Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago. April 23. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. CSose. May ...> .97% > .98% > .96% > .98% July ... .88 .87% .89% Sept. ... .84% .86% .84% .86% Corn— May ... .66% .67% .66% .67% July ... .62% .63% .62% .63% Sept 61% .61% .61 .61% Oats— May (o) .53%, .53% .58% JiS’i May (n) .52 .53 .52 .62% July ... .45% .45% .45% .45% Sept 36% .37%' .36% .37% PorkMay ...12.75 13D6 12.73% 13.05 July ...13.07 13.42% 13.07% 13.40 Sept. ...13.46 13.72% 13.45 13.72% Lard— May ... 7.92% 8.10 „ 7.92% 8.10 July ... 8.12% 8.32 8.12% 8.80 Sept ...8.32% 8.50 8.32% 850 Cash Sales Winter wheat—By sample: Nee 2 red, 97%c®g1.00%c; No. 8 red, &4%@9bc; No. 2 hard, 96%c® >1.05. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 3 spring, 90c@>1.95. Corn—By sample: No. 3. 56c; No. 3 white, 65%c; No. 8 yeUow, 65%c. Oafs—By sample: No. 3 -White, 51%®62%c. Live Stock, Poultry and Bay. Chicago, April 28 Hogs—Receipts 17,600. Saks ranged at >[email protected] for choice heavy shipping, >5.0005.70 butchers, >6.5005.65 choice light, >5.4005.50 mixed packing, >5.2505.40 heavy pecking. Cattle—Receipts 6,500. Quotations ranged at >6.5007.10 for prime fat steers, >6.250860 good to choice steers, $6.0006.75 ptrtaie hetfere, >5.00 ©5.30 good to choice calves, >5.00® 5.75 selected feeders. Sheep—Receipts 12,000. Quotations ranged at >5.800825 for good to choice Hipped wethers, >5.40® 5.75 fair to good clipped wethers, >6.00© 6.50 good to choice clipped yearlings, >7.5007.70 good to choice Colorado wool lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 14c; Quickens, fowls, 13%c; springs, 12%c; roosters, 7c; geese, >6.0007.00: ducks, 12c. Hey—Ctwdce timothy, >15.00® 16.50; No. 1 toothy, >13.50©14.50; Illino a, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie. 16.5007.00. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y M April 28. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. T., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 2 cars; market steady. Hogs— Receipts 20 cars; market lower; her.w and Yorkers. >5.90®600; pigs, >5.30® 5.40. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 10 can; market steady; best wool lambs, >885; clipped, >7.50; yearlings, >6.25® MS; wetoen, >80006.35; ewes, |».60 ©575. Calves—Best, >4.0007,30.