Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago. Sefit. 2L Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— lng. est. est. lng. Sept. .\...1.48% 1.49% 1.48% 1.48% Dec. ......1.49-49% 1.50% 1.48% 1.48% May ......1.49-50 1.51% 1,49 1.49 CornSept. ........86% .87% .86% .86% Dec 72%-% .73 .73% .72% May 70%-76 .76%-% .75% .75% Oats— Sept. 44% .45% .44% .44% Dec 47%-% .48 .47%-% .47%-% May .........50% .51% .50% .50% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands in wood, $8.90 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents, 5 per cent grade, in jute, $7.45® 7.65; straight in export bags, $7,454; firsl clears at [email protected]; in jute, second clears,. [email protected]; low grade, •[email protected]; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $7.10; standard soft winter wheat patents, $7.00 in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents. $7.25 in jute; standard hard winter wheat patents. $7.15 in Jute; first clears, $6.60® 6.85 in jute, and second clears in jute, $4.70®5.00: pure dark rye, $5.95 in jute. HAY—Market steady; choice timothy. [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; heavy elover mixed [email protected]; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy, [email protected]; threshed timothy, [email protected]; alfalfa, choice. [email protected]; alfalfa No. 1, [email protected]; alfalfa No. 2, [email protected]. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 32%®33c; extra first. 32@33%c; firsts, 30%®31%efseconds, 29®30c; packing stocks, 24%@25%c; ladles. 27%@25e; process, 28%c. EGGS—Firsts, 29%®30c; ordinary . firsts, 28®29c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 22@29c; cases returned, 21%®25%c; extras’ 35®36e; checks, 15@20%c: dirties, 18®22%c; refrigerator Aprils, firsts. 28@28%c: extras 28%©29c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 22®25c per lb.; fowls, 16@18%c; spring chickens, 19c; roosters. 14c; ducks, 13®15e: geese, 10#14c. ICED POUi.TßV—Turkeys, 24@26c per lb.; fowls. I,® 19c: springs, 18@19%c; roosters, 14%®'..-.e; ducks, 12@15c; geese, 10® 12c. New York, Sept. 21. WHEAT—lrregular, fair Inquiry; No. 2 red, SINo. 1 northern, $1.78;' "No -2 hard, $1.66. CORN—Easy, trtftle quiet; No. 2 yellow 96tic; NO. 3. 95!4c, OATS—Steady, inactive dealings; standard. 52@32%e; No. 3 white, 51%@52c; No. 4 white, ii@si%c.

Live Stock. Chicago, Sept. 21. CATTLE—Good to choke steers, S9.QO@ 11.10; yearlings, good to chdlce, [email protected]; fair to good steers, [email protected]; range steers [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, $6.50(37.50; good to choice heifers. $7,00<g9.00; fair to good cows, [email protected]: butchers bulls, $6.00 @7.35; canners, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; good to prime calves, $9.00@ 13.00; heavy calves. [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; prime medium weight butchers, 220@250 lbs., slo.Bo@> 11.25; prime heavy' weight butchers, 230@320 lbs., slo.6s@li:i(); heavy mixed packing, [email protected]; rotigh heavy mixed packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good. [email protected]; stags, $9.25<§10.75. SHEEP—Yearlings, [email protected]; fair to choice ewes, [email protected]; breeding ewes, $7.25 @9.75; wethers, fair to choice, $7.25@)9.60; western lambs. [email protected]; feeding lambs. [email protected]; native lambs, [email protected]. East Buffalo, N, T., Sept. 21. CATTLE—Market slow and steady; prime steers, $9,[email protected]; butcher grades’ [email protected]. ’ CALVES—Market active, 25c higher’ cull to choice, $5.00013.25. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Lambs slow ■sheep active: choice lambs, sll.oo@ll 35cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, sß.oo® 3 75: sheep, [email protected] —Market active; Yorkers, $10.25® 11 40; pigs. $5.75® 10.30; mixed, $11,35@11,50heavy. [email protected]; roughs. $9.00(34)85' stags. S"[email protected]. ■