Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chioago Grain. Chicago, Sept. 23. Following were the quotations on t'Jf Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. ...$1.00% $1.00% $ .99% $ .99% Dec. (n) 1.01% 1.01% 1.00% 1.00% May ... 1.04% 1.04% 1.03% 1.03% Corn— Sept 79% .79% .78% .79% Dec 66% .66% .65% .65% May ... .65% .65% .64% .65 Oats — Sept .. .49 .49 .48% .48% Dec 49% .49% .49% .49% May ... .51% .51% .51%. .51% PorkSept 15.25 Oct. ...15.20 15.30 15.12% 15.25 Jan. ...16.90 16.90 16.85 16.90 Lard — Sept. ..10.25 10.27% 10.25 10.27% Oct. ...10.25 10.30 10.22% 10.27% Jan. ... 9.90 9.92% 9.85 9.02 Short Ribs— Sept .. 9.90 10.00 9.90 10.00 Oct. ... 9.87 10.00 9.86 9.97% Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago. Sept 28. Hogs—Receipts 21,000. Sales ranged at [email protected] for choice heavy shipping, $6.70(36.80 light mixed, $6.80(9 7jQO choice light [email protected] heavy pgcking, $5.00(8;6.25 good to choice Pigs.

Cattle —Receipts 24,000. Quotations ranged at $7.20(37.00 for prime fat steers, $0.40(07.15 good to choice ateers, $3.85<05.25 good to choice eowa, $4.00(04.50 good to choice calves, |4.15(g4.50 selected feeders. Sheep—Receipts 32.000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to choice wethers, $3.50(04.00 fair to good wethers, [email protected] good to choice yearlings, [email protected] fair td choice spring lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per lb, tl @18c; chickens, fowls, 12c: springs, 12Vfcc; roosters, 7c; geese, $5.00(07.00j ducks. 9V4c. Hay—Choice timothy $12.50® 13.00; No. 1 timothy, sll.oo® 12.00. Illino'a. Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie, IG.00®7.00; Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding hay, $4.00® 5.00. Bast Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Sept 28. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows;, Cattle —Receipts 140 cars; market steady. Hogs —Receipts 110 cars; market slow; heavy, $7.50; Yorkers, $6.75@7,15; pigs, $5.25. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 00 cars; market strong; best lambs, $5-75; wethers and yearlings, $8.75®4.00: ewe* $3.50®3.75. Chlvss —Best $4.5©<38.00.