Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, July 27. Open- High- Low- CloaWheat— ing. est. est ing. July 1.20-22 1.22 1.20 1.21% Sept 1.21-24% 1.24% 1.21 1.23%-* Dec. ...... 1.24%-27 1.27% 1.24% 1.26% Corn--July 83%-84 .84 .83 .83% Sept 79-79% .79% .78% .78% Dec. ~68%-69% .69% .68%-% .68%-% Oats— : July 41% .41% .41% .41% Sept 41%-% .41% .41% .41% Dec 43% .43% .43% .43% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands In wood, $6.90 per bbl.; hard, spring wheat 1 patents, 95 per cent grade, In Jute, $6,750 j 6.00: straight, in export bags, $6.75; first clears at $4.7005.00; in Jute, second clears ' $3.4503.65; low grades, $3.1003.40; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in Jute, $5.90; standard, soft winter patents, $5.80 in Jute; standard hard winter wheat patents, $5.70 in Jute; straight, $6.0(1 in Jute; first clears, [email protected] in Jute; and second clears in Jute, $3.4003.70; pure white rye flour, $5.20 in Jute; pure dark rye, $4.55 in Jute. HAY—Market easy; choice timothy, $16.50017.50; No. 1 timothy, $14.00015.00; No. 2 timothy, $11.00012.00; light clover mixed, $11.00012.00; heavy clover mixed timothy, $8.00010.00; threshed timothy, $3.0007.00; alfalfa choice, $15.00016.00; alfalfa No. 1. $13.00014.00; alfalfa No. 2, $10.00*7711.00; alfalfa No. 3, $9.00010.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 27%c; extra firsts, 26%@27c; firsts, 26%@26c; seconds, 24025 c; packing stock, 22@22%c; ladles, 23%@24c; process, 25@26%c EGGS—Firsts, 22@22%c; ordinary firsts, 21021%c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 16022%c; cases returned, 15%@22c; extra, 26@27c; checks, 12017 c; dirties, 14@ 19c; storage packed, firsts, 23@23%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 18 per lb.; fowls, 17c; spring chickens. 21@28c; roosters, 13c; ducks, 14@15c; springs, l£c; geese, 1012 c: springs, 14@15c. POTATOES—Kansas. Missouri and Illinois. Ohios, 66070 c per bu.: Virginia cobblers, 80@S5c; bbls., $2.2502.30. New York, July 27. WHEAT—Higher, trade checked; No. 1 northern. $1.42%; No. 2 red, $1.34%; No. 1 hard, $1.35%; No. 1 Manitoba, $1.40. CORN—Stronger, light inquiry; No. $ yellow, 93%c; No. 3, 93%c. OATS—Firm, inactive inquiry; standard white, 48@48%e: No. 3 white, 46%@47%c; No. 4 white. 46@46%c.

Live Stock. Chicago, July 27. CATTLE—Good to choice steers. $9,000 1050; yearlings, good to choice, $8,600 9.75; fair to good steers. $7.5008.50; stockers and feeders, $6.5007.90; good to choice heifers, $7.0008.75; fair to good cows, $6.60 07.50; butcher bull*, $6.4007.60; cutters, $4.0006.25; canners, $3.5004.60; bologna bulls, $6.0006.66; good to prime calves, $9.0011.75; heavy calves, $8.50010.00. HOGS—Prime light butchers. $9.70010.10; fair to fancy light, $9.65010.12%; prims medium weight butchers, 2200)260 lbs., $9.80 @10.10; prime heavy weight butchers, 2600 320 lbs., $9.90010.10; heavy mixed packing, $9.4009.80; rough heavy mixed packing, $9.2609.65; pigs, fair to good, $8.6000.80. SHEEP—Yearlings. $8.2509.00; breeding yearling ewes, $8.5009.60; fair to cbhoice ewes, $6.2607.75; breeding ewes, S7JOO6Jf; wethers, fair to choice, $7.0008.28; western lambs, $9.76010.86; native lambs, $0.60 @40.50. Buffalo, July XI. CATTLE—Market slow; veals active at $4.50013.00. HOGS—Market fairly active; heavy and mixed, $10.56010.60; yorkers, I1O.2601OJ8; pigs. $10.00010.25; roughs, $9.1009.26; stage, $6.5007.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active and unchanged.