Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March L Open- High- Low- ClosWneat— ing. fest. est. ing. May .1.81-81% 1.84 LBQ% 1.82%-% July 1,54%-55 1.57%1.54% 1.55%-56 5ept7.43%-43% 1.45% 1.42% 143%-44 Corn— . May . ....1.01%-02 1 62%’-03 1.01% 1.02% July ......1.01% 1.02% -99%1.00% 1.01%-% OatsMay .57%-% .57% .57 % .57%-% July ..55% .55% .55% "-55% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands, in wood, $9.80 per bbl; hard spring wheat patents, «5 per cent grade, in jute, $8.70; straight, in export bags, $8.40; first clears, $7.75, in jute; second clears, $6.25'3'6.75; low grades. $5.75@6;00; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute. $8.40; standard soft winter wheat patents, $8.30 in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $8.50, in jute; standard hard winter Wheat patents, $8.30 in jute: first clears, $7.50@7.<0. in jute; second clears, in jute, [email protected]; pure white rye flour, $7.75. in jute; pure dark rye, $7.25. in jute. HAY—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, $15.0'316.00: No. 2 timothy, $14.00$ [email protected]: No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy. [email protected]; light clover mixed, [email protected]: heavy clover mixed, $13.50@ 15.00; threshed timothy, [email protected]; Kansas and Oklahoma choice. $15.00$ 15.50; No. 1, [email protected] No. 2. $12.50513.50; Illinois. Indiana and Wisconsin feeding prairie, [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 40c; extra firsts, 38'§’39c; firsts, 34@36c; seconds. 32© 33%c; packing stock. 26@26%c; ladles, 28© 29c; process. 31c. EGGS—Firsts. 30%c: ordinary firsts. 29© 29%c: miscellaneous lots, cases included, 28@30%c; cases returned. 27%@30c; extras, 33@34c’: checks, 26@27c; dirties, 27@28c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys. 20c; fowls, 15@19c; spring chickens. 20c; roosters, 15c; dqcks. 21@23c; geese. 15'317c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 28c; fowls. 19@20c: springs, 21@21%c;- roosters, 15@16c: ducks. 18@22c; geese. 15@19c. POTATOES—White, Wisconsin, $2.50: Minnesota. $2.50; western, $2.70. SWEET POTATOES— Hampers, Illinois. [email protected]; Jerseys, $2.50; Delaware, $2.25@ 2.35. ” - New York. March J. FLOUR—Market firmer; spring patents. $9 30'39.55: winter patents. [email protected]; winter straights. $8.805'9.05; Kansas straights, $9.30'39.55. WHEAT—Spot strong; No. 2 hard. $210%: No. .1 northern DUluth, $2.20% ;• No. 1 northern Manitoba, $2.16 f. o. b. New York. CORN—Spot firm: No. 2 yellow, $1.20 c. 1. f. New York.