Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Aug. 20. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. 12 m. Sept. .. .$ .94 $ .94% $ .93% $ .94 Dec. (n) .95% .95% .94% .95 May ... .99% .99% .98% .98% Corn — Sept 77% .78 .77% .77% Dec 65% .65% .65% .65% May ~. .64% .64% .64 .64 Oats— Sept 48% .49% .48% .48% Dec 48%, .48% .48% .48% May ... .50% .50% .50% .50% Pork — Sept. ..14.80 14.90 14.80 14.87% Oct. ...14.95 15.02% 14.95 15.00 Jan. ...15.72% 15.95 15.72% 15.92 Lard— Sept 9.25 9.27% 9.25 9.27% Oct. ... 9.35 9.37% 9.35 9.37% Jan. ... 9.15 9.17 9.15 9.17 Short Ribs,— Sept. ... 8.72% 8.77% 8.72% 8.77% Oct. ... 8.82% 8.89 8.82% 8.87% Jan. ... 8.12% 8.17% 8.12% &17 Cash Sales Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, 95®96c; No. 3 red, 94%.@95%c; No. 2 hard, 95®97%V; No. 3 hard, 94%®97c. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 3 spring, [email protected]. Corn —By sample: No. 2 white, 76%c; No. 2 yellow. 80®80%c; No. 3, 79@79%c; No. 3 white, 79®79%c; No. 3 yellow, 80c: Na 4. 78c. Oats—By sample: No. 3 white, new. 48%®49c; No. 4 white, new. 47%®48%c: standard, new, 49c. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Hogs—Receipts 16,000. Sales ranged at $6.75®6.85 for choice heavy shipping, $6.40®6.50 light mixed, $6.00® 6.75 choice light. [email protected] heavy packing, [email protected] good to choice pigs. Cattle— Receipts 4.000. Quotations ranged at $7.40®7.75 for prime fat steers. $6.00® 7.40 good to choice steers, $4,00® 5.25 good to choice cows, $5.25® 6.00 prime heifers, [email protected] good to choice calves, [email protected] selected feeders. Sheep—Receipts 15,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to choice wethers, [email protected] fair to good wethers. $4.65®5.00 good to choice yearlings, $5.25® 6.25 fair to choice spring lambs. Live l%ultry—Turkeys, per lb, 14c; chickens, fowls, 10%c; springs, 15c; roosters, 7c; geese, $4.00®}6.00: ducks, 9%@11c. Hay—Choice timothy. $12.50® 13.50; No. 1 old timothy bay, sll.oo® 12.00; No. 2 old timothy, and Na 1 mixed, $9.00® 10.00: No. 3 old timothy and Na 2 mixed. $7.50@R50. Illinois, Indlaan snd Wisconsin feeding prairie, $7.00® 8.00: Illinois. Indiana and Wisconsin packing. $6.00®6.50. East Buffalo Live Stock. . East Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 2a Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffala K Y., quote os follows: Cattle—Receipts 3 ears; market steady. Hogs— Receipts 15 cars; market steady; heavy, $7.10; Yorkers. $6.90; pigs, $5.25 @5.40. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 5 cars: market steady; best lambs, $6.35; yearlings. $4.75®5 00: wetbwa $4.25. Calves—Best [email protected]