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

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. ,j , Chicago. Aug. !. Open- High- l.ow- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing. Sept. 57%-88 .88 .85 .86% Dec. ~..91%-92 .92 .89% -91%-% May .97-97% .97% .96 .9744 Corn— Sept. ..71%-% .71% .66’4 ,67% Sept., old ...71% .70% .66% .67% Dec....63%-64 .64% .61% .62% May ...5/., ..66% .67% .65 ,63% Oats— J Sept36%-37 .37 .34% -.35% Dec. ..'38%-39 .89% .37 .37% May 41%-% .42% .40% .41% FLOUR—MiIk rs are not quoting prices owing to the unsettled condition of the wheat market. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 28%c; extra firsts. 26%®27%c; firsts. 24@25%c: seconds. 21®23%c: centralized. 23%®26c; packing stock. 19®19%c; ladles, 19%@20%c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included. 15@20c; cases included, 15@20c; cases returned. 14%@19%c; ordinary firsts, IS® 19c: firsts. 19%®'20c: extras. 22%@23e. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys. 16c: chickens, fowls, 15c; broilers, I6®18c; roosters. ll%c: geese, 8@10c; ducks, 12®14c; springs, 15c; guinea hens, $3.50 per doz. NEW POTATOES-Virginia. $2.25®2 50; per bbl.; Kansas and Missouri Ohio*. 60® 65c: home grown and Minnesota Ohio®, 63@65c per bu. New York, Aug. 3. WHEAT—Prices nominal, trade virtually suspended: No. 1 northern. 31.08%; No. 2 red. 93%c; September, 95%c; December 31.00. CORN—Stronger, business lifeless; export. 85%c; Argentine, 83c. OATS—lxtwer. dealings small; No. 2 white. 43%@44c: standard. 4i!@43%c; No 3 White. 41%®42%c.

Live Stock. i Chicago. Aug. 3. CATTLE— Steers, good to choice heavy, 35.50510.00; steers, fair to good. $7.05®8.60; yearlings, good to choice. $8 L 50®9.70: inferior steers, 37.50®'.90; distillery steers. 35.40 '89.80; stockers. $6.00®7.25; feeding steers, $7.25(87.90; medium to good beef cows, $5.50 '<>6.3o; stock cows. $4.75®5.55: fair to choice heifers, $6.50@8,1d; stock heifers/ [email protected]; good to choice cows. $5.75@7,25; common to good cutters, 34100(85.00: butcher bulls, 36.75 ®7.25; bologna bulls, HOGS—Choice light, 170®200 lbs., $8.45® 9.00; prime light buteherp, 200(8230 lbs.. $8 40(88.90; prime medium weight, butchers' 230®270 lbs., $8.30(88.85: prime heavy butchers. 270<tt350 lbs.. $8.30®8.75: mixed heavy packing. $8.15®8.55; heavy packing 38 15® 8.40; pigs, 35.fi0®9.00.

East Buffalo, N. Y.. Aug. 3. CATTLE—Markt t active. 10® 15c higher; prime steers. $9.(5(89.75; shipping -steers’ $« 25®9 25; butcher grades, $8.00(88.75; heifers. $7.50®8.60; cows. [email protected]; bulls. $5.00 ©.7.50; milch cows and springers, S3O 00® 90.00. CALVES Market active arul steadycull to choice, $6.00®11.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active, 25®50c higher; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, $6.00®7 50' sheep. [email protected]. HOGS—Market slow and steady; Yorkers. $9.30419.40; pigs. [email protected]; mixed, $9.80 C 9 .40; heavy. [email protected]; roughs, SB.OG®B 28/ Stags, $6.75®7.25. '