Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

Grain, Provision®, Etc. Chicago, Aug. 22. n-rrr .- Open- High- Low- ClosWHEAT— Ing. est. est. Inir -.93%-% M .93% .93% L‘ C 92%-% .93% .92% .93 'cORN- ' 97% -96% ’ 96% ' Sept. .........71%-% .72% .71% , 72 % -? C ....04%-% .54% .54 .54% fJATsZ' ■ s3 *’ % ’ s3^’% • £3% n 32* 32%-% .32 . 32%-% May 34% .35 .34% .85 FLOUR—Easy; Vinter wheat, patent ’ wlnter wheat,, straight'. [email protected]; winter wheat, clear, Jute. s4.oo®' I- 1 ?; sPr'ng wheat, choice brands, wood Jo d), Minnesota, patent, jute, $4.80® 4 90Minnesota, hard spring, patent, straight e*JP° rt bags, $4.50®4.65; first clears. $3.80® Clear3 ’ ?3 - 2C @3.SO; low grades, $3.00®3.10; rye. white, per bbl., jute $3 70® 3.50; dark, $3 [email protected]. ' BUTTER—Creamery, 24c; price to retail dealers, 27c; prints. 28c; extra firsts 23%c----firsts 23c; seconds, 22c; dairies, 23c, firsts, 22c; seconds, 21c; ladles, No 1 21%c; packing stock, 20c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included. li%®lß%c; cases returned, 17@18c- ordinary firsts. 18c; firsts, must be 7fl’ per cent fresh. 20c; extras, candled for city trade. 24c; No. 1. dirties, 16c; checks, 14c. POTATOES—Minnesota, 62@65c; Jersey cobblers, per bu.. 85®90c; Illinois. 60@65c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, per lb., 12c; chickens. fowls, 13c; roosters, 9%0; springs, 17c; geese, 9@l2c; ducks, 14c.

New York. Aug. 22. WHEAT—lrregular, fairly active; No 1 northern, spring, $1.03%; No. 2 red, $1.07%No. 2 hard, $1.03; No. 1 Manitoba, $1 03%' macaroni, $1.06%; September’ $1.0113-16; December, SI.OO 13-16. CORN—Scarce and strong; No. 2 yellow, 89@90c. * OATS—Steady, fair domestic inquiry; No. 2 white, 40c; standard. 40c; ungraded 40® 46c. * BARLEY—Quiet; malting, 60@70c.

Live Stock. Chicago, Aug. 22. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $9.00® 10.60; fair to good steers, $6.40®5.50- common to fair beeves, $G.15@6,25;. Inferior killers, [email protected]; distillery steers $7 40® 8.25; range steers, [email protected]; fair to fancy yearlings,'[email protected]; good to choice, cows [email protected]; canner bulls. $2.25®2.35; common to good calves, [email protected]; good to choice vealers, [email protected];- heavy calves, $5.50®9.00; feeding steers, [email protected]; Stockers. $4.40®5.50; medium to good beef cows, [email protected]; common to good cutters, $3.00® 3.75; Inferior to good canners, $2,[email protected] to choice heifers, [email protected]. HOGS—Good to prime heavy, [email protected] to choice butchers, [email protected]; fair to good heavy packing, $8.10®8.35; light mixed, 175 lbs. and up, [email protected]; choice light, 170 to 200 lbs., [email protected]; pigs, 110 lbs. and under, $7.00®8.15; pigs, 110 to 140 lbs.. $8.10®8.4'0. “ ] Omaha, Aug. 22. CATTLE—Feeders stronger; native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, $3 25® 7; western steers,, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, s3®7; $2.75® 4; Stockers and feeders, $4.25®7.75; calves, s4®B; bulls, stags, etc., $4®5.65. HOGS—Heavy, [email protected]; mixed, $7 90® 8.10; light, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; bulk of sales, [email protected]. SHEEP—Yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, 43 50®4.35; ewes, $3@3,90; lambs, [email protected], East Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 22. CATTLE—Market steady; prime steers, |9.00®9.50; butcher, grades, [email protected]; ralves, cull to choice, $6.00®11.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active and firm; choice lambs, $7.25@7,50; cull to yearilngs > [email protected]; sheep, HOGS—Market active and firmer; Vorksrs, $9.00®9.05; pigs, $8.50®8.60; mixed, $9.00 ®9.C5: heavy, $8.90®8.95; roughs, $7.00® .75; stags, $6.C0®6.50. '