Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1915 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Feb. 4. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— trig. e«i. est. Ing. May .1.60 1.65 1.59% 1.64% July 1.38% 1.42% 1.38% 1.41% CornMay 81% 82% .80% .82%-% July .83 84% .82% .84% Oats— May .59% .61%-% .59% .61% July 57 .58% .56% .58% FTXJUR—Spring wheat, patent. Minneapolis. hard wood, $7.80 to retail trade; Minneapolis and Dakota patents, $7.40® 7.60; jute, straight, $7.1007.25; first clears, jute, $6.6007,00; second clears, jute, $5.80® 6.00; low grades, jute, $5.1005.25; soft wheat, patents, $6.8007.25; jute, rye flour, white, patents, $6.3006.40; dark, $5.9006.20. HAY—Market easy; choice timothy $17.60 018.00; No. 1. $15.00016.00; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, $13.50014.00; No. 3 and No. 2 mixed, $11.00012.00; threshed timothy, $9.00011.00; clover, $10.00014.00; heated and no grade, $9.00011.00; alfalfa, choice, $18.00018.50; alfalfa, No 1, $17.00017.50; alfalfa. No. 2, $15.00016.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extra, 32c; extra firsts, 80%©31c; firsts, 27029 c; seconds, 24© 26%c; packing stock, 20%21%c; ladles, 22® 22%c. • EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 23027 c; cases returned, 22%026%; firsts, 27c; White wood cases, 32%033c; checks. 15 016 c; extras, 31c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 14c per lb.; chickens, fowls, 16c; springs, 16016%c; staggy with spurs, 14c; roosters, 10%c; ducks, 12013 c; geese, 11015 c. DRESSED POULTRY—Dressed turkeys • 19019%c; chickens, fowls, 12©16%c; springs ' 12016%c; roosters. 11012 c; ducks, 12%015c: geese, 10@14c. New York. Feb. 4. WHEAT ‘Unsettled and Irregular, more active demand for export; No. 1 northern, $1.77; No. 2 red, $1.74%; No. 2 hard, $1.78. lURN Strong, business dull;export, 85%c; No. 2 yellow, 88c, OATS—DuII and nominally higher on the spot; No. 2 white, 66c; standard. 65%c; No. 3 white, 65c; No. 4 white, 64c. BA BLEY—Firm; malting, 92c051.W. Live Stock. Chicago, Feb. 4. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.50® 9.25; yearlings, good to- choice, $8.0009.50; Inferior steers, $7.0007.75; medium to good beef' cows, $5.0005.65; stock cows, $4.50® 5.35; fair to choice heifers, $5.0007.00; stock heifers, $4.5005.50; good to choice cows, $5,0006.50; common to. good cutters, $4.00® 4.85; fair to good cutters, $3.0004.50; butcher bulls, $6.0006.75; “bologna, $5.0006.00. HOGS—Prime light butchers, $7.0007.20; fair to fancy light, $6.9507.15; prime medium weight butchers, 2500270 lbs., $7.00® 7.15,; prime heavy butchers, 2700280 lbs., $7.0007.10; heavy mixed and packing, $6.85 @7.05; heavy packing, $6.7507.00; pigs, fair to good, $6.0006.50. East Buffalo, N. Y„ Feb. 4. CATTLE—Market slow and steady; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, $6.5008:00. CALVES—Market active and steady; cull to choice, $6.00012.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market slow; chol’ce lambs, $9.0009.15; cull to fair, $6.00® 8.25; yearlings, $7.0008.00; sheep, $3.00® 7.00. 1- ■ HOGS—Market slow and steady; Yorkers, $7.3507.40; pigs, $7.0007.25; mixed, $7.15 @7.25; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected], . - St. Louis, Feb. 4. HOGS—Market strong; pigs and lights, $6:0007.20; mixed and butchered, $6.8507.15; good heavy, [email protected]. ' CATTLE—Market steady; native beef steers, $7.5009.25; cows and heifers, $5.00® 8<60; stockers and feeders, $5.2507.25; Texas and Indian steers, $5.2507.85; cows and heifers, $4.00@«.00; native calves, $6.00010.50. SHEEP—Market steady; native muttons $5.0006.50; iambs, $8.2509.25; yearlings, $7.00 * r - 75 -