Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1914 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, *Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 11. Open- High- Low- CloeWheat— ing. est. est. Ing. Dec ...... .1.15%-% 1.16 1.14% 1.16 May 1.20%-% 1.20% 1.19% 120% Corn— Dee. 62% .63% .62% .©% May 62%-% ,69% .68% .68% OatsDec. 47 -47% .46% .48% Maj- 51%-% .51% .51 .51% Fl .OTAR—Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis. hard wood. $6.40 to retail trade; Minneapolis and Dakota patents, $5.40® 5.75: jute, straight. $5.10@5,25; first clears, jute, $4.65®5.00: second clears, jute, $3.50® 3.65; low grades, jute. $3.(X>®3.20; soft wheat, patents. [email protected]; jute, rye flour, white, patent. [email protected]; dark, $5.10'5'5.25. BUTTER—Creamery, extra. 32c; extra firsts. 30®31c: firsts, 27® 29c; seconds, 24® 26c; packing stock, 20%@21c; ladles 22 M @23c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included. 25®32c; cas»s returned, 24%@3i%c- ordinary firsts. 2S@3o%c; flrs&k, 33@34c;’ extras. 37@3Sc. T-IVE POULTRY—Turkeys. 15c per lb.: chickens, fowls. 12c; springs. 13c; roosters 9%@10e: clucks. 12c; geese, 12®13c DRESSED POULTRY— Dressed turkeys, 19® 20c: chickens/ fowls, 10%@13c; springs. 10%®13%c: roosters. 10c; duetts, V @lsc: geese. 10®14c. POTATOES—Wisconsin, white stock 8! ®43c; red. 35®40c: Michigan, white 35® 43c. New York, Dec, 10. FLOUR—Market steady. WHEAT—Spot easy; No 2 red. $1 °3% : No. 2 hard. $1.24%. all rail. c. 1. f.. track export; No. 1 northern Duluth. $1.20%. and No. 1 northern Manitoba. $1.24 c. i. f. Buffalo, to arrive. Futures were without transactions: December. $1.23 Mav $1.29%. • y. CORN I —Spot weak: No. -2 yellow, 71%c p. I. f. to arrive; Argentine prime, 73c delivered. OATS—Spot steady. • ' ■. • ■ ■■ • __ . • ■ ■■■ ■■ . I Live Stock. Chicago. Dec. IL CATTLE—Steers, good to prime, $9.00® 10.75? steers, fair to good, $8.50®9.40; yearlings. good to choice. [email protected]: inferior steers. $7.50®9.10; stockers. $5.75® 6.50; medium to good beef cows. [email protected]; stock cows, $4.75®5.50; fair to choice heifers, $5.75 @7.40; stock heifers. $5.0(|@5.50: good to choice cows.. [email protected].>: common to good cutters. $4.25®5.00; fair to good canners. [email protected]; Jbutchef bulls, [email protected]; bologna. [email protected]. HOGS—Fair tn fancy light. [email protected]; prime light butchers. 20b@250 lbs.. $7.25® 7.40; prime medium weight butchers. 250© 270 lbs , $7.20@7,40: prime heavy butchers 270@28P lbs.. [email protected]; heavy mixed packing. $7.10*57.25: heavy packing, [email protected]: pigs, fair to good. $5 W>.4o. Omaha. Neb.. Dec. 10. HOGS—Market lower; heavy, [email protected]; lights, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; bulk of sales, $6.75®6.90. CATTLE—Market steady: native steers, [email protected]: cows and heifers. [email protected]; western steers, $6.<W8.30; Texas steers, [email protected]: cows and heifers. [email protected]; calves, [email protected]. SHEEP—Market higher: vearlings, $6 80 @7.2C; wethers. [email protected]; lambs. $7.8*9 K4O.