Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1915 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May 20. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat- -ing. cst. f-st. ing. May .21.51, 1,53! 1.51 1.52% Ju1y..1.25-26 1.27% 1.25 1.26% Sept. I.2‘>L- 7 i l-21fe l»_0% 1.20% Corn— May :<;■..,...72 7 ; ;73% .72% .73% •’ ul . y ..75%-% ,75% .75 Sept.77' .76% *76% /, Oats- ■ , -May 51-51% .51% .51 , .51% July % .50% .1 ■■■'. ScpT—4s%-% - .45%-% .45% .45% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patents. .Minneapolis. wood or cotton. to petal trade: Minnesota and Dakota, p atents 1 $..5'4/7.5.5 • jute, straight. $7.10@7,25; first clears, [email protected]; second clears, jute, ss.i< low grade, jute, $3.5‘>@3.75; soft ; wheat, patents. [email protected]; Jute, rye flour. White, patent. $5:9(V./G.CO: dark, 55.4Wa.iW. HAY Market steady; choice timothy 515.5(i0ip.50-. N'l, 1 timothy, $17.06@15,00; No! 2 and No. 1 mixed, [email protected]; light cloy’ <-r, $14.50® 15.50; heavy clover, [email protected]; clover. sll.,>u@ 14.o0; red top and grassy mixed timothy, $14,[email protected]; thrashed timothy. $0 [email protected]; no grade timothy. $7.00® 9io; alfalfa. choice, [email protected]; alfalfa. No. 1, $16.06® 17.G0; alfalfa. No. 2. $15.00® 16.00 ’ ,■■ Chicago, May 20. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 27c; extra firsts. 2C@26%c; firsts, 24%@25%c; seconds, ?l@23c; packing stock. 19@19%c; ladles. a @2o%c. EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 17@lS%c; cases returned, IG%@lSc; ordinary firsts, lG@l7%c: firsts, 18@18%c; extras, 22c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 12c per lb.; chickens, fowls, lac; roosters, 10c; ducks, 12® 13c; geese, 8@ 10c. , . :, ! POTATOES—Wisconsin, white stock, S 4745 c: red. 35@40c; Michigan, white. 38® 45c; ' red. 35%40c.' ' -/■■ .. . ■ New York, May 20. WHEAT—Strong, trade moderate: No. 1 northern, $1.66%: No. 2 red, $1.59%@1.62%; No. 2 hard. $1.64%: May. $1.55%: / July, $1.32%. .. , ■ CORN—Firmer. demand slow: export, S2%e; No. 2 yellow. S4%c: No; 3 wllow, '4e. ./ : OATS-Steady, inquiry inactive; No. 1 white. s!'%c; standard. 59e J , No. 3 white, 5S%c; No. .4 white; 57%@55c,. . Live Stock. Chicago, May 20 CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.45® •100; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; inferior heifers, [email protected]; good to choice heifers. [email protected]; good to choice cows, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; canncfs, s3.Of @4,00; butcher bulls, $5,[email protected]; bolognas, [email protected]: good to choice veal steers, sß.of @9,00: heavy calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, $7.55@7:65; prime me- ■ (Jium weight butchers. 250@270 lbs., $7.5(X3 ■ 7.62%; prime heavy butchers, 270@340 lbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed packing, $7.35@ 7.50; heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good. [email protected]. East Buffalo, N. Y., May 20. CATTLE—Market slo'w and steady; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, I [email protected]. CALVES—Market active and steady; cull to choice, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active and steady: choice - lambs, $10.75®11.00; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings. $5,[email protected]; „sheep. [email protected]. HOGS—Market fairly active and steady; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, $7.85@7 90; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, $6.00@ ' 6.05; stags, [email protected]. 1 Omaha, May 20. 1 HOGS Market higher; heavy, $7.25® I 7.32%; light. $7.37%@7.40; pigs, [email protected]: bulk of sales, $7.27%@7.32%. CATTLE—Market steady; native steers, [email protected]; , cows and heifers, $6,[email protected]; -westren steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; “calves, $8.25® 10.75. SHEEP—Market steady; yearlings, $9.00 @9.75; wethers, [email protected]: lambs, $lO 500 11.50.