Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1915 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May 6. Open- . High- Low.- Ct osWlioat— . ing est. est. ing. May IXI-61% 1.61% 1.59% 1.60% July .......1.34%-% 1.°1% 1.32% 1.33% 5ept.1.24%- . 1.21% 1.22% 1.23% Corn—- - ? ■ " .74% .76% .76% July ,79% .76% ,75% Sept. . BO's-% .86% .79% .79% Oats— M'-y ....7.1-%% .54% '.54% .54%-% July ...54%;. .54% .53% .53%. i ■'-’'Pt.., 17%-%. .47% .46% .46%-47 . FT.OT’R—Spring . wh'-at. patent,. Minneapol is. w<«i/i; or cot to n. SB. ICO 5,30 J o re ta 11 LraUe.; Minnesota and Dakota 57.5W/7.75; jute, straiglit, ' $7,10ff17.25: first clears, $7., second clears, jute. ss.loffli 5.2.0; low grade, jnte. $3.76ff13,W; soft wheat patents, $7,25ff17.50; jute... rye flour, white, patent. $6.0004.15; dark, $5.4005.60. .HAY -. Market, firm; choice tirnothv, $19.00020.00; No. 1 timothy. $17.50018.50; No. 2 and No. 1; ■mixed. 5i6.60ff1i7.06; light cloy-, er. $15.04016.0h; heavy clover, $12.00ffll5.00; cloyer. $12.00015.00; red top and grassy mixed timothy; $15.0.n016.00; thrashed tlm-

othy, [email protected]<y;. no grade timothy; s£oAo j0;00: alfalfa, choice-. . slß.n<Wi 19.0(i;'. alfalfa, No. 1. SIC.<OP iv.p, : alfalfa, No, 2. sls 00@ 1600. • ' • • < , ' I BUTTER—Creamery, .extras, 28C; Jextrsr fusts. 27'fi27%'c: firsts. 25@26%c; seconds, 22 , <(24c: packing stock, lSWlsy>c; ladles. 19H@ l 20%c. EGGS—Miscellaneous: lots, cases included, 17'<t18 I ,£c; Cases returned. 16%4715c: or- • dinary firsts. llPiftK’ac; firsts. 18@lS%e; extras. 22c. LIVE POELTRY—Turkeys, 12c per lb.; chickens. fowls 16c: roosters. 10@10%c; ducks, 124713 c: geese; S'iTlOc. POTATOES—Wise'pnsiri. white stock, 35 : ®42c; rod. 35@3Sc; Michigan, white,. 3.7® 12c; red, 35@38c. New York. May 6. XVITEAT—Weaker, trade in fair demand: No. 1 northern, $1.72"-,: No 2 red, I Sl.rtGi tffTl.r.stv, : No 2 hard, $t;7031; May, 151.63%; July, $1.39’.;.. CORN Easier, demand moderate: export. Sac; No. 2 yellow. S7 l . l c: No. 3 yellow, I 86%c. I OATS Weaker. demand moderate; No. 1 2 white, S2Ge; standard, 62 c; No. 3 white, 61%c; No. 4 white. 60%c. Live Stock. : Chicago, ' May; 6. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.15® 5.50; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; inferior sters, $.5.75@'7.50:g00d to choice heifers. $5.00@ : 7.40; good to choice cows, $5.75(®6.85; cutters. [email protected]; canners, $3.00 @4.00; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bolognas, $5.00415 90; good to choice veal calves. SB.OO @9.35; heavy calves, [email protected]., HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light. $7.40477.72%; prime me-. dium weight butchers, 250@270 lbs., $7.40@ 7.70; prime heavy butchers, 270@340 fbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed packing. [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good. [email protected]. East Buffalo,. N. Y., May 6. CATTLE—Market active and firm; prime steers, $8;[email protected]; butcher $6.5008.15.. CALVES—Market active, 25c lower; cull'to'choice, $4.50479.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Lambs slow, sheep active; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair. [email protected]; yearlings, $7,000 B.Bs;.sheep, $3.00477.85. HOGS—Market active, 10c higlier; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; mixed' [email protected]; heavy. $8,0008.10; roughs, $6,250 6.75; stags, [email protected].. ' ' South Omaha, May 6. HOGS—Market steady; heavy, [email protected]; light, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; bulk of sales, [email protected]. I 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]. [email protected]. SHEEP—Market strong; yearlings, $8.75 @9. 7 t; wethers. [email protected]: lambs. $9.50@ ’0 25