Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago. Oct. 15. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— lug. ,st. est. ing D*c, 1.12% 1.13 % 1.12 1J 2% May 1.18%-% j.ix% 1.17% 1.17% Corn— Dec. .........67%—% ;67% .66% 66%-3j May 69%-70 .70 .69% ,69%-ft Oats- " Dee. 48%-% .48% .47% ,47%-4J May s|’»-' h .51% .50% .51% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent. Minneapolis, hard Hour. $6.20 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota, patent, $3. 10*85.40 lute, straight, £4.60(84.85; first clears, jute, $4.3064.60; second clears, jute, $3.20'63.40' low grades, jute. $3.60'63.20; rye flour white, patent, $4.90(05.00; dark. $4.60(84.75. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 30c; extra firsts. 28<628%c: firsts. 25%i827c; seconds 23(824%c; packing stock. 20l„c; ladles ”>*3 22%c. ’ ' ' EGGS— Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 19@22e; cases returned. 18%t6:21%c;*ordinary firsts. 19%(020%c; firsts. 21%(822c' extras. 25%*826c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 16c per lb.; chickens, fowls, scrubby, io@llc; average run, 12%'ii 13c; springs. 13c; roosters, 11c; ducks, ISflldc; geese, 11(612c. POTATOES—Wisconsin and Michigan, white stock. 40'052e; red. 40@47e; Minnesota and Dakota early OhioS, 4S@s3c; white. 45<852c. Live Stock. Chicago, Oct. 15. CATTLE—Steers, good to prime. s9.so<g 11.00; steers, fair to good, [email protected]: year lings, good to choice. [email protected]: inferior steers. >7.5Q«x8.25; stockers, [email protected]; feeding steers, [email protected]; medium to good beef cows. $5.50*86.R0; stock cows, $4.75(85.50; fait to choice heifers. [email protected]; stock heifers, [email protected]; good to choice cow’s, [email protected]; common to good cutters. $4.50(85.00; fait to good canners, $3.50*84.50: butcher bulls, [email protected]; bologna bulls, £[email protected]. HOGS—Fair to fancy light, $7.80(88.15: prime light butchers, 200@230 lbs., $8.00*3 8.15; prime medium weight butchers, 250*8 275 lbs.. $8.00(88.10; prime heavy butchers, 270*8325 lbs., $7.85(88.10; heavy mixed packing. $7.25*87.75; heavy packing. $7.10(87 40’ pigs, fair to good. [email protected].

East Buffalo, N. Y„ Oct. 15. CATTLE—Market fairly active and steady; prime steers. [email protected]; butcher grades. $7.00(88.75. CALVES—Market active. 25c higher; cull to choice. $6.00(812.00. SfiEEP AND LAMBS—Market active and firm; choice lambs, [email protected];'’cull to fair. [email protected]; yearlings, £[email protected]; sheep $2.00'86.00. HOGS—Market active, 10@15c higher; Yorkers. [email protected]; pigs, S<WO; mixed. SS.4C @8.50; heavy, $8.50; roughs, $7.00(87.40; stags, $6.50*87.25. St. Louis, Mo.. Oct. 15. HOGS —Markpt 5c higher; and lights, [email protected]; mixed and butchers, $7.6$ @7.85: good heavy, £[email protected]. CATTLE—Market steady; native beef steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, $6.00@ 9.65; stockers and feeders, [email protected]; Texas and Indian steers, $6.00@8 00; cows and heifers. [email protected]; native calves, $6.00® 10.50. SHEEP—Market steady; native muttons K00<&5.40; lambs. M-OOQS.OO.