Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May 7. Open- 1 High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. Ing. May ...59%-% .94 .93% .95%-% July 85%-S6 .86% .85% .85%-% Sept,B47»-S5: .85 .84-% .84%-% Cow— May ..y66%-% ,67 .66% .66% July ..*..... ..66%.% .66% .65% .65%-% Sept. 65% .65% .64%-% Old— July ..66% .66% .65% .65% Sept. ........65% .65% .65 .65 OatsMay 37% .38% 37% .38 July 37%-% .37% .37% .37%-% Sept. ........35% .35% .35% .35% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis brand, wood, $5.10 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota patent, [email protected]; jute, straight, $4.00'94.10: first clears, jute, [email protected]; second clears, jute, $2.60®2.90; low grades, jute, $2.50® 2.60; winter wheat, patents, jute, [email protected]; straight, jute, [email protected]; rye flour, white, patent, $2.80® 3.00: dark, $2.65®2.80. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 25%c; extra firsts, 24%c; packing stock, 16%@17<5; ladles, 17@18c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 17%@18%c; cases returned, 17@18c; ordinary firsts, 17%(915c; firsts, 18%c; extras; 21%c; seconds, 16%c: dirties, 17c; storage packed, firsts, 18%@19c; extras, 19%@19%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, ISc; chickoats, fowls, 16c; broilers, $4.00@8;00 per doz.; roosters, 11c; geese, 8® 10c; ducks, 14® 15c; guinea hens, [email protected] per doz. New York.-May 7. WHEAT—lrregular, inquiry more active; No. 1 northern. $1.02; No. 2 red, $1.04%; May, $1.03%: July, 94%c; September. 92%c. CORN—Weaker, quiet business; export, 76%c; No. 3 yellow, 76%c; Argentine, 70%c. OATS—Strong, quiet trade; No. 2 white, 45@45%c; standard. 4l'fi'4sc; No. 3 white, 44@44%e. Live Stock. Chicago, May 7. CATTLE —Steers, good to choice heavy, [email protected]; steers, fair to good, [email protected]; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; inferior steers, [email protected]; Stockers, $6.00®7.40; feedings steers, [email protected]; medium to gosd beef cows, [email protected]; stock cows, $5.00@ 5.40; fair to choice heifers, [email protected]; stock heifers, [email protected]; good to choice cows, [email protected]; common to good cutters, $5.25® 5,90; butcher bulls. [email protected]; bologna bulls [email protected]. HOGS—Choice light. 170@195 lbs., $8.55® 8.67%; light mixed, 170@200 lbs., [email protected]; prime light butchers. 200®230 lbs., $8.55® 8.65; premium Weight butchers, 230® 270 lbs. $8.50®8.60; prime heavy butchers, 270@300 lbs., $5.50®8.60: mixed packing, $8.50®8.55; het»vy packing. [email protected]; pigs, $7.75®8.5J. East Buffalo, N. Y., May 7. ■ CATTLE Prime steers. [email protected]; butcher grades. $6.00'98.50. CALVES—Market 50c higher; cull to choice, $6.00®10.n0.. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market slow, 5c lower: choice lambs. $7.75'97.85; cull to fair, $6.0097.50; yearlings, $6.00'9'7.00; sheep, [email protected]. \ HOGS—Market active and firm; York- | ers, $8.95'9900: pigs, $8.9099.00-; mixed, $9.00; heavy. $5.9099.00; roughs, [email protected]; stags, I s6.sft@L2s. x A .Omaha.-May 7. HOGS—Heavy, [email protected]; light, $8.25® 8.35; pigs, $7.50®'8:25; bulk of sales, $8.30® 8.35. ■ ' ' CATTLE— Native steers. [email protected]; cows \nd heifers, $6.50®8.00; wcstern x steers, $6.50 @8.50; Texas steers, $6.00'9’7.85; cows and heifers. 86.0197.35; ' calves. [email protected]. SHEEP -Yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; lambs. $7,609'8.30.