Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grains, Provisions, Etc. Chicago. Aug. 8. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— lug. est. eat. Ing. Sept.; ........89% .91% Dec. .95,%->4 ,99ti .95*4 .96% May . .....1,(x;% 1.07% 1.03 1.05 CornSept.. new... 72V, 74 7 i .74% .74% Sept., old. ...72% .74% .728, .74% Dec 65%- .68% .63% .67% May .........69% .71 .68% '70% Gats— Sept. 37*4-% .58% .37% .38% Dec. 40%- .41% ,4t>\ .41% May ...........43% .44% .43 .44 Chicago, Aug 8. I'l.Ol’R—Spring wheat, patent. Minneapolis brand, wood. $5.60 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota patent. $4.70J?5.0rt; jute, straight. first dears, jute* s3.SO<<74.o<>; second clears. Jute. $2;90@3,4»; low grades, •jute. $2tW2.90; straight, jute* $2:40£>3,60; rye flour, white, patent, $3,203 3.40; dark. $3.00®3.20. BUTTER—Creamery. rvetras. 2S*ic; extra firsts. 27’8280; firsts. 24(026%c; seconds, 228rty 2 c; packing stock. lMi2oe; ladles 2>)% 921 c. EGGS—Miscellaneous Tots. casts fn-chifl-<i. 1.W20*,4c; cases returned, 14*..<r20c; ordinary firsts. 19'<t |9*firsts. 2il7t';*o%c' extras. 2:''>23%c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, tfic; chickens. fowls. 16c: broilers, ItWilSc; roosters iIHe; geese W!0c: thicks. 12Jti4c; springs Tsc. gtnnea hens. $3.50 per doz. New York. Aug. 6. WHI'IT Price? nominal, trade nearlv suspended; No. I northern. $1.18%; No. 2 red. 93’oc; September. O'i'-.c; December $1.0.3. CORN—Higher. . business Checked; export. 90%c; No. 2 yellow, 90%c; Argentine OATS—Strong, dealings light; No 2 white. 45<ff4544c; standard. 44*40451'; No. 3 white. 43044 c.

Live Stock. Chicago, Aug. 8. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice heavy 58.504f9.90; steers, fair to good, $7.05418.60; yearlings, good to choice. $8.50419.70; Inferior steers, $7.50417.90; distillery steers. $8.40419.50: stockers. $6.00417.25. feeding steers. $7.25417.90: medium to good beef cows. $5.50446.80; stock cow?, $4.75415.5.5; fair to choice heifers, $6.5038.10; stock heifers. 85.504fff.75; good to choice cows. $5.7537.90; common to good cutters. $4,0635.00; butcher bulls. $6.7537.25; bologna bulls. $5 754$ 6.20. HOGS—Choice light. 170 to 2*V> lbs , $S.7n 39.1.5; prime light butchers. 200 to 230 $8.4008 95; prime medium weight 230-270 lbs.. $8.2538.70; prime heavy butchers. 270 to 350 lbs.. $8.0008.06; mixed heavy packing, $7.90418,15; heavy , packing $7 85® 8.20; pigs. $7.753 8 40

Fast Buffalo, N. Y.. Aug 6. CATTLE—Market active and firm: prime steers. $9.2539.75; butcher grades. s<’, oya. 8.75. CALVES- Market '-active and firm- cull to choice. $6.00012:00. SHEEP AND I,AMRS—Market active, lambs 25v higher: choice lambs. $8,7539.25; cull to fair, $7,0009.25: yearlings. $6 75417 50sheep. $2.0006.50. HOGS—Market active, 10O20c higherYorkers. $9.5009.60; pigs. $9.5009.60; mixed' $9.3009.50; heavy. $8.9009.20; roughs $7 geo 8.10; Stags. $6.7507.25. ’ ' ' Omaha. Neb.. Aug. 6. HOGS—Higher: heavy, $7.8508.15; light $7.7538.00; pigs, [email protected]: bulk. $7.8007.90 CATTLE—Stronger; native steers. $f 50 ' 09.75; cows and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, $6.5008.50; Texas steers, $5.85@7 65 cows and heifers. $5.5007.00; calves S7M 3810.00. SHEEP—Higher; yearlings, $5.5006.15Wethers, $5.3035 S 5; lambs, [email protected].