Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1915 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March 4. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing. May 1.43-44 1.45% 1.37 1.39% July 1.16%-17 1.18% 1.11 1.12% Corn— , May 73%-% .74% .72 .72%-% July 75%-% .76% .74 .74%-% Oats— May 56%-% .57% .54% .55% Juiy .........52%-% .53% .50% .51% FLOUR-Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis, wood or cotton, $7.60 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota patent, $6.40 @6.90; jute, straight, [email protected].; first clears [email protected]; second clears, jute, [email protected]; low grade, jute, [email protected]; soft wheat, patents, [email protected]; jute, rye flour, white, patents, [email protected]; dark, [email protected]. HAT—Market steady; choice timothy, ?1S,[email protected]; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, [email protected]; No. 3 and No. '2 mixed. [email protected]. TIMOTHY SEED—Market steady; country lots, [email protected]. CLOVER SEED—Market quiet; couni*v lots, [email protected].

BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 29%c; extra firsts. 28%@29c; firsts, 25@26%c; seconds, 23@24c; packing stock. 17%c; ladles, 19@19%c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 18@19c; cases returned, 17%@18%c; ordinary firsts, 18@18%c; firsts. 19c; extras. 23c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 13c per lb.; chickens, fowls, 15c; springs, 16c; staggy and spurs?l3%e; roosters, lie; ducks, 12@ 16c; geese, B@l2c. DRESSED POULTRY— -Dressed turkeys, 18c; chickens, fowls. ll@15c; springs, 11@ 15c: roosters, ll@12c; ducks. 12%@ 15c; geese 0@12%c. POTATOES—Wisconsin, white stock, 35 @42c; red. 35@40c; Michigan, white, 35@42c; red, 35@40c. New York, March 4. WHEAT—Weaker, fair dealings; No. 1 northern. $1.55; No. 2 red. $1.51%@i.53; No. 2 hard, $1.54%; May, $1.48%; July, $1.20%. CORN—Lower, dealings moderate; export. 79%c; No. 2 yellow, 82%c: No. 3 yellow, 80%c. OATS—Easy, fair export dealings; No. 2 white,. 63c; standard. 62%c; No. 3 white. 62c.

Live Stock. Chicago. March 4. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.00@ 9.15; yearlings,, good to choice. $7 [email protected]; inferior steers, [email protected]; medium to good beef cows, [email protected]; fair to choice cows, [email protected]; cutters. [email protected]; canners, $3.00 @4.25; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bolognas. [email protected]; good to choice calves, $9,250 10.25: heavy calves. [email protected]. k HOGS—Prime light butchers. $6.6506.75; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; prime dlum weight butchers. 2500270 lbs.. $6,550 6.65; prime heavy butchers, 2 .7340 lbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed packing, $6,450 6.60; heavy packing. [email protected]; pigs, fair to good. [email protected].

East Buffalo. N. Y., March 4. CATTLE—Market active and steady; prime steers. [email protected]; shipping steers $6.0008.00. CALVES—Market active; cull to choice $5.00011.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS-—Market active and steady; choice lambs. [email protected]; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep. $3.0008.00. HOGS—Market fairly active; Yoorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $7.2507.35; mixed. $7.00@ 7.10; heavy, roughs, $6.0006.25; stags, $4.5005.25. Omaha, March 4. HOGS—Market steady; heavy, $6.4006.45; light, [email protected]; pigs, $5.2506.25; bulk of sales, $6.42%@6.45. CATTLE— Market strong; native steers, $6.5008.25; cows and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, $4.7506 50calves, $7.00010.00. SHEEP—Market steady; yearlings SB.OO §B-75; wethers, [email protected]; lambs, $9.00®