Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

I Chicago Grain. * Chicago, April 2. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$ .92% $ .03% $ .02% 93% July ... .88% .89 .88% .88% Sept. ... .86% .86% .86 .86% CornMay ... .60% .66% .60 .66% July ... .64% .64% .64 .64% Sept 63% .63% .63 .63% Oats— May (o) .53% .53% .53% .53% May (nl .52% .52%' .52% .52% July ... .47% .47% .47 .47% Sept 38% .38% .38% .38% Pork — May ...13.50 13.65 13.80 13.50 July ...13.97 14.07% 13.8 T%! 13.87% Sept. ...14.30 14.45 14.27% 14.27% LardMay ... 8.45 8.52% 8.42 8.42 July ... 8.70 8.75 8.67% 8.67% Sept .. 8.87 8.92% 8.85 8.85 Sheet RibaMay ... 7.22%' 7.32% 7.22% 7.2 p% July ... 7.60 7.6 g 7.55 755 Sept .. 7.85 E.BT%| 7.80 7.80 Cash Sales Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 941%1®96%e; No. 3 red. 92%®95%c; No. 2 hard, \M%c@ $1.00%; No. 3 hard. 90% <§ 09c. Corn —By sample: No. 3, 62362%c: No. 3 white. 62%c; No. 3 yellow, 63@64c; No. 4, 50%c. Oats—By sample: No. 3 white, 51(353c; No. 4, 49@51%c. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, April 2. Hogs—Receipts 17,000. Sales ranged at [email protected] for choice heavy shipping, $6153623 choice light. $5.90(3 6.15 mixed packing, $6.003600 good to choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 6.000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] far prime fat steers, $4J50®5.50 good to choice cows. $5.56@625 prime heifers, [email protected] good to choice calves, $4.00@5£0 selected feeders, $3.7534.00 fair to good stockers. Sheep—Receipts 10,000. Quotations ranged at $7.0037.26 for good to prime native wethers. $0.5030.15 good to prime native eweg, $7.2537.90 good to choice native lambs. $7.0037.50 shorn lambs. Live Poultry—Tnrkeys, per lb, 14c; chickens, fowls, 13%e; springs, 13%c; roosters, 7c; geese, $6.0037.00; ducks, 12%e. Hay-7-Cholce timothy hay, $15,003 16.00; No. 1, $12.50313.50; No. 2 and No 1 mixed. $11.50® 12.00; No. 8 and No. 2 mixed, $8.50311.00 Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie, good to choice, $8.5037.50. Packlog hay, $6.00®6.50 East BnflUo Live Stock. East Buffalo. N. T„ April 2. Dunning & Stevens, Lhre Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Oattk -Reixijni 2 to, 5; uMumcl Viciuf . uv|r--Receipts 20 cars; market lower; heavy and Yorkers, $0503660; pigs, $5.80 Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 80 can; market slew; best lambs, $0653079; yearlings. $7.50®7.80; wethers, 97M& 7.50; ewes, $0003075. Oalvse—BsaL $4.003000 t **