Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1915 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Jan. 7. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est:*, ing. May .......1.35-35% 1.38% 1.34% 1.38% July .......1.21%-22 1.24% 1.21% 1.24% CornMay ....74%-% .75% .74%-% .75% July .........75%-76 :76.% .75%-% .76%-% OatsMay ....53%-% .56 .54% ,55%-5« July .........52% .53% .52%-% .53% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis, hard wood, $7.00 to retail trade; Minneapolis and Dakota patents, $5.65® 5.96; jute, straight, $5.30475.40; first .clears, jute, [email protected]; second clears, jute, $4.15® 4.35; low grades, jute, [email protected]; soft wheat, patents, $5.10475.25; jute, rye flour, white, patents, [email protected]; dark, $5.25@5 40 BUTTER—Creamery, extra, 32%® 33c; extra firsts, 51@33c; firsts, 27%®30c; sec? onds, 2447270; June extras, 31 %c; packing stock, 21®21%c; ladles, 224723 c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 22@34c; cases returned, 21%@33c; ordinary’ firsts. 31@33c; 'firsts, • 34@35c; extras, 40@41c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 14c per lb.;, chickens, fowls, 13®i5c%c; springs, 13%c; roosters, 10c; ducks, 13@14c; geese, 12@13c. DRESSED POULTRY—pressed turkeys 19c; chickens, fowls, 114713 c; springs, 11® 13c; roosters, lie; ducks, 104113 c; geese, 10 @l2%c. / . POTATOES—Wisconsin, white stock, 45 ®soc; red, 40@48c; Michigan, white,’ 45® 50c red. 40®48c.

4 New York, Jan. 7. WHEAT—Strong and higher, trade active; No. 1 northern, $1.47; No.» 2 red, $1.43%: May, $1.43%; July. $1.31%. CORN—Firmer, business more active; export, 79c; No 2 yellow, SOc; No. 3 yellow, 79c. ’ - OATS—Strong and higher; No. 2 white, 57%c; standard, 57c; No. 3 white. 56%@57c. * Live Stock. Chicago, Jan. 7. CATTLE—Steers, good to prime, sß.oo® 9.90; steers, fair to good, [email protected]; yearlings. good to choice. [email protected]; inferior steers, $7.25®5.b0; Stockers, $5.00477 25; medium to good beef cows, $5.00®5.85; stock cows, $4.50475.25; fair to choice heifers, [email protected]; stock heifers, $4.50®5.35; good to choice cows', $5.00476.73; common to good cutters, $4.00474,90; fair to good cannefs, $3.00474.25; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bologna, [email protected]. ; \ HOGS—Fair to fancy light, $7.00477 15; prime light butchers, 20047250 lbs., $7.15® 7.35; prime medium weight butchers, 250@ 270 lbs.. [email protected]; prime heavy butchers, 27042280 lbs,, $6.95477.20; heavy mixed and packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, $6.75® 6.95; pigs, fair to good, $5.50427.15. ’ i East Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 7. CATTLE—Market slow, and easy; prime steers, [email protected]; shipping steers, $6.50® 8.50. j CALVES—Market active, 50c higher; cull I to choice. $6.504712.50. I SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market Slow; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, $5.50® 8.25;\ yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, s26o®6.25. HOGS—Market . active,. : s@loc higher; Yorkers, $7.40®7.50; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, ■ $7.40; heavy, $7.40; roughs, [email protected]; stags, $5.50476.25. . ' ——— .. , i — — Omaha, Neb., Jan. 7. HOGS—Market steady; heavy, $7.05® 7.15; light, [email protected]; pigs, $5.50476.75; bulk, [email protected]. M I CATTLE—Market steady; native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, $5.50®7.50; ! western steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, $5.80®7.30: cows and heifers, $5.25(37.25; calves, [email protected]. 1 - • -4»