Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March 2. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing esr. est. Ing. May I.U-11% l.L’% 1.M% July 1.08%-% 4.09%. 1.07% 1.08% CornMay .....73%-74 .71% .73% .78%-74 July ...73%-% .74% .73% .73% Oats— Ma >' •••.42%-% .43% .42% .42%-43 July 40%-41 .41% .40% .41% FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent Minneapolis, wood or cotton, >6.70 to retail tradt?.. Minnesota and Dakota patents, jute, straight, 55.10Q5.20; flrat clears, $4 4*>Q4.60; second clears, jute, $3 W Q 3.80; low grade. Jute, 13.1frQ3.20; soft wheal. patents, $5.4(-Q6.50; rye flour, white patents, J 4 90Q5.00; dark, J4.IC-Q4.30. Chicago, March >. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 34c; extra firsts, 32@33c; firsts, 2SQ3I%c; seconds, 25 Q-27c; dairies, extra, 32c; firsts. 28Q30c; seconds, 21Q24c; packing stock, 19%Q20%e; ladles, 21%Q22c. EGGS—E irgt. 21%Q22%c; ordinary firsts, miscellaneous lots, cases included. A?»t22c: cases returned, extra L‘tQ27c; cheeks, 10-Qloc: dirties, 12Q 16c storage, April, 12%@17c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 19c per lb.; fowls, 16c; spring chickens, 17%c; young stags, 14%-:, roosters, 12c; ducks. 16@17c; geese, 12Q14c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, young, 24®i5c. chickens, springs, 16%@17c; fowls’ 12Q 16c; roosters, 12%Q13c; ducks, 14Q17c; geese, POTATOES—Minnesota. Dakota, white 88QO4C per bu ; Wisconsin. Michigan whits BS@JHe; Minnesota and Dakota, Ohlos 83 @y»c. • NEW POTATOES - Bbls.. S2.SfrQ3.QO hampers. SWEET POTATOES-Bbls . $1.56-32.25; -hampers. 40ctQ?l.fr|). - . New York, March 2. WHEAT—Weaker, quiet dealings; No. 1 northern, $133%; No. 2 red, $1.24%; No. 1 hard. >1.21%; May, $1 19%; June, $1.12%. CORN—Weaker, limited inquiry; No. i yettow. 81%@84%c; No. 3. 80c. OATS—Steady; business fair; No. ] white, nominal; No. 3 white, 47%Q48c; No. 4 white. 47Q47%c; ungraded, Live Stock. Chicago, March 2. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7,753 9.65: yearlings. good to choice, $7 50Q9.40; inferior steers. $6.0GQ7.25; Stockers and feeders, $6.50Q7.75; good to choice heifers, $3.00@7 25; good to choice cows, cutters, [email protected]; Cahners, [email protected]; butcher bulls, $6.0fr§6.75; bologna bulls, >5.00'0'6.35; good to prime veal calves, $3.54 Q“11.00: heavy calves, >7.50(^9.25,» HOGS—Prime light butchers, $8.7539.00; fair to fancy light, $8.7038.90; prime medium weight butchers, 2403270 lbs., $8,853 9.10; prime heavy butchers, 270Q310 lbs., >8.8039.05; heavy mixed packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing. [email protected]; pigs, fait to good, >7.0038.25; stags, >7.00®«25.

East Buffalo, N. Y.. March 2. CATTLE—Market active and steady; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, |[email protected]. CALVES—Market active; cull to choice $4.50§ 12.26. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Lambs slow, sheep active; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, sß.oo® 10.25; sheep. $4.00@»25. HOGS—Market active. 10c higher; Yorkers. $9.55®9.60; pigs. $8.75©9.00; mixed, S9.K @9.60; heavy. [email protected];r0ugh5, $8.00®9.40; stags, [email protected] ■ ' St. Louis. March 2. HOGS—Market 10c higher; pigs and lights. $6.25*?8 95; mixed and butcher, $8.73 @9.00; good heavy, [email protected]. CATTLE—Market strong; native beef Bteer9, ?7.50®9.60; yearling steers and heifers. $8.&'®9.50. cows. ; [email protected]; efockSrs and feeders. $' 5<:7"; Texas and Indian steers. $5.25@5.(»: cogs and heifers, st.On@ flO: native calves. $6 Will 25. SHEEP- Vmke "strong, yearling w»»h----e-s $* !■ i.-nffi.-. 89 <¥@11:40; ewes. sfi.fti r. . —»