Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Jan. 2. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. 12 m. May ...$1.0?% $1.07% $1.06% $1.07% July ... .99% .99% -.98% .99% Sept ... .96 .96% .96% .95% Com — Jan 56% .56% .56% .56% May ... .01 .61% .60% .61 July ... .59% .00 .59% .59% Oats— May (o) .54% .55% .54% .55 May (n) .53 .53% .52% .53% July ... .48% .48% .48% .48% Pork— Jan. ...12.47% 12.50 12.47% 12.47% May ...13.20 13.20 13.15 13.17% Lard— Jan. ... 7.72% 7.75 7.72% 7.72% May ... 7.92%; 7.95 7.90 7.95 Short Ribs— Jan. ... 6.70 6.72%, 0.67% 6.72% May ... 7.12% 7.12% 7.10 7.12% Cash Sales Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, $1.04%@1.05%; No. 3 red. [email protected]%; No. 2 hard, $1.02 @1.09; No. 3 hard, 99%[email protected]. Spring by sample; No. 3 spring, $l.O2@LlO. Corn—By sample: No. 2, 60@62c; No. 2 yellow, 61@63%c; No. 3,57 c; No. 3 white, 57c; No. 3 yellow, 58%ic; No. 4." 52%@51c. Oats —By sample: No. 3 white, 48%@51c; No. 4 white, 48@50c. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Jan. 2. Hogs—“ Receipts 31,000. Sales ranged at [email protected] for choice heavy shipping, [email protected] butchers. [email protected] light mixed, [email protected] mixed packing, [email protected] heavy packing, [email protected] choice strongweight pigs. Cattle — Receipts 11,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for prime fat steers, [email protected] good to choice steers, [email protected] common to medium steers, [email protected] good to choice cows, [email protected] prime heifers, [email protected] good to choice calves, [email protected] selected feeders, [email protected] fair to good Stockers. Sheep — Receipts 16,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to prime native wethers, [email protected] good to prime native ewes, [email protected] plain to fair muttom ewes, [email protected] choice western lambs, [email protected] good to choice native lambs, [email protected] medium spring lambs. Live Ponltry—Turkeys, per lb, 12c; chickens, fowls, 10c; springs, 10c; roosters. 5%c; geese, [email protected]! ducks, 9%c. Hay—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, f11.50@ 12.00; No. 3 and No. 2 mixed, [email protected]. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie, good to choice, [email protected]. Packing hay, [email protected]. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. %, Jan. 2. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 4 cars; market slow. Hogs—Receipts 60 cars: market lower; heavy and YOrkers, [email protected]; pigs, $4.50. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts GO cars; market lower; best lambs, $7.75; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, $4.75® 5.00; ewes, [email protected]. Calves—Market lower; best, [email protected].