Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March 23. Open- High- Low- ClOsXV heat— nig. est. est. ing. May ......LOSS,-** 1.09% 1.07;g ' 1.08 7 July ......1,07%-Sg LGS 1,0614 1.0614 Sept. . 1.06 LOSS LOG* 1.044* CornMay 74-74'* :74% ;71% .72 July '.TSV-l, -7544 .73% .13%-% Sept. ....... fiPs ,7545, .73V .13% . Oats— May ,43%-44% .44% .4314 .43% July 42% .431* .431* .4214 1 FLOUR—Spring wheat, patent, Minneapolis, wood or cotton. $6.50 to retail trade: Minnesota arftl Dakota 'patents, $5.2005.4<> jute, straight. $1.9005.10; first clears. $2.4004.50; second clears, jute; $3.50 03.70; low grade, jute, [email protected]; soft wheat, patents, $5 2005.40; rye flour, white, P at cn *34 $4.8004.90; dark, $4.1004.30. HAY—Market firm; choice timothy,slß.oo 019.00; No. 1 timothy, $16.00017.50; No. 2 timothy, $14.00015.00, light clover mixed, $14.00015.00; heavy clover mixed, $9,000 12.00; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy, sll-.50013.50; threshed timothy, SB,OOO 10.00; clover, $9.00012.00; heated and damaged. $6.5008.50; alfalfa, choice, $17,000 18.OC; alfalfa, No. 1, $14.00015.00; alfalfa. No. 2. $13.00014.00. alfalfa. No. 3, SB,OOO 18.00. —.BUTTER—Creamery, extras. 3614 c; extra firsts. 36c; firsts, 3403514 c; seconds. 31 032 c; dairies, extra. 34c: firsts, 31@32c; seconds. 25028 c; packing stock, 24@25c; ladles, 25026 c; process, 2302714 c. EGGS—Firsts. 1914 c; ordinary firsts, K l 4c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 1801814 c; cases returned, 171401834 c; extra, 22023 c; checks, 14015 c; dirties, 16017 c. POTATOES—Minnesota, Dakota, white. 88097 c per bii.; Wisconsin, Michigan white. 88097 c; Minnesota and Dakota, Ohios, 85 090 c. New York. March 23. WHEAT—Weaker, demand is fair; No. 1 northern. $1.31; No. 2 red. $1.22; No. 2 hard, $1.21; May, $1.16; July. $1.09. CORN—Lower, moderate dealings; No. 2 yellow, 81140 8714 c; No. 3,80 c. OATS—Weaker, demand inactive; No. 2 white, nominal; No. 3 white, 5005014 c; No. 4 white. 4904914 c. s Live Stock. Chicago, March 23. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7,750 9.85; yearlings, good to choice, $7.5009.70; inferior steers, $7.7508.50; stockers and feeders. $7.2508.15; good to choice heifers. $7.0008.50; good to choice cows, $6.5008.00; cutters, $4.0005.10; canners. $3.5004.25; butcher bulls, $6.0006.75; bologna bulls. $5.0006.40: good to prime veal calves, $9.25 @10.35; heavy calves, $7.5009.25. HOGS—Prime light butchers, $9,4009 7s. fair to fancy light,' $9.2509.65; prime medium weight butchers, 2400270 lbs., $9,600 9.85; prime heavy butchers, 2700310 lbs., $9,5509.80; heavy miked packing, $9.2009.60; rough heavy packing, $8.9009.50; pigs, fair to good. $7.8008.75; stags, $8.0009.25. SHEEP—Native ewes, fair to good, $7.40 @8.75; western fed ewes, $7.0008,85: yearlings, $7.50010.35; shorn yearlings. $8,300 915; wethers, fair to choice, $7.7509.26; feeding lambs, $9.50010.80; Colorado lambs. $11.25011 70; fed western lambs, $10,500 1160 V- ■ East Buffalo, N. Y., March 23. CATTLE—Market active and steady; prime steers, $9.2509.65; butcher grades, $6.0008.90. CALVES—Market slow and steady; cull to choice, $4.00010.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market active; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, $7.50 @11.00; yearlings, $9.00010.50; sheep, $4,000 9.60. HOGS—Market active; Yorkers. $9,250 10.25; pigs. $8.7509.00; mixed, $10.20010.25; heavy, $70.20010.25; roughs, $9.0009.15; stags, $6.5007.50. Kansas City, March 23. HOGS—Market 5c higher; bulk, $9,300 9.60; heavy, $9.5009.65; packers and butchersfl $9.4009.60; light, $9.2009.50; pigs. $8.90 09.00. CATTLE—Market strong to 10c higher; prime fed steers, $9.2509.60; dressed beef steers, $7.9009.25; western steers. $7,760 9.26; southern steers. $7.0008.76; cows. $6.0008.25; heifers, $7.0009.25; stockers and feeders; $6.6008.80, bulls, $5.7508.00; calves $6.60011-00. SHEEP—Market strong; lambs, $10,850 IU6; yearlings. $9.50010.40; wethers. SB.OO 09-00; ewes, $7.7508.60; stockers and feed* ers, $6.00010.75.