Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Jan. 18. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— , ing. est. est. Ing. May 1.88-88% 1.90% 1.87% 1.90-90% July 1.50%-51 1.53% f. 50% 1.53%-% Sept 1.36 1.37% 1.35% 1.36% Corn — May ......1.00%-01 1.02% 1.00% 1.02%-% July 99%-% 1.01% .99% 1.00% Oats— May .........58%-% :59% .58% .59% July 55%-% .56% .55% .56% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands, in wood, SIO.OO per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $9.20; straight, in export bags, $9.00; first clears, $8.20 in jute: second clears. [email protected]; low grades, [email protected];' fancy soft winter wheat patents, In jute. $9.10; standard soft winter wheat patents, $8.95, in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $9.00, In jute, standard hard winter wheat patents, SB.BO. in jute; first clears, [email protected], in jute; second clears', in jute, [email protected]: pure white rye flour, $7.50, In jute; pure dark rye, $7.00,-In jute. HAY—Market steady; choice timothy, No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy. $14.00®15.00; Nd. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy, [email protected]; light Clover mixed, heavy clover mixed, [email protected]; threshed timothy, $7.00 @10.00: Kansas 'and .Oklahoma, choice, $15'00(318.50; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, $12.50 tp (g’l3.so. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 36%c; extra' firsts, 34%@35c;< firsts. 32%@34c; seconds, 31%@S2e; packing stock, 27%@28c; lad'es, 30c; process, 31@31%c. F.tIGS Firsts, 44c: ordinary first, 3S@ 4*c; miscellaneous lots, eases included, 38 @43c; cases returned, <87%i0'42%c; extra, 50 @slc; checks, 29fi31c; dirties, 30@33%c: refrigerators. April firsts. 38c: extras, 38%c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 28® 29c: fowls. -IMjlOe;. springs, »18%@20e; roosters. 14%@15c; ducks, 16@20c; geese, 14@ 'l7c. POTATOES—Minnesota, white, $1.75@ 1.85; Wisconsin and Michigan, white, $1.75 @1.85; western, $1..90®2,10. • ./NEW- POTATOES [email protected]. ’ * ’ v ■SWEET POTATOES Bbls., Illinois, [email protected]; hampers. Illinois, [email protected]. New York, Jan. 18. WHE*T—Higher, fair inquiry; No. 2 red,. $1.07%; No. 2 northern, $2125%; No. 2 Jiard. $2.14%. No. 2JJBIOW, $1.14: No. 3 yellow, $1.13. jJATS— Strong, demand fair; No. 2 white, 68@68%c- standard. 67%@68c; No. 3 white, 67@67%d; No., 4 white, 66%@ 1 67 c; ungraded, 67@70%c. - .

Live Stock. - • ' Chicago, ' CATTLE—Good to choice steers, Jlo.oo@ 1180; yearlings, good to choice. [email protected]; fair ’to good steers, [email protected]; stockers and feeders, [email protected]; fair to good cows, J5;[email protected]; good, v to choice heifers, J7.00@ 8.75- canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; good to prime calves, |13.00@ 14 50- heavy calves. J9,[email protected]. _ HOGS—Pritne light butchers. J10.75@ 1100; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 200@250 lbs., |lo.Bo@ 1110; prime heavy weight butchers, 250@ 400 lbs., |[email protected]; heavy mixed packing, [email protected]; rough heavy mixed packing, [email protected]; 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@11®0; western lambs, J12.50@ 14.g>; feeding lambs. [email protected]; native lambs, [email protected]. East Buffalo, N. Y„ Jan. 18. CATTLE—Market strong; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES—Market active; cull to choice, [email protected]. " . , SHEEP AND LAMBS—Lambs slow and lower; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, [email protected]. . <HOGS—Market slow. 5c lower; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; mixed, JU.55 @11.65; heavy. [email protected]; roughs, |lo.oo@ 10.25; stags, |7,[email protected].