Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

unicago arwn. % Chicago, Feb. 13. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$ .94% $ .96% $ .93% $ .98% July ... .91 .91% .90 .90% Sept. ... .88% .89 .87% .87% Corn— May ... .61%. .61% .60% .60% July ... .59% .59% -58% .58% Sept 58% .59% .58 .58% Oats— May (o) .53% .63% .52% .52% May (n) .51 .51% .50% .50% July ... .45% .46 .45% .45% Sept ... .37% .37% .37% .37% PorkMay ...11.87% 11.92% 11.50 11.50 July ...12.25 12.25 11.87% 11.87% Lard — May ... 7.42% 7.42% 7.27% 7.27% July ... 7.60 7.60 7.42% 7.42% Short Ribs— May ... July ... 6.80 6.80 6.65 6.67% Cash Sales —Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 93%@95%c; No. 3 red, 91%@94%c; No. 2 hard, 93%@99%c; No. 3 hard, 91%@96%c. Spring, by sample: No. 3 spring, 96c051.06. Corn —By sample: %@lc lower: No. 3, 53 @s4c; No. 3 white, 54c; No. 3 yellow, 54c; No. 4,51 c. Oats—By sample: %c lower: No. 3 white, 50%@63c; No. 4 white, 50051 c. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Hogs—Receipts 36,000. Sales ranged at $4.4004.45 for choice heavy shipping, $4.3504.40 choice light $4.35@ 4.40 mixed packing, $4.0004.30 good to choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 6,000. Quotations ranged at $5.8006.15 for prime fat steers, $3.6004.75 good to choice cows, $4.5005.25 prime heifers, $6.5007.00 good to choice calves, $3.4003.75 fair to good stockers. Sheep—Receipts 12.000. Quotations ranged at $5.2005.40 for good to prime native wethers, $4.5006.00 good to prime native ewes, $6.5006.90 good to choice native lambs, $6.2506.50 medium spring lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 12c; chickens, fowls, lli%c; springs, ll%c; roosters, 7c; geese, $54)007.00; ducks, 11c. Hay—Choice timothy, $14.50015.00; No. 1. $12.50014.00; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $10.50011.50. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie, good to choice, $6.5007.50. Bast Buffalo Un Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 18. Dunning A Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows; Cattle—Receipts 5 cars; market slow. Hogs— Receipts 40 cars; market slow; heavy and Yorkers, $4.7004.75; pigs, $4,50. Sheep and Lamb*—Receipts 80 cars; market slow; best lambs, $7.0007.00; yearlings, $6.2506.60; wethers, $5,750 6.CC; ewes, $5.0005.60. Oalves—Market steady; best $4.5000.50.