Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. , Chicago, May 2L Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing. ¥->y 99% ;99% .977 3 .98% July .........89%-% ."9%-% .88% ..88% Sept. 87%-% .87% .86% .86% Corn— • May ....69%-%. .69% .68% ■ . .68% July 6<%-% .67% .67% .67%-% Sept. ...H'i-66% .66’?- .65% .65%- . Old— ‘■' ' J v July ..67% % ; ,67% . .67% .67% Sept. 6>>', .66% 65% .66 ■ Oats— May 41%-% .4!% ,40% .40% July 395%-% 3f % .37-8-39 ,38%-39 Sept. 35%-% .38% .37% .37% FLOUR Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis brand, wood: $5.30 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota patent. [email protected]; jute, straight, [email protected]; ; first clears, [email protected]; second clears, jute, $2.60®2;90; low grades, jute. [email protected]: winter wheat, patent, jute. [email protected]; straight, jute. $3.75 @3.80; rye flour, white, patent, [email protected]; dark, $2.&[email protected]. BUTTER—Creamery, extras. 25c; extra firsts, 24c; firsts, 21%@22%c; seconds, 19© 20c; packing stock, 16%@17c; ladles, 17%@ 18%C. 7 . ■ 7 ' EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 17%@18%c; cases returned, 16%@18c; ordinary firsts, 17%@17%c; firsts,, 18%@18%c; extras, 21%c; seconds, 16@16%c; dirties, 16%@17c; storage packed, firsts, 16%@19%c; extras, 19%@20c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 15c; chickens, fowls, 15c; broilers, 23@30c; roosters, 10%c; geese, 8@10c; ducks, 13@13%c; guinea hens, [email protected] per doz. POTATOES—Wisconsin, white, 62@70c; red, 55@65c; Minnesota, white, 60@65c; red, 55@60c; mixed. 50@55c; Michigan, white, 62 @7oc; red, 55@65c. New York, May 21. WHEAT—Higher, business hindered; No. 1 northern, $1.05%; No. 2 red, $1.09; No, 2 hard, $1.07%; May, $1.06; July, 94%c; September, 94%c. CORN—Easier, trade dull; export, 80%c; No. 3 yellow, 81c; Argentine, 83c; July, 72%c. OATS—Steady, inactive trade; No. 1 white, 47@47%c; standard, 46%@47c; No: 3 white, 46@46%c. Live Stock. Chicago, May 21. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice heavy, $8.50@9;25; steers, fair to good, [email protected]; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; Inferior steers, [email protected]; stackers, [email protected]; feeding steers, [email protected]; medium to good beef cows, [email protected]; stock cows, $5.00© 5.40, fair to choice heifers, [email protected]; stock heifets, [email protected]; good to choice cows, [email protected]; common to good cutters, $4.40© 5.00; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bologna bulls [email protected]. |V HOGS—Choice light, 170@195 lbs., $8.50© 8.60; light mixed. 170@200 lbs., [email protected]; prime light butchers, 200@230 lbs., $8.45@ 8.60; prime weight butchers, 230@270 lbs., [email protected]; prime heavy butchers, 270@300 lbs., [email protected]; mixed packing,' sß[email protected]>o; heavy packing, $8 [email protected]; pigs, [email protected] Buffalo, N. Y;. May 21. CATTLE—Market active’ and strong; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. . CALVES—Market fairly, active, 50c lower; cull to choice, s6.oo@tf)„s(E. J SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active, lambs 15c higher; choice lambs, [email protected] cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, $7.00@ 7.75; sheep, $3.0006,50. •. HOGS—Market active, steady to 5c higher; Yorkers. [email protected]; pigs, $9.00@ 9.05; mixed, $8.9008.95; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. Omaha, May 21. HOGS—Heavy. [email protected]; light, sß.lo© 8.25; pigs, [email protected]; bulk, [email protected]%. CATTLE—Native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, $6.50 ©S.SO>; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and Heifers, $5.3507.35; calves, [email protected]. ShEEP—Yearlings. $6,750)7.25; , wethers, [email protected]; lambs. $8 50©9.40.