Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March 19. Open- High - Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing. Mav .........93%-% .193% July ..SS%-% .89% .. .88%. ... _ S gt 4 Sept. .88%. .88% .88 ,BS% ' Corn—' May ....«%-% .69% ,CS%-69 .69% July ..6*\-% -60%-% .68%.-% .69% : Sept 67%-% .68% .67% .68% Oats— ; .. >■ Ma y . ..4OL .46% .39% .40% July 46-40% .40% .40 .40% Sept- ....38% ,35% ,3S .38% FT.OUR—Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis brand?, wood. 35.50 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota patent, 34.3504.45; jute, straight. $4.0004.10; first clears, jute, 12.5003.70; second clears, jute, $2.5002.75; low grades, jute, $2.46$ 2.50; winter wheat, patent, jute. $4.2004.40; straight, jute, 33.75 §3.80; rye flour, white, patent, $2.750190; iark, $2.4302.55. BUTTER—Creameries, extras, 24%c; extra firsts, 24c; firsts, 22023 c; seconds, W2lc; packing stock, 15©15%c; ladles, 17 §lßc. 7 1'

EGGS— Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 17U@19c; cases returned, 17(JilSV4c$ ordinary firsts, lS@lß%c; firsts, 19c; extras, 22c; seconds, 16%@17c; dirties, 17%@18c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 15c; chick'■ns. fowls, 16c; springs. 16*4c; roosters, 11c: geese, 14c; ducks, 16© 17c; guinea hens, (4.06©4.59 per doz. POTATOES—Wisconsin, white, 62@67c; red, 60@65e; Minnesota, white, 62@67c; red, so@67>c; Michigan, white, 62@67c; red, 60@ 65c.

New York, March 19. WHEAT—lrregular, trade quiet; No. 1 northern. $1.03’4: No. 2 red, $1.05’4; No. 2 hard, $1.02’,: May, $1.02’4; July, 97%c, , CORN—Strong, checking business; export, 72*80; No. 3 yellow, 73’-.c; Argentine, OATS—Steady, inactive trade; No, 2 white, 4614@47c; standard, 4G@46’4c; No. 3 white, 46’4@4fc. Live Stock. Chicago, March 19.

CATTLE—Steers, goou to choice heavy, [email protected]; Steers, fair to good, [email protected]; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; inferior steers, ‘57.00157.50; stockers, si>.oo@ 7.40; feeding steers, [email protected]; medium to | good beef cows, [email protected]; stock cows. [email protected]: fair to choice heifers, $7.25@ ; 5.25; stock heifers, [email protected]; common to good cutters, [email protected]: butcher bulls, $6.00 • @7.25': bologna bulls, [email protected]. | HOGS—Choice light, 16O@1SO lbs.. $8.70© 8.85; light mixed. 170@200 lbs., [email protected]; prime light butchers, ,200@230 lbs., $8.75@ 8.87%; medium weight butchers, 230@270 lbs., [email protected]; prime heavy butchers, 270 ©8.80; mixed packing. [email protected]; heavy packing. [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]. , East Buffalo. N. Y., March 19, CATTLE— Market slow and steady; I prime steers. [email protected]; butcher grades, j [email protected]. CALVES-Market slow and steady: cull to choice. [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS ■ Market, lambs slow, sheep steady; choice lambs, $7;75@ 7.55: cull to fair, $A004i7.25; yearlings. $6.00 @7.00; sheep, [email protected]. HOGS—Market active and, steady; Yorki ers, [email protected]: pigs. $9..00@9,10; mixed, $9-20 @9.30; heavy. [email protected]; roughs, SS.OQ@&4O; stags. [email protected]; i Omaha.. March 13. CATTLE—Native steers, [email protected]; cows l and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, $6.50 @8.25; Texas steers. [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; calves, [email protected]. HOGS— Heavy, [email protected]; light, sß.lo@ 8.40% pigs. [email protected]; bulk Of galea, $8.40© 8.50. SHEEP—Yearlings, $6.25@«.90; wethers, aE.Soe«.U; lambs. $7 [email protected]