Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 7. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. esL est. ing. Dec 1.7014 1.7014 1.08 1.68 May 1.31*4-82 1.82% 1.78% 1-78%-% July .....1.50%-51% 1.52 1.48% L48%-% Corn— Dec. ......... 94%-95 .95 .91% .92% May 95%-% .95% .93% .93%-% July 36%-% .95% .93% .93% Oats— Dec. 54% .54% .53% .63% May .........68%-59 .59 .57% .67% July 56%-% .56% .54% .54% FLOUR—Spring wheat. Special brands, in wood, $9.50 per bbl.; hard spring wheat, patents, 95 per cent grade. In jute, $8.30® 8.50; straight in export bags. $8.30; first clears, $7.40 in jute; second clears, $6.00® 6.25; low grades, $5.50®5.50; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $8.30; standard soft winter wheat, patents, SB.IO in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $8.20 in Jute; standard hard winter wheat patents SB.OO in jute; first clears, [email protected] in Jute; second clears in jute, [email protected]; pure white rye flour, $7.75 In jute; pure dark rye,, $7 30 in jute.

HAY—Market steady; choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; Nq. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy. [email protected]; light clover, mixed. $15.00016.50; heavy clover, mixed, [email protected]; threshed timothy, $7.00 @10.00; alfalfa, choice, [email protected]; alfalfa No. 1, $17.00@ 18.00; alfalfa No. 2, $15.00® 16.00. BUTTER —Creamery, extras. 37%c; extra firsts, 36c; firsts, 33@35c; seconds, 31® 32%c; packing stock, 28%@29c; ladles, 31® 32c: process, 34c. EGGS—Firsts, 37c; ordinary firsts, 36® 36c; miscellaneous lots, cases includde, 32 @37c; cases returned, 31%@36%c; extras, 41@42c; checks, 25@28c; dirties, 29@34c; refrigerators, April firsts, 28%c; extras, ®%c. LIVE POULTRY—TurkeyB, 18c per lb.; fowls, 12%@15%c; spring chickens, 16%c; roosters, 12%c; ducks, 13@16c; geese, 12® 15c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 26c per lb.; fowls, 14@15%c; springs, 16@16%c; roosters, 13c; ducks, 14@18c; geese, 14@16c. POTATOES Minnesota and Dakota, Ohios, [email protected] per bu.; Minnesota and Dakota, white, $1.4001.60; Wisconsin and Michigan white, [email protected]. NEW POTATOES—Hampers, Florida triumphs, $3.50; early Rose, $2.25®3.25. SWEET POTATOES Bbls., Jerseys, [email protected]; Virginia, [email protected]; Illinois, $3.00 @4.50; hampers, Jerseys, [email protected]; Illinois, sl.oo® 1.25.

New York, Dec. 7. WHEAT—Firmer, inquiry quiet; No. 2 red, $1.85%; No. 1 northern, $2.06%; No. 1 hard. $1.94. COHN—Steady, business moderate; No. 2 yellow, $1.08%; Argentine, nominal. OATS—Steady, demand moderate; No. 2 white, 61?i@62%c; standard, 61%@61%c; No. 3 white, 60%@€1%c; No. 4 white, e0%@60%c; ungraded, 61@65%c. Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 7. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $10.76® 12.60; yearlings, good to choice, $9.60011.75; fair to good steers, [email protected]; rang* steers. $7.6008.50; stockers and feeders, $6.6007.40; good to choice heifers, $7,000 8.76; fair to gsod cows, $6.6007.26; butcher Hulls, $6.0007.16; canners, $3.0004.66; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, $6.4506.75; good to prime calves, $12.00® 13.00; heavy calves. [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, $9.66®10.00; fair to fancy light, $9.40®9.86; medium weight butchers. 2000260 lbs., $9.66®10.15; prime heavy weight butchers, 2400400 lbs., $9.8009.86; heavy mixed packing. $9.40® 10.00; rough heavy mixed packing, $9.10® 9.60; pigs, fair to good, $7.26®8.75; stags, $9.60®10.40. SHEEP—Yearlings, $9.00®10.60; fair to choice ewes, $7.6008.76; wethers, fair to choice, $8.0009.50; western lambs, $12.00® 12.75; feeding lambs, $10.35011.26; native lambs, $12.00®13.00. East Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 8. CATTLE—Market active; prime steers. [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES—Market active; cull to choice. $6.00® 13.60. SHEEP AND LAMBS— Market active, lambs 10c higher; choice lambs, $12.75® 13.10; cull to fair, $8 00012.60; yearlings. $8.00010.60; sheep, $4.0008.76. HOGS—Market active; Yorkers, $8.260 10-*; Pig*. [email protected]; mixed, $10.30010.40; heavy, $10.40010.50; roughs, $9.0000 35' ■tags. $7 0008.00