Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1915 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Feb 18. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing. May 1.68%-591.61% 1.55% 1.61% July ....... 1.30%-31 1.33% 1.28% 1.33% CornMay ,76%-77% 78% .76% .78%-% July -.78%-% ,79%-SO .77% .79%-% Oats— May 59%-% .60 .58% .5914-60 July 55-55% .56 .53% .65% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis, hard wood, |7.80 to retail trade; Minneapolis and Dakota patents [email protected]; jute, straight, [email protected]); first clears, jute, [email protected]; second clears, jute, [email protected]; low‘ grades, Jute, [email protected]; soft wheat, patents, $7,[email protected]; jute, rye flour, white, patents', [email protected]; dark, [email protected]. HAY—Market steady; choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 and No. 1 mixd, $15.00@ 16.00; No. 3 and No. 2 mixd, J13.50®14.00; thrashed timothy, [email protected]; clover, SIO.OO @14.00; hard and no grade, [email protected]; alfalfa, choice. [email protected]; alfalfa No. 1. $17.00@ 17.60; alfalfa, No 2, [email protected]. TIMOTHY SEED - Market steady; March was offered at $7.60; country lots. [email protected]. CLOVER SEED—Market quiet; country lots, [email protected]. BUTTER—Creamery, extra, 29c; extra firsts, 2S@2B%c; firsts, 26@27c; seconds, 24@ 25c; packing stock, TS%@l9c; ladles, 22@ 22%c. EGGS—Miscellaneous ,lots, cases includ- . ed, 22@2?c; cases returned. 21%@26%c; ordinary firsts, 25@26c; firsts, 26@27c; extras, 30@31c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 13c per lb.; chickens, fowls. 13c; springs, 14c; staggy with spurs, 12%c; roosters, 11c; ducks, 12@ 16c; geese, ll@lsc. DRESSED POULTRY-Dressed turkeys. 18c; chickeps, fowls, 12@16c; springs, 12@ 16c; roosters. ll@12c; ducks, 12%@15c; geese 10@12%c, POTATOES-Wisconsin, white, stock, 38 @43c; red, 37@40c; Michigan, white, 40@42c’; red, 37@40e. ; New York, Feb. 18. WHEAT—Firmer, brisk trade; No. 1 northern. $1.72; No. 2 red, [email protected]%; No. 2 hard, $1.72%. CORN—Firmer, dealings fair; export, 83c; No.. 2 yellow, S6%c; No. 3 yellow, S4%c. OATS—Steady, fair export dealings; No. 2 white, 64c; standard, 63%c; No. 3 white, 63c; No; 4 white, 62c. BARLEY—Steady; malting, 90@96c. Live Stock. Chicago, Feb. 18. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.00@ 8.60; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; Inferior steers, [email protected]; medium to good beef cows, [email protected]; fair to choice [email protected]; good to choice cows, cutters, [email protected]!j; eannefs, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bolognas, $5.00@ 5.90; good to choice calves, [email protected]. heavy butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; prime medium weight butchers, 250@270 lbs., $6.50@ 6.60; prime heavy butchers,.„Z7o@34o lbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed and packing, $6.40@ 6.50; heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to' good, [email protected]. Omaha, Feb. 18. HOGS—Market lower; heavy, [email protected]; light, $6.40@6,56; pigs, [email protected]; bulk of sales, $6.42%@6.45. CATTLE—Market steady; native steers, [email protected], cows and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; | halves, [email protected]. • SHEEP—Market steady; yearlings, $6.75 @7.65; wethers, [email protected]; lambs, [email protected].