Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, April 23. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing. May .........92-92% .93 .92 .92% JuijT.B7%-% .87% .87% .87% Septß6%-87% .87% .86% .87 Corn—--64L8-% July 64%-% .65 .64% .64%-% Sept. .64%-% .65 .64% .64%-% Old— July 64%-65 .65 .64% .64% Sept64%-65% .65% .64% .64% Oats—' May 1 ...37%-% .87% .37% .37% July 37% .37% .37%-% .37%-% Sept- 36%-% .36% .36% .36% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent. Minneapolis brand, wood, $5.10 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota, patent, [email protected]; jute, straight, [email protected]; first clears, jute, $3.60'8'3.70: second, clears, jute, [email protected]; low grades, jute, $2.50T(?2.60; winter wheat, patents, jute, $4.2034.40; straight, jute, $3.75@3,80; rye flour, white, patent, S2.SO© 3.20: dark, [email protected]. BUTTER—Creamery, extra. 24c; extra firsts, 23c; firsts, 213“22c; seconds, lS@l9c; packing stock, 16c; ladles, 17%@18c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases,included. 17%@19c; cases returned, 17%@18%e; ordinary firsts. 17%@15%C; firsts, 18%@ 19c; extras, 21%@22%c; seconds, 15%c; dirties, 16c; storage packed, firsts, 19%@19%0; extra, 20c. ■ • ' LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 15c; chickens; fowls. 17c; lioilers, $4.00@8,00 per doz.; roosters. 12c; geese. 14c; ducks, 16@17c; guinea hens, $4.00@4,50 per doz. POTATOES—Wisconsin, white, -68@73c; red. 65@68c; Minnesota, white, 68@73c; red, 65'?6Sc; Michigan, white. 6ST73c; red, 65® 68c. ’ New York, April 237 WHEAT Irregular, inquiry inactive; No. 1 northern, $1.02%; No. 2 red, $1.06%; No. 2 hard, $1.03; May,'sl.ol%; July, 96%c; September. 95%c. • - ; ' CORN—Strong, quiet business; export, 73.%c; No. 3 yellow, 74c; Argentine, 68<@ 68%c. , OATS—Steady, small trade; No. 2 white, 44@44%c; standard, 43%5144c; No. 3 white, 43@43%c.

C. '<■ , Live Stock. Chicago, April 23. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice heavy, [email protected]; steers, fair to good, $7.6538.50; yearlings, good, to choice, [email protected]; inferior steers, .$7.00© 7.50; Stockers, [email protected]; feeding steers, $7.2535.,00; medium to good beef cows, $5.2536.10; stock cows,, $5.09© 5.50; fair to choice heifers, $7.2538.25; stock heifers, [email protected]: good to choice cows, [email protected].'>; common to good cutters, $4.25© 4.75; butcher bulls, $6.00©7.25; bologna bulls $5.7536.40. HOGS—Choice light. 1703170 lbs., $8.50© 8.70; light mixed. 1703200 lbs;, prime light butchers. 2003230 lbs., $8.55© 8.67’i; medium weight butchers, 230@270 lbs., $8.5538.65; prime heavy butchers, 270© 300 lbs., $8.50<@8.65; mixed packing, $8.45© 8.60; heavy packing, $8.45©8.60; pigs, $7.50© 8.50. East Buffalo. N. Y., April 23. CATTLE>-Market dull and weak; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher- grades, $6.00© 8.00. .77." 7 h'7 CALVES—Market slow and steady; €ull to choice, $5.5039.5(1. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active and steady; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearling*. [email protected]; sheep. $5.00@7,25; choice wool lambs, $8.75 (78.85; Clipped sheep, [email protected]. HOGS—Market active, s@loc lower; Yorkers. $9.1539.20; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, $9.10©9.15; heavy. $9.00©9.10; roughs, SB.OO @8.15; stags, [email protected]. Omaha, April 23. HOGS—Heavy, [email protected]%; lights, $8.20© 8.25; pigs, [email protected]; bulk of sales, $8.20@ 8.25. CATTLE—Native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, $6.40 58.86: Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and aeifers, $5.85© 7.10; calves, $8.50© 10.50. SHEEP—Yearlings, [email protected]; wetheiw, «.25©7.00; lambs, $7.15©8.15.