Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Feb. 27. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$ .95% $ .98% $ .96 $ .98% July ... .89% .93% .89% .93 Sept 87% .90% .87% .90 CornMay ... .61% .G 2 .60% .61% July ... .59% .59% .59 .59% Sept 58% , .59% .68% .50% Oats— May (o) .52% .63% .52% .62% May (n) .51% .61% .51% .61% July ... .44% .45% .44% .45% Sept 3T% .37% .37% .87% Pork — May ...11.40 11.60 11.87% 11.55 Jnly .. .11.77% 11.97% 11.77% 11.90 Lard — v May ... 7.45 7.57% 7.45 T. 55 July ... 7.65 7.80 7.65 7.77 Short Ribs— May ... 6.47% 6.57% 6.47% 6.57% July ... 6.75 6.87% 6.75 6.85

Cash Sales Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 96@99%c; No. 3 red, 95@98%c; No. 2 hard, 90c@ $1.08%c; No. 3 hard, 93c<g$1.00. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 3 spring, 97c @61.10. Corn —By sample: No. 3, 57% @6B%c; No. 3 white, 68<558%c; No. 3 yelolw, 59%@00c; No. 4, 53@56c. Oats —By sample: No. 3 white, 51%@53%c: No. 4 white, 49@52%)C. Live Stock Poultry and Hay.

Hogs—Receipts 36,000. Sale* ranged at *4.36®4.40 for choice heavy shipping, *[email protected] choice light, *4.85(3 4.35 mixed packing, *[email protected] good to choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 7,000. Quotations ranged at *5.80*6.15 for prime fat steers, $4.00(85.00 good to choice cows, prime heifers, *6.75®7.23 good to choice calves, *3.40*3.75 fair to good stockera. Sheep—Receipts 12,000. Quotations ranged at *5.35*5.66 for good to prime native wethers, *4.50(36.26 good to prime native ewes, *6.26®6.85 good to choice native lambs, *6.00®6.25 medium spring lambs. —__— Live Poultry Turkeys, per ib, ltipc; chickens, fowls, lie; wrings, lltte; roestssa, Tc; grass, *5.00(37.00; ducks, ttttc. Hay—Oholoe timothy hay, *16.00® 16.50; No. 1. *14.50® 16.50; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, *12.56*1840; Na 8 and No. S mixed. «Aoo*l*4(X Illinois, Indiana and Wlsctosta feeding prairie —Grad to choice, *060*740 Packing bay, *6.00*640 Baal BaSalo Ide* Stack.

Beat Buffalo, N. T., Feb. 27. Dunning h Stevens; Lira Stock Commission Merchants, Bast Buffalo; N. T., quote aa follows; Oatlle—Receipts 9 carat market steady. Hogs— Reodpts 80 ears; market slew; heavy, *4.6ft; Yorkers, *4.70; pi* *440 Sheep and Lamhe Receipts 90 qua; marks* strong; bast lambs, *740*7.80; yearlings. *6.00*8.50; wethers, *5.75*5.80; awes. *6.60*640. Onlras lfTßktt stead*; bast, *440**40.