Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1912 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

Grain, Provisions, Etc. . Chicago, May ML Open- High- Low- Clo»wheat— tag. est. est. Ing. May 1.16% j i?% j July ...1.12%-% 1.12% Lll% 1.11% Sept. ...... 1.67-5% 1.(T% 1.06 1.06 Corn—T 7% ~% -76%-T .77 Sept. ....... .15 .75% .75 .75 Oats— May ....,56% .56% -55% .55% B*s* 43%-% .47% .43% .43% F1.017R Market firm; winter wheat, patent jute. $5.2985.40; winter wheat, straight, s4.v«Bs.‘.v:' winter wheat, clear jute. H-3«54.4»; spring wheat, choice • •rands. wool. $6.5L'; Minnesota. hard patent. Jute. 85.385.5<>. Minnesota, hard patent. straight, export bajrs. $4.9*85.T0; first clears. $4 1' 84.3'; second clears. 53.3><83.48; low grades. $3.1083.25; rye. white, per brl, jute. $t6T«64.7»>; dark. $*4084.59. Bl'Titß—Creamery■ 29c; price to retail dealers, 32c; prints, 33c; extra firsts. 2%!; first. 2Sc; seconds. 25c: dairies, extra, 26c; firsts 25c; seconds, 23c; No. 1 ladies, 22c; packing stock. 21c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included. 17%c: cases returned. 17c; ordinary firsts. 16%e; firsts. ISc; extra, candled for city trade-. 21c; No. 1 dirties. I4%gisc; checks. 13c. . ’ POTATOES—Wisconsin. 81.2581.25. Michigan. [email protected]: Minnesota. $1.25-81.3). LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, per lb., 13c; chicvkens. fowls. 14c; roosters. 10c; 9c: ducks, 14c. New York. May 16. WHEAT—Weaker, light trade; No. 1 spring. $1.26%: No. 2 red. $1.23%; No. 2 hard. $1.21%: No. 1 Manitoba. $1.14%; May. SL2O; July, $1.14%; September. $1.99% CORN—Weaker, quotations nominal; No. 2. 87892 c. OATS—Weaker, dealings moderate; No. 2 white, 61%c; standard, 61c; ungraded. 61 865 c. BARLEY—Steady; malting. $1.25<j1.35L

Live Stock. Chicago, May 16. CATTLE—Choice to fancy steers'. sB.'BOo $.»; medium to good steers, inferior to fair steers. $6.(«:®7,25; fat cows and heifers. Js.*?gS.iO; canning cows and he’fers. $2.25’34.10; native bulls and stags. $4.«»'»3>7.25; feeding cattle, lbs.. $4.15 fair to fancy veal calves. $7.30825; heavy calves. $3.75'86.50. , HOGS—Bulk of sales, $7.7007.85; heavy butchers. 900230 lbs.. $7.7507.90; light bacon. 16&@19O lbs.. $73507,85; light light, 130 filao lbs.. $7 X 557.55; heavy shipping. XA® 350 bls.. SJJSO®7.9S; mixed packing, lb®., $7.6007.80; mixed packing. 2>10@300 lb®.. $7.6C®7.50: rough, heavy packing. $7.45 07.65; light mixed. 1700300 lbs.. $7.5007.78; poor to best pigs, 600135 lbs.. $5.1’07.10. East Buffalo, N. Y.. May 16. CATTLE—Market active and strong; prime steers. $8.5008.75; butcher grades. $t ••'<08.25; calves, cull to choice, $6,000 8.75. SHEEP AND slow, sf<f»6sc lower: choice lambs. $8.4- -38.60; cull to fair. $6.000825; yearlings. $6.7507.25; p. $3. <’006.25. HOGS—Market active. 5c higher; Yorkers. $8.1<>35.15: pigs. $7.25; mixed. $5.2«3 8.25; heavy, $8.2508.30; roughs. $7.0/g7.25.

, - Omaha. May 16. CATTLE—Native sters, $6.5008.75; cows and heifers. $3.5007.75; western steers. $4.80 07.80; Texas steers, $4.5<>g6.50; range cows and heifers, $3.2&06.J5; canners, $2.7504.85; stockers and feeders. $4.2507.25: calves. J3.75d7.75; bulls, stags, etc., $4.4007.00. HOGS—Heavy, $7.6507.75; mixed'. $7,500 ?.7t; light, $7.4007.70; pigs. $6.0087.25; bulk jf sales. $7.5007.70. SHEEP—Yearlings, $6.7507 25; wethers, J5.5>®6.7», ewes. $5.2506.90, lambs. $8,260 »».