protected] for medium to good feeders, and [email protected] for good stockers. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 18,000. Quotations ranged at $5.00 @5.45 for good to prime light wethers, [email protected] for good to prime light ewes, [email protected] for good to choice lambs, and [email protected] for fair to light yearlings. Hye poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 12c; chickens, fowls, 12c; springs, 13@14c; roosters, 7c; ducks, 10%c; geese, $4.00 @6.00 per dos. Hay—Choice timothy, $15.50@ 16.00; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, $13.00© 14.00; No. 3, $10.00(311.50; choice prairie, [email protected]; No. 1, $9.00 @11.00? No. 2, [email protected]; No. 8, No. 4, s6.so@7.<X>.