Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1907 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Ang. 22. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. dose. Aug. .. .87% $ .87% $ .87% 8 .87% Sept 89% .89% .87% -88% Dec. ... .94% .95 .92% .93% May ... 1.00% 1.00% .98% .99% “Corn— Sept 56% .57% .56% .5C% Dec 64% .56 .54 .54% May ... .55% .56% .55% .55% Oats— Sept 49% .50 .48% .49% Dec 47% -47% .40% .46% May ... .49 .49 .48 .48% PorkSept. ..15.80 15.90 15.80 -5.90 Oct. ...15.80 15.90 Lard— . Sept. .. 8.95 8.95 &90 8.95 ' Oct. ... 9.07 9.10 9.02% 9.07 Jan. ... 8.52% 8.52% 8.50 8.50 . Short Ribs— Sept. .. 8.65 8.62% 8.57% 8.00 Oct. ... 8.72% 8.72% 8.67% 8.70 Jan. ... 7.90 7.90 7.85 7.87 Cash sales —Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 87%@88%c; No. 3 red, 85%@57%c; No. 2 hard, 87%@89c; No. 3 hard, 86@88c. Spring—No. 8 spring, 91c. Corn—By sample steady: No. 2, 59c; No. 2 white, 57%@58%c; No. 2 yellow, 59%c; No. 3, 56%@58%ic; No. 3 white, 57c; No. 3 yellow, 59@59%c; No. 4, 56%c. Oats —By sample steady: No. 3 white, 45@52e. No. 4 white, 43%@48c. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Ang. 22. Hogs—Receipts 15,000. Sales ranged at [email protected] for choice heavy shipping, [email protected] choice light, $5.70® 5.75 mixed packing, [email protected] choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 5,500. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for prime fat steers, [email protected] good to choice cows, $4.50££5.35 prime heifers, [email protected] good to choice calves. Sheep—Receipts 12,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good so prime native wethers, |[email protected] good _to prime native ewes, [email protected] choice spring lambs. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 11c; chickens, fowls, 12%c; springs, 14%c; roosters, 7c; geese, [email protected]; ducks, lOe. - Hay—Choice new timothy, $15.00@ 18.00; choice old timothy, $20.00@ 21.50; No. 1. [email protected]; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, [email protected]; No. 8 anU N<x 2 mixed, [email protected]. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie—Choice, $9.50® 10.00; No. 1, $8.50 @9.00. East Bnffhlo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 22. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y„ quote aa follows: Cattle—Receipt* 2 can; steady. Hogs—Receipts 20 can; strong; heavy, [email protected]; yorkers, 90-75; pigs, $6.80. Sheep and Lambs— Receipts 5 can; steady; best lamb*, $7.50; yearlings, $6.00®6.25; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, |4.7R®5.10. Veals— Best 54.50ff18.50. - - /