Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Jan. 16. Following were the Quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$1.08% $1.03% $1.02% $1.08% July ... .97% .98%, .97% .98% Sept. ... .94% .95% .94% .95%. Corn— May ... .60 .60% .59% .60% July ... .58% .59% .58% .56% Oats— May (ol .53% .54% .53% .54% May (n> .52 .52% .52 .52% July ... .47 .47% .47 .4T% Pork— May... 13.50 13.50 13.40 13.50 Lard — May ... 8.07% 5.07%, 8.00 8.05 Short Ribs— Jan. ... 0.82% 0.95 6.80 6.95 May ... 7.22% 7.22% 7.15 7.22% Cash Sales—Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red. sl.oo® 1.01; No. 3 red, 96®99e; No. 2 hard. sl.oo® 1.05; No. 3 hard, 97e®51.03. Spring wheat by sample: No. 3, $1.03® 1.11. Corn —By sample: No. 3,56 c; No. 3 white, 55c; No. 3 yellow, 55% ®s7a; No. 4, 54® 53c. Oats—By sample: No. 3 whlt% 60®53c; No. 4 white, 48®51c. Lire Slock, Poultry and Bay* Hogs—Receipts 38,000. Sales ranged at [email protected] for choice heavy shipping, $4.35®4.45 choice light.' $4,35® 4.45 mixed packing, $4.00®4.25 choice strongweight pigs. Cattle —Receipts 10,900. Quotations ranged at $5.90® 6.35 for prime fat steers. $3.50®5.25 prime heifers, S&SQ ®4.50 good to choice cows, $7.25®8.25 good to choice calves, [email protected] selected feeders. Sheep—Receipts 13,000. Quotation* ranged at $5.25®5.90 for good to prime native wethers, $4.75®5.25 good tat prime native ewes, $7.00® 7.30 good ta choice native lambs, $6.50®6.90 medium spring lambs. Live Poultry— I Turkeys, per lb, 10r 'chickens, fowls, 10c; springs, 9%c; roosters. 6c; geese, $5.00®7.00; ducks; 10c. Hay—Choice timothy, $15.00® 15J»; No. 1, $12.50® 13.50; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, sll.oo® 12.50; No. 3 and No. 1 mixed, slo.oo® ILOO. Illinois, Indians and Wisconsin feeding prairie, good to choice, [email protected]. Packing hay, $&<K ®B-50. Mast Bultalo Live Stock. East BnfTalo, N. T., Jan. 16. Donning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffaiot N. Y., quote as follows; Cattle —Receipts 2 cars; market steady. Hogs— Receipts 50 cars; market strong; all grades, $4.00. Sheep and Lambs —Receipts 40 cars; market slow; best lambs, $7.40®7.50; yearlings, $6.00® 6*6; wethers, $8*0©fl.00; ewes, sß4* ©5.50. es 1 "