Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 14. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat ing. est. est. ing. Dec. ......1.52% 1.54% 1.52% 1.53% May 1.67-68 1.68 1.65 1.66%-% July 1.43%-H 1.44% 1.41% 1.42%-% CornDecS9%.% .89% .88% .89%-% May 90%-91% .91%-% .90 .90-91% July .;90%-91 .91% .89% .90% .. Oats— ' Dee. .........50% .50% .49% .49% May ...53%-54 .51% .53% .53%-% July .........51% .51% -50% -50% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands in wood, $9.30 per bbl.: hard spring wheat patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $8.20; straight, in export bags, $8.00; first clears, $7.40 in jute; second clears, [email protected]; low grades, [email protected]; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $7.80; standard soft winter wheat, patents. $7.70 in jute, fancy hard winter wheat patents, $7.90 in jute; standard hard winter wheat patents, $7.7f In jute; first clears, [email protected] in jute; second clears, in jute, [email protected]; pure white rye flour, $7.65 in jute; pure dark rye, S7.M in jute.

HAY—Market steady; choice timothy, No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No 2 timothy, [email protected]; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy. [email protected]'; light Clover, mixed, $15.00® 16.00; heavy clover, mixed, [email protected]; threshed timothy, S7.OC 6:10.00; alfalfa, choice, [email protected]; alfalfa No. 1, $17.0O©18.00; alfalfa No. 2, $15.00(3 16.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 37c; extra firsts, 35%®36c; firsts, 33@35c; seconds, 31@ ’2%c; packing stock. 28@28%c; ladles, 30® 31c; process, 32%c. EGGS —Firsts, 37@38c; ordinary firsts, 35@3Gc; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 32@37c; cases returned, 31%@36%c; 42@43c; checks, 25@27c; dirties, 27@29c; refrigerators. April firsts, 30%c; extras 31® 31%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 20@>22c per lb,; fowls, 13@17c; spring chickens, 16%c; roosters, 13e; ducks, 13@17%c; geese, 14® 16c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 28@29c; fowls, 16@17c; springs, 17%(@18c; roosters, 13%@14c; ducks, 15@20c; geese, 14@17c. POTATOES Minnesota and Dakota Ohios, [email protected] per bu.; Minnesota and Dakota, white, $1.40®1.G0; Wisconsin and Michigan, white. [email protected]. NEW POTATOES Hampers, Florida, Triumphs, $3.50; early Rose, [email protected]; bbls., Bermuda, [email protected]. SWEET POTATOES - Bbls., Illinois, $3.00®>4.00; hampers, Illinois, $1.00@L25. New York, Dec. 14. WHEAT—Stronger, fair demand; No. 2 red, $1.74%; No. 1 northern, $1.94%; No. 2 •hard. $1.82%. CORN—Easier, buslnes moderate; No. 2 yellow, $1.04%; Argentine, nominal. OATS—Firmer, trade moderate; No. 2 white, 58@58%c; standard, 57%@58c; No. 3 white, 57@57%c; No. 4 white, 56%@57c; ungraded, 58%@62%c.

Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 14. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $10.75® 12.25; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; fair to good steers, $8.00®4g.35; range steers, [email protected]; stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, $7.00® 8.75; fair to good cows, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; good to prime valves, [email protected]; heavy calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; medium weight b.utchers, 200@250 lbs., [email protected]; prime heavy weight butchers, 240®400 lbs., [email protected]; heavy mixed packing, $9.30@ 9.75; rough heavy mixed packing, $9.00@ 9.40; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP—Yearlings, [email protected]; fair to choice ewes, [email protected]; wethers, fair to choice, $8.00®8.75; Western lambs, $12.25@ 12.75; feeding lambs, $U,[email protected]; native lambs, [email protected].

East Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 14. CATTLE—Market active; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES—Market active, 50c higher; cull to choice, [email protected]. SH-FEP AND L.7MBS- Market active; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, $8.50®13.00; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, [email protected]. HOGS—Market active; Yorkers, $9.40® 10.40; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, $9.00®9.26; Ones nOftHMtnn