Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1915 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May 27. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— Ing. est est Ing. May L49%-50 1.50 1.42% L 45 July 1.27-27% 1.28 1.26% 127% Sept. L21%-% 1.21% 1.20% 1.21% CornMay 75% .75% .74% .75% July 76%-% .77% .76% .77 Sept 76%-77% .77% .76% .77% OatsMay ...52% .53 .52% .52% July 50% .50% .50% .50%-% Se Pt- .45 .44%-% .45% FLOUR—Spring wheat patents, Minneapolis, wood or cotton, $8.30 to retail trade; Minneapolis and Dakota patents, $7.40@ 7.60; jute, straight, [email protected]; first clears. $6.10© 6.30; second clears, jute, [email protected]; low grade, jute, [email protected]; soft wheat," patents, [email protected]; jute, rye flour, white, patent, [email protected]; dark, [email protected]. HAY Market firm; choice timothy, [email protected]; No; 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, [email protected]; light clover, $14.50@15-50; heavy clover, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]; red top and grassy mixed timothy, [email protected]; thrashed timothy, [email protected]: no grade timothy, $7.00® 9.00; alfalfa, choice, [email protected]; alfalfa. No. 1, [email protected]; alfalfa. No. 2, $15.00@ 16.00. TIMOTHY SEED—Market firm; September closed at $7.10 bid and $7.30 asked; country lots, [email protected]. CLOVER SEED —Market quiet; country lots. [email protected]. Chicago, May 27. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 27%c; extra firsts, 26@27c; fiists, 25@25%c; seconds, 22@24c; packing stock. 19%@20c; ladles, 20 @2o%c. EGGS—Miscellaneous-lots, cases Included, 16@17%c; cases returned, 15%@17c; ordinary firsts, 15@16%c; firsts, 17@17%c; extras. 21c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 12c per lb.; chickens, fowls. 15c; springs, 22@30c; roosters, 10%c; ducks, 10@12c; geese, B@9c. POTATOES—Wisconsin, white stock, 40 @47c; red, 35@38c; Michigan, white, 40@47c; red. 35@38c. New York, May 27. WHEAT—Lower, trade moderate; No. 1 northern, $1.65%: No. 2 red. $1.49%@1.52%; No. 2 hard, $1.53%; May, $1.48; July, $1.33%. CORN—Firmer, demand moderate; export, 84%c; No. 2 yellow, 85%c; No. 3 yellow, 85%c. OATS—Easier, inquiry limited; No. 2 white, 59%c; standard, 59c; No. 3 white, 58c; No. 4 white, 57%c. Live Stock. Chicago, May 27. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.45® 9.25; yearlings, good to choice, $7,[email protected]; inferior heifers, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, [email protected]; good to choice cows, [email protected]; witters, [email protected]; canners, $3.00 @4.00; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bolognas, [email protected]; geod to choice veal steers, $8.50 @9.75; heavy calves. [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; prime medium weight butchers. 250@270 lbs.. $7.55@ 7.75; prime heavy butchers, 270@340 lbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good. [email protected]. East Buffalo, N." Y„ May 27. CATTLE—Market slow , and steady; prime steers, $5.75©9.00; butcher grades, $«.50@5.«5. CALVES—Market active, 25c higher; cull to choice. [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market slow and steady; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair. [email protected]; yearlings. [email protected]; sheep, [email protected]. HOGS—Market active; Yorkers, $8.20@ 8.25; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. \ Omaha, May 27. HGGS—Market higher; heavy, $7.35@ 7.42%; light, [email protected]%; pigs, [email protected]; bulk of sales, $7.37%@7.42%. CATTLE—Market steady; native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; westren steers, [email protected]; Texas steers, $6,[email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; calves, [email protected]. SHEEP—Market lower; yearlings, sß.oo® $.00; wethers. [email protected]; lambs, [email protected]. An arm load of old papers for • cents. ,