Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Gratin, Provisions, Etc. \ Chicago, March 13. OpAn- High- Low- ClobWheat— ingS cst. esL ing. May ..;.. .1.19%-20 J.2(K 1.16% 1.16% July 1.16%-% 1516%' 1.14% 1.14%-% Septl.l4%-% 1.1\% j.U% 1.11% Corn— ' , * s May ~74%-75 .75 \ July .........76%-% .76% \75% .76%-% 5ept...76% .76% Ns%\ .75% Oats— \ May ..J......44% .44%-% ,44%\ \,44% July 43-43% .43% 5ept...39% .39%-% .39% \ \ FLOUR—Spring wheat, patents, Mln\* apolis, wood or cotton, >6.70 to retail trade; Minnesota and Dakota patents, $6.66 jute, straight, [email protected]; first clears, s4A&i44iO; second clears, jute, $3.50(03.70; low jute, [email protected]; soft wheat, patents, rye flour, white, patents [email protected]: HAY—Market Xjong; choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timpthy, [email protected]; No. 2 timbothy, $16.00(0'17.50: heavy Mpver mixed, $11.50® 13.50; No. 2 red tod 4nd grassy mixed timothy, [email protected]; timothy, $7.50(010.50; clover. [email protected]; heated and damaged. $6.00(010.00; alfalfa? choice, sl7.sC @18.00; alfalfa, No. J, [email protected]; alfalfa No. 2, $13.00(014.00; alfalfa No. 3, ss,[email protected]. BUTTER—Creamery extras!, 3oe? jpxtra firsts, 34%c; firsts, 33@34c; seconds, 30@$2c; dairies extras, 34c; firsts, 32@33c; seconds, 26@28c; packing stpck, 24%@2<5(5'? ladles, 27 @2Bcj process, 27@29$$c. EGGS—Firsts, 20%@20%c; ordinary firsts, 19%@20c: miscellaneous lots, cases included. 19@2%c; cases returned, 18%@20c; extra, 23@24c; checks. 17@17%c; dirties, 18@ 18%c; storage packed, firsts, 21%c; extras 21%@21%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 18@19c per lb.; fowls, 18%c; spring chickens, 20c; young stags, 14c; roosters, 12%c; ducks. 16 @18c; geese. 10@13c. DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys, young, 26@27c; chickens, 14@18c; fowls, 15@19c; roosters, 13%c; ducks, 15@20c; geese 12@ 14c. < POTATOES—Minnesota, Dakota, white, 85@94c per bu.; Wisconsin, Michigan, white, 85<094c; Minnesota and DakotaOhios 73@80c. New York, April 13. WHEAT—Weaker, inquiry moderate; No. 1 northern, $1.40%: No. 2 red, $1.30%; No. 2 hard, $1.29%; May, $1.24%; July. $1.17%. -- OATS —Steady, trading limited; No. 2 white, nominal: No. 3 white, 50@51c; No. 4 white. 49@50c; ungraded. 48@64c. CORN—Weaker,' trade quiet; No. 2 yellow, 86@S8c; No. 3, 84%c.

Live Stock. Chicago, March 13. CATTLE—Steers, good to choice, $7.75@ 10.00; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; inferior steers,. [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to choice heifers. [email protected]; good to choice cows, [email protected];. cutters, [email protected]; canners. [email protected]; butcher bulls. [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; good to prime veal calves, SB.OO @10.50; heavy calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; prime medium weight butchers, 240@270 lbs., s9.sf>@ 9.90; prime heavy butchers, 270@310 lbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]. SHEEP—Native wool ewes, fair to good, [email protected]; western fed ewes, [email protected]; yearlings. [email protected]; shorn yearlings, $8.30 @9.20; wethers, fair to choice, $7.75@9,10; feeding lambs, [email protected]; fed western lambs, [email protected]; Colorado wool iambs, [email protected]; spring lambs, [email protected]; shorn lambs, [email protected]. East Buffalo, iN. Y., April 13. CATTLE—Market slow and steady; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades [email protected]. CALVES—Market active; cull to choice [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS —A4p.rket active; - choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, SB.OO @11.50; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, $4.00 @9.50. HOGS— Market active; Yorkers, $9.50® 10.30; pigs, $9.00@9 26; mixed, [email protected]; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, $9.00@9 30 •tags. $6.5007.50