Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Feb. 24. Opijb- Highly Low- ClosWheat— ii/g. est./ est. ing. May ......1.23%!-% 1-24% 1.17 / 1.17% July Corn— , May ..,....,..78%-% .78% .76% .76%-% July 78-78% .78% .76%-% .76% ’Oats— -- •[/ / / ‘ ■<, Mav .........4'6%-% .46% .43% .44% July ....<....44% 44% .41% .42% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent, Minne-, apolis, wbod or cotton,. $7.10 to retail trade; Minneapolis and Dakota patents, $6.2J)@6/36; jute, straight, [email protected]; first clears, [email protected]; second clears, jute, $3.50 @3.80; low jute, [email protected]; soft wheat, patents, $5.40@ 5.50; rye flour, white, patents, $5,200)5.40; dark, [email protected]. Chicago, Feb. 24. extras. 33c; extra /firsts, 31%t§)32g5/firsts, 27%@30%c; seconds, 24%@26%c; dairies, extra£ 31%c; firsts, 27 @29c; seconds, 20%f(23ep packing stock, 19 ©2OC; ladltes, 21@21%c/ EGGS—Firsts, ordinary firsts, 20% @29%c; z m|Scellane<pis lots, cases included, J!K«2l%c; cases returned/ 18%@21c; extra, 25 @26 c; checks, io@lsc; z< dirties, 12@15c. LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, 19 per lb.; fowls, 15%c; spring chickens, 17%c; young stags, 14%c; roosters, 12c; ducks, 16@17c; geese, 12?i14e. DRESSED BOUli/rßY—Turkeys, young, 24@25c7 chickens, springs, 16%@17c; fowls, 12@15%c; roosters,! 12%@13c; ducks, 14@17c; geese, 12@14c. POTATOES—Minnesota. Dakota, white, 8008 Sc ■ per bu.; Wisconsin, white, SO@BBc. NEW POTATOES - Bbls., [email protected]; hampers, $1,[email protected]/ /

New York, Feb. 24, WHEAT—Lower, large business; No. northern, JI. 39%: No. 2 red, $1.30%; No. hard, $1.27%; >ay, &.25%; July, $1.18%. CORN—Weaker, fair inquiry; No. 2 yellow, 84%@87%c; No. 3,82 c. OATS—Lower, business fair; No. 2 White, nominal; No. 3 white, 49@49%c; No. 4 white, 48@48%c; ungraded, 4S@s3c. Live Stock. / ' Chicago, Feb. 24. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.75@ 9.60; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; inferior steers, [email protected]; good to choice heifers. [email protected]; good to choice cows, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; canners. $3 25 @4.00; butcher bulls, [email protected]; bologna bulls; [email protected]; good to prime veal calves, [email protected]; heavy calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; prime medium weight butchers, 240@270 lbs., $8.40@ 8.60; prime heavy butchers, 270@310 lbs., $8.35@8,55; heavy; mixed packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing. [email protected]; pigs, fair to good. [email protected];stags, [email protected]. , •East Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 24. CATTLE—MarkeiX steady and weak; prime steers. [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES—Market active and steady; cull to choice, $4;[email protected], t* SHEEP AND LAMBS—Lambs slow, sheep kctive; choice lambs, [email protected]; eulLto fait, [email protected]; yearlings, sß.oo@ 10.00; sheep. [email protected]'. HOGS-Market active and steady; Yorkers. [email protected]: pigs. [email protected]; mixed, $8.85; heavy, $8.85• roughs, [email protected]: stags, $5.00 @5.75. . "Omaha, Feb. 24. HOGS—Market steady; heavy, [email protected]; light, [email protected]; pigs. [email protected]; bulk of sales, [email protected]. CATTLE —Market steady; native steers, [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; western steers, [email protected]; Texas, steers, [email protected]; stockers ahd feeders, [email protected]. f SHEEP—Market steady; yearlings, $8 25 @9.75; wethers, [email protected]; lambs, $10.40(3 10.90. .