Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1906 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Sept. 8. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. .. .$ .70 | .70 * .69% $ .70 Dec 72% .72% .72% .72% May ..." .77 .77% .76% .77 Corn — Sept 47% .47% .47% .47% Dec 42% .42% -42% .42%, May ... .43% .43% .43% .43% Oats— Sept 29% .30 .29% .30 Dec 30% .31 .30% .30% May ... .33 .33 .32% .32% Pork — Sept. ..16.75 16.90 16,75 16.87R4 Jan. ...13.42% 13.45 13.37% 13.37% I.ard — Sept. ... 8.62% 8.65 8.62% 8.65 Oct 8.72% 8.75 8.72% 8.72|% Cash sales —Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 70%@71%c; No. 3 red, 69%@71ci No. 2 hard, 69%@70%c; No. 3 hard. 69@70c. Spring wheat —By sample: No. 3 spring, 73%@75. Com —By sample: Steady to %c higher; No. 2. 48%@49%c; No. 2 white. 50c; No. 2 yellow, 49%@50c; No. 3, 49%c; No. 3 white, 49%c; No. 3 yellow, 49%c; No. 4, 48@49c. Oats—By sample, %c lower: No. 2, 30%c; No. 2 white, 32% @33c; No. 3, 30@30%c; No. 3 white, 30@31%c; No. 4 white, 28%@30c; standard,* 31%@32%c. Live Stock. Poultry and Bay Chicago, Sept. 6. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 20,000. Sales ranged at $6.40@ 6.45 for choice light, [email protected] light mixed, [email protected] selected butchers, [email protected] choice heavy, [email protected] mixed packers. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day, 7,500. Quotations ranged at $6.00 @6.75 for prime steers, [email protected] good to choice cows, [email protected] prime heifers, [email protected] medium to good, feeders, [email protected] good Stockers. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 24,000. Quotations ranged at $5.50 @5.75 for good to prime light wethers, [email protected] good to prime light ewes, [email protected] good to choice lambs, $5.75 @6.50 fair to prime light yearlings. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 13@i 15c; chickens, fowls, 11c; springs, 12cp roosters. 7c; geese, [email protected]; ducks, 10@10%c. Hay—Choice timothy, [email protected] No. 1. [email protected]; No. 2, $13.00@ 14.00; No. 3, [email protected]; choice prairie, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, $9.00@ 10.00; No. 3, [email protected]; No. 4, [email protected]. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Sept 6. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants,’East Buffalo. N. Y., quote as follows: Hogs—Receipts 20 cars; market steady; pigs and heavy, $6.50; yorkers, $6.55@«.60. Sheep and Lambs—. Receipts 10 cars; market higher; best lambs, [email protected]; wethers, $6.20; yearlings, $6.50; ewes, $0.25 @5.50. Yeal»—Market steady; tops, -