Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago. March 12. , Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today,;..,. Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$ .94% $ .95% $ .94 $ .941; Jniy ... .9c% .88% .89 Sept.... .87% .87% .85% 86 Corn— May ... .65% .63% .64% -64% July ... .62% .62% .<’>l% .61% Sept. ... .61% .61% .60% .60% Oats— May (O) .53% .54% .53%. .53%. May in) .52% .52% .52% .52- s July ... .44% .45 .44% .44% Sept. ... .37%' .87% .37% .37% PorkMay ...12.10 12.12 11.90 11.95 July ...12.50 12.50 12.30 12.35 Lard— May ... 7.80 7.82% 7.72% 7.72% July ... 8.05 8.05 7.75 7.95 Short Ribs— May ... 6.75 6.77% 6.67% 6.67% July ... 7.07% 7.07% 6.97% 6di7% Cash sales Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, 96®97%e; No. 3 red, 95@97%c; No. 2 hard, 95c@$l.C2; No. 3 hard, 94c®51.00. Spring wheat —By sample: No. 3 spring, 97c®51.08. Corn —By sample: steady: No. 3, 60% '®6le; No. 3 white, 61c; No. 3 yellow, 63®63%c; No. 4, 57® 61c. Oats—By sample: %®%c higher: No. 3 white, 51’%® 54c; No. 4 white, 48%*®52%e; standard, 54c. *' Live Stock, Ponltry and Hay. Chicago, March 12. Hogs—Receipts 28,000. Sales ranged at $4.65®)4.70 for choice heavy shipping, [email protected] butcher*, $4.55®4.60 light mixed, $4.50®4.60 mixed packing, $4.50® 4.55 heavy packing, $4.15 @4.40 good to choice pigs, [email protected] common to fair pigs. Cattle —Receipts 6.500.. Quotations ranged at for prime fat steers, $5.60® 5.85 good to choice steers. $5.10® 5.60 medium to good steers, $4.00® 5.00 good to choit e cows, $5.50® 5.50 prime heifers, $6.75®7.25 good to choice calves. Sheep—Receipts 12,000. Quotations ranged at $6.00® 6.30 for good to prime native wethers, $5 70® 625 good to prime native ewes, western ■beep. [email protected] good to choice native lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per Tb. 13c; chickens, fowls, ll%c; springs, 12%c; roosters, 7c; geese, $5.00®7.00; ducks, 12%c. Hay—Choice timothy, $15.00® 16.00; No. 1, $14.00®14.50; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, sl2oo® 12.50. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie—Good to choice, [email protected]. Kast Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., March 12. Dunning & Stevens,, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Receipts 2 cars; market steady. Hogs— Receipts 20 cars; market steady; heavy, $5.00: Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]. Sheep and Lamb* —Receipts 15 cars; market strong; beat lamb*, [email protected]; yearlings, $8.00®«.75; wethers, [email protected]; ewe*, [email protected]. Calves—Market strong; Best,