Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Oct. 8. Open- Hlkli- Low- ClosWheat— Ing. est. est. Ing. Dec. .......108 1.10% 1.07% 1.09% | May" ..I;14%-% 1.16 1.13% 1.15% Corn— .. Dec. 67-67% 67%-% .66% .67% May ...69%-70 :70% . .69% .70% Oats—• Dec. 48%-48 .48% .47% ' .48% May 50%-61% .51%-% .50% .51% FLOl'R—Spring wheat, patent, Miri.ne- i ipolis, hard flour, $6.20 to' retail trade; I Minnesota arid Dakota, patent. into, straight. $1 50*r5.15; first clears, jute, 84.6504,80; second clears. jute, ,[email protected]; low grades, lute. $3.2003.35; rye flour, white patent. $4 904(5.00; dark, $1.60474.75. BETTER -Creamery, extras, 29%c; ex- 1 fra firsts, 284728%»‘; firsts, 264727 c; seconds. JllrJltjc; pa' king stock, 20%c; ladles, 220 EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases Included. 19i&22c; cases returned. 18%@21%c; or-. ‘Unary lirsts. • i9%4r’2o%e;’«firsts. 21%4722%c; ’ ■-tr-is. 25%@26%c. Live POULTRY—Turkeys. 16c per Ih.; chickens, fowls, scrubby, 13c; average run, 14c; extra heavy. 14%c; springs, 14c; roosters, 11c; ducks, 13@14c; gOese, 114$, 12e. | POTATOES--Wisconsin and Michigan, white stock, 404550 c; red, 404716 c; Minnesota and Dakota early Ohios. 45052 c; white. 454750 c. New York, Oct. 8. WH EAT Higher, demand fair; No. 1 northern. $1.18; No. 1 red, $1.16; No. 2 hard, $1.16'4; December, $1.16%; ay, $1.22%. CORN—Firmer, moderate inquiry; export. 81c; No 2 yellow. 80%c. OATS—Firmer, inquiry fair; No. 2 white, 51051%c; standard. 50%@51C; No. 3 white. 50050%c; No 4 white, 49%050c. Live Stock. Chicago, Oct. 8 CATTLE—Steers, good to prime, $9,500 11.00; steers. fair to good, $8.25479.25; yearlings. good to choice. $8.504710.75; inferior sters. $7.50478.25; stockers. $6.00477.50; feeding steers. $7.25478.15; medium to good beef cows. $5 50476.75; stock cows, $4.75475.50 fair to choice heifers. $6.0008.00; stock heifers, $5,25416.00; good to choice cows, $5,604(7.50; common to good cutters. $4,500 5.00; fair to good canners, $3.5004.50; butcher bulls. $6.7507.30; bologna bulls, $5.8047 6:25.-HOGS-Fair to fancy light, $8.0008.15; prime light butchers. L'000230 s :’,O; prime medium weight batchers, 2504$ 275 lbs., $8.0508.25; prime heavy butchers, j 27047325 Ihe . $8 .0008,20; heavy mixed pack- 1 ing. $7.10(07.85; heavy packing, $7.1507.50; pigs, fair to good, ' I East Buffalo, N. Y.. Oct. 8, CATTLE—Market fairly active and' steady; prime steers; $9.50010.00; butcher grades, $6.50419.25. CALVES—Market steady; cull to choice, ‘ $6.00012.75. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active. I lambs 10c higher; choice lambs. [email protected]; cull to fair. $6.00477.75; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep. $2.0006.00. HOGS—Market active, 15025 c 'tower; I Yorkers. $8.5508.60; pigs, $8.2508.40; mixed. [email protected]; heavy, $8.5508.60- roughs. $7,250 7.75; stags. $6.7507.25. Omaha, Oct. 8. HOGS—Heavy, [email protected]; light $7.4077 7.06; pigs, [email protected]: bulk. $7.3507.40. CATTLE Native steers, $7.75010.50; cows and heifers, $5.7507.26; western steers, >6.0008.50; Texas ste'ers. $5.8507.15; cows and heifers, $5.5007.00; calves, 88 000 M.S. SHEEP—Market strong; yearlings, $5.50 @6.00; wethers, [email protected]; lambs, $7,000 0 0A W Evansville. —Fire of unknown origin, which endangered an fentire block in the wholesale district on upper First street, did damage estimated at $30,000 to rfthe warehouse of L. Eichenhauser & Sons. The failure of the alarm system, which sent in half a dozen calls to as many com-, panies, caused the flames to gain headway. Capt. Edward Davis of company No.' 1 was slightly injured when%4 heavy nozzle fell on his leg. W hlle the heaviest loss was sustained by the Eichenhauser firm, the American Cigar company and the A. Bromm Commission company suffered slight damage. *