Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1915 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May U. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— Ing. est. est. Ing. May .......1.55 1.57 155 155 July 1.29%-30% 131% 1.29% 129% Sept. 1.23-23% 1.25% 1.22% 123 CornMay .........74% .74% .74 .74% J.Hy 77%-% .77% .76% .76% Sept7B%-% .79%-% .78% .78% OatsMay 53% .53% .52% .52% July 52%-53 .53 .52% .52% Sept. 46%-47 .47% .46% .46%-% FLOUR—Spring wheat patents, Minneapolis, wood or cotton, SB.IO to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota patents, [email protected]; jute, straight, [email protected]; first clears, [email protected]; second dears, jute, >5.60 @6.00; lew grade, jute, [email protected]; soft Whfeat, patents, [email protected]; jute, rye flour, ,-White, patent, >[email protected]; dark, |[email protected]. HAY Market steady; choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, [email protected]; light clover, >15.00016.60; heavy clover, $12.00015.00; clover, [email protected]; red top and grassy mixed timothy, |[email protected]; thrashed tlm‘othy, $9.004711.00; no grade, timothy, |B.oo@ [10.00; alfalfa, choice, [email protected]; alfalfa, •No. 1, [email protected]; alfalfa, No. 2, >15.00© IBjOO. < 7., I TIMOTHY SEED—Market quiet? Sep- I tember, >6.65 bid and >6.75 asked; country lots, >[email protected]. . .... CLOVER SEED—Market quiet; country i [email protected]. I I Chicago, May 13. ■''BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 26c; extra packing stock, 18%@19c; ladles, 20@20%c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases includ,ed, 17@18c; cases returned, 16%@17%c; ordinary firsts, 16@17%c; firsts, 18@18%c; extras, 22c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 12c per lb.; chickens, fowls, 16c; roosters, 10c; ducks, 12@13c; geese, B@>loc. POTATOES—Wisconsin, white stock, 38 @4sc; red. 35@38c; Michigan, white, 38@45c; Ired, 35@38c. New York, May 13. WHEAT—Weaker, trade inactive; No. 1 (northern, >1.68%; No. 2 red, >1.64%@1.67; No. 2 hard, $1.68%; May, >1.58; July, >L35%. CORN—Weaker, demand moderate; export, 84%c; No. 2 yellow, 86c; No. 3 yellow, 85%c. OATS—Steady, inquiry fair; No. 2 white. •61c; standard, 60%c: No. 3 white, 60c; Nio. 4 white, 59%c.

Live Stock. Chicago, May 13. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.45® J 9.00; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; ■lnferior steers. $5.75®7.50; good to choice :heifers, $5.00®7.40; good to choice cows, ;[email protected]; cutters. [email protected]; canners, $3.00 [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bolognas, '[email protected]; good to choice veal calves. [email protected]; heavy calves. $7.00®8.00. HOGS—Prime light butchers. $7.65®7.75; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; prime medium weight butchers, 250@270 lbs., $7.50@ 7.70; prime heavy butchers, 270(7340 Jbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed parking. $7.35® j?.55; heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair jto good. [email protected]. East Buffalo, N. Y. May 13. CATTLE—Market active and steady: prime steers. $8.75®8.85; butcher grades. <[email protected]. CALVES—Market slow and steady; cull to choice, $4.50®9.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active, 15@25c higher; choice lambs, cull to fair, [email protected]: yearlings. $7.00® 9.25: sheep, [email protected]. HOGS— Market active. 10c higher; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, $8.10; heavy. [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. St Louis, May 13. HOGS—Market 5c higher; pigs and lights, [email protected]; mixed and butchers, $7.65 ©7.75; good heavy, [email protected]. CATTLE—Market strong; native beef steers, $7.50(79.00; yearling steers and heifers, [email protected]; cows, $6 [email protected]; stockers and feeders, [email protected]; Texas and Indian steers. [email protected]; cows and heifers, $4.00® 5.00; native calves, [email protected]. SHEEP—Market steady; clipped muttons. $6.50©7.35; dipped yearlings, $7.00® 7.75; clipped lambs, $7.75®9.65; spring lambs, $10.00©12.00.