Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, May 14. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$1.00% $1.02 $1.00% sl.<C% July ... .90 .90% ,88% .90% Sept. ... .87% .87% .8« .87% Corn— Mny ... .74% .74% .74 .74% July ... .65% .66 .64% .65% Sept 64.% .64% .63% .G 4 Otots— May (o) .54% .54% .54% .54% May (n, .53% .54% .53% .54 July ... .47% .47%: .47% .47% Sept 37% .37% .37% .37% PorkMay ...13.32% 13.32% 13.25 13.25 July ...13.47% 13.47% 13.37 13.40 Sept. .. .13.72% 13.72% 13.00 13.65 Lard — May ... 8.35 8.35 8.3 a 8.30 July ... 8.42% 8.42% 8.37% 8.37% Sept. .. 8.60 8.60 Short Ribs— May ... 7.12% 7.10 July ... 7.30 7.30 7.25 7.25 Sept. .. 7.50 7.52 7.47% 7.50 Cash Salos Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, [email protected]; No. 3 red. [email protected]; No. 2 hard. $1.00%® 1.05; No. 3 hard. [email protected]. Spring wheat —By sample: No. 3 spring, 97c® SI.OB. Corn —By sample: No. 3 yellow, 74%@74%c; No. 4, 66@67c. Oats —By sample: No. 3 white. 52@54%c; No. 4 w hite. 51%@53c. Live Stock.. Poultry, and Hay. Chicago, May 14. Hogs—-Receipts 26,000. Sales ranged at $5.45@>5.50 for choice heavy shipping, $5.40® 5.45 light mixed. $5.45®! 5.50 choice light, [email protected] mixed packing, $4.50® 5.15 good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 6,000. Quotations ranged at $6.80®7.30 for prime fat steers, $6.25®6.75 good to choice steers. $4.75® 6.25 good to choice cows, $G.00®6.75 prime heifers, [email protected] good to choice calves. $4.60®4.90 fair to good feeders, [email protected] fair to good stockers. Sheep—Receipts 11,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to choice wethers. $5.15® 5.30 fair to good wethers. [email protected] fair to good yearlings. $7.25®7.50 gopd to choice Colorado wool lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per ,Ib. 14c; chickens, fowls. 12c; springs, $3.00® 7.00 per dos.; roosters, 7c; geese. $4.00 @600; ducks, ll*c. Hay—Choice timothy. [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie, $7.00@ 8.00 East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. T., May 14. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 2 cars; market slow. Hoge— Receipts 30 ears; market lower; heavy, $5.85; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $5.15 @5.25. Sheep and Lambs-—Receipts 30 cars; market slow; best lambs. $6.90 @7.00; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]. Calves— Best, $4.00®, 7.50.