Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Jan. 25. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. Ing. May 1.85%-86% 1.85% 1.84% 1.84%-85 July ......1.54-54% 1.54% 7.53% 1.53% Sept. 1.35%-39 1.39% 1.38% 1.35% CornMay 1.02%-% 1.03% 1.02% 1.02% July 1.00%-% 1.01% 1.00% 1.01% OatsMay 58%-% .59% .58% .58%-% July 56-56% .56% .56 .56%-%

FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands, in wood, SIO.OO per bbl.; hard spring .jvheat patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute; 1 $9.10; straight, In export’bags, $8.90; first clears, SB.IO in jute; second clears, $6.25<§'6.75; low grades. [email protected]; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $9.00; standard soft winter wheat patents, $8.85 in jute; standard hard winter wheat, patents, $8.65; in jute, , first clears, [email protected]. in jute; second clears, in jute, [email protected]; pure white rye flour, $7-60, in jute; pure dark rye, $7.10, ’ in jute. I HAY—Market steady; choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; No. 3 red top and | grassy mixed timothy, [email protected]; light , clover mixed, $13.50(5'14.00; heavy clover 1 mixed, [email protected]; threshed timothy, SB.OO @10.00; Kansas and Oklahoma, choice, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2, $12.00 @13.00. J3UTTER—Creamery, extras, 36%c; extra firsts, 34%@35c; firsts, 33@34c; seconds, 31%@32c; packing stock, 25%@26c; ladles, 29@30c; process, 29@29%c. EGGS—Firsts, 39%@40c; ordinary firsts, 87@38c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 36@39c; cases returned, 35%@38%c; extras, ; 45@46c; checks, 29@30c; dirties, 30@32c; reI frigerator firsts. 34%@35c. I LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 22c; fowls, i }f>@2oc; spring chickens, 1814 c; roosters, 14c; ducks, 18@2fc; geese, 15@16c. I DRESSED'POULTRY—Turkeys, 28@30c; I fowls, 18@20e; springs, 18@20c; roosters, 14%@15c; ducks, 16@20c; geese, 14@17c. POTATOES Minnesota, white, $1.70 @1.80; Wisconsin and Michigan, White, $1.70 @1.85; western, [email protected]. NEW POTATOES Bbls., Bermudas, ■ [email protected]; Virginia, $6.50. New York, Jan. 25. WHEAT—Stronger, quiet inquiry; No. 2 red, $2.04%; No. 1 northern, $2.21%;. No. 2 hard, $2.10%. CORN—Stronger, fair export inquiry; No* 2 yellow, $1.12%@1.13%. OATS—Higher, inquiry fair; No. 2 white, 70%@71c; standard, 69%@70c; No. 3 white, _S9@69%c; No. 4 white, 68%@69c; ungraded, 69@72%c.

Live Stock. Chicago, Jan. 25. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, slo.oo@ 11.85; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; fair to good steers, [email protected]; stockers and feeders. $6.50@7 40; fair to good cows, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, $7.00@ 8 75- canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; •bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; good to prime calves, $14,000 15.00. HOGS—Prime light butchers $11.19011.60; fan to fancy light,; [email protected]; medium weight butchers. 200@250 lbs., [email protected]; prime heavy weight butchers, 250@440 lbs., $11.40011.80; heavy mixed packing, sll.oo@ 11.35: rough heavy mixed packing. $10.75@ 11.20; pigs, fair to good. [email protected]; stags, SHEEP— Yearlings. [email protected]; fair to choice ewes. [email protected]; wethers, fair to choice. [email protected]; western lambs, $13.40@ 14 25; feeding lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, $13.50014.15. East Buffalm N. Y„ Jan. 25. CATTLE—Market acA-e; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES Market active, 25c higher; cull to choice, $6.000'15.70; SHEEP ANrt LAMBS—Market active; choice lambs, $14.25 ".14 cyll to fair, SIO.OO @13.75; yearlrngs, sl'l.M@l37stt7 sheet), $5,000, HOGS—Market active, 15@20e higher; Yorkers. pigs, $10.75@1L00; mixed,' $12.00: heavy. 212.00; roughs, $19,600 11.00? stags. ,$8:5009.29. • . .