Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1916 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 28. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ilig. est. est. ing. Dec. . ...... 1.64 L 65% 1.63 1.65 May 1.71-72% L 73% 1.71 1.72%-7? July 1.40 1.40% 1.37% 1.38%-3S CornDec. ....91% .92% .91% .91% May ....... ~91%-% .93% .92% .92%-% July .........91%-92" .92% .91% .91%-% .Oats-*-* ■ Dec. 49% .50% .49% .49% May 53%-% .53% .53% .53%-% July ........51>%-51 .51% .50% .51 FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands In wood, $9.00 per bbl.; hard spring wheat, patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $8.10; straight, in export bags, $7.90; first clears, $7.30 in jute, second, clears, [email protected]; low grades, [email protected]; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, S7.SO; standard soft Winter wheat patents, $7.80 in jute; standard hard winter wheat patents, $7.00 in jute; first clears, [email protected] in jute; second clears, in jute, $6.u04i6.25; pure white rye Hour, $7.15 in jute; pure dark rye, $6.65 in jute. HAY—Market steady; choice timothy, $16,50@17;50; No. 1 timothy, sls.Ooft 16.00; No. 2 timothy. $14.004114:50; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed, timothy, [email protected]; light clover, mixed, $.14.50Ci15,5d; heavy clover, mixed, $13,004(14 ik); threshed timothy, $7.00 4il0.00; alfalfa, choice, $lo.004(20.0"; alfalfa No, 1, $17,0@18.; alfalfa No. 2, $15,00®16,00. BETTER- Creamery, extras, 58%c; extra firsts, 37%<g38e; firsts, 34@36c; seconds, 33fi23%c; packing stock, $25%@29%c;. ladies! 314/.;’l%e; process, 32%c. jCGGS—Eirsts, 40©41e: ordinary firsts, TSfxfi Rlk:, -fmseeWrtu**<>u>vvl<4 S ,eases 'included 334( I'Ve- cases returned, 31%4(39%c; extras, .455*40c;- checks, 264(-Sc; dirties, 27@29e; refrigerators, April firsts, 32@32%c; extras. 32%4( 32% e, LIVE POULTRY -Turkeys, 23c; fowls, 1. 'n 18%c; spring , chickens, 18,%c; roosters, Ddi'ftllc: ducks. ISfEJOc: geese, iffiltic. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 29@30c; fowls, 174(1 Sc; springs. lS@f9c; roosters. Hi.; ducks, U)@2oe; geese, 14@18p. POTATOES Minnesota and Dakota Ohios. $1,454( 1.65 per tut.; Minnesota and Dakota, white, $1 ~io4j\l.7il; Wisconsin and Mu lligan, white, $1.50@f,75. NEW POTATOES Hampers, Florida, Triumphs, $5,25: Early Rose, $2,00@3,00; Bernluda. $5 504/$.50. SWEET POTATOES - Bids., Illinois, $3:0f4f4:50; hampers, Illinois, [email protected].

New York, Dec. 28. FLOE It- Market firmly held. Wheat Spot Strong- No 2 hard, $1.9544; N». 1 northern Duluth, $2.01*4; No. I northern Manitoba, $2.08*4 f. o. b. New York. COHN Spot steady; No. 2 yellow, $1.05 c. i. f. New York. OATS—Spot firm: standard, 59V4@60c. Live Stock. Chicago, Dec, 28. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, slo.oo® 11.75; yearlings, good to choice. $9.50(011.40; fair to good steers, SS;OO@ 10.00; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, $5.50@ 7.25; butcher butts, $([email protected]; canners, $4.50 @5.25; cutters, $T)[email protected]; bologna bulls, $. r )[email protected]: good to prime calves, tlo.oo@ 12.00; heavy calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 200@250 lbs., [email protected]; prime heavy weight butchers, 260@400 lbs., $10.30@lO,70; heavy mixed packing, slo.oo® 10.40; rough heavy mixed packing, $9.70@ 10.00: pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, $10.50® 11.00. SEEP—Yearlings. [email protected]; fair to choice ewes, $8.00(09.60; wethers, fair to choice, [email protected]; western lambs, $12.00® 13.50; feeding lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, [email protected].

East Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 28. CATTLE—Market light—Prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES—Market active, 60c higher; cull to choice, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active, 25c higher; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, [email protected]. * HOGS—Market slow: Yqrkers, t9-75@ 10.80: pigs, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; heavy, [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; Uturn 57.2f.m26.