Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1908 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Oct 8. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. Oct. ...$ $ $ $ ops'j Dec 99% 1.Q1% .99% 1.(0% May ... 1.02% 1.03% 1.02% 1.03% July ... .96% .97% .96% .97% Corn— Dec. ’.. .65 .65% .64% .65 May ... .64% .65 .64% .G 4 July ... .63% .64% .63% .63% Oats — Dee. ... .49% .49% .49% .49% May ... .51% .51% .51% .51% Pork — Dec. ...14.05 14.15 14.05 14.15 Jan. ...16.00 16.15 13.95 16.12 May ...15.87 16.02% 15.85 15.95 Lard— Nov. ...10.00 10.12% 9.97% 10.07% Jan. ... 9.57% 9.67%. 9.55 9.65 May ... 9.52 9.60 9.50 9.57% Short Ribs— Oct. ... 8.90 9.25 8.96 9.25 Jan. ... 8.47% 8.57% 8.42% 8.55 May ... 8.55 8.62% 8.52% 8.60 Cash Sales Winter wheat—By saple: No. 2 red, $1.(X)@1.02; No. 3 red. [email protected]; No. 2 hard, 99%c@»1.02; No. 3 hard, [email protected]. Spring wheat —By sample: No. 1 northern,- sl,oo@ 1.07; No. 2 northern, |Los@ljo6; No. 3 spring, [email protected]. Coro—By sample: No. 2, 78%@79c; No. 2 white, 78% @80c; No. 2 yellow, 80c; No, 3, 78@ ■ 79c; No. 3 white, 79@80c: No, 3 yellow, 79%@80c; No. 4, 77@78%c. Oats—By sample: No. 3 white, 46%(g50c; No. 4 white, 46@48c: standard, 49%@50%e. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Hog l —Rc« « jpts 19.CXX). Sales rai gcd at fi6.50frf6.60 for choice heavy shipping, [email protected] choice light, $6.00(3 6.25 heavy packing <4.u05.550 good t*» choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 6,500. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for prime fat steers, [email protected] good to choice steers, [email protected] good to choice cows. [email protected] good to choice calves, $4.25 @4.65 selected feeders. Sheep—Receipts 22,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to choice wethers, [email protected] fair to good wethers, [email protected] good to choice yearlings, [email protected] fair to good spring lambs. Live Poultry—Turkeys, per ib, 17c; chickens, fowls, ll%c; springs, 12%c; roosters, 7c; geese, [email protected]; ducks, lie. 7/ Haj—Choice timothy, $12.50@ 13.00; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; Illinois, Indiana apd Wisconsin feeding /-.alrie, $6!tX)(& 7.00; Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding hay, [email protected]. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Jf., Oct. 8. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattie—Receipts 40 cars; market slow; heavy, $6.50; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, fi5.70. Sheep and Lamba—Receipts 20 cars; market lower; best lambs, $6.75; lings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, $3.50(33.75. Calves—Best, S4XO 69-25.

FRUIT SHOW AT PURDUE. Arrangements have been completed for the Second Annual Fruit show, to be held at Purdue Unlverduring the week of the Farmers Short Course, Jan. 11-14, 1909. Great Interest was shown by the fruit growers of the state In the First Annual Show held last year. The exhibition this winter will be held under the joint auspices of the Indiana Horticultural Society and the Horticultural Department of the University. It Is planned to make the fruit show bigger and better than ever. The so-> clety is providing generous premium list— over >3OO in cash prizes being already assured. Everyone interested in the growing of fruit - is urged to enter this contest, practically the only condition being that all fruit shown must be grown by the ..exhibitor. For premium list and further information apply to C. G. WOODBURY, Experiment Station, Lafayette, Ind.