Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1912 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

Grain, Provisions, Etc. a Chicago, Dec. 5. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. Ing. Decß4%-% .85 .84% .84%-% Ma y 90%-91 .91% .90%-% .90%-% July 88 .88% .87% .87% CornDec...49%-% .50% .49% .49% May .48%-% .49% .48% .48%-% July 49%-% .49% .49% .49% OatsDec3l%-% .32%-% .31% .32%-% May 33-33% .34% .32%-% .33% July .........33% .33% .33 . 33%

FLOUR—Market easy; winter wheat, patent, jute, $4 [email protected]: straight jute. $3.40 @4.50; clear. Jute, [email protected]; spring wheat flour, choice brands, wood, $5.00; Minneapolis, patent, jute, [email protected]; Minneapolis, hard spring, straight, export bags, $4.00@ 4.10; first clears, [email protected]; second clears, [email protected]; low grades. [email protected]; rye flour, white, jute. [email protected]; dark, jute. 3.20.

BUTTER—Extra creamery, Jobbing prices on South Water street follow: Creamery, extra. 37@37%c; extra, firsts, 3P4c: first, 31@33t4c; Seconds, 28c; storage extra. 32@32%c. EGGS—At mark, cases returned, 25c;. cases Include, 25%c; ordinary first, 26c; first. 29c; checks, 18@19c; dirties. 22c. POTATOES—Minnesota, 46@48c; Michigan. 48@50c: Wisconsin, 43@48c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 15c; chickens. fowls. HHc; roosters, 9c; springs, 12%c: geese. 12c; ducks, 13c. New York. Dec. 5. WHEAT—Stronger, trade fairly good; No. 1 northern, spring, 95%c; No. 2 red, $1.07; No. 2 hard, 96c; No. 1 Manitoba, 96c; No. 1 macaroni, 99%c; December, 91%c; May,96 11-16 c. CORN—Strong, Inquiry moderate; No. 2 yellow. OATS—Steady, poor business; No. 2 white, 38c; standard, 37c; ungraded, 34(3 40c. BARLEY—Steady; malting, 57@68c. I Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 5. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $9.00@ 11.00; fair to good steers, [email protected]; common to fair beeves. [email protected]; Inferior killers, [email protected]; range steers, [email protected]; fair to fancy yearlnlgs, [email protected]; canner bulls, [email protected]; good to heavy choice cows, [email protected]; fair to choice vealers, [email protected]; heavy calves, [email protected]; feeding steers, [email protected]; Stockers, [email protected]; medium to good beef cows, [email protected]; • Common to good cutters, [email protected]; Inferior to good canners, [email protected]. HOGS—Good to prime heavy, [email protected]; good to prime butchers, [email protected]; fair to good heavy packing. [email protected]; rough heavy packing, [email protected]; light mixed, 170 @2OO lbs., [email protected]; choice light, 170@200 lbs.. [email protected]; pigs, 110 lbs. and under, [email protected]; pigs, 110@140 lbs., [email protected]. East Buffalo, N. Yi, Dec. 5. CATTLE—Market steady; prime steers/ [email protected]; butcher grades. [email protected]; calves, cull to ' choice, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active, lambs 5c higher; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, $4.50@ 5.75; sheep, [email protected]. HOGS—Market active and steady; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, $7.65 @7.70; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, [email protected];‘ stags, [email protected]. •V Omaha, Dec. 5. CATTLE—Market slow to 10c lower; native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, $3.75@6 75; western steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, $3,50@ 6.50; canneft, [email protected]; bulls, stags, etc [email protected]. ' " HOGS—Heavy, [email protected]; mixed. $7.50@ 7.60; light, [email protected]; pigs, $6.00@745; bulk of sales, [email protected]. SHEEP—Yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes. [email protected]; lambs, s6lo© 7.25.