Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

• Chicago Grain. Chicago, March 19. Following were tha quotations on the Chicago Bogrd of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$ .90% $ -9<’>% $ .95% $ ,9G% July ... .90% .91 .90% .»:)% Sept SS .88% .87% .88 Corn— May ... .07% .68% .66% .68% July ... .64% .65% .63% .65% Sept C 3% .64% .62% .64% OatsMay (o) .51% .55 .54% .54% May (n) .53% .53% .53 .53% July ... .48% .49% .48% .49% Sept... .88% .39% .38% .39% Pork — May ..‘.12.47 12.50 12.35 12.50 July ...12.90 12.95 12.75 12 92% Lard— , May ... 7.95 7.97% 7.95 7.97% Jul y... 8.25 8.25 8.17% ; 8.20 Short Ribs — May ...6.87% 6.87%. 6.82% 6.87% July ./. 7.17% 7.17% 7.12% 7.17%: Cash Sales ■ Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 97%@99%c; No. 3 red. 9fl%(d9S%c; No. 2 hard, 97%c@ $1.04 %c; No. 3 hard, 95%[email protected]. Spring .Wheat —By sample: No. 3 spring, 98eCd$1.09. Corn —By sample: steady: No. 3,63 c; No. 3 white, 63e; No. 3 yellow, 65@65%ic; No. 4, 61@ 62c. Oats —By sampe: %c higher: No. 3 white. 53%(p54%c; No. 4 white, 51 @s2c; standard, 54%c. Chicago Live Stock. *’ Hogs—Receipts 28.000. Sales ranged at for choice heavy shipping. [email protected] choice light $4.75@ 4.85 mixed packing, [email protected] good to cho ce pigs. '' J, 7 1 Cattle—Receipts 2,500. Quotations ranged nt $6.15(&6.65 for prime fat steers, good to choice cows, $3.00(9 5.50 prime heifers. $6.254)6.85 good to choice calves, $4.73fe5.r0 selected feeders. Sheep—Receipts 10.000. Quotations ranged at sG.2o@6 75 for good to prime native wethers. $,5,504(6.25 good to prime native ewes., $6.2&@6.85 fed yearlings, [email protected] good to choice native Lambs. S6.BO@G a BO shorn lambs. East Buffalo Live Stock. Dunning Stevens, Live Stock Commirsion Merchants, East Buffalo, N. T., quote aZ follows: Cattle—Receipts 2 cars; maljket*strong. Hogs—• Receipts 10 cart; 'market strong; pigs, $4.80; heavy and Yorkers,. $5.30 @55.35. Sheep and Lambs—Reedpts 10 cars; market strong; best lambs, $8.25; yearlings. [email protected]; wethers, L'>[email protected]; ewes, [email protected]. Calves —Best, [email protected].