Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1907 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Aug. 1. Following were the quotations on. the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat —Open. High. Low. Close. Sept .. .$ .92 $ .92% $ .91% 5 -92 Dec.... .96 .96% .95% .96 May Corn— Sept 54% .54% .53% .54% Dec 50% .51% .50% .51% May ... .51% .52% .51% .52% Oats— Sept ... .40% .40% .40% .40% Dec 40% .40% .40% .40% May ... .42% .43% .42% .48% Pork — Sept. ..16.40 16.45 16.35 16.45 Lard— Sept ... 9.22% 9.22% 9.12%l 8.12% Oct. ... 9.27% 27i% 9.20 9.20 Short Ribe— Sept . . 8.70 8.70 8.65 8.67% Oct .... 8.62% 8.65 8.57% 8.60 Cash sales —Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red. 90091%c; No. 3 red, 89%090%c; No. 2 hard, 89%(u90%c; No. 3* hard, 88%089%c. Corn—By sample: No. 2 yellow, 55%c; No. 3, 54@54%c: No. 3 white, 55%c; No. 3 yellow, 55c; . .o. 4,50052 c. Oats— By sample: No. 3 white, 47%048c; No. 4 white. 45@46%c. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Aug. 1. Hogs—Receipts 18,000. Sales ranged at $6.1506.20 for good to prime heavy, $6.2006.35 butcher weights, $6,200 6.35 light mixed, $5.5005.85 rough heavy packers. Cattle —Receipts 4,00. Quotations ranged at $6.4006.70 good to choice steers, $4.0005.00 good to chok-e cows, $4.6005.50 prime heifers, $6.50(0'7.25 good to choice calves. Sheep—Receipts 12,000. Quotations ranged at $5.2505.65 for good toprime native wethers, $4.5005.00 plain to fair mutton ewes, $5.2506.50 breeding ewes, $5.0007.50 spring lambs. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 11c; chickens, fowls, 12c: springs. 15016 c; roosters, 7c; geese, $5.0007.00; ducks, 100 12c. Hay—Choice timothy,- $20.00021.00; No. 1, $18.00019.50; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $15.50017.00; No. 8 and No. 2 mixed. $13.50015.00. Illinois, Indiana. Wisconsin feeding prairie, choice, $8.5009.00; No. 1, $8.0008.50. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 1. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—No receipts. Hogs—Receipts 20 cars; market lower; heavy, $6.5006.65; medium. $6.65; yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $6.80. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 5 cars; market steady; best lambs, $8.00; yearlings, $6.5006.75; wethers, $6.00; ewes, $4.7505.00. Veals —Market strong; beat, $5.0008.75.