Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1908 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

Chicago Grain. ) Chicago, Aug. 3. Following'were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. .. .$ .93% $ .94% $ .93 $ .94% Dec. (o) .96 .97% .95 .96% May ... 1.00 1.01% .99%. 1.01% Corn— Sept.... .76% .76% .76 .76%) Dec. ... .65%. .66% .64 .65% May ... .65% .65% .64 .65% Oats— Sept... .46 .46 .45% .45%) Dec 46 .46% .45% .46 May ... .48 .48% .47% .48 Pork— a Sept. .. .15.80 *97% 15.72%| 15.87% Oct. ...15.85 16.02% 15.82% <15.95 Jan. ..,16.70 16.80 16.70 16.75 Lard-r-Sept ...9.50 9.65 9,50 9.62% Oct. ... 9.60 9.75 9.00 9.70 Jan. ... 9.45 9.50 9.40 9.45 Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Aug. 3. Hogg—Receipts 40,000. Sales ranged at $0.85# 6.95 for choice heavy shipping, $6.40(0,6.55 light mixed, $6.60# 6.70 choice light [email protected] mixed packing, [email protected] heavy packing, $5.50(5 6.05 good to choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 24,000. Quotations ranged at57.50#8.00 for prime fat steers, $6.75#7.25 good to choice steers, $4.00#5-25 good to choice cows, $5.25#6.00 prime heifers, $6.75#7.50 good to choice calves, [email protected] selected feeders, [email protected] fair to good feeders, [email protected] fair to good Stockers. Sheep—Receipts 25,000. Quotations ranged at s4.so@4.'i?> for good to choice wethers, [email protected] fair to good wethers, $5.00# 5.25 good to'choice yearlings, $3.50#4.10 fair to good ewes, $5.50#6.85 spring lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 14c; chickens, fowls, 12c; roosters. 15#16c; roofers. 6%0; geese, $4.00#6.00;dncns. 9@!l. v Hay—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, $11.50#12.00; No. 2 timothy and No, 1 mixed, sß.oo# 10.50; choice prairie. [email protected]; No. 1 prairie, $9.00#9.50; No. 2 prairie, sß.oo# 9.00 \ lower grades of prairie, $6.00# 7.00. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 3. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: i Cattle—Receipts 160 cars; market flow; export •teers, [email protected]; beet shipping steers, [email protected]; cows, [email protected]; heifers, [email protected]. Hogs—Receipts cars; market lower; heavy, [email protected]; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 20 cars; market strong; best lambs, $6.50; yearlings, $5.00@5,25; wethers, $4.25# 4.50; ewes, $4.00. Calves—Best, $4 50 #B.OO.