Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, EtcJ Chicago, Dec. i. Open- High- Low- ClouWheat— Ing. eat. est. Ing. Dec 1.14% i.i 5% 114% IM% May 1.21%-% 1.21% 1.201/4 1.20% Corn— Dee. ~..63%-64 .64 .63% .63% May 69%-% .69% .68%-% .68% OatsDec. 47%-% .47% .47 .47 May ...52% .52% .51% .51%-% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent, Minnesota, hard, wood, $6.20 to retail trade; Minneapolis and Dakota, patents, $5.50® 5.75; jute, straight. [email protected]; first clears, jute, $4.65(7(5.00; second clears, jute, $3.70® 3.65; low, grades, jute, [email protected];. soft Wheat, patents, $5.00@5,20; jute, rye flour, white, patent, $5.fi5®6.00; $5.i0@5,25. RUTTER—Creamery, extra, 32c; extra firsts. 30@31c; firsts. 27%@29%c: seconds, 24@26%c; packing slock, 21'?/21%c; ladles 22%@23c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 20@29c; cases returned, 19%@28V.c: ordinary firsts, 26@27e; firsts, 28(029c; extras 32@33c, LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, 12%<? per lbs.; chickens, fowls. 10c; springs. 11c; roosters. 9c; ducks, I1@11%c; geese. S@llc. DRESSED POULTRY—iSressed turkeys, 17@18e; chickens, fowls, 10@llc; springs. 11 ®l2c; roosters, 10c;. ducks, S@l2c: geese 8 @iic. POTATOES— Wisconsin. White, stock. 35 l '(43i>; red. 35@40c; Michigan, white, 35@43c. New York, Dec. 3. WHEAT—Firmer, trade less active; ,No. I northern, $1.29; No. 2 red. 51.24; No. 2 hard, $1.26; December. $1.23; May, $1.30. CORN -Weaker, quiet demand; export, 71c; No. 2 yellow, 72%c; No 3 yellow, Tl'Ac. OATS—Steady, less Inquiry , No. 2 white. 53%@54c; standard, •3'7T53%c; No. 3 white, 52%@53c; No. 4 white, 52@52%c. BA RT .EY.—Steady; 72fi82c, . -* * Live Stock. • Chicago. Dec. 3. CATTLE—Steers, good to prime, $9.00® 10.80; steers, fair to good, [email protected]; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; Inferior steers, [email protected]; stockers. [email protected]; medium to good beef cows, [email protected]; stock cows, $4,75®5.50; fair to choice heifers, $6.00 @7.70; stock heifers. [email protected]; good to choice cows. [email protected]; common to good cutters, [email protected]; fair to good cannerg, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bologna, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to fancy light, [email protected]; prime light butchers. 200@230 lbs., $6.75® 7.00; prime medium weight butchers, 250® 275 lbs.. [email protected]; prime heavy butchers, 270@280 lbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed packing. [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]. East Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 3. CATTLE—Market slow and steady; shipping steers, [email protected]; butcher grades. [email protected]. CALVES—Market slow, 25c higher; cull to choice, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market slow; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, $6.00® 8.75: yearlings. [email protected]; • sheep, $3.00® 6.75. F?OGS—Market fairly active; Yorkers, $7.50; pigs, $7.50; mixed, $7.50; heavy, $7.50; roughs, $6.00^'6.50;-stags, $7.50, Omaha, Neb., Dec. 3. HOGS—Market lower: heavy, [email protected]; light, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; bulk of sales, [email protected]. CATTLE—Market steady; native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, $6,[email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; calves, [email protected]. SHEEP—Market higher; yearlings, $6.75 07.25; wethers. [email protected]: lambs. $7.65@«.<8