Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago. Feb 15. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. eSt. tag. May .... J.1.70%-71 1.75% 1.C9% 1.74%-% July 1.46%-47 1.49% 1.46% 1.49%-% Septl.36%-% 1.39% 1.36% 1.39%-% Corn— ' May 1.00%-% 1.01% .99% 1.01%-% July 95%-99 1.00? .98% 1.00% OatsMay 55%-56 .67% .55% .57% ■ July -55% .53% .55% FLOUR—Spring wheat, /-special brands, in wood, $9.60 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patent, 35 per cent grade, in jute, $8.50; straight ,in export bags,, $8.30; first clears, $7.50, in jute; second clears, [email protected]; low grades, $5.5005.80; fancy soft winter wheat patents in jute, $8.20; standard soft winter wheat patents, SS.OO, in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $8.20 in jute; standard hard winter wheat patents, SS.OC in jute; first clears. $7,200’7.50 in jute; second clears, in jute. $6.*)@6.50; pure white rye flour, $7.40 in jute,- pure dark rye, $6.95 in jute. HAY—Choice timothy, $16.50017.00; No. 1 timothy, $15.50016.00; No. 2 timothy, $14.00 @14.50; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy,. $13.50014.50: light clover mixed, $14'[email protected]; heavy clover mixed, $13,500 14.50; threshed timothy. [email protected]; Kansas and Oklahoma, choice. [email protected]; No. 1, $14,000’14.50: No. 2. [email protected]; choice lowa, Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas prairie. [email protected]; No. 1, $13.00014.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 42c; extra firsts, 41 %c; firsts, 35%@38%c; seconds. 320 3c; packing stock, 26%@27%c; ladles, 280 29e: process. 31032 c. EGGS—Firsts, 41%0'42c; ordinary firsts, 40@40%c; miscellaneous lots, cases included 39@41%c; cases returned, 38@41o; extras. 46@47c; checks, 36@37c; dirties. 38@ 38c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 23c; fowls, 16@21c; spring chickens, 20%c; roosters, 15c; ducks, 20022 c; geese, 16@18c. DRESSED POULTRY— Turkeys. 28@32c; fowls. 20021 c: springs. 20022 c; roosters, lo @l6c: ducks, 18022 c: geese, 15@19c. POTATOES—White. Wisconsin. $2.50@ 2.60; western. $2.6002.70. SWEET POTATOES Bbls., Illinois, $4.5005.50: hampers. Illinois, $1.’[email protected]; jerseys, $2.00; Delaware. $1.50@1-75.

New York, Feb. 15. WHEAT—Higher, quiet inquiry; No. 5 red. $2.01: No. 1 northern, $2.11; No. 2 hard. $2.01.' - . CORN—Stronger, inactive inquiry; No. 2 yellow. $1.15%: No. 3yellow, sllsOATS— Stronger, fair inquiry; No. 5 white, 71%c; standard. 71c: No. 3 white, 70%c; No- 4 white, 70c; ungraded, 71075 c.