Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1909 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Cash Grain Market. ,/ Chicago, Dec. 20. Winter wheat by sanrpTe: No. 2 red, $1.2701.29; No. 3 red, $1.2001.26; No. 2 hard, $1.1701.20%; No. 3 hard, sl.lO @1.16%. Spring wheat by sample: No. 1 northern, $1.18%@1.20% No. 2 northern, $1.16%@1.19; No. 3 spring, [email protected]. Corn by sample: No. 3 white, 60@61c; No. 3 yellow, 60@ 61%c; No. 4, 56@59%c. Oats by sample: No. 2. 44%c; No. 2 white, 46c; No. 3 white, 44%@45c; No. 4 white, 48@44%c; standard, 45@45%c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 45,000. Quotations ranged at $8.55 @8.60 for choice heavy, [email protected] choice light, [email protected] heavy packing, $7.26 @B.IO good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 17,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for choice to prime steers, [email protected] good to choice beef cows, [email protected] good to choice heifers, [email protected] good to choice calves, [email protected] selected feeders, [email protected] good to choice Stockers. Sheep—Receipts 22,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to Choice lambs, $5.25 @6.00 good to choice wethers, [email protected] good to choice ewes. Potatoes. Choice to fancy, 42@43c; fair to good, 35 @ 40c. Live Poultry. Turkeys, per tt>, 17c; chickens, fowls, 12 %c; roosters, 8c; springs, 12%c; geese, 10c; ducks. 13c. Omaha Live Btock. Cattle —Receipts, 2,000 head; market active, 10@)15c higher; native steers. s4@B; cows and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, $2.76 @5.25; calves, $3.60 @7.50; bulls, stags, etc, $2.7604.60. Hogs—Receipts, 6,000 head; market 6o lower; heavy, $8.27%@8.32%‘, mixed, [email protected]; light, $8.1008.30; pigi, $6.7507.75; bulk of sales, $8,250 8.35. Sheep—Receipts, 6,700 head; market 10c higher; yearlings, $6.8007; wethers, $505.60; ewes, $4.26 0 6.26; lambs, $6.7508. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y„ Dec. 20. Donning A Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 100 cars, market strong. Hogs—Receipts 80 cars, market strong; heavy, $8.60; Yorkers, $8.4008.60; pigs, $8.36. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 60 cars, market active; beat lambs, $6.76; yearlings, $6.7607.26; weather, $6,600 6.76; ewes, $5.0006.60. Calves—Beet, $6.00010.00. Elgin Butter Market. Elgin, 111.. Dec. 20. Creamery, extra. 84c: print*, 86%cj extra firsts, SSc; dairies, extra, 30c; firsts, 27c; packing stock, 2s%*.