Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, May 7. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Ix>w. Close. May ... 11.02% $1.03 $1.02 $1.02% July ... .90 .90% .89%; .90% Sept 85% .86% .85% .86 Corn — May ... .72% .74 .71% .73% July ... .64% .64% .64% .64% Sept... .63% „ .63% .62% .62% OatsMay (0) .54% .55% .54% .55% May (nt .53% .54% .53% .54% July ... .46% .47% .46% .47% Sept ... .37% .37% ' .37 .37% Pork — May ...13.40 13.40 13.40 13.40 July ...13.50 13.60 13.45 13.60 Sept. ...13.75 13.82%; 13.70 13.82% Lard — May ... 8.40 8.45 8.40 &45 July ... 8.47% 8.52% 8.45 8.52% Sept. ... 8.67% 8.70 8.62% 8.70 Short Ribs— May ... 7.05 7.07% 7.05 7.07% July ... 7.27 7.32% ,7.25 7.32% Sept .. 7.50 7.55 7.47% 7.55 Cash Sales Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, $1.02%[email protected]%; No. 3 red, t’[email protected]%; No. 3 hard, $1.01%@1.06; No. 3 hard, 96c@$d.O8. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 3,98 c @sl.oß. Corn—By sample: No. 2 white, 73%c; No. 2 yellow, 74c; No. 3. 71%c; No. 3 white, 72c; No. 3 yellow, 72@72%c; No. 4, 65@67%c. Oats—By sample: No. 3 white 51%@55c; No. 4 white, 52% (a 54 c. Live Stock, Poultry, and Hay. Chicago, May 7.

Hogs—Receipts 26,000. Sales ranged at [email protected] for choice heavy shipping, [email protected] butchers, [email protected] light mixed, $5.45(2,5.56 mlxdjl packing, 50(5 5.25 good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 7,500. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for prime fat steers, $5.50® 6.25 medium to good steers, $4."5®6.25 good to choice cows, $0.00®6.75 prime heifers, $5.50® 6.25 gdbd to choice calves, [email protected] fair to good stockers. / Sheep—Receipts 17,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to choice clipped wethers, [email protected] fair to good clipped wethers, $6.00®! 6.85 good to choice clipped yearlings, $7.45® 7.65 good to choice Colorado wool lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 14c; chickens, fowls, 11@12%c; springs, [email protected] per dor.; roosters, 7c; geese, $4.00®6.00; ducks. HHc. Hay—Choice timothy, $15.50® 16.50; No. 1 timothy, $14.00®15.00. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie, $6 [email protected]: Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding hay, $6.00® 6.50. * East BuflUlo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., May 7. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y„ quote as follows: Hogs—Receipts 10 cars; market slow; pigs, 15.80; other grades, [email protected]. Sheep and Lambs —Receipts 20 cars; market stow; best lambs, $7.15; yearlings, $6.00® 6.50; wethers, ewes, f&[email protected]. Calves— Best, $4 00® 7.50.