Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1906 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Dec. 27. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat —Open. High. Low. Close. Dec. ...$ .73-% $ .74 $ .73*'. $ .74% May ... .77% .78% .77 : .78Vi July ... .77% .77% .77.! .77% Corn — Dec 41 .41 .40% .41 May ... .43% .43% .43% 43% July ... .43% .44 .43% .44 Oats — Dec 33% .34 .33% .34 Mav ... .36 .36% .35% .86% July ... .33% .33% .33% .33% Pork — Jan. ...15.05 16.20 15.05 16.22% May ...16.45 16.80 16.45 16.77% Lard— Dec. ... 0.02% 0.22% 0.02% 0.22% Jan. ... 0.10 9.25 9.10 9.25 Short Ribs— Jan. ... 8.52% 8.72 8.50 8.72 Cash sales —Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, 74%c; No. 3 red, 71(8 71c: No. 2 hard. 73%(®75c; No. 3 hard, 70(874e. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 1 northern, 80(S83c; No. 2 northern, 76i?(82c: No. 3 spring, 74<g81c. Corn —By sample: %e lower: No. 3, 89%<£i39Vto: No. 3 white, 39%(R40c; No. 3 yellow, 39%@46c; No. 4, 38%(R) 30%c. Oats —By sample: steady: No. 2. 35c; No. 2 white, 36@36%c; No. 3, 34%c; No. 3 white, 34@35%c; No. 4 white. 33%Q 34c; standard, 33%,<g|34c. Live Stock Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Dec. 27. Hogs—Receipts 23,000. Sales ranged at $6.30(R6.35 choice to prime heavy, $6.20 <g 6.25 good to prime mixed. $6.00 @6.15 rough heavy packing, $6.00@ 6.15 poor to prime pigs. Cattle —Receipts 9.000. Qootatlons ranged at $6.75(37.40 prime shipping steers. [email protected] good to choice cows, $4.50(gf1.00 prime heifers, $3.50(84.50 good to choice balls, $7.75(88.50 good to choice calves. Sheep—Receipts 20,000. Quotations ranged at $5.50<g0.00 good to prime native wethers, $5.25(85.75 aood to prime native ewes, [email protected] bucks and stags. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 10® 11c; chickens, fowls, 9%e; springs, 9%<®loe; roosters, 6%c; geese, $6.00® 7.00; ducks, 10% @ 11c. Hay—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2. $14.50® 15.50; choice prairie, $16.00® 1, $13.00® 14.00; No. 2. $10.50® 12.00; No. 8. so.oo® 10.00; No. 4, $8.50® 0.00