Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

* Chicago Grain. Chicago, Feb. 20. Following were the quotations on tbe Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May .. .$ .92Vi $ .93 $ .91% $ .92% July ... .88 .88% .87% .88 Sept ... .85% .86% .85% .80 Corn — May ... .60% .60% .59% .59% July ... .58% .59 .57% .57% Sept 58M, -58% .57 .57 Oats— May (0) .52% .62% .52% .52% May in) .50% .50% .49% .49% July ... .44% .44% .44% .44% Sept 37% .3T%\ .36% _.87 Pork — May ...11.37 11.40 11.12% 11.17 July ...11.75 11.75 11.50 11.55 Lard — May ... 7.32% 7.32% 7.25 7.25 July ... 7.50 7.50 7.45 7.45 Short Ribs— May ... &40 6.42% 6.32 6.32 Cash Sales —Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, 90%098%c; No. 3 red, 88% («91 %e* No. 2 hard. 0»>%(597%c: No. 3 hard, 88%<g94%c. Spring wheat —By sample: No. 3, 95cft; SI.OO. Corn —By sample: unchanged: No. 3 white, 63@55%c; no grade, 45<g5lc. Oats— By sample: unchanged: No. 8. white, 60052%c; No. 4 white, 48%<§51%ic;

Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Hogs—Receipts 11,000. Sales ranged at $4.6004.70 for choice heavy shipping, $4.60(5,4.65 choice light. $4,500 4.00 mixed packing, $3.7504.40 good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 6,500. Quotations ranged at $5.8006.15 for prime fat steers, $3.00(5,4.75 good to choice cows. $4.50(55.25 prime heifers, $6.5007.00 good to choice calves, $4.4504.90 selected feeders, $3.4003.75 fair to good Stockers. - , Sheep—Receipts 7,000. Quotations ranged at $5.2505.75 for good to prime native wethers, $4.5005.25 good to prime native ewes, $6.5007.00 good to choirs native lambs, $6.00<36.25 ■horn lambs, $6.26(g6.50 medium apring lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 12c; chickens, fowls, lT%r; springs, 12c; roosters. 7c; geese, $6.0007.00; ducks, 11c.

Hay—Choice timothy, $14.50016.00; No. 1, [email protected]»; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $11.00(3 12.00; No. 3 and No. 2 mixed. $9.00(310.00. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie, good to choice, $6.5007.50. East Buffalo Live Stock. Dunning A Stevens, Live Stock Commission East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 5 cars; market slow. Hogs— Receipts 25 cars; market strong; heavy and Yorkers. $6.00; pigs, $4.00. Sheep and Lamb*—Receipts 90 care; market strong; best lambs, $7.4007.50; yearlings, $6.0006.60; wethers, $5,760 6.00; ewes, $5.0005.50. Calves—Market strong; best, $423009.60.